IT Spending Research
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Importance of Schedule and Cost Control
Sponsored by: Global KnowledgeCreating an accurate budget and schedule are essential for evaluating the progress and performance of your project. In this white paper, get tips for how you can develop and manage project baselines so that your projects are on time and within the budget.
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Why cloud - Forrester - James Staten:
Sponsored by: HPTake a look at this series of brief videos to gain insights into how cloud computing can help you overcome key business challenges to accelerate growth, enhance customer experiences and improve IT spending.
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Making the Cloud Work: Monitoring Requirements for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
Sponsored by: Nimsoft, Inc.Access this white paper to learn how you can monitor and manage public cloud investments including Infrastructure as a service (IaaS), Platform as a service (PaaS), and Software as a service (SaaS), to validate and optimize service quality.
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SaaS-based Service Management: Tailor to the Business with Ease
Sponsored by: Nimsoft, Inc.Learn how SaaS-based service management can help you eliminate the cost and distraction of platform maintenance, minimize upgrade costs and disruptions, tailor to the business without complex coding, and more.
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How to embed innovation in the corporate culture
Sponsored by: ComputerWeekly.comThis paper from Kurt Salmon identifies the common inhibitors to innovation and how to overcome them, and sets out some important principles that can help organizations establish innovation more firmly within their normal operations.
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CW+ XpertHR: Computer staff salary survey
Sponsored by: ComputerWeekly.comAlthough pay levels are unlikely ever again torise as fast as they did at the end of the 1990s when fears about the “millennium bug” stoked thefires of an already over-heated job market – or to fall as fast as they did when the bug failed to bite– employers are acutely aware of the need to keep a close eye on short- and long-term pay trends.
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CW+: Quocirca report: Effective public sector citizen communication
Sponsored by: ComputerWeekly.comThe UK public sector is in the midst of a period of transformation and improving citizen engagement will be key to the success of this change.
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Security on a Budget
Sponsored by: Global KnowledgeThis expert white paper establishes the ultimate IT security goal: the most reliable preventative and detective security system possible with the least amount of capital expenditure. From common sense solutions to revolutionary concepts, instructor James Michael Stewart challenges IT pros to explore his methods of saving money on company security.
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6 Ways to Reduce IT Expenditures in the Next 3 Years
Sponsored by: Dell, Inc. and IntelThis paper considers six ways SMBs can trim IT costs: private clouds, storage virtualization, disaster recovery, business intelligence, backup and data protection, and Windows 7 migration via virtualization.
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E-Guide: 2010 Data Center Trends
Sponsored by: Dell, Inc. and IntelThis expert e-guide offers an overview of SearchDataCenter.com's annual Data Center Purchasing Intentions Survey. Get insight into this year's trends around server hardware, operating systems and virtualization. Find out what your IT peers have made top priorities in their data centers this year and much more!
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Ten Signs That You Need a Server
Sponsored by: Dell, Inc. and IntelIf you'e a small or medium business owner with more than one computer, it's time to consider investing in a server. A server will keep your data secure and organized and will help you run your business more efficiently and professionally. If you've reached one of the 10 thresholds in this article, a server could do your business a world of good.
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Does Your Medium Business Need a Server?
Sponsored by: Dell, Inc. and IntelPurchasing a server is a big ordeal for any business. It's costly, time-consuming and can sometimes be disruptive, but that initial investment in time and money usually pays off - and fast. Read this article to find out when it’s time to purchase a server and why you need to purchase one.
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The Power of Virtualization: A Management Series for SMB, Part 1 - Virtualization Fundamentals
Sponsored by: Dell and VMwareVirtualization is one of the hottest topics in enterprise computing today, with advocates promoting benefits including improved business efficiency, cost savings, and mission-critical data and application protection. This series examines some of the implications of virtualization on small and medium-sized businesses.
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20% to 60% Virtualization in 3 Years or Less
Sponsored by: Dell, Inc. and IntelWhat do you do to prepeare for the inevitable invasion of server virtualization? How are you going to get from 20% virtualization to 60% virtualization in three years or less. The first and by far most critical step is to make sure that you have in place an infrastructure that is optimized for virtualization.
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Make over your data center: Virtual-ready infrastructure simplifies IT and increases business value
Sponsored by: Dell, Inc. and IntelBy turning to a virtual-ready infrastructure, IT has the opportunity to create a next-generation architecture that fundamentally changes the way data centers work for the future. In doing so, IT has the opportunity to transform its own value to the organization by making the infrastructure more flexible and ready to move at the speed of business.
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Cashing In On A Virtual-Ready Infrastructure
Sponsored by: Dell, Inc. and IntelThe next-generation virtual-ready data center infrastructure is being achieved through the implementation of innovative solutions such as the Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM), which helps to deliver significant improvements in ROI. Read this paper to learn more about this innovative solution.
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Presentation Transcript: College of Virtualization - Lessons in Implementing a Cost-Effective Disaster Recovery Plan
Sponsored by: Dell and VMwareThis 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.
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Cloud Computing: What It Is and What It Can Do For You
Sponsored by: Global KnowledgeCloud computing is one of the latest computer and business industry buzz words. This paper will discuss the definition of cloud computing, the public or external cloud, the private or internal cloud, the evolution of cloud computing and more.
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E-Guide: Server Virtualization - Balancing CPU, Storage, and Networking Demands
Sponsored by: Dell, Inc. and IntelIn this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com and Dell, you will discover how to balance the storage and networking demands of today's virtual environments.
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Understanding Data Centers and Cloud Computing
Sponsored by: Global KnowledgeWhile some larger organizations continue to manage internal data center, many business managers are able to increase service levels, cover more users, and lower response times by outsourcing their out-dated server farms to third-party data centers and cloud computing providers. This white paper will define data centers and explore cloud networking.
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E-Guide: Expert Analysis of Spending in Today's Data Centers
Sponsored by: Dell, Inc. and IntelThe majority of today's businesses have flat or decreasing data center budgets. In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchDataCenter.com and Dell, you will gain insight into the latest data center purchasing trends.
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Save Money on Mainframe Hardware and Software: Five Simple Steps to Managing MIPS
Sponsored by: Compuware CorporationThis paper will detail how to control and manage MIPS usage by employing a systematic, repeatable approach that uses powerful technology and a proven process and expertise.
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What you should know about cloud backup security
Sponsored by: Quantum CorporationKevin Beaver, information security consultant with Principle Logic LLC, outlines security issues to consider when deploying cloud or online backup.
