SmartBiz IT Research Library

WHITE PAPER - While trying to predict an outage is impossible, being prepared for one is not. Having the right tools in place to respond to a "disaster" is essential to sustaining a successful organization. A business-continuity / disaster-recovery plan can help you cut costs by avoiding downtime, lost revenue and dissatisfied customers.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 8, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Business Continuity Planning | Continuous Data Protection | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Recovery | Data Security | Data Storage | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | Storage Security

WHITE PAPER - In an increasingly digital world, it's clear that business continuity is no longer an option. Keeping systems running 24x7 and ensuring that data reaches its intended destination — precisely when it's needed — is the heart and soul of a business. This paper discusses Business-Continuity (BC) initiatives on a tight budget and with limited resources.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 8, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Business Continuity Planning | Business Continuity Planning Software | Data Center Management | Data Deduplication | Data Governance | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Recovery | Data Security | Data Storage | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | RPO | RTO | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Database growth, long-term data retention regulations and storage requirements increase operational costs. Yet, archiving complex relational data poses many challenges. Optim Data Growth Solution provides proven technology and comprehensive capabilities that make archiving complex relational data practical and desirable.
Posted: September 4, 2009 | Published: December 1, 2008


Topics:  CIOs | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Storage | Database Administration | Database Architectures | Email Archiving | Information Management | Master Data Management | TCO

PODCAST - Listen to this episode of "The Malware Report" to find out how California is responding to the 800 data breaches that occurred in the first five months of 2009.
Posted: September 3, 2009 | Premiered: September 3, 2009


Topics:  Data Encryption | Data Governance | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Security | Malware | Regulations | Regulatory Compliance | Security | Security Threats

WEBCAST - Stringent laws and regulations are forcing businesses to look at data in a new light. Added to compliance challenges is protecting disparate data, while reducing overhead costs associated with legal discovery. In this webcast IDC looks at high level trends in compliance, solutions that industry-leaders are employing and how to mitigate data risk.
Posted: September 3, 2009 | Premiered: September 3, 2009


Topics:  Compliance Best Practices | Continuous Data Protection | Continuous Data Protection Software | Data Auditing | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Storage | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | Regulatory Compliance | Security | Security Audits | Security Best Practices | Storage Best Practices | Storage Security | Storage Virtualization | Tape Backups | Virtual Tape Libraries

PODCAST - Stringent laws and regulations are forcing businesses to look at data in a new light. Added to compliance challenges is protecting disparate data, while reducing overhead costs associated with legal discovery. In this podcast, IDC looks at high level trends in compliance, solutions that industry-leaders are employing and how to mitigate data risk.
Posted: September 3, 2009 | Premiered: September 3, 2009


Topics:  Compliance Best Practices | Continuous Data Protection | Continuous Data Protection Software | Data Auditing | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Recovery | Data Storage | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | Regulatory Compliance | Security | Security Audits | Security Best Practices | Storage Best Practices | Storage Security | Storage Virtualization | Tape Backups | Virtual Tape Libraries

WHITE PAPER - An effective governance program will determine what kinds of data are inputs, outputs or byproducts, and will enable the company to quickly distinguish and process data elements accordingly. Read this paper to learn more.
Posted: August 26, 2009 | Published: August 26, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business IT Alignment | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Quality | Environmental Standards | Green Data Center | Green Storage | Strategic Planning

EGUIDE - Data breaches run rampant and there is very little information about how to build a practical, effective data security program. We'll detail the steps to take and the technologies available to keep your organization's most valuable information assets safe. Read on to learn more about protecting the database without threatening the budget.
Posted: August 19, 2009 | Published: August 19, 2009


Topics:  Data Encryption | Data Governance | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Management | Data Security | Data Storage | Database Management | Database Security | Encryption Standards | Information Security

VIDEO - The regulatory environment is constantly changing, so creating a streamlined and flexible program is every security pro's first goal when it comes to compliance. Check out this videocast for best practices on forming a comprehensive compliance program.
Posted: July 29, 2009 | Premiered: July 28, 2009


Topics:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Compliance Audits | Compliance Best Practices | Data Governance | Data Security | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | Information Security | Laws | Outsourcing | Regulations | Regulatory Compliance | Risk Assessment | Risk Management | Security | Security Best Practices | Security Infrastructure | Security Management | Security Policies | Service Level Management

PODCAST - Listen to this podcast, featuring Richard Mackey, for tips on managing third-party risk, specifically for compliance. Learn how to choose the right partners and ensure they apply the same standards as your organization when securing your assets.
Posted: July 29, 2009 | Premiered: July 28, 2009


Topics:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Compliance Audits | Compliance Best Practices | Data Governance | Data Security | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | Information Security | Laws | Outsourcing | Regulations | Regulatory Compliance | Risk Assessment | Risk Management | Security | Security Best Practices | Security Infrastructure | Security Management | Security Policies | Service Level Management

WHITE PAPER - The following paper outlines seven ways that data governance programs can help manage costs and presents a mechanism for quantifying the return on investment (ROI) for these contributions.
Posted: July 24, 2009 | Published: July 24, 2009


Topics:  Compliance Best Practices | Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Quality | Data Stewardship | Master Data Management | Project Management | ROI

WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses the role of data governance programs in supporting compliance efforts, and presents an ROI formula you can use in those circumstances where it's important to quantify the value of data governance efforts.
Posted: July 24, 2009 | Published: July 24, 2009


Topics:  Compliance Audits | Compliance Best Practices | Data Governance | Data Quality | Data Stewardship | HIPAA Compliance | Master Data Management | Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance | Regulatory Compliance | ROI | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - This presentation transcript compares two leading data modeling tools and demonstrates how advanced data modeling improves productivity, standards compliance and knowledge sharing.
Posted: July 20, 2009 | Published: July 20, 2009


Topics:  Data Governance | Data Management Software | Data Migration | Data Modeling | Data Modeling Languages | Data Visualization | Database Management Software | Knowledge Management Software | Reporting Software

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - This presentation transcript features Brian Babineau, senior analyst with the Enterprise Strategy Group. Today Badineau would like to talk to you a little bit about driving efficiency within your data center and how you can reduce cost by reducing the amount of duplicate data that maybe in your environment.
Posted: July 9, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Deduplication | Data Governance | Data Management | IT Governance | IT Management | Rack Enclosures | Rack Servers

IT BRIEFING - A researcher at The Data Warehousing Institute recently estimated that 80 percent of information available in an average enterprise is unstructured and unavailable from any standard database management system. What can you do about it? Enterprise search software incorporates unstructured documents into the same architecture as classic reports.
Posted: June 22, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Governance | Data Management | Data Warehouses | Database Administration | Database Management | Document Management | Enterprise Search Software