PODCAST - Moderated by Mark Lowenstein, Managing Director of the Mobile Ecosystem, the leading consulting and advisory firm focused on next generation mobile communications products and services, this podcast features the top ten questions asked by service providers when considering an open source BSS solution.
Posted: May 12, 2009 | Premiered: May 12, 2009


Topics:  Network Management | Network Operations Centers | Operational Support Systems | Systems Management | Systems Management Services | Telecommunications Management Software | VoIP

WHITE PAPER - In this paper, CA SPECTRUM can manage the complexities of MPLS VPN services, enabling service providers to take advantage of this growing market opportunity.
Posted: December 11, 2007 | Published: December 1, 2007


Topics:  Telecommunications Industry | VPN | VPN Appliances | VPN Hardware | VPN Services | VPN Software

CASE STUDY - In this success story you will read how by hosting its SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) financial modules with FIT, XOJET is saving the expense of a dedicated SAP staff and IT infrastructure. Read on to learn how you company can take advantage of the same benefits as XOJET did by choosing FIT to maintain your SAP infrastructure.
Posted: June 16, 2009 | Published: June 16, 2009


Topics:  Application Hosting | Application Infrastructure Providers | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Service Providers | Applications Management Services | Business Intelligence | Disaster Recovery | ERP | Infrastructure Management | IT Infrastructure | SAP (Product)

WEBCAST - In this webcast, you will learn what to look for in an SAP managed hosting provider -- including how to determine your organization's requirements and how to evaluate potential providers.
Posted: June 16, 2009 | Premiered: June 16, 2009


Topics:  Application Infrastructure Providers | Application Outsourcing | Data Centers | Hosting Services | IT Infrastructure | IT Services | SAP (Product) | SLA | SLA Management Services | Systems Management Services

WHITE PAPER - This paper focuses on what is master data, why it is needed, how to get started in managing it, and methodologies for implementing master data management.
Posted: January 5, 2009 | Published: December 24, 2008


Topics:  Customer Data Management | Data Integration | Data Management | Data Synchronization | Manufacturing | Master Data Management | Sales | Storage Management | Storage Management Services | Storage Systems

WEBCAST - In order to remain competitive and grow, service providers must increase revenue through value-added services and build innovative new business models, while reducing capital and operating expenses.
Posted: May 11, 2009 | Premiered: May 8, 2009


Topics:  Network Management | Network Operations Centers | Operational Support Systems | Systems Management | Systems Management Services | Telecommunications Software | Telecommunications Systems

VIDEOCAST - Cloud computing is a better way to run your business. Instead of running your apps yourself, they run on a shared data center. When you use any app that runs in cloud, you just log in, customize it, and start using it.
Posted: March 10, 2009 | Premiered: March 10, 2009


Topics:  Application Development and Integration Services | Application Hosting | Application Infrastructure Providers | Application Service Providers | Applications Management Services | CIOs | IT Best Practices | IT Management | Virtual Offices

RESOURCE CENTER - Storage challenges for IT professionals are particularly complex in today's environment of rapid obsolescence of storage hardware and digital media.
Posted: November 30, 2006 | Published: November 30, 2006


Topics:  Storage Architectures | Storage Best Practices | Storage Hardware | Storage Industry | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Management Services | Storage Management Software | Storage Security | Storage Service Providers | Storage Spending | Storage Systems

RESOURCE CENTER - This research guide will help you select the best Network Design and Management solution for your company. It provides Network Design and Management information on Network Design and Management products.
Posted: November 20, 2006 | Published: November 16, 2006


Topics:  IP Networks | LAN | Network Architectures | Network Best Practices | Network Convergence | Network Design | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Network Management Services | Network Management Software | Network Protocols | Network Security | Network Service Providers | Network Testing | Networking Hardware | NGN | VPN | WAN | Wireless Networks

CASE STUDY - MTV's Information Services and Technology (IS&T) department wanted to reduce the time that was wasted on manual processes. It chose Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. IS&T used the out-of-the-box workflow capabilities of SharePoint Server 2007 to improve departmental efficiencies by automating a paper-based process for new employees.
Posted: April 2, 2009 | Published: February 1, 2007


Topics:  Communications Networks | Communications Systems | Information Management | Information Service Providers | Server Management | Server Software | Service Process Optimization Software

PODCAST - Bill Martorelli, principal analyst for Forrester Research, discusses trends in the SAP managed hosting arena, myths about SAP managed hosting, and gives advice on creating RFPs and negotiating SLAs.
Posted: June 16, 2009 | Premiered: June 16, 2009


Topics:  Application Infrastructure Providers | Application Outsourcing | Data Centers | Economic Environment | Hosting Services | IT Infrastructure | Market Trends | Request for Proposals | SAP (Product) | SLA | SLA Management Services

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn how Freudenberg IT (FIT) provides everything you need for a complete integrated e-business solution. FIT provides the applications infrastructure and technical day-to-day applications support; the required care to better ensure that your SAP environment is always there and is always performing optimally.
Posted: June 16, 2009 | Published: June 16, 2009


Topics:  Application Infrastructure Providers | Application Life-Cycle Management | Applications Management | ERP | ERP Software | Hosting Services | SAP (Product) | Systems Management Services

WHITE PAPER - Businesses today face unrelenting data growth. IT staffs are struggling to ensure data availability under tight fiscal constraints. The unreliability and intensive management of traditional tape-based backup has forced backup administrators to create manual, error-prone processes in order to protect their data. Concentric has the solution!
Posted: June 15, 2009 | Published: June 15, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Management | Data Storage | Remote Backups | SaaS ERP | Storage Industry | Storage Management | Storage Management Services | Storage Resource Management | Storage Service Providers | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This white paper explores the benefits of cloud computing. It further draws a distinction between public (or external) clouds and private enterprise clouds, and examines how businesses can embrace hosted private clouds to enjoy the agility, flexibility, and cost savings of the cloud.
Posted: May 22, 2009 | Published: May 22, 2009


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Hosting | Application Performance Management | Applications Management Services | Cloud Computing | SaaS ERP | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Software as a Service | Software Installation

CASE STUDY - Read this quick case study to see how Tiens Group - a Chinese enterprise that does business internationally - was able to build a single network that handles all of their communications needs all over the globe and allows them greater growth potential while simultaneously reducing overheads.
Posted: April 6, 2009 | Published: April 6, 2009


Topics:  Network Design | Network Management | Network Management Services | Network Provisioning | Networking | Telecom Provisioning | Telecommunications Networks | VPN | VPN Service Providers | VPN Services

WHITE PAPER - The purpose of this study is to provide readers with a framework to evaluate the potential financial impact of ReputationManager on their organizations. Forrester's aim is to clearly show all calculations and assumptions used in the analysis. Use this study to better understand and communicate a business case for investing in ReputationManager.
Posted: February 20, 2009 | Published: February 19, 2009


Topics:  Access Control | Credit Cards | Cybersecurity | Fraud Protection | Identity Management | Identity Theft | ROI

WHITE PAPER - Cloud computing is transforming the way IT departments build and deploy custom applications during lean times and changing the economics of information technology. Here are the 5 reasons why thousands of companies are betting that cloud computing is the right technology strategy for 2009 and beyond.
Posted: March 10, 2009 | Published: March 10, 2009


Topics:  Capital Expenditures | IT Departments | Project Management | Software Architectures | Software Best Practices | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools | Software Selection

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper discusses the five essential ingredients needed for effective event correlation and root cause analysis. These key ingredients are at the heart of delivering high service availability to support every kind of business
Posted: March 6, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Availability | Consultants | Downtime | Event Correlation | IT Infrastructure | Network Management | Operating Systems | Regulatory Compliance