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• Can You Really Get ITIL Out of the Box?Posted:14:48 06 May 2008You don’t have to be skeptic of the ITIL implementation promises.
• Unified Threat Management: Solving the IT Infrastructure Security Solutions SprawlPosted:10:00 12 Mar 2008Ensuring that your IT infrastructure is protected against the myriad of different threats is a vastly complicated process; requiring the management and coordination of hardware, software and outsourced services.
• IT Infrastructures for better business outcomesPosted:16:00 25 Feb 2008A cohesive and robust IT infrastructure is of paramount importance for the development of any company.
• Deliver resilient, agile and energy-efficient IT infrastructuresPosted:12:17 06 Dec 2007This executive summary suggests how, through a holistic approach to IT systems and communications deployment, and de-perimeterisation – business without boundaries – we can at last start to realise the freedom and opportunities of true flexible working through the creation of resilient, agile and energy-efficient infrastructures.
• Efficient IT from virtualisationPosted:12:09 06 Dec 2007The capacity you need. Where and when you need it. No more and no less. It’s good for the bottom line and crucial to support business change. It means you can deliver all the services your users need, instantly, while making the most of your IT resources. And it’s also better for the environment.
• Why green ICT is good for the bottom linePosted:12:01 06 Dec 2007What are the key trends in power consumption through ICT deployment? How can your organisation adopt a responsible ICT strategy that will reduce your power bills, increase your corporate responsibility and deliver significant business process gains? Click here to find out the benefits gained through efficient IT and more intelligent deployment of advanced ICT solutions. advanced ICT solutions.Your busniess may not afford to miss it.
• Quality Assurance and Testing - The IT Executive's ViewPosted:14:25 04 Dec 2007MissionAssurance and Testing (Mission) is the UK's largest systems quality assurance and testing solutions provider. Mission has conducted a survey to explore the key business and IT issues driving investment in QA and testing
• Ensuring SOA ROIPosted:14:35 21 Nov 2007Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) have gained much attention as a unifying technical architecture that can be concretely embodied with Web service technologies.
• Cutter paper: IT's role in determining competitive advantagePosted:14:59 09 Nov 2007IT has been a critical part of the production of running a business since the early days of the IBM 360. IT supports every aspect of the business from human resources to operations - yet it has primarily been perceived to be a part of the backstage crew.
• A story of innovation for x86-based serversPosted:17:03 23 Oct 2007According to IDC, nearly 70% of IT server spending in 2010 will be on x86 servers. Once, there was a perception in the industry that these servers were suitable primarily for filling low-end computing niches, such as file-and-print, e-mail and departmental serving.
• Blade servers; the right choice for the SMB or enterprise Posted:17:02 23 Oct 2007The datacentre has become home to a heterogeneous set of mission-critical application and infrastructure servers, supported by any number of communications and storage devices, inter-connected by a tangled web of I/O cables and power cords, creating a complex, administrative nightmare.
• Datacentres that work when disaster strikesPosted:12:03 04 Oct 2007Find out about strategies that are flexible enough to cope with tomorrow’s needs, while achieving future proof risk management objectives in affordable ways
• Software moves out of the enterprise environmentPosted:12:00 04 Oct 2007The rise of a software as a service is changing how enterprises host and manage software
• Datacentre resurgence to bank the business onPosted:11:51 04 Oct 2007Datacentre hosting is experiencing a renaissance . The hosts offer a more mature prospect and a broader set of services to a broader set of customers than was originally the case.
• Datacentres evolve beyond disaster recovery Posted:11:49 04 Oct 2007New levels of management complexity of core IT infrastructure and applications will continue to attract many firms to investigate services offered by third-party hosts
• Sound security: four elements of a successful strategyPosted:10:10 26 Sep 2007Implementing proper security measures can bring about important, positive business benefits.
• IT service management: too important to leave to the IT department alone?Posted:09:39 18 Sep 2007How and why the IT function needs to change its relationship with the business
• CRM integration for a Customer Centric ViewPosted:14:00 10 Aug 2007Capabilities, benefits and return on investment that an integrated front and back office solution can provide for your organisation.
• Beyond disaster recovery: becoming a resilient businessPosted:15:43 09 Aug 2007Your business has to be responsive and resilient—seamlessly taking advantage of opportunities while mitigating risks
• The high stakes of security - protecting your brandPosted:17:13 05 Jul 2007In security, the rules are constantly changing. Discover some approaches that can help to significantly reduce exposure to risks and meet security compliance obligations
• The security aspects of collaboration Posted:17:30 29 Jun 2007How to provide end-to-end data security measures that address both passive and active attacks against confidentiality, integrity and availability
• The importance of security within online meeting technologyPosted:17:30 29 Jun 2007 Why security is a critical consideration when implementing an online meeting solution and the key security questions to ask when implementing collaboration technology
• The business benefits of Web conferencing for SMEs Posted:17:29 29 Jun 2007Th ebusiness benefits of Web conferencing for growing businesses. It will also show how Web conferencing service meets SMEs' specific needs
• A Whitepaper for owners of Growing BusinessesPosted:16:14 22 Jun 2007The business benefits of Web conferencing for SMEs and how the appropriate deployment of web conferencing services can meet the specific needs of SMEs and can help them successfully compete with much larger corporations
• GoToMeeting Security WhitepaperPosted:16:11 22 Jun 2007How to provide end-to-end data security measures that address both passive and active attacks against confidentiality, integrity and availability
• The Vital Role of Web Conferencing in Small & Medium EnterprisesPosted:16:09 22 Jun 2007A survey looking at the top factors SMEs should consider when choosing a supplier of web conferencing technology. What are the key applications and what is their value
• Web threats – challenges and solutions Posted:13:35 23 May 2007The new generation of cyber criminals are moving their attention to the web. Using a variety of methods, focused by region and blended for maximum success, they are targeting your business. Download your free web threats whitepaper from Trend Micro.
• iServer: A Repository for MS Office and Visio usersPosted:10:51 17 May 2007iServer offers organisations a powerful, collaborative Enterprise Architecture (EA) and business process modelling suite that leverages existing investment in Microsoft technologies. It delivers a highly-scalable repository-based environment for combining Microsoft Visio (Visio) and Office documents used in the domain areas of enterprise architecture (EA).
• How to audit server room securityPosted:09:59 24 Apr 2007Some suggestions to follow for how to best audit your server room security.
• Backup Buying Guide Chapter 5: CDPPosted:00:00 02 Apr 2007You asked for it, so here it is -- a printable version of our Backup All-In-One Buying Guide. Download Chapter 5: CDP in .pdf format now.
• IT Briefing: Best practices for selecting a security information management solutionPosted:00:00 26 Mar 2007 This informational white paper examines 10 best practices to help you make the right SIM choice for your environment.
• NAC technologies and security compliance reportPosted:00:00 20 Mar 2007An IT briefing that examines the role of network access control (NAC) and details a strategy that can help your company.
• HP Business Continuity and Availability solutionsPosted:00:00 09 Nov 2006How to empower your business with resilient IT operations.
• Delivering Reliability, Resiliency, and Repairability Posted:00:00 09 Nov 2006The architectural differentiation that helps IT organisations deliver mission-critical computing
• Integrating business continuity and availability solutions into business processesPosted:00:00 09 Nov 2006A strategic imperative for averting risk and improving business performance
• Delivering high availability and disaster tolerance Posted:00:00 09 Nov 2006Disaster tolerant reference architectures in a multi-operating-system server environment
• The Limits of Proprietary Server Technology Posted:16:00 04 Sep 2006Businesses are moving away from proprietary architectures to reduce their total costs and achieve higher levels of performance, scalability and availability.
• A new approach in IT architecturesPosted:16:00 04 Sep 2006What are the most effective business solutions that keep businesses agile and flexible enough to respond quickly to new opportunities as they arise.
• Bridging the gap between graduates and employers in 2006Posted:15:30 08 Aug 2006The way that workplaces, values, cultures and expectations have changed over a generation, placing new challenges on both employers and graduates
• National Ethernet vs legacy ATM/Frame RelayPosted:10:50 28 Jun 2006Lower costs and bigger bandwidth from next-generation networking

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• Can You Really Get ITIL Out of the Box?Posted:14:48 06 May 2008You don’t have to be skeptic of the ITIL implementation promises.
• Unified Threat Management: Solving the IT Infrastructure Security Solutions SprawlPosted:10:00 12 Mar 2008Ensuring that your IT infrastructure is protected against the myriad of different threats is a vastly complicated process; requiring the management and coordination of hardware, software and outsourced services.
• IT Infrastructures for better business outcomesPosted:16:00 25 Feb 2008A cohesive and robust IT infrastructure is of paramount importance for the development of any company.
• Hyperconnectivity leads to enterprise transformationPosted:16:08 12 Dec 2007Hyperconnectivity is what people describe as a mega-trend — a phenomenon through which everyone and everything that can benefit from being connected to the network will be connected.
• Enterprise Unified CommunicationsPosted:15:05 21 Nov 2007Session Initiation Protocol, known by its acronym, SIP, is the standard protocol used by VoIP. SIP data is sent from user to server, server to server, and user to user to provide the encapsulated voice, audio, and data packets to establish these modes of communication.
• Determining total cost of ownership for datacentre and network room infrastructuresPosted:16:39 13 Jan 2006This paper describes, with examples, an improved method for measuring Total Cost of Ownership of data centre and network room physical infrastructure and relating these costs to the overall Information Technology infrastructure.

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• Can You Really Get ITIL Out of the Box?Posted:14:48 06 May 2008You don’t have to be skeptic of the ITIL implementation promises.
• Unified Threat Management: Solving the IT Infrastructure Security Solutions SprawlPosted:10:00 12 Mar 2008Ensuring that your IT infrastructure is protected against the myriad of different threats is a vastly complicated process; requiring the management and coordination of hardware, software and outsourced services.
• Ensuring SOA ROIPosted:14:35 21 Nov 2007Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) have gained much attention as a unifying technical architecture that can be concretely embodied with Web service technologies.
• Cutter paper: IT's role in determining competitive advantagePosted:14:59 09 Nov 2007IT has been a critical part of the production of running a business since the early days of the IBM 360. IT supports every aspect of the business from human resources to operations - yet it has primarily been perceived to be a part of the backstage crew.
• A story of innovation for x86-based serversPosted:17:03 23 Oct 2007According to IDC, nearly 70% of IT server spending in 2010 will be on x86 servers. Once, there was a perception in the industry that these servers were suitable primarily for filling low-end computing niches, such as file-and-print, e-mail and departmental serving.
• Power and cooling heat up the datacentre Posted:17:01 23 Oct 2007After a brief day in the sun in the late ’90s, concerns about power and cooling as critical limitations in the enterprise datacentre and corporate IT strategy faded into obscurity along with the dot-com economy.
• Software moves out of the enterprise environmentPosted:12:00 04 Oct 2007The rise of a software as a service is changing how enterprises host and manage software
• Datacentres evolve beyond disaster recovery Posted:11:49 04 Oct 2007New levels of management complexity of core IT infrastructure and applications will continue to attract many firms to investigate services offered by third-party hosts
• Sound security: four elements of a successful strategyPosted:10:10 26 Sep 2007Implementing proper security measures can bring about important, positive business benefits.
• DataSynapse Newsletter, featuring research from Gartner: Real-Time Infrastructure (RTI)Posted:14:03 31 Aug 2007A Resource to Understand How Application Virtualization Aligns IT with Business
• Fast Return on Investment (ROI) in CRM Posted:15:00 10 Aug 2007Many CRM vendors today tout solutions that include everything from call centre support to marketing analytics to supply chain integration. Each of these can, no doubt, be important to any particular business. And, just as companies’ priorities change from business to business, so do their ways of measuring ROI vary. Put simply, it’s a matter of what’s important to each company, marketplace and management team.
• Synchronisation Technology for Mobile CRM UsersPosted:15:00 10 Aug 2007Data synchronisation is a critical technology that enables mobile users to share up to date customer and sales information in the field, even when disconnected.
• CRM integration for a Customer Centric ViewPosted:14:00 10 Aug 2007Capabilities, benefits and return on investment that an integrated front and back office solution can provide for your organisation.
• Sales Enablement: User Acceptance Means More SalesPosted:14:00 10 Aug 2007Sales people are the heart of any company. More significantly, productive sales people are often the difference between company success and failure. Sales force automation has been used to drive sales force productivity, usually from the perspective of sales management, with an emphasis on sales pipeline management and forecasting.
• Application Virtualization and Utopia: Proving the Value of Virtualizing ApplicationsPosted:11:01 02 Aug 2007Virtualization has become a major catch phrase being bandied about but what is it really?
• The high stakes of security - protecting your brandPosted:17:13 05 Jul 2007In security, the rules are constantly changing. Discover some approaches that can help to significantly reduce exposure to risks and meet security compliance obligations
• The Importance of Security within Online Meeting TechnologyPosted:16:12 22 Jun 2007Why security is a critical consideration when implementing an online meeting solution and the key security questions to ask when implementing collaboration technology
• GoToMeeting Security WhitepaperPosted:16:11 22 Jun 2007How to provide end-to-end data security measures that address both passive and active attacks against confidentiality, integrity and availability
• The Vital Role of Web Conferencing in Small & Medium EnterprisesPosted:16:09 22 Jun 2007A survey looking at the top factors SMEs should consider when choosing a supplier of web conferencing technology. What are the key applications and what is their value
• iServer: A Repository for MS Office and Visio usersPosted:10:51 17 May 2007iServer offers organisations a powerful, collaborative Enterprise Architecture (EA) and business process modelling suite that leverages existing investment in Microsoft technologies. It delivers a highly-scalable repository-based environment for combining Microsoft Visio (Visio) and Office documents used in the domain areas of enterprise architecture (EA).
• Exchange Server 2007 Performance Characteristics Using NetApp iSCSI Storage SystemsPosted:10:46 03 May 2007A major design goal of Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 is to support large, low-cost mailboxes. To achieve this, Exchange 2007 has significantly reduced I/O throughput with access to greater amounts of system memory, increased database cache sizes, and a reduction in read/write IOPS which are all benefits of moving to a 64-bit only architecture. This paper compares the performance characteristics of Exchange Server 2007 to Exchange Server 2003 utilizing a NetApp IP SAN storage solution and will help users understand how to best configure Exchange Server 2007 for their organization.
• IT Decision-Maker Perspective on EMC, HP, and Network Appliance Storage Area Network Solutions in Microsoft Exchange Environments Posted:10:38 03 May 2007With email continuing its rapid growth and the increasing emphasis on messaging as a core business function Microsoft® Exchange Server is viewed by many organisations as a mission-critical application. This study was designed to identify what drives total cost in Exchange Storage environments and how EMC, HP and Network Appliance storage area network (SAN) solutions compared in these environments. Network Appliance customers report 30% to 36% TCO savings compared to EMC® and HP® – read this revealing report in full to find out how.
• Web security a gamble? Stack the odds in your favourPosted:12:11 02 May 2007The security of your network is fundamental to the success of your business so why take the risk of leaving web traffic unsecured? The MIMEsweeper Web Appliance offers best of breed web security that you can rely on, and is specifically designed for the enterprise. Stack the odds in your favour with the MIMEsweeper Web Appliance.
• Backup Buying Guide Chapter 4: VTLsPosted:00:00 02 Apr 2007You asked for it, so here it is -- a printable version of our Backup All-In-One Buying Guide. Download Chapter 4: VTLs in .pdf format now.
• Backup Buying Guide Chapter 6: WAN and WAFSPosted:00:00 02 Apr 2007You asked for it, so here it is -- a printable version of our Backup All-In-One Buying Guide. Download Chapter 6: WAN and WAFS in .pdf format now.
• Backup Buying Guide Chapter 7: Backup softwarePosted:00:00 02 Apr 2007You asked for it, so here it is -- a printable version of our Backup All-In-One Buying Guide. Download Chapter 7: Backup Software in .pdf format now.
• IT Briefing: Best practices for selecting a security information management solutionPosted:00:00 26 Mar 2007 This informational white paper examines 10 best practices to help you make the right SIM choice for your environment.
• Why Business Intelligence Projects Fail to Deliver ROIPosted:15:39 30 Nov 2006Too many Business Intelligence (BI) projects fail to deliver on their promises. The Butler Group identifies the key drivers of success, showing how structured approaches can deliver sustainable ROI.
• HP Business Continuity and Availability solutionsPosted:00:00 09 Nov 2006How to empower your business with resilient IT operations.
• Delivering high availability and disaster tolerance Posted:00:00 09 Nov 2006Disaster tolerant reference architectures in a multi-operating-system server environment
• The Gateway Antivirus leader tackles spyware with a unique multilayered approachPosted:13:32 05 Oct 2006Learn how the Gateway Antivirus leader tackles spyware with a unique multilayered approach...
• Vignette releases new web content management systemPosted:15:34 27 Sep 2006Vignette has unveiled the latest version of its web content management software.
• Access on the road: Putting hotspot security to the testPosted:00:00 26 Sep 2006Lisa Phifer and Craig Mathias outline a number of steps that mobile users can take to protect themselves while working in hotspots.
• Transforming Your DatacentrePosted:16:00 04 Sep 2006How to make successful strategic IT decisions to help achieve competitive advantage through faster development cycles, better products, improved operating results and more satisfied customers.
• Reducing SMBs' e-mail security risksPosted:16:30 07 Mar 2006Reducing SMBs e-mail security risks
• Ten reasons to choose LinuxPosted:14:00 07 Mar 2006Find out how Linux will help you run your business better
• Trend Micro: Vulnerability exploits break recordsPosted:09:18 01 Feb 2006Once measured in months, exploits can now appear within days of a vulnerability announcement. A Special Report by Trend Micro

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• Unified Threat Management: Solving the IT Infrastructure Security Solutions SprawlPosted:10:00 12 Mar 2008Ensuring that your IT infrastructure is protected against the myriad of different threats is a vastly complicated process; requiring the management and coordination of hardware, software and outsourced services.
• Ensure maximum IT efficiency and best-practice sustainabilityPosted:11:55 06 Dec 2007Ten key measures that users of IT systems can take to ensure maximum IT efficiency and a 5-stage best-practice sustainability programme for environmental efficiency
• Blade server reliability/availability evaluationPosted:17:04 23 Oct 2007Click here to find the results of tests of blade servers that are commonly available, looking at reliability/availability blade design advantages in power architecture (with a redundant power backplane); availability (with no single point of failure); in disk design when it replaces mechanical disks with solid-state disk drive); and in storage integration.
• Blade servers; the right choice for the SMB or enterprise Posted:17:02 23 Oct 2007The datacentre has become home to a heterogeneous set of mission-critical application and infrastructure servers, supported by any number of communications and storage devices, inter-connected by a tangled web of I/O cables and power cords, creating a complex, administrative nightmare.
• The security aspects of collaboration Posted:17:30 29 Jun 2007How to provide end-to-end data security measures that address both passive and active attacks against confidentiality, integrity and availability
• The importance of security within online meeting technologyPosted:17:30 29 Jun 2007 Why security is a critical consideration when implementing an online meeting solution and the key security questions to ask when implementing collaboration technology
• How to audit server room securityPosted:09:59 24 Apr 2007Some suggestions to follow for how to best audit your server room security.
• The Foundation of Mission Critical ComputingPosted:00:00 09 Nov 2006 Download a white paper that outlines the history and role of the Intel Itanium processor architecture, and the HP Integrity server systems in mission critical computing environments, against the backdrop of modern business requirements
• Delivering Reliability, Resiliency, and Repairability Posted:00:00 09 Nov 2006The architectural differentiation that helps IT organisations deliver mission-critical computing
• Integrity essentialsPosted:17:00 30 Mar 2006The essentials and management solutions for HP Integrity servers
• Customer perceptions of the future of ItaniumPosted:16:00 07 Mar 2006The findings of a recent IDC report into the Itanium platform
• Delivering business value from mobility todayPosted:16:18 25 Aug 2004Mobile technology is certainly grabbing its share of column inches in the IT press, and has been front of mind in the media for...
• The Business Benefits of a Comprehensive Mobile Connectivity StrategyPosted:14:52 14 Jun 2004Every enterprise is being extended globally and increasingly, this extension is via mobile connections. The need for “access to...