Next generation services need to meet customer and carrier needs; network convergence is the technical goal, while IP transformation is the business goal. This guide addresses the challenge of planning for providers doing both at the same time and lays out a service delivery platform (SDP) and SOA roadmap to recreate the network architecture. 

This paper examines a new approach to data center cooling known as "phase change" or "two-phase" low-pressure pumped refrigerant cooling. It details the advantages of this approach over traditional computer room air conditioning (CRAC) methods, and it identifies the specific benefits. 

Virtually every IT services business is in the evaluation, planning or implementation phase of a managed services program, and yet very few manage to deliver true high-value services to their customers. This whitepaper discusses the major obstacles to becoming an MSP and how to overcome them so that your organization can enjoy the business benefits 

This white paper will share the findings of a global, multi-industry study (sponsored by Google) of 1,125 IT decision makers to track perceptions about cloud computing and the key business drivers behind the growth in cloud-based solutions. 

Atrium needed help gaining end-to-end service level monitoring insights and finding a monitoring platform with a strategic vendor partnership that could help support business growth objectives. Read this case study to learn about the problems Atrion faced and how Nimsoft products helped them overcome those challenges. 

This paper is meant to help operators embrace a new strategy for differentiating and competing successfully in a market characterized by flux. 

The purpose of this paper is to describe the attributes of a true customer-centric converged solution. From these attributes, a framework to measure and compare providers' converged solutions emerges. We will conclude with a review of Sprint's approach to offering true convergence to business and government customers. 

Developments in alternative energy technology are creating solutions that provide network operators with the ability to reduce their energy costs and carbon footprint. Read this short whitepaper for more information about alternative energy sources that can make your wireless network more eco-friendly and save you money. 

Network providers must re-examine how they can speed up innovation and time to market by working with trusted partners and developer communities. However, energizing such an ecosystem takes careful planning. This podcast covers market trends driving network providers to change their relationships with application developers. 

Nine out of ten communications-intensive organizations are seeking outside help in building mobility-enriched, IP-centric environments. Most organizations are currently seeking assistance for transactional functions, but a far wider service continuum is actually available. Read this analyst report to learn more. 

The lessons from this whitepaper are applicable to a wide array of IP transformation programs and technically complex change management projects. 

This whitepaper will discuss these managed service trends and challenges, and will identify the steps to success to meet customers. Escalating application and security requirements.