Cloud Management White Papers

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Backup and Disaster Recovery Ripe for Cloud Disruption
sponsored by PHD Virtual
WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents the future for backup and disaster recovery, as cloud will soon be able to a key aspect in both processes.
Posted: 31 May 2013 | Published: 31 May 2013

PHD Virtual

Employee Central: The new face of human capital management (HCM)
sponsored by SuccessFactors
WHITE PAPER: This brief resource introduces a cloud-based human resources (HR) platform that provides organizations of all shapes and sizes with increased visibility into their workforce – resulting in greater support for employee reporting, collaboration, and more.
Posted: 31 May 2013 | Published: 31 May 2013

SuccessFactors

Enhancing Computing Resource Management
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents a case study of a large university that integrated scattered high-performance computing resource into a single resource pool with the help of the cloud.
Posted: 30 May 2013 | Published: 30 May 2013

Intel

Migrating enterprise apps to the Cloud
sponsored by AppZero
WHITE PAPER: Download this white paper to explore the top strategies and options when migrating your enterprise applications from the data center to the cloud along with the core benefits and challenges.
Posted: 30 May 2013 | Published: 30 May 2013

AppZero

ISP Selectel Competes Internationally with Optimized Cloud Hosting
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: In this one page success brief, you will learn how Russia's largest provider of data center services speeds up its cloud hosting with solid state drives.
Posted: 30 May 2013 | Published: 31 Mar 2013

Intel

Cloud security, options and trends
sponsored by CenterBeam
WHITE PAPER: In this brief Q&A, Shahin Pirooz, Chief Technology and Security Officer and Executive Vice president of cloud solutions at CenterBeam, Inc. provides expert analysis of the current state of cloud security. Read now for valuable advice on how you can tailor your cloud infrastructure to meet the needs of your business.
Posted: 28 May 2013 | Published: 28 May 2013

CenterBeam

Clabby: Business analytics buying criteria: The Three Maxims
sponsored by IBM.
WHITE PAPER: View this white paper to learn more about what contributes to an effective business analytics buying criteria. It examines the importance of implementing an integrated infrastructure and its relationship to business analytics.
Posted: 22 May 2013 | Published: 17 May 2013

IBM.

Using Hybrid Clouds for Strategic Agility, Protection and Scalability
sponsored by CloudVelocity
WHITE PAPER: Download this resource to examine the use of hybrid cloud platforms to overcome application virtualization challenges. Learn more about the business need for always-on apps and how to develop a hybrid cloud vision.
Posted: 21 May 2013 | Published: 21 May 2013

CloudVelocity

Forrester: Private Clouds will use Hybrid Infrastructure The Role Of Mainframes In Cloud
sponsored by IBM.
WHITE PAPER: This Forrester study examines the latest cloud trends taking a closer look at hybrid clouds. Learn more about the current state, latest challenges and the future of the cloud.
Posted: 21 May 2013 | Published: 21 May 2013

IBM.

How the Mainframe Cloud Provides Data Security
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: In this product overview, you'll explore how leveraging a mainframe private cloud as your data hub can provide a secure platform. Read on for several use case scenarios for mainframe clouds and to learn about the variety of security features.
Posted: 13 May 2013 | Published: 29 Feb 2012

IBM

3 Step Path To Storage Cloud Services Using IBM System Storage
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the path to a smooth transition to private cloud services. Read on to learn the most effective approach to implementing a private cloud solution.
Posted: 10 May 2013 | Published: 30 Dec 2011

IBM

Crash Insurance: Protect Your Business with Virtualization
sponsored by VMware
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper covers how virtualization can protect you against unpredictable disasters and includes six steps for crash-proofing your business.
Posted: 09 May 2013 | Published: 09 May 2013

VMware

Driving Business Breakthroughs…on the Cloud!
sponsored by Ramco Systems
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores how cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) effectively overcomes the challenges associated with traditional ERP deployments, such as implementation delays, transition issues, and questionable ROI.
Posted: 09 May 2013 | Published: 09 May 2013

Ramco Systems

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF GIGAWATTS? Forecasting the Customer-Driven Future of Data Centers
sponsored by Quality Technology Services
WHITE PAPER: Acres and gigawatts? Savvy data center managers are talking scalability and capacity over cloud and colocations when it comes to planning the future of their data centers in this consumer-driven era of IT. Find out why inside.
Posted: 09 May 2013 | Published: 09 May 2013

Quality Technology Services

HP CloudSystem Matrix: Build and manage your laaS
sponsored by HP & Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the first steps for implementing infrastructure as a service for private or hybrid cloud deployment. Learn more about the features and benefits of a cloud platform that can support your efforts as you build and manage your IaaS environment.
Posted: 08 May 2013 | Published: 08 May 2013

HP & Intel®

Seven keys to managing your business-critical cloud
sponsored by HP & Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Learn how to avoid the common pitfalls when deploying the cloud inside. Review the top seven best practices for effectively implementing and managing a cloud environment along with a case study to help guide you.
Posted: 23 Apr 2013 | Published: 23 Apr 2013

HP & Intel®

Five myths of cloud computing business
sponsored by HP & Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Where's the cloud truth? Find out inside this white paper that examines the top five cloud computing myths to help you better understand the realities of this technology.
Posted: 22 Apr 2013 | Published: 22 Apr 2013

HP & Intel®

Benefits of Consolidating and Virtualizing Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint in a Private Cloud Environment
sponsored by EMC
WHITE PAPER: This white paper reveals the benefits of virtual private cloud deployment and how one leading vendor's cloud virtualization technologies support the implementation of secure private cloud deployments of Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft SharePoint.
Posted: 17 Apr 2013 | Published: 28 Feb 2013

EMC

Public or Private Cloud: The Choice is Yours
sponsored by Aerohive Networks
WHITE PAPER: This resource provides an overview of public, private and hybrid clouds, their key advantages and disadvantages, and tips that will help you select the best option for your organization.
Posted: 12 Apr 2013 | Published: 12 Apr 2013

Aerohive Networks

Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud: Virtualization Architecture for Consolidating High-Performance Workloads
sponsored by ORACLE APAC
WHITE PAPER: This white paper will help you answer the question of how you can have high performance and high consolidation in a cloud platform. Continue on to explore Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud, consisting of of integrated hardware and software designed, optimized, and certified for deploying Oracle business applications and more.
Posted: 11 Apr 2013 | Published: 31 Oct 2012

ORACLE APAC

Creating Dynamic Business Networks: Removing IT Silos to Create Smarter Computing
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: The cloud is no longer a concept of the future and forward-think companies are utilizing this new approach to IT to add value to their business. Inside this white paper, review an outline of the basic components, key requirements and benefits of the cloud along with advice on the first steps to get you started today.
Posted: 10 Apr 2013 | Published: 10 Apr 2013

IBM

Solving the BYOD Puzzle with Google Apps
sponsored by Google
WHITE PAPER: This resource explores the challenges of the bring your own device (BYOD) trend an introduces how Google Apps allows both data and functionality to live in the cloud, overcoming these challenges.
Posted: 08 Mar 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2012

Google

Risk Management for Cloud Computing
sponsored by TechTarget CIO
WHITE PAPER: This expert resource provides in-depth insight and risk management advice for IT leaders looking to benefit from the cloud. Read now for 20 questions that should be asked of every cloud provider, as well as well as advice for creating harmony between compliance and information security functions, and much more.
Posted: 21 Feb 2013 | Published: 21 Feb 2013

TechTarget CIO

Maximizing Private Cloud Benefits with an Efficient Storage Foundation
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: Access this exclusive resource to discover how shifting to a private cloud and optimizing your storage can help IT escape budget pressures, increase agility and take a leadership role in business enablement.
Posted: 14 Nov 2012 | Published: 14 Nov 2012

NetApp

Deliver Fabric-Based Infrastructure for Virtualization and Cloud Computing
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This resource details a unified data center platform that integrates computing, networking, management and storage in a fabric-based infrastructure to improve IT efficiency and business agility. Discover how this infrastructure solution can help you leverage cloud technology in your data center.
Posted: 18 Oct 2012 | Published: 18 Oct 2012

Cisco Systems, Inc.