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10 Key Actions to Reduce IT Infrastructure and Operations Cost Structure
sponsored by Nimsoft, Inc.
 | Analyst Report: | Posted: 04 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 04 Nov 2009 | |
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Infrastructure and operations (I&O) comprise 60% or more of total IT spending worldwide. I&O leaders are under intensifying pressure to reduce costs. This Gartner research note outlines the key actions that should be taken to change the I&O cost structure in the short term (through 2010) and in the longer term (during the next three years).
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Cloud computing 101 - Expert Podcast
sponsored by Platform Computing Corporation
 | Podcast: | Posted: 29 Oct 2009
| | Premiered: | 29 Oct 2009 | | | Speaker: |
Jeff Kaplan, Managing director at THINKstrategies Inc.
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Tune into this podcast for expert insight into the impact of cloud computing on your IT infrastructure. Hear from cloud computing expert, Jeff Kaplan, as he explains the basic pressures driving cloud computing. Learn about Amazon's influence on the cloud market and discover the 3 elements that attract enterprises to the cloud.
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Platform HPC Workgroup Manager: Simplified Management of High-Performance Computing Clusters
sponsored by Platform Computing Corporation
| White Paper: | Posted: 26 Oct 2009
| | Published: | 01 Sep 2009 | |
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This paper provides an overview of Platform HPC Workgroup Manager (HPC-WM). HPC-WM dramatically simplifies both the installation and ongoing management of Linux clusters, making them accessible to even the smallest organizations.
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How SYSPRO Leverages a Lean Manufacturing Model to Enhance Profitability
sponsored by SYSPRO
| White Paper: | Posted: 09 Oct 2009
| | Published: | 09 Oct 2009 | |
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This paper discusses the fundamentals for successful Lean manufacturing, including the establishment of optimal customer relationships, improved channel visibility, flexible product configuration, shortened cycle times, improved capacity utilization and integrated operational infrastructures.
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Clabby Analytics Research Brief
sponsored by IBM
| Analyst Brief: | Posted: 06 Oct 2009
| | Published: | 09 Apr 2009 | |
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In this Research Brief, Clabby Analytics takes a closer look at IBM’s smarter planet initiative and its dynamic infrastructure strategy. They're defined in broad terms ? attention is given to the bigger picture: Don't overlook business resiliency and security when building a dynamic infrastructure.
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Mainstream Cloud Computing
sponsored by IBM
| White Paper: | Posted: 05 Oct 2009
| | Published: | 18 Feb 2009 | |
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Cloud computing is no longer an abstract, far-off concept. It has become part of mainstream discussions in the IT industry. IBM builds cloud computing solutions focused on delivering the right capabilities for each individual organization.
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Dynamic Infrastructure - Helping Build a Smarter Planet: Delivering Superior Business and IT Services with Agility and Speed
sponsored by IBM
| White Paper: | Posted: 02 Oct 2009
| | Published: | 13 Feb 2009 | |
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IBM has developed a strategy for a dynamic infrastructure that will help organizations address higher service expectations, rising cost pressures and new risks and threats.
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Business Case for IBM Virtualization Solutions: Bottom Line Impact for Enterprise Infrastructures
sponsored by IBM
| White Paper: | Posted: 02 Oct 2009
| | Published: | 09 Jul 2009 | |
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The IBM Dynamic Infrastructure initiative is a combination of programs, products and services designed to improve service to users, reduce costs and more effectively manage risk across all components of organizational IT infrastructures.
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Leveraging System Flexibility to Reduce Costs
sponsored by IBM
 | Webcast: | Posted: 02 Oct 2009
| | Premiered: | Available On Demand | |
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Learn more about reducing costs through a more dynamic infrastructure.
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Offering the Cloud to your Clients - Vendor Webcast
sponsored by Google Apps Authorized Reseller Program
| Webcast: | Posted: 25 Sep 2009
| | Premiered: | Available On Demand | | | Speaker: |
Mark Hodapp, Principal at Cloud Savvy
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In this webcast, learn how new technologies, demographic shifts and emerging business models in the cloud computing market are changing the way VARs and MSPs are working with clients.
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eBook - Chapter 4: Pay-Per-Use in the Cloud – Cutting Infrastructure Costs
sponsored by SearchCloudComputing.com
| eBook: | Posted: 24 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 24 Sep 2009 | |
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Buying Infrastructure as a Service is a mouth-watering prospect for CIOs and IT
departments eager to drive down costs and speed up provisioning. But once IT is outsourced, keeping control of it is a major challenge.
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Consultation, Design, and Implementation of Multiple IT Solutions: Global Forex Trading
sponsored by CDW Corporation
| Case Study: | Posted: 10 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 24 Sep 2008 | |
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GFT focuses on providing their customers an exceptional experience with a best-in-class online interface. GFT needs to stay more accessible, more reliable, and more secure than their competitors. To optimize their IT environment, GFT engaged CDW for consulting, design, and implementation of multiple IT solutions. Read on to learn more.
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A Breakthrough in Service Delivery for Data Center Workloads
sponsored by IBM
| Webcast: | Posted: 08 Sep 2009
| | Premiered: | Available On Demand | |
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Watch this Webcast as IBM reveals new offering that can sustain ongoing cost reduction while improving service levels over the long term.
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Introduction to CloudController - Vendor Webcast
sponsored by InContinuum Software
| Webcast: | Posted: 01 Sep 2009
| | Premiered: | Available On Demand | | | Speaker: |
Phillip Hyde, CEO, InContinuum Software
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Watch this webcast to learn how to design a cloud-based services platform from your virtual infrastructure to improve operational efficiency. Discover a Web-based application that automates virtual configuration, chargeback, provisioning and deployment. Learn how to set-up multi-level user hierarchy to enhance IT security.
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ITSM guidance: ITIL V3 Update
sponsored by SkillSoft Corporation
 | Video: | Posted: 17 Aug 2009
| | Premiered: | 07 Aug 2009 | |
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In an exclusive interview with Sharon Taylor, you'll hear her address the negative user comments about ITIL V3, the improved potential for ROI and the new V3 certification path.
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