Although it has been proven that creating a proactive data management strategy improves the effectiveness and value of almost any data intensive project, convincing those in charge can be a challenge. This white paper discusses the benefits of data governance as well as providing objection-busting strategies useful to any data champion. 

Increasing numbers of enterprises are incorporating project portfolio management in their strategic planning. And just as individuals use financial reports and analyses to consider various investment options, the enterprise uses an analysis called the Business Case to evaluate various project proposals for inclusion in the project portfolio. 

The majority of user authentication schemes today still use userid and password. The burden to users of managing large numbers of userids and passwords has led to proposals for Federated Identity systems, where a single set of credentials can be used to authenticate with several organisations, which have agreed to work together as a federation. 

Design teams across the world collaborate to create and develop prod­ucts. Unfortunately, IT organizations face serious challenges when collaborative teams share large files. This white paper will assess the strengths and weaknesses of the four technologies most commonly used to enhance file sharing for distributed teams. 

The need for strategic information by department and executive managers is driving the transformation of tactical departmental systems into enterprise solutions, regardless of the size of the company employing the solutions. 

In this article, we describe how some key Digital Britain proposals have been implemented in the Digital Economy Act 2010. 

Access this webcast to learn more about monitoring virtual environments and why an end-to-end visibility solution is imperative to managing your network and virtual environments. 

Check out this E-Guide to learn how centralized backup can help address some of today's remote site data backup and protection challenges. In this guide you'll learn the keys to remote backup and recovery, and discover how technologies like deduplication and cloud are becoming part of these processes. Read on to learn more. 

Check out this case study to learn how one hospital found an archiving solution that allows the hospital staff to effectively and cost-efficiently back up medical records and patient information. Learn the specs of the storage solution that SGMH implemented, and discover how it saved the company roughly $80,000 over a four year period. 

Don't wait for your backup systems to fail - check out this essential webcast today to learn everything backup. Learn more about the backup/recovery challenges that IT pros currently face, and learn how the right tools can help you overcome many of these issues. 

Read this paper to learn about a business-specific solution that is designed with forward-thinking brands in mind. With all industries considered and all accepts of selling considered from sales to customer relationship management, this new system may fit all of your needs. 

The way a switch learns Ethernet (MAC) addresses is by inspecting the Ethernet frame and recording the source MAC address in a dynamic table. The switch will also associate a learned MAC address with a port. It can then make intelligent forwarding decisions based on the destination MAC address. This white paper illustrates the process.