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Start-up promises virtual, cloud application performance management

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Start-up promises virtual, cloud application performance management
Start-up AppDynamics offers application performance management software for distributed applications hosted in physical, virtual and cloud environments. Read More


WEBCAST: HP

Improve Tracking of VM Devices
Virtualization has a major impact on the network and those who manage it, making it difficult to gain visibility to inter-VM traffic. This Webcast addresses the challenges – from operating expenses and compliance to security and management. Learn best practices to alleviate some of the burden virtualization has placed on the network. Listen now

WHITE PAPER: Avent

Managing the Virtual Data Center
An exclusive survey by IDG Research reveals that virtualization is significantly upping the data center management challenges, despite all the benefits. While network security tops the list of challenges, several others emerge prominently, goading IT management to seek new management solutions in order to maintain high service levels. Learn More

Essential guide to Windows 7 management
Microsoft's latest operating system offers several benefits to IT managers who can overcome management challenges. Here's a collection of recent stories to help you deploy, manage, secure and virtualize Windows 7 in your environment. Read More

10 best IT jobs right now
Today's hot IT jobs are those that can help satisfy growing demand for technologies such as virtualization, cloud, network security and social computing skills. Here we examine 10 IT jobs and the technology know-how required to land them. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Compuware

The Definitive Guide to APM
In this Application Performance Management eBook, get hands-on, practical insight into industry best practices for managing your critical applications from an end-to-end perspective. Find out how to manage performance from the distributed front-end of IT operations to the mainframe back-end, while keeping the end-user experience in mind. Read Now.

Start-up offers a kick in the cloud with management technology
Start-up Cloudkick launches its software-as-a-service management application to help IT systems administrators get a handle on managing servers in the cloud. Read More

Start-up provides systems management via the cloud
Systems management start-up Viewfinity provides systems, privilege and user migration management capabilities via cloud computing. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Oracle

Optimizing and Protecting Storage
This document focuses on key Oracle Database 11g capabilities that help IT departments better optimize their storage infrastructure, enabling administrators to deliver a cost effective, scalable information management platform. Read Now

Forrester: Tech downturn 'unofficially over'
Forrester Research forecast for high-tech spending in 2010 promises a return to purchasing after a dismal downturn caused many cutback in 2009. Read More

Gartner: CIOs don't expect IT recovery
Gartner estimates 2010 IT budgets in the U.S. will be 2.5% higher than 2009, which is on par with 2005 budgets. Read More

Gartner: CIOs look to lighter-weight, social technologies to transform IT
Gartner survey of 1,600 CIOs shows interest in virtualization, cloud computing and other lightweight technologies at a high as IT leaders work to streamline operations and enhance productivity without spending budget dollars. Read More



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