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WHITE PAPER: The G-Cloud, Government Applications Store and Data Centre Consolidation Phase 2 programme started on 5 October 2009 and will run till 12 February 2010. The programme comprises seven workstrands and a Programme Office function.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

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

WHITE PAPER: As companies strive to improve performance, they typically encounter several challenges along the way. This white paper describes a few of these obstacles and explains why a service-oriented, lifecycle-based approach to management is essential.

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 | Published: 19 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: The communications provider landscape is evolving as the demand for data—in fixed locations and on the move—outstrips the still growing demand for voice communications.

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 | Published: 24 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This final installment of a three-part series explores how automation builds on the stable, efficient base formed by a standardized, simplified, virtualized infrastructure to create a scalable resource to serve business needs.

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 | Published: 31 Aug 2010

WHITE PAPER: The CIO needs to ensure that the IT function is in a position to help the organization benefit from opportunities that present themselves, creating a flexible IT environment that can exploit existing and emerging technologies to best advantage.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: To enable device-independent mobility (DIM) at Intel, Intel IT is considering implementing dynamic virtual client (DVC) technology, which uses containerized software appliances to abstract the OS; applications; corporate and personal data and workspaces; and user-specific settings.

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 | Published: 15 Feb 2010

PRODUCT LITERATURE: Supporting an increasingly distributed workforce can be a huge drain on IT resources. By enabling a customized end-user experience with server-based control of data, settings, and applications, the Dell™ Flexible Computing Solutions suite of products and services is designed to simplify management, enhance security, and lower TCO.

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 | Published: 13 Sep 2010

EGUIDE: Industry leaders share their experiences turning IT business service ideas into effective moneymakers that also strengthen customer relationships.

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 | Published: 09 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses the advantages of packed software solutions. Inside, learn how this straightforward approach can achieve faster overall results with less risk and increased consistency.

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 | Published: 18 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: There is a well-spring of features and capabilities of Microsoft's Exchange Server 2007 messaging platform. The longer you use it, the more treasures you can pull up from the deep. In this paper, we'll look at and discuss five things you probably don't know about Exchange Server 2007.

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 | Published: 27 Jul 2009

WHITE PAPER: The proliferation of mobile broadband devices along with the unlimited data bundles from the operators has led to network congestion and deteriorating network quality.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Virtualization offers multiple ways to save money including hardware purchase, power and cooling costs over time and staff time needed when providing a test and analysis environment to name a few.

Posted: 10 Feb 2009 | Published: 10 Feb 2009

CASE STUDY: As NPG's digital library and business applications continued to grow, so did data storage inefficiencies and costs. The aging equipment had limited storage capacity and there was no disaster recovery strategy other than time-consuming backups. Read on to learn how NPG managed their growing problem.

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 | Published: 29 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn about Enterprise Cloud Services for SAP applications, scalable solutions offered on a three-month to multi-year contract on a pay-per-month, per-user, or per-instance pricing. Discover the many benefits these flexible services can offer your organisation. 

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 | Published: 06 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the benefits of Microsoft's BranchCache solution to allows branch office workers to cache content obtained from head office file and web servers locally.

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 | Published: 10 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: Cloud computing can potentially be a disruptive change to the way an enterprise’s IT services are delivered. We propose that examining a candidate cloud solution provider’s reference architecture should be a standard element of a CIO’s cloud vendor evaluation strategy. Learn more now.

Posted: 03 May 2011 | Published: 03 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: Learn about unifying PC lifecycle management and IT service management, and how your service catalog, configuration management database (CMDB), and service level management (SLM) comprise the 3-legged stool that establishes IT as a strategic business partner.

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 | Published: 21 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: The creation of the Dell Services Oracle Practice builds on the long and successful relationship between Dell and Oracle - a collaboration that can offer significant benefits to organizations running Oracle software on Dell hardware. Read this article for more.

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 | Published: 27 Apr 2011

ANALYST REPORT: Over the course of 2010 and 2011, Forrester Research spoke to hundreds of customers about their enterprise service bus (ESB) activities, and conducted briefings and demonstration reviews as well as over twenty customer interviews to evaluate five commercial and four open source ESB product vendors. Access this paper to examine Forrester's findings.

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Dec 2011

ANALYST REPORT: This Forrester’s Wave report provides an unbiased evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of top ESB vendors across a range of criteria. This in-depth guide not only contains coverage of features, vendors and products, but also features real-world input from over 20 customers currently using the evaluated products.

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 | Published: 21 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: An unplanned interruption can have significant impact on operations, revenue and reputation. Yet using the right technology can significantly reduce the labor of recovering from a disruption or disaster. Access this resource to discover how you can maintain an effective disaster recovery strategy with a converged infrastructure solution.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Although disaster recovery is an important consideration for all companies, it's especially so for financial institutions. Even the briefest interruptions can have a major impact on revenue, operations and reputation. Read this paper for the necessary steps of disaster preparedness.

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 | Published: 22 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: Learn how to use automation to cut costs and optimize your service desk, software budget, and software management.

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 | Published: 21 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: Because virtualization and cloud computing separate workloads from physical machines, they add to the difficulties of managing systems within the data center. This expert lesson explores the landscape for systems management and reveals statistical findings concerning systems management technologies and trends.

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 | Published: 02 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: For a better understanding of how traditional voice-centric networks are competing with new media and web-based competitors, read this white paper.

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 | Published: 16 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: Oracle's Sun ZFS Storage software is the key ingredient that enables Oracle's Sun ZFS Storage Appliances to deliver unmatched simplicity, ease-of-use, increased storage efficiency, and industry leading price/performance.

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 | Published: 21 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses how DirectAccess (DA) is a new feature in the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems that allows users to remotely connect to their corporate network without a traditional VPN client configuration or application.

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 | Published: 19 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: Business Ready Configurations for Virtualization are pre-configured, easy to order, bundled solutions that include Dell PowerEdge™ blade servers, Dell EqualLogic™ SAN, and VMware vSphere™. This white paper provides a detailed reference architecture for the Business Ready Configurations.

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 | Published: 17 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: This white paper informs you on all you need to know about the new troubleshooting tools that are bundled with Windows 7 and provide you, an IT Professional, with the knowledge to quickly figure out what’s happening “under the hood” on a Windows 7 computer.

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 | Published: 19 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: EquaTerra is pleased to offer to Computer Weekly readers a custom, European focused edition of the results from its 2Q10 EquaTerra global business and information technology (IT) services Pulse survey.

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 | Published: 24 Oct 2011

EGUIDE: Learn more about why VARs are transitioning to become MSPs and uncover key tips for adding managed services to your offerings.

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 | Published: 02 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: More and more companies are showing interest in data center outsourcing, but there are a variety of providers to choose from. This white paper compares the outsourcing capabilities and infrastructure utility services of 17 vendors. Find out which providers were considered the challengers, leaders, niche players, and visionaries.

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 | Published: 02 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: IT management as a Service (ITMaaS) can help admins increase visibility into their environment, monitor and evaluate performance, and improve the functionality of environments through a cloud delivery model. Discover how ITMaaS delivers essential management tools necessary for optimizing your resources.

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 | Published: 09 Feb 2012