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CA ARCserve r12.5 for Windows and Windows SBS  by Productive Corporation


October 05, 2009 - CA ARCserve Backup unites innovative data deduplication technology, powerful storage resource management (SRM) reporting and robust security measures — making it one of the market’s most secure, reliable and efficient methods of protecting the information residing on physical and virtual servers.

 

CA ARCserve® Backup r12.5 ROI Calculator  by CA


November 20, 2009 - CA ARCserve Backup unites innovative data deduplication technology, powerful storage resource management (SRM) reporting and robust security measures. Use this ROI calculator to find out how much your organization can save with ARCserve.

 

CA/Microsoft Hyper-V Protection White Paper "Adopting Server Virtualization for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery"  by CA


May 01, 2009 - This white paper will discuss how server virtualization technology helps significantly reduce overall IT capital expense and operational costs. Learn how Hyper-V™ virtualization technology can be quickly deployed in any business environment so that you can build an IT infrastructure with disaster recovery capabilities.

 

Capacity Analyzer: Optimize Capacity, Maximize Performance, Instant ROI  by VKernel


November 14, 2008 - By continuously monitoring shared capacity utilization trends in your VMware ESX environment, Capacity Analyzer significantly reduces the time and costs of identifying current capacity bottlenecks causing performance problems.

 

Career Builder Puts the Network Into Networking  by CDW Corporation


September 01, 2009 - Read this case study and see how CareerBuilder turned to CDW to redefine a technology solution that could sustain the company's growth, and give them a competitive advantage to propel their fast-growing job network and keep their clients happy.

 

Case Study: 1-800-FLOWERS.COM Assuring improvements in business continuity with Fax on Demand  by Esker Inc.


December 28, 2007 - Read this brief case study to learn how 1-800-FLOWERS.COM faced the challenge to implement the next stage of a strategy for faxed order communications to accommodate key seasonal spikes in demand while avoiding unnecessary capacity expenditures.

 

Case Study: A Model of Virtualization  by Dell India


October 30, 2008 - Read this case study to learn how the Dell IT group has virtualized more than 5,000 servers and saved the company over US$29 million using a scalable, worldwide virtualization model.

 

Case Study: Avocent Increases Its Distribution Capacity and Throughput Without a Costly Physical Expansion  by CDC Global Services - Catalyst


June 16, 2009 - Avocent needed to increase its distribution capacity and throughput without a costly physical expansion. Read this case study to see how Catalyst stood out as the clear choice to partner Avocent on this project plan of upgrading their SAP warehouse management system.

 

Case Study: Blount Overcomes Operational Efficiency Challenges  by CDC Global Services - Catalyst


September 17, 2009 - In this case study you will learn how Catalyst's expertise in SAP and process improvement was integral in helping Blount decrease order fulfillment time, increase pick process visibility, remove pack station bottleneck, eliminate pack station disorder, reduce packing and shipping errors, increase inventory accuracy and more.

 

Case Study: Brokerage Trades Up to Robust Server Platform  by Dell India


February 16, 2009 - Read this paper to learn how Dell PowerEdge servers with virtualization helped reduce datacenter footprint by over 35 percent at Pune e Stock Broking.

 

Case Study: Clear Channel  by Hewlett-Packard Company


September 28, 2007 - After expanding their business into other markets across the globe, international media company Clear Channel found their current accounting and billing systems needing an upgrade. Read this case study and learn Clear Channel's solution.

 

Case Study: Continental Airlines Streamlines Operations, Cuts Costs with Virtualization Solution  by Dell and Microsoft


April 01, 2009 - To expand its virtualized server and desktop infrastructure, Continental Airlines deployed a beta release of Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter. By using improved Hyper-V™ technology and Remote Desktop Services, Continental expects to increase system uptime, implement new services in minutes, and save up to U.S. $1.5 million a year.

 

Case Study: Cutting Backup Times from Eight Hours to Twenty Minutes at U.S. Army Command  by Quantum Corporation


January 30, 2009 - The DXi7500 was recommended more highly than competitive offerings, and it contained everything desired in a backup solution.

 

Case Study: DaimlerChrysler South Africa - Migrating Mission Critical Application Achieving Over 50% Cost Savings and Improving Service Levels  by Micro Focus, Ltd


October 27, 2009 - In October 2003, DaimlerChrysler South Africa decided that significant cost savings could be achieved by migrating its mission critical systems onto a contemporary low cost platform and in the process remove the mainframe. This case study presents the challenges the company faced as well as the solution and benefits achieved.

 

Case Study: Grey Healthcare Group leverages FalconStor VTL with deduplication to improve backup and recovery performance, optimize storage assets, and strengthen data security  by FalconStor Software


March 31, 2009 - Grey Healthcare Group is one of the world's top five healthcare communications companies. Read this case study to learn how Grey Healthcare Group leveraged FalconStor VTL with deduplication to improve backup and recovery performance, optimize storage assets, and strengthen data security.

 

Case Study: Helping AIC Cut Daily Backup Window While Saving Money & Staff Time  by Quantum Corporation


April 01, 2009 - Read this customer case study to see how Canadian mutual fund company AIC Ltd. leveraged Quantum's DXi™5500 disk backup solution featuring data deduplication and replication technology in order to drastically reduce backup time as well as cut storage costs and management.

 

Case Study: Indiabulls Gets Bullish on Growth by Deploying Dell Servers and a Dell SAN  by Dell India


December 24, 2007 - Read this case study to learn how one of India's leading financial services firms paved the way for continued growth and improved customer service by deploying Dell servers and a Dell SAN.

 

Case Study: Mid-Atlantic Communications Company Delivers Wireless Broadband in Rural America  by Motorola, Inc.


August 20, 2009 - Telpage initially deployed wireless broadband equipment from a variety of manufacturers in the 900 MHz, 2.4 and 5.7 GHz frequencies to support point-to-point and point-to-multipoint applications. Unfortunately, that equipment could not reliably scale to support increased demand. Read on to learn how Telpage found reliable scalability.

 

Case Study: Quantum Data Deduplication Solution Provides IFB with Complete Return on Investment in Only Four Weeks  by Quantum Corporation


June 09, 2009 - How does a dynamic U.K. business get its large customers to entrust it with their data? The answer is to deploy a Quantum data deduplication solution. By implementing a comprehensive disk-to-disk-to-tape (D2D2T) backup and restore infrastructure based on the Quantum DXi-Series..

 

Case Study: Shift to Blades Speeds Up and Simplifies IT  by Dell India


February 19, 2009 - Read this paper to learn how Precision Automation and Robotics India Ltd reduced server footprint by 50 percent and energy costs by 30 percent by implementing an infrastructure based Dell™ PowerEdge™ blades running virtualization and Dell/EMC SAN array.

 

Case Study: Sin Chew Daily Protects Its Network with Panda GateDefender Performa  by Panda Security


August 11, 2009 - In this case study you’ll learn how Sin Chew Daily, the most widely-read Chinese-language daily'newspaper in Malaysia, bolstered their perimeter defense by implementing Panda GateDefender software.

 

Case Study: VCPI Takes Network Security to the Next Level  by CDW Corporation


September 29, 2008 - Read this case study to learn how the leading technology total solutions provider for the long-term care industry, VCPI, selected and implemented CDW solutions, resulting in increased speed and effectiveness of network defenses as well as improved incident response time.

 

Case Study: Welch’s® Improves its Warehouse and Inventory Management Operations  by TAKE Supply Chain


October 15, 2009 - Welch's selected the TAKE Supply Chain Gemini™ for OPM mobile software solution and Compliance Label Manager (CLM), a barcode and radio-frequency identification (RFID) label management solution to improve the speed, visibility, accuracy and control of extended manufacturing and distribution supply chains. Read on to learn more.

 

Catalog Based Services: A New Paradigm in Enterprise Application  by Wipro Technologies


August 11, 2009 - This paper evaluates the impact of changing market landscape on enterprise application service offerings, and evaluates traditional service models in today's context and attempts to evangelize an innovative service model which meets the need of the hour-- faster ROI at lower TCO.

 

Catalyst Telecom and Avaya Solutions Guide  by Catalyst Telecom


October 30, 2009 - Whatever challenges your business is facing, we've got a solution for that. When you partner with the leader in business communications solutions, you get more than just products. Read this eBook to learn the many benefits of employing Catalyst Telecom services and solutions.

 

CCNA Wireless Certification  by Global Knowledge


December 10, 2008 - This paper will describe the growing need for CCNA Wireless certification, what the CCNA Wireless certification is, its benefits, and what pre-requisites, exams, and training is required to get certified.

 

Changes to the PMBOK® Guide, 4th Edition, and What You Should Know  by Global Knowledge


March 13, 2009 - In December 2008, PMI® (Project Management Institute) released the 4th edition version of 'A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge® (PMBOK® Guide)',the Project Management Institute's (PMI's) collection of published “generally recognized good practices” (according to PMI's 4th edition FAQs).

 

Changing the Economics of IT: HP Adaptive Infrastructure and VMware vSphere 4.0  by HP, Intel, & VMware


August 14, 2009 - Many IT managers face the challenge of providing greater business service while keeping costs low. Watch this webcast to learn how to simplify resource management. Gain insight into an advanced processor technology that reallocates energy budget from underutilized cores to those that need to run faster.

 

Chapter 1: Cloud Risks and Rewards - CIO Strategies for the Cloud  by SearchCIO.com


September 29, 2009 - Some pundits foresee a future in which all data center computing is done in the "cloud," but that future is a long way off. Most organizations have just begun to venture into the cloud. Many others remain skeptical because of security and quality-of-service concerns. Read this ebook to learn what CIOs can to do now to prep their own environments.

 

Choosing a Standard for BI and Reporting: Simplify the IT Environment Reduce Your TCO Increase Your ROI  by IBM


January 05, 2009 - The reasons driving standardization in BI and reporting are core to every company—cutting costs, boosting revenue, and increasing profits. IBM Cognos 8 BI lets business users move among capabilities in a guided way, get the answers they seek, and collaborate while giving IT complete control over the BI environment.

 

Choosing the Best CRM for Your Organization  by Oracle Corporation


September 01, 2007 - Explore four Customer Relationship Management (CRM) deployment scenarios and how to choose a CRM solution that will best meet your company's needs today and support your business as it grows and evolves.

 

Choosing the right authentication method for your business  by SafeNet, Inc.


September 30, 2009 - Authentication technologies have struggled to keep pace with organizational needs including cost reduction, support for multiple user types and support for high-risk applications over the Internet. View this webcast to gain insight on current authentication technologies and explore guidelines to help you pick the right authentication technology.

 

Choosing The Right Hardware and Software for Data Protection Solutions  by Hewlett-Packard Company


June 18, 2008 - With the increasing importance of disk-based data protection, the question arises on what are the relative choices of disk and tape for basic operational recovery. The answer lies in what data protection software technologies are used and for what reasons. This white paper gives more information.

 

CIO Decisions Ezine Vol. 2  by CIO Decisions


September 01, 2008 - Outsourcing is the quest to offload either commodity or very specialized activities, so that staff can focus on work that truly adds value to the business.

 

CIO Decisions Ezine Volume 4: Disaster Recovery and Unified Communications  by CIO Decisions


December 05, 2008 - This eguide explains how Midmarket companies are embracing server virtualization and updating their disaster recovery strategies to ensure they minimize risk-affordably.

 

CIO Decisions Ezine Volume 5: Virtual Revolution  by CIO Decisions


February 09, 2009 - Read this new volume of the CIO Decisions Midmarket Ezine to learn how server virtualization can save time, space and - perhaps most important - money. Experts and IT executives offer their insights and experience on the technology that's changing the data center.

 

CIO Decisions eZine: ITSM Managing for Efficiency and Effectiveness  by SkillSoft Corporation


November 10, 2009 - IT Service Management frameworks are helping CIOs leverage best practices to lead change, improve response time and better manage the IT/business relationship. In this CIO Decisions eZine, experts offer insights into how to roll out your ITSM implementation.

 

Cisco Continuous Data Protection for Files  by Cisco Systems, Inc.


March 25, 2009 - Most analysts, including Enterprise Strategy Group, agree that performing only a periodic backup leaves data at risk, and they find that this is a major concern among the IT professionals they survey. The answer to this concern is Cisco Small Business Network Storage Systems (NSS) and Cisco Continuous Data Protection (CDP) for Files software.

 

Cisco IP Phone Features  by Global Knowledge


February 10, 2009 - This paper explains various features (Softkeys) available to the phone while in a call state.

 

Cisco Security Troubleshooting: Part I-- Connectivity Through ASA or PIX Firewalls  by Global Knowledge


May 01, 2009 - This white paper is the first in a three-part series, each of which examines the challenge of implementing network security on equipment from Cisco Systems while maintaining the connectivity requirements of the business or enterprise.

 

Cisco SMB Solutions: Work Wherever You Want  by Cisco Systems, Inc.


August 16, 2009 - Where will you conduct business today? Chances are that you, your colleagues, or your employees will spend time out of the office. These days, it's not necessary to spend eight hours in the office to put in a full-day's work.

 

Cisco Unified Communications: Unifying Communications Infrastructure  by Global Knowledge


December 10, 2008 - Cisco's unified communications vision combines individual systems with different communications capabilities into a cohesive, powerful communications ecosystem that allows a business to revolutionize itself overnight.

 

Citizant Enhances IT Flexibility and Scalability by Creating a Virtualized Dell Infrastructure  by Dell and VMware


March 02, 2009 - Read this case study to learn how the Citizant IT group worked with Dell to design a virtualized IT infrastructure that includes VMware virtualization software to accommodate business growth, enhance IT flexibility, and improve worker productivity by creating a virtualized infrastructure in-house.

 

Citrix XenDesktop vs. VMware View  by Citrix


May 21, 2009 - This technical session covers the architecture of XenDesktop 3. Attendees will learn about the key technical advantages of XenDesktop over Vmware.

 

City Where Fantasy Thrives Solves Reality of Backup Challenges with Quantum DXi7500 Express  by Quantum Corporation


July 01, 2009 - When a full backup of the city's 125-plus servers became impossible overnight on a legacy tape system, Burbank went looking for a better answer. The city chose Quantum's DXi7500 Express disk-based backup solution with deduplication technology.

 

Clearing the Way for Faster, Smarter Decisions: Instant, Accurate Information Drives Competitive Edge  by SAP AG


December 17, 2007 - This paper examines how you can gain reliable, accessible information from efficient, integrated IT systems – and use that information to make faster, smarter decisions. In turn, the right decisions will lead to better operations and a stronger competitive position.

 

Client Relationship Management for Asset Managers  by Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution


February 20, 2009 - This white paper describes how client relationship management (CRM) technology can help mutual fund wholesalers and institutional asset managers address these core industry challenges and effectively foster.

 

Client Systems Management - Take Control of your Environment  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


August 27, 2009 - Dell simplifies systems management. Dell's approach delivers systems management solutions that integrate and interoperate to help ease deployment, speed problem resolution, and enable you to manage smarter.

 

Closed Loop Lifecycle Planning: Optimizing for Energy Efficiency in the Upcoming Technology Refresh Cycle  by Hewlett-Packard Company


January 31, 2008 - This paper encourages all businesses to consider a more formal "green" strategy in regards to client computing and the technology refresh cycle. The timing could not be better. There is also a business case to be made that the 'business as usual' environment could view the "green" initiative as a compelling event unto itself.

 

Closing the data privacy gap for SAP Applications  by IBM


October 01, 2008 - This white paper provides insight into the requirements for protecting privacy in SAP non-production environments and describes some of the comprehensive data masking techniques available with the IBM® Optim™ Data Privacy Solution for SAP® Applications.

 

Closing the Gaps in Enterprise Data Security: A Model for 360 degree Protection  by Sophos Inc.


June 10, 2009 - This paper examines the primary data threats that currently concern chief security officers (CSOs) and IT security management within enterprises, and recommends best-practice techniques to minimize and overcome risks to data security. These best practices have been successfully implemented and deployed in organizations.

 

Closing the Gaps in Enterprise Data Security: A Model for 360° Protection  by Sophos Inc.


November 19, 2009 - This paper examines the primary data threats that currently concern chief security officers (CSOs) and IT security management within enterprises, and recommends best-practice techniques to minimize and overcome risks to data security. These best practices have been successfully implemented and deployed in organizations worldwide as components of a

 

Cloud computing 101  by Platform Computing Corporation


October 29, 2009 - Tune into this podcast for expert insight into the impact of cloud computing on your IT infrastructure. Hear from cloud computing expert, Jeff Kaplan, as he explains the basic pressures driving cloud computing. Learn about Amazon's influence on the cloud market and discover the 3 elements that attract enterprises to the cloud.

 

CloudBurst Technical Demonstration  by IBM


September 08, 2009 - The IBM CloudBurst Family is a line of pre-integrated service delivery platforms including hardware, storage, networking, virtualization, and service management software, which will enable you to create a private cloud environment.

 

Clustered NAS emerges to address high-performance needs: Expert Podcast  by BlueArc Corp.


November 06, 2009 - Traditionally, NAS systems have had limitations in throughput, connectivity, reliability and scalability. Today, a new generation of high-performance NAS is making high-availability for NAS a reality. In this expert podcast, find out about the latest trends in clustered NAS and what it means for storage pros facing increasing data storage growth.

 

Clustered Storage - From SMB, to Scientific, to Social Networking and Web 2.0  by Sun Microsystems, Inc.


August 13, 2009 - This Webcast breaks down the truth about clustered storage and answers some of the most important questions surrounding the subject. Find out more today.

 

Clusters vs. Grids for Windows High Availability  by Marathon Technologies


October 09, 2009 - IT pros have several options to choose from when ensuring high availability, making it difficult to know which approach is best for their organization. This expert podcast explores these choices with a focus on cluster and grid computing. Discover the differences between the two with details on when to use them.

 

Coca-Cola Enterprises Selects Microsoft SharePoint Online to Advance Productivity  by Microsoft


June 01, 2009 - Increasing competition motivated Coca-Cola company executives to launch a new strategic direction, mandating a platform to communicate and engage with all employees. It implemented a Microsoft-based hosted worldwide intranet with messaging and collaboration tools, which are accessible to all employees from any device.

 

Coinstar Selects the Most Profitable Machine Locations  by SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters


May 04, 2009 - Coinstar, a coin conversion company, needed to identify new and profitable locations for their coin conversion machines. They turned to SPSS Inc.'s data integration and analysis capabilities with various demographic and geography-based variables. Read this case study for more details.

 

Commodity Coding: Code It or Buy (Too Much of) It  by DataFlux Corporation


November 02, 2009 - 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.

 

Common Models in SOA: Tackling the Data Integration Problem  by Progress Software


December 01, 2008 - You're probably familiar with the use of common formats in integration. These common representations, or in some cases mutually agreed upon formats, are often found in B2B transactions. To see how a common model can simplify SOA development, let's examine the standards at the foundation of SOA and ESB to understand what they include and...

 

Common Pitfalls in Server Virtualization  by CDW Corporation


August 25, 2008 - For all its benefits, server virtualization can be difficult to implement and could actually increase your costs and complicate network management. Here are some common pitfalls to look out for and avoid.

 

Comparing Deduplication Approaches: Technology Considerations for Enterprise Environments  by SEPATON


June 01, 2008 - Deduplication has become an essential tool to control exponential data growth. This article will describe the techniques being used today to deduplicate data and will highlight considerations for choosing the best technology for your environment.

 

Comparing Research in Motion and Microsoft Mobile Solutions  by Microsoft


December 05, 2008 - This paper compares the Research In Motion BlackBerry solution with the Microsoft® mobile solution by analyzing features of the user experience and the administrator experience.

 

Competing on Innovation - A Guide to Next-Generation BI Appliances  by Sybase, Inc.


August 25, 2009 - IT organizations are increasingly looking at business intelligence appliances to increase “in the moment” insight and business agility without disrupting current operations.

 

Competing on Innovation... Next-Generation BI Appliances  by Sybase, Inc.


October 15, 2009 - View this Webcast and learn to get all the speed, flexibility and processing power of a custom-built data warehouse.

 

Complex Role Entitlements: Making Sense of Role-Based Access Controls (RBAC)  by FoxT


August 31, 2009 - The new Role-Based Access Control utilities enforce entitlements down to the data and device level. The ability to effectively provision and audit these fine-grained controls across diverse technology domains is still a challenge. In this webcast, receive practical guidance on how to implement a unified policy management infrastructure for RBAC.

 

Comply With XBRL: Automate Compliance with U.S. and European Financial-Reporting Standards  by Information Builders


June 19, 2009 - A new standard file format, Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), for submitting financial reports to the SEC in the United States is being mandated for June 2009. Both the creation of, and reporting from XBRL, are functions performed by the same new tool described in this paper.

 

Compression ROI Tool  by IBM


October 19, 2009 - 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.

 

Configuring High Availability for Windows Server 2008 Environments  by Marathon Technologies


September 28, 2009 - All organizations are becoming increasingly reliant upon their computer systems. The availability of those systems can be the difference between the organization succeeding and failing. This series will examine how we can configure our Windows Server 2008 environments to provide the level of availability our organizations need.

 

Connected Businesses Win  by Cisco Systems, Inc.


August 14, 2009 - For small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), networks can do more than simply connect machines. They also deliver voice (telephone) and video, and connect functions such as sales and bookkeeping to make business more efficient, collaborative, and profitable. Read this paper learn about core network components and benefits.

 

Connecting Virtual Desktop and Disaster Recovery  by Forsythe Technology Solution


November 20, 2009 - Connecting virtual desktop technology with the disaster recovery process has probably not been a major focus for organizations; however, integrating a disaster recovery plan for the virtual desktop is moving up organizational priority lists for a multitude of reasons.

 

Consolidate SQL Server 2008 on Dell 4 Socket - Multi-Core Servers - using Hyper-V  by Dell, Inc.


September 10, 2009 - This Guide is a companion to How to Guide: Consolidating multiple SQL Server systems onto Dell PowerEdge Servers using Microsoft’s Hyper-V. In this Guide, we use the Dell PowerEdge R900 and PowerEdge R905 as target servers.

 

Continuous Innovation for Product and Service Leadership: An Approach Driven by Business Value  by SAP America Inc


October 21, 2009 - The need to keep product and service offerings fresh is not a new concept in business today, but the new approach is involving a network of business partners and even customers in their quest to innovate. This process is called "continuous product and service innovation."

 

Control Your Email Environment with these 11 Tips  by Iron Mountain Digital


September 25, 2009 - The handling of email has become a critical business, IT and regulatory issue, driving a need for email archiving solutions in many organizations. This whitepaper will cover archiving and email management, eDiscovery and knowledge management.

 

Controlling Electronic Information: Managing the Flood  by RSD


August 25, 2009 - Many companies use electronic documents to conduct business, but there is only so much storage to hold all of this data. This expert webcast discusses how to archive messages without having to manually delete items on a monthly basis. Get practical archiving strategies to control your electronic information and meet compliance regulations.

 

Converting Information Into Cash For Retail  by Sterling Commerce


September 01, 2009 - This paper gives tips on how CIOs and LOB executives can close the gap between them when it comes to an organization’s ability to most strategically utilize technology to optimally leverage the value and power of information for the success of the organization.

 

Cornerstone Group Sees Six-Fold Reduction in Backup Time and Administration  by Quantum Corporation


October 08, 2009 - The company’s previous tape system wasn’t meeting Cornerstone’s needs, particularly with 50 percent annual data growth. Cornerstone selected the Quantum Scalar i500 intelligent tape library platform due to its modularity, speed and the ability to move to LTO-4 tapes.

 

Corporate networks: Business 2.0 and beyond  by SonicWALL


July 24, 2009 - The performance and security needs of corporate networks have evolved greatly in the last five years. This brochure provides a management overview of what's changed and why. But more importantly, it shows why flexibility, visibility, agility and affordability are now the key factors in network decision-making. Read on to learn more.

 

Cost Effective Security and Compliance with Oracle Database 11g Release 2  by Oracle Corporation


September 28, 2009 - With Oracle Database 11g powerful privileged user and multi-factor access control, data classification, and data masking, organizations can deploy reliable data security solutions that do not require any changes to existing applications, minimizing the costs associated with regulatory compliance and the deployment of strong internal controls.

 

Cost-cutting strategies for a virtualized data center: Blade servers  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


June 16, 2009 - Implementing the newest blade servers will enable you to decrease power consumption and optimize performance in your virtualized data center. Listen to this expert podcast to learn more about how you can consume less power and cut cooling costs.

 

Cost-cutting strategies for a virtualized data center: Disaster recovery and readiness  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


June 16, 2009 - Learn how data center virtualization enables your company to implement cost-effective disaster recovery (DR) solutions and reduce DR testing and maintenance costs.

 

Cost-cutting strategies for a virtualized data center: Performance and capacity management tools  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


June 16, 2009 - In this expert podcast, learn how new capacity planning and performance management tools utilize automation and an intuitive interface to increase resource utilization and reduce capital expenditures for your virtualized data center.

 

Cost-effective Strategies for Building the Next-generation Data Center  by ZT Systems


October 23, 2009 - This white paper will discuss the forces behind the rise of flexible, cloud-like data center architectures; describe the hardware needs created by those new architectures; and show why custom servers from ZT Systems powered by AMD Opteron™ processors are an exceptional fit for these demanding new data center environments.

 

Countdown: Top Five Technology Challenges of Role and Entitlement Management  by Guardium


November 20, 2009 - When an organization commits to implementing the technologies and tools to support role and entitlement management, it faces a number of sizable challenges. In this podcast, expert Richard Mackey counts down these organizational, process, and technical challenges that block the successful deployment of role and entitlement management technology.

 

Create a Smarter Storage Strategy  by F5 Networks, Inc.


September 10, 2009 - This whitepaper explains how building a smarter storage infrastructure based on the business value of data can enable you to address your data storage requirements efficiently and at the lowest cost.

 

Create Supported SQL Server 2008 Virtual Machines -- Rely on Server Virtualization to run SQL Server 2008  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


September 01, 2008 - The support team for Microsoft SQL Server has published guidelines for virtualizing this database engine. Read this paper to learn how to move forward with the process and create supported SQL Server virtual machines (VMs) that can be hosted on Dell PowerEdge servers.

 

Creating a Business-ready Infrastructure with HP and VMware  by HP, Intel, & VMware


August 05, 2009 - HP and VMware help you change the economics of IT by creating a business-ready infrastructure based on three pillars: standardize, optimize, and automate.

 

Creating a Data Classification Procedure  by Red Hat


October 20, 2009 - You know you have to protect your sensitive data, but in order to do that, you have to find it. Data classification consists of identifying what information is confidential, then deciding how to store and secure that information. In this video, Adrian Lane of Securosis gives insight into the data classification process.

 

Creating an Integrated e-Business Solution in Hosting SAP with Freudenberg IT (FIT)  by Freudenberg IT


June 16, 2009 - Read this paper to learn how Freudenberg IT (FIT) provides everything you need for a complete integrated e-business solution. FIT provides the applications infrastructure and technical day-to-day applications support; the required care to better ensure that your SAP environment is always there and is always performing optimally.

 

Creating and managing value-driven product portfolios  by IBM


June 23, 2009 - The product portfolio decisions you make today will determine whether your company is relevant tomorrow. To increase the chances of marketing a successful product, organizations must deliver products and services to the consumers they value the most, and they must provide those deliverables when their consumers want them. Read on to learn more.

 

Creating and managing value-driven product portfolios - Improving product portfolio management to optimize your products, services and projects  by IBM


April 01, 2009 - The best products to offer are those that provide a high level of value for both you and your customer. Companies with successful product portfolios often utilize a systematic process to effectively guide which projects are selected. This whitepaper explains how you can take advantage of a value-driven approach to product portfolio management.

 

Creating Enduring Customer Relationships  by Oracle Corporation


June 10, 2009 - Read this white paper to learn how investing in a new loyalty solution or improving your existing one will enable you to truly differentiate your business around the customer experience and drive lasting relationships.

 

Credit Card Company Improves Risk Management to Boost Bottom Line using Predictive Analytics  by SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters


May 04, 2009 - A successful credit card company must be able to accurately assess its credit risk at any given time. Having an up-to-date picture of which clients may default on payments is critical to this process, not only amongst new applicants, but existing customers too.

 

Credit Issuers: Stop Application Fraud At The Source With Device Reputation  by iovation, Inc.


June 09, 2009 - Read this white paper to learn about new and innovative techniques and solutions can be used to combat fraud, and how you can realize a true return on investment by reducing losses from fraud exposure and increasing operational efficiency within your fraud prevention process.

 

Critical Technologies for Compliance and Risk Management  by Siperian, Inc.


September 16, 2009 - Smart decision-makers are seeking technology investments -- such as Master Data Management -- to help establish good governance models that will help with regulatory compliance and lower their operational risk.

 

CRM and Social Networking: Engaging the Social Customer  by Microsoft


June 09, 2009 - As social networking sites explode in popularity, the hype and interest continue to build. But sorting the fact from the hype can be a challenge. This paper discusses tangible ways that organizations can extract measurable business value from social networking by leveraging it in conjunction with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions.

 

CRM Built for Customer Service: The Executive Guide to Selecting CRM that Meets Service Needs  by Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution


February 20, 2009 - This paper explores core principles companies can use to help them select a CRM system.

 

CRM Built for IT: The Executive Guide to Selecting CRM that Meets IT Needs  by Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution


November 11, 2009 - This white paper provides everything the CIO and IT team must know to evaluate a CRM system based on the critical business and technical issues that matter to IT directors and chief information and technology officers.

 

CRM Built for Marketing: The Executive Guide to Selecting CRM that Meets Marketing Needs  by Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution


July 23, 2009 - How can a company ensure that their marketing department's needs are represented when choosing an enterprise-level CRM system? This white paper provides core principles companies can use to help them select a CRM system that each marketing team member feels was built just for them.

 

CRM Built for Sales: The Executive Guide to Selecting CRM That Meets Sales Needs  by Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution


February 20, 2009 - This white paper provides core principles companies can use to help them select a CRM system that each sales user feels was built just for them.

 

CRM Solution’s Superior Workflows, Multi-Tenancy Create Stronger Customer Service  by Microsoft


April 21, 2008 - Using the multi-tenancy features of the solution, The Linc Group can tailor the CRM experience for each of its offices and franchisees around the world. The true value of Microsoft [Dynamics] CRM [4.0] is about how successful the tool can make employees in their jobs . . .

 

CRM: THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE - Five Principles for CRM Success  by Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution


February 20, 2009 - This paper explains how, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is first and foremost a strategy. This guide provides insight to help you take a more customer-centric view of your business.

 

Cross-Channel Campaign Management - Next Generation Multichannel Marketing  by Infor CRM


March 02, 2009 - This report identified how top performing organizations leverage and execute multichannel marketing campaigns. The findings demonstrate how Best-in-Class organizations are leveraging a collaborative cross-channel approach to extract maximum value and marketing efforts.

 

Crossing the Chasm Between the Service Desk and Operations  by BMC Software, Inc


June 15, 2009 - IT organizations can significantly improve efficiency and reduce operational costs by creating environments with shared access to common data to support Operations and the Service Desk, and evolving and automating key processes between the two groups.

 

Culver Franchising Systems Improves Operations with Microsoft Business Intelligence Solution  by Microsoft


September 01, 2009 - This Case Study examines how Culver Franchising Systems turned to the RedPrairie-Microsoft Business Intelligence solution to make better decisions and improve store operations, while vastly reducing reporting time. With the RedPrairie-Microsoft solution in place, Culver now gets early warning of underperforming stores.

 

Customer Experience IQ Report  by Vovici


October 20, 2009 - The Customer Experience IQ (CEIQ) report identifies the six secrets of highly effective customer experience programs that every company can use to create true customer loyalty. Read this paper to learn which customer experience programs that organizations have implemented are most effective at driving customer loyalty.

 

Customer perspectives on the benefits of a collaborative process to deliver software quality  by IBM


September 11, 2009 - This Hurwitz and Associates whitepaper shares the successes, challenges and future plans of three companies - Sogeti Group, Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), and Scotiabank.

 

Customer Success Story: Charlotte County Public Schools Optimize WAN Performance with Blue Coat  by Blue Coat


July 09, 2009 - Watch this webcast to learn about the challenges and successes of Chris Bress, Director of Learning Through Technology for a public school system in Florida, which serves 17,000 students.

 

Cutting Costs with Greener IT  by Wipro Technologies


October 01, 2009 - The tools for assessing enterprise-level green practices have evolved from do-it yourself Excel spreadsheets to elaborate carbon accounting software suites available on a subscription basis. By first determining a baseline, organizations can set clear goals for adopting greener IT practices.

 
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