The majority of user authentication schemes today still use userid and password. The burden to users of managing large numbers of userids and passwords has led to proposals for Federated Identity systems, where a single set of credentials can be used to authenticate with several organisations, which have agreed to work together as a federation. 

Design teams across the world collaborate to create and develop prod­ucts. Unfortunately, IT organizations face serious challenges when collaborative teams share large files. This white paper will assess the strengths and weaknesses of the four technologies most commonly used to enhance file sharing for distributed teams. 

The need for strategic information by department and executive managers is driving the transformation of tactical departmental systems into enterprise solutions, regardless of the size of the company employing the solutions. 

How do you manage performance for apps with 100 to 500 users and no budget for the extra servers to handle random load spikes? With elastic load balancing. View this webcast to learn how to cost-effectively run your applications & balance your load across virtual machines. 

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 offers improved support scalability, reliability, and availability, but its changes do impact existing installations. Learn how to make a smooth transition and optimize performance based on Microsoft recommendations for highly available deployments. 

<p>Read this white paper to learn how using a balanced scorecard can help executives to motivate employees to be more strategically productive and allows them to recognize performance drivers, identify problems early, and implement change to achieve strategic objectives.</p> 

This white paper discusses the ways in which organizations are striving to maintain excellent customer service for all types of clients while at the same time controlling support costs. Read this white paper to learn more. 

There are many advantages to deploying firewalls behind Application Delivery Controllers. This white paper will show how you can implement ADCs in a "firewall sandwich" to improve availability, scalability, and manageability across the IT infrastructure. 

While underutilized data centers waste valuable resources, overly used infrastructures can subject organizations to potential hardware failures. This expert tip provides best practices for properly managing your IT environment and the physical, virtual, and cloud resources that comprise it. 

<p>Watch this webcast to learn how to motivate your employees to align their goals with your core business initiatives. Discover how investing in your people can gain you a competitive advantage in the long run.</p> 

Passwords are an essential security technique. This white paper reviews best practices to password management and provides contrast methods of dealing with Enterprise Single Sign-On (ESSO) and describes an alternative approach to ESSO. 

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