IT Maintenance Reports

Gartner: Fabric Computing Poised as a Preferred Infrastructure for Virtualization and Cloud Computing
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This research note presents results from a recent survey on virtualization and cloud computing. Find out why many of your peers are looking into fabric-based infrastructures and get recommendations to help you leverage the full benefits of this technology.
Posted: 24 May 2011 | Published: 11 Feb 2011

Cisco Systems, Inc.

SearchSystemsChannel.com eGuide: Virtual Server Management Guide for VARs
sponsored by IBM
EGUIDE: Virtual systems management is a major new opportunity for VARs provided that it is implemented correctly. This expert e-guide explores the fundamentals of virtual systems management from a reseller's perspective and explains how it can allow customers to fully leverage their virtual environments.
Posted: 15 Aug 2011 | Published: 15 Aug 2011

IBM

FAQ: Minimize SAP Testing Efforts
sponsored by IBM
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Trying to balance quality, speed and performance expectations is difficult enough, but when the pressure to deliver changes faster mounts, traditional QA and testing methods just don't cut it.Luckily, this resource is here to help - with answers to FAQs about how to minimize testing efforts in your SAP landscape.
Posted: 19 Jul 2013 | Published: 14 Jun 2013

IBM

Datacenter Transformation: New Directions for IT
sponsored by Hitachi Vantara
ANALYST BRIEF: The following report contains answers to 5 crucial data center questions posed by Hitachi Data Systems to Benjamin S. Woo, program vice president of IDC's Worldwide Storage Systems research, on behalf of Hitachi Data Systems' customers.
Posted: 21 Dec 2010 | Published: 20 Dec 2010

Hitachi Vantara

Presentation Transcript: Best Practices for Scheduled Security Update Cycle
sponsored by GFI Software
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this presentation transcript, Nick Lewis discusses the best ways to efficiently handle vendor security updates, how to prioritize patch deployment on mission-critical and non-mission critical systems, and why testing patches before deployment is such a crucial step.
Posted: 04 May 2011 | Published: 04 May 2011

GFI Software

Presentation Transcript: Mission-critical Unix Considerations
sponsored by HP & Intel®
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Unix remains an important platform for critical enterprise applications. This resource explores the staying power of this venerable operating system and details many of the emerging factors that are affecting its use in the data center.
Posted: 20 Jul 2011 | Published: 20 Jul 2011

HP & Intel®

Tube Lines Takes Stock of Its Assets with IBM Maximo Asset Management
sponsored by IBM
CASE STUDY: Integrating asset maintenance activity and equipment history in IBM Maximo with financial and planning systems is helping Tube Lines meet its financial targets, plan for long-range capital investments and improve the rail infrastructure. Read this case study now to learn more.
Posted: 08 Dec 2010 | Published: 08 Dec 2010

IBM

Cloud Based Disaster Recovery for SAP®
sponsored by Symmetry Corporation
WHITE PAPER: The impacts of a system outage are felt within minutes of the incident and range from production and shipping stoppages to lost business, industry penalties and failed audits. Read this paper to learn how a disaster recovery (DR) plan based in the cloud mitigates these risks and protects the interests of shareholders, investors and customers.
Posted: 13 Jan 2012 | Published: 13 Jan 2012

Symmetry Corporation

Intel IT’s Data Centre Strategy for Business Transformation
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: To keep pace with your peers and position your organisation for the future, you must continuously update your data centre. This white paper explains how one company refined their IT transformation strategy to improve the quality, speed, and efficiency of their business services. Explore their key objectives and best practices for success here.
Posted: 17 Feb 2012 | Published: 01 Dec 2011

Intel

Storage Magazine: How to improve your virtual server storage setups
sponsored by IBM.
EZINE: In this expert e-zine, featuring server virtualization and storage expert, David Davis, you will gain insight through the process of tweaking virtual server storage setups and discover ten tips that provide practical guidance you can use today to improve the performance of several virtual storage systems.
Posted: 26 Aug 2013 | Published: 28 May 2013

IBM.