 Storage Federation - IT Without Limits Storage federation can provide greater scalability, efficiency and reliability than storage virtualization without added complexity. Learn more about storage federation and HP’s Peer Motion software solution. |  Multi-Entity Master Data Management: The 4th Generation of MDM This white paper by Aaron Zornes, Chief Research Officer at The CDI-MDM Institute, outlines the requirements for integrating master data across. the great divide between "party" master data (customers, suppliers, employees) and "product", while providing an industry road map that highlights the planning assumptions necessary. |  Taking It to the Next Level When hosting services leader Layered Tech acquired a major dedicated hosting provider, it suddenly became a much larger company with bigger infrastructure requirements. Layered Tech needed servers that would provide the technology and infrastructure necessary to power numerous Websites and Internet-enabled applications for both current and new customers. Learn why they 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. |  Mainframes offer a traditional approach to new IT security challenges The increased breadth of business processes and sharing of business data brings new and complex challenges to IT security. Increased data use may be may be a winning strategy for businesses, but the lack of "baked in" security in all processes at all locations increases risk, typically to unacceptable levels. Mainframe systems have traditionally delivered inherent security architectures through a centralized and managed set of controls. This report - published by research consultants The Clipper Group Inc. - explores the advantages of mainframe systems in creating a more secure shared-information IT environment.
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