IT Best Practices

EGUIDE: Discover two VM backup methods that can get your server back online in minutes. This expert e-guide outlines these essential approaches for faster recovery time.

Posted: 23 May 2012 | Published: 23 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Discover how a gap analysis can reveal areas where the reality and long-term vision of your organization are diverging and provide the momentum  needed to start adopting service management best practices. Find out how gap analysis can help your company identify what it does well and how to achieve its goals.

Posted: 13 Apr 2012 | Published: 13 Apr 2012

EBOOK: This guide describes twelve best practices for Mobile Device Management (MDM). The first eight principles are the essentials that every organization needs to adopt. The last four are advanced practices that will help take your organization to the next level.

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 | Published: 02 Nov 2011

ANALYST BRIEF: This report from Gartner describes six distinctly different styles of "money-making CIO" that are likely to evolve between 2011 and 2020.

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 | Published: 24 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: There is no question that the past two financial years have been tough – IT budgets have been cut and IT managers have been under pressure to deliver more for less. But attitudes are changing, things are looking up and there’s a renewed sense of optimism within IT departments.

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 | Published: 09 Jul 2010

WHITE PAPER: In November 2008, Conficker A, the first of five variants of the malware, rapidly began infecting computers which had failed to install a Microsoft patch released just weeks earlier. In late December 2008, Conficker B added new mechanisms for distribution including USB storage devices.

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 | Published: 31 Jan 2011

ESSENTIAL GUIDE: This seven-page Buyer’s Guide to Cloud Computing by Computer Weekly journalists details the kinds of cloud offering that CIOs and senior IT professionals will need to take into account as they plan future outsourcing, hosting and application strategies.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 19 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: ROBERT WALTERS SURVEYED APPROXIMATELY 200 PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN THE IT SECTOR.  THE RESULTS SHOW THAT A HIGH PROPORTION HAVE VERY MODEST SALARYAND BONUS EXPECTATIONS.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 15 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: This exclusive research reveals what IT professionals really think about technology, their employers, and their careers.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Our IT division recruits permanent and contract professionals into financial servicesfirms, including investment banks, hedgefunds and asset managers, and companies inthe commerce and industry and professional services sectors. We recruit business technologists from support to CTO level.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 15 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: Whether it is an inappropriate ‘tweet’, an internetsecurity scandal or a story of the fastest growingcompany in the world, technology, be it for theright or wrong reasons, has become regular frontpagenews.This survey aims to give a snapshot of thetechnology industry from the inside.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This step-by-step guide presents tips for making a pain-free transition to managed services. Inside, learn how your organization can achieve benefits like easier capacity planning, increased long-term customers and more.  

Posted: 30 May 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: Discover the energy and environmental benefits of cloud computing, including 3 factors that help ensure an eco-friendly cloud environment, and 5 simple steps that lead to an improved and automated energy management strategy. In addition, read 3 case studies and discover the benefits your peers are witnessing with green cloud computing.

Posted: 18 May 2012 | Published: 01 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Learn how your organization can take full advantage of all the benefits of cloud computing. Inside, discover a cloud hosting solution that provides speed and agility to your business while allowing you to add workloads as it expands.

Posted: 18 May 2012 | Published: 17 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to discover the top five reasons to stay current with terminal emulation. Discover how your organization can protect against downtime and make migrations much less expensive.

Posted: 15 May 2012 | Published: 15 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Need a few tips on how to manage your cloud infrastructure? Here are seven best practices that will keep your business-critical cloud environment up and running.

Posted: 01 May 2012 | Published: 26 Apr 2012

WEBCAST: Cloud computing is all the buzz in the IT world and as you begin planning your cloud adoption strategy, you must be sure that you leverage the right technologies to smooth the transition. Check out this webcast to review key insights on how to optimize your cloud computing projects.

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 | Premiered: May 1, 2012

WHITE PAPER: This resource examines IT skill shortages, how to minimise them within your company, and 7 deadly skills that your IT team should possess.

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 | Published: 18 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: This paper considers six ways SMBs can trim IT costs: private clouds, storage virtualization, disaster recovery, business intelligence, backup and data protection, and Windows 7 migration via virtualization.

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 | Published: 21 Apr 2011

EZINE: In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the importance of IT strategy when budgets are under pressure. The first part of our Buyer’s Guide to virtualisation examines the barriers preventing many organisations from adopting the technology; and Transport for London’s CIO talks about how IT helps avoid Olympic travel chaos. Download the issue now.

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 | Published: 31 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Learn how IT can improve its overall contribution to business innovation with an action-oriented business intelligence (BI) and analytics strategy.

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 | Published: 24 Jan 2012

PODCAST: Welcome to the IBM developerWorks Smarter Planet Industry Solutions technical podcast series, your source for technical discussions regarding IT solutions for your industry. Tune in every few weeks to hear a new expert discussion.

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 | Premiered: Oct 21, 2011

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Private cloud computing picks up where virtualization left off to provide the support and efficiency data centers now require. In this mediacast, discover how to move your virtual environment to an efficient and secure private cloud.

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 | Published: 26 Sep 2011

EBOOK: This eBook explains the performance management and governance software and methodologies that can align technology with business goals and bring IT costs under control.

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 | Published: 28 Jul 2011

EBOOK: This eBook addresses how IT and business professionals can align network performance with business requirements to accelerate the Web-enabled business and gain significant competitive advantage

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 | Published: 13 Jul 2011