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Extend Management Tools to Virtual Services
| sponsored by Opalis Software, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
Virtual Sprawl stands in the way of achieving the promise of virtualization. In order to optimize virtualization without increasing the staff, time and cost required to manage these environments IT departments need to automate management best practices by extending their existing management tools to virtual services.
Posted: 01 Jul 2009 | Published: 01 Jul 2009
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The SUN Storage 7000 Unified Storage System as a storage target for Symantec Enterprise Vault
| sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
This paper describes how to quickly configure and deploy the Sun Storage 7110 Unified Storage appliance for Symantec Enterprise Vault and set up File System Activities.
Posted: 19 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Mar 2009
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Sun and Symantec Open Archive Solution for Mid-sized Companies: Solving your data management and discovery challenges
| sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
This white paper will discuss how Sun Microsystems and Symantec have teamed up to create an open archive solution for Mid-sized companies. This archive solution can lower your total storage costs while at the same time improving your ability to search and discover archived data.
Posted: 19 Jun 2009 | Published: 19 Jun 2009
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Why You Should Take a Holistic Approach to ITIL and Service Support
| sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
WHITE PAPER:
In these tough economic times, how do you address the challenge of reducing costs without diminishing your service quality? Companies can lower costs significantly and meet the growing demand for services by taking a more holistic approach. This paper discusses the importance of taking a unified approach to service support management and...
Posted: 18 Jun 2009 | Published: 15 Jun 2009
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Understanding ITIL® Service Portfolio Management: An Approach For Implementing Effective Service Lifecycle Management
| sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
WHITE PAPER:
IT executives and their teams need a comprehensive and accurate view of IT services. A service catalog includes all relevant details about your services, including which service level agreements (SLAs) are associated with it, who is able to request it, how much it costs, and how to fulfill it. This paper describes the IT Infrastructure...
Posted: 17 Jun 2009 | Published: 15 Jun 2009
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Seven Requirements for Balancing Control and Agility in the Virtual Environment
| sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
WHITE PAPER:
Unparalleled agility is the promise of virtualization. But managing change, staying compliant, and preventing virtual sprawl are just a few of the challenges you could face before you reap the rewards. VMware joined us recently to co-author 7 must-read tips for striking the perfect balance in your virtual environment.
Posted: 17 Jun 2009 | Published: 15 Jun 2009
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Introduction to Virtualization E-Book, Chapter 2: Optimizing Server Virtualization
| sponsored by Hewlett Packard Company and Intel
EBOOK:
Server sprawl and underutilization problems plague many data centers, with applications being assigned to a server that rarely uses any more than 5% to 10% of its computing capacity. This e-book explains optimizing server virtualization and server management and can help optimize a virtual server deployment.
Posted: 12 Jun 2009 | Published: 19 Feb 2009
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Becoming Proactive In Application Performance Management
| sponsored by Compuware Corporation
WHITE PAPER:
Compuware Corporation commissioned Forrester Consulting to survey 389 global technology decision-makers actively involved in application performance management (APM) to assess the effectiveness of their processes and the technologies they employ. This paper has the results.
Posted: 10 Jun 2009 | Published: 09 Jan 2009
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Datacenter Best Practices
| sponsored by Compuware Corporation
WHITE PAPER:
In this paper, we'll examine - in datacenter operations that involve the integration of mainframe, distributed and web-based systems - how Application Performance Management influences, and is influenced by, the generally more structured tools and processes available on the mainframe.
Posted: 10 Jun 2009 | Published: 10 Jun 2009
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Visual Studio Team System: Why It's a Good Investment in Today's Challenging Economy
| sponsored by Microsoft
VIDEO:
In this video from expert Michael Vincent, learn how to stay on track with your current projects to reduce project failure.
Posted: 08 Jun 2009 | Premiered: 08 Jun 2009
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Presentation Transcript: Refreshing IT Infrastructure with the Xeon Processor 5500 Series
| sponsored by Intel Corporation
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT:
In this transcript, learn what key points an organization looks at when thinking about a technology refresh. Gain insight into the value proposition of refreshing IT infrastructure with the Xeon Processor 5500 series and how it is essential for meeting performance, reliability and flexibility requirements
Posted: 08 Jun 2009 | Published: 08 Jun 2009
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IPControl - Automated IP Address Management & DNS/DHCP Server Configuration
| sponsored by BT Diamond IP
SOFTWARE LISTING:
IPControl is a next-generation software system that enables service providers and enterprises to dramatically improve their IT infrastructure operational efficiency and service levels by automating IPAM and DNS/DHCP server configuration.
Posted: 27 May 2009 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
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Overcoming IPv6 Addressing and Management Challenges
| sponsored by BT Diamond IP
WHITE PAPER:
Managing the IPv4/IPv6 address space resource requires an advanced tool that intelligently allocates, assigns and tracks the address blocks and individual IP addresses deployed on modern IP networks.
Posted: 27 May 2009 | Published: 01 Nov 2006
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Magic Quadrant for Job Scheduling
| sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
PRODUCT OVERVIEW:
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.
Posted: 21 May 2009 | Published: 21 May 2009
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Reduce Network Firefighting: Integrate Fault, Performance, and Configuration Management
| sponsored by SolarWinds, Inc.
WEBCAST:
Join SolarWinds Head Geek, Josh Stephens, as he discuss best practices for combining fault, performance, and configuration management into a single, unified approach for improving the overall health and efficiency of your network.
Posted: 21 May 2009 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Network and Voice Management Software from CA
| sponsored by CA
CASE STUDY:
South Field Financial experiences IT faults that create issues throughout the system. It is critical to South Field's success that its data center management teams quickly identify and repair data faults. CA's Spectrum can immediately detect the change in configuration. Please view this video for more examples of how CA benefits South Field.
Posted: 29 Apr 2009 | Published: 27 Apr 2009
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The Top 3 IT Moves in 2009
| sponsored by Citrix
VIRTUAL SEMINAR:
This year more than ever there is pressure on IT budgets and staff to optimize existing infrastructure. Join Forrester® Research and Citrix® in this web seminar to hear practical advice that will help you navigate through the economic challenges of 2009.
Posted: 21 Apr 2009 | Published: 21 Apr 2009
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HP sample configurations for the HP and SAP Virtualization solution
| sponsored by Hewlett Packard Company and Intel
WHITE PAPER:
The SAP Virtualization solution block has a number of recommended configurations. In addition to being optimized for form factor, the configurations bring out the unique features provided by the selection of HP ProLiant servers and the options they contain.
Posted: 21 Apr 2009 | Published: 21 Apr 2009
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HP recommended configurations for HP Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 solution-guidelines for 2000 to 4000 User Mailbox Enterprise
| sponsored by Hewlett Packard Company and Intel
TECHNICAL ARTICLE:
HP has developed a variety of recommended configurations and services for Microsoft applications, which are appropriate for particular business and technical situations.
Posted: 21 Apr 2009 | Published: 21 Apr 2009
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HP reference configurations for HP and Microsoft Hyper-V solution-guidelines for ProLiant DL160 G6 for Enterprise
| sponsored by Hewlett Packard Company and Intel
WHITE PAPER:
HP and Microsoft have developed a variety of recommended configurations and services for Microsoft applications, which are appropriate for particular business and technical situations.
Posted: 21 Apr 2009 | Published: 21 Apr 2009
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A Comprehensive Approach to Practicing ITIL Change Management
| sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
WHITE PAPER:
Mission-critical data processing relies in large part on the automated initiation, execution, management, integration, and recovery of batch-mode IT processing. Read about BMC Software's solution that integrates their batch process automation solution, BMC CONTROL M, with their CMDB solution, BMC Atrium.
Posted: 17 Apr 2009 | Published: 17 Apr 2009
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ChangeAuditor for Active Directory
| sponsored by ScriptLogic Corporation
TRIAL SOFTWARE:
Microsoft Active Directory, File Systems and Exchange are part of your mission-critical infrastructure. And you need to find a way to be notified, in real-time, of critical changes to your Windows based infrastructure. ChangeAuditor is the answer.
Posted: 16 Apr 2009 | Published: 10 Apr 2009
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eGuide: Performance tuning SQL Server via queries, indexes and more
| sponsored by Microsoft
EGUIDE:
In this E-Guide, brought to you by SearchSQLServer.com
and Microsoft, learn how to improve query performance, troubleshoot memory
configurations, design optimal indexes, utilize database storage methods and
solve common SQL errors. This collection of tips and expert guidance will have
your SQL Server environment running at peak performance.
Posted: 07 Apr 2009 | Published: 07 Apr 2009
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ITSM guidance: IT Service Costing Models
| sponsored by SkillSoft Corporation
VIDEO:
This expert videocast features advice from Troy DeMoulin, Director of Product Strategy at Pink Elephant, regarding IT service costing models and how they can greatly benefit your business.
Posted: 19 Mar 2009 | Premiered: 19 Mar 2009
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Beyond Payment Card Industry (PCI) Checklists: Securing Cardholder Data with Tripwire's Enhanced File Integrity Monitoring
| sponsored by Tripwire, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
This whitepaper examines two areas of technical controls required by the PCI DSS relevant to configuration and change, which help security practitioners prevent breaches and get out from the PCI DSS checklist false sense of security.
Posted: 18 Mar 2009 | Published: 18 Mar 2009
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Taming Data Chaos: Simplify Data Integration with DataDirect Data Integration Suite
| sponsored by DataDirect Technologies
WHITE PAPER:
Data transformation and integration are key areas where specialized products can yield impressive time and cost efficiencies and The DataDirect Data Integration Suite is one of the leaders in this space. Read this paper for a detailed analysis of this product.
Posted: 16 Mar 2009 | Published: 16 Mar 2009
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