PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - In this presentation transcript, experts Sacha Dawes and Kenon Owens discuss topics including best practices to monitor virtual and physical workloads, meet high availability needs, improve CMBD, asset management and integrating a self-managing solution to accelerate troubleshooting and problem resolution.
Posted: February 24, 2010 | Published: February 23, 2010


Topics:  CMDB | High Availability | IT Best Practices | IT Management | SLA | Systems Management | Systems Management Software | Troubleshooting

WHITE PAPER - Organizations large and small are rapidly adopting Microsoft SharePoint as a standard platform for their online collaboration, portal, and other mission-critical services. Learn how DocAve Backup and Recovery provides a granular, full-fidelity, item- through platform-level backup and disaster recovery solution for SharePoint.
Posted: February 3, 2010 | Published: February 3, 2010


Topics:  Backups | Business Continuity Planning | Collaborative Applications Software | Continuous Data Protection | Data Recovery | IT Best Practices | Microsoft Office | RTO | RTP | SLA | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Security

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - Read this expert Pocket E-Guide, brought to you by Search400.com and Vision Solutions, to discover how to develop an effective disaster recovery plan within your organization. Also explore the gap between today’s disaster recovery visions and the reality of many disaster recovery plans.
Posted: February 1, 2010 | Published: February 1, 2010


Topics:  Backups | Contingency Planning | Data Center Management | Data Security | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | High Availability | IT Best Practices | Systems Operations

WHITE PAPER - Find out how to measure ROI for your business. Companies of all sizes constantly evaluate their operations, seeking to make changes that will increase effectiveness while controlling costs. This paper offers concrete practices, processes, and recommendations to drive the ROI of a company's IT investment (ROIT).
Posted: January 29, 2010 | Published: January 29, 2010


Topics:  eCommerce | Investments | IT Asset Management | IT Best Practices | IT Management | IT Spending | Project Management | ROI | SOA | TCO | Value Chains | Web 2.0

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - Read this presentation transcript to gain insight from survey results and explanations as to why Quebec organizations, compared to others in Canada, display much higher satisfaction with their IT effectiveness.
Posted: January 28, 2010 | Published: January 21, 2010


Topics:  Business Integration | Business Intelligence | Business IT Alignment | Business Process Management | Business Systems | IT Best Practices | IT Governance | IT Management

WHITE PAPER - Osterman Research completed Web-based surveys with individuals involved in managing Microsoft Exchange for their organizations. This white paper discusses the results of the surveys, conclusions about administrators’ attitudes about installing third-party software on the Exchange Server, and it provides information on Sunbelt Software’s VIPRE®.
Posted: January 27, 2010 | Published: January 27, 2010


Topics:  Anti-Spyware Software | Downtime | Email Management | Integrated Threat Management | Intrusion Prevention | IT Best Practices | Malware | Messaging Security | Microsoft Exchange | Network Security | Security Threats | Server Management

WHITE PAPER - To survive in today's economy, your IT organization will face increasing pressure to do more with less and work from anywhere at anytime. Imagine how much more productive your service desk personnel could be if they were able to periodically manage and respond to issues from the field, rather than having to check in at their desktops.
Posted: January 26, 2010 | Published: January 26, 2010


Topics:  Help Desks | IT Best Practices | IT Management | IT Services | Mobile CRM | Remote Computing | Remote Support Services | Wireless Computing

WHITE PAPER - According to Forrester’s new report, 75% of a typical IT budget is spent on maintaining existing systems. By automating routine IT tasks, progressive firms become leaner and more responsive to business conditions. Download this free Forrester report to learn more about the benefits of IT automation.
Posted: January 21, 2010 | Published: January 21, 2010


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Data Center Management | IT Best Practices | IT Management | ITIL | Quality Control | Server Management | Server Virtualization | VMware | Workload Automation

WHITE PAPER - This paper outlines Niel Nickolaisen's proven model for strategic alignment of IT with business objectives. It also describes how Marathon's everRun® software supports the execution of these steps by providing automated high availability and tiered availability levels for Windows Server applications.
Posted: January 13, 2010 | Published: January 13, 2010


Topics:  Application Server Software | Business IT Alignment | Change Management | Data Quality | Data Security | Downtime | High Availability | IT Best Practices | IT Services | Systems Management | Windows Server Software

PODCAST - Managing IT in an economic downturn is challenging. Are organizations making mistake right now? If so, what should they be doing instead? This podcast will feature interviews with industry experts who answer questions about which IT investments will help organizations survive and emerge stronger after the recession.
Posted: December 18, 2009 | Premiered: December 18, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Business Intelligence | Investments | IT Best Practices | IT Management | IT Spending | ROI

ANALYST REPORT - Data growth is the only absolute constant in IT and, arguably, is the inevitable cause of most operating problems. We must begin to look outside of the data center—to the business processes and applications driving much of the data growth that will be impacting our spending over the coming months and years.
Posted: December 17, 2009 | Published: February 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Mirroring | Data Replication | IT Best Practices | Storage Replication | Storage Virtualization

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - In this presentation transcript, discover how the Dallas Cowboys adopted BI strategies that optimized their tracking of manufacturing, distribution and sales. Hear from Bill Priakos, Cowboys' COO, as he explains the steps that the team took in order to get a real-time look into the distribution chain as well as seeing trends over time.
Posted: December 9, 2009 | Published: December 8, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Metrics | Business Performance Management | Cost Benefit Analysis | Dashboards | IT Best Practices | Real-time Analytical Software

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - In this transcript of the "Understanding and Managing VM Sprawl" webcast, you'll find out how to mitigate the risks and root causes associated with VM Sprawl - the rapid proliferation of virtual machines without sufficient IT oversight. Also learn best practices for managing the entire virtual machine lifecycle.
Posted: December 9, 2009 | Published: December 9, 2009


Topics:  Data Security | IT Best Practices | IT Management | Risk Management | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine Monitor | VM | Workload Automation

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - In this presentation transcript, get a firsthand look into a virtual platform that is designed to meet your current and future IT demands. Learn how to right-size system capacity and improve workload scalability. Discover industry best practices to increase agility of applications and systems.
Posted: December 4, 2009 | Published: December 4, 2009


Topics:  Applications Management | Business IT Alignment | Capacity Planning | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | IT Best Practices | IT Infrastructure | Server Virtualization | Systems Management

PODCAST - VM sprawl can bring up a multitude of security issues and put your applications and data at risk. In this expert podcast, learn the risks associated with VM Sprawl and what types of technologies you can deploy in order to prevent it.
Posted: December 3, 2009 | Premiered: December 3, 2009


Topics:  Data Management | IT Best Practices | Risk Management | Security | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Machine | Workload Automation

WEBCAST - Download this webcast and find out how to mitigate the risks and root causes associated with VM Sprawl - the rapid proliferation of virtual machines without sufficient IT oversight. Also learn best practices for managing the entire virtual machine lifecycle.
Posted: December 3, 2009 | Premiered: December 3, 2009


Topics:  IT Best Practices | Risk Management | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Software Virtualization | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Machine | Workload Automation

VIDEO - In this videocast, discover how the Dallas Cowboys adopted BI strategies that optimized their tracking of manufacturing, distribution and sales. Hear from Bill Priakos, Cowboys' COO, as he explains the steps that the team took in being able to get a real-time look into the distribution chain and see trends over time.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Premiered: November 9, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Metrics | Business Performance Management | Cost Benefit Analysis | Dashboards | IT Best Practices | Real-time Analytical Software

PRESENTATION - EA, a key IT governance tool, plays an active role in strategic business planning. Effective EA requires managing standards and promoting best practices in architecture.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Architectures | Business IT Alignment | CIOs | Enterprise Architectures | IT Best Practices | IT Governance | IT Managers | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper provides the 4 best practices that IT leaders of ROBO organizations need to consider when virtualizing their businesses, providing ROI tips and establishing a roadmap for reducing the Total Cost of Ownership for virtualizing the distributed ROBO environment.
Posted: October 27, 2009 | Published: October 27, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Distributed Computing | Downtime | High Availability | IT Best Practices | IT Infrastructure | Network Management | Remote Offices | ROBO | ROI | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Systems Management | TCO

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - In this presentation transcript, get a firsthand look into a virtual platform that is designed to meet your current and future IT demands. Learn how to right-size system capacity and improve workload scalability. Discover industry best practices to increase agility of applications and systems.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Published: December 4, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Management | Capacity Planning | Data Center Management | IT Best Practices | IT Infrastructure | Network Management | Server Management | Server Virtualization | VM | VMware

WEBCAST - In this webcast, get a firsthand look into a virtual platform that is designed to meet your current and future IT demands. Learn how to right-size system capacity and improve workload scalability. Discover industry best practices to increase agility of applications and systems.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Premiered: October 19, 2009


Topics:  Applications Management | Business IT Alignment | Capacity Planning | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | IT Best Practices | IT Infrastructure | Server Virtualization | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - Oracle WebLogic Suite, a foundational element of Oracle Fusion Middleware, offers the ideal mix of performance, scalability, and operational efficiency to support modern IT requirements driven by ever-changing business needs.
Posted: September 18, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Management | IT Asset Management | IT Best Practices | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Systems | Operational Support Systems | Oracle (Product)

EGUIDE - In this series, Craig Mathias explores the various ways mobility solutions can be used successfully and cost-effectively in your enterprise.
Posted: September 2, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  IT Best Practices | IT Departments | IT Governance | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Spending | IT Systems | Mobile Device Management | Remote Computing

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchDataCenter.com and BMC, you will discover best practices for comprehensive and cost-effective mainframe management, maintenance and upgrading. Explore cost-effective mainframe upgrades and gain insight into approaches essential for adding flexibility to today's mainframe applications.
Posted: July 17, 2009 | Published: July 17, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | IT Best Practices | Mainframe Server Hardware | Power Consumption Monitoring | Server Management | Software Licensing | Virtual Machine Migration

ANALYST REPORT - Businesses are turning to IT to drive down operating expenses as well as ratchet up productivity and efficiency to drive a more effective, leaner business in 2009 and beyond. IT needs to help save the business while remaining responsive, reliable, and agile, all using less investment than was previously available. Read on to learn more.
Posted: June 29, 2009 | Published: June 29, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Application Security | IT Asset Management | IT Best Practices | IT Spending | Network Applications Software | Network Management | Network Performance | ROI