WHITE PAPER - The concept of Lean IT is emerging to describe the best practices required to strip inefficiency out of day-today IT operations in ways similar to how Lean Manufacturing strategies streamline manufacturing processes. This IDC White Paper discusses how APM solutions can help IT managers cope with today's economic and operational IT challenges.
Posted: March 5, 2010 | Published: May 4, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Application Performance Management Software | Applications Management | IT Management | IT Managers | Server Virtualization | SOA

EBOOK - Design, management and testing can make or break high availability in your virtual environment. Chapter 3 of this Advanced Virtualization E-Book discusses the essentials of high availability planning.
Posted: March 5, 2010 | Published: March 5, 2010


Topics:  Disaster Recovery | High Availability | IT Management | IT Managers | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Storage Replication | Testing | Virtual Machine

EGUIDE - Many of today’s IT pros are struggling to make effective use of Office 2007 collaboration features. In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com and Microsoft, you will gain clear insight into Office 2007’s unique collaboration offerings.
Posted: March 2, 2010 | Published: March 2, 2010


Topics:  Collaboration | Collaborative Applications Software | Collaborative Product Development | Enterprise Computing | Intranets | IT Managers | Microsoft Office | Productivity | Software Development Tools

WHITE PAPER - This white paper covers eight essential tips for nailing down security for off-site wireless users. Share it with your remote users today to help them work from home safely.
Posted: February 10, 2010 | Published: August 1, 2008


Topics:  Encryption Standards | Executive Training | Firewall Management | Hackers | IT Managers | Remote Access Security | Remote Access Software | VPN | WPA

WHITE PAPER - In the Global Knowledge/TechRepublic 2010 Salary Survey, conducted at that end of last year, one of the questions put to respondents was "What skill set will your company be looking to add in 2010?" Here's the complete list, with the No. 1 skill listed being in the highest demand.
Posted: January 25, 2010 | Published: January 25, 2010


Topics:  Business Process Management | Careers | Cloud Computing | Database Management | Desktop Computer Support | IT Managers | IT Workforce | Project Management | Security Managers | Training | Training and Educational Services | Web Development

WHITE PAPER - Dell has undergone a dramatic transformation through standardizing, simplifying, and automating much of its own IT infrastructure. Here, Dell CIO Robin Johnson discusses the process - and what becoming an Efficient Enterprise has meant for Dell's bottom line.
Posted: January 15, 2010 | Published: January 15, 2010


Topics:  CIOs | Desktop Virtualization | Enterprise | IT Governance | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Managers | Operating Systems | Server Virtualization

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - In the third presentation transcript of this three-part Q&A series with expert Greg Shields, learn what IT Management is and why, as a small business, you need to understand and care about IT Management.
Posted: January 12, 2010 | Published: December 18, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | IT Management | IT Managers | Network Best Practices | NGN | Project Management

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes the Sun GlassFish™ Portfolio - an open platform for rapidly deploying Web applications throughout the enterprise - and explains how its use can help organizations to create cost-effective services solutions.
Posted: January 5, 2010 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Application Server Hardware | IT Managers | Open Source Software | Productivity | Software Development Tools | Web Applications Management | Web Applications Software | Web Services

WHITE PAPER - Hudson, an open source "continuous integration" (CI) server initially developed at Sun, brings a new level of efficiency and productivity to collaborative software development. This paper describes Hudson's capabilities, compares its key features, and summarizes why Hudson has quickly become the industry's most widely adopted open source CI server.
Posted: December 28, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Collaboration | Collaborative Product Development | IT Management | IT Managers | Open Source Software | Productivity | Software Development Tools | Software Engineers | Software Maintenance

VIDEO - Watch this video for a discussion of what challenges CIOs face today and what emerging technologies they are considering. Speakers include three CIOs from three different types of organizations.
Posted: December 22, 2009 | Premiered: December 22, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | IT Management | IT Managers | Server Virtualization | Software as a Service | TCO

VIDEO - Watch this video to see how Microsoft Virtualization makes IT management much easier than you may have thought.
Posted: December 22, 2009 | Premiered: December 22, 2009


Topics:  Budgeting | Data Center Management | IT Management | IT Managers | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

WHITE PAPER - This paper will explain each of the ten points on the “How to Scale Your Process Documentation Initiative Checklist” in an in-depth manner. Read on to learn what these ten points are as well as well as learn tips on how to properly utilize the checklist.
Posted: December 18, 2009 | Published: December 18, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | Business Processes | CIOs | Documentation | IT Management | IT Managers | SOA

WEBCAST - In the third webcast of this three-part Q&A series with expert Greg Shields, learn what IT Management is and why, as a small business, you need to understand and care about IT Management.
Posted: December 18, 2009 | Premiered: December 18, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | IT Management | IT Managers | Network Best Practices | NGN | Project Management

PODCAST - In the third podcast of this three-part Q&A series with expert Greg Shields, learn what IT Management is and why, as a small business, you need to understand and care about IT Management.
Posted: December 18, 2009 | Premiered: December 18, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | IT Management | IT Managers | Network Best Practices | NGN | Project Management

WEBCAST - Implementing ITIL for the first time or expanding your current processes can seem like overwhelming tasks. However, there are steps that can make these tasks much easier. Watch and learn what you can do to make implementing ITIL easier and how to use your IT Service Management solution to move forward.
Posted: December 16, 2009 | Premiered: December 16, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Business Processes | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Service Management | IT Spending | ITIL