WHITE PAPER - When it comes to IT certifications, not all certifications are equally valued by companies. Find out the top 15 certifications most in demand for 2012 and what their corresponding salaries are on average. Discover which certifications will net you a 6-figure salary.
Posted: February 2, 2012 | Published: February 2, 2012


Topics:  Careers | Certification Programs | IT Workforce | Networking | Salaries and Wages | Systems Design and Development | Training

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper to see how the recent release of IBM Systems Director 6.3 can improve usability with a more logical interface, as well as simplify installation for the program and associated plug-ins. Also learn how its extended functionality enhances control over physical systems, virtualized resources and storage devices.
Posted: January 4, 2012 | Published: October 31, 2011


Topics:  Storage Management | Systems Design and Development | Systems Maintenance | Systems Management | Systems Operations | Virtual Machine | Workload Automation

WHITE PAPER - *UMass Dartmouth Opens the Door to Scientific Discovery With New IBM Technology *With Enhanced POWER7 Systems, IBM Raises the Ceiling, Again Clipper Navigator white paper*Gabriel Consulting Group: 2010-2011 Unix Survey: IBM Tops in Performance*Itanium: Slip/Sliding Away…
Posted: January 4, 2012 | Published: November 30, 2011


Topics:  Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | High Availability | Operating System Virtualization | Operating Systems | Processor Architectures | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Systems Design and Development | Systems Management | UNIX | UNIX Server Hardware

WHITE PAPER - Consolidating data center servers through virtualization is integral to successful IT systems design. Read the white paper and see how IBM PowerVM on POWER7 offers higher ratios of server virtualization than VMware on comparable Intel x86 platforms. This enables superior performance, greater operational savings and improved efficiency.
Posted: January 4, 2012 | Published: September 30, 2011


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | IT Systems | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Systems Design and Development | VMware | VMware Server

CASE STUDY - Read this paper to find out why the FAA's System Wide Information Management program selected four open source service-oriented architecture (SOA) components to combine with its other development and management tools to create an enterprise infrastructure that will be deployed between 2010 and 2015 to support NextGen satellite air traffic control.
Posted: December 7, 2011 | Published: December 7, 2011


Topics:  Application Integration | Data Integration | Interface Design | Interoperability | IT Infrastructure | Messaging Middleware | Open Source | Open Source Software | Routing | SOA | Systems Design and Development

WHITE PAPER - Using groups effectively in Microsoft Operations Manager can customize the Operations Manager console for your users, provide more actionable alerting and can automatically react to changes in your environment. Read this white paper now to learn more.
Posted: February 9, 2011 | Published: February 9, 2011


Topics:  Application Server Software | Groupware | Groupware Applications Management | Microsoft Operations Manager | Operating Systems | Systems Design and Development | Systems Integration Services | Systems Operations

WHITE PAPER - SOA governance is the framework that enables, measures, defines and enforces the rules for communication, collaboration and control across the enterprise and among IT and business decision-makers. This paper provides seven key steps to get you started on the path towards successful SOA governance.
Posted: February 3, 2011 | Published: February 3, 2011


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Management | Collaboration | IT Governance | IT Management | SOA | SOA Governance | Systems Design and Development | Systems Integration

WHITE PAPER - For a small organization, systems management can be part of a smart strategy for growth without getting overwhelmed with new systems and applications. Read on to learn the importance of a comprehensive systems management solution, tips for creating an ideal infrastructure based on business size, and take a look at solutions currently available.
Posted: January 28, 2011 | Published: January 27, 2011


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Infrastructure Management | Systems Design and Development | Systems Management | Systems Management Services | Systems Management Software

EGUIDE - In this e-guide, find out how to improve the performance of SQL Server- based business intelligence applications in small and medium-sized organizations.
Posted: December 17, 2010 | Published: December 16, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Analytics | Data Management | Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 | SMBs | SQL Server | Systems Design and Development

WHITE PAPER - The planning sequence described in this paper covers the design of the data center's physical infrastructure layer, whose job it is to house, power, cool, and protect the data center's computing and network functions.
Posted: February 4, 2009 | Published: February 3, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Data Center Design | Data Center Management | Hardware Configuration Management | Hardware Management | Infrastructure Management | Storage Management | Systems Design and Development