Systems Management White Papers

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Find the most effective cloud services for your business
sponsored by HP & Intel®
WHITE PAPER: HP is driving the evolution of what we call the Instant-On Enterprise. It is an enterprise that embeds technology into everything it does to better serve citizens, partners, employees, and clients.
Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

HP & Intel®

ESG Market Landscape Report: Understanding the NAS Market
sponsored by EMC Isilon
WHITE PAPER: This essential resource takes a look into the network attached storage (NAS) market and the factors that are leading vendor’s obligations to address different price, performance, and feature profiles to meet user needs.
Posted: 18 Oct 2011 | Published: 18 Oct 2011

EMC Isilon

6 Things Every Manager Should Know About Microsoft Sharepoint
sponsored by Rackspace Hosting
WHITE PAPER: Wouldn’t it be great if you could quickly find company information, work closely with teams in different locations, and securely share documents with major customers? You can do all that with SharePoint. This resource presents six key concepts that every IT pro should be aware of before adopting SharePoint into the enterprise
Posted: 11 Oct 2011 | Published: 11 Oct 2011

Rackspace Hosting

Enhanced Cloud Security with HyTrust and VMware
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: Many organizations today are eager to adopt cloud computing, yet recent cloud surveys cite that security, control, and IT compliance are primary issues that are slowing down the adoption of cloud computing. This resource is tailored to assist security administrators with design, validation and utilization of cloud implementations.
Posted: 04 Oct 2011 | Published: 04 Oct 2011

Intel

Reference Architecture Guide
sponsored by Hitachi Vantara
WHITE PAPER: It can be difficult to design, deploy, manage and support Microsoft Exchange 2010 environments with hardware components from multiple vendors. This solution reduces the complexity of Exchange environments by using servers and storage. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 30 Sep 2011 | Published: 30 Sep 2011

Hitachi Vantara

IDC: Linux in the Mainstream: Growing Deployment of Business-Critical Workloads
sponsored by Red Hat & IBM
WHITE PAPER: Access this resource to explore the growth of Linux as a server operating system and discover how deployment form factors have changed over time to support both workload data and the ecosystem.
Posted: 28 Sep 2011 | Published: 28 Sep 2011

Red Hat & IBM

One Size Does Not Fit All: The Case for the Custom Cloud
sponsored by BMC-Accenture
WHITE PAPER: The benefits of cloud computing are clearly beneficial to all types of organizations; the user gets what they need, and IT has the freedom to manage the aggregate of all cloud services to best optimize their environment. This paper describes how resources should be delivered through an automated provisioning process
Posted: 31 Aug 2011 | Published: 31 Aug 2011

BMC-Accenture

The Kaseya IT Automation Framework  
sponsored by Kaseya International Limited
WHITE PAPER: Access this exclusive resource to discover a powerful, web-based, systems management platform that can reduce complexity and increase the productivity of IT pros and MSPs (Managed Service Providers). Read on to learn more about the many features and benefits of this integrated Web-based platform.
Posted: 23 Aug 2011 | Published: 23 Aug 2011

Kaseya International Limited

The Migration Equation: Making Sense of the Move to Windows 7
sponsored by AppSense
WHITE PAPER: Although the official deadline to migrate to Windows 7 isn’t for another few years, your transition should already be under way to minimise the potential problems that may occur. In this resource, discover how user virtualisation can be the key to solving the many challenges you may face when transitioning to Windows 7.
Posted: 16 Aug 2011 | Published: 16 Aug 2011

AppSense

IBM reduces costs of its mainframe environment with service management initiative
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This brief paper details how IBM IT Delivery organization streamlines IT management efforts to reduce costs, minimize service disruptions and lower energy costs with IBM Tivoli Monitoring and OMEGAMON XE on z/VM and Linux.
Posted: 15 Aug 2011 | Published: 15 Aug 2011

IBM

The Costs and Implications of EHR System Downtime on Physician Practices
sponsored by Stratus Technologies
WHITE PAPER: The paper includes calculations showing the cost of downtime expected for a given level of EHR solution uptime in practices of various sizes, as well as products associated with specific uptime levels. The report also includes a “cost per hour” tool that estimates the financial impact of downtime in practices they administer, oversee or assist.
Posted: 11 Aug 2011 | Published: 11 Aug 2011

Stratus Technologies

Myth Busted: Affordable, Easy to Manage Virtualization with High-Availability is a Reality
sponsored by Stratus Technologies
WHITE PAPER: SMBs want to take advantage of the benefits of virtualization but it can be costly to manage if they do not have the required skills in-house. Dan Kusnetzky takes a deep look at all of the benefits as well as the issues these businesses are facing, including the requirement to use automated systems, reducing complexity and maintaining availability.
Posted: 11 Aug 2011 | Published: 11 Aug 2011

Stratus Technologies

The RBE Plus™ Approach to Analyzing SAP Systems
sponsored by IBIS America LLC
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to discover a comprehensive and scalable approach to analyze existing SAP systems with an efficient and automated method that results in tremendous savings of time and resources.
Posted: 11 Aug 2011 | Published: 10 Aug 2011

IBIS America LLC

Best Practices in Lifecycle Management: Comparing Suites from Dell KACE, Symantec, LANDesk, and Microsoft
sponsored by Dell KACE
WHITE PAPER: This white paper points out the challenges of selecting a lifecycle management tool and presents a comparison of various technologies on the market. Explore 45 key features across seven areas, including discovery, inventory, asset management, and more.
Posted: 08 Aug 2011 | Published: 01 Jan 2011

Dell KACE

Managing Dell PowerEdge C Servers in Hyperscale Environments
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: When companies run large-scale applications on multiple similar servers, they require a diverse set of tools that are designed for one-to-many system management. This white paper will review different system management options that provide monitoring in hyperscale environments.
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 | Published: 06 Jul 2011

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

Cisco UCS – A Real World TCO Analysis
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper reveals five opportunities for infrastructure cost savings. Learn how to simplify management of your data center through integration and automation of network, compute, and virtualization technologies.
Posted: 03 Jun 2011 | Published: 01 Apr 2011

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Gartner: Fabric Computing Poised as a Preferred Infrastructure for Virtualization and Cloud Computing
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This research note presents results from a recent survey on virtualization and cloud computing. Find out why many of your peers are looking into fabric-based infrastructures and get recommendations to help you leverage the full benefits of this technology.
Posted: 24 May 2011 | Published: 11 Feb 2011

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Choosing the Right Active Directory Bridge Solution - Quest Authentication Services
sponsored by Dell Software
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn about key questions to ask when evaluation Active Directory bridge solutions and discover benefits to your IT environment including; more efficiency, higher security and better compliance.
Posted: 24 May 2011 | Published: 23 May 2011

Dell Software

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager for Servers
sponsored by Red Hat.
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to discover a centralized management system that administers and controls all aspects of a virtualized environment, from host and guest management to storage management and high availability. Some of the many features of this virtualization manager include; live migration, power saving, monitoring, system scheduler and more.
Posted: 19 May 2011 | Published: 19 May 2011

Red Hat.

The Complete Guide to Log and Event Management
sponsored by Novell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper will provide you with the information you need to purchase an Event and Log Management soutions. This paper outlines both the upside and downside to using both these services sepearte and together.
Posted: 11 May 2011 | Published: 11 May 2011

Novell, Inc.

Plantronics UC Toolkit Evolve FAQ
sponsored by Plantronics
WHITE PAPER: UC audio device integration can be daunting for managers if they don’t have the right tools. This paper discusses a 5 step process for device adoption, providing responses to typical questions IT organizations raise during the evolution stage of your implementation.
Posted: 27 Apr 2011 | Published: 27 Apr 2011

Plantronics

Maximizing IT Uptime with Dependable Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140, Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240, and Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 Servers
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) are intricately related, and each factor is equally important to achieving maximum IT service uptime. Oracle’s Sun SPARC Enterprise servers provide excellent RAS characteristics that are ideal for maximizing the uptime of business-critical IT services. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 12 Apr 2011 | Published: 01 Apr 2010

Oracle Corporation

Advanced Uses of Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: In this paper, we discuss how Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g's advanced management capabilities help IT organizations cut through the complexity and bring order to chaos through its unique business-driven IT management approach. 
Posted: 12 Apr 2011 | Published: 01 Oct 2010

Oracle Corporation

Taking the Next Step: How to Achieve Breakthrough Success in the IT Managed Services Business
sponsored by Kaseya
WHITE PAPER: The drive to build a company from the ground up and offer a competitive product or service that fulfills a need is a powerful pull. Owners of IT service provider businesses are no different. Check out this white paper to learn more.
Posted: 12 Apr 2011 | Published: 12 Apr 2011

Kaseya

Borderless Applications and the Changing Face of Application Performance Management
sponsored by Compuware Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses the shift in application performance management by IT operations and it provides insight into how best to ensure applications spanning across all boundaries of enterprise and the Internet can successfully be monitored and managed to meet the needs of the business.
Posted: 12 Apr 2011 | Published: 12 Apr 2011

Compuware Corporation