EGUIDE - There are a number of new cloud-based security products, to help mitigate today’s cloud computing risks. This tip examines Security-as-a-Service tools available and the key features that are most important in a cloud server security platform such as encryption, identity management, configuration and vulnerability management and more.
Posted: May 21, 2012 | Published: May 21, 2012


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Cloud Security | Configuration Management | Data Encryption | Identity Management | Managed Security Services | Security Management | Software as a Service

CASE STUDY - Read this case study to learn how MAXIMUS, a health and human services business process outsourcing provider, leveraged change and configuration management software to address their challenges associated with operating their mission critical business processes.
Posted: May 17, 2012 | Published: May 17, 2012


Topics:  Change Management | Configuration Management | Software Configuration Management | Software Project Management

CASE STUDY - When software company AQS, Inc. needed to build consistency in their source code management and automate change processes they leveraged a change and configuration management system. Read this case study to learn the benefits they were able to achieve.
Posted: May 17, 2012 | Published: May 16, 2012


Topics:  Change Management | Configuration Management

ESSENTIAL GUIDE - This Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to IT tools shows how you can use software and systems to improve the running of your IT department.
Posted: May 8, 2012 | Published: May 8, 2012


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Cloud Computing | CobiT | Configuration Management | ERP | Middleware | Productivity | Virtual Machine | Visual Studio

WHITE PAPER - Assessing and upgrading that server your probably the right thing to do, but your company doesn’t want to invest more money into it. And, managing systems like this can be costly. If only your server could talk and let you know if all is well or if some changes are required.
Posted: April 30, 2012 | Published: April 30, 2012


Topics:  Change Management | Configuration Management | Security Management | Security Policies | Security Systems | Security Tokens | Server Management

WHITE PAPER - This detailed, 4-step guide covers the essential requirements and considerations to keep in mind when upgrading to VMware vSphere 5.
Posted: April 30, 2012 | Published: April 30, 2012


Topics:  Configuration Management | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Management | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | VMware

WEBCAST - This second part of a three-part course series discusses best practices for installing, configuring and managing VMware vSphere 5 environments. Learn key tips on how to get the most from this advanced technology.
Posted: April 6, 2012 | Premiered: April 6, 2012


Topics:  Configuration Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | Virtual Machine | Virtual Machine Migration | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Learn about the improved version of Cisco Prime (previously CiscoWorks) LAN Management Solutions: the changes that have been made, the benefits the new product offers, and what customer challenges it seeks to solve.
Posted: March 13, 2012 | Published: December 31, 2010


Topics:  Compliance Software | Configuration Management | Dashboards | IP Address Management | IP Address Management Software | LAN | Network Architectures | Network Best Practices | Network Design | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Network Management Software | Network Managers | Network Monitoring | Network Monitoring Software | Network Performance | Network Performance Management Software | Network Security | Network Traffic Analysis | Network Traffic Management | Networking | Networking Hardware | User Interfaces

EZINE - Using modern-day Agile techniques such as automation and cloud hosting solutions, today’s IT leaders have opportunities to reap better returns on their ALM investments. In this issue, experts will share source code control system automation strategies, hosting options for code repositories and trends in requirements management tools.
Posted: February 24, 2012 | Published: February 17, 2012


Topics:  Application Development | Change Management | Configuration Management | Software as a Service | Software Configuration Management | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools | Software Project Management | Source Code Control | Source Code Control Software

WHITE PAPER - This white paper introduces the five SCM best practices that are essential for software development success.
Posted: February 23, 2012 | Published: February 22, 2012


Topics:  Configuration Management | Software Best Practices | Software Configuration Management | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools

WHITE PAPER - Gain 5 useful tips for configuring VMware vSphere 5.0 in this essential resource. Learn about best practices that are actually applicable and easy to execute, and discover why it matters if you choose to follow these tips or not.
Posted: February 22, 2012 | Published: February 22, 2012


Topics:  Configuration Management | Data Center Management | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine | VMware

WHITE PAPER - In this guide, get step-by-step instructions for how to properly configure vSphere 5.0 for your servers and storage systems. Discover best practices for installing, deploying and configuring vSphere 5.0.
Posted: February 10, 2012 | Published: February 8, 2012


Topics:  Configuration Management | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Storage for Virtualized Servers | Storage Management | Virtual Machine | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This resource explains the different concepts linked to active processor resource allocation for LPARs. Learn about the complications that can result from the abundance of available configuration possibilities.
Posted: February 2, 2012 | Published: February 1, 2012


Topics:  Configuration Management | Data Center Management | Mainframe Computers | Mainframe Server Hardware | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - In this paper, gain a better understanding of how branching and merging patterns work and how applying them to your projects can have a profound effect on how your development team handles change management and delivers software.
Posted: January 6, 2012 | Published: January 5, 2012


Topics:  Change Management | Configuration Management | Software | Software Configuration Management | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools

WHITE PAPER - Discover 10 of the biggest mistakes people make when configuring the High Availability (HA) and Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) features in vSphere deployments. Take a look at 5 common HA issues, 4 DRS issues and an issue that affects both HA and DRS.
Posted: December 2, 2011 | Published: December 2, 2011


Topics:  Configuration Management | High Availability | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine | VMware