WHITE PAPER - As organizations look for ways to improve business outcomes while reducing costs and encouraging environmental sustainability, many are turning to software-based conferencing and collaboration solutions for audio and Web conferencing. This paper explains some benefits realized by companies who have deployed these unified communications solutions.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: August 1, 2009


Topics:  Collaboration | Collaborative Applications Software | Groupware | Microsoft Office | TCO | Teleconferences | Teleconferencing Software | Unified Messaging | Web Conferences | Web Conferencing Software

WHITE PAPER - Virtualization has become a common solution to the problem of server sprawl. By using this technology to consolidate servers, many companies are using less floor space, cutting energy consumption, and simplifying management. But IT must translate these technological advantages into concrete improvements for the business. Read on to learn more.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 8, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Desktop Virtualization | ROI | Server Virtualization | TCO | VMware | VMware Infrastructure 3

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper to learn more about virtualization and especially the similarities and differences between server virtualization and client virtualization. Which one holds more benefit for your organization?
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 8, 2009


Topics:  Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Server Virtualization | Software Virtualization | TCO | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | Virtual Machine

WHITE PAPER - A complement to your existing IT infrastructure, IBM CloudBurst™ includes hardware, software and services, and provides secure, reliable, private cloud computing. Fit-for-purpose and self-contained, IBM CloudBurst dramatically reduces capital and operational costs, accelerating investment payback. Read on to learn more . . .
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 8, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Management | Data Storage | Economic Environment | Infrastructure Management | Investments | Platform as a service | Private cloud computing | ROI | Server Management | TCO | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - Database growth, long-term data retention regulations and storage requirements increase operational costs. Yet, archiving complex relational data poses many challenges. Optim Data Growth Solution provides proven technology and comprehensive capabilities that make archiving complex relational data practical and desirable.
Posted: September 4, 2009 | Published: December 1, 2008


Topics:  CIOs | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Storage | Database Administration | Database Architectures | Email Archiving | Information Management | Master Data Management | TCO

WHITE PAPER - Dell commissioned Principled Technologies to estimate how many months it would take to recapture initial investment costs when consolidating multiple 4-year-old Dell™ PowerEdge™ 2850 server and storage solutions onto a Dell PowerEdge R710 server and storage solution using Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 with Hyper-V™
Posted: September 2, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Storage Architectures | Storage Infrastructure | TCO

WHITE PAPER - Today, new levels of automation and integration between VMware and Dell EqualLogic arrays are now available to protect the entire virtualized infrastructure. Dell EqualLogic PS Series virtualized iSCSI SANs have been a popular storage choice in VMware-based environments.
Posted: August 24, 2009 | Published: August 24, 2009


Topics:  Backups | iSCSI SAN | Server Virtualization | TCO | VMware | VMware Disaster Recovery | VMware Infrastructure 3

WHITE PAPER - Intel IT, together with Intel’s Digital Enterprise Group, End User Platform Integration, and Intel's Software and Services Group, conducted proof-of-concept testing and total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis to assess the virtualization capabilities of Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series. The results of the analysis are here.
Posted: August 24, 2009 | Published: August 20, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Server Accelerators | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | TCO

WHITE PAPER - Wipro analysts gathered information from 106 IT organizations in North America, Great Britain, and Germany in March 2009. This whitepaper explores contributing factors that determine the optimal refresh rate for laptop and desktop PCs, using examples from the firms that participated in the survey.
Posted: August 20, 2009 | Published: May 4, 2009


Topics:  Cost Benefit Analysis | Desktop Computer Support | Desktop Management | Laptop Computers | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Workers | Network Performance | TCO

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn how Bloor Research determined that Sybase 15 will provide substantially better performance at lower cost than traditional approaches for analytics, reporting, and data warehousing environments.
Posted: August 13, 2009 | Published: August 13, 2009


Topics:  Business Performance Management | Data Management | Data Mining | Data Mining Software | Data Warehouse Architectures | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | Database Administration | Database Architectures | Database Management | Reporting Software | TCO

WHITE PAPER - Red Hat Enterprise Linux running on Intel® processor-based servers is helping companies cut TCO by up to 50 percent and more versus comparable UNIX/RISC solutions, while providing a better foundation for growth. This white paper outlines the key benefits of migration and provides a step-by-step guide to conducting a successful transition.
Posted: August 10, 2009 | Published: August 10, 2009


Topics:  Application Deployment | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | Linux | Open Source | Open Source Software | Operating Systems | RISC | TCO | UNIX

WHITE PAPER - Virtualization helps reduce IT costs and increases business agility. Because of this, virtualization technologies are particularly suited to these economic times. This white paper explores the evolution of virtualization, and then gives practical advice on how virtualization can benefit your organization.
Posted: July 22, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Management | ROI | Storage Management | Storage Provisioning | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization | TCO

WHITE PAPER - Red Hat can alleviate common infrastructure problems by moving organizations toward service-oriented architectures (SOA). High-quality, low-cost, SOA-enabled solutions from Red Hat and JBoss let customers focus their resources on the applications and business processes that differentiate their business and give them a competitive advantage.
Posted: July 20, 2009 | Published: July 16, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Process Management | Linux | Open Source | Open Source Software | SOA | TCO

WHITE PAPER - This white paper will focus on the acquisition of Business Objects by SAP and the pain points caused by the uncertainty of SAP's product roadmaps and the difficulty of integrating their products. It will then outline some effective business intelligence strategies.
Posted: July 8, 2009 | Published: July 8, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Business Development | Business Intelligence | CIOs | Enterprise Architectures | Product Life Cycles | SAP (Product) | Surveys | TCO

WHITE PAPER - Download this ESG whitepaper to learn how BlueArc's new storage platform, BlueArc Mercury(TM), scales in fixed increments that make it easy to install and deploy. It also scales up to an eight node cluster and 2 PB - making it a forceful consolidation solution.
Posted: July 2, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Enterprise Content Management | IT Management | NAS | SMBs | Storage Consolidation | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | TCO | Tiered Storage