WHITE PAPER - In datacenters worldwide it is common practice to hard-code passwords and user IDs in applications and scripts. This paper reviews the security risks associated with hard-coded passwords and will help organizations to gain insight into the security vulnerability that lies on every server, and more!
Posted: March 11, 2010 | Published: March 11, 2010


Topics:  Access Control | Application Security | Applications Management | Best Practices | Data Center Management | Data Security | Password Management | Regulatory Compliance | Security Threats

WHITE PAPER - As enterprises continue to produce, store, and make use of business content, volume grows and the investment needed to manage complexity increases. Yet much of this content remains difficult to manage and access. Read this white paper to learn how Google search solutions can boost your bottom line in today's business climate.
Posted: March 11, 2010 | Published: March 11, 2010


Topics:  Applications Management | CRM | Data Storage | Enterprise Content Management | ERP | Information Management | ROI | TCO | User Experience

WEBCAST - Join EMA Research Director Julie Craig and ASG Sr. Director of Solutions Management Ian Rowlands for this informative one-hour Webinar to learn about DDM and how it enables IT to build on existing technology investments.
Posted: March 10, 2010 | Premiered: March 10, 2010


Topics:  Application Infrastructure | Application Integration | Application Performance Management | Applications Management | Business Service Management | Configuration Management | IT Service Management | Service Level Management

DATA SHEET - Cloud computing represents a tidal shift in the way IT infrastructure operates, enabling greater agility and lower costs for companies of all sizes. Learn how RightScale delivers the power of the cloud, whether you need a fast on-ramp or support for complex deployments across multiple clouds.
Posted: March 10, 2010 | Published: March 10, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Development | Applications Management | Best Practices | Cloud Computing | CMDB | Hosting Services | IT Infrastructure | IT Outsourcing Services | IT Services | Private cloud computing | Public cloud computing | Systems Management

WEBCAST - Join this chat to get answers from experts on how Desktop Virtualization can help you save costs, add more flexibility, better management and security in your Enterprise. Post questions now and review the answer during the live chat on March 23rd from 11am-2pm ET.
Posted: March 9, 2010 | Premieres: March 23, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Applications Management | Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | Enterprise | Enterprise Content Management | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

WHITE PAPER - Outsourcing can be a cost effective and efficient solution to the demand for new and specialized applications in today’s Internet-based marketplace. It is absolutely critical, however, that the team responsible for evaluating the outsourced application makes security one of its principal criteria prior to acceptance of each release.
Posted: March 8, 2010 | Published: December 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Monitoring | Application Outsourcing | Application Security | Applications Management | Code Management | Outsourcing | Secure Application Development

WHITE PAPER - The concept of Lean IT is emerging to describe the best practices required to strip inefficiency out of day-today IT operations in ways similar to how Lean Manufacturing strategies streamline manufacturing processes. This IDC White Paper discusses how APM solutions can help IT managers cope with today's economic and operational IT challenges.
Posted: March 5, 2010 | Published: May 4, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Application Performance Management Software | Applications Management | IT Management | IT Managers | Server Virtualization | SOA

ANALYST REPORT - As virtualization technologies continue to expand and become a critical element of IT services, it is important to monitor the operational impacts and benefits. This Forrester study examines the current state of virtualization and discusses seven key findings surrounding aspects such as application virtualization and software as a service.
Posted: March 5, 2010 | Published: January 28, 2010


Topics:  Applications Management | Infrastructure Management | IT Service Management | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Software as a Service

WEBCAST - Hear from customers in major medical facilities across the USA speak to their success in implementing the BlackBerry® Healthcare Solution.
Posted: March 5, 2010 | Premieres: March 18, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Security | Applications Management | Collaboration | Data Security | EHR (Electronic Health Records) | Handheld Device Security | Handheld Devices | Health Care Applications Software | Health Care Industry | Health Care Networking | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Device Management Software | Wireless Services

WHITE PAPER - This paper examines three proven mainframe application modernization strategies and the business imperative in considering them.
Posted: March 4, 2010 | Published: March 4, 2010


Topics:  Application Development | Applications Management | Business IT Alignment | Data Migration | Enterprise Applications Software | IT Spending | Mainframe Computers | Testing

WHITE PAPER - Virtualized environments are taking IT datacenters by storm. The desire to gain the technology and cost benefits of virtualization is rapidly driving corporate initiatives. View the white paper now and get the practical tips you need to manage virtualization in your datacenter. 
Posted: March 4, 2010 | Published: February 28, 2010


Topics:  Applications Management | Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Center Management | Data Centers | High Availability | Network Monitoring | Network Performance | Server Management | Server Virtualization | VMware | VMware ESX

ANALYST REPORT - There are multiple ways to leverage cloud-based infrastructure for software applications. In this analyst report, Gartner provides a decision framework, including research and recommendations, to help you examine the alternatives.
Posted: March 3, 2010 | Published: May 7, 2009


Topics:  Application Infrastructure | Application Security | Applications Management | Applications Software | Cloud Computing | Software as a Service

PODCAST - In this podcast, learn how to address common cloud computing management issues. Discover which IT management processes work best in cloud computing environments and find out how to reduce the complexity associated with managing applications in the cloud.
Posted: March 3, 2010 | Premiered: March 3, 2010


Topics:  Application Development | Applications Management | Backups | Cloud Computing | Data Centers | Infrastructure Management | IT Management | IT Outsourcing Services | ITIL | Private cloud computing | Public cloud computing | Server Virtualization | Systems Management

WEBCAST - In this webcast, learn about top cloud management issues and how to overcome them. Discover the differences between managing public and private clouds and find out how to handle user accessibility issues and application conflicts with leading cloud platforms.
Posted: March 3, 2010 | Premiered: March 3, 2010


Topics:  Application Development | Applications Management | Cloud Computing | Data Centers | Hosting Services | Infrastructure Management | IT Management | IT Outsourcing Services | Platform as a service | Private cloud computing | Public cloud computing | Software as a Service | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - This white paper looks at the specific issues behind application performance problems and how to resolve them within an ADN environment. It explores how important acceleration technologies such as bandwidth management, compression, protocol optimization, byte caching, and object caching can optimize key enterprise applications.
Posted: March 1, 2010 | Published: March 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Monitoring | Application Performance Management | Applications Management | Network Applications Software | Network Performance | WAN | Web Application Security

WHITE PAPER - Are you ready for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2? This white paper highlights some of the major features included in SQL Server 2008 R2 due to be released in the first half of 2010.
Posted: March 1, 2010 | Published: March 1, 2010


Topics:  Applications Management | Applications Management Software | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | Database Administration | Network Monitoring | Server Management | SQL | SQL Server | Windows

WHITE PAPER - While some larger organizations continue to manage internal data center, many business managers are able to increase service levels, cover more users, and lower response times by outsourcing their out-dated server farms to third-party data centers and cloud computing providers. This white paper will define data centers and explore cloud networking.
Posted: March 1, 2010 | Published: March 1, 2010


Topics:  Applications Management | Cloud Computing | Data Center Management | Data Centers | IT Management | IT Outsourcing Services | IT Spending | Platform as a service | Private cloud computing | Public cloud computing | Software as a Service | Utility Computing

WEBCAST - Traditional, static approaches to managing IT data simply aren't built for the cloud. In this webinar, Splunk provides an alternative that is dynamic and easily deployed using the RightScale Platform.
Posted: March 1, 2010 | Premiered: March 1, 2010


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Applications Management | Cloud Computing | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Data Migration | IT Management | Log Management | Network Security | ROI | Server Management | Systems Management | Systems Operations

WHITE PAPER - This series of best practice papers explores application performance management (APM) with an eye towards problem and incident management, two of the core information technology infrastructure library (ITIL) processes facilitated by APM.
Posted: February 26, 2010 | Published: February 26, 2010


Topics:  Application Hosting | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Applications Management | Best Practices | Cloud Computing | Data Center Management | ITIL | Network Management | Platform as a service

PODCAST - Ron Wilson, product strategy director for Compuware’s cloud computing solutions, discusses some of the application performance challenges that virtualization presents to IT organizations, how successful organizations are addressing those challenges, and how virtualization can be used as a stepping stone to cloud computing.
Posted: February 26, 2010 | Premiered: February 26, 2010


Topics:  Application Hosting | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Applications Management | Cloud Computing | Grid Computing | Platform as a service | SOA | Software as a Service

WEBCAST - Watch this webcast to learn how to determine which applications are best suited for cloud deployments, a game plan for cloud adoption for the next 90 days and beyond, how to use PaaS and IaaS delivery models, techniques to improve your lifecycle management of cloud based applications and more.
Posted: February 26, 2010 | Premiered: February 26, 2010


Topics:  Application Hosting | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Applications Management | Applications Management Services | Cloud Computing | Platform as a service | SOA | Software as a Service

WEBCAST - What role does APM play in the migration to cloud computing? Why is that role growing in importance? How can you take full advantage of APM and cloud computing? Watch this webcast to learn those answers and learn how to reduce costs, decrease complexity, and optimize performance in your organization.
Posted: February 26, 2010 | Premiered: February 26, 2010


Topics:  Application Hosting | Application Infrastructure | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Applications Management | Applications Management Services | Cloud Computing | Grid Computing | IT Service Management | ITIL | Platform as a service | SOA | Software as a Service

WHITE PAPER - Application virtualization technology is an important IT strategy to consider for Windows 7 migration.  This virtualization approach offers a better balance of central IT control and user flexibility. This paper outlines virtualization control and compliance considerations for OS migration, discovery, change control, and more.
Posted: February 25, 2010 | Published: February 24, 2010


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Applications Management | Configuration Management | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | IT Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | Software Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses how a new generation of platforms in the application stack is designed to both deliver a specific layer of functionality and enable rapid prototyping, allowing development teams to focus their efforts on the value they add and gain time for more innovation.
Posted: February 24, 2010 | Published: February 24, 2010


Topics:  Application Development | Application Development and Integration Services | Application Performance Management | Application Programming Interfaces | Applications Management | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | Business Processes | Dashboards | Data Warehouses | Rapid Application Development | SOA

WHITE PAPER - There has been great interest in the subject of Windows 7 in recent months, perhaps most strongly from organizations that passed over Windows Vista and are looking at a migration from Windows XP.
Posted: February 24, 2010 | Published: February 24, 2010


Topics:  Applications Management | Device Drivers | Hardware Configuration Management | Operating Systems | Windows | Windows Server Software | Windows Vista | Windows XP