Infrastructure Management White Papers

Database Activity Monitoring Is Evolving

In this report, Gartner writes that "Database audit and protection (DAP) represents an evolutionary advance in database activity monitoring tools." DAP suites provide comprehensive, cross-platform support in heterogeneous database environments to protect sensitive data from inappropriate use. Organizations are increasingly concerned with optimizing database security and mitigating risks associated with database vulnerabilities. And, the need to meet compliance requirements is pressuring organizations to adopt more aggressive and expansive data controls. Read the analyst report and learn how you can leverage the core capabilities of a DAP solution for better database security.

Sponsor: IBM

Thinking Outside The Data Warehouse

This high level, business problem focused eBook uses 5 customer scenarios to show how people and organizations are tackling real issues using IBM solutions. It is 20 pages, fully interactive and covers IBM's overall Warehousing portfolio of offerings, inclusive of:
- IBM Smart Analytics System
- IBM Netezza family of appliances
- InfoSphere Warehouse 9.7.3
- Informix Time Series
- InfoSphere Warehouse Packs & Industry Models

Sponsor: IBM

Using BD for Smarter Decision Making

This paper, by Colin White, BI research, looks at new developments in business analytics and discusses the benefits analyzing big data bring to the business. It also examines different types of big data workloads and offers suggestions on how to optimize systems to handle different workloads and integrate them into a single infrastructure for making smarter and faster business decisions.

Sponsor: IBM

Virtualizing the Client - The HP Way

HP VirtualSystem delivers best-in-class virtualization, with integrated software, services, infrastructure, and management - all delivered as one proven solution.

Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Sponsor: HP & Intel

Gartner on the Network Infrastructure Market

The network infrastructure market has evolved rapidly, from one in which most organizations adhered to a single-vendor architecture to a more business-driven network architecture that increasingly uses a multivendor, best-of-breed approach. Gartner research found there is no operational advantage to maintaining a single-vendor approach; therefore, analyzing the functional and financial differences between vendors is key for building a network that best fits business requirements. This white paper reviews the enterprise networking market dynamics and reveals Gartner's recommendations on how to proceed.

Sponsor: HP

Forrester on the Converged Infrastructure

To understand infrastructure and operations (I&O) perceptions of converged infrastructure (CI), Forrester Consulting surveyed 200 I&O decision-makers from six different countries. Decision-makers were asked about their expectations of benefits and barriers to implementation of CI and those who have implemented CI were questioned on their actual experiences. This white paper reveals the results of this study and explains why Forrester believes that CI should be considered for any major infrastructure refresh or net new investment.

Sponsor: HP

The Cost of Retaining Aging IT Infrastructure

This paper describes HP ProLiant Gen8 servers, the technology on which they are based, and the way they address many of the causes of operational costs found at customer sites. The hardware and software capabilities of the HP servers were designed to be proactive, reducing the effort and knowledge required to run the server systems and leveraging automation to reduce maintenance costs and IT staff costs.

Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Sponsor: HP & Intel

5 steps from Scheduler to Enterprise Workload Automation

A patchwork of job schedulers can cause many inefficiencies, hindering IT's ability to serve the business. An enterprise approach solves these issues and adds new value. Five steps can take you from a costly mishmash to benefits like increased productivity, lower costs, and better service.

Sponsor: BMC Software

IDC White Paper: Delivering an Integrated Infrastructure for the Cloud

In an IDC White Paper sponsored by HP, IDC covers how cloud computing is one of the prevailing IT trends today and how HP is helping organizations address this trend. By providing greater levels of provisioning and automation, cloud computing can help organizations become more nimble, reduce operating costs, improve application performance, and efficiently allocate their compute resources.

Sponsor: HP

The Reasons CMDBs Don't Work: A Comparative Report of Traditional CMDBs and ITinvolve's Revolutionary Approach

There is no shortage of reasons why CMDB initiatives fail. A lack of trust in the data, the time consuming nature of these projects, and the inability of end users to see their value are frequently cited. Discover how the features of a revolutionary, cloud approach compare to a traditional CMDB and learn how it can handle complex IT environments and improve change, incident, and asset management.

Sponsor: ITinvolve

Top Reasons Why CIOs Love ITinvolve for Change Management

ITinvolve transforms and simplifies the way IT is managing changes in the data center. This powerful new change management tool, delivered as a cloud service, empowers IT to understand the impact of changes before - not after- changes are implemented.

Sponsor: ITinvolve

See How New ITinvolve helps resolve IT issues 75% faster in this Customer Success Story

Learn how Jalasoft uses ITinvolve to define and maintain an up-to-date view of its entire IT environment and how they use this information source to resolve IT problems and issues up to 75% faster than before, and streamline IT change management.

Sponsor: ITinvolve

Learn How The Director of Technology and Infrastructure at a US Federal Agency Manages IT Changes

Among its initial IT users, this Federal agency calls the experience with new ITinvolve for Change Management "love at first sight." Learn why its IT Director says, "Before we were introduced to ITinvolve for Change Management, we were looking for a way to help structure our knowledge and management of changes. Now that we're using ITinvolve for Change Management, we've got our solution!"

Sponsor: ITinvolve

Adaptable and Resilient VDI Deployments

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) deployments offer tremendous advantages but can also impact server and network resources significantly. A complete VDI solution should deliver a reliable, high-performing desktop user experience while taming complexity and supporting scalability within a secure, stable framework.

Sponsor: F5

Improve VDI with Scalable Infrastructure

Learn how to unburden your VDI infrastructure and gain added security, network performance improvements, and optimizations, while improving the architecture for non-VDI application specific systems.

Sponsor: F5

Bit9 Parity Outperforms McAfee and Symantec

In tests conducted by the Tolly Group, an independent test lab of third-party validation services, Bit9 Parity Suite outperforms the competition in stopping advanced malware, while providing unrivaled protection against attacks. Tolly Group conducted a review of APT attacks that were blocked and not blocked by vendors. Download the full report to see how the test was conducted and see how in all five tests, Bit9's proactive, trust-based security solution blocked the attack and protected the system on both laptops and servers.

Sponsor: Bit9

Protection Against the Advanced Persistent Threat

Today's cyber attacks are more targeted and sophisticated than ever. They require a proactive approach to protecting your enterprise. What is needed is more automated, effective correlation and intelligent analysis of the overwhelming quantity of system data. In other words, today's security professional needs more actionable data for faster insight into system usage and activity. Download this whitepaper to learn how Bit9 Parity Suite extends threat detection to endpoints and provides the information the Security Information and Event Management system requires to live up to its full potential.

Sponsor: Bit9

The Different Types of UPS Systems

There is much confusion in the marketplace about the different types of UPS systems and their characteristics. Each of these UPS types is defined, practical applications of each are discussed, and advantages and disadvantages are listed. With this information, an educated decision can be made as to the appropriate UPS topology for a given need.

Sponsor: APC

Effect of UPS on System Availability

This white paper explains how system availability and uptime are affected by AC power outages and provides quantitative data regarding uptime in real-world environments, including the effect of UPS on uptime.

Sponsor: APC

Preventing Data Corruption in the Event of an Extended Power Outage

Despite advances in computer technology, power outages continue to be a major cause of PC and server downtime. Protecting computer systems with Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) hardware is part of a total solution, but power management software is also necessary to prevent data corruption after extended power outages. Various software configurations are discussed, and best practices aimed at ensuring uptime are presented.

Sponsor: APC

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