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Transforming your Information Infrastructure with IBM's Storage Cloud Solution  from  IBM

To help reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) for data storage, IT managers are looking at cloud storage solutions. Read this paper to find out what is meant by the term “storage cloud service;” get insight as to what tools are available today to implement a storage solution; and catch a glimpse of what you can look forward to in the not-so-distant future.


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Cloud-based Data Archiving Service  from  IBM

Without a content management system that archives, stores and manages information effectively, you face operational inefficiency and data loss. Read this white paper to learn how IBM SmartCloud Archive can help you improve availability and ease access to information to enhance decision making and better realize the value of information as an asset.
July 31, 2011

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IBM PartnerWorld Overview  from  IBM

Thinking about becoming an IBM Business Partner? IBM Business Partners are well-equipped to uncover opportunity and find new avenues of growth, while helping better satisfy client requirements for innovative, end-to-end solutions as trusted, strategic partners. Read this brochure to learn more about the unique benefits of teaming with IBM.
October 31, 2011

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Program Guide: Let's Build A Smarter Planet Together  from  IBM

IBM Business Partners have access to a broad array of benefits. Whether you’re considering joining IBM PartnerWorld or are already an IBM Business Partner, read this program guide to navigate the support available to members, learn more about membership levels and consider the benefits the program delivers for marketing, sales, technical support, training and collaboration.
October 31, 2011

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Diversey’s Brent Hoag: IT is a Brand unto Itself  from  Wipro Technologies

Information Technology (IT) can and should function as a business unto itself, not as a support organization, says Brent Hoag, vice president and chief information officer (CIO) at Diversey, a leading business-to-business provider of institutional cleaning and sanitation solutions.
December 10, 2011

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10 Essential Steps to Portfolio Management  from  EPM Live

With the start of a New Year, many organizations are realizing the importance of a critical step in the Project and Portfolio Management discipline -- Portfolio Planning.
January 09, 2012

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Dell HPC NSS Tiered Storage Solution  from  Dell

Clusters have become one of the most popular architectures for High Performance Computing (HPC) today. Along with the increasing popularity in HPC architectures, the HPC storage market has witnessed an explosion in data growth, presenting an increasing concern for data management. Enterprise IT departments are searching for solutions to address the data growth and regulatory/compliance requirements, while limiting the effect on IT budgets and resources. Data archiving and management are key emergent areas to address the rising data storage needs effectively.
February 03, 2012

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eBook: Real-World Virtualization for Your Business  from  VMware

Small and midsize firms virtualize IT infrastructure to meet real-world challenges: simplifying operations to focus on business issues, speeding up application rollouts to get more done, safeguarding data and operations to stay open and productive, and saving money for the bottom line. It’s a new way to think about IT—and getting started is easy, fast, and inexpensive, using VMware solutions designed for your real-world small or midsize business. Read this eBook to learn more.
February 01, 2012

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Taking a Proactive Approach to Patch Management  from  VMware

It’s a fact of business today: because of the economy, most organizations are asking everyone, including the IT staff, to do more with less. But tight budgets and the need for the IT department to be a “jack of all trades” (and specialists at nothing) could leave organizations vulnerable to attack. To ensure that your organization is protected, your IT departments must take a proactive approach to patch management.
February 01, 2012

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Comparing VMware Zimbra with Leading Email and Collaboration Platforms  from  VMware

This paper explains how VMWare Zimbra delivers more value to small and mid-sized businesses than competiting email/collaboration solutions, including greater user productivity, efficiency and agility.
February 01, 2012

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vSphere Storage Appliance  from  VMware

This technical white paper covers the the vSphere Storage Appliance (VSA) architecture, deployment of a VSA cluster, and basic monitoring and management. Discover that VSA is resilient and easy to deploy, while enabling you to use advanced vSphere features like vSphere HA, vMotion, and vSphere DRS.
June 30, 2011

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ESG - VMware’s vSphere Storage Appliance: High Availability for Small IT Operations  from  VMware

Learn how small and midsized businesses are increasingly adopting virtualization to deliver consolidation, improve data back up and disaster recovery and increase security with an in-depth new paper from the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG). Learn directly from your peer’s experiences and see why VMware’s solutions are perfect for the growing and ambitious business.
October 31, 2011

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eBook: A Guide to Modern IT Disaster Recovery  from  VMware

This online eBook provides insight and advice on how to build an effective disaster recovery strategy in the evolving world of virtual infrastructures, while mitigating the impact of so-called 'Black Swan' events in the data center. Practical, how-to best practices, real customer success testimonials and links to additional resources.
February 01, 2012

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Modernizing Application Platforms for Cost-Effective Cloud Readiness: IDC Report  from  VMware

With increasing challenges and complexity confronting business, application platform modernization is no longer an option. IDC presents a closer look at the structural changes and functionality––including lightweight frameworks, in-memory data management, and application management––required in order to successfully evolve to a cloud-ready application platform.
June 30, 2011

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VMware View 5 Performance and Best Practices  from  VMware

VMware View liberates the end user identity from being locked to a particular system and enables anywhere computing. This technical white paper includes View 5 new features, performance improvements, performance results and best practices.
February 01, 2012

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Desktop Modernization eBook  from  VMware

This eBook looks at the challenges involved in delivering and managing desktops, today and in the future. Its goal is to demonstrate how VMware desktop virtualization can deliver a solution to address the requirements of IT and end-users without compromise.
February 01, 2012

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10 Reasons to Modernize the Desktop: CIO  from  VMware

IT departments need a solution that meets the evolving needs of both the employees and IT— something not possible with a traditional PC model. This paper illustrates the benefits of moving beyond the physical PC to a modern desktop that is highly flexible, easy to manage, customizable to suit users’ needs, and ready for new and future technology.
February 01, 2012

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The Cloud: Reinventing Enterprise Collaboration  from  Box

Having access to the most accurate, up-to-date corporate information, and the ability to easily collaborate on that information gives organizations the means to make decisions that drive the most positive business outcomes. This kind of collaboration happens only when information can be easily accessed internally and externally, regardless of where users are, what networks they are on or what devices they are using. Cloud-based delivery models enable massively scalable document storage, collaboration and project management solutions for large enterprise.
February 01, 2012

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Content Sharing 2.0: The Road Ahead  from  Box

Companies have always had an ambivalent relationship with digital files, images and other unstructured content. Such content is easier to store, deliver, access and modify than its physical counterparts. But these very advantages can create significant challenges for companies, and for the IT departments charged with managing and protecting the digital content. Download this white paper to learn the the business value proposition of cloud-based content sharing.
February 01, 2012

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Publisher Controlled Ad Networks - A cXense White Paper  from  cXense

To optimize these digital businesses, publishing companies have started uniting into publisher-controlled ad networks, which covers both web and mobile users. In this whitepaper we both present this concept, and one such active ad network with its initial business results.
February 01, 2012

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