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P2V Benefits: Moving Servers From the Physical to the Virtual World Cuts Costs, Saves Space and Parallels Green Initiatives by CDW Corporation

September 08, 2009 - Virtualization basically means inserting a software layer between your hardware and your operating system. This decouples the operating system from the hardware and allows you to run many operating systems at the same time on top of that same physical piece of hardware. Read this short paper to learn about the benefits of using virtual servers.

Painting the CPG Supply Chain GREEN by Wipro Technologies

April 02, 2009 - This paper offers a solution for businesses to achieve balance between profitability and sustainability by leveraging the platform of packaged implementations.

Panda Cloud Protection: Simply… Evolution by Panda Security

November 12, 2009 - Cost optimization is the main reason clients opt for IT services hosted in the cloud. Consequently it is one of the technologies expected to mature most rapidly and to attract many new players into the arena. Read this white paper to learn more about cloud security and Panda’s cloud security solutions.

Panda Global Business Protection Video: The Day the Office Stood Still by Panda Security

October 20, 2009 - Panda Security delivers security as a service (SaaS) managed solutions while offering 24x7 local tech support. Watch this entertaining and informative animated video that explores some of today's most prevalent security threats and how Panda Security tackles them with ease.

Panda Managed Office Protection by Panda Security

August 11, 2009 - Panda Managed Office Protection is a security solution for PCs and servers based on the concept of Software as a Service (SaaS). Software as a Service lets companies focus on their core business, freeing them from the management tasks and operating costs associated with traditional security solutions.

Panda Managed Office Protection FREE DEMO by Panda Security

September 18, 2009 - Are the COMPUTERS IN YOUR COMPANY protected by a robust, reliable solution? Try the Demo of Panda Managed Office Protection, our SaaS solution which lets you focus on your business and forget about the antivirus.

Pandemic Preparedness: Ensuring Enterprise Business Continuity by RSA, The Security Division of EMC

December 04, 2009 - This videocast offers an overview of pandemic threats, a summary of leading preparedness practices, and how the work done to prepare for H1N1 will offer value in your organization for many years to come.

Partitioning with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 by Oracle Corporation

September 25, 2009 - Read this white paper to learn about the latest partitioning techniques, enhanced scalability, and extended manageability capabilities available in Oracle Database 11g Release 2.

Pascack Bank Solves Tiered Recovery Requirements Using EVault SaaS enabled Product Suite by i365, A Seagate Company

November 12, 2009 - This Case Study examines Pascack Community Bank’s use of i365’s EVault SaaS enabled Product Suite across its IT infrastructure. It provides an examination of their experience on the solution. End users can use this information to assess whether online backup services are applicable within their environment and what benefits can be expected

Patch Authority Ultimate Version 6 by ScriptLogic Corporation

April 10, 2009 - With exploits for known vulnerabilities unleashed on the Internet within as little as 5 days from the release of new patches from Microsoft, it is imperative your desktops and servers be regularly updated to keep them safe from attack.

PCI DSS Compliance in the UNIX/Linux Datacenter Environment by BeyondTrust Corporation

February 16, 2009 - Read this whitepaper to discover a solution that enables IT organizations to create a secure access control infrastructure through granular authorization and "delegation" of the UNIX/Linux root or super user password to users based on their role and duties in the organization.

PCI DSS Compliance Survey Results by Imperva

September 24, 2009 - The findings of this survey suggest that despite PCI DSS regulation companies are still struggling with data security. However, it also suggests that companies that take a strategic approach to PCI compliance go through fewer data breaches. Learn more about leveraging PCI to get a broader, more effective, and more cost efficient security program.

PCI DSS: Best Practices for Compliance by Red Hat

September 02, 2009 - Get your biggest PCI questions answered in this expert video. Find out about the different levels of merchants in PCI DSS, how well merchants understand those levels and whether the government may eventually have to mandate controls over the credit card industry.

Perceived costs or costly decisions? Learn the right way to leverage value from SAP for Business Intelligence and Performance Management by IBM

December 14, 2009 - This webcast, featuring Nucleus Research, uncovers research findings from analyzing numerous deployments in business intelligence and performance management within an SAP environment. Discover why many companies are turning to one specific vendor for the benefits it provides over SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse.

Perfect Marriage: Coupling Blade Servers With a Virtual Infrastructure Can Cut Costs and Add Efficiencies by CDW Corporation

September 08, 2009 - The recent push for more efficient computing platforms has businesses venturing beyond basic servers and systems. In order to manage resources more effectively, save data center space, reduce IT administrative tasks, and go green, many organizations have turned to virtualization. Learn how your organization can benefit from virtualization.

Performance Advantage of Dell PowerEdge R900 over HP DL585 Running Microsoft Hyper-V by Dell and Microsoft

December 11, 2008 - The combination of high performance and efficiency make the PowerEdge R900 an excellent Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization server.

Performance Assurance Lifecycle for Virtual Infrastructures by VKernel

November 14, 2008 - Read this paper to learn how the Performance Assurance Lifecycle eliminates performance and financial risks, taking the data center from 15-20 percent virtualized to 70-100 percent.

Performance Comparison of a Dell Latitude Netbook and Previous Generation Dell Latitude Notebooks by Dell, Inc. and Intel

October 01, 2009 - Dell commissioned Principled Technologies (PT) to run a set of performacne tests on a current Intel® processor-based Dell™ Latitude™ netbook and two previous generation Intel processor-based Dell Latitude notebook systems. Read this analyst report to discover the results.

Performance First: Performance-based Network Management Keeps Organizations Functioning at Optimum Levels by NetQoS, Inc.

October 22, 2009 - In this whitepaper, you will learn about the current shift in focus from network availability to application performance and how a new management model, what NetQoS calls Performance First™, will empower you to advance to the next level in managing your network for application performance.

Performance Management Applications Overview by Oracle Corporation

December 01, 2008 - Hyperion performance management applications deliver a wide range of Business benefits as well as IT benefits; this overview outlines key benefits.

Performance Management for a Challenging Economy by IBM

March 11, 2009 - In a challenging economy, the price paid for bad decisions can be dire. Even average decisions can cost your organization dearly. See how information sweet spots and performance management can help you not only weather the storm, but be better prepared to steer your way with greater agility into the upturn.

Performance Monitor: ERP at the Speed of Light by Oracle Corporation

January 01, 2007 - Quickly implementing an ERP software solution can be of tremendous benefit. Read this white paper to learn about easy-to-follow best practices for achieving a successful accelerated implementation.

Performance that Adapts to Your Business Environment - Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series Intelligently Scales Performance and Energy Use by Insight & Intel

October 06, 2009 - Servers based on the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series provide a foundation for IT management to refresh existing or design new data centers, achieving greater performance and energy efficiency.

Performance Under Pressure: The State of Enterprise Web Application Quality and Availability by Oracle Corporation

July 01, 2009 - Take a look at this important survey, which sought managers’ and professionals’ perspectives, both as external customers of e-business sites, as well as caretakers of their own online operations.

Personal Telepresence: The Next Generation of Video Communication by Vidyo, Inc.

November 02, 2009 - This whitepaper presents a brief history of the evolution of video conferencing and introduces a new solution for video conferencing that provides high quality visual communication with low latency, point and click simplicity on portable personal devices, and low cost access that requires only a general purpose IP network. Read on to learn more.

PharmaCorr: Filling the Bill for High-Volume Order Processing by Esker Inc.

July 13, 2009 - Read this case study to learn how PharmaCorr turned to Esker DeliveryWare to transition to a less paper-centric process and read all the benefits PharmaCorr reaped from implementing Esker DeliveryWare, including better accessibility, visibility, lower costs and higher ROI.

PHP on Microsoft IIS7 by Microsoft

November 24, 2009 - This screencast will walk you through the process of getting an up-to-date development environment up and running with PHP 5.3, MySQL 5.1 and IIS 7.5, on Windows 7.

Plain Talk About Training Payment Options: The IT Professional's Guide to Making Smart Training Decisions by Global Knowledge

September 21, 2009 - Studies show that training has a positive impact on performance, for both students and their companies. More than 60% of IT managers believe that the skill of their teams is the most important success factor for critical IT functions.

Plan Now for Licensing Windows 7 by Dell, Inc.

July 22, 2009 - This Forrester Research paper will show you how analyzing your options for upgrading to Windows 7 can save you down the road. One of the first steps IT managers should take is to determine their firm's Windows 7 licensing strategy and how it fits into their broader Microsoft relationship.

Planning and deploying a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure on HP hardware: Creating a 150 user VDI proof-of-concept implementation by HP, Vmware and AMD

February 01, 2008 - This document is intended for IT decision makers, planners, architects, service professionals and installers that are evaluating VDI. A moderate level of technical expertise and familiarity with VMware, Microsoft Windows Server and Desktop Operating Systems as well as HP ProLiant and StorageWorks hardware is considered essential.

Planning and Deploying Server Virtualization by Dell and VMware

June 22, 2009 - In this Pocket Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com, Dell and VMware, discover the central tasks in the assessment and planning stages of a virtualization project.

Plastics Manufacturer Sets Higher Standards of Performance with Rapid ERP Implementation from IQMS by IQMS

April 30, 2009 - Read this case study to learn how IQMS's single source enterprise software solution EnterpriseIQ delivered significant results to a leading European plastics manufacturing company.

PlateSpin Forge: "Plug in and Protect" Disaster Recovery by Novell Inc.

September 01, 2009 - PlateSpin Forge disaster recovery appliances provide fast out-of-the-box protection for your server workloads. When servers go down, you can quickly recover business-critical workloads and run them on the PlateSpin Forge appliance until they can be restored to your production environment.

PlateSpin Recon: Virtual Capacity Management and Consolidation Planning by Novell Inc.

August 28, 2009 - Watch this webcast to learn about a new unique workload profiling tool that takes the guess work out of identifying underutilized physical servers and virtual hosts. Learn how to leverage this tool for improved use and longer life of your current hardware.

PlateSpin® Recon: Virtual Capacity Management and Consolidation Planning by Novell Inc.

October 01, 2009 - PlateSpin® Recon from Novell is a sophisticated workload analysis, planning and management solution that provides new levels of intelligence, visual analysis and forecasting for optimizing the data center.

Platform HPC Workgroup Manager: Simplified Management of High-Performance Computing Clusters by Platform Computing Corporation

September 01, 2009 - This paper provides an overview of Platform HPC Workgroup Manager (HPC-WM). HPC-WM dramatically simplifies both the installation and ongoing management of Linux clusters, making them accessible to even the smallest organizations.

Platform-as-a-Service Private Cloud with Oracle Fusion Middleware by Oracle Corporation

October 01, 2009 - Download this free white paper to learn how platform-as-a-service private cloud offers enterprises one of the best ways to take advantage of cloud computing.

Plumbing Fixture Manufacturer Gains Advanced Functionality From AventX Connector For SAP ERP by STR Software

May 07, 2009 - Experiencing continued failures generated by their existing fax solution, Sloan Valve's replacement solution needed to integrate with SAP and MS Exchange. STR Software developed a product to address Sloan Valve's needs - AdventX Connector For SAP ERP on Windows. Read this paper for more details on how it works!

Pocket E-Guide-- Alternative Antimalware Testing: Step-by-Step Guide from Joel Snyder by ESET

November 25, 2009 - Read this E-Guide to learn about an alternative to traditional antimalware testing, using your perimeter network security tools. Snyder lays out a step-by-step guide to validate your own malware including where to find sample test viruses, equipment needed, and the channels to test.

Pocket E-Guide: 6 Solutions for Developing a Clear Data Growth Management Strategy by IBM

October 08, 2009 - Growth of data on databases and applications can lead to failure to meet service levels which stems from the high TCO involved in maintaining, supporting, and planning for growth. Read this E-Guide and explore the advantages of having a clear data growth management strategy. Discover 6 key solutions for managing your data before it manages you.

Pocket E-Guide: Data Breach Dangers -- Learn to How to Protect Data and Lower Security Spending by IBM

October 08, 2009 - Information security is important, but justifying increased security spending isn't. Even though important factors such as stock performance and customer loyalty are directly affected by security breaches. This E-Guide outlines three specific actions for your company to take in order to protect and promote brand trust by preventing data breaches.

Pocket E-Guide: Expert Analysis of the Top Ten Windows Security Threats by ESET

November 16, 2009 - This Pocket E-Guide provides expert insight into the common weaknesses that exist in today's Windows-based systems. Explore the top ten most frequent Windows security vulnerabilities and how to counter these threats. Discover the pivotal role proper malware protection, usage of firewalls, and updated patches play in a secure Windows environment.

Pocket E-Guide: Managing Windows Security Risks While Maintaining System Usability by ESET

November 16, 2009 - This Pocket E-Guide discusses the steps essential for balancing Windows security requirements with the needs and priorities of IT administrators. Gain insight into the common mindset of many of today's IT administrators and learn how to reasonably manage security risks while ensuring consistent usability and user convenience.

Pocket E-Guide: The Top Causes of Windows Server Security Risks by ESET

November 16, 2009 - In this Pocket E-Guide, you will find insight into the causes of persistent Windows server security risks. Learn how a lack of standards adoption, delegation, and coordination among security teams can lead to compliance gaps and security breaches, and why a lack of cohesive priorities within a team can create significant Windows vulnerabilities.

Pocket E-Guide: Web 2.0: Problem or Paranoia? by Sophos Inc.

November 16, 2009 - Web 2.0 has radically changed the way information is disseminated and consumed. However, there must be controls in place to create a security balance that prevents serious risks. This Pocket E-Guide reviews the pros and cons of various Web 2.0 strategies for security and compliance. Find out if updating employee usage policies is enough.

Pocket eGuide - Writing an SLA: Expert Checklist on What to Include in an Outsourcing Contract by AT&T Corp

October 30, 2009 - In this E-Guide, independent security expert Shon Harris reviews SLAs, their purpose, and recommended requirements. Also included is a 14 point checklist which outlines core items that must be understood, communicated and agreed upon before signing a contract with any MSSP. Read on to learn more about writing a solid SLA.

Pocket eGuide: Expert Tips for Eliminating Linux Security Risks by Trusted Computer Solutions

November 02, 2009 - In this expert Pocket E-Guide you will discover the five most common Linux security challenges that are currently overlooked in many of today’s businesses. Discover the pivotal role default installations, maintenance, and system testing play and learn why it is important to test Linux-based systems for vulnerabilities periodically and consistently.

Podcast - Best of Breed Data Protection: Architecting Deduplication and Virtualisation by Data Domain

November 18, 2009 - Discover the benefits of disk over tape-based storage systems. This podcast will examine a large medical nonprofit’s transition from a tape-based storage system to a disk-based system. Find out how this organisation increased backup performance, shortened RTOs, lightened management burden, cut costs and more by switching to disk-only storage.

Podcast on Green Storage with Nik Simpson, storage analyst for The Burton Group by 3PAR

July 09, 2009 - In this expert Podcast, Nik Simpson, analyst with The Burton Group, discusses trends in green storage, distinguishing industry hype from what storage managers are actually doing in the real world.

Podcast- 10 Steps to Evaluate Google Apps for Lotus Domino Users by Google Apps

November 17, 2009 - This expert podcast provides you with 10 steps for organizations that currently use Lotus Notes/Domino to determine if Google Apps is a good fit. Learn how to select a pilot project, calculate ROI and estimate training requirement to assist you in your decision making.

Podcast- Computing as a Service- New Models for Scaling Your Online Business by Rackspace Hosting & Limelight Networks

September 25, 2009 - Learn how service-based solutions can bring flexibility and lower costs to your IT infrastructure. Find out how to maximize your organization's resources and quickly scale your infrastructure to meet the demands of expanding global online audiences.

Podcast- Picking the Right Thin Client by Pano Logic, Inc

November 20, 2009 - This podcast, featuring Brian Madden and Gabe Knuth, provides expert advice to help you select the right thin client for your environment. Learn which features are important and how to manage thin clients effectively.

Podcast- Protecting System i Data from FTP, ODBC and Remote Command by PowerTech

September 25, 2009 - When developing a security strategy, it is critical for businesses to consider their System i platform in order to protect themselves from data breaches. In this podcast learn how to control network access on System i and protect your organization from data loss.

Podcast- Ten Reasons Why Thin Client Projects Fail by Pano Logic, Inc

November 20, 2009 - This podcast features industry experts, Brian Madden and Gabe Knuth as they discuss the top 10 reasons for thin client project failure. Learn how to avoid common mistakes by choosing the right devices for your environment. And discover migration challenges to prepare for thin client deployment.

Podcast- The Importance of User Workspace Virtualization in Desktop Virtualization by RES Software

September 25, 2009 - In this podcast featuring industry expert, Brian Madden, learn how to meet user needs when virtualizing desktops. Discover how to reduce costs and simplify desktop management by installing a master operating system that all users share. Learn how to get a personalized user workspace even when sharing a master virtual desktop image.

Podcast- The Secret to Maximizing Virtualization ROI in the Dynamic Data Center by Akorri

November 03, 2009 - This podcast details a strategy to optimize your virtualized infrastructure performance. Get answers on how to leverage key performance indicators and cross-domain analytics to plan for future capacity demands and improve service levels. Discover the secret to managing your VMware infrastructure performance for optimal resource utilization.

Podcast: How to Virtualize your Servers by IBM

October 02, 2009 - Virtualization has become one of the latest trends in helping to drive efficiencies in the data center -- from management to energy costs, server virtualization may be able to help you optimize your IT environment. Listen to Tom Ready, IBM vice president as he describes the latest trends and benefits of server virtualization.

PODCAST: A Unified Approach to Managing the Virtual Environment by Forsythe

October 16, 2009 - In this podcast, learn about a unified approach to IT management. Discover how to decrease complexity introduced by virtualization and cloud computing to ensure optimal performance of your virtual and physical environments.

Podcast: Application Whitelisting: The Must Have Technology for Security and Compliance Today by McAfee, Inc.

September 03, 2009 - In this podcast learn ways to combat the malicious code of malware and trojans from McAfee's Stuart McClure. Gain insight into how application whitelisting, a means of providing security with less overhead without negative performance impact, can aid your compliance initiatives while not raising operational costs.

PODCAST: Architecting Deduplication and Virtualization for Best of Breed Data Protection by Data Domain

October 23, 2009 - Disk offers significant management and performance benefits over tape-based storage systems. Now, with advances in virtualization and deduplication, disk-only storage is also less expensive than tape. This podcast explores a real-world example of an organization going tapeless and outlines the processes required and the resulting benefits.

Podcast: Best of Breed Virtualization Scenarios and Hyper-V Features by Dell and Microsoft

March 20, 2009 - In this podcast, senior enterprise IT architect Nelson Ruest breaks down the seven different layers of the server virtualization architecture, and explains the role the hypervisor plays in the success of that infrastructure.

PODCAST: Best Practices around How to Economically Boost System and Application Performance with NAND Flash by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

February 20, 2009 - Listen to this podcast to learn how to optimize your storage infrastructure using the latest NAND technologies, HDD and DRAM.

PODCAST: Beyond the Checklist: Leveraging PCI DSS to Achieve High Performance IT Security and Risk Management by Skybox Security

September 18, 2009 - PCI DSS is an opportunity for security professionals to leverage compliance initiatives to improve security and risk management. The podcast illustrates how organizations must go beyond 'checklist' compliance to improve security and IT efficiency - through automation, prioritization, and focused attention on the most critical issues.

Podcast: Build Effective and Highly Available Disaster Recovery Solutions Using Microsoft Virtualization by Microsoft

November 09, 2009 - Does your organization have a reliable and cost-effective site recovery system? This podcast explores how site recovery tools along with virtualization enables IT pros to deliver secure application and data availability, implement site-wide disaster recovery and automate fail-over and fail back.

Podcast: Cloud Computing Risk Factors by AT&T Corp

December 04, 2009 - In this audio excerpt from his video presentation "Inside the cloud: Key security factors when considering managed services,"Jeff Reich discusses a few of the key technical risk factors involved with cloud computing.

Podcast: Data Deduplication -- Different Approaches for Different Environments by Hewlett-Packard Company

October 19, 2009 - As storage capacity needs grow in SMBs, disk is increasingly being used as a backup storage target. In this FAQ, backup expert W. Curtis Preston, discusses the role of disk-based backup in the SMB space. Curtis takes a closer look at the benefits and cost differentiators of moving from tape to disk for data backup.

PODCAST: Developing a Successful Proof-of-Concept for a Virtual Desktop Pilot by Forsythe

November 23, 2009 - Virtual desktops provide many consolidation opportunities, as well as some unique security and business continuity advantages. This podcast gives an overview of desktop virtualization, highlights several virtual desktop solutions, and analyzes the operational efficiency gains possible with desktop virtualization.

Podcast: Driving Effective Software Quality to Address Application Complexity by Hewlett-Packard Company

December 04, 2009 - Join Melinda Ballou as she answers how organizations can be successful and maintain high-performing business-critical software with fewer resources and strategies for successful quality adoption.

Podcast: Enabling Total Spend Analysis in the Enterprise by TIBCO Spotfire Division

November 17, 2009 - Hear TIBCO Spotfire's John Callan discuss how you can perform total spend analysis, drive supplier consolidation, identify maverick spend in a user-friendly, visual analysis environment and address a range of KPI's.

Podcast: Executive Roundtable - Optimizing Your Security Architecture by McAfee, Inc.

September 15, 2009 - Join McAfee CEO Dave DeWalt as he announces a major product release from McAfee. In this executive roundtable discussion, customer Qualcomm and partner HP discuss today's toughest security issues, including what keeps security pros up at night, and why new products must address the sophisticated nature of today’s attacks.

Podcast: File Virtualization FAQ with Jeff Boles by F5 Networks UK

September 08, 2009 - In this FAQ with Jeff Boles, Jeff discusses the ins and outs of file virtualization. He tells users the benefits and drawbacks of file virtualization, which file virtualization products are on the market and how they might work in specific IT shops, as well as how file virtualization affects replication or migration of files.

PODCAST: Future Proofing your HP Business Critical Infrastructure by Forsythe

October 19, 2009 - In this podcast, get a firsthand look into a virtual platform that is designed to meet your current and future IT demands. Learn how to right-size system capacity and improve workload scalability. Discover industry best practices to increase agility of applications and systems.

PODCAST: Getting There From Here: Delivering Unified Communications to Your Organization - Part 1 by IBM

September 10, 2009 - This podcast explains the business value of unified communications to improve productivity by streamlining processes. Discover how to get started and which considerations to keep in mind when implementing this technique. Gain an understanding of various use cases of this approach and determine which applications best fit your needs.

PODCAST: Getting There From Here: Delivering Unified Communications to Your Organization - Part 2 by IBM

September 11, 2009 - In this podcast, discover new unified communication (UC) technology that enhances collaboration and conferencing capabilities. Gain insight into four UC applications and how to select the best one for your use cases. Learn how to extend telecommunications, mobility, desktops and applications to improve business operation performance.

PODCAST: Getting There From Here: Delivering Unified Communications to Your Organization - Part 3 by IBM

September 11, 2009 - This podcast outlines how to research and implement unified communications, including knowing your enterprise's strategic initiatives. Learn ways to optimize processes and discover which applications to use by determining your organization's communication "hot spots." Justify your investment with a positive return on investment.

Podcast: Global Cybercrime and the Evolving Threat Landscape by Sophos Inc.

August 12, 2009 - The threat landscape has changed drastically, but has antivirus gotten any better? Join Graham Cluley, senior security consultant at Sophos, as he reviews the most current threats, including social networking attacks and Conficker. Find out how to thwart attacks before they occur, and learn more about the antivirus industry today.

PODCAST: How Dallas Cowboys Merchandising Scored Big with Rapid-fire BI by Tableau Software

November 09, 2009 - In this podcast, discover how the Dallas Cowboys adopted BI strategies that optimized their tracking of manufacturing, distribution and sales. Hear from Bill Priakos, Cowboys' COO, as he explains the steps that the team took in being able to get a real-time look into the distribution chain and see trends over time.

PODCAST: Improve Your Back Up - Getting the Most out of Data Deduplication by PC Connection in partnership with EMC

September 25, 2009 - Now more than ever, organizations are looking at re-architecting their backup strategy and are learning that deduplication is necessary to consider in 'next generation' backup architecture. This podcast explores some deduplication tips and advice on how to streamline your storage costs.

PODCAST: Lower IT Costs Now - Roadmap for Developing a Thin-Client Strategy by PC Connection in partnership with HP ThinClient

September 22, 2009 - This podcast explores how thin client deployments can enable businesses to achieve efficiency and high-performance benefits in your infrastructure. Receive recommendations for developing your own thin-client strategies.

Podcast: Managing third-party compliance by IBM

July 28, 2009 - Listen to this podcast, featuring Richard Mackey, for tips on managing third-party risk, specifically for compliance. Learn how to choose the right partners and ensure they apply the same standards as your organization when securing your assets.

Podcast: Microsoft Hyper-V vs. Market Leaders by Dell and Microsoft

March 20, 2009 - In this podcast, senior enterprise IT architect Nelson Ruest breaks down VMware ESX Server, Citrix XenServer and Hyper-V, providing details on what each product has to offer.

PODCAST: Mission Critical Computing In The NextGen Data Center Infrastructure by PC Connection in partnership with HP ThinClient

October 26, 2009 - In this podcast, learn about changing trends in the data center infrastructure. Discover tools to ensure high availability at a low cost to improve IT performance. Find out more about innovations to data center operations to help you remain competitive.

PODCAST: MS SQL Server 2008 by Fusion-IO

September 24, 2009 - Solid state drives (SSD) are going to play everywhere in the enterprise—at the storage array level, at the server level and in users’ notebook computers. This podcast discusses the issues involved in integrating SSDs at these three junctions in enterprise storage environments.

PODCAST: Open Storage and Solid State Disk: Addressing the Needs of Changing Economics by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

April 15, 2009 - In this Mediacast, you'll learn about the newest advances in open storage and SSD technologies and find out about an innovative approach that combines these technologies to deliver fast, simple, innovative new tools for storage management.

Podcast: Optimize Business and IT With New Generation Application Lifecycle Management by SAP Community Network

October 12, 2009 - 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.

Podcast: Protecting Data on the Edge by Zenith Infotech

November 17, 2009 - In this expert podcast W. Curtis Preston describes the most effective techniques, tools and best practices for protecting edge or mobile data.

Podcast: Right Sizing Agile Development by Construx Software

October 14, 2009 - In this podcast, hear about Agile practices that have worked well, failure modes of Agile practices that have failed to live up to the hype, and how to choose the right Agile development for your organization.

Podcast: Server Virtualization 101: Part 3 The Many Applications of Virtualization by Dell and VMware

December 03, 2009 - This podcast explores several virtualization applications, and details 10 common use cases for virtualization and it can help your company improve their IT infrastructure. Discover how to enhance your disaster recovery and high availability plans without draining the IT budget.

Podcast: Server Virtualization: The Complete Story by Intel Technology Provider

November 19, 2009 - Listen to this podcast to learn about the little-known benefits of server virtualisation. Discover the critical role virtualisation plays in the security of your customers' data centre upgrades. Gain insight into different virtualisation technology you can provide to end-users.

PODCAST: Solid State Disk and Open Storage: Addressing the Needs of Changing Economics by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

April 15, 2009 - In this podcast, you'll learn about the newest advances in open storage and SSD technologies and find out about an innovative approach that combines these technologies to deliver fast, simple, innovative new tools for storage management.

Podcast: Spotfire for CRM: Supercharge Your Sales and Marketing Analysis by TIBCO Spotfire Division

September 10, 2009 - This podcast shares strategies for analyzing CRM data, finding lost revenue opportunities, improving sales forecasting and optimizing overall campaign effectiveness.

Podcast: Staying competitive and Showing ROI by IBM

September 18, 2009 - According to recent research conducted by IBM® ISS X-Force®, more than half of all disclosed vulnerabilities in 2008 were Web application flaws. Learn how IBM Web application security solutions can help you reduce costs, manage risk and improve service. Listen to the podcast.

Podcast: Supercharging Exchange with Solid State—without Breaking the Bank by Fusion-IO

November 17, 2009 - In this podcast, see how a revolutionary solid-state storage technology is supercharging Microsoft Exchange, helping users get more performance and reliability for less. It helps Exchange users get the most out of every dollar by making it possible to support more mailboxes per mailstore, increase access times and decrease backup and recovery times

Podcast: Systems Management Considerations for Hardware and Software Refresh by Dell and Symantec

October 29, 2009 - In this podcast, learn how to best approach a hardware and software refresh. Gain insight into key systems management considerations for a desktop and server upgrade including costs, security and compliance.

Podcast: Systems Management Considerations for Server Virtualization by Dell and Symantec

November 04, 2009 - This podcast explores the new virtualization tools available. Discover the management and monitoring risks of virtualization, and options for mitigating these risks. Learn how to leverage server virtualization to consolidate multiple servers and improve power, cooling and space efficiency.

Podcast: The Economics of Endpoint Security by Sophos Inc.

May 14, 2009 - Listen to this podcast to learn how to get a great endpoint security solution that includes management without having to invest a huge amount of resources.

Podcast: Top Hyper-V Deployment Scenarios by Dell and Microsoft

March 20, 2009 - In this podcast, senior enterprise IT architect Nelson Ruest breaks down some of these scenarios, with details on how Hyper-V can provide benefits in test and development situations and business continuity.

Podcast: Understanding Your Hypervisor Architecture to Improve IT Management by Dell and Microsoft

August 19, 2009 - In this podcast featuring IT expert, Greg Shields, learn about hypervisor architecture as it relates to your OS. Discover how to improve IT management with virtual machine managers for storage migration and check host compatibility prior to migration. Learn about a technology that allows for rapid provisioning and supports multi-processors.

PODCAST: Where Does Storage Data Virtualization Live? by Forsythe

November 23, 2009 - Critical to any successful implementation of desktop virtualization is to understand how desktop virtualization can help and which implementations will be most successful. View this podcast for an overview of desktop virtualization, several virtual desktop solutions, and the operational efficiency gains possible with desktop virtualization.

Podcast: Windows Server 2008 R2: Active Directory, Group Policy and the NEW Terminal Services by Dell and Microsoft

November 19, 2009 - This podcast explores the key changes made to Windows Server 2008 R2 in Active Directory, Group Policy and Terminal Services. Discover how your organization can leverage these improvements for reduced costs, increased control and improved efficiency.

Podcast: Windows Server 2008 R2: Top 10 Changes You'll Actually Care About by Dell and Microsoft

November 19, 2009 - Listen to this podcast to learn about the top ten most useful advantages of Windows Server 2008 R2. Gain insight into improvements made to Terminal Services and Hyper-V that can provide your organization with increased flexibility.

Podcast: WWW - World Wide Weaponization by ESET

October 23, 2009 - The growth of the internet brought about massively scalable distributed systems which have proved advantageous not only for governments, businesses and end-users, but also for criminals. In this webcast, review past, present, and future considerations regarding cybercrime, and discover next-generation methods of combating weaponized software.

Police Department Utilizes Analytics and Statistics to Identify Crime Areas by SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters

May 01, 2009 - CMPD experienced problems with two particular areas of crime. They needed community involvement to really make an impact in these areas. PASW Statistics allowed CMDP to gather data and present it as compelling evidence of the need for community involvement.

Populating a Data Quality Scorecard with Relevant Metrics by DataFlux Corporation

June 04, 2008 - Too often, data governance teams rely on existing measurements as the metrics used to populate a data quality scorecard. But without a defined understanding of the relationship between specific measurement scores and the business's success criteria..

Portable Panic - The Evolution of USB Insecurity by Lumension

March 11, 2009 - As USB devices have evolved into useful storage media, they've also turned into a security nightmare for organizations. Read how to embrace this technology to aid in the reduction of operating costs and effectively protect data by enforcing removable device usage policies.

Portal Authentication: A Balancing Act Between Security, Usability & Compliance by PistolStar, Inc.

August 25, 2009 - This white paper discusses the problems with current authentication systems and the drivers that should be motivating organizations of all sizes to improve their access controls.

PortalGuard: Browser-Based Authentication and Password Security for Microsoft SharePoint, IBM WebSphere and WebSphere Portal, and IBM Lotus Domino by PistolStar, Inc.

August 26, 2009 - PortalGuard is an authentication and password security solution that allows end-users to securely authenticate and self-manage passwords directly from a Web browser, while providing administrators with functionality to meet or exceed their security objectives and achieve compliance with government and industry regulations.

Portfolio Construction and Trading: Seven Key Factors in Evaluating Order Management Systems to Close the Gap by Advent Software, Inc

January 05, 2009 - This document examines the current state of Order Management Systems (OMS) portfolio management capabilities, identifies major challenges and "pain points" that firms encounter, and outlines seven system attributes needed to overcome them.

Portfolio Resource Management by AtTask

September 02, 2009 - This podcast will review the steps CIOs can take to select top projects with the most value to the business, map resources and finally fill in the gaps.

Postgres Plus and JBoss: New Division of Labor for Enterprise Applications by EnterpriseDB Corporation

October 30, 2009 - This paper will help you understand the prospects that Postgres Plus RDBMS from EnterpriseDB and the JBoss Application Server from Red Hat can provide when used in combination.

Postgres Plus Training Classes For Developers by EnterpriseDB Corporation

November 13, 2009 - This data sheet gives a brief overview of the Postgres Plus training classes for developers by EnterpriseDB. Read this data sheet to learn how these training classes can improve your Postgres knowledge and enhance your professional growth.

PostgreSQL Performance Tuning by EnterpriseDB Corporation

August 28, 2009 - This presentation covers every aspect of performance: server settings, caching, sizing operating system resources, optimizer processing, problem queries, storage efficiency, and some hardware selection details.

Power and Cooling Capacity Management for Data Centers by APC

January 01, 2007 - This paper describes the principles for achieving power and cooling capacity management.

Power Efficiency and Management in Windows Server 2008 R2 by Dell and Microsoft

April 01, 2009 - Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, like its predecessor Windows Server 2008, has been designed with energy efficiency in mind. Recent tests found that Windows Server 2008 R2 improved power efficiency by up to 18 percent over Windows Server 2003, out of the box.

Power Monitoring 101 by Eaton Corporation

July 01, 2009 - Read this white paper to learn how the right power monitoring system can protect your organization's data and applications while optimizing the power delivery infrastructure for efficiency and lower cost.

Power Solutions Article: Designing a Scalable Architecture for VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure by Dell, Inc.

November 25, 2009 - To help address the challenges of enterprise desktop management, VMware and Dell have created a scalable VMware View reference design based on VMware Infrastructure 3, Dell PowerEdge servers, and Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage arrays.

Power Systems: Comparing Costs of IBM PowerVM and x86 VMware for Enterprise by IBM

April 14, 2009 - This independent study by the International Technology group found IBM PowerVM more cost-competitive over time, compared to VMware, in terms of IT costs and the costs of downtime.

Practical and Flexible Business Process Automation with Numara FootPrints 9 by Numara Software

February 19, 2009 - In today's economic climate, products that enhance operational efficiency are more essential than ever. By leveraging a single, highly adaptive, centralized system to track and automate multiple business processes, you can maximize productivity, reducing support costs and increasing quality of service across your entire business.

Practical and Flexible IT Service Management for the Real World by Numara Software

January 06, 2009 - This webinar will show you why Numara® FootPrints® 9, a highly flexible and practical service desk solution, is the best value in the service desk market today.

Practical Steps to Mitigate Virtualization Security Risks by Tripwire, Inc.

April 01, 2008 - Read this whitepaper to learn seven practical steps that IT organizations can take to mitigate the unique security challenges of virtualization. While some are directed specifically at virtualized environments, many of these steps are best practices.

Practical Strategies to Accelerate Business Applications across the WAN by Blue Coat

April 01, 2006 - As more IT professionals are turning to application & server consolidation, costs and the importance of performance is growing. This white paper takes a look at acceleration technologies - the challenges, benefits, and techniques of this alternative.

Pragmatic BPM and SOA Virtual Seminar by SearchSOA.com

December 08, 2009 - This free, one-day virtual seminar provides insight into useful business process management (BPM) design patterns and how to effectively link the business and modern software services. Attend to hear our experts explore the truths and myths of BPM and service-oriented architecture (SOA) as well as agile approaches to BPM and SOA.

Pragmatic Data Security by SearchSecurity.com

October 29, 2009 - This collection of slides from the Information Security Decisions Conference provides practical advice about securing your data. The presentation builds upon a basic, four-step model of discover, secure, monitor, and protect. Download these slides to learn how to overcome common data security issues.

Premier Issue of the CIO Decisions Midmarket Ezine - "The Green Monster" by CIO Decisions

June 01, 2008 - This document highlights what you need to know about power consumption, server virtualization and outfitting data centers to make the most of the new technologies.

Preparing for and Taking the PMP Certification Exam by Global Knowledge

December 10, 2008 - Attend this webcast with Gloria Brown and learn how to prepare for and take the PMP Certification Exam.

Preparing for e-discovery - The litigator and the information professional responsibilities by Hewlett-Packard Company

March 06, 2009 - This paper reviews e-discovery scenarios where Legal and IT must be a united front; understanding both sets of requirements and responsibilities, managing the e-discovery process, and action steps for Legal and IT to ensure regulatory compliance and reduced costs and risk of e-discovery.

Preparing for the 2.0 World: How Enterprises Need to Think About Emergent Social Technologies by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

April 16, 2009 - Social technologies, commonly called Web 2.0, were originally used to describe consumer technologies that enable groups to organize and share information and media. But enterprises quickly caught on to the value of these easy-to-use tools for capturing and sharing ad hoc information that may otherwise not be documented.

Preparing for Tomorrow's Threat Today: What We Can Learn from the History of Malware and Defenses by Global Knowledge

March 13, 2009 - Yesterday's virus is today's custom malware, while denial of service attacks has been replaced with botnets. This paper examines the history of attacks of malware and the defenses needed to counter these attacks.

Preparing to Stay in Business - Storage Continuity Critical in 24-Hour World by CDW Corporation

September 08, 2009 - You probably think it couldn't happen to you, but disastrous events occur more often than not. Perhaps not a hurricane or earthquake or malicious attack, but there are potential risks for every business. Developing a solid data-recovery plan can keep your business up and running in the event of a disaster or other unfortunate event.

Prescription For Growth: Dell Storage Helps Navicure Reduce Disaster Recovery Site Deployment Time By Nearly 75% by Dell, Inc.

June 05, 2009 - Navicure, an insurance claims processing company, needed a more robust storage and disaster recovery solution. They chose a scalable, in-house storage area network using Dell EqualLogic PS Series Internet SCSI arrays, and automated the planning, testing, and deployment of a disaster recovery solution using VMware Site Recovery Manager software.

Presentation Transcript - Trends in the Storage Market: Open Storage by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

June 16, 2009 - This transcript presents the idea and strategies of Open Storage and the key benefits it delivers to storage architectures. Learn more about Open Storage and how it can help your organization build a highly scalable, reliable, and affordable enterprise storage system.

Presentation Transcript-- Solid State Disk and Open Storage: Addressing the Needs of Changing Economics by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

April 23, 2009 - In this transcript, you'll learn about the newest advances in open storage and SSD technologies and find out about an innovative approach that combines these technologies to deliver fast, simple, innovative new tools for storage management.

Presentation Transcript: Architecting Deduplication and Virtualization for Best of Breed Data Protection by Data Domain

October 27, 2009 - In this presentation transcript Brad Blake, IT Director for Boston Medical Group, discusses his organization's rapid growth in storage requirements, relationship with Data Domain, and the benefits achieved from implementing Data Domain systems.

Presentation Transcript: Achieving Breakthrough Performance in Analytics and Reporting by Sybase, Inc.

October 26, 2009 - This transcript of the Sybase webcast, "Achieving Breakthrough Performance in Analytics and Reporting" explains why Sybase IQ is the #1 column-based analytics server for business analytics and reporting. Read on to learn how Sybase IQ can relieve the pressure on your transaction systems without creating extra workloads or breaking the bank.

Presentation Transcript: Application Whitelisting: The Must Have Technology for Security and Compliance Today by McAfee, Inc.

September 29, 2009 - Read this paper, which is a transcription of a presentation where speakers Stuart McClure, VP of Operations & Strategy, Risk & Compliance Business Unit, at McAfee Incorporated and Evelyn de Souza, Senior Manager, Risk & Compliance, at McAfee discuss application whitelisting and its benefits.

Presentation Transcript: Best of Breed Data Protection: Architecting Deduplication and Virtualisation by Data Domain

November 18, 2009 - This transcript documents a presentation featuring Brad Blake, Director, IT at Boston Medical Center. Mr. Blake will discuss how he initially started working with Data Domain as part of a VMware project. The meat of his presentation focuses on architecting deduplication and virtualisation for best of breed data protection.

Presentation Transcript: Best of Breed Virtualization Scenarios and Hyper-V Features by Dell and Microsoft

March 20, 2009 - In this transcript, senior enterprise IT architect Nelson Ruest breaks down the seven different layers of the server virtualization architecture, and explains the role the hypervisor plays in the success of that infrastructure.

Presentation Transcript: Best Practices around How to Economically Boost System and Application Performance with NAND Flash by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

November 09, 2009 - Read this presentation transcript and learn how to optimize your storage infrastructure using the latest NAND technologies, HDD and DRAM.

Presentation Transcript: Best Practices in Selecting a SAP Managed Hosting Provider by Freudenberg IT

June 16, 2009 - In this presentation transcript, Michael Dortch, Founder and Lead Analyst of DortchOnIT.com, explains what to look for in an SAP managed hosting provider including how to determine your organization's requirements and how to evaluate potential providers.

Presentation Transcript: Beyond the PCI "Check list" -- A Path to Achieve Higher Levels of IT Security and Compliance by Skybox Security

October 02, 2009 - PCI DSS is an opportunity for security professionals to leverage compliance initiatives to improve security and risk management. This presentation transcript illustrates how organizations must go beyond “checklist” compliance to improve security and IT efficiency -- through automation, prioritization, and focused attention on the critical issues.

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