This paper examines performance metrics and focuses on the nature, identification and use of Key Performance Drivers to enhance business success. It illustrates how these KPD metrics can be visualized and logically related to the Key Performance Indicators that measure those outcomes. 

Listen to IBM Internet Security Systems' take on network security convergence. You will learn how to get more out of your existing investments in network security, combat new Web 2.0, Web application and database threats without purchasing stand alone technologies, and how to protect your company from worms to botnets to preventing data leaks. 

In this podcast, Jennifer Jabbusch, infrastructure security consultant with Carolina Advanced Digital, Inc., a security integrator based in North Carolina, discusses ways to avoid five common issues when securing your network infrastructure. 

Read this case study to learn how the leading technology total solutions provider for the long-term care industry, VCPI, selected and implemented CDW solutions, resulting in increased speed and effectiveness of network defenses as well as improved incident response time. 

A well-run business needs a written IT security policy setting forth the use and administration of IT assets. Read this paper to learn the essentials of defining and implementing a security policy for your organization. 

Network--Stop threats before they happen. This June 2009 study examines the financial impact and potential return on investment (ROI) for McAfee Network Security Platform intrusion prevention system (formerly McAfee IntruShield®), using Adena Health System as a case study. 

This BMC webcast will present a methodology for identifying the metrics that have the most impact on critical business applications and for creating exception events to notify of critical application problems. 

Latency is an important metric that should be considered when evaluating web application delivery solutions. Through tests performed, Citrix NetScaler exhibited very low latencies and was at least 3x fast than F5 BIG-IP in almost all test scenarios. 

We can define an effective marketing dashboard as one that enables marketers to visually display relevant and current campaign, customer, advertising and/or branding information needed to achieve marketing objectives. 

Data doesn't have to be only fact driven and metric. Learn these five best practices to help you make sense and order out of a disparate collection of facts. 

Take a look at the new XTM (extensible threat management) network security from WatchGuard. See the tangible benefits this new generation of security solutions offers. No hype -- just concrete examples of XTM features and the advantages they deliver for you to evaluate against your current security. 

Understanding your customer is vital to maintaining and improving loyalty. Learn how to measure customer experience so you can build customer loyalty. Download a copy of the latest Vovici whitepaper 'The Customer Satisfaction Survey' to learn how to understand the major customer experience metrics and more!