Compliance Through Proper Tape Management [ Source: B&L Associates, Inc. ]
June 2006- Government privacy and accountability regulations have led to sweeping overhauls of enterprise IT environments in an effort to become compliant. Tape management and, in particular, the use of a comprehensive tape management system can be an effective tool in helping banks and other companies become compliant with many of the regulations contained within the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Automated Disaster Recovery for the Virtualized Datacenter - Delivering a Real-Time Infrastructure with Process Automation [ Source: Enigmatec ]
July 2008- According to process improvement guru Geary Rummler, any "organization is only as good as its processes." This is particularly true in the rapidly-changing and mission critical area of run-time IT operations, where even short-term failures can mean big-ticket business losses.

As the data center becomes highly virtualized, and more and more business applications require near-continuous availability, the demand for faster, easier, and less expensive recovery solutions has never been greater. Can you respond ....

The Yin and Yang of Financial Disruption [ Source: IBM ]
June 2009- Even as nations take unprecedented measures to respond to the global financial-now-economic crisis, exacerbated structural tensions in the global financial system are yet to be resolved. But it cannot be done by any one institution or even one government. Rebuilding trust and moving from crisis, to health, to wealth will require committed, concerted effort from industry, government and individuals. Now is the time for us to work together, address the fundamentals and innovate.

Compliance Through Proper Tape Management [ Source: B&L Associates, Inc. ]
June 2006- Government privacy and accountability regulations have led to sweeping overhauls of enterprise IT environments in an effort to become compliant. Tape management and, in particular, the use of a comprehensive tape management system can be an effective tool in helping banks and other companies become compliant with many of the regulations contained within the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Technology and the Genesis of New Vulnerabilities [ Source: HTM ]
May 2006- For every new technology deployed, one or more new unforeseen problems are created. These problems, in turn, result in new vulnerabilities. Each vulnerability introduces a new threat potentially leading to serious and possibly permanent damage. This paper will provide several examples how and why technological solutions introduce these unforeseen problems. This paper will demonstrate how a well-intentioned technological solution to a problem interacts with social and technical infrastructures to create new and often more ....

Gap Analysis: How to Avoid the Common Pitfalls Associated with Change [ Source: Optical Image Technology ]
February 2006- Whether you are evaluating processes on a small scale, or trying to facilitate communication and interoperability between systems throughout your enterprise, it is helpful to have procedures in place to ensure that any upgrades that you are considering for your organization will lead to improvements to the system as a whole. Internally, a business may understand the operational lift that it can get by implementing a new technology such as workflow, but it may not ....

Business Continuity Planning: Ensuring Business as Usual When the Unusual Happens [ Source: Optical Image Technology, Inc. ]
March 2006- Business continuity is a goal of every business. Managing operations effectively, maintaining profitability, and making sure customers and employees are satisfied are vital elements for continuity, but they do not provide a guarantee against closure. A successful, profitable business that is located in an area where natural disasters are a seldom occurrence does not mean that it will remain open. Chemical spills, ice storms, and pandemics can prevent access to the office. Far more common ....