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Computer Weekly 6 December 2011: Read this week’s issue of the UK’s leading technology publication, featuring news on open data, cyber security and our social media awards by ComputerWeekly.com December 02, 2011 - (Free Research) In this week's Computer Weekly, we examine the economic benefits of plans to release more government data for wider re-use by software developers. We announce the winners of our Social Media Awards, and hear what the IT industry thinks of the new UK cyber security strategy. Download the new issue now.  (EZINE) READ ABSTRACT |

HP Converged Infrastructure Delivers an Efficient New Storage-Management System for Mitsubishi Electric Automation by HP and Intel March 18, 2011 - (Free Research) This case study reveals how HP assisted Mitsubishi in simplifying their storage management and eliminating single points of failure.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Staying Compliant by IBM June 30, 2011 - (Free Research) Theo Pozzy of Portland General Electric speaks about how his company is responding to government regulations and the importance of identity management. Using service management, Theo is able to satisfy increasing security regulations and stay compliant.  (VIDEO) READ ABSTRACT |

BI Trends and Strategies E-Zine Issue 1 by SearchBusinessAnalytics January 27, 2012 - (Free Research) The inaugural issue of BI Trends & Strategies offers sound advice to help you in ensuring your organization is on track to keep up with the rapidly changing landscape of BI and analytics. In this issue, readers will learn about a big data definition and the impact it will have on BI and data warehousing, agile development methodology and more.  (EZINE) READ ABSTRACT |

Determining Total Cost of Ownership for Data Center and Network Room Infrastructure by APC by Schneider Electric February 2005 - (Free Research) This white paper describes an improved method for measuring TCO for data center and network room physical infrastructure, and provides examples on how to relate these costs to the overall IT infrastructure and evaluate cost control strategies.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Avoiding Costs from Oversizing Data Center and Network Room Infrastructure by APC by Schneider Electric February 2005 - (Free Research) This paper describes how the physical and power infrastructure of data centers and network rooms is typically oversized by more than 100%. Statistics related to oversizing are also presented, as well as the costs and fundamental reasons why oversizing occurs. An architecture and method for avoiding oversizing is described.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Implementing Energy Efficient Data Centers by APC by Schneider Electric December 2006 - (Free Research) Electricity usage costs have become an increasing fraction of the total cost of running a data centers. This paper explains how achieve electricity savings and provides examples of methods that can greatly reduce electrical power consumption.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Data Center Projects: System Planning by APC by Schneider Electric February 2009 - (Free Research) The planning sequence described in this paper covers the design of the data center's physical infrastructure layer, whose job it is to house, power, cool, and protect the data center's computing and network functions.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Impact of Hot and Cold Aisle Containment on Data Center Temperature and Efficiency by APC by Schneider Electric November 2011 - (Free Research) This resource examines hot-air and cold-air containment methodologies and highlights the reasons why hot-aisle containment is the preferred best practice for new data centres.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Standardization and Modularity in Network-Critical Physical Infrastructure by APC by Schneider Electric February 2009 - (Free Research) Standardization and its close relative, modularity, create wide-ranging benefits in NCPI that streamline and simplify every process from initial planning to daily operation.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Advantages of Row and Rack-Oriented Cooling Architectures for Data Centers by APC by Schneider Electric October 2010 - (Free Research) This paper contrasts room, row and rack architectures and shows why row-oriented cooling will emerge as the preferred solution for most next generation data centers.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Preventing Data Corruption in the Event of an Extended Power Outage by APC by Schneider Electric February 2005 - (Free Research) Protecting computer systems with Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) hardware is part of a total data center solution, but power management software is also necessary to prevent data corruption after extended power outages.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Ten Errors to Avoid When Commissioning a Data Center by APC by Schneider Electric February 2009 - (Free Research) This paper outlines the ten most common errors that prevent successful execution of the commissioning process.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Fundamental Principles of Network Security by APC by Schneider Electric July 2009 - (Free Research) This paper covers the fundamentals of secure networking systems, including firewalls, network topology and secure protocols.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Electrical Efficiency Measurement for Data Centers by APC by Schneider Electric October 2010 - (Free Research) This paper explains how data center efficiency can be measured, evaluated, and modeled, including a comparison of the benefits of periodic assessment vs. continuous monitoring.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Virtualization and Cloud Computing: Optimized Power, Cooling, and Management Maximizes Benefits by APC by Schneider Electric November 2011 - (Free Research) Virtualization can have major consequences on the data center physical infrastructure (DCPI). Higher power densities can challenge the cooling capabilities of an existing system. Reduced energy consumption may actually worsen the data center's power usage effectiveness (PUE). Learn more about the particular effects of virtualization inside.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Interactive Data Center: Energy Efficiency by APC by Schneider Electric March 2011 - (Free Research) This interactive data center, brought to you by our editors, explores 5 aspects of data center efficiency and provides tips and best practices to help companies make effective investment and configuration decisions.  (WEBCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

The Seven Types of Power Problems by APC by Schneider Electric February 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper will describe the most common types of power disturbances, what can cause them, what they can do to your critical equipment, and how to safeguard your equipment, using the IEEE standards for describing power quality problems  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Managing Costs More Effectively by SAP America, Inc. December 2011 - (Free Research) This Ventana Research paper identifies the IT components that can be used to identify ways to improve cost management for success in today's recovering yet volatile market.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Why a Fully-Virtualized SAN is more Cost Effective than Legacy NAS, SAN and DAS by Dell, Inc. May 2011 - (Free Research) Check out this ESG whitepaper and you will discover why enterprise-class fully-virtualized iSCSI SAN is more cost effective than legacy NAS, SAN and DAS in a virtualized environment and why ESG believes the Dell EqualLogic PS Series offers distinct advantages for virtual servers.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Hidden Costs of Using Free Tools for Helpdesk Support by LogMeIn, Inc. February 2012 - (Free Research) Access this resource to learn why your “free” or legacy remote access and meeting tools for support could be costing you money without you knowing it.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Providing effective endpoint management at the lowest total cost (Why Switch) by IBM January 2012 - (Free Research) This white paper outlines a methodology for comparing the total cost of ownership (TCO) of endpoint management technologies including IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager. Learn why the TCO of Tivoli Endpoint Manager is much lower than other solutions on the market, delivering superior functionality at a fraction of the cost of competitive offerings.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Should Your Email Live In The Cloud? A Comparative Cost Analysis by Google Apps January 2009 - (Free Research) Content provided by Google. This report presents a spreadsheet cost model to help you calculate your fully loaded on-premise email costs and compare it against cloud-based alternatives. Bottom line: Cloud-based email makes sense for companies or divisions as large as 15,000 users.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

Ten Key Actions to Reduce IT Infrastructure and Operations Costs by Dell Compellent January 2012 - (Free Research) Ten key actions to reduce IT infrastructure and Operation Costs  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Achieve Greater ROI With These WFM Best Practices by Infor WFM Workbrain December 2011 - (Free Research) In this white paper, learn how Infor10 WFM (Workbrain) is delivering a wide range of business benefits to companies worldwide.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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