White papers are one of the most misunderstood, miswritten and misused marketing tools available. While many companies think they need a white paper, few manage to write, design or use them to their full potential. This podcast outlines eight key steps to take when writing a white paper and what you should do once the paper is written. 

Support Ultimate’s allows MSPs and high-volume customer call centers to quickly and efficiently handle end-user requests across multiple platforms globally. Find out how this software can solve problems in real-time and increase customer satisfaction with a robust diagnostic and troubleshooting toolkit. 

The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit is a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that can securely inventory small or large IT environments without requiring the installation of any agent software. This paper explains how to utilize it to "map" your infrastructure for Windows 7 and Server 2008. 

This report is the first in a series of studies conducted by KnowledgeStorm and Universal McCann that will take a strategic look at the impact the blogs, podcasts and other emerging media formats have on B2B technology marketing. This first installment examines podcasting and provides valuable insight into this red-hot delivery mechanism. 

There are several approaches to take that prevent Problem Management failure. If IT organization leaders can incorporate Incident Management into their Problem Management, as well as follow other tips laid out in this white paper, they can likely reduce the quantity and duration of service disruptions 

Troubleshooting is a necessary evil. Where does one start when the operating system does not start, the application does not load or run correctly, the network hangs or a network service does not listen or perform? Linux is noted for being rock solid, stable, and easy to manage but not as user friendly. 

This paper discusses how you can leverage existing Abend-AID capabilities to simplify problem resolution even in these increasingly complex systems. Read this paper to learn more about diagnosing DB2 and WebSphere MQ problems with Compuware Abend-AID. 

SMBs everywhere are facing common business problems such as reducing IT operating costs, protecting valuable data, maintaining application availability, and cutting power consumption - just to name a few.  Access this webcast for a look at these specific problem and how virtualization can help overcome them. 

Sign up today for this valuable webcast to learn how integrated Web-to-mainframe performance management can help you achieve higher levels of availability, performance and customer success rates. 

Check out this white paper to learn the different problems organizations have faced with their QSA's, how to recognize these problems, and how to avoid hiring a QSA that will present these problems. 

Clouds do many things well, but fixing performance problems isn't one of them. For that you need a world-class application server. Learn how application delivery problems continue to frustrate IT managers and how to move to the cloud without losing your sanity. 

For years, organizations have sought ways to effectively identify and resolve the problems affecting critical business applications and expedite a complete resolution. Learn how application performance management solutions can help companies grow profits, ensure customer satisfaction and maintain loyalty via end-to-end visibility and deep analysis. 

Managing application problems on the mainframe can be inefficient. View this video to understand how a solution that bridges application monitoring across mainframe and distributed systems can aid application performance. Get the information you need to identify and resolve issues sourced to the mainframe from an application perspective.