i365 EVault Data Protection  by i365, A Seagate Company

October 02, 2009 - i365’s EVault Data Protection solutions are powered by the industry’s only fully integrated data protection technology for both physical and virtual environments. Our solutions scale seamlessly as your company grows, accommodating nearly any combination of network components. Our disk-to-disk backups eliminate the hassles of tapes.

IBM Buyers Guide  by IBM

October 02, 2009 - This buyer's guide outlines features and capabilities that comprise an effective SIEM solution, discusses the benefits of each capability, and provides checklists to help you evaluate whether or not a particular vendor's solutions can address each of these areas.

IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence for Professional Users  by IBM

January 05, 2009 - Professional report authors need a single reporting solution that draws data from a variety of sources and enables wide collaboration yet delivers the resulting information at business speed. IBM Cognos® 8 Business Intelligence includes Web-based reporting tools that support collaboration and good decision making.

IBM Data Studio Administrator: Effective change management for dynamic application and database environments  by IBM

September 04, 2009 - This solution brief explains the value of IBM® Data Studio Administrator. This powerful and flexible tool simplifies the process of identifying, analyzing and implementing database schema changes for IBM DB2® for Linux®, UNIX® and Microsoft Windows®.

IBM Internet Security Systems™ X-Force® 2009 Mid-Year Trend and Risk Report (Aug 09)  by IBM

August 11, 2009 - The IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force® research and development team discovers, analyzes, monitors and records computer security threats and vulnerabilities. According to X-Force observations, many new and surprising trends surfaced throughout the first half of 2009. Read this report to learn more.

IBM Performance Manager online demo  by IBM

October 07, 2009 - See how plans, financial reports and scorecards can help you manage performance across all data sources in this flash demo.

IBM Rational Functional Test Demo  by IBM

October 01, 2009 - This demo shows how IBM Rational Functional Tester can be used to create test automation scripts to validate the functionality of an SAP system. The script generation capability of Functional Tester produces a re-usable test that can be run against all subsequent builds or releases of the SAP system.

IBM Software Delivery Best Practices eKit : Do More with Less  by IBM

November 04, 2009 - This e-Kit is for anyone who wants to deliver effective software, while reducing costs and risks in this challenging economic environment. Our white papers, videos, webcasts, and customer success stories provide guidance and best practices while showing you how Rational solutions help you gain both short- and long-term value.

IBM Web Seminar: Dynamic Process Change to Optimize Cost and Agility  by IBM

October 15, 2009 - Tune into this Web Seminar to hear BPM industry analysts, Dr. Bruce Silver and Amy Lipton share how dynamic BPM powered by the IBM Smart SOA approach can help you react quickly and drive ROI. After the seminar you'll receive a complimentary IBM BPM assessment for a targeted analysis of your current situation.

Ice Cream Maker Puts the Freeze on Server Sprawl, Saves More Than $500,000  by Microsoft

March 01, 2009 - Wells' Dairy needed to provide cost-effective services and promote business continuity and agility. It deployed the Windows Server 2008 Datacenter operating system and Hyper-V™ virtualization technology. Today, it has a scalable server consolidation solution and a data center that is saving more than US.$12,000 in annual electrical costs.

IDC Paper – Services for Virtualization  by IBM

October 02, 2008 - 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.

IDC Report - Reducing Costs and Creating a More Secure IT Environment with a Holistic Approach to Data Protection  by FalconStor Software

August 01, 2009 - IDC interviewed eight FalconStor customers that had deployed at least one or a combination of the following FalconStor storage management solutions: Virtual Tape Library (VTL), Network Storage Server (NSS), and Continuous Data Protector (CDP). All customers reported high levels of satisfaction.

IDC Report: IT Service Management Adoption Trends and Strategies  by Hewlett-Packard Company

September 08, 2008 - Check out this white paper that discusses the findings of an IDC survey of over 600 IT organizations worldwide. The survey identifies issues confronting IT departments that are adopting service models and to better understand the status and priorities of key functions and processes that underlie successful implementation of IT service management.

IDC Technology Spotlight: Everyone's a Genius: SaaS-Delivered Business Intelligence Tools Put Decision Making in the Hands of Decision Makers  by SAP BusinessObjects

April 01, 2009 - Inexpensive, easy-to-deploy SaaS BI can help companies put easy-to-use data mining and reporting tools for smart decision making into the hands of more employees and uncover the real “geniuses” of decision making hidden in every department.

IDC White Paper - Online PC Backup: Key Criteria in Selecting an Enterprise Solution  by Iron Mountain Digital

December 15, 2008 - This paper looks at the need for laptop and desktop data protection and, based upon recent IDC research, the key requirements firms should consider in evaluating enterprise-level online PC backup solutions.

IDC White Paper: Making the Business Case for IT Consolidation  by Hewlett-Packard Company

April 01, 2008 - IDC believes that IT organizations are constantly being asked to do more with less. This analyst report will look at some of the key triggers CIOs look for when deciding to consolidate as well as getting started with consolidation and its impact on the business.

IDC Workbook: Assess the Value of Deduplication for your Storage Consolidation Initiatives  by Data Domain

September 17, 2008 - Deduplication is an emerging technology that has the potential to help organizations improve enterprise storage and recovery performance. By completing the worksheet here, organizations can determine if they should immediately invest in deduplication.

Identifying and Fixing Data Center Hot Spots  by APC

August 21, 2009 - Hot spots can seriously reduce the efficiency of an organization's computer equipment. Watch this webcast for expert tips on remediating your data center's hot spots and discover the costs associated with the task.

IFRS in the Life Sciences: Broad implications  by Deloitte

September 03, 2009 - This paper provides practical industry insights on IFRS for life science executives and includes useful sections on: IFRS challenges and opportunities in life sciences; Implications of IFRS for financial reporting, tax, human resources, mergers and acquisitions, IT, and treasury and much more.

Implementing a Data Quality Strategy  by DataFlux Corporation

January 06, 2009 - In this program Gartner Research Vice President Ted Fredman and DataFlux President and CEO Tony Fisher discuss the data quality issues facing business today as well as the solutions that can solve these problems.

Implementing an Effective Data Loss Prevention Solution for Your Network  by IBM

July 25, 2009 - Read this paper for a thorough examination of data loss prevention and for a step-by-step guide for implementing an effective DLP solution in your organization.

Implementing Best Practices: The Dell Management Console and ITIL  by Dell and Symantec

March 01, 2009 - The Dell™ Management Console Powered by Altiris™ from Symantec™ provides a comprehensive management platform based on standardized IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) processes—facilitating the adoption of industry best practices and helping streamline and simplify IT management in enterprise data centers.

Implementing Cisco's Web 2.0 Collaboration Technologies  by Global Knowledge

May 26, 2009 - As technology evolves, there is a never-ending question to designers and implementers: "What is coming next?" The answer is "Collaboration." The move to collaboration is strengthened by the actions of Cisco and Microsoft, as they have each unveiled several collaborative technologies and the means to integrate them utilizing Web 2.0 programming.

Implementing ITIL Using the PMBOK Guide in Four Repeatable Steps  by Global Knowledge

January 01, 2006 - This white paper provides an overview of the PMBOK® and the key process areas and functions within the IT Infrastructure Library.

Improve Backup and Recovery Using Deduplication with Modern Mainframe Virtual Tape  by Data Domain

June 08, 2009 - This whitepaper describes how mainframe users can effectively switch from physical tape (or hybrid disk/tape) to a modern mainframe Virtual Tape solution with Data Domain deduplication storage.

Improve Lead Generation and Clean Up Your Pipeline: Generate Better Leads for Better Sales Results  by Genius.com

October 07, 2009 - Quality leads result in easier/better sales. It is also agreed that taking time away from selling to generate leads cuts into sales productivity. Closer alignment between sales and marketing could improve both of these factors and reduce the disconnect that exists today. Read on to learn how to attack these costly and divisive issues.

Improve Server Configuration Control: Meet PCI Quickly and Without Added Staff  by Tripwire, Inc.

October 05, 2009 - Read this case study to learn how Tripwire provided this subscription billing service company achieve broad PCI compliance and helped them become proactive in handling security and compliance issues.

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 webcast explores some deduplication tips and advice on how to streamline your storage costs.

Improve Your Vision and Grow your Career with Visual Analysis  by Tableau Software

January 01, 2007 - Understand your data on a whole new level with visual analytics. Learn techniques and software that will help you interact with, visualize and navigate your data.

Improving Confidence by Increasing Understanding in Information  by IBM

May 08, 2009 - Building greater confidence in your underlying data is easier said than done. The typical organization is home to a wide variety of fragmented data sources. Organizations with a baseline of data management maturity will get better value from their BI investments. They are also more likely to outperform organizations less mature in data management.

Improving Employee Productivity with Cisco® Unified Mobility  by Global Knowledge

August 27, 2009 - This white paper will focus on discovering and implementing Cisco's Unified Mobility solutions so that we can give our mobile employees an easier, and yet, more robust way of communicating, no matter the wired or wireless network they are currently connected to.

Improving IT Economics with Storage and Server Virtualization  by Hewlett-Packard Company

May 20, 2009 - This white paper describes the powerful combination of HP StorageWorks SVSP storage virtualization solution with server virtualization products to produce a more dynamic IT infrastructure that improves efficiencies and simplifies operations.

Improving Organizational Performance Management Through Pervasive Business Intelligence  by SAP BusinessObjects

June 19, 2009 - Evidence of the competitive value of business intelligence (BI) and analytics solutions is growing. This IDC white paper discusses the growing body of evidence suggesting a direct link between investment in business analytics solutions and organizational performance.

Improving Process Flexibility: How to Respond Quickly to Changing Market Demands by Streamlining Processes  by Oracle Corporation

December 01, 2008 - This white paper will show that by improving process flexibility and transparency, not only can employees and systems adapt more easily to changing requirements, but existing infrastructure and applications can run more smoothly together for longer, thus raising ROI.

Improving Systems Management and Availability with x86 Virtualization  by IBM

October 02, 2009 - Find out how smarter technology can result in gains in efficiency, business alignment and risk management strategies.

In my Defense let me State that the Bed was Already on Fire when I climbed into it -- A Guide for Medical Device Developers to design better products, save money, and meet FDA/CDRH requirements  by IBM

March 31, 2009 - The CDRH (Center for Devices and Radiological Health) is in the process of updating their standards and suggested practices. They are going to be more strict with medical device developers. The purpose of this paper is to present the medical device developer guidelines for complying with the "suggestions" of the CDRH.

In-database Analytics Demystified  by Sybase, Inc.

October 20, 2009 - In this podcast, listeners will hear a vendor-neutral, executive overview of in-database analytics technology from independent expert Rick Sherman. Find out how the technology works -- and how companies are leveraging it for improved operational efficiency and other business benefits.

Increase Profits and Customer Satisfaction in the Communications Industry  by Infor CRM

December 05, 2008 - Leading companies are placing more emphasis on inbound marketing and intelligent customer interactions as the means for building powerful customer relationships that boost profitable growth.

Increase the Value of Customer Relationships Using the 2007 Office System and Microsoft CRM  by Microsoft

September 09, 2009 - Watch this webcast to learn how you can start enhancing your organization's interactions with customers by providing your employees with easy access to customer information through a widely adopted customer relationship management (CRM) tool, such as the Microsoft Dynamics CRM solution.

Increase Your Returns Using Event-Based Marketing  by Infor CRM

July 22, 2009 - Read this paper to learn how Event-triggered marketing has seen five times the response rate of non-timed mass-marketing campaigns and how your company can take advantage of event-based marketing by using Infor CRM Epiphany Outbound Marketing suite.

Increasing Business Efficiency and End-User Productivity  by Oracle Corporation

July 01, 2009 - The following report features Michael Fauscette, group vice president of IDC's Software Business Solutions research, answering questions posed by Oracle's customers regarding business efficiency and end-user productivity.

Increasing Efficiencies in the Data Center - Making Your Wide Area Network Work for You  by Datalink Corporation

August 01, 2009 - Please join Kent Christensen, Virtualization Practice Manager, Datalink, as he analyzes and explains WAN efficiencies between data centers. In addition to the topic of transferring data over the WAN more efficiently between the primary and secondary data centers, much of the presentation will apply to small remote offices as well.

Increasing Reliability and Availability in a Virtualized SQL Server Environment  by Marathon Technologies

September 18, 2009 - As companies continue to consolidate and look for best possible uses of both existing and new computer hardware, nowhere is this more apparent than server management. This paper will provide you some best practices and key success stories that you can use in designing and implementing your own virtualized SQL environment.

Industrial Motion Control System Choices  by AutomationDirect

May 01, 2008 - Motion control is generally understood to mean the use of servo and/or stepper systems as the "muscle" to move a given load.

Infonetics: WAN Optimization Appliance Market Highlights 1Q09  by Blue Coat

May 29, 2009 - Vendor market share positions shuffled once again in 1Q09: With Cisco down 30%, Riverbed down 10%, and Blue Coat holding steady, Blue Coat is back on top with 30% revenue market share. This market has essentially become a 3-horse race, with the top 3 vendors capturing roughly 3/4 of the overall market.

Infor CRM Epiphany for Hospitality  by Infor CRM

July 01, 2009 - Infor CRM Epiphany for Hospitality provides the integrated marketing, customer service, and analytics capabilities hotels, casinos, and other hospitality companies need to deliver exceptional service at every touch point.

Infor CRM for Travel & Leisure  by Infor CRM

July 01, 2009 - Enterprising companies in travel and leisure are using Infor CRM for Travel and Leisure to create a continuous customer dialogue and deliver the highest impact offers at the moment of interaction across business units and channels.

Infor Permission-based Marketing Campaigns  by Infor CRM

July 22, 2009 - Watch this product demo to see how easy to use Infor CRM Epiphany is and how you can use it to gain customer insight and deliver messages that appeal to the specific needs of that customer. You will also learn all the benefits Infor CRM Epiphany has to offer.

Information Agenda Assessment Tool  by IBM

October 07, 2009 - The cost and complexity of managing increasing volumes of data and content, plus the need to provide trusted information to all users, are driving CIOs to rethink approach to information delivery. This quick self-assessment is the first step to find out how IBM's Info Agenda approach can help your company unlock the business value of information.

Information Enables: Run Your Business Better – and Prove It  by Oracle Corporation

September 14, 2009 - Read this white paper to learn about Oracle’s comprehensive GRC platform and how leading enterprises are turning to Oracle’s new platform to meet the demands of increasingly challenging regulatory mandates while continuing to innovate and grow their business.

Information Governs: Oracle Solutions for Governance, Risk, and Compliance  by Oracle Corporation

September 14, 2009 - Now more than ever, enterprises must achieve strategic objectives while operating within prescribed boundaries. Oracle makes this possible with the most complete platform for governance, risk, and compliance. Read this white paper to learn more.

Information Security Magazine - October 2009: Security 7 Awards  by Information Security Magazine

October 13, 2009 - The big news in this month's issue is the announcement of the winners of the fifth annual Security 7 Award. Other featured articles present tips for preventing future incidents and also explain how SOX compliance is hitting smaller public companies harder than the big guys. Read on for these great articles and more.

Initial Investment Payback Analysis Summary Report: Dell PowerEdge R710 Solution with Hyper-V vs. Dell PowerEdge 2850 Solution  by Dell, Inc. and Intel

May 01, 2009 - 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™

Initial Investment Payback Analysis: Dell PowerEdge R710 solution vs. HP ProLiant DL385 solution  by Dell, Inc. and Intel

March 01, 2009 - In this report, we estimate both the number of older solutions each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace and the payback period for replacing those older solutions. One key finding discovered is that each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace up to nine HP ProLiant DL385 solutions, and could yield a payback in under 9 months.

Initial Investment Payback Analysis: Dell PowerEdge R710 solution with VMware ESX vs. Dell PowerEdge 2850 solution  by Dell, Inc. and Intel

May 01, 2009 - In this report, we estimate both the number of older solutions each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace and the payback period for replacing those older solutions. One key finding discovered is that each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution with VMware ESX can replace seven Dell PowerEdge 2850 solutions, and could yield a payback in under 18 months.

INNOV8 2.0: A Business Process Management Simulator  by IBM

October 05, 2009 - Innovate your business’ process model, play against the market, compete against others on our scoreboards and WIN!

Innovative Marketing Strategies for Individual and Personal Lines Insurers  by Infor CRM

July 22, 2009 - In this paper you will learn just how important each customer interaction is and how companies are turning to Infor CRM Epiphany Inbound Marketing for Insurance to be able to manage their customers on a highly personal basis which greatly increases customer loyalty and satisfaction which will ultimately increase sales and profitability.

Inside SQL Server 2008: Exploring High Availability and Scalability Enhancements  by Global Knowledge

May 01, 2009 - Microsoft is targeting close to zero downtime with SQL 2008 with availability and recovery features that only used to be available via third-party solutions. This white paper discusses the evolution of High-availability from SQL 2005 to SQL 2008, and the tools available to minimize downtime in the Enterprise.

Inside the Dell Equallogic™ PS Series iSCSI Storage Arrays  by Dell, Inc.

July 09, 2008 - Built on patented peer storage architecture, the Dell EqualLogic PS Series of Internet SCSI (iSCSI) storage arrays offer high performance, reliability, intelligent automation, and seamless virtualization of storage to enable simplified enterprise storage deployment and management, and comprehensive data protection.

Integrated Contract Life-Cycle Management: Automate Processes, Reduce Over-Payments, Improve Productivity  by SAP America Inc

June 05, 2009 - Combining SAP ERP with SAP Incentive Administration and SAP Paybacks and Chargebacks provides a complete contract management solution. With this solution, you will increase market share, capture business intelligence, reduce overpayments and duplicate claims, improve compliance, and increase productivity.

Integrated VM Data Protection from Dell  by Dell, Inc.

August 24, 2009 - 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.

Integrating Corporate Travel, Procurement and Meetings Management: A Best Practices Roadmap to Strategic Meetings Management Success  by StarCite

March 09, 2009 - In this white paper, StarCite presents its latest industry research about where corporations stand when it comes to travel and meetings integration - and a roadmap for companies ready to reap the rewards of an integrated approach.

Integrating HP Data Protector Software with HP Data Deduplication Solutions  by Hewlett-Packard Company

December 10, 2008 - This white paper will discuss HP Data Protector Software which fully supports HP data deduplication technologies allowing you to recover files more quickly while reducing your data management and storage costs.

Integrating SAP Data in the Information System Using Open Source Data Integration  by Talend

February 10, 2009 - This Technical Note discusses Talend's data integration capabilities for SAP and covers Talend's SAP connectors, as well as additional SAP-dedicated tools.

Integrating Unix and Linux Systems with Active Directory  by Quest Software

October 02, 2009 - Microsoft Active Directory has always proven ideal in providing secure access of users to all systems in an enterprise using the Windows platform. Unfortunately, by itself, AD can't provide the same level of security, compliance, and scalability to Unix, Linux, and Java systems. Quest Software can bridge that gap.

Intel Open Source Innovation Video by Doug Fisher  by Intel Corporation

September 03, 2009 - Intel Software and Services Group VP, Doug Fisher discusses Intel’s innovation in the Open Source community helping companies power their operating environments by optimizing for Intel® Xeon® platforms.

Intel® Core™ i7 Desktop Processor: Desktop Performance Just Got Better  by Intel Technology Provider

August 01, 2009 - The leading-edge Intel® Core™ i7 processor delivers unmatched technology for intelligent performance on the most demanding tasks, such as creating digital video and playing intense games.

Intel-Powered Dell Server Solutions for PartnerDirect Partners  by Dell, Inc. and Intel

October 07, 2009 - In recent years, server technology has taken an enormous leap forward, thanks to the incredible advances from Dell's engineering teams and Intel's introduction and evolution of Xeon® processors. No matter what IT challenges you are helping your customers to solve, you'll find the answer with Dell and Intel.

Intelligent Decisions: Enhancing Processes with Business Rules and Predictive Models  by SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters

March 05, 2009 - Learn how your organization can integrate analytics with business processes to become a Predictive Enterprise that employs insights to make intelligent decisions. This webinar will show you the fundamentals of combining industry knowledge and business rules with powerful analytics to improve revenue generation and business performance.

Intelligent Secure Cloud Archiving for Application Data  by Iron Mountain Digital

October 15, 2009 - Iron Mountain’s Archive Services Platform API provides developers with the ideal remedy to take control of their data archiving challenges. A Web services interface allows developers to easily integrate their data-intensive applications, using almost any programming language, with Iron Mountain’s ultra-secure, highly scalable archive.