WHITE PAPER - Read this 3-page case study to learn how GTE FCU avoided a costly “forklift” upgrade and instead benefited with Riverbed Steelhead appliances by reducing data traffic by fourfold, achieving RPO objectives, and enabling rich, granular reporting capabilities.
Posted: January 31, 2012 | Published: January 31, 2012


Topics:  Backups | Content Management | Disaster Recovery | Infrastructure Management | ROI | RPO | RTO | Storage Hardware | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Security

PODCAST - Join author David J. Gardner for a podcast that explains the key to making mass customization more efficient. Using examples of cable service providers and McDonald’s, clients will see how they can tune their infrastructure to make exceptions less exceptional and keep profitability on track.
Posted: January 30, 2012 | Premiered: January 30, 2012


Topics:  CRM | Customer Data Management | Customer Service | Infrastructure Management | Infrastructure Services

VIDEOCAST - The cost and efficiency benefits of virtualization are well-established, but you can accelerate these benefits by going beyond virtualization into private cloud computing. Join Microsoft executives Satya Nadella, President of Server and Tools Business, and Brad Anderson, Corporate VP of Management and Security, as they explore this important topic.
Posted: January 30, 2012 | Premiered: January 30, 2012


Topics:  Applications Management | Business IT Alignment | Data Center Management | Infrastructure Management | Microsoft System Center | Private Cloud | Private cloud computing

WHITE PAPER - This white paper takes a closer look at HP CloudSystem, a comprehensive, integrated technology system that enables enterprises to build, manage, and consume services across all cloud environments. Discover the three easy steps you should take to provide a solid foundation for your data center.
Posted: January 25, 2012 | Published: January 25, 2012


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Cloud Management | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Infrastructure Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Services

WHITE PAPER - Read this brief white paper to learn about the benefits your peers are enjoying by expanding their cloud integration, such as faster application provisioning, higher service levels, improved business relationships, and more.
Posted: January 25, 2012 | Published: January 25, 2012


Topics:  Application Development | Applications Management | Cloud Computing | Cloud Management | Infrastructure Management | Integrated Development Environments | Service Level Management

WHITE PAPER - This white paper reviews the results from a survey of 200 IT professionals that can help you optimize your cloud’s security. Key findings suggest that security plays a foundational role in the decision to implement a private cloud, protecting platform and infrastructure resources are top concerns and security drives outsourcing decisions.
Posted: January 20, 2012 | Published: January 20, 2012


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Cloud Management | Cloud Security | Data Security | Infrastructure Management | Outsourcing | Private Cloud

ESSENTIAL GUIDE - Download the Service-Oriented Cloud Computing Infrastructure (SOCCI) Framework from the Open Group.
Posted: January 17, 2012 | Published: January 17, 2012


Topics:  Architectures | Cloud Computing | Infrastructure Management | SOA | SOA Governance | Web Services | Web Services Architecture | Web Services Management

ESSENTIAL GUIDE - Download the Open Group Service Integration Maturity Model (OSIMM).
Posted: January 17, 2012 | Published: January 17, 2012


Topics:  Architectures | Infrastructure Management | Infrastructure Services | SOA | SOA Governance | Web Services | Web Services Architecture

ESSENTIAL GUIDE - Download the Open Group Service-Oriented Architecture reference architecture.
Posted: January 17, 2012 | Published: January 17, 2012


Topics:  Architectures | CIOs | Infrastructure Management | SOA | Standards | Standards Organizations | Web Services Architecture | Web Services Management

VIDEO - Pump Solutions Group needed to build a common DR framework for the organization. It became an early adopter of Whitewater™ cloud storage accelerators from Riverbed and was able to deduplicate data 12X before transporting it over the WAN for public cloud storage and DR. Watch the video to learn more.
Posted: January 12, 2012 | Premiered: January 12, 2012


Topics:  Backups | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Management | Data Security | Data Storage | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Infrastructure Management | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Security

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - Eucalyptus co-founder & CTO Rich Wolski discusses "Services as an Infrastructure" as a way in which enterprises can architect production cloud computing environments. Explore deployment strategies based on user experiences with private clouds in various enterprise settings and learn about likely future technological developments.
Posted: January 12, 2012 | Published: January 12, 2012


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Center Management | eCommerce | Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) | Infrastructure Management | IT Infrastructure | Private Cloud

WHITE PAPER - Consolidating infrastructure servers across several business locations can reduce management costs, improve availability and help you transition towards a greener IT environment.  This white paper examines how one IT organisation accomplished this goal by deploying Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 Datacenter Edition across all 12 of its locations.
Posted: January 11, 2012 | Published: January 11, 2012


Topics:  Infrastructure Management | Microsoft Hyper-V | Microsoft Virtual Server | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Windows Server 2008 R2

WHITE PAPER - Minimising your physical infrastructure can significantly reduce operational costs, but it is often easier said than done.  This white paper reveals how one retail business accomplished this goal by deploying Windows Server 2008 Datacenter and Hyper-V technology to manage over 300,000 store-based endpoints.
Posted: January 11, 2012 | Published: January 11, 2012


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Infrastructure Management | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Virtualization | Windows Server 2008 R2

WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses an exclusive survey where CFOs weighed in on their perceptions and understanding of cloud computing. Read more about what this CFO survey reveals about the potential economic and efficiency benefits of the cloud.
Posted: January 10, 2012 | Published: January 10, 2012


Topics:  CFOs | Cloud Computing | Cloud Management | Enterprise Services Architecture | Financial Management | Infrastructure Management | IT Service Management

WHITE PAPER - Uncover how monitoring technology can equip network administrators with the vital insights needed to govern and ensure availability of servers and applications, whether managed locally or in the cloud.
Posted: January 5, 2012 | Published: January 5, 2012


Topics:  Applications Management | Cloud Computing | Dashboards | Database Performance Management | Infrastructure Management | Network Design | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Network Managers | Network Monitoring | Network Monitoring Software | Network Performance | Network Traffic Analysis | Network Traffic Management | Networking | Private Cloud | Public Cloud | SLA