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Preparing an RFI for Virtualization and the PCI Data Security Standard by HyTrust March 22, 2011 - (Free Research) This paper discusses how protecting cardholder data is a critical and mandatory requirement for all organizations that process, store or transmit information on credit or debit cards and the requirements and guidelines for securing cardholder data are specified in the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS).  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Antimalware IT Checklist: RFP Technology Decisions Part 2 by SearchSecurity.com April 11, 2012 - (Free Research) Part 2 of SearchSecurity.com's 3-part guide on antimalware products offers expert insight into gathering pertinent information into the technical information necessary to move forward in the RFI process. Get an overview of technical requirements, questions to ask potential vendors, and a list of products that may meet your needs.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

The Forrester Wave: Smart Process Applications, Q2 2013 by OpenText April 24, 2013 - (Free Research) This Forrester Wave report aims to help CIOs find the right smart process app vendor partners for improving this full spectrum of human-based processes. Read today to explore Forrester's key takeaways after conducting a 15-criteria evaluation of twelve software vendors.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Remote Vendor Access: Not All Access Should Be Treated Equally by Quest Software, now a part of Dell September 10, 2012 - (Free Research) This white paper explains why Remote Vendor Access (RVA) should not be treated the same as traditional remote access for employees. Explore how a new set of remote access requirements can ensure that your enterprise remains in step with both compliance regulations and security expectations.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Gartner Magic Quadrant: Selecting a vendor by IBM November 03, 2011 - (Free Research) The demand for greater ecommerce capabilities is growing leading CIOs and IT professionals concerned with choosing the perfect vendor. Through this in-depth vendor analysis by Gartner, uncover the top 6 questions you should ask and the strengths and weaknesses of the top 20 e-commerce vendors.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Debunking the Myth of the Single-Vendor Network by Juniper Networks, Inc. December 06, 2010 - (Free Research) Read this analyst report to see why most organizations should consider a dual-vendor or multivendor solution as a viable approach to building their network.  Not only are significant cost savings achievable with no increase in network complexity, but there is also an improvement in focus on meeting business requirements.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Desktop Virtualization 2012 Vendor Analysis by Citrix May 15, 2013 - (Free Research) Although leveraging virtualization to support desktop workloads can improve IT management efficiency, costs, and capabilities, choosing the vendor that best fits your needs can be overwhelming.This white paper offers a detailed vendor analysis that offers a way to determine which desktop virtualization solutions most benefit your business.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Endpoint Security: Defining the Total Cost of Ownership by Sophos, Inc. March 24, 2009 - (Free Research) When moving to an endpoint security solution, should you stick with your current vendor or shop around? To shed some light on this issue, Sophos commissioned an independent research study to quantify all of the cost areas involved in migrating to an endpoint security product and managing that solution afterward to create a TCO comparison.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

Understanding the Total Cost of Ownership for Endpoint Security Solutions by Sophos, Inc. March 24, 2009 - (Free Research) When moving to an endpoint security solution, should you stick with your current vendor or shop around? To shed some light on this issue, Sophos commissioned an independent research study to quantify all of the cost areas involved in migrating to an endpoint security product and managing that solution afterward to create a TCO comparison.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

DataFlux Positioned in Leaders Quadrant of the 2010 Magic Quadrant for Data Quality Tools by DataFlux Corporation July 29, 2010 - (Free Research) DataFlux was recently positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders Quadrant of its 2010 “Magic Quadrant for Data Quality Tools” report. Gartner’s Magic Quadrants evaluate vendors within a particular technology market based on their completeness of vision and ability to execute. Use this Magic Quadrant to understand the data quality tools market.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

The EMA All-Stars in Enterprise Systems Management for 2008 by CA Technologies. March 2008 - (Free Research) Analyst firm EMA has released the results of their first ever All-Stars in Enterprise Systems Management for 2008 report, covering 18 different systems management disciplines.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Great Software Mind Meld: How “The Cloud” Is Helping Vendors Peer Inside the Heads of Prospective Buyers by Runaware June 2011 - (Free Research) The difference between intriguing software and best-selling software is customer insight from feedback. Read this white paper to learn about a cloud-based analytics solution that for the first time allows software vendors to cull actionable intelligence from reliable, untainted customer feedback.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouse Database Management Systems (Gartner) by Teradata April 2011 - (Free Research) The data warehouse DBMS market is undergoing a transformation, including many acquisitions, as vendors adapt data warehouses to support the modern business intelligence and analytic workload requirements of users. This document compares 16 vendors, including IBM & Netezza, to help customers find the right one for their needs.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Understanding the Total Cost of Ownership for Endpoint Security Solutions by Sophos, Inc. March 2009 - (Free Research) When moving to an endpoint security solution, should you stick with your current vendor or shop around? To shed some light on this issue, Sophos commissioned an independent research study to quantify all of the cost areas involved in migrating to an endpoint security product and managing that solution afterward to create a TCO comparison.  (ANALYST REPORT)

What Most Backup Vendors Don’t Want You to Know by Unitrends December 2012 - (Free Research) Access this white paper to break through the backup and restore business industry's secrecy. Get past the hype and focus on simply, reliably, and cost-effectively protecting your systems and data. Learn the 9 things most backup vendors don't want you to know  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Videocast: Considerations for Choosing Cloud Backup Hosting Services by KineticD June 2011 - (Free Research) Cloud backup for physical and virtual environments is becoming more and more important for SMBs. Gartner predicts that by 2012, Vendor Lock-in will surpass security as the biggest obstacle to cloud computing. Vendors are trying to lock-in and maintain their customers forever, not allowing them the flexibility and mobility SMBs require.  (VIDEO) READ ABSTRACT |

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Distributed Server/Workload Automation Software 2012 Vendor Analysis by Hewlett-Packard Company December 2012 - (Free Research) This in-depth IDC report provides a comparison of major workload automation software vendors, and breaks down the current market share and future success of each technology  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

Gartner Report: Vendors in Application Aware Network Performance Management Space by Riverbed Technology, Inc. April 2012 - (Free Research) Application-aware network performance management (NPM) products provide deep views into apps and use patterns, and user-centric performance views. Network packet broker (NPB) products ease implementation and management of NPM and related technologies.   Download this vendor analysis to learn about the expanding NPM and NPB markets.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

Vendor Report Card: How to Select the Best Cloud and Virtualization Solution for Your SMB – Summary by VMware, Inc. January 2013 - (Free Research) This paper provides an in-depth study of the virtualization and cloud solution market for medium and small businesses. The study provides evaluations of leading vendors to enable senior decisions makers to choose which vendors in the market offer the best solutions.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Vendor Report Card: How to Select the Best Cloud and Virtualization Solution for Your SMB – Full Paper by VMware, Inc. September 2012 - (Free Research) Access this exclusive resource to examine four of the leading virtualization and cloud solution vendors and three leading public cloud IaaS ecosystems based on a number of different criteria.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The road to better HR: 10 key vendor requirements by Ultimate Software February 2011 - (Free Research) Organizations that want to enter the market for a new human capital management (HCM) solution are faced with the challenge of making an informed decision about new vendors. This white paper provides advice on how to uncover an efficient, cost-effective HCM solutionswith the top 10 questions organizations should be asking.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

eGuide: The changing landscape in IT systems management by Hewlett-Packard Limited September 2012 - (Free Research) Read this expert e-guide to learn how BSM is forcing systems management to improve IT operations productivity by emphasizing integration, automation and more. Also, find out how building the right IT services and why a services foundation could make or break an enterprise ITSM strategy.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

The Forrester Wave™: WAN Optimization, Q4 2009 by BlueCoat November 2009 - (Free Research) In Forrester’s 65-criteria evaluation of wide-area network (WAN) optimization vendors, we found that Blue Coat Systems and Riverbed Technology lead the pack, in part due to the changes these vendors made over the past year through acquisition of complementary products.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

Decision Matrix: Selecting an Enterprise Content Management Vendor (Competitor Focus) by EMC Corporation May 2008 - (Free Research) Due to demand from enterprises which want to invest in the most appropriate Content Management solution, Datamonitor has developed the ECM Decision Matrix and selection tool.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Presentation Transcript: Buying Your BI Solution from Your ERP Vendor: Strategic Business Enabler or IT Convenience? by IBM October 2009 - (Free Research) This presentation transcript explores the benefits and drawbacks of buying business intelligence (BI) solutions from enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors, and shares survey results that reveal whether or not customers who have gone down the sole-sourcing path are happy with their decision.  (PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT) READ ABSTRACT |

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