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July 2009 - (Free Research) The regulatory environment is constantly changing, so creating a streamlined and flexible program is every security pro's first goal when it comes to compliance. Check out this videocast for best practices on forming a comprehensive compliance program.
March 2009 - (Free Research) Requirements engineering is about more than just analyzing documenting requirements. It is an important and multifaceted part of systems engineering that broadens the product development process. Companies that successfully introduce a new requirements engineering process don't just change their process and technology; they change their thinking.
October 2009 - (Free Research) This paper examines many of the challenges companies have managing their inventory, and shows how an integrated Inventory Optimization solution can substantially improve their overall supply chain operation.
August 2009 - (Free Research) Project portfolio management solutions, such as Oracle's Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management, help oil and gas executives successfully manage their daily and routine maintenance projects, by enabling them to more effectively manage resources, capture best practices and complete projects on-time and within budget.
January 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper recognizes three principal solution areas in the capital project delivery lifecycle: project design, project execution, and organizational governance. In particular, it addresses the area of project execution and the means available today to drive successful project delivery on a consistent basis.
September 2009 - (Free Research) Listen to this podcast to learn how an IT organization serving four credit unions adopted Innotas project management solutions to identify the difference between requested project portfolio and actual company resources, and how Innotas solutions helped them make drastic process improvements and reset expectations.
June 2009 - (Free Research) Traditional approaches to risk management emphasize mitigation, focusing on
the readily apparent risks facing a company in the areas of security, privacy,
credit, regulatory, technology, fraud and more. These threats are, of course, important and must be addressed.
June 2009 - (Free Research) Driving sustainable growth requires profitability-focused planning and performance management. This special study highlights some key survey findings, which collectively show that profitability reporting is increasing in importance and the use of technology and more sophisticated costing and reporting solutions is high on the agendas of many...
March 2009 - (Free Research) The lessons from this whitepaper are applicable to a wide array of IP transformation programs and technically complex change management projects.
October 2008 - (Free Research) Through a series of test scenarios that are representative of SQL Server application fundamentals, this document provides best practice recommendations on running SQL Server in Windows Hyper-V environment.
December 2009 - (Free Research) This webcast discusses how to implement a structured approach to requirements management based on IBM Rational software -- a primary driver for quality improvement. A panel of experts share real-world examples and proven best practices for delivering innovative, high quality products to market in shorter timeframes.
November 2009 - (Free Research) Protecting data that is not in the primary datacenter amplifies all the traditional challenges of backup - either there is not enough bandwidth to accomplish a remote backup in the window available, or the process of handling and shipping tapes is in the hands of non-IT employees.
August 2008 - (Free Research) While energy consumption of overall data center operations and server-related equipment is generally understood, the story is quite different when it comes to storage systems. This paper offers practical advice on how to measure storage system efficiency and compares the efficiency numbers of several common storage solutions.
March 2009 - (Free Research) To help you make an informed decision when considering various storage solutions, the Storage Value Index takes into account not only purchase price, but capacity, efficiency, and operating expenses as well. This paper explains how the Storage Value Index was designed and offers suggestions for finding the best storage value for your needs.
April 2009 - (Free Research) Virtualizing your servers enhances server consolidation and provides easier server management. It might also introduce new availability requirements for your applications. Your virtual environment must be able to quickly recover from physical server failures. This paper introduces SAN solutions that work with VMware to deliver high availability.
November 2009 - (Free Research) This document provides valuable insight on determining the number and size of datastores, planning the storage environment, and tuning performance of the Emprise 7000 system.
November 2009 - (Free Research) VMware's latest enterprise-level hypervisor product suite, vSphere, includes many new features and technological enhancements over its predecessor, VMware Infrastructure 3 (VI3). This white paper focuses on how VMware improved various storage technologies, how they relate to data backup and recovery, and more.
November 2009 - (Free Research) The ever present demand to maximise the value delivered by business-critical applications requires that we optimise the use of all the resources that execute and manage them. BMC Software is one of the major vendors offering such support and has a highly regarded set of solutions collectively called BMC SQL Performance for DB2.
November 2009 - (Free Research) In a series of three articles, this E-Guide introduces technology from Peer Software – designed to optimize file availability and collaboration across the WAN.
June 2009 - (Free Research) According to industry statistics, the majority of a typical company's data doesn't reside on data center storage -- it lives on the "edge." The edge may be desktop PCs, laptops or even smart phones and PDAs. In this transcript, W. Curtis Preston describes the most effective techniques, tools and best practices for protecting edge or mobile data.
October 2009 - (Free Research) Software installation failures frustrate customers and increase a software company's support costs. But the more complex your application's installation requirements, the more difficult it is to build a reliable, professional installer.
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