WHITE PAPER - This paper is meant to help operators embrace a new strategy for differentiating and competing successfully in a market characterized by flux.
Posted: November 17, 2008 | Published: November 17, 2008


Topics:  Business Models | Capacity Planning | Collaboration | IP | Outsourcing | Telecommunications Carrier Systems | Telecommunications Services | Telephony Systems

WHITE PAPER - The Manufacturing 2008 Executive Summary provides a concise view of North American manufacturing production metrics and best practices to help manufacturers benchmark their operations and better understand how to improve.
Posted: November 14, 2008 | Published: November 14, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Capacity Planning | Human Resources Management | Investments | Manufacturing | Metrics | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - Chapter 2 of Windows Servers and Storage (Revised edition, November 2008) discusses the physical aspects of server installation and topics include what a server room should contain, installation efficiency, and environmental factors.
Posted: November 12, 2008 | Published: November 12, 2008


Topics:  Blade Servers | Capacity Planning | Data Centers | Environmental Compliance | Server Appliances | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Standards

WHITE PAPER - Virtualization's instant benefits are great, but proper management techniques are essential for its long-term success. Read this expert e-guide for tips on vertical and horizontal scaling, preventing virtual sprawl, and more.
Posted: November 12, 2008 | Published: November 12, 2008


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | Capacity Planning | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - In this whitepaper, Datamonitor focuses on nine key steps that can - and should - be taken by CSPs to improve standards by delivering outstanding service and achieving various objectives.
Posted: November 7, 2008 | Published: November 7, 2008


Topics:  Authorization | Capacity Planning | Customer Data Management | Customer Service | Customer Service Best Practices | Customer Support Software | Knowledge Management | SMBs | VPN

WHITE PAPER - In this white paper, learn about closed loop lifecycle planning and how your IT organization can work around sustainability, the economy, pricing and myths.
Posted: October 24, 2008 | Published: October 24, 2008


Topics:  Business Models | Capacity Planning | IT Workforce | Operating Systems | Strategic Planning | TCO | Workforce Management Software | Workforce Planning

WHITE PAPER - This paper helps pharmaceutical manufacturers understand how supply chain functions such as demand and inventory planning can positively impact their overall operations and bottom line.
Posted: October 23, 2008 | Published: October 23, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Capacity Planning | Customer Service | Manufacturing | Marketing | Pharmaceutical Industry | Supply Chain Management

WHITE PAPER - Virtualization of servers is the strongest trend in today's data center. Boiling down racks of servers into smaller, cheaper, and more efficient virtual machine farms is a key direction.
Posted: October 21, 2008 | Published: October 21, 2008


Topics:  Application Server Software | Capacity Planning | High Availability | Network Management | Security Policies | Security Threats | Server Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - VSE is the world's first integrated solution that continuously analyzes and optimizes physical and virtual resources in exactly the same way.
Posted: October 7, 2008 | Published: October 7, 2008


Topics:  Business Integration | Capacity Planning | High Availability | QOS | Server Virtualization | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper explores one of the important issues that IT Managers and Directors must deal with after the virtualization of important business applications.
Posted: October 7, 2008 | Published: October 7, 2008


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Desktop Management | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - In this paper, CA presents an eye-opening look at ways to improve your IT infrastructure at its most fundamental level.
Posted: October 2, 2008 | Published: October 2, 2008


Topics:  Capacity Planning | IT Infrastructure | Network Management | Productivity | ROI | Service Level Management | Voice Networking | Voice Quality

WHITE PAPER - Forrester spoke with executives at leading enterprises that have successfully executed IT consolidation efforts. This report provides guidance on how to prioritize and get started with a successful IT consolidation.
Posted: September 24, 2008 | Published: September 24, 2008


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Enterprise | IT Asset Management | IT Spending | Storage Capacity | Storage Infrastructure

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 - Global file virtualization is changing network storage management. Learn about a solution that allows organizations to easily simplify management, increase utilization, resolve performance bottlenecks, leverage tiered storage and lower TCO.
Posted: September 3, 2008 | Published: September 3, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Capacity Planning | Data Recovery | Data Security | File Management Programs | NAS | Storage Consolidation | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | TCO | Tiered Storage | Unstructured Data

WHITE PAPER - This white paper offers a detailed look at the challenges of capacity management in virtualized infrastructures. It also offers a wealth of practical insights into addressing these challenges and setting the stage for successful VMware deployments.
Posted: August 19, 2008 | Published: August 19, 2008


Topics:  Application Deployment | Capacity Planning | Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | Operating Systems | Security | Server Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper discusses best practices for Optimizing Performance and Availability in Virtual Infrastructures. It also gives an overview of all the infrastructure components that comprise an effective, high-quality virtualized IT service.
Posted: August 15, 2008 | Published: August 15, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Capacity Planning | Databases | Infrastructure Management | NAS | SAN | Server Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - As enterprises deploy more virtualization solutions that are scattered across the enterprise, managing the technologies is challenging for IT staffs. This paper will outline the unified management of virtualized systems using one management tool.
Posted: July 29, 2008 | Published: November 1, 2006


Topics:  Capacity on Demand | Capacity Planning | Data Integration | Network Infrastructure | Networking | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

WHITE PAPER - IndependentAssessment offers independent analysis of technology products by Alan Radding, a widely published IT analyst, and writer. In this report the HP Storage Suite is shown to enable firms to monitor, plan, analyze and report on storage usage.
Posted: June 18, 2008 | Published: August 1, 2008


Topics:  Capacity Planning | IT Infrastructure | ROI | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Management Software | Storage Resource Management

WHITE PAPER - Demand Management (DM) is a component of a full-featured Project Portfolio Management (PPM) practice. Demand comes from many sources and all phases of the project lifecycle. Capacity management must consider all of these.
Posted: June 5, 2008 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Project Management | Project Portfolio Management | ROI

WHITE PAPER - This paper shows how applying the principles of energy efficiency to your company's computers and servers can improve your productivity and decrease your carbon emissions in very specific ways.
Posted: May 29, 2008 | Published: May 28, 2008


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Capacity Planning | Cooling Systems | Data Center Consolidation | Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | Micro Processor | Multi-core Processors | Server Virtualization | Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Capacity optimization is a practical way to address data growth, thus reducing your storage costs. Read this outline on the importance of capacity optimization to discover available solutions and the benefits they deliver.
Posted: March 21, 2008 | Published: March 1, 2008


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Content Archiving | Continuous Data Protection | Data Center Management | Data Compression | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Management Software

WHITE PAPER - When IT professionals make massive investments in the virtualized data center, financial controls to contain sprawl and maintain control are essential. This white paper shows you how to do so by implementing chargeback.
Posted: February 27, 2008 | Published: February 1, 2008


Topics:  Asset Management (Finance) | Capacity Planning | Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Center Management | Enterprise Resource Management | Network Appliances | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

WHITE PAPER - In virtualized data centers, the fact that all applications and users can impact each other combined with a lack of resource monitoring can cause poor performance and even system downtime. This white paper provides a formula to avoid these problems.
Posted: February 26, 2008 | Published: February 1, 2008


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Downtime | Network Appliances | Network Monitoring | Server Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - At the heart of NetBackup PureDisk customers will find flexible deduplication technology, a highly scalable software-based storage system, and integration with NetBackup for greater functionality.
Posted: February 7, 2008 | Published: November 1, 2007


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | Capacity Planning | Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Security | Data Storage