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ESG White Paper: Enabling Enterprise Class Features for the Mid-Range: Focus on BlueArc Mercury

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this White Paper from ESG to learn about current data growth and consolidation challenges as well as BlueArc's new mercury series products, foreceful consolidation solutions, providing enterprise class file system features to support mid-range applications. Published by: BlueArc Corp.

Meeting Economic Challenges Through Accelerated Virtualization

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

With the current economic state the way it is CIOs must rethink how they manage IT costs and operations. This white paper will take a closer look at how virtualization can help cut down the costs as well as improve efficiency of the data center. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Reduce IT Costs by Rationalizing Your Application Portfolio

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT

This webcast explains how to effectively retire legacy applications and lower your total cost of ownership while maintaining simple and efficient access to retired data. Published by: Informatica, formerly Applimation

Why the Target on your Network is Growing: Security in an Economic Downturn

Thu, 14 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Due to the recent economic downturn, many small businesses have to assess how budget cuts and reduced headcount are going to affect their network security posture. Read this white paper to ensure that the health of your network security is being properly addressed. Published by: WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.

The Multi-tiered Hybrid Data Center: An innovative design model for cost reduction and facilities optimization

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

Today's businesses need to work within a tight budget while accommodating their continuing need to house higher- and lower-tiered technology systems and applications within the same facility. Read this white paper to learn how the HP multi-tiered hybrid design can help you build the data center of the future. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Lost Laptops: More Expensive Than You Think

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

New research quantifies the primary factors driving the cost of a lost or stolen laptop Published by: Intel Corporation

SAP on Linux: Basics, Migration Tips and How to Get Started

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This Expert Podcast explores the pros and cons of running SAP on Linux, and explains how to create a migration plan from other operating systems. Published by: Red Hat

Customer case studies using HP Business Availability Center

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this paper to see how HP's Business Availability Center software can help you monitor customer experience and proactively identify issues before they become problems. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Working Smart in IT Operations: The Case for Consolidated Operations

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This paper explores the problems IT operations can encounter in coordinating the activities of application and infrastructure specialist teams, and it proposes an approach-- consolidated operations-- designed to get incidents to the right person with the right information fast so problems can be resolved quickly, with no duplication of effort. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Presentation Transcript: Pervasive Business Intelligence (BI) Trends

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this expert webcast transcript, you'll learn more about the pros and cons of pervasive BI solutions, specific vendor offerings and ways to get executive buy - in. Published by: IDS Scheer

Gaining Business Value and ROI with HP Insight Control

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 24:00:00 EST

HP Insight Control, based on HP Systems Insight Manager, provides tools that support core management functions including server deployment, monitoring, optimization, and integration for HP ProLiant and HP BladeSystem servers. This IDC study looks at how businesses can gain business value and increase ROI using HP Insight Control. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Understanding the Total Cost of Ownership for Endpoint Security Solutions

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

When moving to an endpoint security solution, should you stick with your current vendor or shop around? To shed some light on this issue, Sophos commissioned an independent research study to quantify all of the cost areas involved in migrating to an endpoint security product and managing that solution afterward to create a TCO comparison. Published by: Sophos Inc.

Get More Virtual with Dell and VMware vSphere

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Learn how Dell has designed and integrated the Dell EqualLogic Virtual SAN with VMware® vSphere 4.0 with to help you save money and get more virtual. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Video: Four Principles for Reducing Storage TCO

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Watch this video summary, which outlines methods of quantifying storage infrastructure costs and identifying those that can be reduced. It also presents techniques, developed over several years and hundreds of customer engagements, for reducing those costs and helping you create a lean, dynamic storage environment that's economically sustainable. Published by: Hitachi Data Systems

Total Cost of Ownership with Managed Office Protection: How a SaaS Solution Reduces Operating Costs

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

To address security staffing challenges among small businesses, new Software-as-a-Service solutions are emerging for desktop anti-malware. Products like Panda Managed Office Protection can be leveraged at anytime and from any browser. Read this white paper for more information on this and how SaaS solutions can provide significant savings. Published by: Panda Software

Enhancing Virtualization Performance with VMware VStorage

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

VMware® vSphere™ is the industry's first private cloud operating system that provides a comprehensive framework from which Dell can help deliver enhanced virtualization capabilities to clients. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Everything you wanted to know about running Hyper-V on Sun Microsystems systems

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Watch this webcast to explore how Sun Microsystems' Intel and AMD based servers, coupled with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V can enhance your data center virtualization effort, as well as the various capabilities this new approach enables... Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Microsoft

Podcast: The Mainframe - Best Practices 2009

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this videocast on 2009 best practices learn about consolidation, the evolution of hub and moderization of legacy mainframe applications. Published by: CA

Analyzing the Total Cost of a Global Service Desk

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Do you know what it really costs to operation your Service Desk? If your organization has not addressed Total Cost of Ownership, you are probably experiencing out-of-control cost increases and reduced service quality for end-user support. Read this white paper to learn about CompuCom's Service Desk solution. Published by: CompuCom Systems, Inc.

Return on Investment (ROI) and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM): How RSA enVision Delivers an Industry Best ROI

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This White Paper examines the Return on Investment (ROI) that a quality Security Information & Event Management (SIEM) solution can deliver to an organization. Published by: RSA, The Security Division of EMC

Adaptive Server Enterprise version 15.0.3 Developer's Edition

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

ASE enables IT departments to improve service levels while reducing hardware footprints and associated costs. ASE on Linux makes better use of system resources than comparable systems and streamlines internal and external processes. Given the current economic environment, making the right database investment must include a focus on TCO. Published by: Sybase, Inc.

Make the Right Database Investment

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper compares the TCO of Oracle11g and Sybase ASE 15 databases, and demonstrates Sybase as the clear winner. Read this paper to learn why enterprises choose Sybase ASE on Linux for mission-critical applications that demand lightning-fast performance. Published by: Sybase, Inc.

The Business Value of Internet Identity Security

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this white paper to learn how after deploying PingFederate or PingConnect your organization will yield a high return on investment and run more efficiently and will have distinct competitive advantage over companies that do not leverage Internet Identity Security Software. Published by: Ping Identity Corporation

Four Principles for Reducing Storage TCO

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper shares proven strategies for storage infrastructure cost reduction. You will uncover four keys to minimizing storage costs and maximizing return on assets based on the tried and tested Storage Economics framework. Published by: Hitachi Data Systems

Replacing older Server technology: Calculate your Return On Investment

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Servers based on the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series offer incredible performance increases while helping to lower your total cost of ownership. When comparing 4-year old server technology to servers based on the Intel Xeon 5500 series, you can experience a ROI in under 12 months. Published by: Intel Corporation

Osterman Research: How to Lower Email Costs While Increasing Reliability

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper, sponsored by Concentric, discusses the critical nature of email and the importance of understanding the total cost of ownership for providing email. It also provides some examples of the cost of providing Exchange on-premise for organizations of various sizes developed from a cost model developed by Osterman Research. Published by: Concentric

Cisco IT GRC Security Assessment Service

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Effectively addressing security threats and compliance obligations with limited resources can be challenging. This paper describes how to reduce risk and cost of security and compliance by aligning business and technology information protection strategies. Published by: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Nine Ways to Cut Costs While Keeping the Lights On

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Amidst a macroeconomic global recession, companies are looking for ways to reduce their costs by 25% or more. The following paper represents the top set of cost-reduction initiatives that Wipro clients have effectively implemented. Published by: Wipro Technologies

Using Total Cost of Ownership to Determine Optimal PC Refresh Lifecycles

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Written for IT decision makers and practitioners across industry verticals who are responsible for managing fleets of laptop and desktop PCs, this paper provides a TCO assessment framework for optimal PC refresh rates based on Equivalent Annual Cost analysis.. Published by: Wipro Technologies

Maximizing Data Efficiency: Benefits of Global Deduplication

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Companies are now at a juncture where they have a unique opportunity to put in place an underlying backup and archive disk infrastructure that eliminates today's silos of deduped data and islands of underutilized capacity resulting from scalability and scope limitations. Published by: NEC Corporation of America

Best Practices for Mainframe 2009

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this videocast watch expert Wayne Kernochan talk about consolidation of more than 20 applications onto the mainframe, global demand of business transactions in IT leading to long term cost structures and rapid changes in the environment. Published by: CA

Getting More From Your Current IT Investment

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

In an economic downturn, IT must do more with less while delivering better application service levels to users. Compuware Vantage helps pinpoint application problem areas to improve application performance and avoid unnecessary investments. Published by: Compuware Corporation

Proven strategies for archiving complex relational data

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This white paper explains how the IBM Optim Data Growth Solution provides proven technology and comprehensive capabilities that make archiving complex relational data both practical and desirable. Published by: IBM

Presentation Transcript: Leveraging Virtualization to Constrain Costs

Wed, 27 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Download this presentation transcript to learn how virtualization has been a major key to the success of everyone's favorite discount travel site as Priceline.com has continued to grow its competitive edge in the face of lean economic times. Published by: 3PAR

Best in Class Virtualization: Using Intel-based HP G6 Servers with VMware vSphere 4

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this brief paper to get the details about an HP and VMware solution that both enhances service and reduces cost, while positioning operations for growth when the economy turns around. Published by: HP, Intel, & VMware

Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer: Root Cause Analysis for Supporting Fault Identification

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Hitachi Data Systems introduces Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer software with unique Root Cause Analysis functionality. The IT Operations Analyzer is a powerful, proven approach to simplifying data center management, with comprehensive performance and availability monitoring of up to 250 server, network and storage nodes. Published by: Hitachi Data Systems

Selecting a remote support solution to meet your needs

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this podcast, our expert offer tips on selecting the right vendor, solution and service to meet your remote support needs. Published by: Citrix Online - GotoAssist

Enterprise Contract Management for Life Sciences: Integrating Contract Creation, Administration, and Execution

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Leading life sciences companies are recognizing the need for synchronized, enterprise-wide pricing and contract management processes. An integrated solution can provide the transparency needed to satisfy auditors, balance pricing with go-to-market strategies, and support sales and finance teams - including accurately predicting margins. Published by: SAP America Inc

IBM i can do it e-Kit: Stretch Every Dollar for Twice the Power

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Check out this e-kit to learn how IBM Rational Software can help you cut your maintenance costs and offer you the flexibility to transform your business using assets you already have. Published by: CresTech Software Systems

Differentiating With Technical Support, a JBoss Customer Support Study

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Strategic organizations are increasingly looking for ways to lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) of their technology assets while improving the return on their investment. In this white paper, you will discover how expert customer support services can have a dramatic impact on both as you explore the success of JBoss middleware technology. Published by: JBoss, a Division of Red Hat

Five Touch Points with SugarCRM®: Key Integration Points to Extend the Value of Your CRM System

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this paper to learn all about integration between CRM solutions and other mission-critical business applications and the five examples of the most common integrations SugarCRM's customers make by leveraging SugarCRM's open source model and the resulting benefits SugarCRM's customers experience. Published by: SugarCRM Inc.

Podcast: Priceline.com Capitalizes on Lean Economic Times

Fri, 29 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Download this podcast to learn how virtualization has been a major key to the success of everyone's favorite discount travel site as Priceline.com has continued to grow its competitive edge in the face of lean economic times. Published by: 3PAR

Five CIO Challenges Addressed by Better Change Management

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 24:00:00 EST

In today's fast-paced, highly competitive world, change is inevitable. This white paper addresses five of the most important change management challenges that CIOs have to meet and how organizations can turn these challenges into a business advantage. Published by: IBM

Intel Laptop Strategy featuring Diane Bryant and John Mahvi

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In 1997, Intel IT made a strategic decision to move to laptops based on not only facts, but also a gut instinct. Hear Diane Bryant and John Mahvi explain how that decision helped Intel lower costs, raise productivity, reduce energy and even provide some unexpected benefits. Published by: Intel Corporation

Priceline.com Capitalizes on Lean Economic Times

Wed, 27 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Watch this videocast to learn how virtualization has been a major key to the success of everyone's favorite discount travel site as Priceline.com has continued to grow its competitive edge in the face of lean economic times. Published by: 3PAR

Magic Quadrant for Job Scheduling

Thu, 21 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Gartner has positioned BMC CONTROL-M in the Leaders Quadrant of their “2009 Magic Quadrant for Job Scheduling”. The report assesses the ability to execute and completeness of vision of key vendors in the marketplace. Read a full copy today, courtesy of BMC Software. Published by: BMC Software, Inc

Cisco Network Fabric: Expect More, Get More, Save More

Thu, 21 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This document summarizes some primary expectations you should place on your network infrastructure and outlines strategies for fulfilling those expectations. The strategy can be encapsulated in a very simple approach: Expect more, get more, and save more. Cisco products delivers that. Published by: Cisco Systems, Inc.

eBook: Virtualization Security

Thu, 21 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Space savings and reductions in energy costs are causing more organizations to move, or at least consider the move, to virtual environments. Download this eBook and discover how to mitigate the inherent security risks associated with the adoption of virtualization security. Published by: TechTarget

The Next Generation of Network Data Leakage Protection (DLP)

Thu, 21 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

For a security professional to thrive in an environment that seems designed to thwart all control mechanisms requires a forward-thinking, aggressive yet thoughtful approach to information control. In this paper you'll learn about the key features of network data leakage protection (DLP) and explore it's evolution. Published by: Fidelis Security Systems, Inc

How IT Managers Are Meeting New Era Challenges

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this white paper to learn more about how to update your application infrastructure to gain flexibility, responsive architectures, and scalability while at the same time lowering your cost of ownership, streamlining IT portfolios, and lowering risk. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Unified Communications Pocket Guide

Tue, 19 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This guide is intended for both IT staff, voice system managers, as well as CIOs. It describes the issues decision makers need to understand as they set out to build a winning unified communication strategy. Published by: ShoreTel

IP Unified Communications Systems Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Whitepaper

Tue, 19 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The purpose of this white paper is to present and discuss the ShoreTel TCO Tool, an analytical method that informs and accelerates the technology evaluation process by calculating and comparing the TCO of available IP-based UC systems. Published by: ShoreTel

Total cost of ownership (TCO) of Dell PowerEdge M710 and HP Proliant BL685c G5 blade solutions.

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

Enterprises of all sizes are deploying or considering deploying blade systems as a way to consolidate resources and lower their total cost of ownership. Read this white paper to learn about the total cost of ownership (TCO) for the Dell PowerEdge servers. Published by: Dell, Inc. and Intel

Does DELL Beat HP at Delivering Simplified IT Management? (DMC Competitive Analysis)

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Dell claims that its management solutions, based on Altiris, do more than HP's to simplify management. Are these claims valid? Ptak, Noel & Associates LLC (PNA) explored the logic behind these claims. Read this paper to see what the research reveals. Published by: Dell, Inc. and Intel

Sun and Infobright - Delivering high-performance data warehouse solutions that cost less to run

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Bringing together innovative software, server, and storage platforms, the Sun and Infobright solution provides an easy to manage, enterprise-class, highly scalable data warehouse with low total cost of ownership. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

IT Briefing: Improving Data Center Efficiency with Network and Storage Consolidation

Wed, 06 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This IT Briefing will talk about the nightmare of the data center sprawl in the age of virtualization and how network and storage consolidation can reduce your total cost of ownership (TCO). Published by: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Mainframes are Still Mainstream

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 24:00:00 EDT

Organizations with significant processing requirements continue to maintain many of their applications on mainframes. Taking advantage of new capabilities in the mainframe market that proactively monitor and automate to maintain high availability, continuous operations and proactive problem management, will result in profitable business benefits. Published by: CA

Podcast: Data Centres - The New Centre of the IT Universe

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

View this Podcast to explore the major issues that need to be considered before you can achieve an efficient data center, and in turn, improved IT and business operations. Published by: Oracle Corporation

Determining Total Cost of Ownership for Data Center and Network Room Infrastructure

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Predicting and measuring Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for the physical infrastructure for network rooms and data centers is required for ROI analysis and other business decision processes. This paper describes a method for determining TCO of physical data center and network room infrastructure including power, cooling and protection. Published by: APC

EnterpriseDB Subscription Database Support

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

EnterpriseDB® offers flexible support options providing dependable and timely resolution of all your customers' technical inquiries. This data sheet highlights the advantages of EnterpriseDB's subscription programs. Published by: EnterpriseDB Corporation

Customer Success Story: Sony Online Replaces Oracle with EnterpriseDB

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this customer success story to discover why Sony Online Entertainment replaced it's existing Oracle database solution with EnterpriseDB's Postgres Plus® Advanced Server, providing enhanced performance, scalability, and cost savings. Published by: EnterpriseDB Corporation

Postgres Plus® Packaged Services

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This data sheet presents an overview of Enterprise DB's Postgres Plus® Package Services and highlights key benefits for database administrators. Discover how to leverage EnterpriseDB's expertise and superior services to enhance the performance of your database infrastructure. Published by: EnterpriseDB Corporation

Postgres Training Services

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Postgres Training provides database professionals with the skills and validation needed to build world-class Postgres based solutions. If you are an application developer or DBA, Postgres training puts you on the cutting edge of open source database knowledge. Published by: EnterpriseDB Corporation

Postgres Plus® Advanced Server

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Postgres Plus Advanced Server excels at a wide range of application types, including both OLTP and query-intensive applications. Built upon PostgreSQL the world's most advanced open source database, Advanced Server includes the high performance features of leading commercial databases. Published by: EnterpriseDB Corporation

Oracle Compatibility Developer's Guide for DBAs & Application Developers

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

This white paper examines how EnterpriseDB's Oracle compatibility makes it easy for enterprises with existing Oracle investments to enjoy the benefits and cost saving of an open source database. Published by: EnterpriseDB Corporation

ePlus Technology IT Sourcing, Services, Support & Solutions

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 24:00:00 EST

ePlus Technology helps you develop cost-effective strategies that meet your immediate IT needs as well as your long-term business objectives - letting you focus on your core business. When combined with our suite of on-demand supply chain and financing solutions, ePlus IT services will help you improve asset utilization across your organization. Published by: ePlus Technology

The Complete Data Center Solution

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Are your data center needs outgrowing your space and capacity? Are you planning to consolidate data centers or branch office servers? ePlus can help transform your facility into a next-generation data center that will accelerate your business. Read this paper for details. Published by: ePlus Technology

The New Centre of the IT Universe

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EDT

View this Webcast to explore the major issues that need to be considered before you can achieve an efficient data center, and in turn, improved IT and business operations. Published by: Oracle Corporation

IDC Report: Information Governance for the 21st Century - Building an Archive-Based Architecture to Support Information Management

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This IDC White Paper discusses an emerging information management architecture to address key cost, storage and compliance challenges, and specifically how the EMC SourceOne™ platform - in particular how its email management, discovery collection and discovery management solutions - address these challenges. Published by: EMC Corporation

Secure your Enterprise Network - McAfee Network Solutions Product Guide

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this brief guide to learn about McAfee's complete portfolio of enterprise network security offerings. Published by: McAfee, Inc.

Lowering Mainframe TCO Through zIIP Speciality Engine Exploitation

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

In this benchmark report, learn how DataDirect Shadow can help you advance your SOA enablement strategy and significantly lower mainframe TCO by offloading up to 90% of your integration processing to zIIP specialty engines. Published by: DataDirect Shadow

Maximizing IT Value by Using High-End Server Processors

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Intel IT has standardized the Intel® Xeon® processors with a core frequency of 3 GHz for two-socket servers for design computing and enterprise server virtualization. Our analysis demonstrates that higher-end processors significantly enhance server performance for a minimal increase in total cost of ownership (TCO).

Published by: Hewlett Packard Company and Intel

University Improves Data Center Services Delivery using Cisco Service Oriented Architecture

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte transitioned their outdated campus computing facility into an agile services-oriented data center. Read this case study and find out how they did it. Published by: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Faster, Cheaper, Safer: Improving Agility, TCO, and Security with Agentless Job Scheduling

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Enterprise job scheduling is a mature and mission-critical IT capability that supports some of the most important business processes throughout a modern enterprise. This EMA whitepaper will review the implementation and benefits of agentless job scheduling. Published by: BMC Software, Inc

Data Integration Best Practices for Achieving Operational Efficiency

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:00:00 EDT

View this webcast and explore different flavors of operational data integration architecture, from a simple data replication model to the most advanced enterprise data exchange infrastructure. Published by: Informatica

Desktop Authority Version 7.8.1 - Windows Desktop Management

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Desktop Authority comprehensively manages the Windows desktop throughout the desktop lifecycle, reducing the total cost of desktop and application ownership. Published by: ScriptLogic Corporation

Replay for Blackberry® Enterprise Server

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

This data sheet details Replay for BlackBerry, an advanced backup and recovery application that protects your entire messaging ecosystem, not just the BlackBerry data, like other products. Published by: AppAssure Software

Green Data Center: A Proactive Approach to IT Efficiency

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Listen to top green data center experts, as they help you properly identify your current energy efficiency issues and show you the next steps toward increasing your data center performance without breaking the bank. Published by: SearchDataCenter

Revolutionizing Data Center Efficiency

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:15:00 EDT

This session identifies the three primary drivers of ever increasing facility costs and identifies the three strategic actions required by CFOs and CIOs to throttle uneconomic application demand and re-balance IT's economics. Published by: SearchDataCenter

Going Green Speakers Panel

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Three data center experts will discuss the benefits and potential pratfalls of going green. Published by: SearchDataCenter

Sun Virtualization Solutions for Medium-Sized Businesses: Seamlessly Enabling Profitability and Growth

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

In today's economy, mid-sized businesses need to optimize every possible aspect of their operations. By introducing virtualization technology into your environment, you'll be able to reduce TCO by enhancing your existing IT resources, increasing server utilization, and allowing your infrastructure to quickly react to dynamic business conditions. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Microsoft

Presentation Transcript: The Efficient Next Gen Datacenter: Doing More with Less

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this Presentation Transcript to learn how to build a dynamic IT infrastructure and pro-actively manage your data center. Published by: HP, Intel and Oracle

Virtual Data Center E-Zine - Volume 9

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this month's issue of Virtual Data Center, learn how to reduce the number of physical servers even more by focusing on the process of virtual machine placement on host servers. Published by: Virtual Data Center E-Zine - Volume 9

Proactive PC Support Improves Service and Lowers Total Cost of Ownership

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Read this brief paper to learn about a new IT support delivery tool that reduces response time, boosts employee satisfaction and decreases operating costs. Reduce total cost of ownership using Intel's self-service PC Health Check utility. Published by: Intel Corporation

Reducing Storage Growth and Costs: A Comprehensive Approach to Storage Optimization

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

Read the details of this storage optimization plan, which identifies opportunities that can reduce Intel's storage capacity requirements by 27 percent over the next five years while maintaining storage costs and delivering significant return on investment. Published by: Intel Corporation

The Return on Investment for PC Refresh

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this video, John Mahvi, PC Fleet Manager for Intel IT diagrams the financial logic Intel IT uses to justify a regular refresh of Intel's PC fleet. By maintaining a refresh cadence of approximately 3 years, Intel gains the benefits of increased security and manageability capabilities, as well as increased productivity and lower overall costs. Published by: Intel Corporation

Significant Savings in Challenging Times: Retiring Legacy Applications

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Find out how to effectively retire your legacy applications and enjoy lower total cost of ownership in this complimentary webinar from Informatica, formerly Applimation. Specifically, you'll garner knowledge on how to eliminate database costs, maximize data center space, reduce power costs, and more. Published by: Informatica, formerly Applimation

Improve Performance and Reduce Data Growth Costs by Archiving Business Applications

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Find out from the experts how effective application archiving enables your ERP production environment to keep pace with your increasing rate of business activity. Applimation, formerly Informatica, offers this informative webinar that will help you take steps that will save time, optimize your infrastructure costs and improve your bottom line. Published by: Informatica, formerly Applimation

How to Create Smaller Copies of Production Databases while Maintaining Data Integrity

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this presentation, you'll learn how Informatica's, formerly Applimation's, data provisioning solutions can help you leverage higher quality data for improved productivity and shortened test and development cycles and create Smaller Copies of Production Databases while Maintaining Data Integrity. Published by: Informatica, formerly Applimation

eGuide: A guide to key enterprise data integration strategies for critical projects

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this E-Guide and discover a cost-effective data integration platform as well as key data integration considerations for ensuring a successful business intelligence (BI) initiative. Learn to provide faster integration of incoming data files, better data quality, and improved customer service with data profiling. Published by: Pervasive Software

Storage Magazine March 2009

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

The March 2009 issue of Storage Magazine includes a cover story announcing the winners of the Midrange Arrays Quality Awards. Also in this issue, get information about remote office backups, disaster recovery plan testing, deduplication, and an eye-opening editorial on crucial data that often isn't being backed up properly. Published by: SearchStorage.com

Unified Storage Solutions: Take IP Storage to the Next Level

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

There are many IP storage capabilities that are becoming increasingly critical requirements for all customers. And there are many vendors offering various IP-based storage solutions. So why choose EMC for IP storage? Read this white paper for the answer. Published by: EMC Corporation

Capable and Affordable Entry-level SAN for VMware Environments

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This solution overview details the EMC CLARiiON AX4, an entry level SAN for VMware that brings VMware benefits by enabling and supporting new functionality. Give your SAN enterprise-class capabilities and efficiencies at a surprisingly economic price. Read on for further details. Published by: EMC Corporation

Product Demo: Attractive, All-Inclusive Storage Platforms for SMB's

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this video, Michael Wilke, Director, Software Marketing with EMC, introduces the availability of a full-version NetWorker for midsize organizations in a simple to order and easy to implement package with attractive pricing. Published by: EMC Corporation

The Benefits of Consolidating Servers and Storage into a Single Easy-to-Manage Platform

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this video EMC's Tanya Loughlin, of Celerra product marketing, explains EMC's newest unified storage platform. The new Celerra NX4 features industry-leading price and performance, ease of deployment, and no-compromise availability. Published by: EMC Corporation

Increasing Storage Capacity with the Benefits of Going Green

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 24:00:00 EST

Companies around the globe are recognizing that a green initiative is not only good for the environment, it's good for the bottom line. Call it green or sound business practice, for IT the mission remains the same: lower infrastructure consumption and increase efficiency. Published by: EMC Corporation

SMB data storage management

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Data storage management is a multifaceted process that is always changing. In this tutorial on SMB storage management, learn about iSCSI versus Fibre Channel storage area networks (SANs), managing your data backups, and the biggest SAN storage management trends for the year ahead.

Sponsored By: Learning Guide Published by: EMC Corporation

HP StorageWorks 4400/6400/8400 Enterprise Virtual Array configuration best practices white paper

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Simplified management is one of many business values of the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array. A storage system that is simple to administer saves time and money, and reduces configuration errors. This paper highlights common configuration rules and tradeoffs for optimizing HP StorageWorks EVAs for cost, availability, and performance. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

HP Virtual Server Environment Reference Architecture: Shared Infrastructure for Databases

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 24:00:00 EST

The core concept behind the Shared Infrastructure for Databases involves simple building blocks, comprised of computing elements, connected together to create a powerful, yet elegant shared database environment. This white paper describes the shared infrastructure, its benefits and HP offerings to help you implement this solution. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

3 Steps to Eliminate Unused Capacity

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

In this demo, Compellent technology professionals explain and demonstrate their dynamic capacity and thin provisioning techniqies, how they reduce TCO and energy costs, and dramatically eliminate unused storage space. Published by: Compellent

Data Center Virtualization

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Many organizations are adopting server virtualization technologies to reduce capital costs, create a flexible pool of resources and shrink the data center footprint. But to take full advantage of the benefits of server virtualization, organizations need the support of an advanced storage platform. This data sheet gives more details. Published by: Compellent

SAP Data Archiving: The First Step toward Managing the Information Lifecycle: Best Practices for SAP ILM to Improve Performance, Compliance and Cost

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This whitepaper discusses the business case for data archiving as the first step in an SAP ILM strategy; strategies for Data Archiving, Retention Management and the Retention Warehouse strategy for legacy decommissioning in SAP; and Dolphin's best practices approach to an effective, long-term ILM strategy. Published by: Dolphin Corporation

Three Must Haves for the Virtual Data Center

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

To take full advantage of server virtualization, and create a true virtual data center, IT departments need a holistic storage solution that allows fully shared resources, easy and automated storage classification and migration and complete data protection. Read this white paper for three "must haves" to achieve those objectives. Published by: Compellent

Going Beyond Certification

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Check out this fact sheet on Compellent's Storage Center SAN. It's HCL-certified with VMware to ensure seamless integration and support. Read on to learn just how your organization can easily achieve the real-world benefits of virtualization. Published by: Compellent

Enterprise Storage Priorities Emphasize Information and Infrastructure Efficiency

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

ESG's survey of 504 global storage professionals reveals that budget-conscious storage purchasers will emphasize efficiency in 2009. Enterprise organizations will allocate increasingly-scarce budget resources to products and services that help them address key barriers to true data center efficiency. Read on for more survey results. Published by: Compellent

7 Ways Compellent Optimizes VMware Server Virtualization

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

As enterprises turn to server virtualization to enhance IT flexibility while reducing costs, Server virtualization solutions such as VMware Infrastructure software are helping organizations achieve those goals by abstracting applications from physical resources. Read this paper for 7 Ways Compellent Optimizes VMware Server Virtualization. Published by: Compellent

Virtually Effortless Backup for VMware Environments

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) improves virtual server backup, but there are a number of limitations. FalconStor Software has a solution that works with VCB while overcoming these limitations. Using this solution, you can quickly and efficiently back up virtual machines and retain transactional consistency, without management complexity. Published by: FalconStor Software

Why Records Management is important

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

Records management forces you to think about how you create, process, capture, and manage information. This requires a review of your business activities from an information-centric point of view, which in itself can highlight process inefficiencies. This white paper explains why such a process is important. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

ESG: Building a Comprehensive Information Retention Strategy with HP

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This paper examines the risks and costs organizations face if they do not make the appropriate investments in hardware and software technologies to support their information retention strategies. The second part of the paper discusses how HP is fully capable of supporting customers' information retention strategies. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Forrester: Inquiry Spotlight, Archiving Best Practices Q4 2008

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

In 2008, Forrester answered 106 end user inquiries on archiving, including questions on eDiscovery, retention, message archiving, and using archiving to cope with the data growth explosion. This white paper summarizes these answers and explains why it's necessary to retain data for regulatory compliance or legal discovery purposes. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

How to control the risk and costs of e-discovery

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

In this webcast hear from leading analyst firm Gartner Research and Information Management solution providers HP on how to reduce the cost and risk of e-discovery, with a focus on Legal Hold best practice and solutions, and how a proactive e-discovery strategy will help you optimize the Legal Hold process. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Preparing for e-discovery - The litigator and the information professional responsibilities

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

This paper reviews e-discovery scenarios where Legal and IT must be a united front; understanding both sets of requirements and responsibilities, managing the e-discovery process, and action steps for Legal and IT to ensure regulatory compliance and reduced costs and risk of e-discovery. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Seven Ways To Lower Storage TCO

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Organizations of all types and sizes are under pressure to boost efficiency, cut costs and reduce power consumption. Compellent Storage Center - a highly integrated, feature-rich data storage solution- was designed to lower data storage TCO. Read this white paper for more details on how Compellant can save save your company millions of dollars. Published by: Compellent

How Professional Services Add Value to Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Projects

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

This white paper shows how qualified service providers can add value to RFID projects, highlights some of the planning issues and considerations that call for experienced advice, and provides guidance to the types of services available and how to differentiate service providers. Published by: Intermec

RFID Basics for Retailers

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

This white paper illuminates RFID by providing an overview of RFID technology; describing the current status of relevant RFID standards initiatives; illustrating how RFID can be integrated to enhance existing wireless LAN, bar code and mobile computing systems; and providing guidance for selecting and planning RFID pilots and implementations. Published by: Intermec

Wireless Broadband Solutions for Service Providers

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

Motorola's wi4 Fixed Point-to-Multipoint Canopy residential and enterprise solutions enable service providers to gain important new revenue streams - as well as maximize end user satisfaction - by delivering high-speed wireless connectivity faster, easier and more cost-effectively to both residential and business customers. Published by: Motorola, Inc.

CRM: THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE - Five Principles for CRM Success

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This paper explains how, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is first and foremost a strategy. This guide provides insight to help you take a more customer-centric view of your business. Published by: Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution

The New Generation of De-duplication Technology Offers Clustered Architecture and Linear Performance Aggregation

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This white paper explains how VTL with SIR reduces storage and replication bandwidth requirements with unique features such as clustered architecture and linear performance aggregation. Published by: FalconStor Software

SAP Provides a Central Hub for Managing Interfaces & Web Services for Largest NA Oil Refining Co.

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Valero Energy Corporation selected SAP because of its ability to provide a central hub for managing all interfaces and Web services, power to serve as a single integration & development platform for nearly all of Valero's business, capability to integrate SAP and non-SAP software systems, and support for synchronous & asynchronous messaging. Published by: SAP America Inc

Enabling Profitable Growth through Procurement: Transforming the Sourcing and Procurement Organization

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Sourcing and procurement organizations have great potential to reduce costs, contribute to the bottom line, and deliver against enterprise strategic goals. Published by: SAP America Inc

Email Archiving: To SaaS or Not to Saas?

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

This paper discusses the overall benefits and drawbacks of SaaS solutions, outlining the type of situations that are best suited for this kind of implementation. Published by: Proofpoint, Inc.

Johns Hopkins University Lowers Total Cost of Ownership across the Entire Oracle Stack

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

In this video Raymond Payne, explains how My Oracle Support helped them to lower their total cost of ownership of the applications and technologies that they use from Oracle. Published by: Oracle Corporation

Maximize ROI with Email Security in the Cloud

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Watch this webinar replay and hear SaaS expert Paul LaPorte discuss how in-the-cloud and new hybrid email security solutions can deliver more value than on-premises solutions. Published by: Proofpoint, Inc.

Virtualization Overview

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This paper explains an approach to virtualization software that relies on the host operating system to provide the service to talk directly to the underlying hardware. Published by: Global Knowledge

Online Training Case Study

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

The operations division in a large multibillion-dollar service company had significant challenges training its franchisees to overcome these challenges the company purchased and installed the SyberWorks Training Center with a 250-seat license. Published by: SyberWorks, Inc.

Ensuring Enterprise-Wide Compliance

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

A key element of any labor compliance program is improving the accuracy, auditability, and consistency of workforce management processes-employee forecasting and scheduling, time and attendance, and workforce reporting. Published by: Infor

Squeezing More Value out of Data Warehouses through the Power of Database Compression

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Data compression features in data warehouse databases are the current trend, and this paper explains the benefits of compression in data warehousing and differentiates compression approaches taken by different databases. Published by: Vertica Systems

Essential Steps for Troubleshooting .NET Application Problems

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper explores how to troubleshoot common application errors, including crashes and functionality failures, for greater application performance and an optimized end-user experience. Published by: AVIcode, Inc.

5 Key Considerations for Long Term Data Retention

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Managing backup and recovery in today's environment is a multi-dimensional challenge with both near and long term business requirements. This paper explains 5 topics to think about as you design your long-term data retention plans. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Benefits of Integrated Web Application Security

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This paper clarifies the specific security capabilities that an ideal web application delivery solution should exhibit. It also discusses the advantages that a tightly integrated module of the Citrix NetScaler Web application delivery solution presents. Published by: Citrix

The ROI and TCO Benefits of Data Deduplication for Data Protection in the Enterprise

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This whitepaper examines and quantifies the costs and benefits of backup with deduplication storage as strategic assets for data protection. Three organizations in different industries are discussed as case studies. Published by: Data Domain

Remotely Manage Wired and Wireless PCs from the Same IT Console

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT

In this whitepaper learn about the latest notebook and desktop PCs with Intel vPro technology. It builds on proven capabilities to enable even greater proactive security, enhanced maintenance, and improved remote management. Published by: Intel Corporation

Solving the NGN Data Migration Challenge

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 24:00:00 EST

The costs associated with data inaccuracy have emerged as a fundamental issue. This white paper outlines a new approach to help operators optimize the total costs for subscriber data validation during IP Transformation. Published by: Alcatel-Lucent

Achieving 23-30% Total Power Savings With a Server Rack Designed for Excellence in Power Efficiency

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 24:00:00 EDT

High-density rack-mounted servers reduce space, cooling, networking, cabling, and management costs - as well as total power consumption - compared to low-density configurations having far few servers per rack. Published by: Intel Corporation