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Industrializing Agile Software Delivery with ALM2.0+


However, as the value and importance of software delivery increases, the importance of applying business management to the discipline of software also grows. ALM 2.0+ describes changes to traditional ALM in terms of breadth and depth. ALM 2.0+ tools and strategies expand integration with operations and accept tool and platform heterogeneity. They impose a boundary above practitioner tools and encourage ALM to interact with those tools in the context of work and harvest information for traceability, reporting, and management.

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5 Things Your Software Development Teams Should be Doing Now


This tip sheet covers five tested and proven software development practices that your team should be utilizing right now to accelerate software delivery. By utilizing all five of these practices, your organization will see dramatic increases in both efficiency and productivity while reducing overall IT spend.

In addition to learning how to quickly get your team started, you will learn:
  • The benefits of an Agile Development team
  • Why development organizations are moving to the cloud
  • How ALM increases efficiency and developer productivity
  • Tips to facilitate the social aspects of development cycles
  • Reasons to practice Continuous Integration (CI) and Delivery


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5 Things Your Software Development Teams Should be Doing Now- On Demand Webinar


This on-demand webinar will cover five tested and proven software development practices that your team should be utilizing right now to accelerate software delivery. By utilizing all five of these practices, your organization will see dramatic increases in both efficiency and productivity while reducing overall IT spend. In addition to learning how to quickly get your team started, you will learn:
  1. The benefits of an Agile Development team
  2. Why development organizations are moving to the cloud
  3. How ALM increases efficiency and developer productivity
  4. Tips to facilitate the social aspects of development cycles
  5. Reasons to practice Continuous Integration (CI) and Delivery


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Vendor Landscape: Agile ALM


As development platforms, coding methodologies, and devices increase in number, Agile Application Life Management (ALM) tools support integrations with an ever-increasing range of systems. Analyst firm, Info-Tech evaluated eight competitors in the Agile ALM market.

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The Essentials of IT Management Kit - 2012 Edition


The Essentials of IT Management Kit - 2012 Edition, brings together the latest in information, coverage of important developments, and expert commentary to help with your IT Management related decisions.

The following kit contents will help you get the most out of your IT Management research:
  • The iPass Mobile Enterprise Research Report
  • Best Practices for Successful Delivery of Email Through Your Web Application
  • The Best Way to Build a Cloud -- HP CloudSystem Matrix and HP 3PAR Utility Storage Provide Solid, Flexible Foundation


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The Essentials of IT Operations Management Kit - Includes a Free $11.95 Value eBook that Expires 05/23/2012


The Essentials of IT Operations Management Kit - 2012 Edition, brings together the latest in information, coverage of important developments, and expert commentary to help with your IT Operations Management related decisions.

The following kit contents will help you get the most out of your IT Operations Management research:
  • #IT OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT tweet - This $11.95 Value eBook Expires 05/23/2012
  • The iPass Mobile Enterprise Research Report
  • Best Practices for Successful Delivery of Email Through Your Web Application
  • The Best Way to Build a Cloud -- HP CloudSystem Matrix and HP 3PAR Utility Storage Provide Solid, Flexible Foundation


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A Revolution in Cloud Networking: Citrix TriScale Technology


Citrix NetScaler ensures that your enterprise cloud network can scale elastically with the exact amount of performance, consolidation and capacity you need.
  • Scale Up: Get 5x the performance on demand without new hardware
  • Scale Out: Expand network capacity up to 32x with zero downtime and no disruption
  • Scale In: Consolidate up to 40 appliances into a single multi-tenant platform


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Top 5 Innovations for Hadoop in the Enterprise


Date: May 30, 2012

Time: 10:00 am PT/1:00 pm ET

As the value of Hadoop is more broadly recognized, more organizations are investigating this open source big data platform. It is worth noting that there have been some growing pains among traditional enterprises for several reasons. Lack of skills required to deploy and run Hadoop, concerns about the security and reliability of the software and how it will integrate with their existing data management systems are just a few things slowing adoption. This webinar will examine the key requirements for enterprise adoption of Hadoop and the innovations we can expect in near term and long term that will drive its usage.

Join GigaOM Pro and their sponsor Hortonworks for “Top 5 Innovations for Hadoop in the Enterprise” a free analyst roundtable webinar on Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 at 10 a.m. PT.

What Will Be Discussed
  • Who is using Hadoop today?
  • What's holding up mainstream users from jumping in?
  • When will HA, security … be added?
  • What can we expect in terms of integration and ease of use?
  • What does the future look like for Hadoop?


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Who Pays for the Enterprise Smartphone?


Many smartphones used within business are not bought by the enterprise, but by the employee. This “bring-your-own-device” policy may help employees be more productive, but raises issues of data security and liability. This Insight Brief will tell you:
  • Current trends on smartphone use in the enterprise
  • Legal aspects of data ownership and control
  • Tips on moving forward with a policy and procedures
  • Ways to mitigate risk


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WordPress Essential Training


Author Morten Rand-Hendriksen explains how to get a web host, set up a domain, and download, configure, and upload WordPress to your newly hosted site. The course then dives fully into the tools in WordPress, demonstrating how to set up your profile and create content to share with your web audience. The course also includes tutorials on everything from adding images, video, formatting, and links that make posts pop, to installing plug-ins, creating custom themes, and attracting readers with permalinks, social sharing, and more.

Topics Include:
  • Exploring the difference between cloud hosting and self-hosting
  • Using the WordPress toolbar
  • Editing your profile
  • Understanding how WordPress handles media
  • Customizing WordPress for smartphones and tablets
Along with the free video training tutorials you will also receive monthly offers, tips, and insider information you won't hear elsewhere--including special discounts extended to newsletter subscribers.

After taking advantage of the free video training, you can access all of Lynda.com's video tutorials by becoming a member of the Online Training Library®. Membership plans start at $25 per month, and require no long-term commitment.

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The Essentials of VoIP in 2012


The Essentials of VoIP in 2012 Kit, brings together the latest in information, coverage of important developments, and expert commentary to help with your VoIP related decisions.

The following kit contents will help you get the most out of your VoIP research:
  • Business Phone Systems That Just Works Better - Reduce Your Costs and Get More with 8X8!
  • 9 Important Business Phone System Buyer Questions


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2012 Laptop Buying Guide


The only consumer electronics device you're likely to use more often than your laptop is your television. Buying a laptop that is not fast enough for your needs or lacking the features you need is the quickest path to frustration. It's easy to fall in love with one particular model when it's under the bright lights of a retail store, but don't let that distract you. Take the list of your top five requirements that you created in this guide and make sure it's with you every time you shop - offline or online. This will help keep your requirements separate from your desires. Also with this free guide you will receive daily updates on new cool websites and programs in your email for free, courtesy of MakeUseOf.

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Dreamweaver CS6 Essential Training


Author James Williamson shows designers how to take control of their site by properly naming and structuring files and folders; how to create new documents and web pages from scratch or with starter pages; and how to add content such as text, images, tables, and links. James also provides a background on the languages that power projects built in Dreamweaver--HTML and CSS--and introduces the programming features in the application, for developers who want to dig right into the code. The last chapter shows how to finesse your project with interactive content such as CSS3 transitions and Spry widgets.

Topics Include:
  • Managing workspaces
  • Working with starter pages
  • Using the Quick Tag Editor
  • Using code hints
  • An overview of the CSS Styles panel
  • Attaching external style sheets
  • Exploring Photoshop integration
  • Adding CSS3 transitions
Along with the free video training tutorials you will also receive monthly offers, tips, and insider information you won't hear elsewhere--including special discounts extended to newsletter subscribers.

After taking advantage of the free video training, you can access all of Lynda.com's video tutorials by becoming a member of the Online Training Library®. Membership plans start at $25 per month, and require no long-term commitment.

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Joomla! 2.5 Essential Training


The course demonstrates how to create and organize content; add menus, sidebars, and other features; change the look with templates; install plug-ins and extensions; assign specific users to create and edit content; and much more. Jen also shows how to evaluate the quality of third-party extensions and templates and how to download and install them, and emphasizes the importance of backups for your Joomla! site, with details on creating and storing those backups.

Topics include:
  • Understanding Joomla's release cycle and its versions
  • A quick tour of the Joomla! Interface
  • Creating content in Joomla!
  • Creating categories for a site
  • Creating individual article
  • Understanding and configuring menus
  • Dividing and formatting long articles using page breaks and the Pagebreak plug-in
  • Working with global article options, specific article options and menu options: Which wins when?
  • Creating a random image module
Along with the free video training tutorials you will also receive monthly offers, tips, and insider information you won't hear elsewhere--including special discounts extended to newsletter subscribers.

After taking advantage of the free video training, you can access all of Lynda.com's video tutorials by becoming a member of the Online Training Library®. Membership plans start at $25 per month, and require no long-term commitment.

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Le Dtournement de Session: Comment Protger vos Clients et vos Donnes d'Entreprise


Firesheep est une extension de Mozilla Firefox, parue en automne 2010 pour démontrer l'insécurité inhérente aux sites Web de médias sociaux qui cryptent leurs pages de login avec SSL, pour repasser à http dès que l'utilisateur quitte la page de login.

Computing, la principale publication de technologie au Royaume-Uni, a sondé 140 décideurs d'entreprise afin de comprendre la façon dont les organisations considèrent les menaces que font poser Firesheep, et son équivalent pour téléphones mobiles FaceNiff, et comment elles parviennent à mitiger ces menaces.

La présente communication comprend une discussion détaillée sur les conclusions du sondage, et les implications de Firesheep, et autres attaques à détournement de session, tant pour la sécurité de l'information d'entreprise que pour les clients et les utilisateurs de sites Web.

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Migrating from Joomla! 1.5 to Joomla! 2.5


jUpgrade and SP Upgrade migrate the 1.5 database content to 2.5 automatically, which maintains your data and settings. Jen shows how to download and configure the tools; how to adjust modules, images, and templates that may have shifted during the move; and how to update an old custom template for Joomla! 2.5 and fix any styling issues post-migration.

Topics Include:
  • Understanding the Joomla! Release cycle
  • Installing the starting state exercise files
  • Checking the site after migration for problems and issues
  • Reinstalling the Afterburner template
  • Installing the starting state exercise files
Along with the free video training tutorials you will also receive monthly offers, tips, aand insider information you won't hear elsewhere--including special discounts extended to newsletter subscribers.

After taking advantage of the free video training, you can access all of Lynda.com's video tutorials by becoming a member of the Online Training Library®. Membership plans start at $25 per month, and require no long-term commitment.

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Photoshop CS6 Essential Training


The course details the Photoshop features and creative options, and shows efficient ways to perform common editing tasks, including noise reduction, shadow and highlight detail recovery, retouching, and combining multiple images. Along the way, the course explores techniques for nondestructive editing and compositing using layers, blending modes, layer masks, and much more.

Topics include:
  • What is Adobe Bridge?
  • Viewing images in Full Screen preview mode
  • Saving images in collections
  • Using smart collections
  • Comparing RAW and JPEG files
  • Fixing color casts with the White Balance tool
  • Retouching blemishes with the Spot Removal tool
  • Saving variations within a single file with the Snapshot command
  • Understanding Resize vs. Resample
  • Preserving important elements with Content-Aware Scale
  • Exploring layer basics
  • Body sculpting with Liquify
Along with the free video training tutorials you will also receive monthly offers, tips, and insider information you won't hear elsewhere--including special discounts extended to newsletter subscribers.

After taking advantage of the free video training, you can access all of Lynda.com's video tutorials by becoming a member of the Online Training Library®. Membership plans start at $25 per month, and require no long-term commitment.

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Session-Hijacking: So Schtzen Sie die Daten Ihrer Kunden und Ihres Unternehmens


Firesheep ist eine Erweiterung für Mozilla Firefox, die es seit Herbst 2010 gibt. Ihr Ziel ist, zu demonstrieren, wie unsicher Social-Media-Websites sind, die ihre Login- Seiten mit SSL verschlüsseln, aber zu HTTP zurückkehren, sobald der Benutzer die Login-Seite verlässt.

Die Fachzeitschrift Computing befragte 140 Entscheider in Unternehmen, wie sie die von Firesheep und seinem mobilen Pendant FaceNiff ausgehenden Bedrohungen sehen und wie sie sie mindern. Dieser Artikel präsentiert die Ergebnisse der Umfrage und erläutert die Implikationen von Firesheep und anderen Angriffen zwecks Session-Hijacking für die Sicherheit von Unternehmensdaten sowie für Kunden und Endnutzer von Websites.

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Social Media Marketing with Facebook and Twitter


The course covers not only the fundamentals of social media marketing, but also the basics of creating a top-level online presence. From building Facebook pages to authoring SEO-friendly Twitter bios, the course dives into the details of both services and discusses how to maximize the impact of the social marketing with third-party add-ons.

Topics Include:
  • Understanding the newsfeed
  • Responding to mentions
  • Adding a Facebook page feed to your website
Along with the free video training tutorials you will also receive monthly offers, tips, and insider information you won't hear elsewhere--including special discounts extended to newsletter subscribers.

After taking advantage of the free video training, you can access all of Lynda.com's video tutorials by becoming a member of the Online Training Library®. Membership plans start at $25 per month, and require no long-term commitment.

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Windows 8 Consumer Preview First Look


Author David Gassner also leads a tour of the Windows 8 user interface, using the new mouse and touch gestures; describes the life cycle and presentation of Metro style applications; and explores the Windows Store, where you can purchase apps, videos, and music.

Topics include:
  • Exploring the new features in Windows
  • Downloading the Windows 8 installer
  • Creating an installer DVD or USB drive
  • Installing Windows 8 side by side with Windows 7
  • Installing on a virtual machine
  • Starting Windows 8 for the first time
  • Using the Windows 8 boot menu
  • Using Metro apps
  • Docking two Metro apps
  • Using Windows 8 charms
  • Docking and arranging apps on the Start screen
  • Using Windows 8 hot keys
  • Navigating the user interface with a touch screen
  • Using Internet Explorer
  • Getting stuff: exploring the Windows Store
  • Configuring Windows 8 with Settings and the Control Panel
  • Where to go from here
Along with the free video training tutorials you will also receive monthly offers, tips, and insider information you won't hear elsewhere--including special discounts extended to newsletter subscribers.

After taking advantage of the free video training, you can access all of Lynda.com's video tutorials by becoming a member of the Online Training Library®. Membership plans start at $25 per month, and require no long-term commitment.

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Beyond Simple Total Cost of Ownership


When considering new applications, the question has always been “Build or Buy?” But increasingly today, it's “Buy or Rent?” In this White Paper, SuccessFactors analyzes the implications and costs of purchasing and implementing cloud-based software (SaaS) vs. traditional on-premise software. You'll also learn why:
  • The overall buying decision must consider several factors outside of just TCO
  • Many people make the mistake of overlooking service and maintenance costs
  • Choosing a SaaS model can often get your software up and running months ahead of traditional on-premise deployments
See for yourself why implications of choosing new business software go far beyond just TCO. Get your copy now, compliments of SuccessFactors.

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Caso de Uso del Producto de ESG: VMware vSphere Storage Appliance: Alta Disponibilidad para Operaciones de TI Pequeas


Descubra cómo las pequeñas y medianas empresas adoptan cada vez más la virtualización para ofrecer consolidación, mejorar la seguridad y optimizar el respaldo de datos y la recuperación ante desastres, según lo explica un nuevo y detallado documento de Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG).

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White Paper do ESG - VMware vSphere Storage Appliance: Alta Disponibilidade para Pequenas Operaes de TI


Saiba como pequenas e mdias empresas esto adotando cada vez mais a virtualizao para fornecer consolidao, aprimorar o backup de dados e a recuperao de desastres e aumentar a segurana com um novo documento detalhado do ESG (Enterprise Strategy Group).

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7 Tips to Improve Your Email Sender Reputation


Listen to SendGrid's deliverability experts as they break down sender reputation and offer tips on how to stay in the good graces of the ISPs. This webinar will cover:
  • Sender reputation. What is it? What does it do?
  • Reputation metrics
  • Blacklists
  • Volume control
  • Avoiding spam traps


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Advances in Deduplication Help Tame Big Data


Next generation Dedupe 2.0 systems use a common deduplication algorithm across all storage systems--whether they're smaller systems in branch offices or large data center storage facilities. That means no more reconstituting data as it traverses different storage systems, which saves bandwidth and improves performance.

Sponsored by HP and Intel

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

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Enterprise Strategy Group: The Next Wave of Data Deduplication


The cost savings in reducing disk capacity requirements change the economics of disk-based backup. For some organizations, it allows disk-based backup - and recovery - to be extended to additional workloads in the environment. For others, deduplication makes it possible to introduce disk-based backup where it may not have been feasible before. HP StoreOnce deduplication simplifies the deployment of deduplication technology across the IT infrastructure.

Sponsored by HP and Intel

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

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Hardware vs. Software Deduplication: Finding What's Right for You


However, it's important to consider factors like replication needs, backup application transparency needs, and network connectivity along with other critical backup requirements before selecting which type of data deduplication is best suited for your business environment.

Sponsored by HP and Intel

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

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Compelling Economics of Cloud Based Analytics


In the SaaS model, software itself is not licensed or owned by the organization, it is provided as a service and rented. The service is usually paid for on a subscription basis, and fees may be assessed on enterprise-wide use, on a per user basis, or based on other measures such as data volume. This report is the second in a series exploring the growing adoption and maturity of SaaS BI. Based on data drawn from Aberdeen's agile BI research (Agile BI: Three Steps to Analytic Heaven), this document highlights the economic benefits that can accrue from the adoption and use of Software-as-a-Service in comparison to traditional BI deployments.

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Creating Business Value Through Location-Based Intelligence


And as handheld GPS devices drive a growing awareness of the concept of "location," people are increasingly looking for operational efficiencies, revenue growth, or more effective management as a result of geographic data services and location-based intelligence. In this white paper, David Loshin, president of Knowledge Integrity, Inc., introduces geographic data services (such as geocoding and proximity matching) and discusses how they are employed in both operational and analytical business applications. The paper also reviews analytical techniques applied across many types of organizations and examines a number of industry-specific usage scenarios.

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Looking Beyond Mobile Device Management to Enterprise Mobility Management


But there is much more to be done. This topic examines the needs for organizations to deploy a holistic Enterprise Mobility Management solution that goes well beyond mobile device management.

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Mobile, Webmail, Desktop: Where Are We Viewing Email Now?


Email marketing isn't simple anymore. While webmail remains the dominant platform for accessing email, the use of mobile phones and the iPad is exploding. Download your copy of “Mobile, Webmail, Desktop: Where Are We Viewing Email Now?” and learn about the impact mobile phones and the iPad are having on the way people view email. Get recommendations on how to optimize your email for mobile devices. Find out which platforms are the best for reaching customers during weekdays and which are better on weekends. Discover, by industry, which mobile devices customers access their email and learn the top five things marketers should keep in mind when planning their email strategy.

Highlights:
  • Use of mobile devices to access email up 34%
  • Use of the iPad to access email up 73%
  • “Depending on the demographics that you are targeting, your penetration of mobile usage could be dramatically different than what you see in industry reports.”


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Session Hijacking: How to Protect your Customers and your Corporate Data


Firesheep is a Mozilla Firefox extension which was first released in Autumn 2010 in order to demonstrate the insecurity inherent in social media websites which encrypt their log-in pages with SSL, but revert to HTTP as soon as the user leaves the log-in page.

Computing surveyed 140 business decision makers in order to understand how organisations view the threats posed by Firesheep and its mobile counterpart FaceNiff and how they are mitigating them. This paper features a detailed discussion of the survey findings and the implications of Firesheep and other session hijacking attacks for both corporate data security as well as customers and end users of websites.

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Think Your Organization is Too Small for ERP? Think Again


Even small companies have been able to document the business benefits of ERP, not only in terms of quantifiable cost savings and schedule improvements but also in terms of standardizing, streamlining, and accelerating business processes. Those without ERP are faced with limited visibility and all but a mere 8% lack integrated business applications that serve as a complete and auditable system of record. Those companies that have postponed, delayed, or decided against transitioning to ERP often under perform even the worst performers of those with ERP in terms of process, organizational, and knowledge management capabilities.

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Choosing the Right Deployment Model for your B2C Multichannel Commerce Platform


B2C Multichannel commerce today presents a classic good news/bad news situation. The good news is easy to see: digital sales channels, including online, mobile commerce and the emerging area of social retailing, continue to be growth areas, even in a still-shaky economic climate. The bad news for many retailers is that their legacy e-commerce platforms are preventing them from maximizing these tantalizing growth opportunities.

The decision to upgrade or replace an outdated e-commerce platform to gain multichannel capabilities creates the context for a number of other critical decisions. One of the most significant is the basic deployment model for the commerce platform. The three broad deployment model categories available today are: on-demand, hosted, or on-premises. While it is true that each has its own benefits, ultimately the retailer's business model and its goals should be the determining factors.

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Is Your B2C Commerce Platform Ready to Go Global?


International markets are a tempting target for today's multichannel retailers. Whatever the strategic business reasons for expanding into new markets, B2C multichannel retailers considering such a move will quickly come up against a number of practical and tactical considerations. Differences in languages, currencies, taxes and regulations must all be analyzed and addressed.

Having the right information technology solutions is clearly essential to success when entering a new market. Even those retailers with solid multichannel commerce systems to support their “local” operations will need to conduct an IT needs analysis and platform audit to determine if their systems are ready to go global.

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The Essentials of Enterprise Technology in 2012 - Free Kit


The Essentials of Enterprise Technology in 2012, brings together the latest in information, coverage of important developments, and expert commentary to help with your Enterprise Technology related decisions.

The following kit contents will help you get the most out of your Enterprise Technology research:
  • 14 Common Virtualization Mistakes - And How To Avoid Them
  • The Best Way to Build a Cloud -- HP CloudSystem Matrix and HP 3PAR Utility Storage Provide Solid, Flexible Foundation


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Defining Tier One Storage in the Modern Data Center


What was a simple environment just a few years ago with mainframes or a few large servers to be supported has evolved into a complex web of virtual machines, clouds, and expanding user expectations -- factors which demand and create flexibility, but do so in a way that pushes a lack of predictability upon the storage infrastructure. Learn what your criteria should be for tier-1 storage.

Sponsored by HP and Intel

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

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HP 3PAR Storage Systems Designed for Mission Critical High Availability


Bringing new possibilities to storage thinking outside the realms of what has been achievable in a traditional SAN environment.

Sponsored by HP and Intel

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

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How to Use Your HP Touchpad: The Missing Manual


Featuring the webOS operating system, the TouchPad offers a user interface that is polished, attractive and-most importantly-easy to use.

Getting to grips with any new operating system can be tricky, but fortunately webOS is so fiendishly simple to use that you probably won't have any problems using it at all.

Also with this free guide you will receive daily updates on new cool websites and programs in your email for free courtesy of MakeUseOf.

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The Total Economic Impact of HP 3PAR Storage


On average, HP 3PAR Storage customers achieved a 10.4 month payback with a 55% ROI over a 3-year evaluation period and a significant reduction in CapEx and OpEx over that same period as a result of thin provisioning, maintenance costs avoided and labor productivity gains.

Sponsored by HP and Intel

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

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Using HP's Converged Storage to Develop/Enhance Business Resiliency in VMware Environments


When it comes to business continuity, HP's Converged Storage streamlines virtualization initiatives, accelerating realization of the business benefits that contribute to IT's ability to maintain high service levels and customer satisfaction.

Sponsored by HP and Intel

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

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MDM and BYOD - The 8 Key Factors To Your Projects Success


This white paper will go over the details of what are the big issues that companies need to consider when evaluating MDM and BYOD, and how you can save the day by providing a clear roadmap for your choices. You have to know what you are looking for before you can find it. This paper will save you countless hours of research, getting right to the core issues.

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The Anatomy of an Effective Nuclear Cyber Security Solution


Beyond the time-consuming and expensive initial cyber security assessment it is critical to maintain the controls that have been put in place. This white paper highlights the configuration and change management capabilities required to maintain cyber controls throughout the lifecycle of the nuclear facility.
  • Configuration management and change control are mandated in cyber security guidelines, including NIST, NEI, and critical infrastructure protection.
  • For cyber security tools to comply with the NIST and NEI guidelines proper configuration change control mechanisms must be inherently and fundamentally part of the software.
  • Security Configuration Management cannot be successfully maintained in isolation. It is, by definition, embedded in the entire asset lifecycle and must form part of the fundamentals that make up an organization's asset lifecycle information man­agement (ALIM) policy.
Download this free white paper today!

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Tape Storage Future Directions and the Data Explosion


Today's tape technologies combined with disk technologies in a strategic blended implementation can help users address a myriad of objectives including performance, compliance, security, cost, energy consumption, archive and data protection.

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Browsing at Warp Speed: Your Guide to Google Chrome


When it was first released, Chrome was a big deal. It was a different beast to the other browsers: it focused on browsing - it got out of your way and let you look at the webpage. If you didn't know what you were looking for, it made it really easy for you to explore while remaining as unobtrusive as possible.

We're four years on now, and Chrome is better than ever. Other browsers have improved too, but Chrome is still arguably the best web browser out there for… well… browsing!

Also with this free guide you will receive daily updates on new cool websites and programs in your email for free courtesy of MakeUseOf.

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Information Liberation: Your Guide to the International Web


Every day we see how free, instantaneous communication influences politics, social change, and daily interactions at a fundamental level. But even with all of this, there still remains a certain level of provincialism on the net - Americans stick to American websites; Japanese stick to Japanese websites; you get the idea.

Part of this, of course, is due to a simple language barrier; English is an international language, but it is by no means the only one. To some extent this artificial division of the web is by design. Media producers, like the BBC, often insist on restricting access to their products to certain geographical regions to protect their business models. Distributors (e.g. iTunes) are complicit in this, or even instigate it. Even worse, some governments insist on restricting Internet communication and blocking access to international websites.

This guide, then, is a small attempt at helping people deal with all of these problems.

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Social Media Wrap Up Report: May 2012


Top marketing experts divulge their lessons learned and secrets on social media with everything you ever wanted to learn, from the basics to the most advanced techniques. Easily consumable in short articles, discover if your company should use social media and determine how to hire a social media agency (or if you should keep the position in-house). Dive into the latest trends, learn specific methods to gain maximum exposure from your efforts and define how to measure results. Download the May issue of the Social Media Wrap Up now and receive it in your inbox in less than a minute!

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Bringing Web 2.0 to the Enterprise: Leveraging Social Computing Technologies for ERP Applications


Web 2.0 technologies bring capabilities to business users that were not possible previously. These include enabling users to securely access structured and unstructured information across the enterprise in a single search; enhancing collaboration both internally and with partners, suppliers and customers; boosting the usability of business applications; improving the ability to customize and integrate applications; as well as simplifying application upgrades and maintenance. The strategic value of these capabilities depends on the organization's business strategy.

While many business users are familiar with these technologies through personal use, they remain uncertain as to how these technologies can provide strategic benefits to their business.

Therefore, most organizations are not incorporating Web 2.0 technologies strategically. This white paper describes the business challenges addressed by new Web 2.0 technologies, and ways that organizations can incorporate them to create powerful new business models.

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Increase Sales and Conversions With a Well-designed Web Site


Creating an online presence is just as important as getting your name out to your local consumers. Grow with the Internet by learning how to pick the right type of design for your market as well as how to sell directly from your website.

You will also receive free price quotes from web design vendors that best fit your needs.

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10-Step Checklist for Your Next Website Redesign


Every now and then your website needs a refresh. Radical redesigns are a great way to transform your site into a beautiful new butterfly. A redesign can be a huge success - or it could fail terribly. After all, it's a long and tedious process. That's where checklists can make your job a whole lot easier. Whether you're working with an agency or redesigning in-house, this checklist will save you from some headaches.

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How to Unlock the ROI of Your Marketing with Analytics


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Citrix Performance Assurance - The Key to Citrix Desktop Transformation Success and ROI


Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop users expect their application delivery to be as reliable and fast as their physical desktop experience. A single failure in the XenApp or XenDesktop infrastructure can bring application performance to a crawl and impact user productivity.

Most of the time, Citrix is not the root cause of these issues - but how do you prove it? And how do you proactively discover and fix the true performance bottleneck: Is it the network? Profile server? Web? Virtualization platform? SAN?

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Delivering Citrix XenApp & XenDesktop Performance


Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop users expect their application delivery to be as reliable and fast as their physical desktop experience. A single failure in the XenApp or XenDesktop infrastructure can bring application performance to a crawl and impact user productivity.

Most of the time, Citrix is not the root cause of these issues - but how do you prove it? And how do you proactively discover and fix the true performance bottleneck: Is it the network? Profile server? Web? Virtualization platform? SAN?

Watch this webinar and learn how to achieve total performance visibility and user satisfaction to deliver on the ROI promise of your desktop transformation initiative. Desktop transformation experts discuss how to get 360-degree performance visibility into every tier and layer of the Citrix infrastructure supporting your key business services so you can make informed decisions, move from insight to action, and quickly resolve the root cause of performance issues - before they impact user productivity.

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Top-5 Best Practices for Virtual Desktop Success


Virtual desktop and VDI initiatives promise a variety of benefits - but the underlying IT architecture adds significant complexity and risk. Virtual desktop users expect application delivery to be as fast and reliable as their physical desktop experience. A single failure in the service infrastructure can bring virtual desktop performance to a crawl, and significantly impact user productivity and business processes. And when a user calls about “slow applications”, how do you discover and quickly fix the true service performance bottleneck: Is it the network? Profile server? Web? Desktop Virtualization platform? Storage?

Join this on-demand webinar and learn from desktop transformation experts Karin Kelley (451 Group), Srinivas Ramanathan (eG Innovations) and Rick Ruskin (eG Innovations) how to:
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VDI Monitoring & Performance Management Best Practices with Brian Madden & Gabe Knuth


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The Essentials of Data Infrastructure - 2012 Edition


The Essentials of Data Infrastructure - 2012 Edition brings together the latest in information, coverage of important developments, and expert commentary to help with your Data Infrastructure related decisions.

The following kit contents will help you get the most out of your Data Infrastructure research:
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Enterprise Mobility Management 2012: The SoMoClo Edge


IT must consider enterprise mobility, like public and private cloud deployments, as essential IT infrastructure. This is the core premise of this study -- that Enterprise Mobility has come of age, and that measurable business value accrues to organizations that manage their mobile infrastructure as secure, compliant, and performance-optimized as all other IT assets. The study is based on an online survey of over 260 organizations in 45 countries, conducted from February to March 2012.

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The Essentials of the Government Technology in 2012 - Free Kit


The Essentials of Government Technology in 2012, brings together the latest in information, coverage of important developments, and expert commentary to help with your Government Technology related decisions.

The following kit contents will help you get the most out of your Government Technology research:
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Accelerating Cloud Performance with WAN Optimization


Today's smart CIOs are assessing their workloads against business needs and analyzing where each should run—locally or in the public cloud. Read on to learn about the benefits of cloud computing, and why its success or failure is often dependent on WAN optimization.

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Accelerating Data Migration with WAN Optimization


Migrating large amounts of data over distance can be costly and time consuming. It's also necessary for IT tasks such as remote office backup, data center moves, and cloud computing models. The good news is that WAN optimization gets the job done effectively, efficiently, and affordably. Read this technology brief to learn how.

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Assessing ROI for Mobile Acceleration Clients


This ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES® (EMA) paper examines the business case for deploying mobile WAN optimization client software and builds a Return on Investment (ROI) model based on the experiences that three organizations have had using Riverbed's Steelhead Mobile solution. The results indicate compelling ROI with paybacks that can reasonably be expected in six months or less.

Written by: Enterprise Management Associates®       Presented by: Riverbed

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The Changing Requirements of WAN Optimization


Companies looking to drive greater IT performance will do well to begin their search with WAN optimization, which has evolved into a complete system that provides deep, actionable visibility. Read on to learn how WAN optimization works across the broad range of applications that enterprises use the most.

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The GNU/Linux Advanced Administration


In this ebook "The GNU/Linux Operating System", the main contents are related with system administration. You will learn how to install and configure several computer services, and how to optimize and synchronize the resources using GNU/Linux.

The topics covered in this 500+ page eBook include Linux network, server and data administration, Linux kernel, security, clustering, configuration, tuning, optimization, migration and coexistence with non-Linux systems. A must read for any serious Linux system admin.

This document is under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License and there is no relation between FTA and Tradepub.com.

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Cisco Secure Mobility Solution


When users access the Internet from their corporate office, their traffic is checked by a proxy-server for Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) controls, but when the same corporate computers connect from users' homes, no traffic filtering is performed. These roaming users could catch malware while visiting harmful sites. These same users would plug these laptops back in the corporate infrastructure the day after, and potentially infect other resources - your LAN users. Cisco offers a solution.

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How To Effectively Use Transactional Email For Application Based Businesses


This comprehensive guide tackles the vast number of opportunities that transactional email can help generate for your business by providing you with tried and true ways to leverage the power of this tool to increase your marketing ROI.

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Botnets: The Dark Side of Cloud Computing


Botnets pose a serious threat to your network and they rival the power of today's most powerful cloud computing platforms. These “dark” clouds, controlled by cybercriminals, are designed to silently infect your network. This white paper details how you can protect against the risk of botnet infection using security gateways that offer comprehensive unified threat management (UTM).

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Six Tips for Choosing a UTM Solution


As network security grows more complex, businesses are demanding the simplicity of UTM. Businesses are replacing multiple, outdated and costly appliances from different vendors with a single, reliable UTM solution. This white paper offers you detailed advice on how to choose the comprehensive unified threat management (UTM) that best suits your business.

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The Essentials of Mobile Computing in 2012


The Essentials of Mobile Computing in 2012 brings together the latest in information, coverage of important developments, and expert commentary to help with your Mobile Computing related decisions. The following kit contents will help you get the most out of your Mobile Computing research:
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