Typically, the IT operations team's main focus is on maximizing availability and performance of servers. And many times they ignore the need for security, assuming that added security software will affect performance, leaving servers completely vulnerable. This brief explores the need for IT operations teams to address security and risk management. 

<p>Access this essential white paper to discover the six top problems in your data center and how to effectively address them. Learn how to manage a multivendor environment, virtualize without vulnerability, take advantage of the private cloud and more.</p> 

Doug Ingraham, Vice President, Product Management and Marketing, Data Center Products Group at Brocade, discusses how hybrid clouds are transforming the industry by allowing data center architects to leverage their own assets, as well as public cloud provider assets, to create more agile and cost effective enterprise IT environments. 

Many organizations are scratching their collective heads over how to build andmature a business analysis center of excellence (COE). Where do we start? 

Access this resource to learn how the HP FlexNetwork architecture can rapidly provision and manage new applications and IT infrastructure in a highly secure and affordable manner. Discover how this modular strategy can enable IT managers to expand their networking environment as needed. 

Interest in offering employee-owned notebook programs (also referred to as "BYO", “BYOC” and “Bring Your Own Computer”) is growing due to better technology, rising user demand and increasing pressure on organizations to reduce costs. A realistic preparedness assessment is critical to meeting business objectives and avoiding additional costs. 

Despite the fact that BYOD and BYOPC can reduce costs, add IT flexibility, and keep employees happy, they are not without issues. Check out this E-Book from SearchConsumerization.com to learn the promises and pitfalls of BYOD and BYOPC and discover how to successfully embrace them in your organization. 

This case study explains how Quantum DXi3500 Saves Virtual Iron Time & Money with 95% Reduction in Backup Volume and Saving $12,000 annually on tape media costs. 

Typical IT departments feature islands of isolated infrastructure, leading to inefficient use of servers. The "application grid" concept allows data centres to run more efficiently, using less hardware and less software. This paper explains. 

Can you build your own internal cloud? Or even better, can you transition your existing environment to an internal cloud model? At first blush, this may seem like a herculean task, but in reality it is a matter of following a few simple rules, adopting a few disciplines, and finding some good tools. 

This month's Information Security Magazine Online cover story highlights the importance for an updated security game plan due to the influx of personal smartphones and other computing devices making their way into the enterprise. Also, learn how to focus your SIM solution to avoid information overload and explore FISMA challenges. 

This resource explores an optimized WLAN architecture able to support the requirements of rich-media, real-time, and collaborative learning. Discover how this network architecture can solve many of the obstacles that today’s education IT teams are facing in expanding mobility. 

In order for Intel to create the infrastructure for their private enterprise cloud, Intel IT has set a goal of virtualizing up to 75 percent of their Office and Enterprise computing environment. This presents the challenge of how to rapidly virtualize thousands of servers located across Intel and owned by a variety of Intel business groups.