EBOOK - Today's networks are highly complex, dynamic environments that demand comprehensive performance management. Fortunately, technological advancement is simplifying management and addressing new challenges. This eBook explains why management is more important now than ever and how it can help deliver business-critical applications better and faster.
Posted: October 20, 2009 | Published: October 20, 2009


Topics:  Application Monitoring | Application Performance Management | Application Performance Management Software | Applications Management | Enterprise Applications Software | Network Management | Network Management Services | Network Managers | Network Performance | Network Performance Management Software | Performance Testing | QOS

WHITE PAPER - The Microsoft® Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008 provides unified processes and tools for desktop and server OS deployment using a common deployment console and a collection of best practices. The toolkit provides a single mechanism for image creation and an automated installation process to reduce deployment time.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | IT Management | IT Managers | Network Management | Network Managers | Operating Systems | Server Management

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

EGUIDE - This E-guide addresses configuration and change management in a partially virtual environment. Topics include: reporting on and managing virtual servers, the effects of physical changes on servers, how to extend change management processes like ITIL to cover the SAN, and handling human problems between the networking, datacenter, and storage teams.
Posted: October 15, 2009 | Published: October 15, 2009


Topics:  Change Management | Configuration Management | Hardware Configuration Management | ITIL | Network Configuration Management | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Network Monitoring | Network Performance | SAN | Server Virtualization

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - This E-Guide for enterprise CIOs contains case studies on network access control (NAC), information on securing data for government compliance, data protection strategies, tools, technologies and more.
Posted: October 11, 2009 | Published: October 10, 2009


Topics:  Access Control | CIOs | Cloud Computing | Data Encryption | Data Security | Network Management | Network Managers | Regulatory Compliance

WEBCAST - Businesses rely heavily on their servers, so if they fail productivity is lost. This expert webcast explores the dangers of unplanned server downtime. Discover some of the most important planning, configurations and management issues for server high availability.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Premiered: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Clustering | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | Grid Computing | High Availability | Network Management | Network Performance | SAN | Server Hardware | Server Management | Systems Management

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - In this presentation transcript of the "Offering the Clouds to Your Clients" webcast, learn how new technologies, demographic shifts and emerging business models in the cloud computing market are changing the way VARs and MSPs are working with clients.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Published: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Management | Cloud Computing | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Infrastructure Management | Network Management | Network Provisioning | Platform as a service | Software as a Service | VARs

PODCAST - Storage networks provide the link between the servers that need data and the storage systems that store that data. Too often, however, storage networks are just considered the connective tissue in the storage environment and are often overlooked when greater performance, scalability or new services are needed.
Posted: October 7, 2009 | Premiered: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Clustering | Disaster Recovery | Network Management | Network Performance | Storage Replication | WAN

WHITE PAPER - IDC's white paper reviews finds that virtualization can have significant benefits to an organization, like increased utilization, simplified management and reduced energy costs, but it can be a complex undertaking and if not planned correctly, it can hurt instead of help.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: October 2, 2008


Topics:  Network Management | Networking | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software

WHITE PAPER - Windows Server 2008 R2 offers a number of exciting new features, including an expanded Server Core offering, new Active Directory features, and - of special interest to anyone who has ever wished Active Directory had an “undo” button - a sort of recycle bin for Active Directory objects.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: October 2, 2009


Topics:  Active Directory | Email Management | Email Management Software | Group Policy | Network Management | Network Management Software | Security Software | Server Management | Windows Server Software

TECHNICAL ARTICLE - Active Directory certainly gets plenty of attention when it comes to high-profile issues like security, compliance, auditing, and so forth—but what about all of the work you do managing AD on a day-to-day basis? Learn how Quest ActiveRoles Server (ARS)makes AD administration more efficient, automated, consistent, powerful and faster.
Posted: October 2, 2009 | Published: October 2, 2009


Topics:  Active Directory | Data Management | Distributed Data Management | Email Management | Email Management Software | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | ITIL | Microsoft Exchange | Network Management | Windows Server Software

WHITE PAPER - Developments in alternative energy technology are creating solutions that provide network operators with the ability to reduce their energy costs and carbon footprint. Read this short whitepaper for more information about alternative energy sources that can make your wireless network more eco-friendly and save you money.
Posted: October 2, 2009 | Published: October 2, 2009


Topics:  Network Management | Network Provisioning | Power Generation Equipment | Telecom Provisioning | Telecommunications Carrier Systems | Telecommunications Service Providers | Wireless Infrastructure | Wireless Service Providers

PODCAST - Network providers must re-examine how they can speed up innovation and time to market by working with trusted partners and developer communities. However, energizing such an ecosystem takes careful planning. This podcast examines application developers' needs and how network providers can improve their relationships with developers.
Posted: October 2, 2009 | Premiered: October 2, 2009


Topics:  Application Service Providers | Applications Management | Network Management | Network Managers | Networking | Telecom Provisioning | Telecommunications Networks | Telecommunications Service Providers

WHITE PAPER - This IBM white paper describes how Virtualization is an important element of a dynamic infrastructure and expands on the areas of server, storage, application, network, and client virtualization and the IBM technology and benefits from each.
Posted: October 2, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Infrastructure | Application Life-Cycle Management | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software

WEBCAST - As an IT Professional, it's a priority to centralize data to make it more available, redundant and secure; but, at the same time, you've got to meet the needs of increasingly demanding remote users. Join this webcast now to hear from industry experts on how you can overcome these challenges with the 5 golden rules for branch collaboration.
Posted: October 1, 2009 | Premiered: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Performance Management | Mobile Workers | Network Management | Remote Computing | Remote Users | ROBO | Telecommuting