For many, the world of communications is mystifying, shrouded in complexity and unknowns with equal parts science and magic, and 100% scary. This article demystifies what a network is, breaking it down into human terms. 

Transformation has become an overused buzzword, but its real meaning remains important. Under the microscope, operations transformation is about integrating operations silos and processes, merging disparate units in the wake of acquisitions, and reducing operational expenses. 

This paper is aimed at helping senior management address its product ROI in a manner that can be directly applied to their everyday management practices. In this report, EMF presents a methodology for calculating the ROI for a development based on the direct cost of development, associative costs, extrinsic costs and a process for estimating risk. 

Many networking channel partners have put up the investment to understand and sell hardware components for unified communications (UC). This Pocket E-Guide details what skills you need to have to bring UC to life. 

Tired of falling asleep during code review meetings? Stop meeting – try peer code review with Code Collaborator. This time-saving tool lets you do fast and efficient reviews online, without the usual pain of meetings, printouts, or convoluted emails. 

While energy consumption of overall data center operations and server-related equipment is generally understood, the story is quite different when it comes to storage systems. This paper offers practical advice on how to measure storage system efficiency and compares the efficiency numbers of several common storage solutions. 

Charles Bahr of Alcatel-Lucent Multimedia Solutions Marketing and Christophe Senot of Bell Labs demonstrate the technologies that can be combined to create a personalized content and advertising experience across any screen. 

In this podcast, virtualization expert Anil Desai talks with WhatIs.com's Alex Howard about the many ways virtualization can be used to improve software testing and development. 

This highly detailed overview explains how to manage the setup of a Virtual Machine Monitor, discussing healthy implementation and problems that can occur. 

Deduplication has become an essential tool to control exponential data growth. This article will describe the techniques being used today to deduplicate data and will highlight considerations for choosing the best technology for your environment. 

The goal of this paper is to paint the EIM landscape, noting its components but focusing on the importance of an overarching EIM strategy that focuses on corporate objectives while at the same time offering cross-functional support. 

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.