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This growth in data breaches should come as no surprise. In a world where data is everywhere, it has become harder than ever for organizations to protect their confidential information. Complex, heterogeneous IT environments make data protection and threat response very difficult. Yet today's businesses depend on their security teams to ensure that collaboration and sharing by an increasingly mobile workforce remains safe and secure.

While the continuing onslaught of data breaches is well documented, what is far less understood is why data breaches happen and what can be done to prevent them. This paper examines the three most common causes of data breaches—well-meaning insiders, targeted attacks from outside the organization, and malicious insiders—and then illustrates each cause to show that breaches can occur in. It also offers a broad perspective on what can be done to stop data breaches, as well as specific recommendations for preventive action. The section entitled "What does it all mean?" offers a unique point of view on data breaches based on the industry-leading security expertise, comprehensive global intelligence, and broad experience of Symantec in helping its customers successfully protect their sensitive information.]]> Mon, 7 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST Sat, 5 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST
Despite this progress, managing the application infrastructure—the varied layers between servers, operating systems, and applications—remains very complex. In most business-critical applications, intricate relationships exist between applications, servers, networks, and storage infrastructures. These interdependencies may be unique to individual data centers and must be independently managed as applications move from development, to test, then to production. This complexity impacts on-going operations and maintenance in terms of cost, time, and effort.

Automating application infrastructure delivery requires a new approach, including comprehensive, integrated tools and information models of application components and data center infrastructures.

An enterprise gains many benefits by automating the many layers between servers and actual applications. These benefits include reducing application delivery times and data center efficiencies that directly affect the bottom line.

Reduce Provisioning Errors & Improve Application Delivery Times: Using Elastra’s automation solutions eliminates errors and increases the speed at which applications can be deployed and maintained across data center

Increase Operational Compliance: Preserve existing role-based access policies by integrating them with new cloud environments and maintain compliance with IT governance policies by centrally controlling usage of resources

With the Elastra Cloud Server, you control who manages your infrastructure, what systems are being provisioned, how applications are designed and configured, and where and when they are deployed.]]> Fri, 4 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST
Certain mid-sized organizations are experiencing record business results by leveraging powerful, low-cost solutions, tailored to their needs.

This video reveals a targeted solution that helps midsize organizations meet challenging demand, improves organizational scalability, and react quickly to changing economic conditions.]]> Fri, 4 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST Fri, 4 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST
By being an agile company, you can respond quickly to changing market conditions - but only if you have well protected and well managed data, meaningful information, and adaptable business processes.

Get the tips and foundation you need to create competitive advantage and business agility today. Download this whitepaper now.]]> Fri, 4 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST Thu, 3 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST Wed, 2 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST Wed, 2 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST Wed, 2 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST Wed, 2 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST Wed, 2 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST
Learn key tactics for ESB implementation across the three core Integration Patterns:

► Data Consistency: Independent applications "get the facts straight" Via database synchronization.

►Multi-Step Process: Independent applications implement a business process composed of multiple, distributed components.

►Composite Application: New functionality by tying together existing applications in a request/reply pattern.]]> Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST
The test scenarios represent stress level conditions for real world applications. The tests examine performance under load, where a single message broker is required to support many publishers and subscribers. The testing and driving program were the ones developed by Sonic Software, Inc. (now part of Progress Software).]]> Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST