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What Every IT Manager Needs To Know About Project Management by Global Knowledge

May 01, 2009 - (Free Research)

It is important for the IT Manager to know the basics of formalized project management. Why? Because every organization needs to be able to implement change and almost all important changes are defined or implemented through project teams.

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Guide to Improving Your Tape Storage Practices by Iron Mountain

May 13, 2011 - (Free Research)

Proper security of data backups doesn’t just happen. It requires thoughtful planning and careful controls. Given the implications of failure – reputational damage, direct costs, compliance issues, and sub-optimal business operations - companies owe it to themselves to take data backup security seriously.

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HP IRF Simplifies Networks and Operations by HP & Intel

January 03, 2012 - (Free Research)

In today’s IP networks, complexity translates quickly into direct cost as well as operational risk. HP has introduced their Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF) as an answer to the need to reduce complexity and cost.

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CIC Shorts: Greater IT Insight Through Balanced Quality Assurance by SERENA Software, Inc.

April 30, 2012 - (Free Research)

<p>Read this white paper to learn what it takes to initiate a balanced and direct approach to testing and QA throughout the application lifecycle. Effective management will lead to better IT insight, happier clients, and reduced costs.</p>

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How to Implement an Effective SharePoint Governance Plan by AvePoint, Inc.

September 15, 2011 - (Free Research)

This white paper outlines the need for governance in an organization and how SharePoint can help achieve a successful governance plan. Topics discussed include: why implement a governance plan, how to implement a plan and best practices.

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3 Distribution Goals to Set and Keep in Order to Gain a Competitive Advantage

by Epicor Software Corporation

April 12, 2012 - (Free Research)

Recent trends in the distribution industry are forcing companies to continually re-evaluate their processes and think more strategically about their business decisions. Read this white paper to find three goals your distribution company should definitely stick to in the upcoming year to ensure success.

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ALM eBook by Hewlett-Packard Company

November 22, 2011 - (Free Research)

Read this e-book to learn how to approach application lifecycle management (ALM) in order to deliver the timely, effective, modern applications that real business outcomes rely on.

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Business Agility and the True Economics of Cloud Computing by VMware, Inc.

February 09, 2012 - (Free Research)

Beyond cost reduction, demonstrating the true value of cloud computing has its challenges. This paper, based on global research, reveals a direct link between cloud computing and business agility—how business outcomes are associated with agility, the role of IT for agile companies and the importance of cloud computing to business leaders.

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Improving Organizational Performance Through Pervasive Business by SAP America, Inc.

March 31, 2009 - (Free Research)

Explore the growing body of evidence suggesting a direct link between investment in business analytics solutions and organizational performance. This IDC white paper highlights market trends that point toward more pervasive use of BI solutions.

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Cloud Storage for SAP Data and Document Archiving by Dolphin

January 10, 2011 - (Free Research)

Dolphin’s Content Archive Service for Cloud lets SAP users use Storage as a Service as an ArchiveLink repository. The service allows a direct connection from the SAP archiving layer to major public cloud provider. It’s an option that makes sense for any organization, whether or not you are running other SAP solutions in the cloud.

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Quantum DXi 7500 Support for Veritas NetBackup 6.5 VTL-Direct-to-Tape Feature from Symantec by Quantum Corporation

June 2008 - (Free Research)

The DXi7500 is the disk backup and remote replication system for data centers where a premium is placed on scalability, performance, high availability, and flexibility.

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Application Transformation to Cloud Assessment by Hewlett-Packard Limited

January 2012 - (Free Research)

The Application Transformation to Cloud Assessment is a consultative service, directed at evaluating an application’s fit to a cloud environment. Read this white paper to learn more about how this solution can provide assessment for up to 50 of your applications and discover the many benefits you can enjoy.

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Application Transformation to Cloud Assessment At-A-Glance by HP & Intel

May 2012 - (Free Research)

Read this white paper to learn more about how this solution can provide assessment for up to 50 of your applications and help you align business and technical goals.

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E-Book: A Manufacturer’s Guide to Navigating the Procurement and Sourcing Technology Landscape by SAP America, Inc.

May 2012 - (Free Research)

Utilizing the latest procurement technologies can help improve your supplier performance, produce better products and improve resource allocation. Read this editorial e-book to get expert advice on the latest procurement technologies for today’s manufacturers.

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For Data Integration, Performance is the New Mandate by Syncsort

May 2012 - (Free Research)

This white paper discusses the growing trend of using data integration to make large amounts of information a fully-accessible and useful part of your organization. Learn how this strategy can help manage organizational data and why performance is being used as the new benchmark for success.

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The Steps to Building a High-Performance Culture by SuccessFactors

April 2012 - (Free Research)

In this paper you will uncover the steps to building a high performance culture within your business.

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How Dell Helps You Quickly Realize the Benefits of an Exchange Migration by Dell, Inc. and Intel

April 2012 - (Free Research)

<p>Many organizations have put off upgrades to Exchange 2010, despite an array of reasons - both well known and less obvious to IT pros - to migrate to this enhanced server version. This white paper describes the salient characteristics of Exchange 2010 and differentiates between three types of deployment models.</p>

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An Enterprise Strategy for Introducing Agile by CollabNet

July 2011 - (Free Research)

This white paper explores how organizations can integrate an agile framework without exposing themselves to undue risk caused by the transition.

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Gartner: Reducing storage costs by ComputerWeekly.com

March 2012 - (Free Research)

Gartner research director, Valdis Filks, offers tips to help businesses get to grips with escalating storage costs.

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Chapter 2: Cloud, Virtualization, and Data Storage Networking Fundamentals by Dell and VMware

December 2011 - (Free Research)

There is no such thing as a data or information recession. If you don’t equip your data center with modern storage solutions that can scale and grow accordingly, it could cost you a lot of time, money, and man-hours. This expert white paper explores how to make sure your organization doesn’t get derailed by data growth. Read now to learn more.

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SP1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: What's New? by Global Knowledge

May 2011 - (Free Research)

It was not your typical “Patch Tuesday” on the day that Microsoft released both the Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows 7 and SP1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 to the public at the same time. This expert white paper discusses how the two service packs complement each other by helping keep your PCs and servers on the latest support level.

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ReferenceWare by SkillSoft Corporation

ReferenceWare – the fastest way to problem-solve and learn - provides full access to the unabridged contents of thousands of business and technology titles in a searchable, collaborative environment!

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WebFOCUS Operational Enterprise Business Intelligence by Information Builders Inc. (E-mail this company)

WebFOCUS is a comprehensive and fully integrated enterprise business intelligence platform. It sets the standard for enterprise business intelligence by scaling to support every level of the global organization – executive, analytical, & operational – and make data available, accessible, and meaningful to every person or application that needs it.

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Evaluator Group - DXi6700 Lab Validation by Quantum Corporation

December 2011 - (Free Research)

Check out the test results of a data dedupe solution Enterprise Group reports as having "delivered industry-leading performance" under real-world scenarios.

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You Can't Have Self-service BI Without Self-service DI by Quest Software

May 2012 - (Free Research)

This paper discusses the direct relationship of self-service business intelligence (BI) and self-service data integration (DI) and explores how to build a complete self-service solution that provides enhanced visibility and flexibility for integrating, cleansing and analyzing data with ease.

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