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Comprehensive SQL Server Data Protection with Symantec Backup Exec 11d sponsored by Symantec Corporation WHITE PAPER: Choosing the proper backup and recovery plan for SQL Server can be a daunting task. Read this white paper and learn which model best suits your organization and can ease administration. Posted: 19 Nov 2007 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 TOPICS: Continuous Data Protection \| Data Security \| Disaster Recovery \| High Availability \| SLA \| SLA Management Services \| SQL Server \| Systems Management

Understanding ITIL® Service Portfolio Management: An Approach For Implementing Effective Service Lifecycle Management sponsored by BMC Software, Inc. WHITE PAPER: IT executives and their teams need a comprehensive and accurate view of IT services. A service catalog includes all relevant details about your services, including which service level agreements (SLAs) are associated with it, who is able to request it, how much it costs, and how to fulfill it. This paper describes the IT Infrastructure... Posted: 17 Jun 2009 \| Published: 15 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Application Life-Cycle Management \| Business Process Automation \| Change Management \| Configuration Management \| IT Service Management \| IT Services \| ITIL \| Portfolio Management (IT Management) \| Service Level Management \| SLA \| SLA Management Services \| SOA \| SOA Governance

Why You Should Take a Holistic Approach to ITIL and Service Support sponsored by BMC Software, Inc. WHITE PAPER: In these tough economic times, how do you address the challenge of reducing costs without diminishing your service quality? Companies can lower costs significantly and meet the growing demand for services by taking a more holistic approach. This paper discusses the importance of taking a unified approach to service support management and... Posted: 18 Jun 2009 \| Published: 15 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Change Management \| CIOs \| Configuration Management \| Help Desks \| IT Service Management \| IT Services \| ITIL \| Service Level Management \| Service Process Optimization Software \| Workforce Planning

Improving Help Desk Efficiency: Asset Management and Help Desk Optimization sponsored by TechExcel WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how asset discovery, and AssetWise Discovery software, plays a vital role in raising help desk efficiency while maintaining customer satisfaction and resolving problems effectively. Posted: 19 Aug 2008 \| Published: 19 Aug 2008 TOPICS: Application Life-Cycle Management \| Asset Management (Finance) \| Business Process Management \| CRM \| Customer Satisfaction \| ERP \| Help Desks \| IT Services \| ITIL \| Productivity

Embracing the Cloud: Top Seven Imperatives for an Organization sponsored by Wipro WHITE PAPER: This paper analyzes the impact of the cloud on the IT Ecosystem and provides answers to what an organization needs to do in embracing a right cloud strategy. Posted: 12 Jun 2009 \| Published: 01 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Business Continuity Planning \| CIOs \| Cloud Computing \| Competition \| Data Center Management \| Economic Environment \| IT Managers \| IT Services \| Regulatory Compliance \| Web Services

HP Integrity NonStop Servers: Standards-based Innovation for the Highest Levels of Service sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, discover a comprehensive portfolio of servers which deliver flexibility to respond quickly and effectively to changes, with the availability, scalability and cost features that are most appropriate for your business continuity needs. Posted: 19 Jul 2006 \| Published: 01 Jul 2006 TOPICS: Adaptive Enterprise \| Business Continuity Planning \| High Availability \| IT Management Services \| Microprocessors \| Server Hardware \| Server Software \| Server Virtualization \| Software Virtualization

Modernizing IT: Strategies for Improving Service Quality and Reducing IT Costs sponsored by BMC Software, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Working harder simply won't get you there. No matter how many people you allocate, sinking more labor into old IT practices cannot concurrently meet rising demands on IT and cut costs. Read about cost-effective, automated ways to meet this challenge head-on in our latest article, “Strategies for Modernizing IT, Reducing Costs, and..” Posted: 17 Jun 2009 \| Published: 15 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Business Process Reengineering \| Business Service Management \| Data Collection \| Help Desk Management \| IT Best Practices \| IT Service Management \| IT Services \| ITIL \| Service Level Management \| SOA \| SOA Governance

Lab Test: AppZero Turbo-Charges Server Consolidation sponsored by AppZero WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the impact of application virtualization technology on overall system performance. It documents a simple performance evaluation of application virtualization using AppZero virtual application appliance (VAA) compared to a VMware ESXbased system using virtual machines (VM). Posted: 04 Mar 2009 \| Published: 04 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Operating Systems \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Server Virtualization \| Systems Management Services \| VMware

Holistic Master Data Management Solutions and Services: Establishing the Foundation for Increasing Business Value sponsored by Accenture WHITE PAPER: Master data management solutions helps organizations maximize the value of postmerger integrations, manage the product lifecycle, meet regulatory requirements and improve the effectiveness of transactional and reporting systems. Posted: 26 Jun 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Quality \| IT Management Services \| Master Data Management \| SAP (Product) \| Standards

Getting Started with LINQ to XML sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: LINQ is an acronym which stands for Language Integrated Query. This new technology comes built into the .NET Framework 3.5 and can be used with any of the different languages that run under .NET. This paper serves as an introduction. Posted: 10 Dec 2008 \| Published: 10 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Memory \| Productivity \| SQL \| Systems Management \| Systems Management Services \| Systems Management Software \| Windows \| XML