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March 16, 2010

Mobile Apps Mean Business

    Mobile phones aren’t just for talking anymore. With the release of the iPhone in 2007 and the App Store in 2008, Apple gave consumers the power to download and use all types of applicat... More >

March 15, 2010

The Valuation of Confidence

Corporate valuation is all about numbers — revenue, EBIT and the like. But what’s behind the numbers? In many cases, it’s confidence and specifically, confidence in the business. If companies want to... More >

Five Things You Didn't Know About VoIP

You’ve probably heard that voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology cuts telecommunications costs and improves productivity, among other benefits. It also provides useful features and capabilit... More >

Radore Hosting: Energy Efficient Hosting

Read this case study to learn how Radore, a Turkish hosting company, reduces its energy consumption by approximately 70 percent with a virtualized solution from Dell.

The Importance of a Print Management Strategy

In this white paper, Jim Salzer of DocuAudit Intl. shows how print management allows you to control documentation expenses by outsourcing the management of your current print environment.

March 12, 2010

IT Management 2.0: New Answers to New Questions

Today, most IT leaders have a relatively clear idea about what they must grow up to become — highly responsive, agile and lean service providers. Of course, they’ve known this for some time — only no... More >

The 5 Goals of a Project Manager

These goals are generic to all industries and all types of projects. Regardless of your level of experience in project management, set these 5 goals for every project you manage.   Goal 1: To fi... More >

What You Should Know When Evaluating a Managed File Transfer Solution

It’s a reality that the way organizations conduct business today has changed. The rise of technology has enabled companies to conduct business anytime, anywhere in the world. In addition, the adoptio... More >

March 11, 2010

Be Careful in the Custom Infrastructure Wasteland

    An interesting article was posted recently: “Cray Teams with Microsoft on Cloud Computing.” Apparently Microsoft and Cray plan to work together on cloud computing systems. Cray is a s... More >

March 10, 2010

Cast Iron Launches Integration Platform to Help Pull Hybrid Cloud Models Together

In a move to tackle a persistent cloud computing challenge, Cast Iron Systems just rolled out a new platform that aims to help companies large and small securely integrate public clouds, private ... More >

March 8, 2010

Wanted: Smartphones in the Enterprise* *No Training Required

    When introducing a new mobile device and accompanying application into the enterprise, training and support can be the first obstacle to adoption and realization of improved productivit... More >

Virtual Desktops and Flying Cars

In the 1950s, there was a widespread expectation that by now we would all be driving flying cars as a matter of routine. With the advances in aeronautics in the 1940s and 1950s, it would not have bee... More >

March 5, 2010

DevOps: Why Now?

There’s tremendous passion surrounding this burgeoning DevOps movement, which aspires to address the longstanding bottleneck between development and operations. It’s no surprise, because the cause is... More >

March 3, 2010

Calling All SMEs Who Need Help Understanding Their Business Assets

Business Change It is a fact that no business is allowed the "privilege" of being able to stand still and admire the view. Regardless of how successful you are at any point in time, all businesses ne... More >

February 24, 2010

Mutual Embrace of SOA and Cloud Computing Builds into Productivity Waltz Across the IT Landscape

The latest BriefingsDirect podcast discussion comes in conjunction with The Open Group’s Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference held earlier this month in Seattle. We assembled a panel ... More >

February 23, 2010

Battling Software Defects One Developer at a Time

Numerous studies attempt to quantify the losses caused by software defects. Take Toyota for instance: It just announced a recall for more than a half million 2010 hybrid vehicles. The reason? A chang... More >

February 22, 2010

Toward an Application-Centric Data Center

Talk to any enterprise CIO today, and you’re likely to find an executive on a mission — a mission with a clear mandate to get IT out of the infrastructure business. They’ll tell you that IT has been ... More >

Tape Storage

Disaster recovery and business continuation that includes encryption, all at a manageable TCO.

Cost-Effective Business Software

Business solutions software that reduce costs, improve operational performance, decrease risk, and strengthen business management processes.

Greening IT with Server Consolidation

Learn how virtualization reduces the TCO of managing your date, while contributing towards your sustainability efforts.

Data Center Management

Indispensable technologies and best practices to maintain your organization's most valuable asset.