Best Practices in Reconciliation: A Practical Guide for Asset Managers by Advent Software, Inc July 2008 - (Free Research) This whitepaper explains why automated reconciliation is quickly evolving into a competitive necessity. The costs associated with manual reconciliation, the benefits from automation, and the best reconciliation workflow model will all be discussed.  (WHITE PAPER)

On-Demand Hosting Provider SoftLayer Relies On Adaptec by Adaptec, Inc. October 2009 - (Free Research) When On-Demand Hosting Provider SoftLayer needed a single provider of SATA/SAS who offered the flexibility they needed, they turned to Adaptec.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

eBook: Managed SAP Hosting - Determining If It's Right For Your Business by Freudenberg IT June 2009 - (Free Research) In this e-book, experts share their advice on the things that can make or break a project. Readers will discover what the current market for managed hosting is like, what to include in an SLA, and the key considerations when selecting a hosted provider.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

Major Considerations for Deploying a Thinly Provisioned Storage Solution by 3PAR November 2007 - (Free Research) IDC believes that thin provisioning is a powerful enabling technology with significant benefits to offer storage administrators looking for higher levels of storage efficiency.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Syberworks Learning Management System Product Suite by SyberWorks, Inc. This complete product suite is designed to facilitate the development, dissemination, measurement, and management of corporate knowledge to improve productivity and performance.  (ASP & SOFTWARE PRODUCT)

Multicast - Why Use It? by Global Knowledge December 2008 - (Free Research) When multiple receivers are required to get the same data at approximately the same time, multicast is a more efficient way of delivering data than unicast.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Virtualization Overview by Global Knowledge October 2008 - (Free Research) This paper explains an approach to virtualization software that relies on the host operating system to provide the service to talk directly to the underlying hardware.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Human Machine Interface (HMI) by AutomationDirect C-more touch panels provide a graphical interface designed to interchange and display graphics, animation and data to and from a PLC by merely touching the screen.  (HARDWARE PRODUCT)

IPControl - automated IP Address Management & DNS/DHCP server configuration by BT Diamond IP IPControl is a next-generation software system that enables service providers and enterprises to dramatically improve their IT infrastructure operational efficiency and service levels by automating IPAM and DNS/DHCP server configuration.  (SOFTWARE PRODUCT)

The Alarming Shift in Cybercrime: How Organized Attacks Now Target Your Wallet by Blue Coat July 2008 - (Free Research) This paper will examine the shift in the nature of cybercrimes, how the thieves target their victims, and what can be done to prevent them.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Dell High Availability Solutions Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V by Dell and Microsoft December 2008 - (Free Research) This Dell High Availability Solutions Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V introduces different options to implement HA for Hyper-V environments.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Dell Networking Solutions Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V by Dell and Microsoft December 2008 - (Free Research) This solutions guide details the four available networking configurations, and the advantages and disadvantages of each with an emphasis on typical Dell system configuration and the hardware offerings.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Five Reasons Why System i (IBM iSeries) High Availability Solutions Should Be Considered in Smaller Organizations by Vision Solutions April 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper will provide a review of the core causes and costs of both planned and unplanned downtime and will then provide a detailed discussion of current options for High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

3PAR Thin Copy Desktop: A VDI-Optimized Storage Solution by 3PAR July 2008 - (Free Research) Virtual Desktop Infrastructure enables end users or their hosting providers to provision and manage hundreds of individual, virtual desktops from a set of centrally administered, consolidated servers.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Switching Essentials: An Introduction to Network Switching by Global Knowledge October 2008 - (Free Research) In this white paper, we will address the basics of this Layer 2 technology and help you get your network switch up and running. For our examples, we will use Cisco's 2950 switch.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Capacity Analyzer: Optimize Capacity, Maximize Performance, Instant ROI by VKernel November 2008 - (Free Research) By continuously monitoring shared capacity utilization trends in your VMware ESX environment, Capacity Analyzer significantly reduces the time and costs of identifying current capacity bottlenecks causing performance problems.  (DATA SHEET) READ ABSTRACT |

Using Virtualization for Testing and Development Environments by Dell and Microsoft December 2008 - (Free Research) 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.  (PODCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

eGuide: Hyper-V - Microsoft's Approach to Server Virtualization by Dell and Microsoft December 2008 - (Free Research) In this informative E-Guide learn specifically how Hyper-V is designed to meet high availability requirements, how this technology is being used at the hardware level, role of a 64-bit operating system with virtualization and more.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Managing Requirements, Tests and Defects with HP Quality Center by Hewlett-Packard Company May 2007 - (Free Research) HP TestDirector for Quality Center software drives a more effective and efficient global application testing process and supports high levels of communication and collaboration among distributed testing teams.  (DATA SHEET) READ ABSTRACT |

HP LoadRunner Software Tips and Tricks for Configuration Scripting and Execution by Hewlett-Packard Company August 2008 - (Free Research) This guide is intended to help new users and seasoned professionals learn new ways to design and implement successful load testing initiatives using HP LoadRunner.  (ARTICLE) READ ABSTRACT |

Test Management Tools and Techniques by Hewlett-Packard Company August 2008 - (Free Research) This paper explores the challenges and rewards of test management and provides practical ways to help you implement an organized and structured testing process. It also discusses the benefits of HP Quality Center software.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices for Implementing Automated Functional Testing by Hewlett-Packard Company April 2007 - (Free Research) By automating functional testing, you can take major steps forward to improve automated business processes. Your development and QA teams can increase the speed and accuracy, and your IT department can achieve a higher ROI from software projects.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Application Quality Lifecycle: Security, Functional and Performance Testing by Hewlett-Packard Company December 2007 - (Free Research) HP QAInspect delivers automated security information that QA professionals and software testers can access at any point in the application development process to identify and remediate potential security defects.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

eGuide: Making IT Automation a Reality by Hewlett-Packard Company December 2008 - (Free Research) This expert E-Guide offers beginner tips and real-life examples for automation planning and deployment, you'll also learn proven techniques to avoid or resolve common pitfalls, so you can reap all of the perks of IT automation.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

eGuide: Application Lifecycle Management by Hewlett-Packard Company December 2008 - (Free Research) This E-Guide discusses the benefits and drawbacks of consistency in ALM and provides an overview of the challenges associated with building and managing quality into the software development life cycle (SDLC).  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |