Acquisitions

WHITE PAPER: Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are among the biggest challenges for enterprises and their IT organisations to navigate. Conventional leadership and management techniques often are not enough.

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 | Published: 24 Oct 2011

EBOOK: This e-book describes how using a cloud-based suite of applications and services integrated with a community of experts and trading partners can fuel the collaboration needed to improve your performance and profits.

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 | Published: 04 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: Access this report to read about an IDC study that found the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) to have a 438% ROI over three years, improving both IT and end-user productivity.

Posted: 14 Dec 2011 | Published: 14 Dec 2011

IT BRIEFING: This research from management consultants, Xantus, shows that while there is still a lack of clarity and a reluctance to fully commit to the cloud, there is a general acceptance from CIOs of the benefits and a growing commitment to develop those benefits.

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Dec 2011

PODCAST: This podcast event provides important real-world perspectives on what virtualization is helping companies achieve, and offers suggestions on how to plan, deploy and managed virtualized environments.

Posted: 10 May 2011 | Premiered: 10 May 2011

VIDEOCAST: With cloud computing rapidly increasing in popularity, businesses are look for solutions that further enhance cloud capabilities. Watch this brief video to learn about a flexible open-based solution that can save your business time and money while simultaneously enhancing your cloud experience.

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 | Premiered: 19 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: IBM’s SPSS acquisition gives SPSS users a broader support network, IBM Cognos users a predictive analytics platform, and more enterprise users one-stop shopping.  Looking to the future, that could mean analytics ― and better predictive decision making ― on every desktop.

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 | Published: 24 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: On 22 November 2010, Attachmate, a privately held software company based in Houston, announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Waltham, Massachusetts-based technology provider Novell.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

ANALYST REPORT: By acquiring Scalent, Dell is sending the message to competitors, partners and end users that it intends to compete more aggressively in the emerging fabric-based infrastructure (FBI) market. Learn more by downloading this Gartner research report.

Posted: 17 Feb 2011 | Published: 17 Feb 2011

ANALYST BRIEF: This analyst brief from the Aberdeen Group explores the recent trend of recruitment automation. Continue reading for access to the value findings and to learn how automation can provide better quality candidates without increasing the time or cost of the hiring process.

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 | Published: 18 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper introduces to a new, flexible data collection solution whose innovative design and simple interface allow for faster, more cost-effective acquiring of data. Read on to learn how this solution differs from traditional methodologies and how it can help your organization overcome today's numerous data collection challenges.

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 | Published: 09 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This report is devoted to the analysis of the notorious Stuxnet worm (Win32/Stuxnet) that suddenly attracted the attention of virus researchers this summer. This report is primarily intended to describe targeted and semi-targeted attacks, and how they are implemented, focusing mainly on the most recent, namely Stuxnet.

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 | Published: 04 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: This brief white paper outlines the different capabilities and properties of MySQL and Oracle GoldenGate, including real-time data warehousing, real-time reporting, OLTP query offloading and more.

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 | Published: 09 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: Learn how one business upgraded their server environment using an HP blade server and DL series servers.  Discover how this advance lowered acquisition costs, decreased maintenance, and reduced IT staff time.

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 | Published: 20 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn about a new comprehensive virtualization solution can help you reduce complexity in the data center, reduce acquisition costs, and enhance end-user experiences.

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 | Published: 28 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This IDC whitepaper begins with the history of virtualization. It explains the long-term viability of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, Red Hat's role in the acquisition and development of enterprise virtualization technology, new features in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0, and the next wave in enterprise virtualization—the cloud.

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 | Published: 23 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: A steady pattern of innovation, expansion, and acquisition can quickly result in a sprawling infrastructure that is difficult to manage. This white paper explores tools and practices that have emerged to address this issue and recommends actions you can take to lay the foundation for the cloud.

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 | Published: 12 Oct 2011

CASE STUDY: This case study explores how one organization within the healthcare industry was able to modernize their enterprise resource planning (ERP) system by migrating from a traditional mainframe to HP Proliant servers. Discover how they were able to successfully handle increased sales growth and new acquisitions.

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 | Published: 07 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: IT organizations that find server deployment complex and inefficient are looking at new options, such as HP's BladeSystem Matrix. Using this converged infrastructure approach, organizations can reduce acquisition costs for servers, storage and network infrastructure, while reducing total cost of ownership.

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 | Published: 20 Sep 2010

CASE STUDY: MGM Resorts International sought to consolidate the data centers from its latest acquisitions, in order to contain IT costs, increase availability, improve agility and focus on innovation. The company chose Dell™ Services to perform a Virtualization Assessment with partners Intel® and VMware®.

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 | Published: 23 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: In the summer of 2011, HP revealed its Converged Storage strategy - rivaling their 2010 acquisition of 3PAR in significance. HP Converged Storage encompasses several product portfolio and market direction statements that establish HP’s unique approach to storage. This comprehensive white paper gives the details.

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 | Published: 14 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper describes how tiered storage, as a storage initiative, has been proven to significantly reduce acquisition and operating costs for medium and large scale storage enterprises. Read this paper to learn more about how tiered storage is taking center stage.

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 | Published: 21 Dec 2010

EZINE: In this week's special issue of Computer Weekly, we reveal the UKtech50 - our list of the 50 most influential people in UK IT. This year's winner is Mike Lynch, CEO of Autonomy, who talks in an exclusive interview about his hopes for the UK technology industry, and life at HP since the company's 7bn GBP acquisition. Download the new issue now.

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 | Published: 12 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: If ever a company was at a pivotal point in its history, HP is it. With the controversial departure of its CEO, a new leader at the helm, and with several significant recent acquisitions under its belt, the 70 year-old company faces significant challenges as it attempts to maintain its direction.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents the results of a total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis comparing premise-based and hosted contact center platforms.

Posted: 08 Aug 2011 | Published: 08 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies is one of the world’s largest independent software companies with revenues of $4.4bn (£2.7bn). The IT infrastructure supplier specialises in software products that help users manage their mainframes and distributed computing environments.

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 | Published: 20 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Managing a global IT department requires a global mindset, an understanding of different cultures, and an ability to fit the right approach to the needs of the organisation, CIOs at Computer Weekly’s 500 Club heard in February

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 | Published: 20 Oct 2011

ANALYST REPORT: In March of 2009, VMware contacted Taneja Group to conduct an assessment of how VMware ESXi 3.5 and Microsoft Hyper-V compare when it comes to hosting multiple virtual machines - what is referred to in this report as "VM Density." Read this analyst report to learn about key findings from this study.

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 | Published: 16 Jun 2010

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how to leverage the power of an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to overcome the pitfalls of business expansion.

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 | Published: 31 Oct 2011