WHITE PAPER - This paper examines the primary data threats that currently concern chief security officers (CSOs) and IT security management within enterprises, and recommends best-practice techniques to minimize and overcome risks to data security. These best practices have been successfully implemented and deployed in organizations.
Posted: August 10, 2009 | Published: June 10, 2009


Topics:  Data Encryption | Data Security | Encryption Standards | IT Management | IT Managers | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Workers | Security Management | Security Managers

SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD - XenServer is the only free, enterprise-class virtualization platform. With powerful features such as live migration and centralized multi-node management, your datacenter is instantly smaller and smarter. For free. You can't afford not to download it now.
Posted: July 20, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Managers | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization

TRIAL SOFTWARE - Increasing network availability, measuring network QoS, optimizing bandwidth utilization, documenting network infrastructure, improved application availability and keeping employees productive, customers happy and the business running.
Posted: July 6, 2009 | Published: July 6, 2009


Topics:  Application Monitoring | Bandwidth Management | IT Managers | Network Applications Software | Network Management | Network Monitoring | Network Monitoring Software | Network Performance | QOS | RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) | Reporting Software

WHITE PAPER - This ESG White Paper discusses the importance of tiered storage, examines BlueArc's approach to intelligent tiering, and shows how it creates operational value for users' data storage infrastructures.
Posted: July 2, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Migration | Data Storage | IT Managers | NAS | Storage Architectures | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Tiered Storage

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper describes five best practices for backup and long-term data protection and explores the aspects of disk and tape solutions that, when combined into a disk-to-disk-to-tape solution, provide the most robust answer to backup and archival for the data center.
Posted: June 23, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Data Center Management | Data Recovery | Disk Backups | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape | IT Managers | RPO | RTO | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Tape Backups

WHITE PAPER - Open source is recognized for its ease of use, high performance, and affordability, especially amidst turbulent economic conditions. The high value of open source, coupled with economic and organizational pressure, represents a "perfect storm" for CIOs, giving them the opportunity to deploy high-performing, cost-effective open source solutions.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Centers | IT Governance | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Managers | Linux | Open Source | Open Source Software | Operating Systems | UNIX

WHITE PAPER - What is your IT really costing you? Could you be doing more with the technology you have? Could you reduce costs and provide better service to your organization? Read Red Hat's suggestions on 11 questions every CIO should ask their IT manager, and how Red Hat open source solutions can help.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 10, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Center Consolidation | Grid Computing | Information Technology End Users | Inventory Management | IT Best Practices | IT Management | IT Managers | Linux | Open Source | Open Source Software | Operating System Virtualization | Server Accelerators | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Software as a Service

WHITE PAPER - Many IT organizations still perform a majority of Data Center administration tasks manually. Today, manual techniques are obsolete as Information Technology is required to manage complex multivendor infrastructures cost-effectively. There is one way to meet this challenge and that is Automation.
Posted: June 12, 2009 | Published: June 12, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Process Automation Software | Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | CIOs | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Managers | IT Service Management | ROI | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper analyzes the impact of the cloud on the IT Ecosystem and provides answers to what an organization needs to do in embracing a right cloud strategy.
Posted: June 12, 2009 | Published: March 1, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Business Continuity Planning | CIOs | Cloud Computing | Competition | Data Center Management | Economic Environment | IT Managers | IT Services | Regulatory Compliance | Web Services

WHITE PAPER - Discusses end-to-end APM as a process focusing on the key areas that impact overall service delivery: design, implementation and operations.
Posted: June 9, 2009 | Published: June 9, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Best Practices | IT Managers | ITIL | Service Level Management | SLA | WAN

ANALYST REPORT - This paper is divided into two sections. The first half of the paper describes the business challenges of three JBoss Enterprise Middleware customers and how they gained business benefit from the use of JBoss Enterprise products and services. The second half of the paper provides insight into the JBoss Enterprise SOA platform.
Posted: June 2, 2009 | Published: June 2, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Application Server Software | ESB | IT Managers | J2EE | Middleware | Open Source Software | ROI | SOA

WHITE PAPER - This paper is intended primarily for senior IT managers responsible for enterprise architecture, application development, and application operations. Managers evaluating middleware solutions will gain a deeper understanding of how JBoss Enterprise Middleware products are developed and why they offer an ideal platform for the development...
Posted: June 2, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2008


Topics:  Application Development | Application Server Software | Enterprise Architectures | ISVs | IT Managers | Middleware | Open Source | SLA

WHITE PAPER - It is important for the IT Manager to know the basics of formalized project management. Why? Because every organization needs to be able to implement change and almost all important changes are defined or implemented through project teams.
Posted: May 27, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | CIOs | IT Management | IT Managers | Project Management | Project Portfolio Management

WHITE PAPER - As IT commoditization continues to increase audit and control activities, IT gets better at identifying and documenting the causes of significant outages. In an increasing number of cases, these ITIL efforts show the source of the outage to be action from the security department, and the BSM processes show the impact to be devastating.
Posted: May 27, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Service Management | IT Auditing | IT Departments | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Service Management | ITIL | Security Best Practices | Security Managers

WHITE PAPER - When an IT skill falls out of favor, it rarely ever comes back. Here's our list of 10 dying IT skills. If any of these skills are your main expertise, perhaps it's time to think about updating your skill set.
Posted: May 13, 2009 | Published: May 13, 2009


Topics:  COBOL | Code Management | IT Best Practices | IT Departments | IT Governance | IT Industry | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Service Management | IT Services | IT Systems | IT Workforce | Programming | Programming Languages