WEBCAST - This webcast walks you through the steps to create an automation plan that will reduce errors and increase service availability and efficiency. You will hear world-renowned IT analyst Judith Hurwitz's recommendations for designing an automation plan.
Posted: September 18, 2008 | Premiered: September 23, 2008


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Cooling Equipment | Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Error Handling | Power Supplies | Professional Services Automation Software | Service Process Optimization Software | TCO | Workflow Management Coalition

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Read a system administrator's reaction to an earlier Face-Off column in Bug Finding: Ethical and Necessary. Plus, a principal security analyst discusses Upfront Data Protection.
Posted: September 15, 2008 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  Credit Cards | Data Security | Data Stewardship | Error Handling | Ethics | Identity Management | Identity Theft | Microsoft Operations Manager

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper details the challenges and solutions available for organizations wishing to improve their software development process, reduce costs, improve quality and increase reliability of planning.
Posted: July 10, 2008 | Published: July 1, 2007


Topics:  Change Management | Error Handling | Quality Control | ROI | Software | Software Development Life-Cycles | Test Results | Testing

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper to learn about a virtualization strategy that can help you achieve a lower total cost of ownership and a higher return on investment for compute assets. You'll also receive tips to avoid server sprawl and control energy use.
Posted: June 20, 2008 | Published: April 1, 2007


Topics:  Data Centers | Disk Drives | Enterprise | Error Handling | IT Infrastructure | Microprocessors | Operating Systems | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

WHITE PAPER - There are four requirements missing from most organization's data center consolidation or migration projects: dependency information, actual usage information, change impact information, and proactive post implementation problem identification.
Posted: February 4, 2008 | Published: February 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Error Handling | IT Infrastructure | Network Behavior Analysis | Network Management | Risk Assessment | Risk Management