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The Top 3 Cost-Cutting Mistakes CIOs Make And How to Avoid Them
sponsored by Rally Software
WHITE PAPER: The current economic downturn has resulted in contraction of IT Department budgets and a mandate to allocate resources to only the most critical projects, then execute it flawlessly. In these tough times, it is imperative for CIOs to deliver more value as IT budgets fall.
Posted: 03 Apr 2009 | Published: 03 Apr 2009

Rally Software

Extending the Lifecycle and Lowering the TCO of your SAN
sponsored by D-Link
WHITE PAPER: If you are in charge of IT at a mid-size enterprise, you’re probably about to bite the bullet to add a new Storage Area Network (SAN). Why? The simple answer is that it’s a combination of challenges and opportunities. Read this paper to learn why any organization that runs more than one business server application should consider a SAN.
Posted: 26 Apr 2010 | Published: 26 Apr 2010

D-Link

Running IT as a Business: Seven Steps to Aligning IT with the Business
sponsored by SAS
WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines the 7 steps to aligning IT with the business. Find out what they are and how they can help your business provide customer-driven results.
Posted: 27 Jun 2011 | Published: 27 Jun 2011

SAS

Energy Logic: Calculating and Prioritizing Your Data Center IT Efficiency Actions
sponsored by Emerson Network Power
WHITE PAPER: This paper reviews the challenges of measuring data center energy efficiency and proposes a solution: a new metric called CUPS, or Compute Units per Second, that allows data center managers to calculate data center efficiency.
Posted: 07 Jul 2009 | Published: 07 Jul 2009

Emerson Network Power

Survive vs. Thrive: The CIO Dilemma - Dell helps CIOs drive business value
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: The decisions of CIOs today are high on the business agenda as they prepare their companies for post-slump growth while continuing major cost reductions. In this paper you'll hear from Steve Schuckenbrock, President, Large Enterprise at Dell, as he discusses the role of the CIO, dilemnas CIOs face today, and much more!
Posted: 30 Aug 2010 | Published: 30 Aug 2010

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

Enhancing Business with Smarter, More Effective Communication
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: To enable effective mobile communication, organizations are increasingly spending to ensure productivity and availability. Discover cost-effective applications that improve communications, connect workers, enable collaboration and streamline processes.
Posted: 27 Mar 2007 | Published: 01 Mar 2007

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Built-in Manageability and Proactive Security for Business Desktop PCs
sponsored by Intel Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how built in desktop management can help address today?s key IT challenges such as avoiding malicious attacks, accurate inventory of assets, and the demand for IT services.
Posted: 05 Sep 2006 | Published: 01 Oct 2006

Intel Corporation

Advances in Data Warehouse Performance
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Learn how DB2 can help you meet the demands of business intelligence by reducing query response time from hours to seconds, supporting real time data warehousing, and optimizing your storage while lowering operating costs.
Posted: 28 Nov 2007 | Published: 01 May 2007

IBM

UC&C Technology Adoption Leads to Increased Business Value
sponsored by Cisco
WHITE PAPER: This Technology Adoption Profile synthesizes the latest research on the adoption of modern unified communications and collaboration technologies and the value that it provides to companies.
Posted: 02 Apr 2014 | Published: 31 Jul 2013

Cisco

Air-Cooled High-Performance Data Centers: Case Studies and Best Methods
sponsored by Intel Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Combining innovations and best-known methods for air-cooled data center design helps provide new approaches for power and cooling. This white paper discusses real world examples of how to lower costs and improve performance within the IT infras...
Posted: 31 Aug 2007 | Published: 01 Nov 2006

Intel Corporation