December 01, 2010 - In this video, Graham Calladine, Security Architect with Microsoft Services, answers the most common security concerns CxOs and other technical decision-makers have regarding the security of their data in Windows Azure cloud platform.
December 16, 2010 - In this video module, Graham Calladine, Security Architect with Microsoft Services partners with the Security Talk Series to describe the security features of the Windows Azure platform, resources available to protect applications and data running on the Microsoft cloud and SQL Azure security and authentication options.
December 30, 2011 - Read this white paper to learn how the new Windows Azure programming model helps developers create applications that are easier to administer, more available, and more scalable than those built in the traditional Windows Server environment.
May 10, 2010 - <p>View this post to learn about the four types of data abstractions that Windows Azure Storage (WAS) offers for applications developers: blobs, tables, queues, and drives. Then learn about how they are partitioned, the URIs for each, and their scalability targets.</p>
December 31, 2011 - Read this white paper to learn about the architecture, data model, resource provisioning, load balancing, and replication systems of Windows Azure Storage (WAS), a scalable cloud storage system that provides customers with seemingly limitless data storage, access from anywhere at any time, and the ability to only pay for what they use.
December 01, 2008 - This document provides step-by-step instructions for deploying devices powered with Windows Mobile 6 in an IT infrastructure that is based on the Windows Essential Business Server 2008 (Windows EBS 2008) server solution.
July 13, 2011 - This Quest white paper discusses the changes in Exchange 2010 – and how they’ll effect your migration. Then, learn best practices for a successful, low-impact migration, and the pitfalls to avoid along the way! Read this white paper today.
January 23, 2013 - Uncover a solution that solves the "too much privilege" problem in your Windows environment by assigning roles and rights to users in a "least-privilege" manner.
January 09, 2009 - Explore how Windows PowerShell 2.0 can help increase the productivity of IT professionals by providing a powerful, complete scripting language to automate repetitive tasks and conduct remote troubleshooting. It delivers a growing set of cmdlets that can be used to manage Windows-based PCs and servers, and it can be easily extended.
April 23, 2010 - This white paper is intended to help you think about that problem with knowledge of pertinent market trends and next generation recovery technologies.
December 10, 2008 - An old Chinese proverb advises us to "preserve the old, but know the new." Microsoft's old template concept has been preserved in the Windows Server 2008 operating system, in the form of what Microsoft calls the starter GPO (Group Policy Object).
October 11, 2008 - This white paper presents some of the more significant pros and cons of the Server 2008 version of the backup tool that debuted in Windows Vista.
December 01, 2008 - This paper introduces Microsoft's Hyper-V, a powerful virtualization technology that enables businesses to take full advantage of the benefits of virtualization with without the need to purchase third-party software.
June 25, 2008 - In Windows Server® 2008, Microsoft is introducing new features and technologies that will help to reduce the power consumption of server and client operating systems, minimize environmental byproducts, and increase server efficiency. This document describes some of these features and technologies.
February 05, 2010 - Watch this webcast to learn about the top ten most useful advantages of Windows Server 2008 R2. Gain insight into improvements made to Terminal Services and Hyper-V that can provide your organization with increased flexibility.
September 29, 2011 - Disaster prevention is often better and easier to implement than disaster recovery. In Microsoft Server 2008, there are several new built-in disaster prevention capabilities to help you avoid trouble. One of these is accidental object deletion protection.
December 28, 2012 - This white paper discusses the evolution and updating of NTFS alongside the release of Windows Server 2012, and how the Resilient File System (ReFS) was created to work in tandem with storage spaces to prevent data loss due to disk subsystem problems.
August 10, 2009 - Servers play a crucial role in daily enterprise operations. But even the most powerful and resilient servers are useless without adequate storage. Storage solutions contain the operating systems, applications and virtual images needed to operate every server. This eBook chapter will help you better understand your data center storage challenges.
August 18, 2009 - In this searchWindowsServer.com eBook chapter, you'll take a glance at server virtualization, learn about the value of snapshots in backup and recovery, discover the keys to virtual fault tolerance and VM migration, and explore additional resources from Dell.
July 01, 2008 - In this webcast, get expert advice for implementing or optimizing Extract Transform Load (ETL) processes, and learn how to choose the best ETL software tools for your requirements and budget.
October 28, 2009 - Dell's Hyper-V Technology Introduction for Windows Server® 2008 is a rapid approach to the deployment and configuration of a Hyper-V and SystemCenter Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (SCVMM) based Proof of Concept (POC) into your pre-production test lab.
April 15, 2009 - 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.
October 28, 2009 - The Hyper-V Technology Introduction with Advanced Management for Windows Server 2008 is an approximate 10 day service and consists of either a single-node implementation or dual-node highly available (HA) host-based cluster configuration and up to two servers for the System Center elements. Read this paper to learn more.
May 02, 2013 - This exclusive paper examines the potential costs of End of Life (EoL) custom support agreements that Windows XP users will face if they do not migrate by April 2014.
May 02, 2013 - This informative paper discusses why organizations employing the "wait and see" approach should reconsider their stance towards migrating from Windows XP to Windows 7. Discover how not migrating can be both expensive and dangerous for your critical data.
October 01, 2009 - Download the Oracle CRM White Paper, "Winning in Today's Environment: Six Imperatives for the Chief Sales Officer," to learn how you can deploy several best practices to achieve unparalleled sales success in your organization.
October 05, 2009 - Law firms have had to develop new strategies to compete and win in a legal market that contains greater uncertainty than any that has come before it. This paper will briefly outline strategies for success in the evolving legal marketplace.
May 08, 2013 - This podcast reveals four key considerations in developing an archiving strategy and how they can set your organization up for success. Listen now to learn about emerging archiving technologies and gain insight into some best practices to utilize in building your archive strategy.
April 04, 2013 - Poor customer service is a costly business practice. The time to differentiate your customer service strategy is now – and the cloud can help. View now to learn about cloud contact centers and how they can benefit your business.
August 27, 2009 - Transformation has become an overused buzzword, but its real meaning remains important. Under the microscope, operations transformation is about integrating operations silos and processes, merging disparate units in the wake of acquisitions, and reducing operational expenses.
June 01, 2008 - Japanese electronics companies (JEC) are taking bold action to regain market share,profitability and their place as global innovators. Download this IBM Institute for Business Value Study to learn how JECs are transforming their businesses.
January 11, 2011 - The PCI Data Security Standard requirements apply to all payment card network members, merchants and service providers that store, process or transmit cardholder data. This guide will outline the six core requirement categories, participation and validation requirements, how to select a PCI networking testing service and more.
March 01, 2009 - This white paper highlights the important elements and key benefits of standardizing business processes and operating procedures based on uniform, organization wide technology. It also serves as a guide for engineering and construction (E&C) firms choosing the right technology to promote standardization across their organizations.
January 23, 2009 - This SAP Executive Insight examines how your company can win the war for talent by answering the following questions: What challenges do today's upstream oil and gas human resource (HR) organizations face, what's the specific impact, and how do leading HR organizations perform?
September 01, 2008 - This edition of WinStorage ezine, from SearchWinComputing.com, will cover: Enhancements and limitations of DFS in R2, the good and bad news of the dropping price of storage and five storage management tasks that are a waste of time.
March 07, 2012 - Read this to learn why Winton Woods City Schools deployed Windows Thin PC operating system to create a network-deployable image, and is using out-of-warranty machines and donated hardware. Learn more about the many benefits, including expected reduction of power bills, about 10 to 20% savings of new disk purchases with thin provisioning and more.
December 31, 2012 - This resource will help give help you understand what kind of WiFi security gaps are leaving organizations like yours vulnerable. Get this unique "hacker's eye view" on enterprise WiFi networks and learn how to secure your network today.
The Cisco Aironet 350 Series of wireless LAN (WLAN) products leads the industry in performance, security, and reliability with cost effective solutions for the enterprise and small and medium-sized businesses. The Cisco Aironet 350 Series access point provides an ideal solution for customers who desire a non-upgradable IEEE 802.11b solution.
March 02, 2009 - Read this brochure to learn why Motorola fixed wireless broadband solutions are a smart investment when balancing business needs with network performance and budget reality.
February 12, 2008 - Read this white paper that details a new solution that allows employees to use their handheld device as a trusted device on the corporate network.
March 28, 2011 - Juniper Networks Wireless LAN Management portfolio helps network managers and administrators oversee and control both the WLAN infrastructure and its mobility services.
September 02, 2011 - This white paper examines what it takes to maximize availability in the unwired enterprise, and explores the five elements needed to make the wireless LAN as dependable as wired Ethernet.
October 12, 2011 - This expert E-Guide provides recommendations for improved wireless network management. Uncover tools that take applications into account when measuring WLAN performance and key tips for securing wireless networks for a small business.
October 01, 2008 - This paper answers five questions about wireless networking, allowing you and your employees to stay connected to your company's information resources virtually anytime, anywhere.
February 27, 2009 - This whitepaper explores the requirements and use of mobile extensions to email and PIM systems in companies that have selected the popular Microsoft Exchange environment as their email solution.
January 18, 2012 - This white paper explores a scalable, high performance, easily managed WLAN solution that intelligently and effectively manages all network resources to deliver optimized performance and scalability.
February 12, 2008 - Information and communications technology and e-Learning platforms are vital channels for improving the quality of education. This white paper discusses how Intel is developing communications technology strategies to help bridge the digital divide.
September 01, 2008 - Read this whitepaper to learn the best practices for dashboard formatting and layout. It also discusses nine dashboard design problems and solutions.
March 06, 2012 - This white paper outlines the current marketplace for UNIX systems on specialized architectures, outlining the challenges faced by CIOs who need a reliable vendor for their mission-critical data center. It examines the features and strengths of IBM's AIX on POWER7.
December 19, 2012 - Access this white paper to learn more about Oracle's range of comprehensive storage solutions that deliver more volume, performance and efficiency. Read on now to discover how you can achieve huge energy savings, gain rapid access to critical information, meet all your archiving compliance demands and more.
June 08, 2011 - There is no better mechanism to realize the potential for providing cloud-based services than implementing a service catalog. A service catalog is designed to support the presentation and request for services, the capture of data required to make the service life-cycle efficient, and the workflow to automate service processes.
October 02, 2012 - Access this exclusive source to learn about an exciting new collaboration between two of the tech world's biggest organizations which can give you all of the data center solutions you could ever need.
October 18, 2010 - Steve Jobs, the man recognized as one of the business world’s most charismatic and organized presenters, was made to look disorganized when his WiFi network stopped working. The unexpected nature of Jobs’ bobble was what made it such a spectacle. This white paper is designed to be a lesson in avoidance.
February 08, 2013 - This E-Guide from SearchNetworking.com explores the impact BYOD is having on the WLAN and what you need to do to provide a quality experience to your mobile users without compromising security or control.
July 12, 2012 - Women technology experts find their careers just as rewarding as men, but image problems are deterring new female recruits, this exclusive research from Computer Weekly and Mortimer Spinks reveals.
September 01, 2008 - The Bloxx Web filtering appliance with Tru-View Technology combines the best of traditional methods with its patented language analysis and intelligent identification techniques, providing three levels of protection.
November 08, 2012 - Read this white paper to learn about the human capital management (HCM) and payroll cloud platforms Ancestry.com deployed to accommodate their new global business needs. Discover the benefits that these strategies provided inside.
December 31, 2012 - A leading insurance company was faced with an IT nightmare when trying to integrate over 70 separate HR systems. By using a new SaaS HR model, Aviva averted disaster and saved over 50 percent on IT costs in Europe alone within the first year.
December 31, 2012 - Medical technology leader CareFusion has an ambitious mission: to improve the safety and lower the cost of health care for generations to come. With such iconic clinical brands as Pyxis® dispensing and Alaris® infusion products, the company is well positioned and already doing just that.
December 31, 2012 - When it comes to getting in shape, Life Time Fitness, "The Healthy Way of Life Company," is the expert. When the company wanted to get its HR, payroll, and financial infrastructure in order, Life Time Fitness turned to Workday.
December 31, 2012 - Yahoo! found itself attempting to salvage legacy HR systems to no avail. By switching their entire system to a new SaaS HR solution, they avoided costly upgrades and future obsolescence.
March 01, 2013 - Workday provides cloud-based solutions for HR analytics and benefits administration, focusing on a user-oriented, intuitive, and real time approach.
March 05, 2013 - Workday offers cloud-based SaaS solutions to a broad range of HR and finance challenges. Check out this video to discover what your company can achieve with comprehensive procurement solutions.
March 04, 2013 - Workday offers cloud-based SaaS solutions to a broad range of HR and finance challenges. Check out this video to discover what your company can achieve with Workday's Expenses solutions.
March 04, 2013 - Workday offers cloud-based SaaS solutions to a broad range of HR and finance challenges. Check out this video to discover what your company can achieve with Workday's Human Capital Management solutions.
October 01, 2008 - Workday understands that compliance is a critical business requirement for their customers and they have designed Workday Enterprise Business Services™ with strict compliance demands in mind.
October 01, 2008 - Workday uses industry-standard measures to protect the integrity of all communications with its online services, its production network, and across its network.
October 01, 2008 - Read this white paper to learn about the innovative security features of Workday products, which focus on user authentication, authorization, and validation.
Change is the one constant in business. Workday Human Capital Management is designed to help your organization develop its global workforce. People are your company's most valuable resource. Commit to growing not only your business, but also your people.
December 14, 2012 - Watch this webcast to learn more information about leveraging traditional, on premise ERP technology. Find out how you can develop strategies for implementing financial management solutions in the cloud by tuning into this video now.
June 01, 2008 - With the increasing popularity of workflow software, many IT departments are wrestling with the distinction between workflow programs and application automation tools. This paper sheds some light on their distinction.
June 30, 2012 - In order to remain competitive, you need exceptional, 24x7 customer service. Savvy companies are integrating contact center processes with workforce management practices in order to enhance their service strategies. Read this expert report to learn 9 key business processes and 6 technologies required for a successful initiative.
March 01, 2008 - Learn how comprehensive workforce management processes can transform common challenges of healthcare enterprise into opportunities. Discover how to improve the quality of patient care, meet regulatory compliances and reduce costs.
February 07, 2012 - Workforce management (WFM) helps manufacturers improve operational efficiency and enable them to establish control over their enterprise. This e-guide offers an expert definition of WFM software and divulges best practice tips for deployment.
February 03, 2011 - In the face of shrinking margins, today’s retailers seek a large competitive advantage. Given that a retailer’s largest controllable expense is its workforce, retailers that implement a solution that gives real-time visibility into labor practices and generates optimized schedules will help with labor costs, store sales and customer service levels.
March 19, 2009 - This comprehensive offering provides an immediate and long-term solution that helps companies apply cost-saving best practices, reduce risk and improve the management of their eDiscovery efforts.
October 01, 2008 - This paper explores the problems IT operations can encounter in coordinating the activities of application and infrastructure specialist teams, and it proposes an approach-- consolidated operations-- designed to get incidents to the right person with the right information fast so problems can be resolved quickly, with no duplication of effort.
July 07, 2011 - In this white paper, we’ll explore two software technologies supporting better automated decisions—business rule management systems (BRMS) and business event processing(BEP)—and illustrate how these two solutions can work in tandem to help a variety of industries work smarter.
October 24, 2011 - This paper focuses on how business rules and business events can be used together to enable intelligent and responsive decision automation, offering your business the ability to work smarter and achieve better business outcomes both short-term and into the future.
December 18, 2009 - Read this paper for compelling examples of how organizations foster collaboration between finance and IT to ensure successful strategic planning.
October 01, 2010 - This report reveals compelling examples of how organizations foster collaboration between finance and IT to ensure successful strategic planning.
May 01, 2008 - This white paper will provide an introduction to EMC Documentum 6 Enterprise Content Services as well as an overview of the web services offerings of EMC Documentum Foundation Services.
November 14, 2007 - This paper discusses several key differences between closed and open source software vendor management, providing advice for managing your deployments and investments in open source technologies.
August 31, 2012 - View this demo to get a brief overview of How IBM's Worklight mobile development platform tools and its Rational Team Concert collaborative lifecycle management tools integrate to enable successful mobile application development.
December 14, 2010 - This paper discusses workload automation and job scheduling as it pertains to cloud computing and helps enterprise IT leaders understand the workload automation landscape by raising questions they need to carefully consider for long-term success of their datacenter workload automation strategy.
April 06, 2010 - Many data centers are using the cloud to host applications and data storage but typically aren’t using the cloud to process effective batch computing workloads. Enterprise workload automation tools can give businesses a chance to take a much greater advantage of cloud computing. Read this whitepaper to learn how.
February 14, 2012 - This brief white paper examines why making the right server choices can help solve many challenges. It contrasts x86 multi-cores with Power Systems and mainframes. Read on to learn how making the right server choices can help an enterprise realize greater ROI while also helping extracting greater business value from the servers that it buys.
January 19, 2011 - This case study looks at how making the proper server choices can help increase the utilization of resources, find new ways to achieve higher qualities of service and capitalize on superior economics. Read on to learn how x86 multi-cores differ from Power Systems and mainframes, and why the right server can lead to a greater ROI.
June 21, 2012 - This market research report provides insight into the key drivers behind the trends of workshifting, IT consumerisation and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). Discover how businesses are gaining tangible benefits from a more mobile and flexible workforce.
June 21, 2012 - This market research report provides insight into the key drivers behind the trends of workshifting, IT consumerisation and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). Discover how businesses are gaining tangible benefits from a more mobile and flexible workforce.
March 01, 2008 - The Intel® Core™2 Duo mobile processor enables outstanding mobile dual-core performance while enabling improved battery life and enhanced wireless connectivity.
May 31, 2012 - This short white paper explores how World Vision easily and affordably deployed a modern end-to-end business continuity system to ensure critical business processes are fully supported no matter what. Read now to learn more.
February 11, 2013 - Agile is about more than software development, it's a mindset. This report from the Open Group explains how to apply agile techniques and best practices to the enterprise.
March 24, 2010 - Angelica Brown led a world-class team of storage technologists supporting one of the largest online storage infrastructures. She implemented best-of-breed storage resource management tools to help increase staff efficiency. This is where SANscreen® comes in.
October 26, 2010 - Learn why your traditional antivirus is putting your business at risk from web threats, viruses, spam and more. Discover how Worry-Free Business Security can help.
October 26, 2010 - Learn why your traditional antivirus is putting your business at risk from web threats, viruses, spam and more. Discover how Worry-Free Business Security can help.
October 26, 2010 - Learn why your traditional antivirus is putting your business at risk from web threats, viruses, spam and more. Discover how Worry-Free Business Security can help.
June 01, 2007 - Tthis paper provides insight into the top-four worst practices for BI. It also provides guidance on how to avoid and/or overcome worst practices in order to tap into the true power of BI. By reading this paper, you will have a solid understanding of how to avoid BI failure and achieve success with your BI initiatives.
August 01, 2012 - This paper addresses the top 4 worst practices in business intelligence (BI) and provides you with essential strategies for how to overcome these common mishaps.
June 01, 2007 - Discover the 4 worst practices for business intelligence (BI) deployment and gain insight on how to overcome these pitfalls in order to tap into the power of BI. Learn how to achieve success with your departmental or enterprise-wide BI initiatives.
August 01, 2012 - According to IDC, predictive analytics has the potential to generate an average ROI of 145% -- but most companies today have implemented it incorrectly, thus preventing them from seeing any benefit. This paper explores the 5 common worst predictive analytics practices and provides you with 6 key steps to ensure a successful implementation.
October 01, 2007 - Service-oriented architecture (SOA) enables different programs, applications, and tools to interact via self-contained services that do not depend on the context or state of the other service. This white paper provides insight into the top-four worst practices for SOA integration, and how to avoid and/or overcome these worst practices.
April 17, 2012 - Learn how your organization can protect against data center physical threats that can elude traditional monitoring methods. This paper outlines these threats and suggests approaches to deploying monitoring devices and reducing downtime.
May 02, 2012 - Access this white paper to learn how a basic monitoring and automation system can help reduce downtime incidents in your server room and remote wiring closet. Also inside, real-life horror stories from your peers and how they could have been prevented.
April 17, 2012 - Learn how your business can promote data center energy efficiency by finding the optimal temperature range where the combined IT and cooling load is minimized.
April 16, 2012 - Learn more about the power disruptions that could be affecting your business and ways to prevent them. This resource provides vital information about the different kinds of power disturbances and how understanding them can help reduce equipment downtime and production expense.
May 01, 2012 - Access this white paper to discover ten cooling solutions to support high-density server deployment. Read on to learn how your organization can increase cooling efficiency and more.
October 11, 2008 - This paper will explore the authentication methods available with WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) and identify several important best practices to consider when deploying a wireless network at home or in the enterprise.
June 01, 2011 - Access this exciting resource to discover how one organization within the education industry modernized data center infrastructure and drove green IT initiatives with HP technology.
October 22, 2009 - The growth of the internet has brought about massively scalable distributed systems which have proved advantageous not only for governments, businesses and end-users, but also for criminals. In this webcast, review past, present, and future considerations regarding cybercrime, and discover next-generation methods of combating weaponized software.
March 09, 2012 - This case study explores how one health care facility was able to streamline its patient records management with Iron Mountain. Additionally, they were able to reduce costs while improving patient care with timely access to patient data.
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