WHITE PAPER - Today, most applications can efficiently run inside virtual machines (VMs), and application vendors have a responsibility to develop licensing and support policies offering virtualization compatibility without the expense of added management to...
Posted: July 18, 2008 | Published: January 22, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Downtime | Leadership | Licensing | Middleware | Server Virtualization | TCO | Vendors | VMware

WHITE PAPER - The need for more computer power and network storage shows no sign of stopping anytime soon, and data centers are already low on power. While energy-efficient technologies exist, they are not a panacea. Technology must be combined with...
Posted: July 18, 2008 | Published: September 18, 2007


Topics:  Data Centers | Intellectual Property | Market Trends | NAS | Power Supplies | Sales | SAN | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - Data modeling has evolved from an arcane technique for database designers into an entire family of interrelated techniques that serves many constituencies, including techno-phobic business stakeholders and users. The new maturity of modeling to...
Posted: July 18, 2008 | Published: May 19, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Management | Databases | Market Trends | Marketing | Sales | SOA

WHITE PAPER - The identity federation market enjoys an exceptional supply of products. With well over a dozen products available to enterprise customers, most architects have more choices than time will allow for evaluation. This abundance of products is partly...
Posted: July 18, 2008 | Published: January 2, 2008


Topics:  Identity Management | Identity Management Software | Identity Theft | Vendors | Web Services

WHITE PAPER - Server virtualization is a technology that has taken hold with amazing speed and is now firmly entrenched with overwhelming success in many data centers. This perspective document recaps why you should be moving ahead quickly with virtualization...
Posted: July 18, 2008 | Published: November 1, 2007


Topics:  Application Development | Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | IT Departments | Licensing | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | Vendors | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Before you can deploy server virtualization in the data center, you need a broad vision of how the process will work. Read this white paper for a step-by-step guide for virtualization planning, implementation, and management. Topics covered include...
Posted: July 18, 2008 | Published: May 14, 2007


Topics:  Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | Fibre Channel | Network Infrastructure | Operating Systems | SAN | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This report outlines the state of current server virtualization data protection and recovery approaches, while also keeping an eye on the future. Numerous improvements in virtualization data protection are on the horizon, and with creative use...
Posted: July 18, 2008 | Published: August 1, 2007


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection | Data Centers | Enterprise | Fibre Channel | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine Monitor | Virtual Offices | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Not all standards are created equal. Some are technically elegant but achieve little market adoption. Others are broadly deployed.
Posted: July 18, 2008 | Published: November 13, 2006


Topics:  LAN | Marketing | Network Management | Sales | Security | Standards | Vendors | VoIP | VPN | Wireless Networks | WLAN

WHITE PAPER - While many enterprise architecture (EA) programs may be less than effective or threatened by extinction, the EA discipline is still an important set of skills and processes that improve IT decision-making and CIO effectiveness.
Posted: July 18, 2008 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  Collaboration | Enterprise | Enterprise Architectures | IT Governance | Leadership

WHITE PAPER - Virtualized environments are poised to provide significant operational benefits to enterprises, but they are not without their risks. The benefits must be evaluated from a security perspective to understand the risks and the possible security impacts.
Posted: April 18, 2008 | Published: January 3, 2008


Topics:  Access Control | Authentication | Enterprise | IT Infrastructure | Risk Management | Server Virtualization | SSL VPN | TCO