WHITE PAPER - This paper provides a framework for thinking about solving this problem by looking at the history of cloud computing, analyzing the requirements of today’s enterprise and drawing from primary research. The paper explains how an integrated approach benefits the enterprise and so much more.
Posted: August 25, 2010 | Published: August 25, 2010


Topics:  Access Control | Application Deployment | Application Infrastructure | Cloud Computing | LAN | ROI | Secure Content Management | WAN

WHITE PAPER - This application note includes strategies for routing, managing, and protecting cables for several different switch architectures and line card combinations.
Posted: August 20, 2010 | Published: August 20, 2010


Topics:  10 Gigabit Ethernet | Application Deployment | Cable Network Industry | Data Centers | Infrastructure Management | Infrastructure Services | Switches

DATA SHEET - Test, assess and report on Windows® 7 operating system compatibility with your application portfolio to help reduce project risk and shorten remediation and packaging timelines. Read this data sheet to learn about Dell Application Compatibility Factory (ACF-POC), which helps determine your organization's application compatibility with Windows 7.
Posted: August 19, 2010 | Published: August 19, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Integration | Applications Management | Desktop Applications Management | Desktop Management | IT Services | PC Operating Systems | Windows 7

DATA SHEET - Dell Services has developed patent pending technology and processes that automates the PC provisioning process which can greatly reduce the overall cost associated with PC deployments. Read this data sheet to learn more!
Posted: August 19, 2010 | Published: August 19, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Desktop Applications Management | Desktop Computer Support | Desktop Management | Enterprise Computers | Enterprise Computing | IT Services | PC Operating Systems

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - Join JP Garbani, Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research and Alan Bolt, CIO at ASG, for a roundtable discussion of complexity issues facing CIOs today. Find out how they are addressing these growing problems within their own IT organizations.
Posted: August 19, 2010 | Published: August 19, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Applications Management | Applications Management Services | Business Service Management Software | IT Management | IT Management Services

WHITE PAPER - Dell offers the blend of hardware, OS software, and expert services that can make planning and carrying out a Windows 7 upgrade smooth and successful for IT organizations of any size. Read this white paper to learn about best practices for a successful Windows 7 deployment and learn how Dell can help you plan and execute a Windows 7 migration.
Posted: August 17, 2010 | Published: August 17, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Best Practices | Desktop Management | Enterprise Computers | Enterprise Computing | IT Services | PC Operating Systems | Software Migration | Windows 7

WHITE PAPER - This white paper will address the assessment of threats to your IT operations, inclusive of systems, applications, and data, and will guide you through the process of developing solid numbers around the potential costs they represent.
Posted: August 16, 2010 | Published: August 16, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Downtime | High Availability | ROI | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Systems | TCO

WHITE PAPER - Though there’s no simple answer to “buy or build,” there are criteria — seven, in fact, that can guide you to make a well informed decision. This paper helps you identify and evaluate each one.
Posted: August 16, 2010 | Published: August 16, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Integration | Applications Software | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Dashboards | Data Visualization | Reporting Software

VIDEO - Many companies pay thousands, even millions, of dollars for business critical enterprise and ecommerce applications, without doing all they can to maximize their potential. Watch this webcast to learn the secrets for bringing applications to full functionality, tying them to business practices and optimizing application infrastructure.
Posted: August 5, 2010 | Premiered: August 5, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Infrastructure | Application Infrastructure Providers | Application Integration | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Monitoring | Application Performance Management | Cost Benefit Analysis

EBOOK - This e-book explores the five key elements of PC Lifecycle management, a practise that can help you to greatly reduce the ongoing costs of operating your PC fleet.
Posted: August 4, 2010 | Published: August 4, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Best Practices | Desktop Management | Green Data Center | IT Asset Management | IT Asset Management Software | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | Network Security | Operating Systems | Personal Computers | Power Consumption Monitoring

TRIAL SOFTWARE - Specops Deploy constitutes a complete desktop management solution by providing software and operating systems deployment that helps IT operations ensure simple and automated administration of client computers.
Posted: August 4, 2010 | Published: August 4, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Desktop Applications Management | Desktop Management | IT Management | Operating Systems | Software Development Tools | Windows 7

PRODUCT DEMO - Take Two minutes to determine the value your organization could attain. The IBM Rational software delivery automation value estimators illustrate how your organization can be positively impacted by the use of Rational automation software solutions. Try this demo out today.
Posted: August 3, 2010 | Published: August 3, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Infrastructure | Application Monitoring | Application Performance Management | Application Security | Applications Management | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Selection

EBOOK - As we enter the Application Delivery 2.0 era, leading edge IT organizations must develop plans for implementing an application delivery function that can respond to both the existing and the emerging challenges. The primary goal of this handbook is to help IT organizations plan for that transformation.
Posted: August 1, 2010 | Published: July 1, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Development and Integration Services | Application Performance Management | Applications Management | IT Management | Network Performance

TEST RESULTS - This IDG Research Services study demonstrates that CIOs and IT leaders recognize the business impact of application performance - it’s all about end-user and customer satisfaction, increasing productivity, and lowering costs.
Posted: August 1, 2010 | Published: May 3, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Performance Management | Applications Management | CIOs | Customer Satisfaction | Productivity | User Experience

VIDEO - The assure stage of CA's Data Center of the Future strategy lifecyle aims to manage IT service quality and delivery based on business impact and priority - top-to-bottom and end-to-end. Watch this animated demo to learn more.
Posted: July 30, 2010 | Premiered: July 29, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Performance Management | Customer Satisfaction | Customer Service | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Infrastructure Management | User Experience

EZINE - This issue from Smart Paper explores virtualisation as an optimal solution for CIOs interested in increasing agility and efficiency in their business. Following a simple path, CIOs can migrate from a testing and development environment to a pure virtual or a hybrid production environment, thereby realizing the benefits of virtualisation.
Posted: July 28, 2010 | Published: July 28, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | CIOs | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Management | Green Data Center | IT Infrastructure | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine

WEBCAST - Join JP Garbani, Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research and Alan Bolt, CIO at ASG, for a roundtable discussion of complexity issues facing CIOs today. Find out how they are addressing these growing problems within their own IT organizations.
Posted: July 28, 2010 | Premiered: August 12, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Applications Management | Applications Management Services | Business Service Management Software | IT Management | IT Management Services

PODCAST - In this podcast, learn about the emerging technologies driving the transition to App Delivery 2.0. Uncover how network virtualization can be applied to better optimize application delivery, provide increased flexibility and create an efficient network infrastructure with a mix of hardware and software solutions.
Posted: July 16, 2010 | Premiered: July 16, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Performance Management | Applications Software | Cloud Computing | Network Management | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Appliance

WEBCAST - Security is a critical element in JBoss Enterprise Middleware solutions. With built in security capabilities for password masking, access control, audit, and ongoing security patch management processes, Red Hat provides users with a tool set to ensure their applications remain secure throughout the entire development and deployment life cycle.
Posted: July 8, 2010 | Premiered: July 8, 2010


Topics:  Access Control | Application Deployment | Application Development | Application Security | Data Security | Java | JBoss | Middleware | Password Management | Security Audits | Security Best Practices | SOA

WEBCAST - Red Hat recently released its new JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform v5. This release adds significant new capabilities improving developer and deployment productivity in JBoss Developer Studio v3, as well as new monitoring capabilities. Learn about the new capabilities of SOA Platform v5, discussing how they help developers and administrators.
Posted: July 8, 2010 | Premiered: July 8, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Development | Application Server Software | Business Process Management | ERP | Java | JBoss | Middleware | SOA | Web Applications Software

EBOOK - Enterprises that convert their mission-critical mainframe applications into Web services can reduce maintenance costs and ensure an easier upgrade to other new technologies. Read this e-book to learn so much more.
Posted: July 6, 2010 | Published: July 6, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Development | Application Development and Integration Services | Application Life-Cycle Management | Applications Software | Cloud Computing | ESB | SOA | Web Services | WSDL

WHITE PAPER - Dimension Data's Exchange Deployment Planning Services (EDPS) are designed to help guide your organisation through the initial deployment planning stages of a Microsoft Exchange implementation. Read this paper to learn more.
Posted: July 2, 2010 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Deployment | Email Management | Email Server Software | IT Services | Microsoft Exchange | Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 | Server Management

WHITE PAPER - If an organisation wants to realise the full advantages of Exchange Server 2010, it's important to take a systematic approach that includes a thorough understanding of all of the integration points, dependencies and end user profiles. Read this paper for 6 steps to a successful Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010 deployment.
Posted: July 2, 2010 | Published: June 1, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Email Management | Email Server Software | IT Infrastructure | Lotus Notes | Microsoft Exchange | Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 | Server Management

WEBCAST - In this webcast learn about the emerging technologies driving the transition to App Delivery 2.0.  Uncover how network virtualization can be applied to better optimize application delivery, provide increased flexibility and create an efficient network infrastructure with a mix of hardware and software solutions.
Posted: July 1, 2010 | Premiered: July 14, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Performance Management | Applications Software | Cloud Computing | Network Management | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Appliance

ANALYST REPORT - Tolly Performance Report: "Citrix NetScaler with nCore Outperforms F5 BIG-IP" shows you how Citrix NetScaler beat F5 in head-to-head tests - providing 3X faster Web traffic, lower latency and higher throughput.
Posted: June 9, 2010 | Published: June 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Performance Management | Application Performance Management Software | Applications Management | Load Balancing | Network Performance | Performance Testing | Web Applications Management