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D2D Virtual Tape Library Replication Primer  by Hewlett-Packard Company


July 17, 2009 - With the introduction of HP Dynamic deduplication and low bandwidth replication (LBR) on HP D2D2500, D2D4000 and D2D4100 Backup Systems, the way data protection can be implemented has been transformed. This whitepaper explains the terminology and concepts behind these technologies and establishes some sizing rules through worked examples.

 

D2D2T Backup Architectures and the Impact of Data De-duplication  by Quantum Corporation


May 01, 2008 - This paper examines the impact of de-duplication in a disk-to-disk-to-tape (D2D2T) backup and recovery environment.

 

Data Breaches Rise in Number and Dollar Amount  by ESET


September 03, 2009 - In this podcast, learn how a majority of data breaches are occurring and what companies are and aren't doing to mitigate security risks.

 

Data Center Automation - Facing the Air of Change  by Wipro Technologies


June 12, 2009 - Many IT organizations still perform a majority of Data Center administration tasks manually. Today, manual techniques are obsolete as Information Technology is required to manage complex multivendor infrastructures cost-effectively. There is one way to meet this challenge and that is Automation.

 

Data Center Facilities IT Handbook, Ch 4 - Data Center Design and Build Out  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


August 10, 2009 - A successful data center construction or renovation project requires managers to carefully follow each phase of the process - design, construction, review and acceptance. Read this eBook Chapter to learn more.

 

Data Center Projects: Growth Model  by APC


November 20, 2008 - Long term data center or network room capacity planning may seem impossible in the face of evolving IT technology and business requirements. This paper shows a simple and effective way to develop a capacity plan for a data center or network room.

 

Data Center Projects: System Planning  by APC


February 03, 2009 - The planning sequence described in this paper covers the design of the data center's physical infrastructure layer, whose job it is to house, power, cool, and protect the data center's computing and network functions.

 

Data Center Virtualization  by Compellent


March 11, 2009 - Many organizations are adopting server virtualization technologies to reduce capital costs, create a flexible pool of resources and shrink the data center footprint. But to take full advantage of the benefits of server virtualization, organizations need the support of an advanced storage platform. This data sheet gives more details.

 

Data Center Virtualization and Efficiency: Server, Network and Storage Perspective  by Cisco Systems, Inc.


September 24, 2009 - Watch this webcast to gain insight into how data center virtualization technologies are contributing to dramatic increases in efficiency and reduced capital and operational expenses. Discover current trends driving the virtualized data center.

 

Data Conversion in a System Migration: Best Practices for Compliance and Continuity  by Advent Software, Inc


January 01, 2009 - This document is designed to help firms understand their data conversion options. It outlines what data is critical and must be converted for compliance purposes and business continuity, what data is not critical, the relationship between data conversion and reporting, and what to look for in a new technology provider relative to data conversion.

 

Data Deduplication -- Different Approaches for Different Environments  by Hewlett-Packard Company


October 19, 2009 - As storage capacity needs grow in SMBs, disk is increasingly being used as a backup storage target. In this FAQ, backup expert W. Curtis Preston, discusses the role of disk-based backup in the SMB space. Curtis takes a closer look at the benefits and cost differentiators of moving from tape to disk for data backup.

 

Data Deduplication and Disk-to-Disk Back Up Systems: Technical Considerations (Presentation Transcript)  by Data Domain


January 28, 2008 - This presentation transcript explores the primary technological differences inherent in the various forms of data deduplication currently available.

 

Data Deduplication Approaches: Solving Today's Most Common Backup Problems  by Quantum Corporation


December 01, 2008 - This Technology Brief discusses different approaches to data deduplication in the market today along with the pros and cons of each, and then matches some of the most common backup problems to a recommended deduplication approach. The brief close with a spotlight on Quantum's DXi7500 enterprise disk backup and replication system

 

Data Deduplication Background - A Technical White Paper  by Quantum Corporation


June 10, 2009 - The purpose of data deduplication is to increase the amount of information that can be stored on disk arrays and to increase the effective amount of data that can be transmitted over networks. Read this white paper to learn more about data deduplication as well as Quantum Dxi-Series disk-based backup solutions.

 

Data Deduplication for Primary Data  by SearchStorage.com


October 22, 2009 - This E-Guide will explore if Data Deduplication is suitable for primary data and what vendors are doing to keep performance high for your company’s backups. If you are an IT Professional looking to Dedupe your Primary data, this E-Guide will help you navigate all the options and decisions you need to make.

 

Data Growth - Addressing the Elephant in the Room  by Sun Microsystems, Inc.


September 08, 2009 - This videocast discusses tiered storage strategies and also tips and tools on how to lower IT investments while optimizing storage efficiency. Download this informative videocast to learn more!

 

Data Integration: Creating a Trustworthy Data Foundation for Business Intelligence  by SAP America Inc


June 02, 2009 - This white paper discusses the importance of data integration and help you identify the key challenges of integrating data. It also provides you with an overview of data warehousing and its variations, as well as summarizes the benefits and approaches to integrating data.

 

Data Loss Prevention 2.0: Preventing the loss of confidential information via webmail, Facebook, wikis and blogs  by Code Green Networks, Inc.


November 09, 2009 - In today’s technology rich environment organizations are finding employees often post sensitive company information to insecure or public Internet sites using Web 2.0 applications. Code Green Networks TrueDLP provides organizations with a complete data loss prevention solution to stop the loss or theft of confidential or proprietary information.

 

Data Management for Business Intelligence  by SAP America Inc


January 23, 2009 - This report investigates the strategies, capabilities, and supporting technologies that Best-in-Class companies are employing to alleviate the pressure to accelerate the delivery of actionable information within their enterprises.

 

Data Privacy - The Untold Story  by IBM


February 24, 2009 - Check out this webcast to learn the business and technical issues that drive privacy protection requirements and how to safeguard confidential data by leveraging data masking techniques as part of an overall integrated data management strategy.

 

Data Protection Examples Using PS Series Snapshots in a VMware® Virtual Infrastructure  by Dell, Inc.


May 01, 2008 - This tech report demonstrates how using Dell EqualLogic SAN Snapshots can improve data protection in a VMware Virtual Infrastructure environment.

 

Data Protection for Virtual Server Environments  by Datalink and NetApp


October 01, 2008 - Today's data centers are in the midst of a revolution originating from the move to virtual server architectures powered by solutions such as VMware. Based on Datalink's experience protecting enterprise data centers, this white paper provides practical advice and considerations surrounding backup and recovery of virtual server infrastructures.

 

Data Protection Options for Virtualized Servers: Demystifying Virtual Server Data Protection - Best Practices and Technologies  by Quantum Corporation


June 01, 2008 - Virtualized server environments or infrastructures have varying functionalities and interfaces for application aware integration to enable complete and comprehensive data protection with data and transactional integrity.

 

Data Protection Virtual Seminar  by SearchSecurity.com


November 17, 2009 - The combination of the ever-changing compliance landscape, Web 2.0 and technologies such as mobile devices have made it increasingly more difficult to track where your confidential data resides and put mechanisms in place to protect it.

 

Data Quality: A Survival Guide For Marketing  by SAP America Inc


June 02, 2009 - Direct marketing is about communicating a message to a specific prospect or customer. This white paper from Business Objects, an SAP company, focuses on these concepts as they pertain to marketing, and particularly as they are supported by data quality functions inside of the broader EIM framework.

 

Data Security Laws in the US  by Quantum Corporation


July 01, 2009 - This list features a selection of Data Security laws in the US. As Quantum is a computer storage company, we cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this list. Please check with your local government or legal advisors on the laws in your own location. Thank you.

 

Data to Intelligence: The BI Advantage for Financial Services  by SAP America Inc


June 30, 2008 - Find out how leading financial enterprises are turning to sophisticated data warehousing techniques, real-time analytics, improved data quality, and intelligent metrics to find competitive advantage.

 

Data-Centric Security for Enterprise WANs  by Blue Coat


May 15, 2009 - Every business needs to protect valuable data, whether to comply with industry regulations or to guard intellectual capital. It's all too easy for users to leak this data to outside parties, either accidentally or with malicious intent. Read this whitepaper to learn how secure Web gateways and DLP systems can be integrated to keep your data safe.

 

Database and Server Data Security: Which Technologies are Worth the Investment?  by Thales


June 09, 2009 - This new Forrester report provides security and risk professionals the information they need to plan investments in the eight most important technologies for securing data stored in databases and on servers. Learn which technologies have the potential to deliver the most value now, and which technologies warrant a "wait and see" perspective.

 

Database Encryption and Key Management for Microsoft SQL Server 2008  by Thales


October 21, 2009 - This technical guide for database administrators and IT security experts demonstrates how you can protect your sensitive data with the native database encryption functions of Microsoft SQL Server 2008, such as cell-level encryption and Transparent Data Encryption, and manage and protect encryption keys with hardware security modules (HSMs).

 

Databases and ERP Selection: Oracle vs SQL Server  by IFS


June 19, 2009 - How do Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server database platforms compare on reliability, scalability and cost when run under enterprise software? Download this white paper for details.

 

Datacenter Management Optimization with Microsoft System Center  by Microsoft


September 08, 2009 - System Center lowers the cost of delivering datacenter services through integrated, end-to-end management of physical and virtual environments, and supports the optimization of the datacenter in three primary ways. Each of these benefits, and the solutions that enable them, are discussed in this paper.

 

DataCore Software: IDC on Removing Storage-Related Barriers to Virtualization  by DataCore Software Corporation


July 23, 2009 - Virtualization is among the technologies that have become increasingly attractive in the current economic climate, with good reason. Organizations are implementing virtualization solutions to obtain several functional benefits. But achieving these can be challenging.

 

DataDirect Data Integration Suite 4.0  by DataDirect Technologies


March 13, 2009 - Whether organizations hard code between core legacy applications and various data sources or employ a looser service-oriented architecture (SOA) approach, data integration and visualization remains a persistent challenge.

 

De-Duplication Is Physical - Storage Management Is Logical  by Northern Parklife


January 05, 2009 - This whitepaper will provide an overview of the benefits of Storage Resource Management as a "front end" to data deduplication. We will demonstrate how an SRM tool such as Northern Storage Suite can work in concert with data de-duplication technologies to efficiently streamline data and assure optimal performance of an organization's storage inf...

 

Dealing with Linux Server Sprawl  by Red Hat


September 16, 2009 - Organizations that do not have an active management strategy are often left with significant server sprawl issues. This expert webcast discusses a three pronged approach for overcoming these issues and explores different options for virtualization on Linux platforms.

 

Dedupe Simply  by Data Domain


September 17, 2009 - This on-demand webcast helps simplify the basics of data deduplication and outlines the benefits that are being achieved by enterprises around the world.

 

Dedupe Simply - Podcast  by Data Domain


September 17, 2009 - This on-demand Podcast helps simplify the basics of data deduplication and outlines the benefits that are being achieved by enterprises around the world.

 

Deduplication for the Enterprise: Six Steps to Optimal Results  by SEPATON


May 20, 2009 - Data deduplication is a must-have technology for today's enterprises. However, there are a wide range of choices and issues to be considered. This article covers six steps an organization can take to make sure implementing a deduplication technology is a smooth process.

 

Defense in Depth: How Application Whitelisting Can Increase Your Desktop Security  by Faronics


November 16, 2009 - No single technology guarantees security, however application whitelisting covers situations not addressed by firewalls or anti-virus utilities. This paper focuses on how application whitelisting can be effectively used as an important layer in your security scenario.

 

Delivering Identity Management Results in 30 Days  by Oracle Corporation


September 29, 2009 - Learn how organizations like yours are leveraging identity management solutions and designing implementations to accelerate their time to value and achieve their security, compliance and IT cost savings goals today.

 

Dell and Microsoft solutions help ServiceU deliver reliable system performance and create a virtualized environment that reduces power consumption by 50 percent  by Dell and Microsoft


February 01, 2009 - ServiceU Corporation was challenged to deploy reliable hardware to support its Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 environment and virtualize other applications to enhance business flexibility. Read this case study to learn about the benefits that ServiceU achieved through by implementing Dell hardware and Microsoft Hyper-V technology.

 

Dell boosts productivity by 30% by delivering rugged hardware and rock-solid service for on-site computing  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


August 20, 2009 - Although United States Infrastructure Corporation (USIC) was using ruggedized laptops, the computers were not standing up to construction site conditions, and slow warranty service was hurting productivity. Dell™ Latitude™ All Terrain Grade (ATG) laptop computers with Intel® Core™2 processors prove they are up to the job...

 

Dell completes virtualization deployment for heavy-equipment dealer Kelly Tractor in 20 days  by Dell and VMware


July 01, 2008 - An aging, proprietary enterprise resource planning (ERP) system at Kelly Tractor limited the company's ability to integrate information from separate departments and build new, innovative sales and services tools. Read how the company benefited from Dell and VMware virtualization.

 

Dell Equallogic PS Series and VMware View Enhance Virtual Desktop Project Success  by Dell, Inc.


May 13, 2009 - Read this white paper to to learn how VMware View can help IT administrators decrease operating costs by centralizing management, data protection and security.

 

Dell Helps Customers Reduce Spending on Power, Hardware, and Software  by Dell and Microsoft


August 09, 2009 - Companies that seek infrastructure consulting from Dell often want to cut expenditures. Dell can help customers reduce costs by taking advantage of Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, and Dell products and services. Read this case study to learn more!

 

Dell Networking Solutions Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V  by Dell and Microsoft


December 11, 2008 - This solutions guide details the four available networking configurations, and the advantages and disadvantages of each with an emphasis on typical Dell system configuration and the hardware offerings.

 

Dell PowerEdge Servers -- Introducing the Latest Generation  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


September 02, 2009 - Whether you need a tower, rack, or blade server, or a combination of these, Dell's comprehensive, award-winning PowerEdge family can meet your needs. Dell servers excel in virtualization, power and cooling, embedded systems management, and purposeful design.

 

Dell PowerEdge T610 Server - All-in-One 2-socket tower for small-to-medium size businesses and remote offices  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


May 19, 2009 - he Dell PowerEdge T610 server is a key data center building block for IT professionals seeking the highest level of performance. Read this article to learn more about the technical aspects of the Dell PowerEdge T610.

 

Dell Virtualization Advisor  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


September 03, 2009 - This tool is designed as a guide for customers with a comfortable knowledge of virtualization and their server/storage environment. Simply enter in a few vital pieces of information and the Dell Virtualization Advisor will create a customized virtualization solution to match your needs.

 

Dell Virtualization Consulting Services Video  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


September 03, 2009 - Virtualization is a rapidly evolving technology with many moving parts, making increasingly difficult for customers to develop an effective strategy. Every organization moves at a different pace. Dell delivers tailored solutions for every customer.

 

Dell Virtualization: Simplifying the Path to Profit  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


June 23, 2009 - This webinar will explain Dell's virtualization approach and discuss Dell's virtualization optimized technologies; explaining the methodologies and approaches taken to help you work with customers to bundle more solutions and services when selling virtualization solutions.

 

Dell's SMART Approach to Workload Automation  by BMC Software, Inc


April 17, 2009 - This white paper discusses why Dell chose BMC's CONTROL-M when they embarked on a broad initiative to integrate and upgrade its IT services to better satisfy business needs.

 

DELL™ PowerEdge™ Half-Height M610 and Full-Height M710 Blade  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


December 01, 2008 - The Dell PowerEdge M-Series blade servers help cut operating expenses through energy efficiency, product flexibility, and efficient use of data center space.

 

Dell™ ProConsult Virtualization Services  by Dell and Microsoft


October 28, 2009 - Simplify, consolidate, and aggressively accelerate virtualization with a portfolio of services that help decrease TCO and speed time to value. Dell ProConsult Virtualization Services simplify virtualization by helping you assess, plan, design and implement virtualization projects. Read this data sheet to learn more.

 

Dell™ Reference Architecture Overview for Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 in a VMware® ESX Server Environment using EqualLogic PS Series Storage  by Dell, Inc.


May 01, 2009 - This paper describes the Dell Reference Architecture, a blue print or a starting configuration, for designing Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 storage in a virtualized server environment using Dell™ EqualLogic™ arrays.

 

Delphi Capital Easily Shifts to EVault's Cloud-Based Managed Backup Services  by i365, A Seagate Company


May 29, 2009 - This document provides an examination of Delphi Capital's implementation of the EVault Managed Backup Services and the firm's experience and opinions on the solution. End users can use this information to assess whether online backup services are applicable within their environment and what benefits can be expected.

 

Demartek Report: FalconStor Virtual Tape Library (VTL) and Deduplication Performance  by FalconStor Software


July 01, 2009 - To evaluate the performance of its solutions, FalconStor commissioned Demartek to validate the performance of the FalconStor VTL solution and its deduplication solutions - as they come from the factory, without any special tuning adjustments. The sustained performance of these solutions is impressive and was measured using conservative data.

 

Demo: Personalized content and Advertising  by Alcatel-Lucent


November 20, 2009 - Charles Bahr of Alcatel-Lucent Multimedia Solutions Marketing and Christophe Senot of Bell Labs demonstrate the technologies that can be combined to create a personalized content and advertising experience across any screen.

 

Demonstrating Results for Identity Management in 30 Days: A Customer Case Study  by Oracle Corporation


September 23, 2009 - In this webcast, learn how a leading financial services company closed major gaps in their security and compliance programs using an identity management solution. Get details on the design and deployment, as well as how identity management aided in achieving quick results and immediate value.

 

Demystifying Data De-Duplication: Choosing the Best Solution  by FalconStor Software


February 12, 2009 - Data de-duplication has been described as the next evolutionary step in backup technology. Many vendors lay claim to the best data de-duplication approach, leaving customers to face the difficulty of separating hype from reality. This document provides the background information required to make an informed data de-duplication purchasing decision.

 

Demystifying Network Communications  by AutomationDirect


May 01, 2008 - For many, the world of communications is mystifying, shrouded in complexity and unknowns with equal parts science and magic, and 100% scary. This article demystifies what a network is, breaking it down into human terms.

 

Deploying a BackUP system that won't break IT's Back.  by SonicWALL


November 12, 2009 - SonicWALL's award-winning solutions for the enterprise, distributed enterprise and SMB include network security, secure remote access, content security, backup and recovery, and policy and management technology.

 

Deploying and Protecting Microsoft Applications with Dell Equallogic and Vmware vSphere 4.0 Integrated, Scalable and Cost: Effective cloud-like IT environments for your mission critical applications  by Dell, Inc.


September 23, 2009 - Dell’s enterprise solutions, including EqualLogic iSCSI SANs, PowerEdge Virtualization Servers and Global Infrastructure Consulting Services (GICS) can help organizations confidently deploy, manage and protect their Tier-1 Microsoft® applications within a VMware vSphere environment.

 

Deploying Business Intelligence on Sun Fire X4275 Servers  by Sun Microsystems, Inc.


September 01, 2009 - Based on open source software and powerful Sun hardware technology, the Sun Business Intelligence Solution for Web Infrastructure provides an easy to manage, enterprise-class, and highly scalable Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing solution that features a low total cost of ownership.

 

Deploying High-Density Zones in a Low-Density Data Center  by APC


January 01, 2008 - This white paper details how self-contained high-density zones enable a reliable operation of high-density equipment without impacting a low-density data center.

 

Deploying Operating System Images on Dell Business Client Systems using Microsoft® Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008  by Dell, Inc.


June 01, 2009 - The Microsoft® Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008 provides unified processes and tools for desktop and server OS deployment using a common deployment console and a collection of best practices. The toolkit provides a single mechanism for image creation and an automated installation process to reduce deployment time.

 

Deploying Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) on Solaris™ Zone Clusters  by Sun Microsystems, Inc.


May 06, 2009 - Solaris™ Cluster provides Solaris Zone Clusters (also called Solaris Containers Clusters), which provide virtual clusters and support the consolidation of multiple cluster applications onto a single cluster. Specifically, this article describes how Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) can be deployed on a zone cluster.

 

Deploying Oracle® Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition on Sun Systems  by Sun Microsystems, Inc.


November 03, 2009 - This paper describes an enterprise deployment architecture for Oracle™ Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition using Sun servers running the Solaris™ Operating System and Sun™ Storage 7000 Unified Storage systems.

 

Designing Compelling Business Intelligence Business Cases for an SAP® Software Landscape: Scenarios for Leveraging Solutions From SAP and Business Objects  by SAP BusinessObjects


June 19, 2009 - A recent worldwide survey listed business intelligence (BI) as CIOs' number one priority for 2008, the third consecutive year BI topped the list. From a business user perspective, this translates into more interactive and pervasive BI, both creating a richer user experience and reaching every place where work is done.

 

Designing Great Visualizations  by Tableau Software


April 20, 2009 - Visual representations are a fundamental component of human learning and understanding. To study the impact of data visualization, we must first look to the past and see how our ways of shaping and representing data have changed over time. This paper traces the history of visual representation, from cave drawings to the computer revolution.

 

Desktop Demystified: Server-Centric Client Virtualization Model Reduces Costs While Improving Security and Flexibility.  by CDW Corporation


September 08, 2009 - Client virtualization or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is a server-centric computing model that offers IT the ability to host and centrally manage Virtual Machines while providing end users a full-desktop experience. If you haven’t yet discovered the advantages of a VDI, read this whitepaper and put yourself in command of the desktop.

 

Desktop Virtualization Center  by Dell and Microsoft


January 07, 2009 - Learn how <a href="http://www.discovervirtualization.com">Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V with Dell technology</a> can help you today.

 

Desktop Virtualization with Citrix XenDesktop  by Citrix


October 06, 2009 - Managing multiple desktops is getting more difficult and more expensive. IT Managers can barely keep up with updates and new OS rollouts, let alone maintain security standards for every PC. And what happens when you need to get a new office up and running quickly? Watch this video to learn how Citrix XenDesktop can help.

 

Desktop Virtualization: Overcoming Five Real-World Challenges  by Citrix


January 19, 2009 - This paper explores the most significant hurdles any desktop virtualization program needs to overcome. Staying focused on the ultimate goal--delivering core applications effectively to users--helps clarify the issues involved in desktop virtualization deployment.

 

Desperate Times Calls for Strategic Measures: Get the most out of your SAP ERP System  by Atos Origin


November 04, 2009 - In this paper a veteran SAP consultant argues why now is the perfect time implement a Business Process Lifecycle Management (BPLM) enabled ERP system.

 

Developing WS-Management Solutions for Intel® Active Management Technology  by Intel


October 21, 2009 - This article describes how to develop flexible WS Management-based solutions for Intel® Active Management Technology using the .NET development environment. The basic ingredients and building blocks of a WSMan-based solution will be presented. We've included some coding samples (written using Windows 2008) to help illustrate this information.

 

Differentiate Your Company with Complete CRM  by Oracle Corporation


June 10, 2009 - This white paper will expand on what Oracle defines as Complete CRM - how businesses can better engage customers and users, manage customer transactions, and analyze results to adapt and take advantage of changing business and economic circumstances to realize greater value from CRM.

 

Differentiating With Technical Support, a JBoss Customer Support Study  by JBoss, a Division of Red Hat


August 01, 2008 - Strategic organizations are increasingly looking for ways to lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) of their technology assets while improving the return on their investment. In this white paper, you will discover how expert customer support services can have a dramatic impact on both as you explore the success of JBoss middleware technology.

 

Disaster Plan - New Technologies Put Fresh Wrinkles in Business-Continuity / Disaster-Recovery Planning  by CDW Corporation


September 08, 2009 - Business continuity/disaster recovery requires a holistic approach that includes storage, infrastructure, servers, applications, middleware and the network. If that weren't complicated enough, today's new technologies are testing traditional methods of backup and data protection. It's time to take another look at your BC/DR plan.

 

Disaster recovery planning fundamentals: DR testing basics  by Zenith Infotech


November 05, 2009 - A disaster recovery plan represents an organization's detailed roadmap of where to go, what to do and when to do it in the event of a disaster. Understanding what does the business need, and is it capable of addressing this need with regard to both capabilities and cost is essential in the overall planning stages.

 

Disaster Recovery Planning With Virtualization Technologies  by Double-Take Software


October 14, 2009 - This whitepaper demonstrates how leveraging real-time replication and application availability for disaster recovery using solutions from Double-Take Software is a cost-effective way to ensure that a mission-critical application's RPO and RTO goals are adequately met.

 

Disaster Recovery Techniques for SQL Server  by Global Knowledge


January 23, 2009 - This article focuses on tools that are a part of the SQL Server application which after proper setup can prevent data loss on a record, table or database level.

 

Disaster Recovery: Eliminating Tape and Trucks  by Data Domain


September 29, 2008 - Disaster recovery and remote office replication are top-of-mind issues for IT professionals, with frequent natural disasters underscoring the fallibility of tape-based backup strategies. This paper highlights the advantages of deduplication technology in disk-to-disk backup and wide area network (WAN) replication.

 

Disaster Recovery: Plan for the Worst, Expect the Best  by CDW Corporation


September 04, 2009 - These days, it is rare to find a company without a disaster recovery plan - a fact due in large part to a rash of high-profile disasters in recent years. The risks are too great to ignore. But many companies are still not doing enough to protect their businesses. This paper provides tips for how to protect your business.

 

Discount Tire Accelerates Its E-Commerce Business With Red Hat Satellite And IBM  by Red Hat


July 28, 2009 - In 2000, Discount Tire Company decided to bring management of its e-commerce infrastructure in-house after having outsourced it for several years. Learn how they turned to the rock-solid reliability of Red Hat's Enterprise Linux platform to handle the task of supporting their new e-commerce environment.

 

Discover your Collaboration Destiny  by IBM


October 05, 2009 - Nearly every business has global connections, no matter the size. Learn how to successfully drive efficiency and flexibility in your company's collaboration solutions.

 

Disk and Tape Square Off Again - Tape Remains King of the Hill with LTO-4  by Hewlett-Packard Company


February 29, 2008 - This bulletin reviews new storage technologies against the value of retaining, or upgrading, your current tape environment. To do this, it establishes a framework of comparison - using a backup/recovery and archive scenario - between the latest disk technologies and the latest iteration of tape storage, LTO-4 technology.

 

Disk Backup versus Tape Backup  by i365, A Seagate Company


September 30, 2009 - Review the comparisons in this paper and learn the various ways that moving to disk-based backup and data protection solutions – as onsite software, SaaS or managed service – can be the smart move for your company.

 

Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape across Distributed Sites: Unified Approach Provides Improved Protection and Better ROI  by Quantum Corporation and Symantec


September 21, 2009 - Every company with multiple locations has the challenge of managing backup data across different sites, media types, and retention periods for short term protection and long term retention. View this webcast to learn about a new consolidated approach to solving this problem by combining disk, deduplication, and tape storage systems.

 

Do Extraordinary Things Everyday with Microsoft Dynamics CRM!  by Microsoft


September 09, 2009 - In this webcast, we show you how the productivity of your sales, customer service, and marketing teams can be dramatically increased by taking advantage of the enhancements in the newly released Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0.

 

Do More with Less: Virtualizing the Desktop  by CDW Corporation


October 17, 2008 - Hailed by top analysts as a need-to-know technology and the future of enterprise computing, the benefits of desktop virtualization can be summed up in four words: Do more with less. This article will delve into the options, outcomes and business benefits that desktop virtualization can bring to your business.

 

Do You Have a Database Security Plan?  by Oracle Corporation


November 18, 2009 - Most organizations have database discovery and maintenance plans, but surprisingly lack a database security plan. A piecemeal approach to securing the database is costly, inefficient, and creates gaps in protection and regulatory issues. View this webcast for tips from Forrester on how to design a comprehensive database security plan.

 

Do-It-Yourself BI Done Right: The Secret Sauce is SaaS  by myDIALS Inc.


November 19, 2009 - This webcast, featuring Forrester Research, explains how Software as a Service business intelligence can deliver a more cost-effective way to get relevant information to those who need it faster than traditional business intelligence can.

 

Document Automation Strategies in a SaaS Environment  by Esker Inc.


September 21, 2009 - This podcast explores what makes Software as a Service (SaaS) a solid strategy to automate processing of vendor, customer and sales documents and discusses why this is fast becoming a popular option for cost-conscious businesses.

 

Documenting VMware Infrastructure is 98 Percent Faster at LifeChurch.tv  by Veeam Software


November 09, 2009 - Read this case study to learn how LifeChurch.tv implemented the Veeam Management suite Plus to manage their virtual infrastructure to decrease file-level recovery time from hours to seconds, reduce time to document infrastructure by 98 percent, and improve file copy speed six times faster than other products.

 

Don't Be Blind-Sided: How to Use Your Salesforce.com Data to Improve Sales Performance  by Birst


October 19, 2009 - As a sales manager, you may not have access to business analytics that may be telling a story about your team's performance. What analytics do you need in order to answer questions that may come down from upper management? In this session, you'll learn about what you need to see, report on, and summarize to manage your team's performance.

 

Don't Lose Your ROI with Antiquated Network Technology: Learn about New Technology from Sun and Intel  by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation


September 17, 2009 - Watch this webcast to learn how the latest blade server modules from Sun Microsystems, based on the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series, deliver significant performance gains and energy savings, plus an innovative approach to networking that virtualizes each 10GbE port and provides high-bandwidth connectivity to each virtual server.

 

Double-Take Software Case Study: Matrix Group  by Double-Take Software UK


October 22, 2009 - Matrix Group, a privately owned financial services business, was looking to implement a full disaster recovery and continuity strategy. Read this case study to learn how Matrix Group worked with Double-Take Software to create a highly resilient, reliable and predictable IT system.

 

Download Citrix NetScaler VPX Express for Free!  by Citrix


October 25, 2009 - Now you can get the ultimate Web app delivery solution in a flexible, dynamic and cost effective virtual appliance with Citrix® NetScaler® VPX. Simply download the NetScaler VPX Express edition, then deploy it across your existing infrastructure - anywhere, anytime, anyhow you need it.

 

Drive Your Enterprise with Event-Driven Scheduling  by Help/Systems


September 17, 2009 - Use Event Monitors to create an event-driven schedule for your enterprise using system events on your Windows, UNIX, and Linux servers to launch reactive jobs through Robot/SCHEDULE.

 

Driving Better, Faster Decision Making through Finance  by SAP AG


October 30, 2009 - In order to work effectively, the CFO needs a single unified view that integrates data from multiple data sources and key performance indicators (KPIs), and places them in the context of strategic goals and financial plans.

 

Driving Business Process Productivity by Tuning Your Customer-Centric Business Processes for Profit  by Microsoft


September 09, 2009 - This webcast demonstrates how Microsoft Dynamics CRM can be used to capture and manage structured and unstructured sales and marketing customer data within a single, integrated system can help increase your organization's return on investment.

 

Driving Business Success with Software Reuse  by IBM


March 01, 2008 - This white paper explains how Software Reuse and its underlying fundamentals have evolved dramatically. It also discusses the benefits of constructing critical enterprise software applications through reusable parts.

 

Driving Costs Out and Efficiency In with Enterprise Barcode and Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) Label Management  by TAKE Supply Chain


October 14, 2009 - In this paper you will learn how TAKE Supply Chain has developed a scalable, rules-based barcode label and RFID print management platform that allows business users — not IT programmers — to effectively administer tagging output and compliance programs, which can increase efficiency while decreasing costs with RFID label management.

 

Driving Datacenter Efficiency Through Server and Application Consolidation  by Sun Microsystems, Inc.


January 31, 2009 - Because business processes are increasingly dependent upon an ever-expanding applications and technology network, many IT managers are seeking a more reasonable IT infrastructure strategy. This paper details several approaches to that end.

 

Driving Efficiency Within your Data Center: Reduce costs by reducing duplicate data  by Data Domain


July 01, 2009 - This presentation transcript features Brian Babineau, senior analyst with the Enterprise Strategy Group. Today Badineau would like to talk to you a little bit about driving efficiency within your data center and how you can reduce cost by reducing the amount of duplicate data that maybe in your environment.

 

Dynamic Infrastructure in Action: Reducing Costs While Increasing Value  by IBM


October 01, 2009 - Learn how IBM can help you deliver superior business and information technology services with agility and speed. Hear from IBM and our clients who are taking the next step to create their own dynamic infrastructures.

 

Dynamic Power Variations in Data Centers and Network Rooms  by APC


November 20, 2008 - To mitigate against the problems described in this document, designers and managers of data centers and network rooms must adapt to the new realities of dynamic power consumption.

 
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