VIDEO - This video white paper explores the relative pros and cons of deploying pre-built analytic applications from Oracle versus building a custom data warehouse against Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, Siebel or similar systems.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Premiered: October 19, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Mining | Data Mining Software | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | Oracle (Product) | TCO

WHITE PAPER - Technical decision makers are faced with many challenges in today's economy: help users get more work done faster and with fewer difficulties, protect the network and individual systems from attacks or malicious code, and much more. Find out how the Intel Core 2 processor with vPro technology complements the new Windows 7 operating system.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Published: October 16, 2009


Topics:  Computer Hardware | Desktop Virtualization | Multi-core Processors | Notebook Computers | Productivity | ROI | Server Virtualization | TCO | Windows

EBOOK - As IT budgets get tighter and skills get more expensive, companies are starting to think of ways to get more out of their existing workforce. This e-book proposes three solutions that can help your developers and architects realize the best possible value from their existing infrastructure.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Published: July 22, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Storage | SOA | SOA Governance | TCO

WHITE PAPER - This paper examines the development costs, ongoing staffing costs, and hardware costs associated with modernizing your business-critical AS/400 applications. It will also discuss how the resulting environment can assist organizations to deliver new and competitive business services as well as reduce IT administrative costs.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Published: March 25, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Process Management | SOA | SOA Governance | Systems Management | Systems Management Software | Systems Operations | TCO

CASE STUDY - Recently, the University of Plymouth, located in the U.K., completed a refresh of their 4,800 desktop PCs, upgrading the systems to PCs with Intel® Core™2 processors with vPro™ technology in order to offer students the latest in IT services. The following paper provides an ROI analysis of this PC deployment.
Posted: October 15, 2009 | Published: September 8, 2009


Topics:  Computer Hardware | Green Data Center | Power Consumption Monitoring | ROI | TCO | University Programs

WEBCAST - In this webcast, viewers will discover a new combination of tools that can help them transform their IT systems into agile, virtual infrastructures. Discover how to leverage this approach for a quicker return on investment and reduced operations, management and networking costs.
Posted: October 15, 2009 | Premiered: October 15, 2009


Topics:  Citrix XenServer | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Network Management | Network Performance | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | TCO

WEBCAST - In today's highly regulated IT environment, organizations frequently overspend on compliance. The first step in becoming compliant is understanding your level of risk. In this webcast, get advice from the Aberdeen Group that aids your organizations in providing greater visibility, mitigating technical and operational risks, and reducing costs.
Posted: October 14, 2009 | Premiered: October 28, 2009


Topics:  Compliance Best Practices | Data Security | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | Regulatory Compliance | Risk Assessment | Security | TCO

WHITE PAPER - Hyperion performance management applications deliver a wide range of Business benefits as well as IT benefits; this overview outlines key benefits.
Posted: October 12, 2009 | Published: December 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Performance Management | Business Performance Management Software | CFOs | Oracle (Product) | Productivity | Regulatory Compliance | TCO

PODCAST - This podcast provides a complete overview of application lifecycle management (ALM) and discusses how SAP's integrated and open approach to ALM can accelerate innovation, ensure business continuity, reduce risk and lower TCO.
Posted: October 12, 2009 | Premiered: October 12, 2009


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Life-Cycle Management Software | Application Monitoring | Application Security | Business Continuity Planning | Continuous Data Protection | SAP (Product) | Secure Application Development | Software Implementation | Software Quality Assurance | TCO

WHITE PAPER - In this white paper the main inefficiencies that can be found in a typical datacenter are examined and the different strategies that are commonly used to resolve them are discussed. Sun™ Ops Center is presented as a cost-effective solution to these inefficiencies.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | IT Best Practices | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Spending | TCO

ANALYST REPORT - This complimentary Aberdeen report details how best-in-class companies are using a 5-Step Mobility Management approach to take control of their burgeoning mobile infrastructures. A must read for IT executives looking to cut mobility TCO and support costs, reduce security risks and increase mobile user productivity.
Posted: October 8, 2009 | Published: October 8, 2009


Topics:  Mobile Device Management | Mobile Workers | Regulatory Compliance | Smart Phones | TCO | Wireless Computing | Wireless Security

ANALYST REPORT - This handbook is designed to help senior IT management calculate their organization's mobile ROI and TCO -- using an enterprise environment of 2,000 mobile users to demonstrate the approach -- and includes a 5-step analytical approach for reducing that TCO by as much as 15-20 percent.
Posted: October 8, 2009 | Published: October 8, 2009


Topics:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Workers | Operating Systems | ROI | Smart Phones | TCO | Wireless Computing | Wireless Security

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - If you're thinking about a move to virtual desktops, then XenDesktop offers you the best in efficiency, security, and flexibility. Watch this informative video to learn more about this exciting technology.
Posted: October 6, 2009 | Published: October 6, 2009


Topics:  Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | Personal Computers | TCO | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

PODCAST - Companies with a flexible IT infrastructure credit their success to an ability to adapt to change. Listen to find new ways to lower IT complexity and improve operating efficiency in your company.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Premiered: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Change Management | Configuration Management | IT Asset Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | ROI | TCO

WHITE PAPER - Alinean, a leader in IT value measurement, teamed up with HP and Novell to assess the financial merits of moving from a legacy Sun Solaris and SPARC environment to Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) running on HP ProLiant DL 785 G6 x86 Servers versus upgrading to SUN Solaris 10 running on Sun SPARC T5440. Read this paper for the results.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Database Management | Database Managers | Database Performance Management | Databases | Linux | Open Source | SAP (Product) | TCO