WHITE PAPER - This technical white paper provides Exadata Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) insight for rapid deployment and efficient operation of Exadata Database Machine, focusing on the areas of: Exadata MAA Architecture, initial deployment, post-deployment Exadata MAA configuration, and Exadata MAA operational best practices.
Posted: May 22, 2012 | Published: June 30, 2011


Topics:  Architectures | Database Administration | Database Architectures | Database Management | Databases | Oracle (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Although it is not new technology, service-oriented architectures (SOAs) continue to be loved, for their modern and agile approach to development, and loathed for their extended deployment times and often high costs. Read this white paper to learn the secret behind being able to benefit from SOAs instead of getting caught up in high costs and risk.
Posted: May 14, 2012 | Published: May 14, 2012


Topics:  Architectures | SOA

WHITE PAPER - When planning for cloud adoption, there are many factors you must consider. This white paper discusses the strategy one of your peers is utilizing for a successful cloud migration. Discover key components to consider during the move and gain insights on how to ensure a smooth transition.
Posted: April 25, 2012 | Published: May 2, 2011


Topics:  Architectures | Cloud Computing | Cloud Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | Virtual Machine | Virtual Machine Migration

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper to learn about the numerous challenges faced by enterprises seeking to embrace SOA and leverage data assets and discover a model-based approach to overcoming them.
Posted: March 23, 2012 | Published: March 22, 2012


Topics:  Architectures | Data Management | Data Mart Architectures | Enterprise Asset Management Software | SOA

WHITE PAPER - The Future of the WAN: Universal Optimization
Posted: February 1, 2012 | Published: February 1, 2012


Topics:  Architectures | Bandwidth Management | Cloud Computing | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Networking | Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments | Network Architectures | Network Design | Network Infrastructure | WAN

WHITE PAPER - The combination of a consolidated data center with a virtualized 10GbE data center can offer your company numerous benefits, including increased adaptability, improved business continuance, and reduced space requirements.
Posted: November 23, 2011 | Published: November 22, 2011


Topics:  10 Gigabit Ethernet | Architectures | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Networking | Layer 2 Switches | Layer 3 Switches | Layer 4 Switches | Legacy Applications Software | Network Architectures | Network Management | Network Performance | Network Security | Networking | SOA | Storage Consolidation | VLAN | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Distributed core architectures can provide greater scalability, higher bandwidth, and higher resiliency for your network foundation for data centers to handle the amount of “big data” that is coming through networks today.
Posted: November 22, 2011 | Published: November 22, 2011


Topics:  10 Gigabit Ethernet | Architectures | Cluster Management | Clustering | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Networking | Energy Efficiency | Network Architectures | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Network Performance | Switch Fabric | Switched Ethernet | Switched Multi-Megabit Data Services | Switches | Switching

WHITE PAPER - Much of the discussion around modern IT still revolves around purely technical aspects of a given platform, leaving many business people in the dark as to what true value of a new technical architecture actually is.
Posted: October 24, 2011 | Published: August 2, 2010


Topics:  Architectures | Cloud Computing | Cloud Management | IT Infrastructure

WHITE PAPER - Enabling Network Centric Operations through the provision of inclusive, adaptive information networks in harsh and rapidly changing situations.
Posted: October 21, 2011 | Published: September 9, 2010


Topics:  Architectures | SOA | Web 2.0 | Web Services

WHITE PAPER - This White Paper recommends additional definition of IT governance within TOGAF to strengthen an organization’s ability to effectively govern the architecture and make appropriate investment decisions.
Posted: October 21, 2011 | Published: October 6, 2010


Topics:  Architectures | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | IT Governance | IT Infrastructure | IT Management

WHITE PAPER - This White Paper discusses methodology and language support for requirements management in TOGAF.
Posted: October 21, 2011 | Published: October 8, 2010


Topics:  Architectures | Enterprise | Enterprise Architectures | Infrastructure Management

WHITE PAPER - Numerous architecture framework standards have been developed and matured over the past decade and the focus of these frameworks is diverse. Many engineers believe there is an ―either or‖ decision to be made regarding these frameworks; however, this is not always the case.
Posted: October 20, 2011 | Published: October 13, 2010


Topics:  Architectures

WHITE PAPER - This study provides an overview of the different possibilities for accessing and integrating SAP data as well as their advantages and disadvantages in light of the growing demands on Business Intelligence in modern organizations.
Posted: March 31, 2011 | Published: March 31, 2011


Topics:  Architectures | Business Intelligence | Business Performance Management | Composite Applications Software | Data Integration | Data Management | Data Warehouses | Enterprise Information Management (EIM) | Forecasting, planning and budgeting software | Real-time Analytics | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Data abstraction overcomes data structure incompatibility by transforming data from its native structure and syntax into reusable views and data services. But some data abstraction approaches work better than others. Composite data virtualization is an optimal way to implement an abstraction layer at enterprise scale.
Posted: March 31, 2011 | Published: March 31, 2011


Topics:  Application Development | Architectures | Composite Applications Software | Data Integration | Data Management | Enterprise Application Integration Middleware | Enterprise Architectures | Enterprise Information Management (EIM) | Middleware

WHITE PAPER - Dolphin’s Content Archive Service for Cloud lets SAP users use Storage as a Service as an ArchiveLink repository. The service allows a direct connection from the SAP archiving layer to major public cloud provider. It’s an option that makes sense for any organization, whether or not you are running other SAP solutions in the cloud.
Posted: January 10, 2011 | Published: January 10, 2011


Topics:  Architectures | Cloud Computing | Cost Benefit Analysis | Document Management | Document Management Software | Enterprise Applications Software | SaaS ERP | SAP (Product) | Storage Management | Storage Management Software