<p>Many organizations are aware of how much easier the testing process would be if they had a testing automation strategy. Yet many are unsure of the best practices for developing a successful plan. This exclusive resource features insight on developing a successful test automation strategy from Agile testing expert, Lisa Crispin.</p> 

IT considerations are not given adequate attention or rigour in the due diligence prior to mergers and acquisitions, this report from Ernst & Young reveals. 

LANsurveyor automatically discovers and diagrams network topology, generates network maps in Visio, detects new devices and changes to network topology, and performs inventory management for hardware and software assets. Download a free 30-day trial today to see why more than 45,000 network professionals trust SolarWinds solutions. 

The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit is a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that can securely inventory small or large IT environments without requiring the installation of any agent software. This paper explains how to utilize it to "map" your infrastructure for Windows 7 and Server 2008. 

Access this unique Security Value Map (SVM) that uses information compiled from NSS Labs Product Analysis Reports (PAR) and Comparative Analysis Reports (CAR), illustrating the relative value of various next-generation firewall security products. 

<p>DevOps, new tools for improved automation and release management, are taking the software development world by storm. Read this detailed white paper for a comparison of the 11 top vendors in this new space. Learn the strengths and weaknesses of each competitor and determine which one would best suit your development team's needs.</p> 

This white paper provides an overview of specific information required for administrating storage on Linux servers connected to the Dell Compellent Storage Center. The information is intended for administrators with at minimum a basic understanding of Linux systems, specifically general tasks around managing disk partitions and file systems. 

Read this white paper to learn how leveraging the data management, analysis, and visualization capabilities of geographic information system (GIS), empowers social workers and other human service professionals to understand community needs, measure environmental forces, deliver services more efficiently, and detect fraud and abuse. 

Most organizations with application performance issues haven't developed the process and organization to take advantage of application delivery technologies many already own. Gartner outlines three phases to help IT organizations deliver better application performance. 

Although pay levels are unlikely ever again torise as fast as they did at the end of the 1990s when fears about the “millennium bug” stoked thefires of an already over-heated job market – or to fall as fast as they did when the bug failed to bite– employers are acutely aware of the need to keep a close eye on short- and long-term pay trends. 

Check out this resource center to learn about Blueworks Live, which allows you automate processes currently run by e-mail. Easily collaborate on tasks with co-workers across teams, departments and the entire organization, access communities focused on process improvement and create process blueprints to discover, map and document your processes. 

Cloud computing is making its way into the public sector, enabling significant cost-savings and providing the tools to enhance communication, monitoring and security. Take a look at this videocast for an in-depth look at the use of the cloud in the public sector and learn about four basic models you can leverage for successful cloud adoption.