PODCAST - In this expert podcast, Rob Karel, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, offers steps to creating a business case for MDM that will include a speedy path to ROI, as well as business value demonstrations.
Posted: December 4, 2008 | Premiered: December 4, 2008


Topics:  Business Environment | Business Integration | Content Management | Data Governance | Data Integration | IT Infrastructure | Master Data Management | ROI | Strategic Planning

PRODUCT LITERATURE - The VMware Infrastructure software suite provides not only the VMware® ESX platform for x86 server virtualization but also key components such as VMware High Availability and Consolidated Backup.
Posted: December 2, 2008 | Published: December 2, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | IT Infrastructure | Testing | VMware

BOOK - The Sun Reference Architecture for Video Surveillance with ipConfigure ESM provides a scalable digital surveillance platform that allows organizations to adjust infrastructure to fit their exact needs.
Posted: December 2, 2008 | Published: November 27, 2008


Topics:  IT Infrastructure | Security | Server Management | Storage Capacity | Storage Resource Management | Video Cameras | Video Systems

CASE STUDY - By working with Dell, the Peterson Sullivan IT group achieved its goals of creating a consolidated and scalable IT environment with strong backup and disaster recovery strategies.
Posted: December 2, 2008 | Published: December 2, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Disaster Recovery | IT Infrastructure | IT Managers | SAN | Software | Storage Infrastructure | VMware

CASE STUDY - Dell storage helped Navicure reduce disaster recovery site deployment time by 75 percent and automated the planning, testing, and deployment of a disaster recovery solution using VMware® SRM software and Dell EqualLogic SRM Adapters.
Posted: December 2, 2008 | Published: December 2, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Databases | Disaster Recovery | IT Infrastructure | SAN | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Dell™ EqualLogic™ Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware Edition enables administrators to quickly and easily create hypervisor-aware snapshots of VMs--helping simplify data management, and increase application performance.
Posted: December 2, 2008 | Published: December 2, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Data Management | Disaster Recovery | IT Infrastructure | IT Managers | SAN | VMware

WEBCAST - In this webcast you will learn how Mission Critical & Proactive Services help you improve availability, reduce risk and increase service management.
Posted: December 1, 2008 | Premiered: November 26, 2008


Topics:  Adaptive Enterprise | Business Intelligence | Business IT Alignment | Cost Benefit Analysis | IT Infrastructure | IT Service Management | Risk Management | Security

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes steps IT executives must take to manage an IT service management (ITSM) implementation to maximize its value and ensure that it achieves the full transformational effect it is capable of delivering.
Posted: December 1, 2008 | Published: November 26, 2008


Topics:  Change Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Service Management | IT Systems | ITIL | ROI | Strategic Planning

CASE STUDY - Siemens IT Operations, had the challenge of connecting a myriad of dissimilar systems to overcome this problem they deployed Microsoft® BizTalk® Server 2004 to integrate and manage a range of applications and business processes.
Posted: December 1, 2008 | Published: November 27, 2008


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Business Processes | Enterprise | IT Infrastructure | Productivity | Systems Management | Systems Management Software

CASE STUDY - Virgin wanted to analyze its daily operations data more quickly, and in greater depth so they used Microsoft® Windows Server System™ integrated server software and the Microsoft .NET Framework to build a business intelligence solution.
Posted: December 1, 2008 | Published: November 27, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | IT Infrastructure | Sales | Software | Vendors

CASE STUDY - The new portal solution gave Samsung, its subsidiaries, and its partners faster and fuller access to real-time data for decision making that boosted revenues and profits while cutting costs.
Posted: December 1, 2008 | Published: November 27, 2008


Topics:  Enterprise | ERP | IT Infrastructure | Marketing | Sales | TCO

WHITE PAPER - Despite the devastating disasters and disruptions as 9/11, the European floods of 2005, and Hurricane Katrina, there is still significant room for improvement when it comes to enterprise disaster recovery preparedness.
Posted: November 26, 2008 | Published: November 26, 2008


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Data Centers | Databases | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | High Availability | IT Infrastructure | Server Virtualization | SMBs

WHITE PAPER - This module provides an overview of the context of contemporary business continuity planning, and will explain the root causes of unplanned interruption events and the role of planners in preventing them or minimizing their business impact.
Posted: November 26, 2008 | Published: November 26, 2008


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Business Systems | Change Management | Data Management | Data Security | Disaster Recovery | IT Infrastructure | Testing

PODCAST - In this program, we'll focus on the latest technologies being used to facilitate communications between cloud-based applications, such as SaaS integration appliances, virtual appliances and cloud-based integration.
Posted: November 26, 2008 | Premiered: November 26, 2008


Topics:  Application Development | Application Integration | Business Environment | Business Management | Grid Computing | IT Infrastructure | Market Trends | Software as a Service | Utility Computing

WEBCAST - In this program, we'll focus on the latest technologies being used to facilitate communications between cloud-based applications, such as SaaS integration appliances, virtual appliances and cloud-based integration.
Posted: November 26, 2008 | Premiered: November 26, 2008


Topics:  Application Development | Application Integration | Business Environment | Business Management | Grid Computing | IT Infrastructure | Market Trends | Software as a Service | Utility Computing