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Enterprise Information Security in Transition sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper boils the reasons behind current issues in the information security field down into four major causes, and also lays out a list of specific, detailed changes that need to be made to the enterprise security model for these core issues to be resolved. Posted: 28 Jul 2014 \| Published: 31 Oct 2012 TOPICS: CIOs \| CISOs \| Data Security \| Enterprise \| IT Best Practices \| IT Departments \| IT Industry \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| IT Spending \| Risk Management \| Securities Industry \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Industry \| Security Management \| Security Managers \| Security Policies \| Security Spending \| Security Standards \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Management

Virtualization Security: Achieving Compliance for the Virtual Infrastructure sponsored by Trend Micro WHITE PAPER: What’s top of mind for enterprise IT practitioners is compliance, yet most VirtSec vendors aren't articulating the ways in which their products can help enterprises address compliance concerns. Read this paper to learn about top trends in virtualization security, how virtualization poses unique challenges to compliance, and more! Posted: 17 Mar 2010 \| Published: 01 Dec 2009 TOPICS: Data Security \| HIPAA Compliance \| IT Spending \| Regulatory Compliance \| Security Best Practices \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization \| Virtual Appliance \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure \| Virtual Machine \| Virtualization Security

Energy Logic: Calculating and Prioritizing Your Data Center IT Efficiency Actions sponsored by Emerson Network Power WHITE PAPER: This paper reviews the challenges of measuring data center energy efficiency and proposes a solution: a new metric called CUPS, or Compute Units per Second, that allows data center managers to calculate data center efficiency. Posted: 07 Jul 2009 \| Published: 07 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Power Management \| Energy Efficiency \| IT Best Practices \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Spending \| Metrics \| Operating Equipment Efficiency or Effectiveness (OEE) \| Operational Metrics (Systems) \| RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) \| Server Virtualization \| Systems Maintenance

UC&C Technology Adoption Leads to Increased Business Value sponsored by Cisco WHITE PAPER: This Technology Adoption Profile synthesizes the latest research on the adoption of modern unified communications and collaboration technologies and the value that it provides to companies. Posted: 02 Apr 2014 \| Published: 31 Jul 2013 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Collaboration \| Collaborative Applications Software \| Communications Systems \| Customer Interaction Services \| Customer Satisfaction \| Enterprise \| IT Departments \| IT Spending \| Productivity \| Project Management \| Unified Messaging \| Unified Messaging Systems \| Video Chat Software \| Videoconferences \| Videoconferencing Services \| Videoconferencing Software \| Videoconferencing Systems \| VoIP

Impact of Cloud on IT Consumption Models: Top 10 Insights sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper reviews the conclusions from a survey of IT leaders around the world. Posted: 08 Nov 2013 \| Published: 08 Nov 2013 TOPICS: CIOs \| Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| IT Best Practices \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Management Services \| IT Managers \| IT Services \| IT Spending \| IT Systems \| IT Workforce

Air-Cooled High-Performance Data Centers: Case Studies and Best Methods sponsored by Intel Corporation WHITE PAPER: Combining innovations and best-known methods for air-cooled data center design helps provide new approaches for power and cooling. This white paper discusses real world examples of how to lower costs and improve performance within the IT infras... Posted: 31 Aug 2007 \| Published: 01 Nov 2006 TOPICS: Cooling Equipment \| Data Centers \| IT Spending \| Load Balancing \| Multi-core Processors \| Power Supplies \| Server Appliances \| Server Management

Advancing the Economics of Networking: Ethernet Switching Solutions Reduce Capital and Operational IT Expenses sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Aging network systems and old habits have dictated how businesses spend their IT budgets. As a result, too many IT dollars are being spent on just barely remaining competitive with emerging companies and their newer IT infrastructures. Read this white paper to learn more about a new family of solutions that reduce IT expenses and free up budgets. Posted: 10 Feb 2010 \| Published: 10 Oct 2009 TOPICS: IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Spending \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Networking

Usage of Virtualization Technology at Small and Midsize Businesses sponsored by VMware and Intel WHITE PAPER: Virtualization technologies can allow small and medium-sized businesses to reduce hardware costs and optimize IT. If your business is not currently using this technology, checkout this survey to gauge how your peers are addressing virtualization issues. Posted: 09 Nov 2007 \| Published: 01 Nov 2007 TOPICS: Business Performance Management \| Hardware Management \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Spending \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| SMBs

Architecting the Composable Enterprise sponsored by MuleSoft WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper dives into the world of composable IT, or the concept of modular, restructurable infrastructure. Access now to see how companies that leverage this mentality are keeping ahead of trends while remaining profitable, and what challenges they are facing. Posted: 05 Nov 2015 \| Published: 05 Nov 2015 TOPICS: IT Asset Management \| IT Best Practices \| IT Industry \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Spending \| IT Systems

Accelerate Value Creation: The Virtuous Cycle of Using Technology to Maximize Business Value sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Understanding how IT can drive value and competitive advantage for your company is important for executives in all industries. This SAP Executive Insight paper explores the relationship between IT investment and performance and productivity gains. Posted: 30 Jan 2009 \| Published: 18 Oct 2008 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Process Management \| Investments \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Spending \| Productivity \| ROI \| SAP (Product)