WHITE PAPER - White paper provides an overview of green data centers, the significant role played by direct and indirect power consumption, the technology aspects of green data center management.
Posted: October 6, 2008 | Published: October 4, 2008


Topics:  Business Processes | Business Service Management | Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | SLA | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - This report by Clabby Analytics, an independent research firm, examines trends in scale-out system designs and the critical impact that virtualization is having on enhancing overall systems utilization, management and operations.
Posted: October 2, 2008 | Published: October 2, 2008


Topics:  Fibre Channel | High Availability | IT Infrastructure | SAN | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - DR Testing enables an organization to increase adaptibility in business, technology, and strategy development.
Posted: October 1, 2008 | Published: September 30, 2008


Topics:  Application Development | Change Management | Disaster Recovery | Software | Systems Maintenance | Systems Management | Testing

PRODUCT LITERATURE - By "going green" with IBM System x servers featuring Intel Xeon processors, you can win back control of your IT budget-and win the battle with data center power constraints.
Posted: October 1, 2008 | Published: September 30, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Processor Architectures | Server Consolidation | Server Management | System x | Systems Management | Systems Management Services

PRODUCT LITERATURE - Insurers are feeling the need to move from a silo view of operations centered along business lines to a seamless enterprise processing environment. Learn about managing new technology realities in this whitepaper.
Posted: September 30, 2008 | Published: September 18, 2008


Topics:  Asset Management (Finance) | Enterprise | ERP | Financial Services Industry | Human Resources Management | Legal Compliance Software | SOA | Systems Management

PODCAST - Caught in a pinch of downsizing? Consolidating hardware? Restore IT productivity through automation.
Posted: September 29, 2008 | Premiered: September 29, 2008


Topics:  Downsizing | Hardware Management | Hardware Selection | Operational Support Systems | Productivity | Risk Management | Systems Management | Windows Security

WHITE PAPER - This white paper proposes a specific architecture for building and integrated enterprise data warehouse (EDW) that directly supports master data management efforts and provides the platform for consistent business analysis across the enterprise.
Posted: September 26, 2008 | Published: September 26, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Warehouses | Enterprise | ERP | Master Data Management | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - Data governance establishes policies and procedures for sharing data, as well as improving data's quality, structure, and auditability.
Posted: September 26, 2008 | Published: September 26, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | CRM | Data Governance | Data Quality | ERP | Systems Management

PODCAST - In this podcast Simon Jacobson, Senior Research Analyst, AMR Research, examines how global manufacturers apply IT to their processes as part of their ongoing evolution toward becoming demand-driven manufacturer.
Posted: September 26, 2008 | Premiered: September 26, 2008


Topics:  Business Processes | ERP | ERP Software | Risk Management | Software as a Service | Systems Management | Systems Management Services | Systems Management Software

WHITE PAPER - To get leaner and more cost-efficient, many automotive and industrial manufacturers are working to improve their systems and processes. This white paper demonstrates techniques for doing so.
Posted: September 26, 2008 | Published: September 26, 2008


Topics:  Automotive Industry | Customer Service | ERP | Industrial Equipment | Manufacturing Industry | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - This document explains about the subject of squeezing ongoing costs throughout the SAP life cycle.
Posted: September 26, 2008 | Published: September 26, 2008


Topics:  ERP | Hardware | ROI | Software Licensing | Systems Management | TCO

WHITE PAPER - This paper looks at the needs of enterprise build and release management, how those needs are met by open source and commercial tools that go way beyond the likes of Make or Ant, and the real costs of creating and maintaining a homegrown system.
Posted: September 25, 2008 | Published: September 24, 2008


Topics:  Access Control | Cluster Management | ERP | LDAP | Source Code Control | Supply Chain Management | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - Deduplication technology is changing the economics of data protection by enabling companies to backup and restore petabytes of data without adding capacity--making the cost of backing up to a VTL comparable to physical tape.
Posted: September 24, 2008 | Published: September 23, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Data Quality | Data Replication | ERP | ROI | Systems Management

WEBCAST - View this Webcast and explore a solution focused on software architecture management and technical quality of software. Discover a unique approach that will that help you keep your project in good shape for the long term.
Posted: September 24, 2008 | Premiered: September 24, 2008


Topics:  .NET | Client-Server Architectures | ERP | Java | SOA | SOAP | Systems Management | Web Applications Architectures | Web Applications Management

WEBCAST - CMDB is not a silver bullet for managing application complexity-so, how do you prevent garbage-in garbage-out? This webcast uses real-life examples to show you how to create a solid, unified foundation that supports dependency mapping.
Posted: September 24, 2008 | Premiered: September 24, 2008


Topics:  CMDB | IT Service Management | ITIL | SLA | SLA Management Services | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - This report outlines the important findings of a survey of 627 respondents involved with virtualization, compares the results with previous EMA research, examines the trends in virtualization and forecasts the future for virtualization management.
Posted: September 24, 2008 | Published: September 24, 2008


Topics:  Clustering | Grid Computing | Server Virtualization | Software as a Service | Storage Virtualization | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - This report outlines specific steps that should be taken to evaluate and strengthen your data security processes, policies, and technology systems.
Posted: September 24, 2008 | Published: September 24, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Security | Financial Services | Information Security | Network Management | Regulatory Compliance | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - This report provides a clear understanding of the capabilities a successful data loss prevention solution must deliver. It also incorporates insight into the capabilities that companies require from their solution.
Posted: September 24, 2008 | Published: September 24, 2008


Topics:  Balanced Scorecards | Continuous Data Protection | Data Management | Metrics | Network Security | Security Threats | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - This IDC white Paper describes basic virtualization, the starting point of virtualization refers to basic x86 server consolidation using virtualization software.
Posted: September 24, 2008 | Published: September 24, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | ERP | Hardware | Server Virtualization | Software Virtualization | Storage Virtualization | Systems Management

TRIAL SOFTWARE - File System Auditor™ allows administrators to audit file access, generate easy-to-understand compliance reports, and create alerts tied to file system events all from a centralized management console.
Posted: September 23, 2008 | Published: September 22, 2008


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Business Intelligence | ERP | Systems Management | Windows Security

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper and explore the unique needs of midsize businesses as well as the factors driving them toward stronger identity management platforms.
Posted: September 23, 2008 | Published: September 20, 2008


Topics:  Access Control | Business Intelligence | ERP | Identity Management | Regulatory Compliance | SMBs | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - There are all kinds of mistakes both users and administrators can make with their IAM systems. This E-Guide takes a look at the three most common IAM mistakes along with IAM worst practices.
Posted: September 22, 2008 | Published: September 19, 2008


Topics:  Password Management | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - The LogLogic Log Management Data Warehouse enables organizations to centralize log data for easy, efficient access -- ensuring IT security, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency.
Posted: September 19, 2008 | Published: September 19, 2008


Topics:  Data Management Software | Data Marts | Data Visualization Software | Data Warehouse Software | Regulatory Compliance | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - Early-generation server load-balancing technology has proven to be an invaluable asset. This whitepaper is intended to serve as a guide for organizations looking to replace their early-generation Server Load Balancers (SLBs).
Posted: September 19, 2008 | Published: September 18, 2008


Topics:  Bandwidth Management | Capacity Planning | eCommerce | High Availability | Load Balancing | Security | Systems Management | Web Applications Software

WHITE PAPER - Research and in-depth discussions with CIOs, conducted by IDG Research Services, have pinpointed a set of best practices for architecting and implementing a comprehensive information management strategy.
Posted: September 17, 2008 | Published: September 17, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Business Intelligence | Data Warehouses | Information Management | Master Data Management | Systems Management