WHITE PAPER - In this paper Intel IT explores a proof of concept study that examined the viability of abstracting the client operating system from the hardware platform using virtualization.
Posted: November 21, 2008 | Published: November 21, 2008


Topics:  Enterprise Systems | Hardware | OEMs | Performance Testing | Productivity | Server Virtualization | TCO | User Experience | VM

WHITE PAPER - Monitoring servers and proactively managing capacity helps companies maintain service level agreements, meet contractual obligations, improve customer and partner satisfaction, and move forward into new markets.
Posted: November 18, 2008 | Published: July 28, 2008


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | Business Intelligence | Capacity Planning | IT Service Management | IT Systems | Performance Testing

WHITE PAPER - This paper takes an executive level look at quality issues, the ways that real organizations have solved these issues with Fanfare test automation software and the impressive business results they achieved including a 350 percent productivity gain.
Posted: November 17, 2008 | Published: November 17, 2008


Topics:  CIOs | Enterprise Resource Management | Leadership | Metrics | Performance Testing | Productivity | Quality Control | Scalability Testing

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn how the Performance Assurance Lifecycle eliminates performance and financial risks, taking the data center from 15-20 percent virtualized to 70-100 percent.
Posted: November 14, 2008 | Published: November 14, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | Memory | Performance Testing | ROI | Server Virtualization | SLA | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - This white paper examines the TCO of this blade solution at acquisition and at 1, 3, and 5 years. TCO includes hardware, support, management software, IO virtualization, power, cooling, network ports, and data center space.
Posted: October 24, 2008 | Published: October 23, 2008


Topics:  Blade Servers | Cooling Capacity | Data Centers | Performance Testing | Rack Servers | ROI | Server Virtualization | Software | TCO

WHITE PAPER - Network Behavior Analysis (NBA) systems provide a new way of looking at the ITinfrastructure by analyzing network traffic to provide valuable information about theinteractions of and dependencies between users, applications, and systems.
Posted: October 22, 2008 | Published: October 22, 2008


Topics:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Network Behavior Analysis | Network Traffic | Performance Testing | Security Threats | Vulnerabilities

WHITE PAPER - This guide covers the fundamentals of how applications work, how applications flow, where applications fail and best practices and methodologies for troubleshooting network and application problems.
Posted: October 3, 2008 | Published: October 3, 2008


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Best Practices | Network Performance | Performance Testing | Server Management | Troubleshooting | User Experience

WHITE PAPER - This is the PowerPoint presentation of the Storage Decisions (New York 2008) session where a range of issues related to backup testing, highlight some of the most common testing oversights.
Posted: October 1, 2008 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Disaster Recovery | Performance Testing | QOS | Storage Capacity | Virtual Tape Libraries

WHITE PAPER - This document focuses on Operating System and Open Source tools that can help diagnose and test, programs that will help to aggregate all system data in one place, and the advantages of high volume managers.
Posted: October 1, 2008 | Published: September 30, 2008


Topics:  Data Management | Data Storage | Linux | Open Source | Performance Testing | Solaris | Windows

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn how Performance Management can help a company improve nearly any aspect of its business by connecting people and processes across functions and information systems, offering them more complete information.
Posted: September 12, 2008 | Published: September 11, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Process Management | Dashboards | Data Visualization | Desktop Management | Operational Support Systems | Performance Testing | Spreadsheets

WHITE PAPER - Businesses thrive or fail based on their ability to identify, and act upon Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This report is a roadmap for business management and decision makers who desire to achieve those goals through Best-in-Class (BIC) use of KPIs.
Posted: September 12, 2008 | Published: September 11, 2008


Topics:  Balanced Scorecards | Benchmark Testing | Best Practices | Dashboards | Performance Testing | Portfolio Management (IT Management) | Six Sigma

WHITE PAPER - The first key to realizing the potential of your data is implementing a solution built for open data access, ensuring a broad information reach. This paper explains why this is the essential starting point for accessing, integrating, and organizing data.
Posted: September 11, 2008 | Published: September 11, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Integration | Data Warehouses | Enterprise | ERP | Information Management | JDBC | LDAP | Metadata | Operational Support Systems | Performance Testing

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper explains how IBM Cognos 8 BI, IT can provide organizations with an open, service-oriented, enterprise-class platform that provides a complete and consistent view of all data–without requiring implementation of multiple tools.
Posted: September 11, 2008 | Published: September 11, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Management | Collaboration | Dashboards | Performance Testing

WHITE PAPER - This report presents the 2007 results of SAS' annual international benchmark survey on enterprise risk management (ERM) in the financial services industry.
Posted: September 10, 2008 | Published: September 5, 2008


Topics:  Change Management | ERP | Financial Services | Internet Security | Performance Testing | Risk Management

WHITE PAPER - This Executive Brief details a scenario where a billion-dollar heavy equipment manufacturer who used the end-user performance insight delivered by Knoa EPM to evaluate a shortfall in reaching a corporate performance objective.
Posted: September 10, 2008 | Published: September 9, 2008


Topics:  Business Process Management | Corporations | ERP | Performance Testing | ROI | Sales Force Automation | User Experience

WHITE PAPER - This study results show that most CIOs believe performance management (PM) can help organizations achieve their strategic goals, while other members of the C-suite don't seem to be as favourable or familiar with the potential of PM.
Posted: September 10, 2008 | Published: September 5, 2008


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Best Practices | ERP | Metrics | Performance Testing

WHITE PAPER - This report is the result of a study taken by 87% of IT executives on the best way to manage the service of business critical applications to measure performance at the end-user level. Read this to learn the best practices in performance management.
Posted: September 9, 2008 | Published: September 9, 2008


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Best Practices | CRM | Performance Testing | ROI | Training | User Experience

WHITE PAPER - Inbound logistics is one aspect of the trading-partner community that has lots of problems. This white paper will take a brief look at some of the problems with inbound logistics, and discuss a formal program to manage trading partners' performance.
Posted: September 4, 2008 | Published: September 4, 2008


Topics:  B2B | Balanced Scorecards | ERP | Partnerships | Performance Testing | Reporting Software | Warehouse Management

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper identifies emerging best practices for planning, implementation, migration and operations based on hands-on experience with IP Transformation initiatives across the globe.
Posted: August 20, 2008 | Published: August 20, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | IP | IPTV | Operational Support Systems | Performance Testing | PSTN | Security | VoIP

WHITE PAPER - This paper explains an evolutionary approach to Service Level Management (SLM) that enables organizations at any stage of IT development to successfully implement SLM and begin contributing more to the business bottom line.
Posted: August 15, 2008 | Published: August 15, 2008


Topics:  Application Monitoring | Application Performance Management Software | Budgeting | Business Process Automation | Data Centers | eCommerce | High Availability | IT Infrastructure | Network Monitoring Software | Performance Testing | Service Level Management | SOA

WHITE PAPER - This guide explains the challenges of user response monitoring and how to overcome these challenges. It also teaches you how to get a real handle on infrastructure performance and shows you how it will impact user experience.
Posted: August 15, 2008 | Published: August 15, 2008


Topics:  Application Infrastructure | Email | Infrastructure Management | Legacy Applications Software | Performance Testing | Server Virtualization | Troubleshooting | User Experience | Virtual Machine Monitor | Web Services

WHITE PAPER - This paper explores the challenges and rewards of test management and provides practical ways to help you implement an organized and structured testing process. It also discusses the benefits of HP Quality Center software.
Posted: August 1, 2008 | Published: August 1, 2008


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Application Performance Management Software | Diagnostic and Test Software | Document Management | Performance Testing | Project Management | Software Quality Assurance | Software Testing

WHITE PAPER - If you are worried about the performance of your web applications, you are not alone. Learn how F5's approach to Application Delivery Networking eliminates the bottlenecks inherent in browsers, in the network, and in the data center.
Posted: April 28, 2008 | Published: August 1, 2007


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Performance Management | Architectures | Data Centers | Mobile Workers | Networking | Performance Testing | Secure Content Management | WAN

WHITE PAPER - This report introduces IPM, offers tips for successful IPM implementation, and explores how IPM can benefit your enterprise as well as your career.
Posted: April 28, 2008 | Published: April 1, 2008


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Application Portfolio Management | Frameworks | Information Technology Infrastructure Library | Infrastructure Management | LAN | Performance Testing | WAN