Valero Energy Corporation selected SAP because of its ability to provide a central hub for managing all interfaces and Web services, power to serve as a single integration & development platform for nearly all of Valero's business, capability to integrate SAP and non-SAP software systems, and support for synchronous & asynchronous messaging. 

As data center infrastructures become increasingly complex, so do the IT processes--such as incident management and server provisioning--that keep infrastructure up and running. 

Managing backup and recovery in today's environment is a multi-dimensional challenge with both near and long term business requirements. This paper explains 5 topics to think about as you design your long-term data retention plans. 

Check out this case study to learn how Vesta implemented Tripwire® Enterprise to continuously monitor IT infrastructure for all unauthorized change, which helps maintain known, trusted, and compliant system environments and ensure audit requirements are met. 

This paper examines the impact of de-duplication in a disk-to-disk-to-tape (D2D2T) backup and recovery environment. 

This case study explains how Quantum DXi3500 Saves Virtual Iron Time & Money with 95% Reduction in Backup Volume and Saving $12,000 annually on tape media costs. 

High-density rack-mounted servers reduce space, cooling, networking, cabling, and management costs - as well as total power consumption - compared to low-density configurations having far few servers per rack. 

Intel IT is deploying an integrated security software solution that cuts response time to threats by 90 percent, while addressing enterprise needs for rapid software installation, scalability, reliability, and reporting. 

Developing reliable metrics for comparison of energy-efficiency performance is the first requirement. 

Itanium®-based servers deliver the scalable performance, reliability, and headroom for your most compute-intensive workloads, including direct replacement for RISC and mainframe platforms. 

Data de-duplication eliminates redundant data, saving valuable storage space, also it may be deployed via hardware- or software-based approaches-each having advantages and trade-offs. 

Lumension's Sanctuary Device Control minimizes the risk of data theft from removable devices through its policy-based enforcement of device use that controls the flow of inbound and outbound data from your endpoints. 

Overall Web performance - including availability, responsiveness and consistency - can have a huge impact on an online retailer's revenues, brand and customer satisfaction. Read this whitepaper to learn 12 tips to assess online retail readiness for the upcoming holiday season.