The city of Eden Prairie needed to implement storage to complement VMware efficiencies and boost performance and availability for critical city services. This brief white paper details how the city successfully implemented  NetApp for cost-saving efficiencies plus 24x7 availability of police and fire applications. Read now to learn more. 

Unencrypted and unsecure communication protocols are increasingly being replaced with Secure Shell (SSH). But while implementing SSH can improve security, allowing stronger authentication and secure tunneling of data between hosts, it also introduces a number of problems. View now to explore the common issues with SSH and how to address them.   

In this paper, you'll learn why high-efficiency AC will likely emerge as the dominant choice for data center power distribution. Topics covered include a review of the characteristics of AC & DC distribution, A mathematical model of the efficiency of two different AC distribution systems, and Why many of the DC benefits are unfounded. 

End-user computing is changing dramatically. New challenges in productivity, security and licensing are happening simultaneously. Access this white paper to learn why a centralized, end-user computing model is the most effective way for handling this growing set of changes. 

<p>Software as a Service (SaaS) applications offer great promise and are growing in popularity. But cloud-based infrastructure and services complicate network architecture considerations. Download this survey-driven analysis by Forrester to learn how to overcome cloud-related performance issues by extending optimization to SaaS applications.</p> 

Read this paper to learn about WebSphere DataPower Integration Blade XI50B, a specialized, high-performance hardware appliance that can empower you t improve competitiveness by helping to strengthen business connectivity with partners and customers, and between internal organizations, add specialized connectivity, integration and more. 

As the line that once separated work and personal life fades away, companies must find tools that can help them keep data secure without imposing limitations on users. This webcast takes a closer look at one technology that provides both enterprise and consumer services from a single device. 

For many years network administrators have expected security breaches to come from outside an organization or at the upper layers of the OSI model. This paper will focus on securing layer 2 switching at the access layer through port security and preventing denial of service (DoS) attacks at layer 2. 

Government leaders need to determine how to address their agency’s privacy and data protection challenges with a shrinking budget.  Read this IBM white paper, “Business Case for Data Protection” and see how top-level executives would handle such a scenario. 

Management of Cloud APIs presents a challenge and tremendous business opportunity. In this session, Forrester Research will decompose the API's role in cloud application control & security and show it opens new doors to connect smart-phone applications, browsers, middleware, legacy apps and just about anything that can talk HTTP. 

Each new OS is touted as the “Holy Grail” of features that every IT pro has been waiting for. Windows 7 is no different. This chapter looks at the Windows 7 security features such as BitLocker and Action Center, and separates those that really count from those that sound better on paper. 

As demands for anytime, anywhere access to data and applications continues to rise, more and more businesses are turning to client virtualization. This white paper explores the benefits this approach can offer and introduces new solutions that can help you leverage it to satisfy the needs of your users. 

This resource describes how desktop and application virtualization can generate huge savings in both time and money for SMBs. Find out how businesses can simplify desktop and applications management, improve end-user access and reduce costs while increasing the security and availability of desktops with virtualization.