PODCAST - Disaster recovery (DR) plans become more complicated and difficult when businesses try to identify all risk scenarios and assign quantitative value to the likelihood of them happening. This podcast will guide you through the process of determining what needs to be protected within your business data and infrastructure.
Posted: March 12, 2010 | Premiered: March 12, 2010


Topics:  Backups | Business Continuity Planning | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | High Availability | IT Infrastructure | Risk Assessment | Storage Management | Storage Security | Strategic Planning | Vulnerability Assessments

WEBCAST - Check out this presentation for information on how virtualization and cloud computing are affecting IT infrastructure as presented by David Kramer, Vice President of Product Management of CA, and Frank Gillett, Vice President and Principal Analyst for Forrester Research.
Posted: March 12, 2010 | Premiered: January 28, 2010


Topics:  Cloud Computing | IT Infrastructure | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Virtualization Security

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 - Find out how implementing user service alignment in your organization allows IT to become a revenue driver, lowers resource costs, maximizes infrastructure utilization, and achieves true BSM.
Posted: March 9, 2010 | Premieres: March 25, 2010


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Service Management | Business Service Management Software | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | Network Infrastructure | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - Testing and analysis demonstrated that the newest high-end Intel® Xeon® processors based on Next-Generation Intel® Microarchitecture (Nehalem) can significantly enhance server performance, providing an opportunity for Intel IT to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) by 42 percent.
Posted: March 8, 2010 | Published: March 1, 2009


Topics:  Enterprise Computing | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Spending | Microprocessors | ROI | Server Hardware | TCO

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn how SOA holds the promise of accelerating application development in support of new business initiatives while at the same time reducing the overall cost of delivering these new products or services. 
Posted: March 5, 2010 | Published: August 11, 2009


Topics:  Application Monitoring | Application Performance Management | Application Performance Management Software | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | SOA

EBOOK - Some IT managers have steered clear of server virtualization technologies because the deployment process can seem too daunting to begin. But this step-by-step handbook maps out the deployment process in four easy-to-follow steps.
Posted: March 5, 2010 | Published: March 5, 2010


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Management | IT Infrastructure | Microsoft Hyper-V | ROI | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Systems Management | TCO | VMware

CASE STUDY - Increased market challenges from new and old competitors meant that IMP had to look for new ways to innovate its business, while at the same time reducing IT management costs. Read this case study to learn how IMP utilized solutions from Micro Focus to successfully migrate their business critical application off mainframe to the Windows platform.
Posted: March 5, 2010 | Published: December 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Deployment | Business Continuity Planning | Enterprise Applications Software | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Spending | Productivity | Windows Server Software

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper to learn how HP's expertise and technology leadership can help you transform your infrastructure—at your pace—by engineering your IT resources to work better together.
Posted: March 4, 2010 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Converged Networks | Infrastructure Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | Network Convergence | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Server Virtualization | SLA

CASE STUDY - Owens & Minor needed to modernize its existing, business-critical enterprise systems while retaining unique business logic. Maintaining the competitive advantage embedded in this business logic while reducing costs to enable re-investment in customer-led improvements was imperative.
Posted: March 4, 2010 | Published: December 1, 2009


Topics:  Customer Service | Data Migration | Enterprise Applications Software | IT Infrastructure | IT Spending | Mainframe Computers | SQL Server | Windows

WHITE PAPER - This white paper introduces the next step beyond infrastructure virtualization: Infrastructure provided as a service inventory, allocated on order as in a supply chain.
Posted: March 4, 2010 | Published: June 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | IT Infrastructure | Network Infrastructure | Server Management | Server Virtualization

PRODUCT LITERATURE - Dell Infrastructure Manager offers an open, standards-based software solution designed to unify and simplify management of heterogeneous servers, storage devices, and networks - while offering a smooth migration path toward a virtualization-ready data center that can adapt quickly and easily as enterprise needs change.
Posted: March 3, 2010 | Published: December 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | Network Management | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Storage Management | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - IT belt-tightening is geared toward saving money - but you can achieve the same goal by boosting business efficiency. Virtualization is the secret to this strategy. Read this paper to learn more.
Posted: March 3, 2010 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | iSCSI SAN | IT Infrastructure | IT Spending | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Storage Hardware | Storage Replication | Storage Virtualization | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - Green IT equals efficient IT - and that equals an efficient and sustainable enterprise with a healthy bottom line. Getting started along the path to a green data center does not have to be a complex undertaking. Read this paper to learn about the three critical steps that can empower CIOs to reduce both infrastructure costs and GHG emissions. 
Posted: March 3, 2010 | Published: February 1, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | Green Data Center | Green Storage | IT Infrastructure | IT Spending | Server Hardware

TRIAL SOFTWARE - Reduce the time to troubleshoot IT problems and security incidents to minutes or seconds, instead of hours or days. Monitor your entire IT infrastructure to avoid service degradation and downtime. Try this 60 day free trial now!
Posted: March 3, 2010 | Published: March 2, 2010


Topics:  Business Activity Monitoring | Compliance (Finance) | Downtime | Enterprise Systems | High Availability | Indexing Software | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | Reporting Software | Security | Security Management | Security Threats

CASE STUDY - In early 2007, amid rapid international growth, CommVault saw a need to improve customer service and support while holding the line on costs. Learn how they used both Cisco's Unified Contact Center Enterprise (UCCE) solution and Uptime powered by Cisco to integrate their international contact centers and expand their use of IP telephony.
Posted: February 25, 2010 | Published: February 25, 2010


Topics:  Communications Systems | Customer Service | IP Routers | IP Routing | IP Telephony | IT Infrastructure | Network Infrastructure | Network Performance Management Software | Routing

WEBCAST - In this webinar, you will lean how to operate your entire application testing infrastructure in the cloud to save time and money – enabling you to test more extensively and quickly hand off projects from development to operations.
Posted: February 24, 2010 | Premiered: February 24, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Development | Application Life-Cycle Management | Cloud Computing | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | IT Infrastructure | Network Management | Security | Testing | Virtual Machine | Workload Automation

WHITE PAPER - Akorri’s BalancePoint™ software provides unique cross-domain analytics and IT Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that enable virtual infrastructure optimization at the lowest cost. This paper reviews these analytics and how to apply them to get the most value out of your virtual infrastructure.
Posted: February 23, 2010 | Published: February 23, 2010


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | IT Spending | Network Monitoring | Network Performance Management Software | Reporting Software | Server Virtualization | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - This white paper presents IT2020, a new performance management paradigm for helping reach long-term business goals while also addressing immediate performance needs.
Posted: February 23, 2010 | Published: February 22, 2010


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Applications Management | Business Management | Business Service Management | Enterprise Content Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn how BSM solutions contribute to ITIL compliance by helping organizations manage their underlying technology and by ensuring that their IT infrastructures enhance business performance.
Posted: February 22, 2010 | Published: February 22, 2010


Topics:  Best Practices | Business Service Management | Compliance (Systems Operations) | IT Infrastructure | IT Services | ITIL

WHITE PAPER - The last few years have seen significant interest and effort in integrating the many tools large enterprises use to manage their IT infrastructure and applications. Central to this integration effort is the concept of a Configuration Management Database (CMDB). Read this whitepaper to learn a best practices approach.
Posted: February 22, 2010 | Published: February 22, 2010


Topics:  Asset Management (Finance) | CMDB | Configuration Management | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Service Management | ITIL | Network Configuration Management Software | Service Level Management

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn how limited visibility has tethered CIOs' success in both IT and business. However, using federated CMDB technology, CIOs can view the complete IT infrastructure and the entire lifecycle of a business service.
Posted: February 22, 2010 | Published: February 22, 2010


Topics:  Business Service Management | CIOs | Cloud Computing | CMDB | Globalization | IT Infrastructure

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn how organizations have improved service delivery, and at the same time they have also turned their focus to presenting business value more positively.
Posted: February 22, 2010 | Published: February 22, 2010


Topics:  Business Service Management | Business Service Management Software | Business Service Providers | CMDB | Configuration Management | IT Infrastructure | ITIL

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - Cloud infrastructure services are expected to grow significantly in the coming year, making it critical for IT pros to understand how to effectively implement and maintain cloud technology. In this expert E-Guide, you will learn how to leverage and manage cloud services, while delivering effective networking for your cloud infrastructure.
Posted: February 18, 2010 | Published: February 15, 2010


Topics:  Applications Management | Cloud Computing | IT Infrastructure | Network Performance | Networking | Private cloud computing | Public cloud computing | Server Virtualization | SLA

WHITE PAPER - Oracle’s experts have identified ten important factors for SMBs to keep in mind when considering their software and business process needs and the narrow timeframe in which they have to work. Read this white paper for a brief analysis of each one.
Posted: February 12, 2010 | Published: February 12, 2010


Topics:  Data Management | Data Management Software | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | ITIL | SMBs | TCO