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Virtualization Licensing and Support Lethargy: Curing the Disease That Stalls Virtualization Adoption sponsored by Burton Group WHITE PAPER: Today, most applications can efficiently run inside virtual machines (VMs), and application vendors have a responsibility to develop licensing and support policies offering virtualization compatibility without the expense of added management to... Posted: 18 Jul 2008 \| Published: 22 Jan 2008 TOPICS: Data Centers \| Downtime \| Leadership \| Licensing \| Middleware \| Server Virtualization \| TCO \| Vendors \| VMware

IDC Report "Backup and Recovery: The Open Source Option Comes of Age" sponsored by Zmanda Inc. WHITE PAPER: Read the IDC Vendor Spotlight on Zmanda. Learn the latest user requirements, market trends and the unique role of Zmanda in bringing enterprise-scale open source backup & recovery solution to the market. Posted: 09 Jul 2008 \| Published: 08 May 2008 TOPICS: Backups \| Data Security \| Open Source \| SMBs \| Storage Systems \| Storage Virtualization Software \| TCO

Going Mobile: Developing an Application Mobilization Plan for Your Business sponsored by BlackBerry WHITE PAPER: The BlackBerry Enterprise Solution is a comprehensive platform, designed to meet your organization's needs to mobilize enterprise applications and systems. Posted: 19 Jun 2008 \| Published: 01 Jun 2008 TOPICS: CRM \| Customer Service \| Handheld Devices \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Workers \| Remote Access Security \| TCO \| Wireless Computing \| Wireless Infrastructure \| Wireless Messaging \| Wireless Systems

Unix, Linux Uptime and Reliability Increase; Patch Management Woes Plague Windows sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Use this report, the Yankee Group's Global Server Operating System Reliability Survey, to make an informed choice on which servers best fit your needs. Posted: 17 Jun 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2008 TOPICS: Downtime \| IT Managers \| Linux \| Patch Management \| Security \| SMBs \| TCO \| UNIX \| Windows

Virtualization in Education sponsored by IBM Line of Business WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses how virtualization technology can help connect educators and students to applications and information from almost any device. Posted: 12 Jun 2008 \| Published: 01 Oct 2007 TOPICS: Data Security \| Desktop Management \| Hardware \| Server Virtualization \| Software Licensing \| TCO \| Workstations

Reducing Total Cost of Ownership: Delivering Cost Effective Enterprise Business Intelligence sponsored by MicroStrategy WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains how MicroStrategy's enterprise strength, scalable platform and self-service technology enable organizations to achieve pervasive BI at the lowest industry ownership costs. Posted: 09 Jun 2008 \| Published: 01 Jun 2008 TOPICS: Business Intelligence Software \| Data Warehouses \| Downtime \| IT Infrastructure \| Reporting Software \| ROI \| Staffing \| TCO \| Training

Staying ahead of the Curve: Oracle Database 11g Vs. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: The document shows that Microsoft has been slow to adapt to changing, real-world information needs and that SQL Server 2005 lacks some critical capabilities that are needed to both adapt to, and prepare for changes related to security. Posted: 09 Jun 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 TOPICS: Data Security \| Databases \| High Availability \| Oracle (Product) \| SQL Server \| TCO

Best Practices Guide: Emulex Virtual HBA® Solutions and VMware® ESX Server 3.5 sponsored by Emulex Corporation, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper provides an overview of some of the cases and outlines the steps required to deploy NPIV on ESX Server 3.5. Posted: 03 Jun 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 TOPICS: Data Centers \| Fibre Channel \| SAN \| TCO \| Virtualization \| VMware

PeopleSoft Testing sponsored by Hexaware Technologies WHITE PAPER: The PeopleSoft Testing Accelerator Kit reduces the overhead of traceability and brings in the concept of reusability. Posted: 20 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Mar 2008 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Business Processes \| Customers \| ROI \| TCO \| Testing

Identifying the Hidden Risk of Data De-duplication: How the HYDRAstor Solution Proactively Solves the Problem sponsored by NEC Corporation of America WHITE PAPER: Data de-duplication has recently gained significant industry attention, especially for disk-based backup products. Posted: 07 Jan 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 TOPICS: Backups \| RAID \| Security \| Storage \| TCO

Network-aware, End-to-End Service Management sponsored by Microsoft WHITE PAPER: This paper details an end to end service management solution that spans the entire infrastructure. Posted: 19 Oct 2007 \| Published: 01 Oct 2007 TOPICS: Applications Management \| Applications Management Software \| IT Service Management \| IT Services \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| ROI \| TCO

Intelligence at the Physical Layer: Smart Cabling - Better Security sponsored by Siemon Company WHITE PAPER: This white paper details new intelligent infrastructure management system choices for secure data centers and network infrastructures. Posted: 20 Sep 2007 \| Published: 01 Sep 2007 TOPICS: Cable \| Documentation \| Firewall Management \| IP Address Management \| IP Addresses \| Network Security \| ROI \| Routers \| TCO \| Workstations

Maximizing Data Quality to Build Profitable Customer Relationships sponsored by Pitney Bowes Group 1 Software WHITE PAPER: This white paper will help you understand the role of data quality in developing profitable customer relationships. Gain insight into the strategies and technologies that can help you get the most from your customer-facing systems. Posted: 18 Sep 2007 \| Published: 01 Jan 2003 TOPICS: CRM \| Customer Data Integration \| Customer Data Management \| Customer Profiles \| Data Quality \| Data Warehouse Software \| ROI \| Software Selection \| TCO

Trends: Driving the Adoption Curve sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent WHITE PAPER: To implement successful competitive transformation programs, operators need to understand user trends. Read this paper to find out more about the current trends and how you can be more competitive. Posted: 10 Sep 2007 \| Published: 01 Sep 2007 TOPICS: Integrated Development Environments \| ROI \| TCO \| Telecommunications Industry \| Telecommunications Service Providers \| Telecommunications Services

Dual Mode Fibre Channel and iSCSI SAN - The Best of Both SAN Storage Worlds sponsored by Dell \| EMC WHITE PAPER: Discover how you can get the best of both SAN storage worlds. Download this white paper to learn about a solution that brings together the high performance and reliability of Fibre Channel and the low cost and versatility of iSCSI. Posted: 16 Aug 2007 \| Published: 10 Aug 2007 TOPICS: Continuous Data Protection \| Data Management \| Fibre Channel SAN \| iSCSI SAN \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Security \| TCO \| VMware

Electrical Efficiency Modeling for Data Centers sponsored by Schneider Electric WHITE PAPER: Typical data centers draw more than twice as much power as IT loads require. The cost associated with this power consumption is considerable and often avoidable. Get tips on reducing electrical waste and learn about better ways to measure efficiency. Posted: 21 Jun 2007 \| Published: 01 Jan 2006 TOPICS: Cooling Equipment \| Data Center Cooling \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Power Management \| Energy Efficiency \| IT Best Practices \| Power Consumption Monitoring \| Power Generation Equipment \| TCO

Integrating Mobile Access into Your VPN Environment sponsored by AT&T Corp WHITE PAPER: Enterprises are increasingly facing the task of integrating a variety of access services and devices onto their Virtual Private Networks (VPN). This white paper takes a closer look at some key issues that arise when bringing access methods into your VPN. Posted: 31 May 2007 \| Published: 07 Jun 2006 TOPICS: Ethernet Protocols \| Intrusion Detection Systems \| Intrusion Prevention Systems \| Mobile Security \| Mobile Workers \| Network Security \| Remote Office Connectivity \| ROI \| TCO \| VLAN \| VPN \| Wi-Fi \| Wireless Computing \| Wireless Development Tools \| Wireless Networks \| WLAN

Maximizing Value from SAP with Supply Chain Collaboration in Software as a Service Model sponsored by E2open WHITE PAPER: This white paper highlights some of the risks and challenges associated with establishing collaborative, shared supply chain processes across all trading partners. Posted: 15 May 2007 \| Published: 01 May 2007 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Business Process Management \| Collaboration \| Oracle (Product) \| PRM \| ROI \| SAP (Product) \| Software as a Service \| Supply Chain Management \| TCO

Infosys-Microsoft Alliance: Delivering Business Value with Windows VISTA sponsored by Infosys Technologies Limited WHITE PAPER: IT execs are under pressure to identify methods that enhance productivity, achieve agility and reduce costs. Read this paper to learn how your organization can cost-effectively address infrastructure with an easy to manage desktop environment. Posted: 14 May 2007 \| Published: 01 Feb 2007 TOPICS: Business Intelligence Software \| Business Process Management \| Desktop Applications Management \| Desktop Management \| Infrastructure Management \| IT Infrastructure \| Regulatory Compliance \| TCO

Hardware Neutral Imaging with ImageX: The Ghost Killer sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Learn how ImageX can help facilitate successful image management and lower the total cost of ownership of your Vista implementation. Posted: 14 Mar 2007 \| Published: 01 Mar 2007 TOPICS: IT Auditing \| IT Best Practices \| IT Departments \| IT Services \| IT Spending \| Network Best Practices \| TCO

Implementation Study: Dell IT Scales Supply Chain Management with Oracle Database 10g and Real Application Clusters sponsored by DellEMC and Intel® WHITE PAPER: Learn how Dell IT made the transition from proprietary Unix-based servers to running mission critical supply chain management applications on standards-based servers to avoid significant expenditures, increase server uptime, and improve scalability. Posted: 09 Mar 2007 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 TOPICS: Application Server Hardware \| Application Server Software \| Clustering \| Database Management \| Load Balancing \| Oracle (Product) \| Performance Testing \| Server Management \| Software Migration \| Supply Chain Management \| Supply Chain Software \| TCO \| UNIX Server Hardware

Why CRM? The Business Case for Customer Relationship Management sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Organizations are adopting CRM solutions because they understand that having the technology to execute a customer-centric strategy is a business imperative. Learn the strategic value of CRM -- increased revenue, productivity, and customer satisfaction. Posted: 02 Mar 2007 \| Published: 01 Jul 2006 TOPICS: CRM \| CRM Best Practices \| CRM Software \| Customer Service \| Lead Generation \| Routing \| Sales and Marketing Software \| Sales Channels \| Sales Force Automation \| TCO

HSDPA Will Transform Cellular Backhaul sponsored by RAD Data Communications WHITE PAPER: Control HSDPA backhaul bandwidth and cut mobile operating costs with the RAD HSDPA Hybrid Backhaul Solution. This white paper explains how RAD will enable mobile operators to realize their broadband mobile objectives for greater throughput and reduced ... Posted: 01 Feb 2007 \| Published: 01 Feb 2007 TOPICS: HSDPA \| Mobile Device Management \| TCO \| UMTS \| Wireless Telephones

Enterprise-Grade Wireless LAN Security sponsored by Siemens WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines the considerations that should be taken into account to ensure a successful enterprise-wide deployment of a secure wireless network. Posted: 14 Nov 2006 \| Published: 01 Sep 2005 TOPICS: Authentication \| Data Security \| Intrusion Detection \| ROI \| Security Standards \| Security Threats \| TCO \| Wireless Networks \| Wireless Security \| WLAN \| WLAN Management

Category 7 / Class F Network Cabling: Advancing Speeds and Convergence sponsored by Siemon Company WHITE PAPER: Read this e-book to learn why 50% of surveyed data center execs prefer Category 7/Class F network cabling. See for yourself how this advancement in network cabling can support speeds beyond 10 Gb/s. Posted: 11 Oct 2006 \| Published: 01 Oct 2006 TOPICS: Applications Management \| Broadband Cable \| Call Centers \| Category 4 Cable \| Category 6 Cable \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Healthcare Industry \| ROI \| TCO