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. 

This white paper explores the server requirements of today's critical applications and reveals key metrics used to monitor decision support. 

In this white paper, we examine how to use Wireshark, the world's most popular open-source network analyzer, to troubleshoot some of the top causes of poor network performance, including high latency, packet loss, inefficient window sizes, intercepting devices, and application dependencies. 

In order to tackle significant data center problems, virtualization must be effectively managed. This white paper discusses the cost savings virtualization can deliver to data centers and outlines the issues that can occur if the technology is not properly managed. 

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. 

Companies running SAP get the importance of middleware in connecting applications – but many don’t realize that the data in those applications is often insecure. Read this white paper to discover the 5 ways that Managed File Transfer ensures that data exchanges within your company and with trading partners are secure from transmission to delivery. 

Join Glenn Weadock, Global Knowledge Instructor, MCITP, MCSE, MCT, A+, for this Windows 7 Review Guide. This white paper introduces the key areas in which Windows 7 differs from Vista - areas you'll need to focus on if you're thinking of moving to Windows 7, either from Vista or from XP. 

Virtualization specialist Chris Evans recently spoke with SearchVirtualStorage.com about vStorage API—a group of application program interfaces from VMware. This Expert Briefing will help you define and understand VMware vStorage APIs and their impact and potential in your IT shop. 

Learn how to get the visibility you need to achieve your IT objectives as this white paper lays out the business case for proactively managing network and application performance. 

This white paper provides insight into the sources of IT complexity and reveals the limitations of many existing tools designed to break down data center silos. Discover an infrastructure management technology that overcomes these limitations by simplifying server provisioning, reclaiming overprovisioned resources, and more. 

<p>Email is already critical to business communications, and its importance is only expected to grow exponentially. This white paper compares two server architectures so you can identify the best platform to support your Exchange environment.</p> 

This white paper compares the performance of various server and processor architectures and presents the key findings. Explore new technological enhancements you can leverage to maximize uptime, reduce maintenance, and control cooling costs. 

<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>