SmartBiz IT Research Library

WHITE PAPER - Learn how virtualization and automation in the data center will lead to better customerexperience, reduced environmental impact and increased capacity for future services.
Posted: October 31, 2008 | Published: October 30, 2008


Topics:  Change Management | Configuration Management | Data Center Management | Data Centers | ITIL | ROI | Security | Server Virtualization

PRODUCT LITERATURE - CA SPECTRUM® Network Fault Manager software delivers fault and configuration management across diverse, multi-technology networks to assure the availability of critical network services that are essential for your business applications.
Posted: October 31, 2008 | Published: October 30, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Change Management | Configuration Management | Downtime | Fault Management | Network Service Providers | Troubleshooting

WHITE PAPER - Centralized management approach has enabled Leapfrog to standardize its core processes and automate routine tasks to develop a scalable and repeatable model for IT support.
Posted: October 31, 2008 | Published: October 30, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Business Processes | Change Management | Configuration Management | IT Infrastructure | Network Management

PRODUCT LITERATURE - Learn how automating critical operational processes frees up your IT staff to focus on innovation and strategic initiatives, reduces downtime, improves delivery lead time, and helps conserve valuable data center space and power resources.
Posted: October 29, 2008 | Published: October 29, 2008


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Change Management | Configuration Management | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Downtime | ERP | Power Supplies | QOS | Software

WHITE PAPER - Learn about a real-life example of how an automation architecture design that consolidates redundant, underperforming assets enabled one organization to meet the demands of an aggressive growth strategy while delivering high levels of service quality.
Posted: October 29, 2008 | Published: October 29, 2008


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Process Automation Software | Configuration Management | Customer Satisfaction | Data Center Management | Data Centers | IT Asset Management | ITIL | QOS

WHITE PAPER - In this document, Univa UD outlines a service offering for custom-tuning a Grid Engine installation to optimize performance.
Posted: October 20, 2008 | Published: October 18, 2008


Topics:  Cluster Management | Cluster Software | Clustering | Configuration Management | Hardware | Operating Systems | Processor Architectures | ROI | Testing

WHITE PAPER - ITIL is emerging as the standard way of managing IT service delivery; the latest Version 3 has extended this, aligning service design, development, and delivery more closely with business goals.
Posted: October 20, 2008 | Published: October 17, 2008


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | CMDB | Configuration Management | IT Service Management | ITIL | Network Management | Productivity | Regulatory Compliance

WHITE PAPER - Netcordia's NetMRI Network Analysis Appliance is an eminently scalable, robust, effective easy to use tool for finding and fixing network connectivity errors and performance issues, often before they become expensive problems.
Posted: October 20, 2008 | Published: October 17, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Configuration Management | Data Collection | Downtime | Network Monitoring | Routing | Testing | WAN

WHITE PAPER - This paper describes the ways that Netcordia's NetMRI can help you quickly achieve and maintain PCI DSS compliance across your network.
Posted: October 20, 2008 | Published: October 17, 2008


Topics:  Configuration Management | Data Security | Financial Services | IT Infrastructure | Network Security | Payment Card Industry | Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance | Vulnerability Management

WEBCAST - Check out this webcast to learn how configuration audit and control can help your company meet compliance requirements and get tips for increasing the security of point of sale systems.
Posted: October 16, 2008 | Premiered: October 16, 2008


Topics:  Compliance Audits | Configuration Management | Customer Data Management | Data Security | Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard | Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance | POS | Retail Trade Industry

WEBCAST - This overview will explain the various type of virtualization, the benefits of management using System Center and how virtualization results in more efficient resource utilization and supports greater flexibility.
Posted: October 16, 2008 | Premiered: October 15, 2008


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Business Intelligence | Change Management | Configuration Management | ERP | Server Virtualization | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper explains ITIL by describing its benefits, where it comes from, why you need to know about it, which types of IT organization can benefit from using it, and how to get started.
Posted: October 14, 2008 | Published: October 11, 2008


Topics:  Business Process Management | Change Management | Configuration Management | IT Service Management | ITIL | ROI

WHITE PAPER - Change and Configuration Management (CCM) tools and processes have become rather commonplace in today's business community as an effective way to gain control of dynamic IT environments.
Posted: October 14, 2008 | Published: October 14, 2008


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Change Management | CMDB | Configuration Management | Middleware | Security

WHITE PAPER - Discover the capabilities your file integrity monitoring solution should have to effectively secure and control your virtual and physical IT infrastructures.
Posted: October 10, 2008 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Configuration Management | Data Quality | Data Security | File Management Programs | IT Infrastructure | Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This E-Guide covers best practices for managing security for virtualization, how the virtualization evolution may bring even greater security benefits down the road, and the growing trend of security configuration management.
Posted: October 10, 2008 | Published: April 22, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Configuration Management | Disaster Recovery | Risk Management | Security Management | Server Virtualization | Vendors | Virtualization | VMware