Best practices, people, processes, and procedures combine with technology tools, hardware, software, networks, services, and facilities to enable a virtual data center. The importance of this chapter is to understand how all these elements coupled with existing and emerging technologies can be applied to improve IT service delivery. 

To improve inventory management and standardize procedures, Blue Bell turned to TAKE Supply Chain's Gemini Series™ for OPM mobile software solution. Read this case study to learn more about the benefits Blue Bell experienced from switching to TAKE Supply Chain’s Gemini Series™, and learn how your company can do the same. 

This white paper discusses risk management as a key process in designing security architectures, including a better way for security managers to approach the security ROI issue. 

You know you have to protect your sensitive data, but in order to do that, you have to find it. Data classification consists of identifying what information is confidential, then deciding how to store and secure that information. In this video, Adrian Lane of Securosis gives insight into the data classification process. 

The purpose of this white paper is to highlight best practices of identifying and managing changes that might occur on a construction project, and provide a process to effectively manage changes on construction projects. 

Read this case study to learn how Long Term Care Partners selected ArcSight Express to achieve automated reporting, risk intelligence, cost savings, and operational efficiency. 

Read this Aberdeen Group benchmark report to learn specific recommendations on achieving Best-in-Class status and how to focus first on the security of endpoint systems, then on compliance, then on optimizing ongoing management for greater efficiency and lower cost. 

The calibration method described in this article can be applied to any analog measurement such as pressure, amperage, weight, length or force. 

When an organization commits to implementing the technologies and tools to support role and entitlement management, it faces a number of sizable challenges. In this podcast, expert Richard Mackey counts down these organizational, process, and technical challenges that block the successful deployment of role and entitlement management technology. 

In preparation for disasters, it's critical to have a backup site that can be used if your primary location goes down. Download this article about a new enterprise data center and learn more about protecting your IT infrastructure. 

In this webcast, learn how to ensure your disaster recover (DR) needs are met by your cloud provider. Gain insight into the differences between standard and cloud-based DR approaches and how to incorporate your exiting DR plans. 

Data--Protect critical information anywhere it goes. Implementing data protection products and processes can be daunting. Make the right decisions by exploring what is available and what makes sense for your organization. Use this simple guide to evaluate different vendor offerings. 

A common notion is that an Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) is nothing more than an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) deployed in-line with blocking capabilities. This paper explains why that notion is incorrect.