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The New Building Blocks of Network Design sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper explores network virtualization as a strategy to make corporations more agile and IT expenditure efficient. Posted: 26 Mar 2014 \| Published: 12 Jan 2009 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Content Delivery \| IT Infrastructure \| Network Design \| Network Management \| Systems Management

How Dell EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware Edition Helps Protect Virtual Environments sponsored by Dell and VMware WHITE PAPER: Dell™ EqualLogic™ Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware Edition enables administrators to quickly and easily create hypervisor-aware snapshots of VMs--helping simplify data management, and increase application performance. Posted: 10 Mar 2011 \| Published: 10 Mar 2011 TOPICS: Backups \| Data Management \| Disaster Recovery \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Managers \| SAN \| VMware

Energy Logic: Calculating and Prioritizing Your Data Center IT Efficiency Actions sponsored by Emerson Network Power WHITE PAPER: This paper reviews the challenges of measuring data center energy efficiency and proposes a solution: a new metric called CUPS, or Compute Units per Second, that allows data center managers to calculate data center efficiency. Posted: 07 Jul 2009 \| Published: 07 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Power Management \| Energy Efficiency \| IT Best Practices \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Spending \| Metrics \| Operating Equipment Efficiency or Effectiveness (OEE) \| Operational Metrics (Systems) \| RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) \| Server Virtualization \| Systems Maintenance

HP white paper: Complete Data Protection for VMware Virtual Environments sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the issues of backup and recovery in VMware virtual server environments, and outlines the key features of HP Data Protector. Posted: 26 Jun 2009 \| Published: 01 Nov 2008 TOPICS: Backup Server Hardware \| Backup Software \| Backups \| Data Center Physical Security \| Data Centers \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Systems \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| VMware

Auto-Snapshot Manager/Vmware Edition Automated, Integrated, and Scalable Protection of Virtual Machines sponsored by DellEMC and Intel® WHITE PAPER: This paper will discuss High performance, space-efficient hypervisor-aware SAN-based snapshot and replication support, backup and recovery, IT infrastructure, as well as virtual security. Posted: 24 Jun 2009 \| Published: 24 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Infrastructure Management \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| Security Architectures \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Virtualization

HP Simply Business Protection: Reliable Data Protection for Business Continuity sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise WHITE PAPER: No matter the business, industry, or size, reliable data access is essential to operations. As that data continues to grow exponentially, it is important to have a backup and recovery strategy that meets current business needs and has the flexibility to grow and change. Read this white paper to learn about HP data protection solutions. Posted: 23 Jun 2009 \| Published: 01 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Disk Backups \| Disk-to-Disk Backup \| IT Infrastructure \| RPO \| RTO \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Management \| Storage Systems

The Perfect Storm - Why Now Is The Time For Open Source sponsored by Red Hat and Intel WHITE PAPER: Open source is recognized for its ease of use, high performance, and affordability, especially amidst turbulent economic conditions. The high value of open source, coupled with economic and organizational pressure, represents a "perfect storm" for CIOs, giving them the opportunity to deploy high-performing, cost-effective open source solutions. Posted: 19 Jun 2009 \| Published: 01 Jun 2009 TOPICS: CIOs \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Centers \| IT Governance \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| Linux \| Open Source \| Open Source Software \| Operating Systems \| UNIX

Four Principles for Reducing Storage TCO sponsored by Hitachi Vantara WHITE PAPER: This white paper shares proven strategies for storage infrastructure cost reduction. You will uncover four keys to minimizing storage costs and maximizing return on assets based on the tried and tested Storage Economics framework. Posted: 16 Jun 2009 \| Published: 01 May 2009 TOPICS: Economic Environment \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Spending \| ROI \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Management \| Storage Virtualization \| TCO \| Tiered Storage

VMware Solutions for Small and Midsize Businesses: The Most Cost-Effective Way to Enable Always On IT sponsored by Dell and VMware WHITE PAPER: Check out this solution brief to discover how VMware equips SMBs with technology solutions that allow them to cost effectively optimize the use of their existing IT assets and resources as well as protect the systems, data, and applications that run the business, ensuring Always On IT. Posted: 01 Jun 2009 \| Published: 01 May 2009 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Data Center Management \| Data Security \| IT Asset Management \| IT Infrastructure \| SMBs \| VMware \| VMware ESX \| VMware Server

IBM Lotus Sametime Software Integration with Microsoft Applications: Connecting, Conversing and Collaborating More Conveniently sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Check out this paper to learn about the many benefits of IBM Lotus Sametime software integration and how it can enhance the collaboration and unified communications capabilities of all your Microsoft Office applications. Posted: 13 Mar 2009 \| Published: 13 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Document Management \| Domino \| Instant Messaging \| IT Infrastructure \| Lotus Notes \| VoIP \| Web Conferences

Software and Services Financing sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Financing information technology hardware is an accepted way of doing business. Clients are discovering the benefits of financing software and services and are making financing of software and services one of the fastest-growing segments of the IT financing industry. This paper explains the importance of aligning financing with IT transformation. Posted: 18 Feb 2009 \| Published: 18 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Financing \| Hardware Selection \| IT Best Practices \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Spending \| Software Licensing \| Software Selection \| Software Upgrades

Integrating the Finance organization for global business: Important implications for CIOs sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper looks at the growing alignment between the financial and technical disciplines. It examines the results of the Global CFO Study 2008 in the context of IT, identifying the critical implications for CIOs, and the need for a strategic partnership with CFOs and more ongoing collaboration between Finance and IT. Posted: 13 Feb 2009 \| Published: 13 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| CFOs \| CIOs \| Financial Management \| Globalization \| IT Asset Management \| IT Infrastructure \| Regulatory Compliance

Five best practices for deploying a successful service-oriented architecture: Leveraging lessons learned from the IBM Academy of Technology sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper to learn about the five best practices for deploying successful SOA and see rapid return on your investment. Posted: 13 Feb 2009 \| Published: 13 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Application Integration \| Best Practices \| Business IT Alignment \| ESB \| IT Infrastructure \| ROI \| SOA

Accelerate Value Creation: The Virtuous Cycle of Using Technology to Maximize Business Value sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Understanding how IT can drive value and competitive advantage for your company is important for executives in all industries. This SAP Executive Insight paper explores the relationship between IT investment and performance and productivity gains. Posted: 30 Jan 2009 \| Published: 18 Oct 2008 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Process Management \| Investments \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Spending \| Productivity \| ROI \| SAP (Product)

Four Common ERP Implementation Mistakes sponsored by IFS WHITE PAPER: Here are four common mistakes an implementation leader and team can make, and suggestions on how to avoid them. Posted: 12 Jan 2009 \| Published: 12 Jan 2009 TOPICS: Asset Management Services \| Best Practices \| Business Process Automation \| CRM \| ERP \| IT Infrastructure \| Software \| Supply Chain Management

ITIL V3 and the PMBOK® - Distinct but Complementary sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the IT Infrastructure Library Version 3® (ITIL V3®) and the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Posted: 10 Dec 2008 \| Published: 10 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Business Service Management \| Change Management \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Service Management \| ITIL \| Project Management

Virtualization Overview sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This paper explains an approach to virtualization software that relies on the host operating system to provide the service to talk directly to the underlying hardware. Posted: 10 Dec 2008 \| Published: 11 Oct 2008 TOPICS: Blade Servers \| Hardware \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Managers \| Networking Hardware \| Operating Systems \| Server Consolidation \| Software \| TCO \| VMware

Oracle Real Application Testing - Business Agility through Superior Testing sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how Oracle Database 11g Real Application Testing (Oracle Real Application Testing) facilitates new technology adoption. Posted: 09 Dec 2008 \| Published: 09 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Data Centers \| Database Administrators \| Databases \| IT Infrastructure \| Oracle (Product) \| Storage Management \| Testing

Windows Essential Business Server 2008: Deploying Windows Mobile 6 with Windows Essential Business Server 2008 sponsored by Microsoft WHITE PAPER: 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. Posted: 05 Dec 2008 \| Published: 05 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Change Management \| Configuration Management \| Intellectual Property \| IT Infrastructure \| Productivity \| Security \| Windows \| Windows Server Software

Controlling Application Data Growth in the IBM z/OS Environment sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains how the IBM® Optim™ Data Growth Solution for z/OS offers proven capabilities that align the management of application data with your business objectives to maintain z/OS service levels and control costs. Posted: 05 Dec 2008 \| Published: 05 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Backups \| Data Management \| Databases \| Disaster Recovery \| IT Infrastructure \| Systems Management

Application Retirement: Enterprise Data Management Strategies for Decommissioning Projects sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper describes how incorporating an enterprise data management solution into your decommissioning project can help your company increase the business value of your enterprise applications. Posted: 05 Dec 2008 \| Published: 05 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Data Management \| Databases \| Enterprise \| ERP \| IT Infrastructure \| Storage Systems

The Complete Network Assessment sponsored by Dorado Software WHITE PAPER: This paper gives a brief overview on how a complete network inventory assessment can improve the health & security of network. Posted: 19 Nov 2008 \| Published: 19 Nov 2008 TOPICS: Asset Management Services \| Change Management \| Configuration Management \| Inventory Management \| IT Infrastructure \| Network Performance \| Regulatory Compliance \| Software

Virtualization 2.0 Is All about Manageability - What You Should Look for in a Monitoring Solution sponsored by eG Innovations, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This document outlines the key management challenges that must be overcome as the use of virtualization continues to increase in production enterprise environments. Posted: 17 Nov 2008 \| Published: 14 Nov 2008 TOPICS: Dashboards \| Desktop Management \| Enterprise Systems \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Managers \| Server Virtualization \| VMware

Accelerating the Next Phase of Virtualization sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc. WHITE PAPER: In this paper, see how wide-area data services (WDS) is now having tremendous success in enabling server virtualization and remote site consolidation. Posted: 31 Oct 2008 \| Published: 31 Oct 2008 TOPICS: Data Centers \| Desktop Virtualization \| Enterprise \| IT Infrastructure \| LAN \| Remote Computing \| Remote Network Management \| Remote Offices \| Server Virtualization \| WAN

Evolution Vs. Revolution: Driving B2B Efficiencies Forward with People, Processes and Technology Tools sponsored by SEEBURGER WHITE PAPER: B2B integration technology, offers powerful and complementary tools and services for seamless business integration and meeting the challenges of global collaboration. Posted: 27 Oct 2008 \| Published: 27 Oct 2008 TOPICS: B2B \| Best Practices \| Business Environment \| Business Processes \| ERP \| IT Infrastructure