WHITE PAPER - In this new Quest white paper, learn about the challenges of managing Active Directory using native tools – and how provisioning in your diverse environment is equally difficult. Then, discover a third-party solution that not only delivers a comprehensive provisioning solution, but one that makes it quick, easy and painless.
Posted: July 1, 2010 | Published: July 1, 2010


Topics:  Access Control | Active Directory | Directory Service Protocols | Server Provisioning | Windows | Windows Security | Windows Server Software

WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses operational risk management (ORM) in the context of "Sound Practices for the Management and Supervision of Operational Risk," a paper from the Basel Committee.
Posted: February 8, 2012 | Published: February 8, 2012


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Compliance (Finance) | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Risk Assessment | Risk Management | Standards

WEBCAST - This interactive data center, brought to you by our editors, explores 5 aspects of data center efficiency and provides tips and best practices to help companies make effective investment and configuration decisions.
Posted: December 21, 2011 | Premiered: March 31, 2011


Topics:  Cooling Capacity | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Design | Data Center Management | Server Management | Standards

EBOOK - The SEC XBRL Mandate for Dummies is a guide to assist external reporting professionals tasked with quickly and accurately assembling, tagging and filing their companies’ external reports.
Posted: February 9, 2012 | Published: February 8, 2012


Topics:  Compliance (Finance) | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Compliance Best Practices | Securities and Exchange Commission | Standards | XBRL

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

IT BRIEFING - This paper from the Open Group, documents an approach to enhance the TOGAF enterprise architecture methodology with the SABSA security architecture approach to create one holistic architecture methodology.
Posted: January 5, 2012 | Published: October 11, 2011


Topics:  Architectures | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Compliance Best Practices | Enterprise Architectures | Security Architectures | Standards

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - This expert presentation transcript explores key management factors you should consider as you navigate your virtualization initiative, including licensing, memory capabilities, and more. Hear about one company's virtualization roadmap and determine whether it aligns with your own virtualization plans.
Posted: October 10, 2011 | Published: October 10, 2011


Topics:  Data Center Networking | Licensing | Memory | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | Standards | Storage for Virtualized Servers

WHITE PAPER - This white paper focuses on best practices for implementing an enterprise Active Directory infrastructure using virtualization technology. We will discuss how to perform a full migration of your physical AD infrastructure to a virtualized environment.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Published: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Active Directory | Directory Assistance Services | Directory Service Protocols | Directory Services | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine | VM