SmartBiz IT Research Library

WHITE PAPER - This booklet shows you the results of Workday's "unplugged" approach to building a UI. We've made complicated enterprise applications simple, awesomely simple, with a user interface that is uniquely Workday.
Posted: October 16, 2008 | Published: October 16, 2008


Topics:  Application Infrastructure | Applications Management | Enterprise | Enterprise Applications Software | ERP | Productivity | Switching | User Experience | User Interfaces

WHITE PAPER - This paper examines the trends towards server consolidation and virtualization, and how wide-area data services can help IT organizations address the challenges of application performance and information availability within these environments.
Posted: October 3, 2008 | Published: October 3, 2008


Topics:  Application Infrastructure | Application Integration | CIOs | Databases | Disaster Recovery | Infrastructure Management | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - It is essential that SAP applications and network infrastructures be considered together as a common "application infrastructure" that supports strategic business objectives. This paper examines the challenges associated with SAP application delive
Posted: September 19, 2008 | Published: September 19, 2008


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Infrastructure | Application Integration | Application Performance Management | Network Architectures | Network Configuration Management | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - This guide explains the challenges of user response monitoring and how to overcome these challenges. It also teaches you how to get a real handle on infrastructure performance and shows you how it will impact user experience.
Posted: August 15, 2008 | Published: August 15, 2008


Topics:  Application Infrastructure | Email | Infrastructure Management | Legacy Applications Software | Performance Testing | Server Virtualization | Troubleshooting | User Experience | Virtual Machine Monitor | Web Services

WHITE PAPER - This paper explores 10 reasons why companies should consider implementing Automated Application Quality Management -- a collection of processes and tools designed to enable predictable, measurable, and optimal application performance and availability.
Posted: June 25, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Application Infrastructure | Application Performance Management | Application Performance Management Software | Customer Loyalty | Data Quality | Microprocessors | Productivity | Quality Control | Server Software | Service Process Optimization Software | SOA | Software Quality Assurance | TCO | Troubleshooting | Web Services

WHITE PAPER - Though AJAX has a unique impact on the client, server, and the network, these challenges are addressed by existing, proven application delivery methods that address similar challenges arising from other technologies.
Posted: April 28, 2008 | Published: March 1, 2007


Topics:  Access Rights | AJAX | Application Development | Application Infrastructure | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Application Security | Web Applications Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper describes how F5's Advanced Client Authentication module works to protect your application infrastructure while increasing your server capacity by offloading authentication processing.
Posted: April 28, 2008 | Published: April 1, 2006


Topics:  Access Control | Application Infrastructure | Authentication | Remote Access Protocols | Remote Access Routers | Remote Access Security | Remote Access Software

WHITE PAPER - A successful SOA implementation relies as much on the flexibility of your network as it does the services which will be delivered on it. This white paper explores the unique challenges when implementing a service oriented architecture.
Posted: April 28, 2008 | Published: March 1, 2007


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Infrastructure | Business Intelligence | ERP | Risk Management | SOA

WHITE PAPER - F5 has specifically developed and tested a comprehensive Application Ready infrastructure for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 that enhances the overall performance of SharePoint deployments, whether it's over the LAN or across a global WAN.
Posted: April 28, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Application Infrastructure | Application Security | Applications Management | LAN | Network Security | ROI | Security Management | WAN

WHITE PAPER - Using an outsourced Software as a Service (SaaS) model can improve the efficiency and performance of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). This paper explores the benefits of SaaS, a cost-effective approach to managing your IT infrastructure.
Posted: January 29, 2007 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Application Hosting | Application Infrastructure | Application Performance Management | Application Service Providers | Business Performance Management | Business Service Management | Computer Software Industry | Infrastructure Services | ISVs | IT Outsourcing Services | SMBs | Software as a Service | Software Licensing | Vendor Selection