From Authorized To Engaged …Turning On Your VAR Channel
[ Source: MarketLink Services ]
November 2009-
Creating a productive reseller channel requires many steps, but the primary step is the conversion from authorized (signed) to engaged resellers. This is the most important, and most difficult, component to an effective channel campaign.
A Burst Of Clean Energy: How 3D Visualization Can Help Achieve Commercial Objectives
[ Source: PlusAnimations ]
January 2009-
This white paper examines the challenges of presenting products and projects in the renewable energy sector and introduces the many advantages of 3D visualization to help achieve your company’s commercial objectives.
Implementing Energy Efficient Data Centers
[ Source: APC by Schneider Electric ]
October 2009-
Electricity usage costs have become an increasing fraction of the total cost of ownership (TCO) for data centers. It is possible to dramatically reduce the electrical consumption of typical data centers through appropriate design of the network-critical physical infrastructure and through the design of the IT architecture. This paper explains how to quantify the electricity savings and provides examples of methods that can greatly reduce electrical power consumption.
Six Data Protection Tips for SMBs
[ Source: Double-Take Software ]
October 2009-
Limited resources and vulnerability to interruptions put small and midsize businesses at higher risk, and relying on native backup for a small business server can leave gaps in the disaster recovery plan. While native backup for Windows Small Business Server provides a small measure of protection, periodic tape backup can leave small businesses vulnerable to data and time loss in quantities they cannot afford. The key to getting back on track quickly is a comprehensive ....
Managing Macs in a Windows Environment
[ Source: LANrev LP ]
June 2008-
Macs are becoming used more widely in the PC dominated enterprise environment. Managing Macs has become a necessity. LANrev provides cross-platform management to lower time and cost to maintain both Macs and Windows.
Outsourcing For Success - The Retained Organization
[ Source: Novus Origo ]
July 2009-
The requirements for the advanced planning and design of a skilled retained organization are paramount to the success of any outsourcing relationship, and should be facilitated early on in the outsourcing process. Additionally, key success factors in the design and implementation of a retained organization include: the ability of the team to operate against new processes and methodologies, having a clear understanding of what transactions are being outsourced, properly selecting retained resources based on skills ....
Thinking Outside the Cell: 6 Questions to Ask Yourself About Spreadsheet Security
[ Source: Atlantic Global PLC ]
July 2009-
The overuse and abuse of spreadsheets presents a real danger to the security and competitiveness of your organisation. This paper aims to further the debate over the viability of spreadsheets versus commercial business systems by posing 6 questions you should ask yourself if you use spreadsheets to manage your finances, expenses, projects, contracts or resources. It explores the dangers of using spreadsheets and letting them get out of control. In this paper are ....
PA-DSS Compliance And The Commerce Toolkit For Applications
[ Source: IP Commerce ]
July 2009-
Simplify the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS) compliance process for your software application by leveraging Commerce Toolkit for Applications (CTA) in your development lifecycle. If you store, process, or transmit cardholder data through your application, then PA-DSS applies to your organization. Learn how leveraging CTA can help you simplify and achieve compliance by utilizing a framework that can limit the complexity and scope of an assessment process -- reducing cost and updates on an ....
Maximum Availability: Minimum Downtime
[ Source: Zebis ]
February 2009-
A thorough plan that includes imaging, historical backups, and archival backups will minimize, if not eliminate, the downtime associated with equipment failure, thus maximizing the availability of your data. Zebis provides this brief report on reducing downtime.
Cooling Strategies For IT Wiring Closets And Small Rooms
[ Source: APC by Schneider Electric ]
June 2009-
Cooling for IT wiring closets is rarely planned and typically only implemented after failures or overheating occur. Historically, no clear standard exists for specifying sufficient cooling to achieve predictable behavior within wiring closets. Understand the science and practical application of an improved method for the specification of cooling for wiring closets.