Juniper realized networks were far more complex than they had to be, then simplified them. Next, Juniper hired a reputable, independent firm to conduct a research study comparing their results with Cisco's. There was no comparison. The independent firm, Lake Partners, determined a user could save up to 52.1% in capital costs, 44.2% in power, 55.3% in space, and up to 25.0% in operating costs. Outstanding savings, no downside. Learn more about it in this on demand webinar. Plus, you can download the slides and a transcript from the webinar console.
Gartner Research Note "Boost SharePoint Performance with an Application Delivery Network" helps you understand how to centralize SharePoint and optimize performance while dramatically lowering costs. Get insights on how to effectively use an Application Delivery Controller and WAN Optimization technology in your infrastructure.
Whatever the economic climate, efficient and effective management of an organisation's assets is a vital part of good business planning. Inside this book, you'll find a straightforward, jargon-free look at the way Enterprise Asset Management is changing the world of business, and in particular of manufacturing. Covering the revolution on the manufacturing plant floor, the benefits of a single software platform, the green implications of asset management, and more, this engaging book could serve as a primer for your less tech-savvy colleagues.
By providing visibility, control and automation of your IT environment, integrated service availability and performance solutions from IBM position you to manage your services optimally. With targeted business and operational dashboards, you can clearly see the health of your service infrastructure. And through automated analysis, links to critical processes and the right reports to address changing business demands, IBM service availability and performance solutions help improve service control. With the added benefit of automation, you can help increase operational efficiency and reliability across the full service life cycle and improve the customer experience. Download this white paper to learn more about IBM's solutions for service availability and performance.
To help IT organizations "do more with less" through process automation, IBM has built a common process automation engine. Enabling seamless integration and scalability, this engine provides the ability to: combine asset management and service management in one environment; deliver highly configurable user interfaces, workflow activities and tasks, and data model extensibility; support upgradeability and ease of configuration through simple configuration tools for fast, on-the-fly customizations.; and more.
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More executives are involved in DR plans, virtualization still poses big challenges, and testing has a significant effect on customers and revenue, the survey says ...
The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to extend the Oracle-Sun deal beyond its deadline in order to resolve a "narrow issue" related to the way Java rights are licensed...
20 degree data centres becoming a thing of the past, APC says
(22 Jun 2009)
Servers, storage and networking gear are often certified to run in temperatures exceeding 37 degrees, and with that in mind many IT pros are becoming less stringent in setting temperature limits...
IBM will provide IT services and support, Rogers anticipates data centre upgrades, but customers are unlikely to notice any difference for at least 12 to 36 months...
On-demand CRM vendor Salesforce.com hopes to attract more programmers to try out its development platform by offering limited no-fee access to Force.com. Developers can create applications faster on Force.com than on Java or .Net, according to a report...
The company made several additions on Wednesday to its enterprise technology portfolio, including a set of pre-packaged server bundles geared toward virtual environments...
Revlon's network makeover creates 'Mini Me' data centres
(01 Jun 2009)
Cosmetics maker Revlon replaced its disparate, global storage architecture with consolidated and virtualized server resources for faster service response, improved disaster recovery capability, and increased operational efficiency...
With so much valuable and confidential information in our inboxes, it's no wonder 81 per cent would recover that data first. There's a strong legal argument for better backup, too...
Businesses and public entities today face increasing pressure to develop policies that are both good for the planet and good for business. A framework developed by IBM offers businesses and other organizations a
comprehensive approach to energy and environmental issues. The framework helps identify and prioritize environmental efforts by breaking down problems and opportunities into seven distinct business areas, which can then be segmented into manageable projects.