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• eBook: A Guide to Modern IT Disaster Recovery

  This online eBook provides insight and advice on how to build an effective disaster recovery strategy in the evolving world of virtual infrastructures, while mitigating the impact of so-called 'Black Swan' events in the datacenter. Practical, how-to best practices, real customer success testimonials and links to additional resources. Learn more.

• Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Workload Consolidation  

  Increasing the use of server virtualization is a top priority for small and midsize businesses. Read this white paper and learn how VMware is helping companies boost the value of server virtualization. Read more.

• vSphere Storage Appliance Technical White Paper

  This white paper covers the the vSphere® Storage Appliance (VSA) architecture, deployment of a VSA cluster, and basic monitoring and management. Learn more.

• Desktop Total Cost of Ownership: 2011 Update

  Declining hardware and software costs have an impact on total cost of ownership (TCO), but how desktop PCs are managed remains the most critical factor in reducing TCO. This white paper illustrates how a higher management level for desktops can achieve lower TCO and improved user productivity. Read now.

• Desktop Modernization eBook

  This eBook looks at the challenges involved in delivering and managing desktops, today and in the future. Its goal is to demonstrate how VMware desktop virtualization can deliver a solution to address the requirements of IT and end-users without compromise. Read more.

• 10 Reasons to Modernize the Desktop

  This white paper illustrates the benefits of moving beyond the physical PC to a modern desktop that is highly flexible, easy to manage, customizable to suit users’ needs, and ready for new and future technology. Learn more.

• Virtualization Management Critical to Achieving Scale and Efficiency

  This white paper explains why customers are moving beyond traditional tools and processes when it comes to how they manage their virtual environments. Read more.

• The State of Enterprise Disaster Recovery Preparedness 2011

  This white paper outlines five trends that enterprises are architecting to better equip their DR solutions today including, secondary site configuration and separation, cloud recovery, tiers of applications and causes of disasters. Learn more.

• A Guide to Modern IT Disaster Recovery

  This white paper provides insight and advice on how to build an effective disaster recovery strategy in the evolving world of virtual infrastructures, while mitigating the impact of so-called 'Black Swan' events in the datacenter. Practical, how-to best practices, real customer success testimonials and links to additional resources. Read more.

• Taneja Group Executive Summary: An Overview of the Cloud Market Vendor Landscape

  This white paper from Taneja Group provides an objective review of current cloud infrastructure and management, application platform, and service provider solutions from leading vendors as well as key takeaways for IT leaders to consider when selecting a vendor. Learn more.

• Cloud Security Myths and Strategies Uncovered

  This white paper highlights trends and findings from CIO’s 2011 Global Cloud Computing Adoption survey as it relates to Security and Compliance in the virtualized datacenter. Read on.

• Global Cloud Computing Adoption: Transformation Is In The Air

  This white paper analyzes the benefits and drawbacks of outsourcing cloud services, examines the business benefits and risks, and provides the steps you should take for a successful implementation. Learn more.

• The Future of Business Continuity

  In this white paper learn a sure and safe way to protect your assets and rely on newer technologies to ensure you don't suffer when, not if, a disaster occurs. Learn more.

• Optimize Your SharePoint 2010 Content Using Microsoft’s New Storage Guidance

  There are new database sizing guidelines for SharePoint 2010 SP 1. Learn how this guidance marks a shift in how Microsoft looks at SharePoint content and allows you to take advantage of RBS technologies. Learn more.

• Workload Automation: The Heart of Enterprise Operations

  Workload Automation (WLA), or enterprise scheduling, is an essential capability for large and small IT departments. Read this white paper to learn the key criteria for your workload automation vendor short list. Learn more.

• Compare Time, Cost Tracking and Other Timesheet Software Solutions

  This comparison chart helps time and cost tracking software buyers compare ten leading time tracking solutions in the market today. Read more.

• Quest vRanger Trial

  When disaster strikes don’t waste hours and dollars recovering critical data. vRanger delivers blazing-fast speed and granular recovery for your VMware applications and data. Get your free trial today.

• Cornerstone Community Bank Cuts Replication Time by Almost 70 Percent with vReplicator and vRanger

  In this white paper see how vRanger helped Cornerstone Bancshares, Inc. cut replication time from days to minutes and how this translated to real time and money savings. Read more.

• IDC Vendor Spotlight: Data Protection and Recovery for Physical and Virtual Environments

  Backup and recovery supporting a tiered-recovery model? This IDC Vendor Spotlight examines the advancements in today’s data protection technologies, and a backup/recovery solution that works across physical, virtual and cloud environments. Read on.

• Virtualization Data Protection Report 2011

  Read this year's Virtualization Data Protection Report and learn how disaster recovery is actually becoming even more difficult and as a result, tougher decisions must be taken around what is deemed as truly business critical. Learn more.

• Centrally Controlling, Securing and Auditing Access to Cross-Platform Systems and Applications Using the Centrify Suite

  In this white paper learn how to leverage an infrastructure you already own to strengthen security, enhance regulatory compliance initiatives, reduce IT expense and complexity, and improve privileged user and administrator productivity. Read more.

• Privileged User Activity Auditing: The Missing Link for Enterprise Compliance and Security

  In this white paper learn how the actions of privileged users is critical in today's environment of IT outsourcing and off-shoring. Learn more and read on.

• Veeam Backup & Replication 6.0

  In this white paper find out how you can develop a backup strategy for mixed virtual infrastructures like VMware vSphere and/or Microsoft Hyper-V. Learn more and read on.

• Top 5 Requirements for Backup of Virtual and Physical Servers

  In this white paper Microsoft MVP and VMware vExpert Greg Shields shows you how to ensure guaranteed recoverability across physical as well as virtual infrastructures by taking a different backup perspective. Read more.

• Actionable SCCM Information is the Key to a Successful Windows 7 Migration

  Not only is Windows 7 here, but a new version is just around the corner. Those old Windows XP machines are in desperate need of an upgrade in order to remain secure, supported, and functional not to mention compatible with new applications and services. Learn more and read now.

• How to Guarantee 100% Recoverability of Your Backup

  In this white paper Storage Switzerland Senior Analyst George Crump shows you that 100% recoverability is possible, and introduces you to the next generation tools and processes that make it so. Read on.

• Advanced Data Reduction and Security for Microsoft DPM

  This white paper shows you how to add the two key ingredients missing from Microsoft DPM: Advanced data reduction and encryption for data-at-rest. Learn more.

• Active Directory Change Auditing

  This white paper will help you learn all about Active Directory change auditing. You will see why it is important based on real-life examples. Read more.

• Free Trial: Remotely Manage and Monitor Multiple PCs with Ease

  Managing multiple computers and remote systems can seem like a never-ending battle. Now there’s a way to win the war for once and for all.

• LogMeIn Central Free Trial

  Get a free trial of a powerful web-based management console that lets you manage, monitor and automate tasks on hundreds of computers from one central location – yours.

• 5 Ways to Make Your SCCM Data Work Harder

  If you’re trying to get a detailed inventory of your environment, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) may not provide enough critical data. Learn five scenarios where SCCM is missing critical data and what you can do. Learn more.

• Best Practices for Monitoring VMware with SCOM

  Download this white paper and discover the 6 key concepts to get the most out of VMware vSphere and Microsoft System Center Operations Manager. Learn more.

• The Impact of VMware and Hyper-V Snapshots on Backup Technology

  In this white paper gain a better understanding of the key differences and read about supporting multiple hypervisors and bridging the gap with Veeam Backup and Replication.

• LiteSpeed® for SQL Server Enterprise

  LiteSpeed® for SQL Server’s Adaptive Compression technology delivers expanded tuning capabilities, high-performance compression and more, saving time and money right now. Download your free trial today.

• The Impact of VMware and Hyper-V Snapshots on Backup Technology

  Download this white paper to gain a better understanding of the key differences between VMware and Hyper-V snapshot technology. Learn more.

• Backup and Replication v6 Data Sheet

  In this white paper learn how Veeam Backup & Replication for Hyper-V provides fast, flexible and efficient recovery of virtualized applications and data. Read on.

• Stop Spending Money on Software Licenses You Already Own

  Wasting money buying software that you already own is a huge problem but there is a mirror problem: using software you don’t own. In this white paper read what really needs to be done and how to enable your organization to be license efficient. Learn more.

• Making Software License Management Less Painful

  In this white paper learn why no one likes asset management, what tools are and are not helpful and why you need to tie assets back to contracts. Read on.

• The Help Desk Management Personality Quiz

  The Help Desk: IT’s first line of defense to keep your users productive, and to keep your computers running smoothly. Take this personality quiz to see how your help desk rates. Try it now!

• Integrating Network Monitoring and the Help Desk for Expedited Problem Resolution

  In this white paper learn how to have a fluid help desk to work flow and how to resolve quickly and correctly, users IT issues. Read on.

• Managing Permissions Across Servers

  In this white paper learn how to manage permissions across hundreds of servers. Learn more and read on.

• Managing Service Accounts: Pains, Patterns and Practices

  One of the more awkward aspects of Windows administration is the management of service accounts. In this white paper read how the risks of ignoring the problem, a DIY solution, using brute force and a better service management option through automation. Learn more.

• Faronics Deep Freeze and Anti-Executable and the Los Angeles Police Department

  The second largest Police Department in the nation turns to Faronics for its Layered Security Solution. By combining Anti-Executable and Deep Freeze IT staff spend have substantially lowered their IT costs. Read more.

• Internet Filtering vs User Activity Monitoring

  This white paper details Internet Filtering’s pitfalls and the numerous benefits of implementing UAM software across your computer network. Read on.

• Building a More Productive Workplace

  In this white paper learn how implementing User Activity Monitoring (UAM) software helps best practices become better, ensuring workplace productivity and profitability. Learn more.

• Mitigating the Top 5 Threats to Your Business

  In this white paper learn how User Activity Monitoring software eliminates or minimizes common business threats, ensuring productivity, profitability, and harmonious employee relations. Learn more.

• Lowering Energy Costs at the Desktop

  This white paper outlines the potential cost and energy savings available when effective power management is exercised across the client computers in an organization. Learn more.

• Blacklist Based Software Versus Whitelist Based Software

  This white paper discusses blacklist based software, and the relatively new and less common approach of whitelist-based software to combat the problem. Learn more.

• Three Things That Will Break Your Windows 7 (or 8) Migration and How To Avoid Them

  In this white paper learn how to avoid three pitfalls that will break your Windows 7 (or 8) migration and how to avoid them, for a smooth transition. Learn more.

• Reducing Hidden Operating Costs Through IT Asset Discovery

  Asset Management enables you to support tighter IT cost-containment policies by automating the data gathering process, and identifying areas of wastage and overspend. Learn more.

• Try the OptiView® XG On Your Network - FREE

  The OptiView® XG is the first dedicated tablet with automated network and application analysis, the fastest way to root cause. XG raises the bar for analyzing and troubleshooting performance problems with the ease of use network engineers need. Learn more.

• Windows 7 Migrations: How to Re-Think Your Standard Desktop Image

  In this white paper learn how a Windows 7 migration can help setting up new images, and creating a fresh set up for you standard client configuration. Learn more.

• Top 6 LiteSpeed® Features DBA's Should Know About

  LiteSpeed’s™ SQL backups are smaller, run faster and are more secure. Learn to get the most from its power, discover six features every DBA should know. Read this white paper now.

• VMware vSphere® Reference Architecture for Small and Medium Businesses

  Take the trial and error out of designing and implementing complex infrastructure. Read this white paper to learn more about Dell's business-ready configuration for your small-to-medium-sized business. Learn more.

• Layered Tech: Taking IT to the Next Level

  In this white paper learn why Layered Tech chose Dell PowerEdge servers based on the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series and how they enabled the company to both serve its existing customers and take on larger clients, all while streamlining infrastructure and keeping costs down. Read more.

• Flow International: Defining a New Global Standard

  In this white paper learn how Flow Technology has increased efficiency, drastically reduced new PC deployment time, and fostered collaboration among global divisions. Learn more.

• Meet Your Disaster Recovery Goals with Less Complexity and Cost

  This white paper outlines the ways virtualization can address the challenges of traditional disaster recovery and help your enterprise meet the key goals of a viable disaster recovery plan. Learn more.

• Lay the Right IT Foundation with Dell and VMware

  In this white paper learn how Dell and VMware deliver end-to-end virtualized infrastructure solutions that can help you achieve a simplified, more efficient, flexible, cost-effective, service oriented IT environment. Learn more.

• Dell IT: A Model of Virtualization

  Read this white paper to learn how Dell IT group virtualized more than 5,000 servers to save a company over US $29 million. Learn more.

• Don’t Let Your Active Directory Forest Burn Around You

  In this white paper learn to plan for and overcome Active Directory Disasters. Read more in this white paper.

• Why You Need a Better Way to Manage Email Attachments

  This white paper highlights how organizations can solve their attachment management problems while imposing little or no change on the way that users work and increasing IT’s visibility into the process for compliance purposes inexpensively and at reduced corporate risk. Learn more.

• Cybercriminals and Security Attacks: What Your Business Must Know

  This white paper explores today’s top security risks for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and the tools necessary to protect against next generation malware and cybercrime. Read more.

• Top 10 Reasons You’ll Want to Upgrade to VSphere 5

  VMware’s new vSphere 5 is packed with a great number of new features, but virtualization expert Elias Khnaser knows of 10 features that make this version upgrade worthy. Read more.

• ERP Buyer's Guide

  In this guide easily compare ERP solutions for Enterprise, Mid-Market and Small business solutions in the new CompareBusinessProduct.com Buyer’s Guide. Read on.

• Exchange 2010 Migration Guide

  This practical guide outlines how cloud-based email archiving solutions can meet the regulatory and business requirements of long-term message storage, while offering clear financial and operational advantages over in-house solutions. Read now.

• Email Archiving Best Practices

  The market for email archiving is growing fast due to a real need for control risk and increased productivity. Access this Bloor Research paper to discover the strengths and weaknesses of major players in the market. Read now.

• Mimecast Unified Email Management

  You need a practical email strategy that is low risk, future proof, easy to implement and has a predictable cost profile. Learn how Mimecast provides email management as a single service in the cloud that slashes on-premise email storage requirements and ensures complete email availability, security and compliance. Read more.

• Cisco Unified Computing System: Meet the Challenges of Microsoft SQL Server Workloads

  This white paper is written for enterprise systems administrators and database administrators (DBAs) seeking to provide the best hardware capacity and platform benefits possible for their Microsoft SQL Server workloads.

• Cisco Unified Computing System: Meet the Challenges of Microsoft SharePoint Server Workloads

  This white paper introduces some critical Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 design concepts and best practices and shows how Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS™) products and features make it well suited for larger and more complex Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 environments. Learn more.

• Cisco Unified Computing System: Meet the Challenges of Virtualization with Microsoft Hyper-V

  In this white paper we will introduce and cover the key virtualization capabilities of Cisco’s UCS server family for Microsoft applications. Learn more.

• Cisco Unified Computing System: Meet the Challenges of Today’s Microsoft Exchange Server Workloads

  When planning for a new or upgraded Microsoft Exchange deployment, administrators and architects have numerous choices across server, storage, and network stacks. Learn how Cisco unifies these requirements. Read now for more.

• New Features in SharePoint 2010: A Disaster Recovery Love Story

  Disaster recovery planning for a SharePoint 2010 environment is a must to insure your data and the continuity of business operations. In this paper we’ll explore platform updates that illustrate how the landscape has changed.

• What's Missing from System Center Asset Management

  In this white paper we will discuss license, contract and vendor tracking, active and passive software metering and tracking assets in virtual environments. Read more.

• Balancing Desktop Standardization with User Needs: Variety The Spice of Life, the Bane of IT

  In this white paper, we will discuss the needs of different types of desktops and different users and how to meet those needs. Learn more.

• File Server Migration: The Pain is in the Permissions

  In this white paper learn to streamline your modern backup and recovery solutions, without the hassle of long hours of server transitions. Read on.

• Active Directory Auditing: What it Is, What it Isn't

  This white paper discusses the challenges of native tools and the 7 key capabilities that you need so that you can effectively audit Active Directory. Read now.

• The 2011 Oracle Backup Solutions Buyer's Guide

  Get the facts you need to make an informed decision about your Oracle backup and recovery solution in this 37-page report by DCIG.

• Building a Secure and Compliant Windows Desktop

  This paper presents the benefits of removing administrator rights from end users, the combination of technologies needed for effective implementation of this level of security, and how to best remove the local Administrator account, while maintaining the users’ access to all applications.

• The Economic Impact of Data Deduplication, Compression and Thin Provisioning on Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 (DPM 2010)

  This white paper details the capital and operating expense savings achievable by reducing DPM storage capacity requirements. Read more.

• BridgeSTOR DPM 2010 Dedupe Analyzer

  The Data Protection Manager 2010 Analyzer projects the value of DPM 2010 deduplication and compression using your own data. The Analyzer projects the expected cost savings from capacity reductions, future growth constraints and reduced power and air conditioning expenses. Try it now!

• Business Drivers and Job Scheduling

  This white paper discusses the central role in the data center that job scheduling has played over the years and how that role is evolving. Read on, learn more.

• Post Migration Best Practices: Exchange Environment

  In this Quest white paper learn how to ensure the performance of your Exchange infrastructure following a migration. Read it today.

• Important Issues to Consider Before Migrating to a New Version of Exchange

  This white paper discusses the drivers for migrating to Exchange 2010 and why you should consider adopting cloud-based MST/AM during the planning phase of the overall migration. Download now.

• The Proactive Migration to Windows 7

  In this whitepaper learna very different migration strategy to moving your users and their desktops to Windows 7. Read on.

• The Definitive Guide to Logon Script Replacement

  In this white paper learn how logon scripts have been with us for a long time, essentially since the beginning of client-server networking and how Microsoft supports the use of Windows PowerShell as a logon script processor. Learn more.

• Top 10 Best Practices of Windows Server Backup for Virtual and Physical Servers

  Read this white paper by Don Jones, a world renown author, speaker and Microsoft MVP about the top 10 best practices of backing up Microsoft Windows Server on virtual and physical servers. Read on.

• Microsoft Uses LiteSpeed® for SQL Server from Quest Software to Eliminate the Need for Additional Storage

  In this white paper read about Microsoft’s Enterprise Application Services Group, and how using LiteSpeed® increased database backup speed and performance while reducing the storage footprint. Read on.

• The Suite Life of Software and its Impact on Your Windows 7 Migration

  Windows 7 migrations are in progress all over the world, as companies finally start moving off of their venerable Windows XP client computers. Read this white paper and learn how to avoid those troubling issues of trip ups and down time. Read more.

• Top 12 Best Practices for Virtualizing Active Directory Domain Controllers

  Download this new white paper by Greg Shields, Microsoft MVP and VMware vExpert, and get the 12 best practices that will get you started toward the right configuration and design. Read on.

• Protect Your Critical Data For Free

  Time is money, especially when you’re safeguarding the critical data in your virtual environment. That’s why you need vRanger. It’s easy to install, grows with your ever-increasing virtualization needs and is blazing fast. Learn more.

• The Active Directory Management and Security You’ve Always Dreamed Of

  In this Quest white paper discover the limitations of native Active Directory security, the requirements businesses have for their operating system and a solution that delivers simple, secure Active Directory management. Read more.

• Active Directory Security Challenges Solved

  In this Quest white paper, learn about native toolset’s limitations, and see how a third-party solution delivers high IT services levels while ensuring Active Directory is safe and secure. Learn more.

• Pedal to the Metal Accelerating Recovery Times in Business Continuity

  In this white paper learn two things to consider when starting continuity planning, and the three tasks that must be quickly accomplished for successful disaster recovery. Read it today.

• Stop Taking the Heat: Six Steps to Avoid the eDiscovery Inferno

  In this Quest white paper learn best practices to ensure a solid information management program that dramatically reduces IT costs! Read more.

• Best Practices: Log Management for Security and Compliance Initiatives

  This white paper will discuss common Log Management requirements and best practices to decrease the potential for security breaches and reduce the possibility of legal or compliance issues. Read more.

• Security-as-a-Service: Threat Mitigation From the Cloud

  In this white paper learn how the cloud is the most effective place to store your email, in addition learn how to make that mail easy available and accessible. Learn more.

• Best Practices for using V-locity on Storage Area Networks (SANs)

  With file fragmentation causing the host operating system to generate additional unnecessary disk I/Os (more overhead on CPU and RAM), performance suffers. Learn more and read on.

• V-locity 3 Virtual Optimization Realized

  In this white paper learn how in today’s virtual environments demand constant application of effort towards maintaining the highest possible service levels with no overhead. Read on.

• Inside Diskeeper 2011 with IntelliWrite

  In this white paper read how Diskeeper 2011 addresses the cause of fragmentation and prevents up to 85% of all file fragmentation. Learn more.

• Security in Office 365

  This white paper provides an overview of the security practices and technology that support enterprise-grade security in Microsoft Office 365 for businesses of all sizes. For a comprehensive and detailed treatment of security in Office 365 read more.

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