WHITE PAPER - PlateSpin® Recon from Novell is a sophisticated workload analysis, planning and management solution that provides new levels of intelligence, visual analysis and forecasting for optimizing the data center.
Posted: October 1, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Network Capacity | Network Monitoring | Reporting Software | ROI | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Systems Maintenance | Systems Management | Virtual Machine

WHITE PAPER - The data protection market has evolved with a number of alternatives that can save costs. One type of solution is a disk-based backup solution. Implementing a disk-based backup solution can save up to 40% when compared to traditional tape backups.
Posted: October 1, 2009 | Published: September 30, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Disk Backups | Disk Mirroring | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Spending | ROI

WHITE PAPER - This white paper informs readers about the time and cost savings, from a storage administrator's perspective, that can be realized from using StorageWorks EVA as compared to competing solutions from EMC and NetApp.
Posted: September 30, 2009 | Published: February 23, 2009


Topics:  ROI | Storage Architectures | Storage Best Practices | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | TCO

WEBCAST - Join this Webcast, presented by PC Connection, featuring guest speakers Doug Washburn, Forrester Research Analyst, and co-presenter John Skinner, Intel’s Director of Marketing, Eco-Technology, as they discuss the scope of energy-efficient computing, and how new incentives can be leveraged to accelerate the ROI of your technology investments.
Posted: September 30, 2009 | Premiered: September 28, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Energy Efficiency | Green Data Center | Network Management | Power Consumption Monitoring | ROI | Server Consolidation | Server Management

PODCAST - Join this Podcast, presented by PC Connection, featuring guest speakers Doug Washburn, Forrester Research Analyst, and co-presenter John Skinner, Intel’s Director of Marketing, Eco-Technology, as they discuss the scope of energy-efficient computing, and how new incentives can be leveraged to accelerate the ROI of your technology investments.
Posted: September 30, 2009 | Premiered: September 28, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Energy Efficiency | IT Management | Network Management | Power Consumption Monitoring | ROI | Server Consolidation | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper highlights common mistakes companies make in a down economy and discusses how organizations can use business intelligence to avoid them. Use the self-assessment questionnaire at the end of this paper to determine the level of business intelligence opportunity across your organization.
Posted: September 28, 2009 | Published: September 28, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Performance Management | CEOs | CFOs | CIOs | Cost Benefit Analysis | Decision Support Systems | ROI | Strategic Planning

ANALYST REPORT - This report serves as a roadmap for those attempting to match environmental and social stewardship to clear, actionable, and measureable improvements to their bottom lines – thus ensuring the sustainability of their business ecosystem.
Posted: September 28, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Dashboards | Environmental Compliance | Environmental Standards | EPA | ROI

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper for a detail comparison of AS/400 WebSphere and HP/Oracle/INFINITE. Points of contrast include initial cost, ease of upgrade, return on investment, duration and intensity of training, and total cost of investment.
Posted: September 28, 2009 | Published: September 28, 2009


Topics:  IT Infrastructure | IT Management | Oracle (Product) | Project Management | Project Management Software | Project Portfolio Management | ROI | TCO | WebSphere

SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD - Quickly finds where resource capacity (CPU, memory, and storage) are being wasted in the virtual infrastructure. By identifying zombie VMs, expired snapshots, and other wasteful consumers, users can reclaim expensive capacity to optimize virtual environments and achieve a better, faster ROI.
Posted: September 25, 2009 | Published: September 25, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Network Monitoring | Network Performance | ROI | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine | VM | VMware | VMware Infrastructure 3

WHITE PAPER - This white paper reviews the common causes of application downtime and discusses Oracle's Maximum Availability Architecture framework that provides clear and concise guidance on implementing best practices using Oracle's proven high availability technologies.
Posted: September 25, 2009 | Published: September 25, 2009


Topics:  Database Architectures | Database Management | Database Performance Management | High Availability | High Performance Computing | ROI | SOA

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper to learn about a unique data protection and recovery solution that provides the management, monitoring, and automation software to create synchronized standby databases that protect data from failures and other disasters.
Posted: September 25, 2009 | Published: September 25, 2009


Topics:  802.11g | Cluster Management | Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Security | Disaster Planning | ROI | SOA

PODCAST - Tune in to this podcast now for expert insight on the connection between web performance testing and the bottom line, and pointers and best practices for ensuring the success of your critical eBusiness initiatives.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Premiered: September 24, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Applications Management | Firewall Management | Load Testing | Network Performance | Performance Testing | ROI | Web Services

DATA SHEET - IBM BladeCenter HS22 - Versatile, easy-to-use blade optimized for performance, power and cooling.
Posted: September 23, 2009 | Published: September 23, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | IT Infrastructure | Rack Servers | ROI | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This report looks at the potential for cost savings through use of IBM Systems Director 6.1 and Active Energy Manager to manage large numbers of IBM System x and BladeCenter systems. The study details areas of savings resulting in up to a 35% reduction in systems administration costs
Posted: September 23, 2009 | Published: November 1, 2008


Topics:  Energy Efficiency | Enterprise | Enterprise Systems | Green Data Center | Power Consumption Monitoring | Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) | ROI

WEBCAST - Our Virtual Conference Series, designed to put you in touch with industry experts, will help you discover how IBM can provide you the innovative technology and world-class expertise to set you on the right path for years to come.
Posted: September 23, 2009 | Premiered: September 23, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Data Management | Enterprise Content Management | Enterprise Systems | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | ROI | TCO