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Configuration Management Soup for the IT Administrator's Soul

Ptak, Noel & Associates — Tue, 06 May 2008 04:20:00 +0100

PNA interviewed Autonomic Software's customers to determine their key criteria for evaluating configuration management solutions and their experiences using Autonomic Software's solution. [Read More...]

Why application security is crucial

Quocirca — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:00:00 +0100

As this report shows, organisations that use the tools available for improving the security of the applications that they develop spend less on IT security overall and, as a result, are less vulnerable. [Read More...]

Total telecoms expense management

Quocirca — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:00:00 +0100

It is too simplistic to make blanket cuts or restrict use and opting for cheap alternatives may lead to a loss of busi�ness value. what best practices should companies adopt to meet their total communications needs and avoid unnecessary... [Read More...]

Does DELL Beat HP at Delivering Simplified IT Management?

Ptak, Noel & Associates — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:00:00 +0100

Dell claims that its management solutions, based on Symantec Altiris, do more than HP's to simplify management. PNA explores the validity of these claims? [Read More...]

IBM and Mayo Clinic Medical Imaging Informatics Innovation Center

Sageza Group, Inc. — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:00:00 +0100

The Medical Imaging Informatics Innovation Center (MI3C) highlights state-of-the-art imaging solutions and seeks to drive innovation in the field not only through its sponsors, but by third parties as well. [Read More...]

The Value of PowerVM Workload Partitions

Sageza Group, Inc. — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:00:00 +0100

In this paper, we examine the flexibility that WPARs offer IT professionals in their virtualized UNIX server environments, and we review how WPARs are different from other partitioning technologies and how WPARs complement existing... [Read More...]

Data centre asset planning

Quocirca — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:15:00 +0100

While remedies exist, present business practices do not encourage the prioritisation of power reduction within one of the most power hungry areas of a business-the data centre [Read More...]

The Distributed Business Index

Quocirca — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:00:00 +0100

Businesses rely on widely distributed networks of workers, be they at HQ, in branch offices, mobile etc. This report looks at the degree to which the 21st century workforce is distributed and the issues organisations have with enabling... [Read More...]

Average Inc.

Quocirca — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:00:00 +0100

The Average Inc. could do quite a lot to improve the ways it uses technology in order to reduce risk, ensuring business continuity, and to cut unnecessary cost. [Read More...]

Creating a Print Intelligent Enterprise

Quocirca — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:40:00 +0100

A managed and optimised print environment will lead to significant cost reductions whilst improving productivity and boosting any organisation's green credentials. [Read More...]

Information Governance

Freeform Dynamics — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:00:00 +0100

Getting to grips with information governance, a key component of a broader business strategy, gives organisations a much stronger chance of longer term success as well as protecting the business from costly errors... [Read More...]

Banks and data leak prevention

Quocirca — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:00:00 +0100

Consequently it spends more per employee on IT than any other industry. Despite this, there is a worrying tendency for information that should be confidential to end up in the public domain. Why is this and what can be done? [Read More...]

Integrien Moves Automated Intelligence Forward

Ptak, Noel & Associates — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:40:00 +0100

IT organizations need as much predictive value as they can get if they are to improve their problem resolution processes. The latest release of Integrien Alive enhances its automated intelligence and analysis. [Read More...]

IT Management Checkpoint

Freeform Dynamics — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:45:00 +0100

Existing IT management strategies have enabled organisations to take control of their infrastructures. The game has moved on however and it is time to raise the sights of IT management strategy... [Read More...]

Relieving the Systems Management Burden

Freeform Dynamics — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:00:00 +0100

The management of operational IT is not without its challenges, indeed it can be a thankless task particularly when considered as a whole. The good news is that the day to day burden can be reduced by applying some simple, practical... [Read More...]

The Great Virtualization Debate

Freeform Dynamics — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:00:00 +0100

With virtualization close to the top of every CIO's to do list, we undertook the task of finding out how well server, storage and desktop virtualization is currently understood and where it is being applied... [Read More...]

A successful agenda for innovation inside outsourcing?

Bloor Research — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:30:00 +0100

A white paper from Dr Richard Sykes on the imperatives regarding outsourcing and setting a practical agenda [Read More...]

The Business Advantage of a Unified Backup and Archival Strategy

Sageza Group, Inc. — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100

This paper expands upon the difference between backup and archive, and highlights the business benefits that can be realized from leveraging both, together, in a unified backup/recovery and archival strategy. [Read More...]

A to z9 for System Integrators

Sageza Group, Inc. — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100

SIs act as customer advocates for multiple vendors, and can aggregate customer demands to garner vendor attention and resources. SIs can also reverse the process by identifying opportunities for vendors with the integrator's customers. [Read More...]

Mapping the Business Value of Data Backup and Archival Solutions

Sageza Group, Inc. — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:00:00 +0100

In this first of two papers, we differentiate the roles of backup and archival processes and examine various technologies in the marketplace that seek to help organizations operate effective solutions for each of these two areas. [Read More...]

Mid Market Scale: EMC Centera Four-Node Configuration

Sageza Group, Inc. — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:15:00 +0100

There is a compelling need for a strategic alignment of backup and archival processes within organizations. It is no longer sufficient to perform complete backups of production data without consideration for cost and operational efficiency. [Read More...]

Versatility for Verticals and Horizontal Value for All: The iSeries and ISVs

Sageza Group, Inc. — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:00:00 +0100

Building on a heritage of integration, simplicity, and manageability, the iSeries is a versatile platform offering ISVs the ability to create vertical-specific offerings with horizontally focused solutions. [Read More...]

Information security for SMBs

Quocirca — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:00:00 +0100

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can benefit from the expansive use of information technology (IT) just as much as their larger counterparts. [Read More...]

How do you get more from your Data Warehouse?

Bloor Research — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100

The need for data warehousing is growing ever more acute as companies seek to leverage their information assets to better support their business. [Read More...]

Operations Management in the UK Financial Services

Quocirca — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:00:00 +0100

Much is written about the frontline call centre operations, but this report focuses on the back office activities, the operational area where complex applications and enquiries are processed. [Read More...]

Business Performance Management

Freeform Dynamics — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:00:00 +0100

As markets become more complex and dynamic, is the traditional periodic and retrospective management reporting approach adequate for running the business, or do we need a rethink? [Read More...]

The Future of the High-Volume Server Ecosystem

Sageza Group, Inc. — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:00:00 +0100

How Linux and Open Source technology are increasingly playing a role in organizations of all stripes. [Read More...]

Choices in Storage Architecture for Oracle Environments

Sageza Group, Inc. — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:00:00 +0100

How EMC's and NetApp's approaches differ from one another with respect to performance, scalability, and high availability; and which storage platforms Oracle itself has chosen to run its Global IT consolidated applications. [Read More...]

IBM Blade Storage Strategies

Sageza Group, Inc. — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:00:00 +0100

Storage options afforded IBM BladeCenter users and how these capabilities can deliver a new approach to server and storage environments within organizations of most any size. [Read More...]

IBM System i and Lawson Software

Sageza Group, Inc. — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:00:00 +0100

Lawson Software is one of the many ISVs that have made a strategic commitment to the IBM System i platform. The partnership allows customers to scale smoothly to handle new computing loads. [Read More...]