7 Questions You Should Ask before Deploying Deduplication [ Source: Quantum ]
May 2012- Midrange IT managers typically have limited staff and few backup specialists, and it can be hard to figure out how deduplication fits into their situation. Following are important questions to ask when considering deploying deduplication.

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IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor [ Source: IBM ]
May 2012- Cloud computing helps enterprises become more agile and responsive while significantly reducing IT costs and complexity, through better workload optimization and service delivery. Cloud-delivered applications provide benefits such as scalability, maximizing resources, expanding services, maximizing software and hardware investment, and standardizing and the ease of use of IT resources. When considering whether to move an application to the cloud, it is important to ...

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The Best Way to Build a Cloud [ Source: HP/Intel ]
May 2012- Learn how HP CloudSystem Matrix and HP 3PAR Utility Storage provide a solid, flexible foundation for your cloud environment. Sponsored by:<A href="https://h30406.www3.hp.com/campaigns/2012/events/discover/index.php?&jumpid=ex_r2548/ww/jan12/all/across-eb/event/m3-3nv51zn/mcc|jrsw/loc/rbu|general/subrbu|general/mtid|e-sig/date|00jan12" ...

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ESG whitepaper: Defining Tier One Storage in the Modern Data Center [ Source: HP/Intel ]
May 2012- This report defines "tier-1" storage in the modern IT world and in the data centers and services that support it. What was a simple environment just a few years ago with mainframes or a few large servers to be supported has evolved into a complex web of virtual machines, clouds, and expanding user expectations -- factors which demand and create flexibility, but do so in a way that pushes a lack of predictability ...

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Data center operational efficiency best practices [ Source: IBM ]
April 2012- Highly efficient data centers allow IT to spend 50% more on new projects - but only 1 in 5 data centers currently operate at this level. The new IBM Global Data Center Study surveyed 300+ IT executives in seven countries to understand the current state of their data centers' operational efficiency and uncover the best practices that mark the way to high efficiency. Read the study to learn the role optimization, flexibility, automation ...

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The Storage Hypervisor: Transforming the Economics of IT Infrastructure [ Source: IBM ]
April 2012- Learn how the storage hypervisor better leverages existing storage capacity to cost-efficiently handle exploding data volume and ease fulfillment of data protection requirements in today's increasingly virtualized IT environments.

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IBM Systems Director 6.3 Improved Usability, Instability and Functionality [ Source: IBM ]
April 2012- IBM Systems Director 6.3 has just been released. Read the white paper and see how this new revision 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.

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Microsoft Dynamics CRM solutions from IBM [ Source: IBM ]
April 2012- IBM provides consulting, implementation and application management services for Microsoft Dynamics CRM, a comprehensive solution that helps midsize and larger organizations easily create and maintain a 360 view of their customers.

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IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration Integrate Microsoft Dynamics in days [ Source: IBM ]
April 2012- IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration is a low-cost, plug-and-play solution that enables system-to-system and B2B communication with no coding. It can be fully operational in days, providing end-to-end connectivity for, and between, on-premise and third-party information systems.

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Best Practices in System Security and Privacy [ Source: IBM ]
April 2012- IBM SmartCloud Notes helps to protect our customers' information through governance, tools, technology, techniques, and personnel. SmartCloud Notes is a full-featured email, calendar, contact management and instant messaging service in the IBM cloud. At IBM, we strive to implement security and privacy best practices. The SmartCloud Notes security controls provide a range of protection of e-mail while enabling business operations.

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