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Green Data Center Energy Efficiency

IBM — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Everywhere we look, there's another "green" product for the data center. How do you know what really makes a data center "green"? Beth Nicholson, Senior Editorial Events Manager at TechTarget sits down with Bob McFarlane, Principal Data Center and Financial Trading Floor Consultant to take a closer look at energy efficiency in the data center.

What’s Really “Green” in a Data Center?

IBM — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Robert McFarlane, Principal Data Center and Financial Trading Floor Consultant, runs through what it means to really have a green data center and offers suggestions on what you can do to get there.

What ' s NOT " Green " in the Data Center?

IBM — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Are the products you see advertised real, or is it mostly hype? Robert McFarlane, Principal Data Center and Financial Trading Floor Consultant, goes over the products and methods that aren’t as green as they'd like you to think and summarizes ways to extend the life of your data center.

49 Do ' s, Don ' ts, and Customer Lessons for SAP Upgrades: Going beyond the SAP Upgrade ...

Panaya, Inc. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

In this article, the best advice on upgrading to SAP ERP 6.0 is compiled into a list of SAP upgrade do’s and don’ts for your reading enjoyment and practical use. Also included are some customer lessons from those who have upgraded to ERP 6.0 and have stories to tell.

Complete Security: Out of Reach or Attainable Goal? A Guide to Successfully Mitigating Risk

Solera Networks — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

No security system will keep your organization absolutely secure. As long as assets exist on the network, you have to assume that some threat exists that is capable of finding and exploiting the vulnerabilities in your security. If it doesn’t exist today, it probably will tomorrow. Read this paper to learn a better way of thinking about security.

Selling to the C-Level: How to Convince Company Leaders to Buy

ZoomInfo — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

This paper examines how to conduct successful C-level sales calls and the psychological strategies and linguistic tactics that help you convince company leaders to buy. Read on to learn the five steps for conducting the successful C-level sales call.

How to " MAP " Your Infrastructure for Windows 7 and Server 2008

Global Knowledge — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit is a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that can securely inventory small or large IT environments without requiring the installation of any agent software. This paper explains how to utilize it to "map" your infrastructure for Windows 7 and Server 2008.

Gartner ' s Magic Quadrant for IT Event Correlation and Analysis

BMC Software, Inc — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Before investing in an event management solution, you’ll want to know how the product will fit within your overall event-to-incident and problem management processes, including workflow, escalation and integration with service desk tools. Gartner assesses the vendor landscape in their latest Magic Quadrant for IT Event Correlation and Analysis.

Complex Event Processing and Service-Oriented Architecture

Progress Software, Inc. — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This webcast shows the potential roles of both general and complex event processing within your SOA initiative, and how these two approaches can be applied in a complementary fashion to meet a variety of business objectives.

Windows Server & reg; 2008 Hyper-V Technology Introduction with Advanced Management

Dell and Microsoft — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

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.

Windows Server & reg; 2008 Hyper-V Technology Introduction

Dell and Microsoft — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

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.

Email Security: Magic Quadrant for Email Security Boundaries, 2008

Proofpoint, Inc. — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The email security market is maturing, but speed and breadth of spam detection, and management and reporting capabilities, continue to differentiate vendors. This paper will discuss what you need to know about spam filtering, outbound content filtering, and available email security solutions in various delivery models.

XenDesktop - Design Handbook

Citrix — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The XenDesktop Design Handbook contains a collection of the best practices for designing a XenDesktop solution. The handbook is meant to be used by consultants and architects in the designing of an appropriate XenDesktop solution.

XenDesktop - Design Handbook

Citrix — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

VI Service Desk Version 4.0.1 - Free 30 Day Trial!

Velocity Integrations Software, Inc. — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

VI Service Desk fulfills the need to provide consistent, centralized service and support. Tickets are prioritized, assigned to the proper resources and escalated to the next support tier when necessary. Robust Ad-hoc reporting helps IT track trends and justify change.

The Name Game: Malware Naming, Shape Shifters, and Sympathetic Magic

ESET — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Read this paper for an in-depth discussion of malware identification, naming and classification and an exploration of the most useful ways for administrators to detect and analyze threats.

Server Virtualization Solution for Wipfli CPA and Consultants

CDW Corporation — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Read this case study to learn how CDW helped Wipfli CPA and Consultants optimize their IT environment to overcome power, cooling, and space challenges, while simultaneously improving IT response times.

Five Network Security Issues to Avoid

McAfee, Inc. — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

In this podcast, Jennifer Jabbusch, infrastructure security consultant with Carolina Advanced Digital, Inc., a security integrator based in North Carolina, discusses ways to avoid five common issues when securing your network infrastructure.

Removing the Barriers to IT Governance: How On-Demand Software Changes the Game

Innotas — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

IT governance has a well-deserved reputation for being extremely complicated, expensive, and time-consuming. But today’s CEOs and governing boards expect accountability, strategic alignment, cost saving, and contributions to overall growth from IT departments, all of which can be facilitated by IT governance.

Ensuring proper data deletion or destruction of backup media

Quantum Corporation — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Kevin Beaver, information security consultant with Principle Logic LLC, discusses the importance of proper data deletion/destruction for backup media, data deletion options in the market today, and who really needs to be worried about data destruction in this recording.

Understanding Your Hypervisor Architecture to Improve IT Management

Dell and Microsoft — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

In this videocast featuring IT expert, Greg Shields, learn about hypervisor architecture as it relates to your OS. Discover how to improve IT management with virtual machine managers for storage migration and check host compatibility prior to migration. Learn about a technology that allows for rapid provisioning and supports multi-processors.

Podcast: Understanding Your Hypervisor Architecture to Improve IT Management

Dell and Microsoft — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

In this podcast featuring IT expert, Greg Shields, learn about hypervisor architecture as it relates to your OS. Discover how to improve IT management with virtual machine managers for storage migration and check host compatibility prior to migration. Learn about a technology that allows for rapid provisioning and supports multi-processors.

Global Cybercrime and the Evolving Threat Landscape

Sophos Inc. — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The threat landscape has changed drastically, but has antivirus gotten any better? Join Graham Cluley, senior security consultant at Sophos, as he reviews the most current threats, including social networking attacks and Conficker. Find out how to thwart attacks before they occur, and learn more about the antivirus industry today.

Podcast: Global Cybercrime and the Evolving Threat Landscape

Sophos Inc. — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

IBM Security Framework Blueprint (Redbook August ' 09)

IBM — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

IBM has created a pair of complementary views to bridge the communication gap between the business and the technical perspectives of security to enable convergence in thought and process. The IBM Security Framework addresses the business view, and the IBM Security Blueprint addresses the technical view.

Restoring deduplicated data today

Quantum Corporation — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

James Brissenden, Sr. Strategy Consultant at GlassHouse Technologies, discusses the issues surrounding restoring deduplicated data in this podcast.

Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers, 2009

Blue Coat — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

WAN optimization controllers seek to improve applications performance and reduce bandwidth requirements by intelligently managing traffic across the WAN. This analyst report presents a snapshot of the current market situation as well the results and explanation of Gartner's study of nine separate WOC vendors. Read the full report to learn more.

Avoid Security Suffering With These 3 Questions

Ounce Labs, an IBM Company — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Participants at industry conferences and events often ask where the right place to start implementing security is. This is similar to starting off a talk with a doctor by asking “What medicine should I take?” The answer is going to be more questions. This article presents three questions to ask yourself before starting a security implementation.

Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms

Sophos Inc. — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms assesses a company's ability to execute and its completeness of vision. According to Gartner, Sophos continues to have a strong reputation for support and service from customers and the management interface achieves a good balance of simplicity without sacrificing depth of control.

Software Testing eZine Vol.2 & #45; Testing Strategies for Complex Environments: Agile, SOA

SearchSoftwareQuality.com — Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

In this issue of SearchSoftwareQuality.com's Software Testing eZine, we'll discuss a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) as a new testing environment as well as an Agile software development (ASD) methodology.

SPSS’ Solution for Surveys saves publisher $20,000 annually without consultants

SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Aspen Publishers Inc. was able to complete two benchmarking surveys more efficiently and save $20,000 per year without the help of outside consultants by using SPSS for Windows, SPSS Data Entry Builder, and SPSS Data Entry Station. Read this case study and find out how they did it.

A Guide to Utilizing Virtualization in a Disaster Recovery Strategy

Dell and Microsoft — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com and Dell, you will discover the steps essential for effectively integrating server virtualization into your disaster recovery strategy.

Customer Relationship Management: The Winning Strategy in a Challenging Economy

Microsoft — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

In a growth economy, businesses typically spend aggressively to stoke the growth engine. When money is tight, however, organizations seek more cost-effective ways to nurture their business expansion. This paper explains how organizations can save money over tough times and find themselves better positioned to take the lead when times improve.

Better Reporting, Better Results: Successful Strategies from the Field

SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Learn how top companies successfully deliver research results to customers and decision-makers. If you want to know more about how to leverage all of your research data, how to communicate insights effectively, and how to get researchers and decision-makers engaged in analysis, you'll want to view this webcast.

Client Relationship Management for Asset Managers

Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

This white paper describes how client relationship management (CRM) technology can help mutual fund wholesalers and institutional asset managers address these core industry challenges and effectively foster.

Analytics Partners - Delivering Faster and More Strategic BI

Oracle Corporation — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

Analytics Partners choosed to work exclusively with Oracle because of the strength and superiority of its product line, as well as confidence in Oracle's commitment to the emerging and mid-market as well as to its channel partners.

Business Intelligence: Putting Information to Work

SAP America Inc — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

Business intelligence (BI) can be considered critical to the very existence of most organisations. The purpose of this research was to explore whether and how companies are using BI to improve their businesses; to identify the obstacles they encounter in its use; and predict how BI will evolve in the next ten years.

Leverage ERP for Sales & #38; Operations Planning

IFS — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

Read this white paper to learn how to use your ERP to facilitate Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), which helps manufacturers rapidly adjust to changes in the market.

Virtualize at the Speed of Your Business - The Dell Guide to Virtualization

Dell, Inc. and Intel — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

Virtualization is changing everything, from how you manage resources to the way you support your business, it addresses many of today's IT challenges - cost, responsiveness, availability, disaster recovery - and is a key element for achieving a more automated, agile infrustructure. Dell helps you virtualize at the speed of your business...

Virtualization Assessment

Dell, Inc. and Intel — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

This service can help you prepare to take full advantage of server virtualization, which can lower total cost of ownership, increase agility, and reclaim IT staff time. We can provide architectural recommendations and a road map for adopting virtualization through the use of automated discovery tools and best practices.

Consultation, Design, and Implementation of Multiple IT Solutions: Global Forex Trading

CDW Corporation — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

GFT focuses on providing their customers an exceptional experience with a best-in-class online interface. GFT needs to stay more accessible, more reliable, and more secure than their competitors. To optimize their IT environment, GFT engaged CDW for consulting, design, and implementation of multiple IT solutions. Read on to learn more.

Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway, 2008

Blue Coat — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Secure Web gateway solutions protect Web-surfing PCs from infection and enforce company policies. Incumbant providers have been slow to respond to changing demands, while new vendors are struggling to get the right product mix and prove their mettle in the demanding enterprise market.

SOA Best Practices and Design Patterns: Key to Successful Service Oriented Architecture ...

Oracle Corporation — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

There is no question that the successful implementation of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) relies on a careful and holistic approach to business planning. One of the most important tools in the evaluation, purchase, and ongoing use of SOA is this body of best practices that vendors, consultants, and customers have compiled.

Syberworks Learning Management System Product Suite

SyberWorks, Inc. — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

This complete product suite is designed to facilitate the development, dissemination, measurement, and management of corporate knowledge to improve productivity and performance.

VMware ACE 2 Enterprise Edition: Desktop Virtualization Solution

AMD and VMware, Inc — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

VMware ACE 2 Enterprise Edition delivers desktop virtualization solutions for enterprise users. Use VMware ACE 2 to deploy an ACE virtual machine as an IT managed “virtual laptop” to remote workers, provision controlled desktop images as sandbox environments or run legacy operating systems & applications on an existing PC as you migrate to Vista.

WebFOCUS Business Intelligence Application Development & Deployment

Information Builders Inc. — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

WebFOCUS development and deployment solutions provide easy-to-use Web-based applications for unlimited numbers of users, tailored to their skill level and preferences regardless of location, as well as flexible and intuitive development tools for building applications.

Leveraging the Talent Supply Chain for a Competitive Advantage

SAP America Inc — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

This paper identifies the market trends driving the need for an integrated talent supply chain and describes the internal inefficiencies professional services firms must overcome to optimize their talent supply chains.

Podcast - Improve Results with an Intelligent Content Strategy

KnowledgeStorm, Inc — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 00:00:00 EST

The Internet enables prospects to search for you rather than the other way around. You must place expertly crafted content wherever prospects might be searching. This podcast describes how marketers are leveraging a new methodology called Intelligent Content Strategy to attract more prospects that are looking for their solutions.

How Savvy Technology Marketers Can Improve Results with an Intelligent Content Strategy

KnowledgeStorm, Inc — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT

The Internet enables prospects to search for you rather than the other way around. You must place expertly crafted content wherever prospects might be searching. Marketers are leveraging a new methodology called Intelligent Content Strategy to attract more prospects that are looking for their solutions.

WebFOCUS Operational Enterprise Business Intelligence

Information Builders Inc. — Tue, 25 Sep 2001 00:00:00 EDT

WebFOCUS is a comprehensive and fully integrated enterprise business intelligence platform. It sets the standard for enterprise business intelligence by scaling to support every level of the global organization – executive, analytical, & operational – and make data available, accessible, and meaningful to every person or application that needs it.