IT asset management breakthrough

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	IT asset management breakthrough In an impact analysis issued late last year, Enterprise Management Associates noted that IT asset management "is coming back into prominence after existing for many years as something of a dormant, niche discipline." Read More WHITE PAPER: ArcSight Building a Successful Security Operations Center This paper outlines industry best practices for building and maturing a security operations center (SOC). For those organizations planning to build a SOC or those organizations hoping to improve their existing SOC this paper will outline the typical mission parameters, the business case, people considerations, processes and procedures, as well as, the technology involved. Building a Successful Security Operations Center In this Issue When IT is asked to spy Businesses 'stick with mainframes' for the cloud RFID could ease hunt for lost IT gear Cisco still haunted by 3-year-old Brazil case VMware preps vCenter management client for Apple iPad Six enterprise security leaks you should plug now VMware seeks to make cloud provision easy for SMEs Video surveillance as a service: VSaaS dos and don'ts Hadoop pitched for business intelligence WEBCAST: Alcatel - Lucent Packet radio- the next wave in IP transformation Trying to stay afloat in a sea of exploding data requirements, demand for new service offerings and stiff competition? The Alcatel-Lucent 9500 Microwave Packet Radio enables a smooth transformation in your backhaul networks from TDM to IP, providing substantial CAPEX and OPEX savings. View Now When IT is asked to spy It's 9:00 in the morning, or 3:00 in the afternoon, or even 10:00 at night. Do you know what your users are up to? More than ever, IT managers can answer, "Oh, yes." Read More Businesses 'stick with mainframes' for the cloud Mainframe computing is seen by most businesses as an essential component of their cloud computing strategy, according to a survey of IT managers. Read More RFID could ease hunt for lost IT gear If concerns about cost and security can be overcome, RFID technology could help solve a growing problem in large data centers: losing track of IT equipment. Read More WHITE PAPER: Iron Mountain Online Server Backup. Read this white paper to examine the setbacks of traditional backup, gain a better understanding of online backup, and discover why Iron Mountain's LiveVault solution for automated server backup and recovery won the 2006 award for Best Storage Software Solution from the Software and Information Industry Association. Read Now Cisco still haunted by 3-year-old Brazil case Cisco is still haunted by three-year-old tax evasion allegations in Brazil that prompted authorities there to detain executives and close offices. Bloomberg, citing reports out of Brazil, is reporting this week that Cisco's assets were frozen there during a probe into a suspected import fraud scheme. Read More VMware preps vCenter management client for Apple iPad VMware has demonstrated a new client application for its vCenter management tools that runs on the Apple iPad. Read More Six enterprise security leaks you should plug now The Titanic was thought to be unsinkable, a testament to the engineering prowess of its day and the fact that luxury liners rarely collided with massive icebergs. Read More WHITE PAPER: PC Mall A Powerful Platform for Virtualization Download this HP white paper to learn how the next-generation ProLiant servers can help companies achieve rapid ROI and dramatically lower their operational expenses. Read More VMware seeks to make cloud provision easy for SMEs VMware has launched a new service for SMEs helping them to provision cloud services. Read More Video surveillance as a service: VSaaS dos and don'ts Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS)--another name for hosted or managed video services--may help streamline your operations. But as with any service or product, you have to choose the right match for your specific needs. Here are critical considerations from the front lines. Read More Hadoop pitched for business intelligence Starting as a Web indexing software, Hadoop is being pitched as a business intelligence tool. Read More
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