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Making your business intelligence strategy a success sponsored by IBM EGUIDE: Business intelligence (BI) offers IT leaders the chance to achieve greater strategic decision-making through the use of dashboards, data analytics, reporting tools and much more. So how can IT leaders plan for a seamless BI deployment? Inside this e-guide, uncover expert tips that will help ensure long-term BI success. Posted: 02 Dec 2011 \| Published: 02 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business IT Alignment \| CIOs \| Dashboards \| Data Analytics \| Indicators \| Reporting Software \| Strategic Planning

Best Practices Guide: Cabling the Data Center sponsored by Brocade WHITE PAPER: This guide describes best practices for incorporating cabling in a typical data center, plus tips for selecting cabling components and information on data transmission media. Posted: 01 Sep 2009 \| Published: 01 Sep 2007 TOPICS: Data Center Construction \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Data Center Physical Security \| Data Centers \| Data Management \| Data Transmission Standards \| Fiber Optic Cable \| Fiber Optic Connectors \| Fiber Optic Networking \| Fiber Optic Networks \| Panel Meters

Does a proprietary solution automatically mean vendor lock-in? sponsored by TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com ANALYST REPORT: The dread of any IT manager is in making a significant purchase of hardware or software to then find that they are 'locked in' to one supplier. But analyst Clive Longbottom asks, is this still the case? Posted: 08 Feb 2021 \| Published: 14 Mar 2016 TOPICS: Hardware \| IT Management \| IT Management Services \| Software \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization Software

Best Practices For Upgrading Your Data Center Design sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. EGUIDE: An aging data center may no longer be able to meet the power, cooling, and structural demands of advancing technologies. This exclusive e-guide details five data center upgrade strategies to modernize your facility and Robert McFarlane, with over 35 years experience in data center design, power, and cooling, offers data center design advice. Posted: 05 Feb 2016 \| Published: 03 Feb 2016 TOPICS: Cooling Capacity \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Hardware \| IT Infrastructure \| Server Accelerators \| Systems Management

Real-time Compression Results In Storage Efficiency sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn about a storage system that uses real-time compression and SSD technology to boost storage performance. Read on to learn more about how the benefits of this storage system provide a strong ROI, and how your organization could cut costs. Posted: 01 Apr 2015 \| Published: 30 Apr 2014 TOPICS: Flash Memory \| Hardware \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Management

Hardware's Key Role in a Software-Defined Era sponsored by TechTarget Networking EBOOK: In this software age, is there any role left for hardware? In our three-part guide, our experts' response is a resounding, "yes." Read now to learn why hardware is still an essential networking choice in terms of scale, reliability, and performance. Posted: 16 May 2016 \| Published: 16 May 2016 TOPICS: Hardware \| Software

Reduce Federal Infrastructure Risk with Compliance Management and Situational Awareness sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper features holistic information and network security tools that help federal agencies meet strict compliance mandates. Posted: 12 May 2014 \| Published: 31 Jan 2014 TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Compliance Audits \| Data Analytics \| Government Agencies (U.S.) \| Government Information Security \| Governments \| Hardware \| Network Security \| Risk Management \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management \| Security Managers \| Security Policies \| Security Systems \| Security Threats \| Software Asset Management \| Vulnerability Management

Servers and Storage Become Inextricably Linked sponsored by Dell EMC and Microsoft EGUIDE: The rise of flash storage and convergence technologies make it tougher to see storage and servers as separate entities in a software-defined world. Rich Castagna, VP of Editorial at TechTarget, shares why he believes servers and storage have become inextricably linked. Posted: 26 Sep 2016 \| Published: 22 Sep 2016 TOPICS: Hardware \| Server Hardware \| Software \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Hardware

Case Study: KFC POS System Serves Great Service sponsored by Toshiba CASE STUDY: KFC, the global fast food chain, was upgrading to a new software platform, and they needed to upgrade its existing point-of-sale (POS) equipment that would support the new software regulations. In this brief case study, find out which POS system KFC ultimately chose, and discover the benefits they experienced from the hardware upgrade. Posted: 09 May 2014 \| Published: 31 Dec 2013 TOPICS: CRM \| Customer Loyalty \| Customer Retention \| Hardware \| POS \| Retail Trade Industry

ESG: Economics of Flash Compared to Hard Disk sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn about the economic value of flash compared to hard disks and decide for yourself if flash is worth the investment. Posted: 17 Mar 2015 \| Published: 28 Feb 2015 TOPICS: Flash Memory \| Hard Disk Drives \| Hard Disks \| Hardware \| ROI \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage

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