Virtualisation of SAP Applications with VMware ESX Server on IBM System x3850/x3950 M2

This whitepaper looks at how Virtualization is the concept of decoupling the hardware from the operating systems and applications. This can be implemented a number of ways as we will...

Virtual SMB Centre in a Box?

What types of organizations have the most efficient IT operations? Data centers that provide highly available and resilient services with a minimum of human intervention and management? IT shops that can...

A Superior Hardware Platform for Server Virtualisation

This Intel whitepaper examines how server virtualization is helping IT organizations improve data centre productivity in fundamental ways. It shows how you can consolidate multiple operating systems and applications per...

Selecting Server Processors to Reduce Total Cost

This paper examines how Intel IT is standardizing on Intel® Xeon® processor X5570 (2.93 GHz) for two-socket servers for design computing and enterprise server virtualization. The newest high-end Intel® Xeon®...

Automated Energy Efficiency for the Intelligent Business

Efficiency is emerging as a major tool to extend the life of existing data centers and ensure that new data centers will deliver the highest ROI. This whitepaper looks at...

Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series - An Intelligent Approach to IT Challenges

This paper looks at how, in many organizations, IT infrastructure has begun to constrain business efficiency and growth. However, IT infrastructure is actually limiting IT from investing in innovation. IDC...

Increasing Energy Efficiency with x86 Servers

The current economic crisis has most companies scrambling for ways to get the most out of every dollar they spend. However, to date, many of the gains have been illusory...

Trend Watch: Mission Critcial x86

This paper examines how, over the past several years, research has shown many organisation moving mission-critical systems onto x86 servers.

Observing Data Quality Service Level Agreements

This white paper by David Loshin from Knowledge Integrity examines how to measure data quality and what to do when the data does not meet the level of acceptability. When...

• Tags:
• Database Management,
• Service Level,
• Data Quality,
• Service Level Agreement

Populating a Data Quality Scorecard with Relevant Metrics

Too often, data governance teams rely on existing measurements as the metrics used to populate a data quality scorecard. But without a defined understanding of the relationship between specific measurement...

• Tags:
• Governance,
• Database Applications,
• Data Quality,
• Fixing

Trend Micro Web Threats WP

Web threats pose a broad range of risks, including financial damages, identity theft, loss of confidential business information, theft of network resources, damaged brand or personal reputation, and erosion of...

• Tags:
• Threats,
• Anti-Virus,
• Risks,
• Paper Describes

Compliance with Data Handling Procedures in UK Government

The UK Data Handling Procedures in Government Report set out clear and mandatory procedures to be followed by all government employees that have access to and responsibility for citizen data....

• Tags:
• Loss,
• Procedures,
• Handling,
• Departments

Achieving compliance with GSi Code Of Connection (CoCo)

In November 2005, The Government published 'Transformational Government - Enabled by Technology' which documents the steps necessary to achieve effective delivery of technology for Government. To develop the necessary trust...

• Tags:
• Security Standards

Aberdeen Group: Best in Class Organisations Use Packeteers WAN Optimisation Solutions

Independent research from the Aberdeen Group shows that the most successful enterprises are reaping the benefits of the Packeteer solution and are using it for competitive advantage. Download the...

"We Have Met the Enemy, and He is Us."

Organisations are being force towards indentity- based acess lifecycle management tools in order to support IT agility & flexability, safeley empowering staff and rapid evolution of data cetres and core...

• Tags:
• Virtualization,
• Core,
• Structure,
• Staff

GUIDEBOOK: ORACLE'S SIEBEL CRM ON DEMAND

Oracle's Siebel CRM On Demand has leveraged its history and experience in CRM to provide customers with deeper functionality to drive competitive advantage. Nucleus found Siebel CRM On Demand customers...

• Tags:
• Crm,
• Demand,
• Siebel,
• Infrastructure Management

Web Application Security: Automated scanning versus manual penetration testing

Research has shown that a vast number of Web sites are vulnerable to application attacks, most occurring over HTTP/S protocols. There are two methods to detect Web vulnerability: using manual...

• Tags:
• Methods,
• Attacks,
• Security Applications,
• Protocols

Optimising Storage with Global File Virtualisation

This white paper will provide an overview on how Rainfinity Global File Virtualisation virtualises unstructured data environments and moves data -including active, open files-without disruption to users or applications. Rainfinity...

• Tags:
• Environments,
• Virtualization,
• Virtualisation,
• Class

Identity and Security Management and Strong Information Technology Goverance

A total identity and access management (IAM) – driven goverance, risk and compliance (GRC) solution should ensure foolproof and accurate measurements of policies and practises across the enterprise. This IDC...

• Tags:
• Compliance,
• Identity,
• White Paper,
• Examines

BlackBerry Devices with Bluetooth - Security Overview

This whitepaper from looks at how the BlackBerry® Enterprise Solution is designed to encrypt data in transit at all points between the BlackBerry device and the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server to...