With the momentum of IP convergence and the movement toward an all digital world, professional communication systems combining telephony over IP, e-mail, instant messaging and audio/video conferencing services are sparking serious interest due to the benefits they offer. Read on to learn more. 

This videocast offers recommendations for moving your virtualization project from the testing phase to production. Learn how to plan virtualization design to ensure a smooth transition to production rollout. Discover ways to align your implementation with best practices and determine which next steps to take to prepare for production. 

When preparing to conduct a site survey for a Cisco® wireless LAN (WLAN) installation, follow the Cisco network design methodology: Prepare, Plan, Design, Implement, Operate, and Optimize (PPDIOO). PPDIOO addresses network implementation in phases. This paper will address the first four phases of this methodology. 

In this guide you will learn the most commonly used business analysis and project management terms and it helps you better communicate with business analysis and project management professionals. 

Chapter 2 of this Ebook looks at how taking a systematic and phased approach to server consolidation—data gathering, analysis and migration preparation and implementation—will ensure that your data center reaps all the benefits of virtualization. 

Trade study analysis is an effective method of comparing potential solutions to a given problem. Using a model-driven approach allows you to perform trade studies before development or implementation begins and saves time, money, and development headaches. Read on to learn more. 

Requirements management is critical to the success of a project but can be a pain to fully implement. Read this paper to find out what is really required to be successful at requirements management and how requirements management is being redefined to provide a faster, easier, more collaborative way to ensure project success. 

The chapters in this Techfocus eBook will discuss the importance of site selection and planning, data center conceptualization and cost analysis, and negotiating with contractors. 

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was a dramatic action designed to quickly stimulate an economic recovery in the United States. This SAP Executive Insight examines some of the major challenges agencies face with respect to this stimulus plan. It describes how governments can transform their organization to devote more resources.. 

BMC CONTROL-M is a powerful WLA (Workload automation) solution that should be in consideration for any WLA consolidation project. 

This whitepaper details the challenges and solutions available for organizations wishing to improve their software development process, reduce costs, improve quality and increase reliability of planning. 

Dell's FastTrack for Windows Server® 2008 includes assessment, design and validation consulting performed in a phased, contiguous approach. FastTrack is Dell's recommended end-to-end service for customers that would like a validated, repeatable migration process necessary to deploy a best of breed, Windows Server 2008 solution.