August 10, 2009 - A successful data center construction or renovation project requires managers to
carefully follow each phase of the process - design, construction, review and acceptance. Read this eBook Chapter to learn more.
February 03, 2009 - 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.
March 11, 2009 - Many organizations are adopting server virtualization technologies to reduce capital costs, create a flexible pool of resources and shrink the data center footprint. But to take full advantage of the benefits of server virtualization, organizations need the support of an advanced storage platform. This data sheet gives more details.
November 20, 2009 - This white paper by Dr. Walid el Abed, CEO of Global Data Excellence, discusses how an effective data strategy embedded within the business strategy can turn data into a real competitive advantage, deliver short and longer term value and enable business success and sustainability.
November 13, 2008 - This white paper demonstrates that a data grid infrastructure, built with clustered caching, can help you avoid "weak link" vulnerabilities that can sabotage SOA strategies. Discover why the data grid offers improved data access that can create a competitive edge, improve financial performance, and sustain customer loyalty.
September 08, 2009 - This videocast discusses tiered storage strategies and also tips and tools on how to lower IT investments while optimizing storage efficiency. Download this informative videocast to learn more!
November 05, 2009 - In this podcast, learn how two leading data modeling tools compare and how utilizing advanced data modeling improves productivity, standards compliance and knowledge sharing.
October 01, 2008 - Today's data centers are in the midst of a revolution originating from the move to virtual server architectures powered by solutions such as VMware. Based on Datalink's experience protecting enterprise data centers, this white paper provides practical advice and considerations surrounding backup and recovery of virtual server infrastructures.
June 30, 2008 - Find out how leading financial enterprises are turning to sophisticated data warehousing techniques, real-time analytics, improved data quality, and intelligent metrics to find competitive advantage.
June 19, 2009 - How do Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server database platforms compare on reliability, scalability and cost when run under enterprise software? Download this white paper for details.
September 08, 2009 - System Center lowers the cost of delivering datacenter services through integrated, end-to-end management of physical and virtual environments, and supports the optimization of the datacenter in three primary ways. Each of these benefits, and the solutions that enable them, are discussed in this paper.
July 23, 2009 - Virtualization is among the technologies that have become increasingly attractive in the current economic climate, with good reason. Organizations are implementing virtualization solutions to obtain several functional benefits. But achieving these can be challenging.
February 01, 2009 - Download this paper and learn about a decision making solution that will help you survive in this difficult economy by managing decisions with greater precision, agility, speed and consistency while driving down costs.
February 23, 2009 - This white paper details the Cast Iron Integration Solution, which dramatically simplifies application integration today. As a purpose-built solution designed exclusively for application integration, it eliminates complexity from an integration problem and enables companies to implement projects in days, rather than weeks or months.
October 19, 2009 - To deliver high-demand content to a widely dispersed pool of internet users, a cache-based Content Delivery Network is the way to go. This type of CDN stores duplicates content near user access points, reducing distance-imposed latency and improving video and audio quality. This paper weighs the pros and cons of using a network-based CDN provider.
December 12, 2008 - With the introduction of Microsoft Hyper-V as part of Windows Server 2008, and Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager, you can now take advantage of a powerful new set of tools to help simplify infrastructure management.
August 09, 2009 - Companies that seek infrastructure consulting from Dell often want to cut expenditures. Dell can help customers reduce costs by taking advantage of Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, and Dell products and services. Read this case study to learn more!
December 11, 2008 - This solutions guide details the four available networking configurations, and the advantages and disadvantages of each with an emphasis on typical Dell system configuration and the hardware offerings.
April 17, 2009 - This white paper discusses why Dell chose BMC's CONTROL-M when they embarked on a broad initiative to integrate and upgrade its IT services to better satisfy business needs.
October 06, 2009 - Organizations moving towards Service-Oriented Architecture must manage their services from development to deployment. This demo shows how Rational Team Concert, Rational Asset Manager, and WebSphere Service Registry and Repository provide a comprehensive, integrated solution for organizations looking to realize SOA.
May 01, 2008 - For many, the world of communications is mystifying, shrouded in complexity and unknowns with equal parts science and magic, and 100% scary. This article demystifies what a network is, breaking it down into human terms.
November 19, 2009 - Once you decide to deploy Oracle within the data center, a continuous lifecycle begins - moving from initial development, test, and deployment, to ongoing migration, to new releases of Oracle and deployment of new features with each release. The EMC Solutions Practice for Oracle can help you get started quickly.
November 03, 2009 - This paper describes an enterprise deployment architecture for Oracle™ Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition using Sun servers running the Solaris™ Operating System and Sun™ Storage 7000 Unified Storage systems.
July 10, 2009 - This IBM white paper outlines the risks surrounding Web applications and reviews four layers of security needed in a strategy for end-to end Web protection.
April 09, 2009 - A complete desktop management solution needs to be one that not only meets the standardization requirements of the computer, but simultaneously meets the personalized needs of the user. Desktop Authority 8 comprehensively manages the Windows desktop throughout the desktop lifecycle, reducing the total cost of desktop and application ownership.
September 08, 2009 - Client virtualization or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is a server-centric computing model that offers IT the ability to host and centrally manage Virtual Machines while providing end users a full-desktop experience. If you haven’t yet discovered the advantages of a VDI, read this whitepaper and put yourself in command of the desktop.
October 06, 2009 - Managing multiple desktops is getting more difficult and more expensive. IT Managers can barely keep up with updates and new OS rollouts, let alone maintain security standards for every PC. And what happens when you need to get a new office up and running quickly? Watch this video to learn how Citrix XenDesktop can help.
September 18, 2009 - Desktop virtualization should do more than just move desktop management to the datacenter—its real goal is to put productive applications in the hands of end users. Citrix Desktop Delivery dynamically assembles high-performance desktops complete with personalized applications for every logon of every user, from a compact, central store of images.
September 22, 2009 - In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com and Dell, you will gain insight into the top reasons to deploy virtual desktops in your organization.
November 04, 2009 - In this paper a veteran SAP consultant argues why now is the perfect time implement a Business Process Lifecycle Management (BPLM) enabled ERP system.
October 05, 2009 - Businesses today struggle to effectively manage clients due to the increase in options available. This podcast explores the top challenges of client manageability. Learn key considerations when developing a strategy around manageability.
October 21, 2009 - This article describes how to develop flexible WS Management-based solutions for Intel® Active Management Technology using the .NET development environment. The basic ingredients and building blocks of a WSMan-based solution will be presented. We've included some coding samples (written using Windows 2008) to help illustrate this information.
June 10, 2009 - This white paper will expand on what Oracle defines as Complete CRM - how businesses can better engage customers and users, manage customer transactions, and analyze results to adapt and take advantage of changing business and economic circumstances to realize greater value from CRM.
February 01, 2008 - Data de-duplication eliminates redundant data, saving valuable storage space, also it may be deployed via hardware- or software-based approaches-each having advantages and trade-offs.
August 01, 2008 - Strategic organizations are increasingly looking for ways to lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) of their technology assets while improving the return on their investment. In this white paper, you will discover how expert customer support services can have a dramatic impact on both as you explore the success of JBoss middleware technology.
September 08, 2009 - While trying to predict an outage is impossible, being prepared for one is not. Having the right tools in place to respond to a "disaster" is essential to sustaining a successful organization. A business-continuity / disaster-recovery plan can help you cut costs by avoiding downtime, lost revenue and dissatisfied customers.
September 08, 2009 - Business continuity/disaster recovery requires a holistic approach that includes storage, infrastructure, servers, applications, middleware and the network. If that weren't complicated enough, today's new technologies are testing traditional methods of backup and data protection. It's time to take another look at your BC/DR plan.
November 05, 2009 - A disaster recovery plan represents an organization's detailed roadmap of where to go, what to do and when to do it in the event of a disaster. Understanding what does the business need, and is it capable of addressing this need with regard to both capabilities and cost is essential in the overall planning stages.
September 29, 2008 - Disaster recovery and remote office replication are top-of-mind issues for IT professionals, with frequent natural disasters underscoring the fallibility of tape-based backup strategies. This paper highlights the advantages of deduplication technology in disk-to-disk backup and wide area network (WAN) replication.
September 04, 2009 - These days, it is rare to find a company without a disaster recovery plan - a fact due in large part to a rash of high-profile disasters in recent years. The risks are too great to ignore. But many companies are still not doing enough to protect their businesses. This paper provides tips for how to protect your business.
February 29, 2008 - This bulletin reviews new storage technologies against the value of retaining, or upgrading, your current tape environment. To do this, it establishes a framework of comparison - using a backup/recovery and archive scenario - between the latest disk technologies and the latest iteration of tape storage, LTO-4 technology.
September 21, 2009 - Every company with multiple locations has the challenge of managing backup data across different sites, media types, and retention periods for short term protection and long term retention. View this webcast to learn about a new consolidated approach to solving this problem by combining disk, deduplication, and tape storage systems.
September 09, 2009 - In this webcast, we show you how the productivity of your sales, customer service, and marketing teams can be dramatically increased by taking advantage of the enhancements in the newly released Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0.
October 17, 2008 - Hailed by top analysts as a need-to-know technology and the future of enterprise computing, the benefits of desktop virtualization can be summed up in four words: Do more with less. This article will delve into the options, outcomes and business benefits that desktop virtualization can bring to your business.
November 18, 2009 - Most organizations have database discovery and maintenance plans, but surprisingly lack a database security plan. A piecemeal approach to securing the database is costly, inefficient, and creates gaps in protection and regulatory issues. View this webcast for tips from Forrester on how to design a comprehensive database security plan.
November 19, 2009 - This webcast, featuring Forrester Research, explains how Software as a Service business intelligence can deliver a more cost-effective way to get relevant information to those who need it faster than traditional business intelligence can.
September 21, 2009 - This podcast explores what makes Software as a Service (SaaS) a solid strategy to automate processing of vendor, customer and sales documents and discusses why this is fast becoming a popular option for cost-conscious businesses.
November 05, 2009 - In this webcast, learn how two leading data modeling tools compare and how utilizing advanced data modeling improves productivity, standards compliance and knowledge sharing.
October 22, 2009 - Matrix Group, a privately owned financial services business, was looking to implement a full disaster recovery and continuity strategy. Read this case study to learn how Matrix Group worked with Double-Take Software to create a highly resilient, reliable and predictable IT system.
September 14, 2009 - F5 Data Manager helps you understand your file storage environment. This trial version will perform an inventory of your environment and enable you to run detailed reports that analyze which file types are being created, who is creating them, how quickly they age, and which resources they consume.
September 09, 2009 - This webcast demonstrates how Microsoft Dynamics CRM can be used to capture and manage structured and unstructured sales and marketing customer data within a single, integrated system can help increase your organization's return on investment.
March 01, 2008 - This white paper explains how Software Reuse and its underlying fundamentals have evolved dramatically. It also discusses the benefits of constructing critical enterprise software applications through reusable parts.
October 14, 2009 - In this paper you will learn how TAKE Supply Chain has developed a scalable, rules-based barcode label and RFID print management platform that allows business users — not IT programmers — to effectively administer tagging output and compliance programs, which can increase efficiency while decreasing costs with RFID label management.
December 02, 2009 - Join Melinda Ballou as she answers how organizations can be successful and maintain high-performing business-critical software with fewer resources and strategies for successful quality adoption.
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