The Boston Consulting Group shows how consumer tablets are creating new opportunities as the market grows and segments. 

While fixed-function devices such as point-of-sale (POS) systems, ATMs, mobile devices and more are subjected to the same threats and compliance requirements as regular endpoints, they also have their own innate security challenges. This paper uncovers a 3-pronged approach to securing fixed-function devices and how to effectively implement them. 

More than ever, small businesses need to efficiently control costs and optimise cash flow, but how, and what role does automation play in this process? 

The tool of choice to the highly mobile workforce is the  mobile phone. From customer contact and records keeping, through calendaring and scheduling to mapping and news feeds, the  mobile phone is usurping the laptop as the main point of technology for the road warrior. 

USA Technologies sought a solution that offered better QA and testing to meet the expanding demand of transactions at its 48,000 point-of-sale, cashless micro-transaction machines. This paper outlines the solution it chose and how it offers an automated software load and elevated performance testing. Read this to learn more about its benefits. 

Achieve lower capital expenses and lower operating expenses with the right enterprise Wireless LAN solution. 

<p>Featuring a virtualized, enterprise storage architecture and tight integration with VMware software, the Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN helps boost IT agility by efficiently scaling to meet the needs of growing private cloud deployments. Read this white paper to learn more.</p> 

This annual data breach cost study examines the wide range of business costs associated with a breach, including expense outlays for detection, escalation notification, and after-the-fact response. 

<p>Purchasing new hardware may seem counterintuitive to reducing data center power costs. But server upgrades can enable significant energy savings. Learn about various hardware configurations and their key performance characteristics here.</p> 

With rising energy prices and increasing building costs, a data center’s running costs can have a big impact on your operational expenses. Try our online data center energy efficiency self-assessment tool to gauge your current energy usage and see how you can help reduce your data center operational costs. 

This paper examines the different types of cloud services available, the potential benefits of private clouds for SMBs, specific solutions for companies building private clouds and much more! 

Using groups effectively in Microsoft Operations Manager can customize the Operations Manager console for your users, provide more actionable alerting and can automatically react to changes in your environment. Read this white paper now to learn more. 

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