Systems Management Service Providers

WHITE PAPER: In this year’s report you will be able to see analysis presented on a global basis, compare trends across continents and explore country-by-country overviews. The results show that the CIO community is wrestling with significant pressures as the Great Recession fades into history and a new decade, with a new competitive landscape, emerges.

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 | Published: 25 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Most IT budgets work on the basis that 70% of costs go on operations, and 30% on innovation – but many IT managers would prefer that ratio to be reversed. Servers are often seen as an operational burden requiring costly management time, so how can you free up cost and time to allow more of your server budget to be spent on innovation?

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 | Published: 24 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This resource presents how IT solution providers can grow through a targeted approach to marketing and sales by focusing on specific industries or types of businesses.

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 | Published: 06 Jan 2012

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we hear from Visa Europe CIO Steve Chambers on the technology behind the credit card transactions that retailers rely on. We examine the challenges facing the government's G-Cloud project; and we ask how Microsoft will cope when customers no longer want to purchase software licences. Download the new issue now.

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 | Published: 14 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: For many years, server-based computing has been seen as a means of, at best, providing those within highly task-based environments with a controlled desktop environment.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Businesses, charities and local authorities are looking to cut their overheads by sharing their IT infrastructure, CIOs at Computer Weekly’s 500 Club heard last week.

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 | Published: 25 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Learn how SaaS-based service management can help you eliminate the cost and distraction of platform maintenance, minimize upgrade costs and disruptions, tailor to the business without complex coding, and more.

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 | Published: 04 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Recent technology advances in five key areas put efficiency gains on the fast track. Here's how Dell can help CIOs capitalize on virtualization, mobility management, storage optimization, cloud services, and automated IT management.

Posted: 14 May 2010 | Published: 14 May 2010

WHITE PAPER: This installment, the second in a three-part series, explores how simplification extends the value of data center standardization efforts and forms a stable, efficient base that can be used to support automation.

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 | Published: 31 Aug 2010

EZINE: This edition of the SharePoint e-zine, sponsored by AvePoint, examines ways that a sound SharePoint governance plan can help avoid deployment problems, ensuring the success of an implementation. Don Jones discusses how to avoid some of the costs and long-term problems associated with SharePoint growth.

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 | Published: 24 Jan 2012

EZINE: In this edition of our quarterly SharePoint e-zine, get expert advice on avoiding surprise expenditures, examples of how customers use ISV products to fill in gaps in SharePoint functionality, and tips to ensure proper staffing so the enterprise gets a ROI.

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 | Published: 01 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: To remain competitive in a global market, manufacturers have begun to outsource IT processes ranging from vendor-managed inventory to hosted ERP systems. However, the first step is choosing a reliable provider. Access this paper to explore a fully managed, IaaS solution that guarantees unmatched reliability, security and infrastructure.

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 | Published: 23 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper demonstrates how, with the right organizational concepts and technology in place, shared services can deliver on promises for both lower costs and better service quality.

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 | Published: 19 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: Discover the benefits of choosing a fully managed cloud services provider. Learn how SunGard Enterprise Cloud Services can deliver an on-demand, enterprise-class virtualized infrastructure and support for production applications including SAP, MS SQL databases, and MS Exchange, and more.

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 | Published: 18 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Recovery as a Service (RaaS) has been around for some time, but the emergence of cloud computing offers a more efficient, faster and cheaper platform for application recovery. Find out what you should look for in a cloud-based recovery solution, and how you can successfully implement one.

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 | Published: 12 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Take a look at the real value of cloud computing in this resource. Compare the costs of running an on-premise private cloud with the costs of choosing an IaaS or managed services model.

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 | Published: 18 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Cloud-based managed recovery services are appealing to an audience ready to take advantage of the low cost and flexibility of the cloud. Access this resource to explore the top vendors in the market and key features of each offering.

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 | Published: 18 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Is your data safe in the cloud? Explore this resource to compare public, private and hybrid cloud computing approaches, and discover the 4 layers of cloud security that ensures that your data is protected from unauthorized access. Learn what critical security features you should look for in a cloud provider.

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 | Published: 18 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Access this paper to learn about the key advantages cloud can offer, the many types of cloud deployment options and the main challenges organizations face when implementing cloud today. In addition, get recommendations for moving forward with your cloud strategy, including how to choose a trustworthy provider.

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 | Published: 18 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This report explores security considerations for service provider MPLS VPN, and describes two threat scenarios against a real MPLS VPN environment that was constructed to demonstrate the typical attack surface of an MPLS Layer 3 VPN provider network.

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 | Published: 27 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Developing the right cloud strategy and infrastructure able to support your future workloads is critical to simplifying your IT infrastructure. In this resource, explore the various considerations to keep in mind as you select a cloud services vendor.

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 | Published: 18 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: As networks, devices and media converge, telecoms companies have increasingly complex catalogues of products and services on offer to customers who are, in turn, becoming more aware that they can easily switch to other providers.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

CASE STUDY: Learn why six leading software companies are now embedding BIRT into their product for highly customizable, visually rich data analysis and reporting rather than choosing to develop tools of their own.

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 | Published: 16 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Learn how PinkRoccade Healthcare (PRH) implemented a SaaS-based infrastructure to facilitate a high-speed and trustworthy deployment of healthcare applications that use cloud-based services.  PRH made substantial improvements through the use of cloud-based services to advance system management, resource allocation, and achieve data protection.

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 | Published: 20 Oct 2011

PRODUCT REVIEW: Email is the principal form of communication throughout the enterprise community. Lately, however, the administrative needs for email have become more and more complex. Take at look at this report from Enterprise Management Associates that reviews one of the latest hosted email solutions on the market.

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 | Published: 29 Jun 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: The intent of this paper is to provide an executive-level summary of the potential costs associated with managing information security in-house and highlights the advantages of using a Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) to reduce costs and improve the quality of protection.

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 | Published: 24 Mar 2011

EZINE: While private clouds have increased in popularity, many IT pros are still unsure about what this platform has to offer. Access this expert resource to review growing trends in cloud computing, along with the top challenges of a private cloud adoption. Discover what cloud computing can mean for your enterprise in the future.

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 | Published: 25 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Once you cut through the hype surrounding the cloud, one thing becomes clear: As enterprise adoption of the public cloud grows, practical and concrete issues for service level management are real and need to be addressed. Inside this white paper, uncover valuable best practices for harnessing public cloud services to meet SLAs.

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 | Published: 08 Dec 2011

EZINE: Though the private cloud seems to be the optimal cloud option, the road to it is by far the bumpiest. Building a private cloud for your organization requires much more than just the construction of the new infrastructure. Are you aware of all the steps you must take before you can begin? Gain expert advice on all things private cloud inside.

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 | Published: 25 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This paper examines how professional services automation (PSA) software enables managed service providers to manage their businesses more proactively, standardize and automate processes to save time, deliver effective customer service, and much more.

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 | Published: 06 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: While IT leaders understand the benefits of moving to current, standards-based infrastructure, the "how" can seem daunting. Read this white paper to learn how the expertise and guidance provided by migration services can ensure a smooth, low-risk, cost-effective migration.

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 | Published: 12 Oct 2011