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.

Pan American Life Automates Claims Processing with Kofax Intelligent Capture & Exchange  by Kofax, Inc.

February 16, 2010 - Read this case study to find out how a leading insurance company used Kofax Intelligent Capture and Exchange solutions to streamline their businsess processes to help handle their sudden, huge growth in sales.

Paper-Free AP with SAP® Solutions: Automated Processing of Vendor Invoices  by Esker Inc.

January 18, 2010 - Businesses running SAP solutions still employ paper-driven Accounts Payable processes. As a result, they are limited in their ability to minimize per-invoice costs, improve productivity, and prevent duplicate invoices. Read this paper to learn about the unique value of a comprehensive platform to streamline Accounts Payable processes.

Part 3: What is IT Management, and why should I care? Three IT Questions for the Small Business Owner  by Dell, Inc. and Microsoft

December 18, 2009 - In the third webcast of this three-part Q&A series with expert Greg Shields, learn what IT Management is and why, as a small business, you need to understand and care about IT Management.

Patch Authority Ultimate Version 6 - Free 30 Day Trial!  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 Compliant Yesterday. Still Compliant Today?  by Tripwire, Inc.

January 29, 2010 - This webcast talks about the need for automated compliance. The webcast answers questions like: Why is PCI compliance necessary? Should PCI regulations be viewed as a final checklist, or a beginning set of best practices? Watch this webcast to learn more.

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 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 Testing In Agile Environments  by Hewlett-Packard Company

February 09, 2010 - This paper will help you gain a closer understanding of how you can integrate performance testing into your Agile processes. It summarizes key concepts and best practices involved in performance testing, highlights software tools that enable performance validation in Agile environments, and provides practical tips that you can put to work today.

Performance: What makes Symantec's Backup Software Faster?  by Symantec Corporation

January 25, 2010 - Performing an image-level of the entire email library is essential for complete protection of email data, but it has traditionally been impossible to restore a single email from this file. This podcast highlights a next-generation solution that enables granular recovery of any single email or file from a full image-level backup of the database.

Plan Now for Licensing Windows 7  by Dell, Inc. and Intel

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 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.

Planning Media Resources for Your VoIP Environment  by Global Knowledge

January 25, 2010 - Media resources are software- or hardware-based components that perform processing on two or more connected media streams. Media Resource design is an important component of overall IP Telephony implementations and care must be taken to ensure that resources are available at the right locations for maximum link efficiency.

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.

Pocket E-Guide Review: Dell Latitude XT2 Review  by Dell, Inc. and Intel

December 16, 2009 - The Dell Latitude XT2 is a business-grade convertible notebook, offering multi-touch finger and digitized pen controls. Read this full NotebookReview.com review for a features and performance analysis of the Dell Latitude XT2.

Pocket eGuide Review: Dell Latitude E6400 XFR  by Dell, Inc. and Intel

December 16, 2009 - In this review we put the Dell Latitude E6400 XFR through a battery of tests, to see how well it stands up against other fully-rugged notebooks.

Podcast Part 2: What is a Network, and why should I care? Three IT Questions for the Small Business Owner  by Dell, Inc. and Microsoft

December 18, 2009 - Listen to expert Greg Shields discuss what a network is as well as why a network can act as a backbone for running a business.

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: Best business features of Windows 7 Professional  by Dell, Inc. and Microsoft Windows 7

February 24, 2010 - Uncertain of how the new features of Windows 7 Professional can benefit your organization? This podcast explore several of the new capabilities of this operating system in-depth. Learn how to leverage these new features to improve efficiency, productivity and security.

Podcast: Data Protection and Security  by CA

March 01, 2010 - Data protection, security and disaster recovery are some of the most critical disciplines facing the IT industry today. Understanding the list of options available to implement a high-availability storage strategy is essential, but has many tradeoffs. Listen to this podcast to learn more.

Podcast: Get Reel Value from Virtual Tape  by CA

March 02, 2010 - A virtual tape library can improve tape utilization, processing performance and enhance the value of current tape hardware and media investments. Listen to this podcast to learn the basics of virtual tape libraries, tips on reducing storage tape costs and how and why you should apply VTL to your storage and backup decisions.

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: How vStorage Enabled SANs Will Help Maximize VMware Investment  by Dell, Inc.

May 29, 2009 - Check out this podcast to learn how VMware and Dell are leveraging VMware vStorage with the Dell EqualLogic PS Series SANs for greater virtual server performance and more efficient management.

Podcast: Key Data Protection Challenges and how Continuous Data Protection Solutions Can Solve Them  by FalconStor Software

February 15, 2010 - There is a lot of discussion these days around recovery point objective (RPO). Many users want to backup their data more than once a day. What’s stopping them from achieving that? This podcast will answer that question and many more and reveal solutions.

Podcast: Leveraging rugged systems to meet the needs of your mobile computing environment  by Dell, Inc.

January 28, 2010 - Rugged notebooks have improved tremendously over the past few years and more and more companies are using these durable computers to meet their business needs. This mediacast discusses the latest trends and features in using rugged systems for your mobile workforce.

Podcast: Mission Critical Availability: Microsoft and HP Solutions for Disaster Recovery in Virtualized Environments  by Microsoft and HP

February 02, 2010 - This podcast provide best practices for designing and deploying disaster recovery tools for critical applications. Discover how your organization can leverage these tools to improve availability and avoid costly downtime.

Podcast: Part 3: What is IT Management, and why should I care? Three IT Questions for the Small Business Owner  by Dell, Inc. and Microsoft

December 18, 2009 - In the third podcast of this three-part Q&A series with expert Greg Shields, learn what IT Management is and why, as a small business, you need to understand and care about IT Management.

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: SMB Server School: Considerations for integrating Windows Server into a cloud computing environment  by Dell, Inc. and Intel

March 05, 2010 - This podcast explores how to effectively mitigate architecture, security, and management risks to ensure a successful Windows Server integration into your cloud computing environment.  Protect your organization from risks to customer data and liability issues and learn how to better manage virtualized and cloud environments.

PODCAST: SOX, GLBA and HIPAA: Multiple Regulations, One Compliance Solution  by Tripwire, Inc.

August 24, 2009 - What do SOX, GLBA, and HIPPA all have in common? These important regulations all require technical safeguards to protect or guarantee the veracity of critical information. In this Q&A podcast, gain an understanding of the above regulations and discover what capabilities and organization must have in place to address the requirements.

Podcast: Strategies for evaluating the ROI of R2 Hyper-V  by Dell and Microsoft

March 11, 2010 - This podcast explores effective products and strategies for implementing virtualization. Learn how to choose the right tools and approaches and calculate your organization’s virtualization investment.

Podcast: The End User Experience: Flexible Computing  by Intel Technology Provider

November 19, 2009 - This podcast explores the business benefits of upgrading to a flexible computing environment. Discover how you can help your customers transition to this environment by providing application virtualisation, profile virtualisation and centralised management tools.

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.

Police Academy of the Netherlands Utilizes DocAve® to Replicate and Protect Mission Critical SharePoint® Data  by AvePoint, Inc.

February 04, 2010 - The IT administrators of the Police Academy of the Netherlands demanded a data protection solution that delivered granular, item-level backup and restore capabilities. In their search, they came to DocAve's Backup and Recovery solution as well as their Replicator solution to meet their backup and data protection needs.

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..

Post-Discovery Intelligent Applications: The Next Big Thing - Actionable, Trustworthy, Just-in-Time Information  by Attivio, Inc.

February 24, 2010 - This paper discusses how Post-Discovery Intelligence provides a radically different approach to delivering information - by focusing on eliminating the limits on the sources and types of information that can be accessed and at the same time provides a much more flexible environment for taking action on the valuable information that is retrieved.

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.

Practical Open Source Data Integration Case Studies & Implementation Examples Volume 2  by Talend

February 11, 2009 - This document presents a few selected case studies, illustrating real-life implementations of open source data integration and its associated benefits.

Practical Recommendations for Data Migration - A White Paper by Bloor Research  by Talend

February 10, 2009 - Data migration can be defined as transferring of data between storage types, formats or computer systems, it is required when organizations or individuals change computer systems or upgrade to new systems.

Pragmatic Data Security  by Websense, Inc.

March 15, 2010 - This video busts through hype, hyperbole, and complexity as we detail a pragmatic approach to information-centric security for nearly any organization.

Precise for Storage Tiering: Optimize EMC Symmetrix and CLARiiON Storage for Performance and Cost  by Precise

March 18, 2010 - To an application owner, storage can be a black box. Achieving high performance at low cost is difficult and knowing which data to allocate to which tier requires deep knowledge about the value of the data. Precise for Storage Tiering gives customers the information they need to map their enterprise application data to the “right” storage solution.

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 2010: What Cloud Computing Means to Finance  by Intacct Corporation

March 17, 2010 - Making sure your financial management systems areis cost effective is very important is. It’s just as important as increasing the productivity of your limited staff or making sure your financial system can easily scale as your business grows. This webcast will explain how cloud computing can provide a solution that meets all the above factors;.

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.

Presentation Transcript: 3 Reasons to Consider Google Apps  by Google Apps

March 17, 2010 - Read this presentation transcript with John Buckholz, VP of IT, to learn how Google Apps compares to on premise and hosted Microsoft Exchange, how LCC migrated the company intranet from Microsoft Sharepoint to Google Sites, and more!

Presentation Transcript: A Strategy for Evaluating the ROI of R2 Hyper-V  by Dell and Microsoft

March 18, 2010 - This presentation transcript explores effective products and strategies for implementing virtualization. Learn how to choose the right tools and approaches and calculate your organization’s virtualization investment.

Presentation Transcript: Best Practices in Batch Tuning - Empowering IT Staff to Reduce CPU and Run-Time in the Enterprise  by Software Engineering of America, Inc.

February 18, 2010 - Read this presentation transcript to learn how batch tuning can enable your organization to reduce required computing resources and save valuable run-time, ultimately saving money for the enterprise. Gain insight into common problems data center pros run into when implementing batch tuning, and explore tools to overcome these challenges.

Presentation Transcript: College of Virtualization - Lessons in Implementing a Cost-Effective Disaster Recovery Plan  by Dell and VMware

March 16, 2010 - This SearchDisasterRecovery.com presentation transcript will give you a crash course on how to implement a cost-efficient disaster recovery plan. You'll hear an overview of disaster recovery and recieve some general advice to get you started on the business and technology considerations that are going to be crucial to you.

Presentation Transcript: Considerations for IT  by Google Apps

December 15, 2009 - Read this transcript of the 'Considerations for IT' podcast to learn why companies have chosen Google Apps to improve their IT infrastructures. Learn which technical and business factors drove one company to adopt this technology. Determine how this technology can be used in your IT environment to improve Web application performance.

Presentation Transcript: Developing A Successful Proof-of-Concept for a Virtual Desktop Pilot  by Forsythe

December 07, 2009 - Virtual desktops provide many consolidation opportunities, as well as some unique security and business continuity advantages. This transcript will give you an overview of desktop virtualization, highlight several virtual desktop solutions, and analyze the operational efficiency gains possible with desktop virtualization.

Presentation Transcript: Future-Proofing Your HP Business Critical Infrastructure  by Forsythe

December 04, 2009 - In this presentation transcript, 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.

Presentation Transcript: Google Apps vs. Microsoft Exchange  by Google Apps

March 15, 2010 - Read this presentation transcript featuring James Ferreira, CIO for the New Mexico State Attorney General's Office, to learn about migrating to cloud computing applications.

Presentation Transcript: Home Is Where the Money Is  by inContact

March 09, 2010 - Running a lucrative call center that provides value to its customers is no easy task. But with emerging SaaS technology, more and more call centers are considering a less expensive and lower maintenance at-home workforce. This transcript reveals the real cost of absenteeism and provides call center management best practices that boost growth.

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

December 08, 2009 - In this presentation transcript, 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 order to get a real-time look into the distribution chain as well as seeing trends over time.

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

March 20, 2009 - In this transcript, 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.

Presentation Transcript: IT/Business Integration- Who’s Doing it Best  by CA

January 21, 2010 - Read this presentation transcript to gain insight from survey results and explanations as to why Quebec organizations, compared to others in Canada, display much higher satisfaction with their IT effectiveness.

Presentation Transcript: Mission Critical Availability: Microsoft and HP Solutions for Disaster Recovery in Virtualized Environments  by Microsoft and HP

January 28, 2010 - This presentation transcript provides best practices for designing and deploying disaster recovery tools for critical applications. Discover how your organization can leverage these tools to improve availability and avoid costly downtime.

Presentation Transcript: Smart Tactics to Build Storage Solutions in Virtual Environments  by PC Connection

March 19, 2010 - Storage virtualization has become a prominent solution in the IT world by offering continued benefits and a lower cost infrastructure. This webcast examines the benefits and top challenges with storage virtualization and approaches to build storage solutions for virtual environments.

Presentation Transcript: SMB Server School: Considerations for integrating Windows Server into a cloud computing environment  by Dell, Inc. and Intel

March 16, 2010 - This presentation transcript explores how to effectively mitigate architecture, security, and management risks to ensure a successful Windows Server integration into your cloud computing environment. Protect your organization from risks to customer data and liability issues and learn how to better manage virtualized and cloud environments.

Presentation Transcript: The End User Experience, Flexible Computing  by Intel Technology Provider

November 27, 2009 - This presentation transcript explores the business benefits of upgrading to a flexible computing environment. Discover how you can help your customers transition to this environment by providing application virtualisation, profile virtualisation and centralised management tools.

Presentation Transcript: Three IT Questions for the Small Business Owner, Part 1 - What is a Server and Why Should I Care?  by Dell, Inc. and Microsoft

December 18, 2009 - In this webcast Q&A transcript with expert Greg Shields you'll learn how to take the first step to taking on a server into your infrastructure.

Presentation Transcript: Three IT Questions for the Small Business Owner, Part 3 - What is IT Management and Why Should I Care?  by Dell, Inc. and Microsoft

December 18, 2009 - In the third presentation transcript of this three-part Q&A series with expert Greg Shields, learn what IT Management is and why, as a small business, you need to understand and care about IT Management.

Presentation Transcript: Top Tactics for Endpoint Security  by McAfee, Inc.

March 18, 2010 - This presentation transcript provides an overview of current endpoint security problems. Learn best practices for creating a centrally managed endpoint security architecture, get insight into integrating a variety of network-access control technologies and tips for deploying an endpoint architecture that covers all access paths.

Presentation Transcript: Virtualization 101 - Part 4 High Availability  by Dell and VMware

December 03, 2009 - In this presentation transcript, learn how to ensure high availability (HA) to meet end user needs. Discover how virtualization software helps ensure optimal HA and get tips to plan for your high availability requirements. Find out how to combine virtualization software with servers and planning time to reach high levels of availability.

Presentation Transcript: Where Does Storage Data Virtualization Live?  by Forsythe

December 07, 2009 - Critical to any successful implementation of desktop virtualization is to understand how desktop virtualization can help and which implementations will be most successful. Read this transcript for an overview of desktop virtualization, several virtual desktop solutions, and the operational efficiency gains possible with desktop virtualization.

Priceline.com Capitalizes on Lean Economic Times  by 3PAR

May 27, 2009 - Watch this videocast to learn how virtualization has been a major key to the success of everyone's favorite discount travel site as Priceline.com has continued to grow its competitive edge in the face of lean economic times.

Proactive Operations: The Dynamic Data Center  by BMC Software, Inc.

January 26, 2010 - The business environment is complex and highly dynamic. It requires an IT infrastructure that is agile and can act in sync with the fast-moving business environment. This paper will examine the data center's transition from a model that is static and dedicated, to one that is dynamic and shared.

Process Automation With VMware  by UC4 Software, Inc

February 08, 2010 - In this white paper, you’ll discover how to grapple virtualization's complexities by automating time drains like on/off control, making backups and snapshots, and provisioning resources (virtual machines).