March 11, 2010 - (Free Research) This expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com and Dell, provides an overview of the expenses associated with virtualization and highlights the virtual server trends expected for 2010. Gain insight into the tangible virtualization costs, and learn how to keep pace with the changing server virtualization market.
July 18, 2007 - (Free Research) Security solutions that are truly integrated can bring clear benefits in terms of reducing management costs and improving overall security, even when using multiple vendors. But not every solution that claims to be integrated actually is. Read this paper to learn more about integrated security solutions and how to cut through the marketing hype.
October 12, 2009 - (Free Research) Read this paper to learn how Service Portfolio Management can be implemented to achieve and show evidence of improved business satisfaction, reduced waste, reduced cost, and enhanced service quality. IT can better select strategic investments and maximize business value.
September 01, 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper examines the five key characteristics of software that can meet these challenges successfully, and specifically considers the capability of Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer software to meet these challenges.
March 18, 2010 - (Free Research) Companies use storage tiering to optimize storage availability. This has resulted in storage arrays that don’t meet the performance demands of business applications. This paper outlines how to improve application performance by bringing business awareness to storage tiering decisions allowing for high performance at the lowest possible cost.
March 18, 2010 - (Free Research) 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.
April 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper will provide a review of the core causes and costs of both planned and unplanned downtime and will then provide a detailed discussion of current options for High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions.
September 2009 - (Free Research) In this economic downturn, organizations are looking to cut costs. Agile teams produce higher quality work, are quick to deliver and provide greater ROI. What can these teams do now to cut costs? Join us as Scott Ambler, Practice Leader Agile Development, provides his expertise and guidance on this pressing topic for today.
February 2010 - (Free Research) Read this paper to learn the complexity of managing WAN traffic is increasing, organizations need more capabilities for optimizing application performance than just WAN acceleration.
March 2010 - (Free Research) Deduplicatoin is a technology that not only aids in accelerating storage efficiency by reducing cost but also alleviates physically constrained data centers. This white paper covers the basics of deduplication and lists considerations for evaluating deduplication technology.
March 2010 - (Free Research) In this document, we analyze the lifetime cost of ownership for a typical on-premises SME business management system and compare it to the cost of an equivalent SAP Business ByDesign implementation.
March 2010 - (Free Research) BI solutions provide organizations with the insight required to make critical business decisions. This paper outlines how Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) BI outperforms traditional and open source BI solutions by offering greater TCO advantages via automation, easier integration and lower staffing costs thus enabling faster, easier BI deployments.
March 2010 - (Free Research) Rising data and query volumes take a toll on data warehouse hardware, software and administration. To maintain service levels, IT must perform constant tweaking or commit more of the IT budget to adding more storage. Read this paper to find out how SAP NetWeaver BW optimizes for both cost and performance, while reducing the administrative load.
November 2009 - (Free Research) Effective and efficient management of master data within the manufacturing sector is a key factor in reducing TCO, providing accurate global spend analysis and improved reporting and decision making. Implementing SAP's Master Data Management solution into an organization enables the backbone of a complete data governance model to be established.
March 2010 - (Free Research) Extend and enhance key Microsoft technologies with rule technology, and quantify ROI for the CFO. This paper provides: factors for determining the ROI of implementing rule technology, IT and Business cost considerations, User implementation example and Description of RuleVantage, an online tool for analyzing costs for your unique requirements.
March 2009 - (Free Research) Testing and analysis demonstrated that the newest high-end Intel® Xeon® processors based on Next-Generation Intel® Microarchitecture (Nehalem) can significantly enhance server performance, providing an opportunity for Intel IT to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) by 42 percent.
November 2008 - (Free Research) To find out how senior executives view their financial processes, the Economist Intelligence Unit surveyed a global sample of mostly financial executives in September 2008. Some respondents focused on the importance of developing processes that reduced costs and improved efficiency. Others acknowledged the importance of cost and efficiency..
March 2010 - (Free Research) In this white paper we will provide a general overview of Any Connection Reporting. We will then look at specific applications of this technology and see how organizations can use it to solve problems 3G, connectivity plans and so much more.
January 2009 - (Free Research) This report presents a spreadsheet cost model to help you calculate your fully loaded on-premise email costs and compare it against cloud-based alternatives. Bottom line: Cloud-based email makes sense for companies or divisions as large as 15,000 users.
November 2009 - (Free Research) Network service providers dealing with massive bandwidth demand are struggling to evolve their networks while keeping costs under control. Expenditures must be reduced and revenue per transported bit increased. Read this strategic white paper to learn more about a more value driven approach to network management.
October 2009 - (Free Research) About a billion people worldwide do not have access to telecommunications services, mostly from lack of a power grid that can support network infrastructure. Traditional wireless networks for remote locations rely on costly generators that are hard on the environment. Read this whitepaper to learn about cost effective and eco-friendly alternatives.
October 2009 - (Free Research) Consumer spending patterns undergo significant changes during an economic downturn. This paper presents the results of a worldwide study to assess how the current recession is affecting consumer spending. This information can help operators recognize the areas of greatest revenue potential in the months ahead and adjust accordingly.
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