This paper examines the concept that preparing for economic recovery is not something that can wait; it is something that businesses should plan for now. It will introduce enterprise application migration strategies that can be considered within any organization and also emphasize the importance of forward thinking and planning in down economy. 

In February 2008, CFO Research Services, a unit of CFO Publishing and part of The Economist Group, began a research project with Business Objects, an SAP company, asking senior finance executives to give views on their priorities and challenges around integrating operational and financial planning processes. 

Review common frustrations that organisations experience when implementing and managing encryption technology. Nigel Stanley of Bloor Research reveals top tips for avoiding encryption chaos and references recent headlines to emphasize the need for encrypted data. 

The retail giant Tesco has aggressive plans for global growth and has expanded its international presence significantly, including penetration of the huge US market. A key element in its expansion plan is its common operating model, which called for crucial mainframe applications to be modernized to run on standardized platforms worldwide. 

This paper examines the primary data threats that currently concern chief security officers (CSOs) and IT security management within enterprises, and recommends best-practice techniques to minimize and overcome risks to data security. These best practices have been successfully implemented and deployed in organizations. 

The Websense Security Labs Threatscape delivers information about breaking security research topics and today's advanced Internet threats. This Month's 'In the Threatscape' is a review of October's Web threat activity. Watch the video to learn more. 

This paper is intended to help simplify the process of starting a disaster recovery plan so as not to be so overwhelming. Through some basic steps, businesses can better protect themselves against data loss while working toward a more complete business continuity plan. 

"Company ABC" is a successful enterprise with an annual storage growth rate of 70%, and a series of data management challenges. Check out this report to see what they uncovered by conducting a file system inventory -- and how they used that information to reduce costs and improve data management. 

This whitepaper explains how building a smarter storage infrastructure based on the business value of data can enable you to address your data storage requirements efficiently and at the lowest cost. 

Matrix Group, a privately owned financial services business, was looking to implement a full disaster recovery and continuity strategy. Read this case study to learn how Matrix Group worked with Double-Take Software to create a highly resilient, reliable and predictable IT system. 

While there has been much hype around cloud computing, it is critical for executive staff of competitive enterprises to understand and begin planning for internal cloud services. IT executives must own and drive enterprise-wide cloud computing strategies. 

In March 2009, VeriSign commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a study, which included 400 respondents from the US and Europe and was designed to provide quantitative data regarding today's DDoS threats and companies' defense strategies against these threats. In this report you'll explore key findings of this study.