The Open Group IT Specialist Certification Program (the Program) is designed to validate the existence of those qualities and skills in a professional that enable the effective development, implementation, and operation of IT solutions. 

This paper outlines the critical requirements - reliability and availability, scalability, security, and performance - of an SMB messaging environment and describes and end-to-end messaging solution that meets those requirements. 

As current mainframe specialists approach retirement age, companies must take steps to ensure that their specialized knowledge is not lost. This video examines a recommended mainframe management tactic and its key benefits, including cost savings, greater collaboration, and more. 

This special eight-page report from Computer Weekly analyses the challenges facing Microsoft, its financial performance, the services it offers, its place in the IT market and its future strategy. 

Moving your messaging application to the cloud can help you lower TCO and increase integration by eliminating the need to maintain an in-house email system. Learn how you can enjoy a full suite of email, calendaring, sharing and document management abilities on any desktop or operating system with a cloud-based platform. 

IT operations are evolving in a number of ways. Some of the obvious changes include virtualization and the cloud. However, there are 5 less obvious trends that are changing the dynamics of IT operations, each of which is explained in this white paper. 

Virtualization specialist Chris Evans recently spoke with SearchVirtualStorage.com about vStorage API—a group of application program interfaces from VMware. This Expert Briefing will help you define and understand VMware vStorage APIs and their impact and potential in your IT shop. 

Learn more about BlackBerry PlayBook – a professional-grade tablet that will give you end-users what they want with the manageability and security CIOs are looking for. 

Oracle's Tom Atwood, Senior Principal Product Director and Gary Combs, SPARC Specialist discuss how you can refresh legacy systems onto the latest server technology and take advantage of virtualization techniques to help you build an efficient, agile datacenter. 

Learn how to manage your electronic tools before they manage you. This paper will teach you how to properly utilize your office technologies and set effective communication rules with your project team. 

The Solvency II Directive was rolled out to protect consumers by promising that insurance companies maintain sufficient funds to meet all claims. Complying with the risk management portion of the initiative can be difficult for insurance companies. This paper details how Unum implemented an operational risk management solution to address this.