Like the idea of cloud computing but seek a provider that supports the applications you already have? How can you be sure you get the needed security with an external cloud? Learn how IT organizations can extend their virtualized environment to the secure Enterprise Cloud to improve business agility, ensure security and manage costs. 

This Case Study assesses the deployment of Mimecast SaaS-based Unified Email Management (UEM) solution at Basic Energy Services, a renowned publicly traded oilfield services Company. IDC examines the effectiveness of the Mimecast solution and its services in meeting Basic Energy Services' needs and the reasons why the Mimecast solution was chosen. 

Privileged users have access to your most valuable data and systems, and without proactive management, your organization is at risk of substantial loss. View this webcast to understand the importance of managing privileged users. Explore the challenges organizations face, and available solutions to protect against potential breaches. 

The major global telcos have led the competitive march from telecoms into cloud computing, and are now widely seen as credible players in cloud computing services including infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS). 

This Technical Standard provides a taxonomy describing the factors that drive risk – their definitions and relationships. This Technical Standard is not a reference or tutorial on how to assess or analyze risk, as there are many such references already available. 

The definition of a mobile payment is often open to interpretation and can differ from source to source.    Juniper Research has a simple definition of a mobile payment as “payment for goods or services with a mobile device such as a phone, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), or other such device.” 

Juniper Research defines mobile banking as  “the provision of banking services to customers on their mobile devices”: specifically we mean in the vast majority of instances “the operation of bank current and deposit or savings accounts”. 

This resource divides the data center management tools into four distinct subsets and provides definitions and examples of each. Learn how you can determine which physical infrastructure management tools are needed to operate a data center. 

This expert resource offers key insight into the true definition of cyberthreats and uncovers 4 essential steps to consider when developing your IT security strategy for 2012. 

Just  what  is  cloud  computing  anyway? This  paper  seeks  to  clarify   the  definition  of  cloud  computing,  identify  how  far  along  users  are  in  terms  of  cloud  deployment,  and  examine  the   role  of  the  network  in  the  cloud  computing  model. 

Many IT administrators believe the cloud is staged to offer adaptable, flexible and scalable resources at a fraction of the cost. But with varying definitions, strategies and expectations, the cloud is still clearly in the developmental stages. Take a look at this white paper for an expert analysis of cloud computing. 

To support these data-intensive applications, the Orlando Magic needed a storage area network (SAN) with I/O performance fast enough to play and stream both standard and high-definition (HD) video. Read this case study to see their solution.