Paul Glen: The secret to keeping processes vital
As long as a problem seems present, gnarly and intractable, we enjoy following the process that solves it. But once the problem has been solved, it's not so interesting to us anymore.
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BUSINESS CONTINUITY NEWS
Bart Perkins: Avoiding IT audit nightmares
IT's problems can draw unwanted notice now that Sarbanes-Oxley requires them to appear in 10-K reports as 'material weaknesses.'
Read more...How NABARD reduced downtime by building a new datacenter
A case study on Datacenter Management in Financial Services.
Read more...Lessons learned in my virtual desktop integration (VDI) deployment
As the IT infrastructure manager at Digital Intelligence Systems LLC (DISYS), an IT solutions company, I recently initiated the build-out of a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) to support our large mobile workforce, and learned some important lessons along the way that may help smooth the way for your VDI rollout.
Read more...Practical advice about disaster recovery planning
Yes, it is possible to contain catastrophes, but with how much pain and at what cost?
Read more...Virtual reality and non-conductive liquids: data centers get innovative
A conference in Silicon Valley this week showed there's plenty of innovation happening in data centers
Read more...SunGard brings cloud service to disaster recovery
New infrastructure-as-a-service facility for high application availability to debut later this year.
Read more...BLOGS AND OPINIONS
BUSINESS CONTINUITY WHITE PAPERS
Suitability of Category 7A/Class FA As A "Future Proofing" Media for 40 Gbps Applications
This whitepaper shares the future 40Gbps twisted-pair options with an overview of recent developments in cabling industry standards, transceiver chipset that implement physical layer specifications, capacity considerations based on 10GBASE-T.
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Dimensional Research: HP Customers Reveal Real-Life Benefits of IT Automation
This paper, based on in-depth interviews with 14 customers who use HP Business Service Automation solutions, looks at the actual benefits achieved by those customers’ live implementations.
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The One Essential Guide to Disaster Recovery: How to Ensure IT and Business Continuity
This paper provides a basic understanding of business continuity—from understanding the concepts of disaster recovery and information availability to calculating the business impact of downtime and selecting the right software solution.
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What to Consider When Choosing Virtual Machine Protection
IT administrators are faced with number of important considerations when weighing data protection methodologies for virtual machines. This Paper explores several different approaches that will provide the right kind of coverage for your virtual machine workloads.
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Increasing agility and reducing cost for private and hybrid cloud computing
This whitepaper explores the journey to the cloud, including provisioning for composite applications and infrastructure, support for heterogeneous environments, as well as how to provide a platform for unified cloud management in a hybrid IT environment.
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FEATURED WHITE PAPERS
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Quantifying the value of investments in HP ALM Solutions: Focus on quality
How to realise enhanced ROI by effectively addressing the fundamentals of application delivery and lifecycle management.
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Hybrid cloud and the future of cloud computing
Cloud computing is a key area of focus for IT decision makers for its ability to save costs, increase business agility, and deliver IT in an on-demand manner. It is essential to understand the different forms of the Cloud and identify the right approach for your organization.
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Load factor: performance testing for Web applications
This paper discusses the importance of measuring application performance, and explores best practices for load and performance testing.
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CASE STUDY: L&T Infotech
What L&T Infotech does with automation to cut application test times by up to 70 percent.
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Why Real-Time Replication Is Better Than Periodic Replication
Replication technology enables information sharing between primary and backup servers. This whitepaper discusses different replication methodologies and how they pair up with multi-tiered computing environments.
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