The planning sequence described in this paper covers the design of the data center's physical infrastructure layer, whose job it is to house, power, cool, and protect the data center's computing and network functions. 

This white paper will discuss what you can do to protect your company's data in case of an unexpected disaster. Having a disaster recovery plan is not only a smart business move, but in some cases it is mandatory for legal and regulatory reasons. 

If you're involved in the planning and development of products, software applications or systems, this report is for you. Learn the results of a recent industry survey - get insight on the latest trends, challenges and solutions and learn what development teams are doing to successfully plan and develop new products in a customer-driven economy. 

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. 

Read this IT briefing for a discussion of Symantec's seven steps to migrating to Windows 7, based on the webcast of the same name. 

With compliant manufacturing operations, you can deliver quality products to customers consistently and meet good manufacturing practices regulations at the lowest cost possible - all key to leading the competition. How can you achieve such objectives? With software and services from SAP and our partners. 

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.. 

This SAP Executive Insight examines specific concerns that confront utility executives in today's economy. Further, it describes how gaining greater business visibility and transparency can enable organizations to execute decisively and effectively in this challenging climate. 

A time of unprecedented market volatility and competition calls for a new business strategy. View this video white paper to learn how integrated business planning can help your company align strategic, operational, and financial plans. 

Try IBM® Rational® System Architect® V11.3, which enables business managers and IT professionals to plan, model, and execute changes to improve their business strategy and process as well as the IT systems and infrastructure that support them, enabling successful enterprise planning and transformation. 

Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) is the disciplined planning needed to prepare for a natural or man-made emergency that affects service availability. This data sheet presents an effective solution for COOP from HP. 

This implementation guide to migrating to desktop Linux provides a technical planning reference for IT organizations, large or small, that are now considering a migration to Linux-based personal computers. 

This eBook will walk you through some of the key steps to setting up a dedicated server room. Whether your server project is large or small, having a dedicated server room will allow you to store backup disks, blades, equipment, and also allow you to have an onsite console for administrators.