WEBCAST - This webcast will explain how you can gain visibility into the performance and availability of your critical business applications, no matter where they are running. By monitoring all computing resources, you will be able to make better decisions as your enterprise transitions to a combination of internal and external environments.
Posted: November 5, 2009 | Premiered: November 1, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Services | Network Management | Network Monitoring | Network Performance | Network Service Providers | Network Traffic Management

WHITE PAPER - A robust enterprise cloud should not be focused myopically on CPUs, memory, disks, and a range of IP addressees. Businesses instead should include the nine attributes presented in this paper when formulating an enterprise cloud platform strategy.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: November 4, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Enterprise | Storage Industry | Storage Management | Storage Management Services | Storage Management Software | Storage Resource Management | Storage Systems

WHITE PAPER - For many organizations, the move to cloud computing is imminent. This paper features a range of practical insights into some key issues your organization should be aware of. It looks at some of the most pressing challenges cloud computing presents in terms of service level management and offers tips for overcoming these obstacles.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: November 4, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | IT Service Management | Network Management | Network Monitoring | Network Service Providers | Service Level Management | SLA | SLA Management Services

TECHNICAL ARTICLE - Assessing your organization's challenges, abilities and assets will help to determine if deploying a cloud-based data backup strategy is a better alternative than relying on an on-site data backup and recovery strategy. This tutorial spells out what you need to consider when trying deciding if cloud backup is right for your organization.
Posted: November 2, 2009 | Published: November 2, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Cloud Computing | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Recovery | Data Storage | Disaster Recovery | Hybrid clouds | Private cloud computing | Public cloud computing

WHITE PAPER - Today’s data centers and cloud computing environments require increased I/O performance to support large-scale applications such as databases, web servers, e-commerce applications, file servers, and email. This whitepaper focuses on the performance benefits of using the Adaptec MaxIQ™ SSD Cache Performance Solution.
Posted: November 2, 2009 | Published: October 28, 2009


Topics:  Cache | Cache Server Software | Caching | Cloud Computing | Data Center Management | Database Administration | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Databases

PODCAST - Tune into this podcast for a cloud computing disaster recovery (DR) checklist. Learn about various DR approaches for your cloud computing environment. Find out how to secure your data and how to get your DR objectives met by your cloud provider.
Posted: November 2, 2009 | Premiered: November 2, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Security | Disaster Recovery

WEBCAST - In this webcast, learn how to ensure your disaster recover (DR) needs are met by your cloud provider. Gain insight into the differences between standard and cloud-based DR approaches and how to incorporate your exiting DR plans.
Posted: November 2, 2009 | Premiered: November 2, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Security | Disaster Recovery

WHITE PAPER - In this paper we demonstrate the concept of High Performance Computing in a cloud and show that HPC clouds can deliver the needed utilization and scalability on par with the current native HPC approach of designing dedicated systems for specific applications.
Posted: November 2, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Equipment Maintenance Management Software | High Performance Computing | Independent Contracting | Infiniband Architecture | ISVs | Manufacturing | Platform as a service

WHITE PAPER - IDC White Paper: Force.com Cloud Platform Drives Huge Time to Market and Cost Savings Learn how companies like yours built custom apps 4 - 5 times faster at half the cost with Force.com Platform.
Posted: October 30, 2009 | Published: October 30, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Cloud Computing | Platform as a service | ROI | Sales and Marketing Software | Sales Force Automation

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn the ways in which new technologies are impacting power demand patterns, explores the consequences of having too much power capacity or too little and then provides concrete advice on strategies for right-sizing your power systems.
Posted: October 30, 2009 | Published: October 30, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Cooling Capacity | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Energy Efficiency | Network Performance | Power Consumption Monitoring | Power Generation Equipment | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Dealing with disasters at remote offices, where you likely have little or no technical staff, can be challenging—and, if you're not careful, expensive. Here are our top 10 tips for optimizing branch office DR while achieving overall improvements in cost efficiency.
Posted: October 29, 2009 | Published: October 29, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Cloud Computing | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | Downtime | Remote Office Connectivity | ROBO | RPO | RTO | Server Virtualization | SMBs

WEBCAST - In this webcast, learn about an IT service catalog that will help you achieve virtualization benefits like cost savings and IT agility. Discover a new operating model that enables effective virtualization and cloud computing management. Learn how IT can become more cloud-like and explore how to pave the way for an internal cloud.
Posted: October 29, 2009 | Premiered: October 29, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Infrastructure Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Management Services | IT Service Management | Portfolio Management (IT Management) | ROI | Server Virtualization

PRESENTATION - This collection of slides from the Information Security Decisions Conference presents an overview of the security concerns that arise from the new trend toward cloud computing. The slides cover what cloud computing is, how it is used, and the concerns it raises. The presentation also makes some recommendations for dealing with these concerns.
Posted: October 29, 2009 | Published: October 29, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Risk Management | Security | Security Infrastructure | Security Management

PODCAST - 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.
Posted: October 29, 2009 | Premiered: October 29, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Enterprise Resource Management | Infrastructure Services | IT Infrastructure | IT Systems | Software as a Service

EGUIDE - This expert E-Guide offers an in-depth look at the security of cloud computing. Discover a risk versus benefits comparison, learn why it may be difficult to satisfy compliance auditors if security controls are obscured, and see why cloud vendors aren’t very concerned with security.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Published: October 28, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Distributed Computing | Distributed Data Management | Grid Computing | Security | Security Infrastructure | Security Management | Security Spending | Vulnerability Management