Backup and Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Server - Data Domain Deduplication Storage Best Practices Guide  by Data Domain

May 08, 2009 - In many companies, Microsoft Exchange is now commonly viewed as a mission-critical application. Protecting Exchange information is critical and backup is still the primary method used. This paper focuses on the traditional backup and recovery practices for Microsoft Exchange Server along with solutions from Data Domain.

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

March 20, 2009 - In this videocast, 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.

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

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

Best Practices for Deploying Collaborative BI  by Tableau Software

May 04, 2008 - This paper will show you how to navigate around the usual hurdles and deliver collaborative BI that works.

Best Practices for Network Transformation for Carrier Ethernet Services  by ECI Telecom

May 17, 2009 - ECI's 1Net architecture helps service providers converge core Ethernet and DWDM networks for increased service flexibility while lowering operating and capital expenses. ECI's converged network not only addresses the needs of operators, but also sets a new standard for network efficiency and service quality. Read this whitepaper to find out more.

Best Practices for Wireless Technology for Fixed Video Surveillance  by Motorola, Inc.

August 21, 2009 - As organizations address the implementation of fixed video surveillance solutions, they must carefully consider the most important factors, in particular the Big Three issues concerning the infrastructure required to support cameras at selected locations: cost, deployment time and performance. Read this white paper to learn more.

Best Practices of the Best-Run Sales Organizations: Sales Opportunity Blueprinting  by SAP America Inc

April 27, 2009 - Leadership teams in today's strongest sales groups have discovered best practices to achieve exponential results. This SAP Executive Insight looks at leading-edge companies and examines how they excel in areas where most sales organizations struggle.

Best Practices: Application Performance Management, Network Management  by Compuware Corporation

June 10, 2009 - A look at application performance management in a network-dependent application delivery model.

Best Practices: Protect Your Online Revenue Through Web Performance Testing  by Gomez

September 24, 2009 - Tune in to this webcast to hear from an industry expert as she discusses drivers and best practices for effective web performance testing and quality life-cycle management for today's rich and complex applications.

Beyond the Thin Client: Why a Smart Client CRM Solution May Be a Smarter Choice  by Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution

November 11, 2009 - This white paper compares and contrasts the two primary alternatives to thin clients and examines the differentiating characteristics that could impact your CRM implementation. Read on to learn why a smart client CRM solution may be a smarter choice.

Blaze Advisor 6.6 Trial Download  by FICO

June 15, 2009 - FICO™ Blaze Advisor® is the world's leading business rules management system, maximizing control over high volume operational decisions.

Blue Coat Application Delivery Network Infrastructure  by Blue Coat

May 14, 2009 - IT organizations like yours are under pressure to deliver fast and responsive applications to users wherever they are. But you also have to protect data, systems and applications from malicious threats to ensure all your users can confidently transact business across your distributed network.

Blue Coat: The Technology Leader in Application Delivery Networking  by Blue Coat

June 17, 2009 - Check out this comprehensive microsite to view white papers, videos, press releases, case studies, and webcasts highlighting Blue Coat's application delivery networking solutions.

BMC MAXM Database Advisor for IMS: Two Minute Explainer Video  by BMC Software, Inc

April 24, 2009 - Watch this two minute explainer Video of BMC's MAXM Database advisor solution that watches over your mission critical IMS databases with all the knowledge and experience of a trained DBA built into a graphical user interface.

BMC SQL Performance for DB2: A Review of the Potential Return on Investment  by BMC Software, Inc

November 20, 2009 - The ever present demand to maximise the value delivered by business-critical applications requires that we optimise the use of all the resources that execute and manage them. BMC Software is one of the major vendors offering such support and has a highly regarded set of solutions collectively called BMC SQL Performance for DB2.

Boost ROI with Faster, Easier, VISUAL Analytics  by SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters

February 24, 2009 - Join us at this live webcast and learn how you can:<ul> <li>Use RFM analysis to quickly rank customers for high-return marketing</li> <li>Use advanced visualization techniques to uncover segments and patterns in your data, and apply these insights to growth, acquisition, and retention planning</li> <li>and more</li></ul>

BPM Blueworks: The Easy On-Ramp to Business Process Management (BPM)  by IBM

October 16, 2009 - With BPM BlueWorks from IBM, it's never been easier to get started with BPM. Using cloud-based processes and strategy tools, BPM BlueWorks allows you to capture and collaborate on BPM Business Designs, discover and contribute industry-specific BPM content and participate easily in the community. See how today.

Brazilian Navy Moves from Mainframe to HP Platform: Modernizing IT, Cutting Costs  by Hewlett-Packard Company

January 22, 2009 - When the Brazilian Navy needed to reduce the BRL 6 million (US$3 million) spent annually to keep their mainframe operational, they chose an HP- and Oracle®-based distributed platform as an alternative to the mainframe environment. Costs have been reduced by approximately 80% vs. mainframe database software costs.

Bridging the Gap Between Change Activity and Change Management: Real Time Accountability and Change Prevention  by McAfee, Inc.

August 17, 2009 - Check out this paper to learn about McAfee Change Control, an operational-friendly, low-touch and low overhead software that can be deployed on a wide range of hardware platforms. McAfee Change Control provides change control on servers, network devices (including switches, routers and firewalls), and databases.

BT Embraces Web 2.0 with Blue Coat Systems  by Blue Coat

December 02, 2008 - Read this case study to learn how BT selected Blue Coat ProxySG for its flexibility in combining user and application visibility, with extremely granular levels of security and control, to enforce rules that allowed undisruptive use of recreational applications and safe access to sites previously considered off-limits, such as MySpace.

Building Proven Data Protection Strategies Checklist  by Data Domain

September 01, 2008 - We are beginning to see the next generation of backup and recovery solutions appear. New data protection solutions led by Data Domain’s deduplication architecture are quickly gaining market momentum improving data and application availability while increasing the probability for a business to survive most types of outages.

Business Process Management Best Practices  by PointSource

October 01, 2009 - The roles that business and IT play in BPM are significantly different and understanding those roles is critical to the success of a BPM Solution. This Pocket E-Guide will identify the role each side plays, why the combined roles are important and the effect that implementing a Center of Excellence (COE) plays in the process.

Business Process-Centric Information Technology: Aligning Business and Technology for High Performance  by Accenture

February 18, 2009 - Process-centric IT is, first and foremost, a way for the IT organization to build applications that will deliver greater flexibility and agility to the business-enabling high performance.

Business Ready Configurations for Virtualization with Dell™ Poweredge™ Blade Servers, Dell Equallogic™ Storage, and VMware Infrastructure™  by Dell, Inc. and Intel

May 24, 2009 - This white paper provides an overview of recommended servers, storage, software, and services. It can be used to plan, scope, and procure the required components to set up a virtualization infrastructure.

Business Service Management: What It Is and Why You Should Care  by Global Knowledge

December 10, 2008 - The purpose of this business training white paper is to explain what BSM is and what it isn't and it will also describe BSM benefits.

Buyer's Guide for User Provisioning and Role Management  by Oracle Corporation

April 01, 2009 - Download this informative whitepaper to learn how to leverage identity administration solutions like user provisioning and role management to automate user administration for maximizing and accelerating return-on-investment while enforcing unfragmented, cost-effective compliance and control across your entire IT infrastructure.