Datamation Staff

HP: This white paper begins with an overview of VMware architecture and its benefits. It then traces the history of backup options for VMware. Finally, it analyzes five different backup scenarios: Extending data protection process for physical servers to virtual machines using agent-based network backup and recovery Using HP disk backup appliances to present local […]

AT&T: As many applications – from customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) to voice, video, data and even telepresence applications – converge onto a common infrastructure, application management becomes more difficult. This white paper suggests several steps enterprises should take when rolling out new applications: Choosing Apps and Evaluating Existing Resources Understanding […]

(Reuters) – Smartphone shipments surged 50 percent in January through March versus a year ago, notching up the strongest growth in the last three years with Apple Inc and Nokia Oyj taking market share, a survey showed. Strategy Analytics (SA) said on Friday some 54 million smartphones — handsets with computer-like functionality — were shipped […]

Oracle: In this white paper, Oracle first explains why sustainability matters to today’s enterprises. It then offers three possible approaches to sustainability: “through philanthropy, as part of a risk management strategy, or by integrating sustainable practices into the business model itself.” It then explains how to integrate sustainability reporting into performance management tools and provides […]

Exchange 2010 is Release 3.2 of the product. This is good news because it means that Exchange 2010 is the second release of the third generation of the product. Exchange 2007 was the first release for G3. This can be likened to Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Windows 2000 was a significant change from NT […]

HP: Companies that “do nothing” to improve during a recession disappear. In fact, one study found that only 40 percent of companies that were “brand leaders” before the last recession (1998 to 2002) retained that position after the recession. What do companies need to do? HP argues that application modernization is one of the most […]

Melissa Data: Industry experts estimate that up to 60 percent of the average database contains outdated or flawed information. However, following this six step process can help enterprises improve the overall quality of the data in their ERP, data warehouse, business intelligence, and other systems: profiling cleansing parsing/standardization matching enrichment monitoring RELATED NEWS AND ANALYSIS […]

Verisign: In a 2009 survey, 74 percent of enterprises said they had experienced at least one distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack during the past year. And those attacks have become harder to counter than in previous years. What can enterprises do? Verisign offers five best practices: Centralize data gathering and understand trends. Define a clear escalation […]

SAS Institute: This white paper first introduces the difficulties inherent in data center capacity management. It then relates the ITIL framework to capacity management, and then offers a six step methodology for going beyond ITIL to implement capacity management. Those steps include: Define scope Define standards Establish current usage reporting Establish future demand forecasting Assess […]

(Reuters) – Over the past six years, social networking has been the Internet’s stand-out phenomenon, linking up more than one billion people eager to exchange videos, pictures or last-minute birthday wishes. The sites, led by Facebook with more than 400 million users, rely in large part on people’s willingness to share a wealth of personal […]

Talend: Why should enterprises choose an open source data integration solution? Talend offers 10 reasons: Market-Ready Products, Not Evaluation Versions No Barrier to Adoption Fast Learning Curve Stable & Predictable Pricing Model The Strength of a Community Enterprise-Grade Support The Broadest Connectivity Universality, Versatility for all Projects Functionality, Performance, Reliability Optimized Time and Cost RELATED […]

Guardium: In the past, IT security efforts focused on the perimeter of networks, but now enterprise IT departments are being asked to secure databases in response to growing threats. Guardium offers eight steps enterprises can take to safeguard databases and comply with regulations: Discovery Vulnerability and Configuration Assessment Hardening Change Auditing Database Activity Monitoring (DAM) […]