This white paper portrays a case study of a MES harmonization program started in 2004 at Akzo Nobel Base Chemicals in Europe. The objective of this program is to harmonize all its chemicals plants on one MES platform. The total program encompasses 13 plants located on 7 production sites in 4 European countries. 

Watch this demo to find out how enterprise organizations use VMware desktop virtualization products and solutions to manage and support the flexible needs of their extended, global workforce while strengthening security and control over corporate resources and sensitive information. 

This paper explains the importance of IP address management, discusses the criteria for an ideal IP address management solution, and explains the features and advantages of the Infoblox IP address management solution. 

In this expert podcast, industry analyst Simon Jacobson discusses the best starting point for a quality improvement initiative within a manufacturing plant, explores what types of software and technology can be used for support, explains why the IT team plays a key role in its success, offers tips on how to reduce error rates, and more. 

This paper reviews multiple compelling issues of establishing and maintaining connectivity to manufacturing operations to achieve the Perfect Plant through an existing ERP system. 

Manufacturers are feeling new pressure on their operations from many directions. Dynamic market needs, increased compliance requirements, more distributed manufacturing operations, rapid product innovation, lean manufacturing, and the transition to new IT technology all manifest themselves on the plant floor and throughout the enterprise. 

Today, more than ever, environmental and economic issues are pushing business continuity professionals to lobby for energy efficient, environmentally friendly solutions in their data centers. Learn how the Liebert XD solution is the answer on both fronts. 

This white paper examines the impact of using disparate systems versus an integrated ERP system on your manufacturing operations. The detailed charts on the following pages provide insight into how the inefficiencies associated with change management today can be easily and cost-effectively eliminated. 

This white paper examines the compelling business and technical case for centralizing administration in Microsoft’s Active Directory, describes how the Centrify Suites integrated architecture enables you to extend Active Directory to your non-Microsoft platforms, and describes the Centrify Suite’s unique benefits. 

In this podcast presented by James Hilliard, host of the "See Everything, Know Everything" podcast, and Matthew Wood, Solera Networks' Chief Scientist, you'll learn about the DeepSee tool, which provides administrators, users and C-level executives at a corporation a way to see what is happening on a network in real-time. 

With two data centers serving 24 offices in the U.S., Europe and India, Hitachi Consulting required a solution that could provide visibility into the applications running on the network while selectively accelerating business critical ones. Read on to learn about the solution they found. 

This technical white paper discusses the features, benefits, and usage scenarios for RDS and is intended for server administrators who are already familiar with RDS as well as those server administrators who want to learn more about Microsoft's desktop and presentation virtualization technologies.