This white paper explores the need for uptime, explains the three components that contribute to uptime, reviews some of the problems with existing enterprise server management, provides a clear definition of clustering, and finally gives an honest explanation of what it can and can’t offer your organization. 

Not every BI provider seeks to serve the scalable enterprise, but those that do must meet certain scalability criteria that are common to nearly every enterprise. This investigation exposes key scalability requirements for BI, and examines how the world's most widely used BI solution— notably, one that's open source— meet these requirements. 

Like the idea of cloud computing but seek a provider that supports the applications you already have? How can you be sure you get the needed security with an external cloud? Learn how IT organizations can extend their virtualized environment to the secure Enterprise Cloud to improve business agility, ensure security and manage costs. 

When Bunnings, a retailer of home improvement and outdoor living products, needed to find a replacement for older storage systems that supported their vital business applications, they turned to IBM products. To learn how Bunnings benefited from this upgrade, read this case study. 

This paper encourages all businesses to consider a more formal "green" strategy in regards to client computing and the technology refresh cycle. The timing could not be better. There is also a business case to be made that the 'business as usual' environment could view the "green" initiative as a compelling event unto itself. 

This white paper discusses approaches for enabling greater product agility and efficiency in credit decisions, improving customer retention and attracting a higher number of new consumers. 

There are several approaches to take that prevent Problem Management failure. If IT organization leaders can incorporate Incident Management into their Problem Management, as well as follow other tips laid out in this white paper, they can likely reduce the quantity and duration of service disruptions 

Troubleshooting is a necessary evil. Where does one start when the operating system does not start, the application does not load or run correctly, the network hangs or a network service does not listen or perform? Linux is noted for being rock solid, stable, and easy to manage but not as user friendly. 

This paper discusses how you can leverage existing Abend-AID capabilities to simplify problem resolution even in these increasingly complex systems. Read this paper to learn more about diagnosing DB2 and WebSphere MQ problems with Compuware Abend-AID. 

SMBs everywhere are facing common business problems such as reducing IT operating costs, protecting valuable data, maintaining application availability, and cutting power consumption - just to name a few.  Access this webcast for a look at these specific problem and how virtualization can help overcome them. 

Sign up today for this valuable webcast to learn how integrated Web-to-mainframe performance management can help you achieve higher levels of availability, performance and customer success rates. 

White papers are one of the most misunderstood, miswritten and misused marketing tools available. While many companies think they need a white paper, few manage to write, design or use them to their full potential. This podcast outlines eight key steps to take when writing a white paper and what you should do once the paper is written. 

Check out this white paper to learn the different problems organizations have faced with their QSA's, how to recognize these problems, and how to avoid hiring a QSA that will present these problems.