Many IT professionals believe that self-signed SSL certificates can help lower security costs. Unfortunately, aside from the certificate itself, there are a number of other costs. This paper uncovers the true total cost of ownership for self-signed SSL certificates and why they are costlier and riskier than working with a trusted security vendor. 

<p>This paper uncovers tips for choosing a cloud hosting provider and explores where and when to use cloud solutions, specific issues enterprises should raise with hosting providers before selecting a vendor, and ways in which SSL from a trusted certificate authority can help enterprises conduct business in the cloud with confidence.</p> 

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. 

2011 has been an overwhelming year for security; complete with security breaches, subsequent attacks and an abundance of negative attention. This month’s edition of Information Security Magazine, brought to you by SearchSecurity.com, is looking past the negativity and focusing on the positive.  

As the number and complexity of compliance mandates continue to grow, organizations struggle to keep up, only meeting requirements in silos using a “checklist” approach. But this reactive approach only leads to more costs, inefficiencies and risk. Read now to uncover a proactive strategy that will help you get ahead of the compliance curve. 

With the constant threat of malware and hackers, businesses and individuals alike have to start taking precautions to safeguard the security of their information. Access this resource to discover the top ten current security threats and how you can protect yourself from these threats. 

This 2012 IT skills and salary report analyzes the responses of over 9,500 IT pros to explore the relationship between training, salary, and an employee’s sense of professional satisfaction. Find out which jobs pay the most and which employees are the most satisfied. 

What skills are the most relevant and valued by companies in 2012? In order for individuals to succeed in this unpredictable economy, it's important to cultivate these top 12 skills ranging from technical to business to social. 

As more businesses deal with aging SAP systems, data archiving strategies are becoming more important. Most administrators either have added storage or migrated historical data to offline storage. But simply moving old data elsewhere isn’t ideal. Read this e-book to learn how to develop successful SAP data archiving strategies and solutions. 

There may be a lot of recent innovations to data technologies but the best approach is to determine whether you can utilize these new tools for your current BI, analytics and data management strategies. This issue of BI Trends + Strategies features advice from industry experts including, Claudia Imhoff, Colin White, and Lyndsay Wise. 

Disaster recovery and business continuity planning is essential in order to effectively prepare for an unexpected catastrophe. Unfortunately, DR and BC planning is often associated with headaches such as securing funding during a time of tightened budgets. Inside, learn how to utilize cloud-based strategies for simplified DR and BC preparation. 

In this one hour Webcast, presented by Jeff Ramminger, EVP KnowledgeStorm, learn how you can develop more effective content, make it available more efficiently and influence the most important decision makers at the right stages of the buying process.