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June 01, 2009 - (Free Research) Open source is recognized for its ease of use, high performance, and affordability, especially amidst turbulent economic conditions. The high value of open source, coupled with economic and organizational pressure, represents a "perfect storm" for CIOs, giving them the opportunity to deploy high-performing, cost-effective open source solutions.
October 2008 - (Free Research) Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and other SharePoint technologies are excellent tools for a modern, web-based office environment. This white paper gives pointers on managing them.
February 2008 - (Free Research) In virtualized data centers, the fact that all applications and users can impact each other combined with a lack of resource monitoring can cause poor performance and even system downtime. This white paper provides a formula to avoid these problems.
February 2008 - (Free Research) The evolution of consumer marketing causes everyone to think in new ways. Instead of reaching consumers through traditional media, Internet, product placement and word of mouth are good alternatives. Check out this paper for more information about integrated brand management.
November 2009 - (Free Research) The very same virtualization infrastructure you use for your servers today can be naturally extended to support the hosting of desktops as well. As a result, users gain the flexibility of connecting to a well-managed desktop from virtually any network endpoint. But how do you get there?
October 2009 - (Free Research) Remote support technology is a very popular service and support automation tool for high-tech companies. Freeware and shareware options are available, but come with their own risks. Leveraging a best-of-breed product can improve operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. Read on to learn what to look for in a remote support platform.
March 2009 - (Free Research) With read/write speeds that are very close to most expensive models in the industry, the ioDrive's price/performance ratio will leave you saying, "WOW!" Read this white paper for more information on this paradigm-shifting data storage appliance.
November 2009 - (Free Research) For years Capital Bank backed up its data to tape and hand-delivered this information to a secondary, off-site location. While this strategy worked for a time, the bank wanted to move to a more automated process in preparation for growth and acquisitions. It found all that with Xiotech.
October 2009 - (Free Research) Read this white paper for a discussion of the many benefits of virtualization, how it has evolved, and how it intersects with data center optimization strategies.
November 2009 - (Free Research) This transcript documents a presentation featuring Brad Blake, Director, IT at Boston Medical Center. Mr. Blake will discuss how he initially started working with Data Domain as part of a VMware project. The meat of his presentation focuses on architecting deduplication and virtualisation for best of breed data protection.
March 2009 - (Free Research) Check out this paper to learn how Oracle Enterprise Asset Management (eAM) successfully automates the printing of Oracle eAM documents such as work orders and accompanying attachments into company business processes.
November 2009 - (Free Research) This paper will present you with all the information needed to make an educated decision on whether to commodity coding is right for your organization and it will help with choosing the commodity coding that fits your company.
October 2009 - (Free Research) The IBM DB2 ROI tool has been designed for developers, database administrators and senior IT management personnel alike, to help them perform a clinical analysis of the cost savings gained from the Storage Optimization feature of DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows.
October 2009 - (Free Research) Enterprises that rely on enterprise resource planning and business intelligence applications have a solution that can manage exploding volumes of data while lowering cost and simplifying operations. HP Integrity server blades are designed to be always available, always scalable, and always virtualized to support applications such as SAP.
September 2009 - (Free Research) This videocast covers the practical considerations of encryption, including where to implement it and how to use it, and its role in organizational security and compliance goals.
June 2009 - (Free Research) More than ever, business and IT must collaborate to meet current business realities. Significantly, CIOs must map out long-term strategies that address business plans over the next three to five years, with the delivery of high-quality IT services as a key element of strategic planning. Read this white paper to learn more.
June 2009 - (Free Research) This whitepaper describes how mainframe users can effectively switch from physical tape (or hybrid disk/tape) to a modern mainframe Virtual Tape solution with Data Domain deduplication storage.
July 2009 - (Free Research) The following paper outlines seven ways that data governance programs can help manage costs and presents a mechanism for quantifying the return on investment (ROI) for these contributions.
June 2007 - (Free Research) This white paper presents an in-depth but accessible introduction to the capabilities and future of tickless idle. It particularly presents techniques for making daemons and drivers tickless-friendly, with an eye toward extending the real-world benefits of the technology to the community.
August 2009 - (Free Research) Spectra Logic, with 30 years experience in the field of high technology, is committed to protecting data - your data. Spectra has extensive expertise with all forms of backup, and therefore understands the continuing and increasingly important role of tape in protecting data. To that end, Spectra Logic has set itself a goal: Tape Without Pain.
October 2008 - (Free Research) Virtualization is one of the hottest technologies in IT infrastructure today. Intel is helping enable the next generation of virtualization usage efficiently. Virtualization 2.0 focuses on increasing service efficiency through flexible resource management. In the near future, this usage model will become absolutely critical to data centers.
July 2009 - (Free Research) This Forrester Research paper will show you how analyzing your options for upgrading to Windows 7 can save you down the road. One of the first steps IT managers should take is to determine their firm's Windows 7 licensing strategy and how it fits into their broader Microsoft relationship.
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