Merger and Acquisition

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

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

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

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

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: 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

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

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

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

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

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: This has been a landmark year for Oracle, the technology company headed by the charismatic and staggeringly wealthy Larry Ellison. Ellison, who is 65, has been chief executive officer since he founded Oracle in June 1977. He was listed the sixth richest person in the world in 2010.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

EGUIDE: This expert e-guide was designed to help you become aware of the bumps in the road that you might come across when implementing storage virtualization. It also outlines the different approaches to storage virtualization and offers suggestions on how to choose the right approach for your environment. Continue reading to learn more.

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 | Published: 23 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: Having a second hypervisor can be beneficial, but there are certain situations where it may not be suitable. This white paper explores the reasons why more and more companies are considering multihypervisor environments and provides answers to frequently asked questions about them.

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 | Published: 27 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn about a business-specific solution that is designed with forward-thinking brands in mind. With all industries considered and all accepts of selling considered from sales to customer relationship management, this new system may fit all of your needs.

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 | Published: 19 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: In this white paper, we’ll look at how three enterprises practice rolling forecasting, deploying the process at various levels and in various departments to guide them through market volatility.

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 | Published: 14 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to gain insight on the best practices for data integration projects and the importance of aligning data architectures with your business goals.

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 | Published: 30 Nov 2011

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: 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: View this resource to discover Access Governance: the concept, business drivers and associated challenges. In addition explore a 4-phase approach to effectively achieving Access Governance and the capabilities required for each phase.

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 | Published: 01 Jan 2012

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

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This expert presentation transcript with Deborah Sheedy, Storage Solutions Marketing Manager with Dell, explores changing your fundamental cost structure around infrastructure to pursue innovation and drive business value.

Posted: 16 Nov 2011 | Published: 16 Nov 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: Using enterprise reporting, an organization can progressively address immediate reporting needs, use business intelligence (BI) capabilities to acquire greater insight, extend BI to more users and prepare a platform for the future that includes the implementation of performance management.

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 | Published: 24 Jan 2012

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