Reusing tape in your enterprise can be an unclear task. When should a tape be retired from rotation? Is there a way to track backup tape passes? Read this SearchDataBackup.com E-Guide to find out the answer to these questions and more and discover how to get the most out of your tape technology by following these best practices for reusing tape. 

This comprehensive interactive classroom explores what you need to know about server virtualization, and provides insights, analyses, and answers to FAQs. 

Join Founder and Lead Analyst of DCIG, Jerome Wendt, as he answers the most common data deduplication questions he’s hearing today – including the technology’s  benefits, dedupe products to watch out for, target dedupe on a virtual tape library and more. 

This  guide from the Open Group, offers advice on assessing how cloud fits into your IT organisation 

This week's Computer Weekly examines how the Football Association's IT director is using technology to help improve the prospects for the England national team. Our Buyer's Guide to government IT looks at the future of open source in the public sector and we report from Infosec 2012 on the rising number of cyber attacks. Read the issue now. 

Deploying open source projects safely and successfully in an enterprise environment requires thorough understanding and careful evaluation of each project. Read this paper to learn about the benefits, defining characteristics, and requirements for enterprise use of open source software technology. 

Download the Open Group Service Integration Maturity Model (OSIMM). 

The Open Group IT Specialist Certification Program (the Program) is designed to validate the existence of those qualities and skills in a professional that enable the effective development, implementation, and operation of IT solutions. 

This paper from the Open Group, documents an approach to enhance the TOGAF enterprise architecture methodology with the SABSA security architecture approach to create one holistic architecture methodology. 

Although business rules management can mean different things to different people in the same organization, this white paper reminds us the important thing to remember is it is about business not technology. Read on to get a greater understanding of the benefits of business rules management software in an open source environment. 

In the Fall 2011 issue of IT in Europe, Manek Dubash explores how open-source storage could be the key to breaking the chains of vendor lock-in. 

Numerous architecture framework standards have been developed and matured over the past decade and the focus of these frameworks is diverse. Many engineers believe there is an ―either or‖ decision to be made regarding these frameworks; however, this is not always the case. 

A common characteristic of people-certification programs in the marketplace is that most test or validate the existence of relevant knowledge. Few reach beyond this.