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ESSENTIAL GUIDE: This paper from the Open Group reveals how banks can benefit from combining complementary industry frameworks on enterprise architecture.

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 | Published: 20 Feb 2012

ESSENTIAL GUIDE: Download the Open Group Service-Oriented Architecture reference architecture.

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 | Published: 17 Jan 2012

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This expert presentation transcript explores key management factors you should consider as you navigate your virtualization initiative, including licensing, memory capabilities, and more. Hear about one company's virtualization roadmap and determine whether it aligns with your own virtualization plans.

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 | Published: 10 Oct 2011

ANALYST BRIEF: This report from Ovum warns that enterprises need to recognise that they will need to move to IPv6, even if they have IPv4 addresses available. They should treat IPv6 like any other disaster recovery plan.

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Dec 2011

EGUIDE: Application security has significantly grown and developed in sophistication over the past few years, but so have the threats that seek to wreak havoc on your software. Read this expert e-guide to learn best practices on how to ensure your applications are protected with the highest level of security possible.

Posted: 02 May 2012 | Published: 02 May 2012

IT BRIEFING: This paper from the Open Group, documents an approach to enhance the TOGAF enterprise architecture methodology with the SABSA security architecture approach to create one holistic architecture methodology.

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 | Published: 05 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the real power of the Cisco ASA and its ability to combine variationsof NAT and PAT in advanced configurations. It also discusses both basic and advanced implementation examples and their relevant uses.

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 | Published: 24 Feb 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

WHITE PAPER: Companies worldwide are affirming the value of archiving as a best practice for managing data growth, completing faster application upgrades and much more. Inside this white paper, learn how archiving can help support data retention compliance initiatives and mitigate risk for audits and electronic discovery requests.

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 | Published: 23 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: As organizations grapple with shrinking budgets and pressures for more agility while maintaining security, cloud computing has emerged as a viable option to meet these needs. In this paper, uncover a hosted cloud service that provides identity and access management capabilities without having to deploy or manage a large IT infrastructure.

Posted: 10 May 2012 | Published: 10 May 2012

EBOOK: Service-oriented architecture (SOA) makes technology a true business enabler and empowers business and technology leaders to respond to change with increased agility. This e-book introduces you to the basics of SOA in context with the real-life experiences.

Posted: 12 Apr 2012 | Published: 12 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: HP, a global provider of IT solutions and an early innovator in converged infrastructure systems, provides a complete portfolio of hardware, software, and services for enabling greater/faster deployment of converged infrastructure solutions in data center environments.

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 | Published: 31 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This book will help you understand why infrastructure convergence has been widely accepted as the optimal approach for simplifying and accelerating your IT to deliver services at the speed of business while also shifting significantly more IT resources from operations to innovation.

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 | Published: 15 Nov 2011

EZINE: This edition of the CEM e-zine examines the role social media can play in your company. Learn how Major League Baseball is capitalizing on this revolution to fill its stands even during the darkest of times of the season, why Pinterest is such a success and how Dell measures it's social media success by tracking 22,000 daily online comments.

Posted: 16 May 2012 | Published: 16 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Struggling to meet compliance and discovery requests in today's data-intensive IT? Check out this white paper for a potential solution.

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 | Published: 20 Apr 2012

WEBCAST: Heathcare insurance provider Aetna uses IBM WebSphere DataPower appliances every day, processing more than eight million production requests daily. In this presentation you will learn how WebSphere DataPower appliances are a key element in Aetna's holistic approach to service oriented architecture (SOA).

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 | Premiered: 03 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides an overview of the cloud and all it has to offer. In this paper, learn exactly what cloud storage is and how it's deployed, discover the differences between public, private and hybrid clouds, and understand the latest trends in cloud security and data protection. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 | Published: 10 Feb 2012

EZINE: In the cover story of the April 2012 issue of Storage magazine, Lauren Whitehouse outlines best practices for cloud backup integration and the various methods for doing so. Also included in this issue are articles regarding virtual server management, storage for big data, the rising cost of disk drives and more.

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 | Published: 05 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: In this paper, explore the increasing need to secure users and their devices requesting access to corporate networks, and uncover the necessary policies and approaches for using NAC to support guest networking and BYOD.

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 | Published: 13 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to discover the solution that Fairfax Water implemented to eliminate manual tracking and handling of IT service requests and gain deeper insight into service quality, costs, and other metrics within its SAP environment.

Posted: 14 May 2012 | Published: 14 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: At the beginning of each year, we survey Morrison & Foerster’s Global Sourcing Group lawyers in Asia, Europe, and the United States regarding the current state of the world’s outsourcing market and emerging trends likely to shape that market over the next twelve months.

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 | Published: 24 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes how today's end-to-end IT Service Management software can help you take control of the key business functions critical to most IT solution providers. Continue reading to learn more.

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 | Published: 10 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: Cloud infrastructure platforms like VMware vSphere 4.0 can benefit from load balancers that connect users to the most suitable datacenter. This white paper outlines how the Riverbed Stingray Traffic Manager Virtual Appliance (VA) improves traffic performance compared to a Linux install.

Posted: 08 Nov 2011 | Published: 08 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: There is no such thing as a data or information recession. If you don’t equip your data center with modern storage solutions that can scale and grow accordingly, it could cost you a lot of time, money, and man-hours. This expert white paper explores how to make sure your organization doesn’t get derailed by data growth. Read now to learn more.

Posted: 23 May 2012 | Published: 23 May 2012

EZINE: In this February 2012 cover story of Storage magazine, we announce this year’s 18 Products of the Year winners and highlight why they stand out from the competition. Read now to learn more.

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 | Published: 08 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Creating solid SLAs will let you save the day when the unexpected happens — and keep aggressive users at bay with a set of written expectations. Check out this brief white paper to learn how to build a better SLA for your organization.

Posted: 01 May 2012 | Published: 01 May 2012

EZINE: Check out this first 2012 issue of Storage Magazine for in-depth analysis of the factors you need to consider when choosing the best type of DR site for your organization, including balancing costs against risks.

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 | Published: 18 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Discover proven tips for successfully leveraging transactional emails to increase customer engagement and market your applications in this essential resource. Find out how you can leverage a cloud-based email platform to ensure reliable delivery and gain real-time analytics.

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 | Published: 23 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper for best practices and keys to help you prepare for a compliance or audit request. Learn how an offsite partner can help improve your data protection, accessibility and recoverability, and receive 7 keys to help improve your security and backup policies. Also receive checklist of 4 keys to help you better access your information.

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 | Published: 01 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: Learn how important it is to address the different BI needs of your business constituents, so they have insight when and where they need it.

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 | Published: 08 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: The law firm Quarles & Brady, based in Milwaukee, needed to find hardware solutions for their remote offices to improve disaster recovery at all locations. By virtualizing 75 percent of its servers along with 46 Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SAN arrays, Quarles & Brady achieved the results they needed. Read now to learn more.

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 | Published: 21 Feb 2012