ANALYST REPORT - Dell has teamed-up with Intel and Red Hat and developed a migration strategy to simplify the consolidation of the enterprise data center from an outdated, proprietary architecture to an easily managed open systems platforms. To learn about how easy it is to migrate from UNIX to Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Dell PowerEdge servers, please read on.
Posted: September 2, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Database Architectures | Linux | Linux Server Hardware | Open Systems Standards | Operating Systems | Server Consolidation | Server Management | TCO

ANALYST REPORT - In this down economy, now is the time to examine the total cost of ownership (TCO) of your proprietary server infrastructure and migrate to a more cost-effective open systems platform designed for tomorrow. If this hits home for you, please read on.
Posted: September 2, 2009 | Published: May 27, 2009


Topics:  IT Governance | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Service Management | IT Spending | Open Systems Standards | Operating Systems | Server Management | Server Provisioning | TCO

ANALYST REPORT - Latency is an important metric that should be considered when evaluating web application delivery solutions. Through tests performed, Citrix NetScaler exhibited very low latencies and was at least 3x fast than F5 BIG-IP in almost all test scenarios.
Posted: September 1, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Application Security | Application Server Software | Applications Management | Load Balancing | Server Consolidation | TCO | Web Application Security | Web Caching Appliances | Web Switches

DATA SHEET - In this paper you will learn how EnterpriseDB can offer a Migration assessment that will give you a clear picture of the effort and cost savings involved in moving your oracle based data and application to a Postgres Plus Advanced Server platform.
Posted: August 27, 2009 | Published: August 27, 2009


Topics:  Data Migration | Database Architectures | Database Management | Databases | Open Source | Oracle (Product) | PostgreSQL | SOA | TCO

CASE STUDY - Facing rapid growth, U.S. Dynamics Field Sales needed a sales force automation tool that would map to the team's unique solution-selling process and drive adoption among sales staff. Working with Microsoft® IT, U.S. Dynamics Field Sales deployed Microsoft Dynamics® CRM and integrated it with its legacy CRM system, providing the team with...
Posted: August 25, 2009 | Published: October 21, 2008


Topics:  Business Management | CRM | CRM Software | Customer Service | Sales | Sales Force Automation | Sales Representatives | 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

PRESENTATION - This paper compares the total cost of ownership (TCO) of both systems, and compares all the features of both systems to find out which one comes out on top. Read this paper to learn how Sybase IQ is considered to be a smarter way to deliver high-performance enterprise analytics without blowing your budget.
Posted: August 13, 2009 | Published: August 13, 2009


Topics:  Data Management | Data Mining | Data Quality | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | Database Administration | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Databases | Oracle (Product) | 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

WEBCAST - This webcast explores a phased approach to consolidating application management solutions, aligning IT infrastructure with business needs and reducing costs.
Posted: July 27, 2009 | Premiered: July 27, 2009


Topics:  Applications Management | Business IT Alignment | Business Management | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Design | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Economic Environment | Infrastructure Management | IT Infrastructure | Network Management | ROI | Server Management | Software Architectures | Storage Consolidation | Storage Management | Strategic Planning | Systems Management | TCO

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