January 24, 2012 - Thinking of launching a data warehousing project? Learn how the University of Connecticut Health Center (UCHC), a leading biomedical research center, healthcare facility, and medical school, achieved end-to end automation of data integration and data loading processes from internal and external data sources to ensure consistent, accurate reporting.
June 17, 2011 - A flexible, adaptable and scalable IT infrastructure means that change is the only constant. Access this exclusive resource for an in-depth definition of change management and tactics for increasing your ROI via the change process.
July 12, 2011 - Cloud computing can, in fact, be a risky proposition. Check out this white paper to learn how to ensure your organization's safety while harnessing all the benefits of the cloud.
December 19, 2011 - Cloud computing is catching on, but cloud networks are proving to be challenging to implement and manage. Before enterprises begin architecting their cloud computing networks, they need to consider the impact on the network.
March 01, 2010 - While some larger organizations continue to manage internal data center, many business managers are able to increase service levels, cover more users, and lower response times by outsourcing their out-dated server farms to third-party data centers and cloud computing providers. This white paper will define data centers and explore cloud networking.
February 10, 2009 - The Adaptive Security Appliance is the latest firewall appliance in the Cisco security arsenal and provides a number of services to protect your "trusted" network users from "untrusted" users.
September 08, 2011 - Read this white paper for an inside view of the industry-leading HP technologies of the HP CloudSystem. You'll also learn of three CloudSystem offerings and their major extensions.
February 02, 2012 - While the importance of establishing the right IT systems and security policies have been expressed time and time again, a quick glance at the news headlines on data disasters reveal that not all organizations have a grasp on data leak protection. View this paper to explore some data loss incidents and the key leassons learned.
February 10, 2009 - This paper explains various ways unified communications solutions have proven their ability to help organizations solve various problems like, enabling them to transform their business, streamline business processes and reduce costs.
January 01, 2010 - IT pros anticipate big gains from an integrated SOA suite that includes pre-integration with BPM technology. The top benefit: the ability to strategically align information technology with an enterprise’s business mission. Learn how global enterprises have achieved this goal thanks to Oracle’s fully integrated SOA product line.
December 21, 2010 - This paper explains how Oracle's Sun Unified Storage product line is an innovative, cost-effective, and easily managed solution that addresses many of your data storage challenges. Learn more about conquering the data storage challenges in your organization with Unified Storage For Dummies, Oracle's Special Edition.
March 18, 2011 - Oracle's Unified Storage Simulator makes it possible to install and manage a virtual storage system on any laptop or desktop and experience the power of Open Storage.
January 30, 2012 - Watch the recorded Redmond Magazine’s webinar with Doug Hazelman, VP of Product Strategy at Veeam Software, to learn more about Veeam’s exclusive multi-platform backup and replication from a single product and interface with unique VMware and Hyper-V capabilities.
September 19, 2011 - By serving patients with an HP Converged Infrastructure portfolio, the University of Colorado Hospital was able to successfully consolidate various electronic medical records (EMRs) into an integrated system which was supported by heightened levels of computing performance and availability; the end result - improved patient care.
June 01, 2008 - St. Thomas University needed to do something to shorten their backup windows and make everything more reliable and more robust, so they chose Quantum DXi appliance.
March 24, 2011 - Check out this case study to learn how beyond ease of use, a smaller physical footprint, and lower total cost of ownership – this health enterprise was able to reduce their backup window by 2 hours and achieve deduplication ratios of 24:1 on their data-dense, 13-terabyte Oracle database.
May 24, 2011 - Want to eliminate spiraling cost and complexity of your IT infrastructure? Riverbed can help by delivering cloud services with LAN-like performance across your organization. In this whitepaper, we explore how WAN optimization from Riverbed can deliver on the promise of accelerated cloud performance for widely distributed enterprises.
July 29, 2011 - This white paper discusses the requirements for dynamic websites in today's hyper-competitive business landscape, the case for utilizing SharePoint Server 2010 for WCM, and how AvePoint’s DocAveSoftware Platform enhances the native WCM functionality SharePoint offers.
March 24, 2011 - Learn how to use smart, sound pricing strategies to increase revenues while protecting margins. Enterprise-wide visibility into the many drivers that come into play can help with identifying opportunities, negotiating deals properly, and adjusting with agility to changing conditions.
January 26, 2012 - Download this white paper to discover how to unlock the full potential of your core operational systems and what to look for in your app development platform.
January 31, 2012 - The business value of social and mobile apps can now be harnessed by organizations who are already using SAP applications for their core operations. View this brief video explanation to learn how easy it is to get plugged into today's social, mobile business world by creating cloud apps that seamlessly integrate with your SAP applications and data.
July 24, 2008 - Successful execution of an SOA strategy, combined with the release of the business value contained in legacy systems, can bring five proven benefits to the enterprise. Functioning as both a software development environment and a delivery framework, SOA provides a mechanism for defining business services and operating models.
December 23, 2011 - Access this whitepaper to discover the latest MDM tools available from vendors, along with real-world advice to get the most from the solutions for your organization.
November 23, 2011 - Implementing a private, public, or hybrid cloud computing environment can be complex but if done correctly, can provide significant returns. Whether enterprises take a revolutionary or evolutionary approach, understanding IT infrastructure options is the first step. This white paper offers cloud computing best practices and deployment assistance.
November 30, 2011 - To accommodate increasing demands that data center growth places on networks, it is important to think of converting data center network architecture to 10GbE connections.
January 18, 2012 - This E-Guide identifies key questions that enterprise customers should ask prospective WLAN vendors and also provides a list of vendors that will suit the needs specific to your business.
November 18, 2010 - Upgrading from VMware ESX and/or ESXi 3.x to vSphere 4 successfully involves careful planning. There are hardware, software and database requirements, as well as third-party software compatibility considerations. This webcast provides guidelines for planning a successful upgrade, and walks you through a proposed upgrade path step-by-step.
January 01, 2008 - Windows Vista is here. This white paper will help you help you determine if your hardware is compatible and which version you should implement.
November 15, 2011 - In the next few years, hospitals will be rolling out all kinds of technology to improve patient care. Each of these devices and systems must be able to send and receive information instantly.
April 14, 2011 - Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) terminology is a complex subject, often made more confusing by the competing marketing claims of various manufacturers. This paper explains this terminology and discusses the capabilities and limitations of the various classifications.
August 09, 2010 - This white paper explores the need for uptime, explains the three components that contribute to uptime, reviews some of the problems with existing enterprise server management, provides a clear definition of clustering, and finally gives an honest explanation of what it can and can’t offer your organization.
January 19, 2012 - This white paper explores a cloud-based email provider that offers unrivaled security, email archiving features, secure wireless support, email continuity services and full support for regulatory review in compliance with FINRA regulations.
January 11, 2012 - This white paper discusses enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems usability, with special attention to allowing you to consider usability as a criterion in your enterprise application selection process.
January 09, 2012 - Cloud computing is making its way into the public sector, enabling significant cost-savings and providing the tools to enhance communication, monitoring and security. Take a look at this videocast for an in-depth look at the use of the cloud in the public sector and learn about four basic models you can leverage for successful cloud adoption.
November 07, 2011 - User virtualization decouples user-specific settings and policies from the physical or virtual machine, and allows users the flexibility to manage their own preferences across multiple physical or virtual devices. Learn how user virtualization can help to lower support costs, enhance security and risk management, and speed up IT processes.
July 13, 2011 - Virtualization is creating a whole new sense of efficiency and resource utilization in today's data centers. However, the area of user virtualization is one area where there is still considerable room for growth. Access this exclusive resource to learn how user virtualization can extend the value of your data center.
February 20, 2009 - This CustomerCentric Selling® research can help organizations analyze their sales and marketing processes to gain insights more quickly and accelerate business performance.
February 01, 2011 - This paper discusses some of the most important goals of the modern enterprise and the ways in which Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) and Business Process Management (BPM) are innovatively addressing them, with an emphasis on solving today'schallenges and putting in place an enterprise-wide architecture and framework for future successes.
November 23, 2010 - Environmental issues are a common part of most IT strategies as awareness of carbon footprints and energy use of technology has become widespread. But how can cloud computing help to improve sustainability, and what role should the cloud play in green IT planning? This report examines the green credentials of cloud computing.
October 06, 2010 - Check out this FAQ podcast, to hear W. Curtis Preston, independent backup expert and executive editor, source and target deduplication, how these approaches differ, what that means from a disaster recovery perspective and more.
October 15, 2010 - Data Deduplication has gained a lot of traction in the backup and recovery world over the past few years. This interactive classroom features exclusive lessons designed to get IT administrators up to speed on this technology and how it affects the entire IT market.
June 30, 2011 - This white paper explores one of the pressing issues for storage administrators today: managing and securing a growing tidal wave of data. It discusses specific problems and describes IBM Tivoli, IBM System Storage, and IBM ProtecTIER solutions that can help address them.
July 29, 2011 - Discover how you can get a hands-on experience with cloud architecture and operations and test applications in the cloud with CSC's cloud proof-of-concept (PoC) program. Try out cloud and learn about the opportunities available, the limits and constraints of each option, and best cloud strategy for your company.
October 11, 2011 - In this interview, Mike Laverick, a VMware expert, discusses the pros and cons of using iSCSI for virtual server environments. Find out the proper steps you should take when implementing iSCSI in your virtual environment, how to configure iSCSI in vSphere and how to test the performance of an iSCSI storage device.
August 26, 2010 - Microsoft provides freely available and quite powerful tools that can help you image and deploy Windows 7. This white paper explores those components and their processes used during these deployments.
November 22, 2010 - The tool of choice to the highly mobile workforce is the mobile phone. From customer contact and records keeping, through calendaring and scheduling to mapping and news feeds, the mobile phone is usurping the laptop as the main point of technology for the road warrior.
July 25, 2009 - Read this white paper to learn how Oracle In-Memory Database Cache significantly reduces response time, while improving overall application throughput, by bringing data closer to the application, and by processing queries in an in-memory database.
November 22, 2010 - This paper outlines the things you must consider when thinking about the feasibility of replacing a WAN provider’s provider (P) and provider edge (PE) devices with routers. This paper examines these considerations in greater detail, to see where any potential problems might arise.
January 25, 2010 - This paper examines the numerous ways that syslog messages can be used to enhance the secure deployment of an infrastructure of equipment from Cisco®. Syslog can not only be an essential auditing tool for network and administrative events, but also can be an effective troubleshooting tool.
December 03, 2008 - In this podcast, virtualization expert Anil Desai talks with WhatIs.com's Alex Howard about the many ways virtualization can be used to improve software testing and development.
May 20, 2010 - Everyone is talking about virtualization as a critical component to the success of a data center. What are some of the benefits of virtualization? What are the cost benefits of using Windows Server 2008 R2 for virtualization? Learn more in this videocast.
February 24, 2010 - This white paper is broken down into two major sections, the first and most detailed is about using Windows 7 with the GA (pre-update 1) version of vSphere, and the second is about using View (VMware’s desktop virtualization offering) with Windows 7.
June 20, 2011 - While the technology that supports VoIP has been present since the mid-1990s, the ability to quickly alternate between VoIP and circuit-switched networks has come into prominence in the last few years. Access this white paper for a full history and overview of the current mobile communications landscape.
January 23, 2012 - Today’s flexible workforce is becoming a serious security issue, as employees are working from multiple locations with various devices, increasing the risk of exposure. View this paper now to gain a better understanding of the security challenges posed by portable users and devices and how you can address them using cloud-based security solutions.
September 16, 2011 - UT Dallas’ Center for Children and Families has been conducting a study on adolescents’ social networks and their impact on development. To assist in data collection, the team chose BlackBerry® hosted solution from Ceryx based on its ability to provide a controlled environment for their research.
December 16, 2011 - Watch this webcast to discover how you can increase your online marketing efforts with next-gen customer relationship management (CRM) tools that will significantly improve customer satisfaction as well as increase the return rate of customers.
November 30, 2011 - To reduce complexity and provide scalability to growing data demands, organizations can consolidate traffic onto 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports.
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