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	PBX for the Enterprise: Buyers Guide Free Whitepaper. Outgrown your old phone system – in terms of size, functionality and technology? The typical reasons for upgrading to an IP PBX system for any enterprise or divisional group are to replace outdated equipment; to save money; to add in new and needed functionality or because the old system can't keep up with growth. A modern IP PBX system can actually solve all these problems simultaneously – a great benefit but also a headache since the range of features and functionality on offer is overwhelming. The VoIP News Buyer’s Guide for Enterprise IP PBX Systems covers the market, background information, technology, standards and the features and services that are critical and important to enterprises. In it you will learn everything you need to know to evaluate competing offers from both established vendors like Cisco, Nortel and Avaya, and cutting edge vendors like Shoretel and Fonality. Click here to receive this featured resource
	Software Development Outsourcing Starter Kit Free Whitepaper. Looking to avoid common pitfalls in your software outsourcing initiative? This new starter kit provides you valuable tools to make sure that your projects are done right. Included in this kit is a vendor evaluation scorecard, a primer on CMM certifications and tips on how to manage distributed software projects. A must read for all IT executives who are currently outsourcing or are looking to outsource software projects. Click here to receive this featured resource
	IP Phone Features That Will Make Your Life Better Free Whitepaper. VoIP has plenty of mainstream appeal for business, but many companies have yet to discover the perks of IP phones. Now IP Phone companies are helping them get more bang for their buck with a whole host of special features included in most IP phones. The challenge is identifying these key attractions and ensuring that employees make proper use of them. This document breaks down the key features that can make your life better. Features covered include the following: *Enhanced Voice Mail *Touch-screen Display *Enhanced 911 *IP Video Click here to receive this featured resource
	Maximize IT Budgets by Outsourcing “Commando Application” Development Free Whitepaper. Learn how to use small, made-to-fit custom applications to extend the reach of your existing IT investments. Discover how companies identify opportunities for these applications, and then design and deploy them to solve complex problems and ensure fast payback. Read real-world case studies where “Commando Applications” are used to improve and optimize operations across a variety of industries. Click here to receive this featured resource
	Phone System Buyer’s Guide: 10 Things to Look For Free Whitepaper. Phone System Buyer's Guide: 10 Things to Look For. Download our guide to purchasing a phone system so you will know what to look for when researching your solution. Considering a new phone system for your business? The Phone System Buyer’s Guide from VoIP-News provides you with all of the information you need to make a more informed decision. Click here to receive this featured resource
	Panic slowly - Integrated disaster response Free Whitepaper. Business continuity and resilience is a combination of proactive and reactive strategies that keep your critical business processes available, practically without interruption — while improving your operational efficiency. Availability solutions can help reduce the chances that a systems failure will force you to declare a disaster. And disaster recovery solutions can bring your business processes back online faster if a serious disruption does occur. Business continuity planning is best broken down into four project areas: *Availability *Recovery *Backup and restore *Crisis management This free whitepaper from IBM explains how effective disaster planning will build an increased capacity for availability, recovery, backup and crisis response into the organization at all levels, from facilities to management and planning. Typically built on open architectures, infrastructures designed for business continuity create resilient organizations that can adapt and respond to change — including growth opportunities. Click here to receive this featured resource
	VoIP for Small Business: Compare the Top 9 Vendors Free Whitepaper. VoIP Market Vendors Analysis. Looking for a VoIP Provider? Get the basics on what you should look for when researching a VoIP solution and compare the top vendors in the market. Recently updated with new provider info! Find out what company is right for you. Compare VoIP companies like AT&T, Aptela, Vocalocity, Packet8 and more. Get all the information you need to compare these leading service providers in one place. VoIP News takes a careful look at the most desired features to give you the information you need. Click here to receive this featured resource
	VoIP Call Center Buyer's Guide Free Whitepaper. Implementing the right call-center solution is a key factor in keeping your customers happy, as it is often their first line of contact with your company's sales or support agents. And with the advent of VoIP, call centers can run more inexpensively and efficiently than ever before. Learn everything you need to know about choosing a VoIP call-center solution in this Buyer's Guide. This white paper addresses topics such as: * Major vendors * Basic and advanced features * Cost Register today to download this free white paper and learn more. Click here to receive this featured resource
	2009-2010 Tech Salary Survey Results 2009-2010 Tech Salary Survey Results Free Whitepaper In the face of nearly flat salaries for tech professionals – a one percent increase in average pay to $78,845 – technology professionals cited an increase in salary dissatisfaction. Further, technology professionals were disappointed with efforts by employers to keep them motivated via non-compensation related incentives during the recession. Close to half (47%) say their employers are doing nothing to keep them motivated; just 19 percent are being offered more interesting or challenging assignments, and 14 percent are benefitting from more flexible work hours. Learn more about bonuses, average tech salaries, the highest-paid tech jobs, and employee concerns across the nation by downloading this free whitepaper now. Click here to receive this featured resource
	Guide to Cost-Effectively Refreshing Aging Servers Guide to Cost-Effectively Refreshing Aging Servers Free Whitepaper A significant number of the servers shipped this year will replace existing ones, according to this white paper from the experts at IDC. More capable servers can bring down energy and real estate costs, while cutting operating expenses and supporting new server-intensive Web apps. In this whitepaper: Upgrading vs. Refreshing servers Options available/commonly used for refreshing servers Server Installed Base Forecast, 2008-2012 X86 Server Forecast, 2008-2012 Example of Intel's refresh of their Xeon processors and how they did it Now learn the most cost-effective strategy for refreshing your servers — and when it makes more sense to refresh than to upgrade. Download your copy today. Click here to receive this featured resource
	10 Fundamental Strategies for Finance and Accounting Free Whitepaper. Learn the industry’s top 10 fundamental strategies to grow your company and revenue by upgrading from out-of-the-box Finance & Accounting software. Imagine the possibilities if your Finance and Accounting can be automated and better connected to all systems and processes throughout the company. Click here to receive this featured resource
	Compare 5 Leading CRM SFA packages side-by-side Free Whitepaper This concise Comparison Guide reduces the clutter and focuses on the top 5 CRM Sales Force Automation (SFA) packages available on the market, saving you time and resources. In this Comparison Guide you'll find: Comparison of 46 cross-platform features, side-by-side How to organize your acquisition plan Answers to questions about products before you ask them Help finding the perfect CRM SFA package for your business! Register now to download this free whitepaper and learn more. Click here to receive this featured resource
	Virtualization strategy for mid-sized businesses Virtualization Strategy for Mid-Sized Businesses Free Whitepaper Virtualization of business applications allows IT operations in companies of all sizes to reduce costs, improve IT services, and manage risk. The most dramatic cost savings are the result of reducing hardware, space, and energy usage, as well as the productivity gains that lead to cost savings. In this whitepaper: How mid-sized companies can benefit by implementing a virtualization strategy. Service improvements, including high availability of x86 application workloads and rapid provisioning of new services. Risks that can be mitigated through virtualization. Unique, industry-leading capabilities from IBM®, Intel® and VMware® are highlighted. Virtualization now provides a variety of capabilities and ROI benefits for mid-sized businesses that helps them keep their competitive edge in the marketplace. Download your free whitepaper now to find out how. Click here to receive this featured resource
	ERP Comes of Age in 2010: Understanding the Landscape and Evaluating the Offerings ERP Comes of Age in 2010: Midmarket/Enterprise ERP Solution Comparison Guide Free Whitepaper ERP has evolved! The 2010 line-up features advancements across the board. What's the latest from Oracle, SAP, Sage and Epicor? Which solution delivers the best options for your business? This free at-a-glance research guide from Focus compares the top 17 ERP solutions available for 2010, in-depth, and even categorizes solution options by different buyer types: Basic Buyers, Intermediate Buyers, and Advanced Buyers. In this comparison guide: Basic features such as Inventory Management, CRM, Financial Management, and HR. Intermediate features like E-commerce tools. Advanced features, including Business Intelligence and Supply Chain Management. Reviews of full suites, including add-on modules for everything from Business Intelligence to Supply Chain Management. Average deployment times for solutions. Costs of different solutions. And much more! This excellent, informative, and time-saving comparison guide is an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to avoid the headache of researching, compiling, and analyzing all the top ERP offerings but still wants all the information needed to be make an informed decision. Register to download this free comparison guide now. Click here to receive this featured resource
	Inside the Midmarket: Recognizing New Threats & Opportunities Inside the Midmarket: Recognizing New Threats & Opportunities Free Whitepaper Inside the Midmarket: Recognizing New Threats & Opportunities Free Whitepaper Midsize companies have been the engines of economic growth for a long time. But difficult economic conditions, a broader set of business imperatives, and evolving technology requirements are affecting midsize companies with unprecedented change and presenting them with as many threats as opportunities. Midsize businesses must embrace new and better ways of doing business. This independent research study commissioned by IBM and conducted by the Opinion Research Corporation shows: How Leaders are finding and maximizing growth opportunities. Distinct Mindsets that are shaping business strategy and related IT priorities. How to Use Technology to gain insights and grow business. Barriers to Implementation. At-A-Glance Chart of Top Business Challenges and Top IT Priorities, by industry. And much more. Download this useful research paper now to see how midsize business leaders can recognize and avoid threats, as well as utilize IT to create and take advantage of opportunities and grow in this changing economy. Click here to receive this featured resource
	The Critical Need for Encrypted Email and Secure File Transfer Solutions Free Whitepaper. This free email encryption whitepaper from Osterman Research discusses key issues around the encryption of both email and file transfer systems, some of the leading statutes that require sensitive content to be encrypted, and suggestions for moving forward with encryption. Information contained in this whitepaper: * Recent data breaches that could have been prevented by email encryption technology. * New provisions of the US economic stimulus legislation (ARRA) and HIPAA that will require many types of companies to adopt policy-based encryption technology. * New US state requirements to protect and encrypt data. * A three-step process for protecting private data and deploying encryption technology. Click here to download the free whitepaper and learn how to protect your information as well as learn about new statutes and regulations that your organization may be required to comply with. Click here to receive this featured resource
	Hosted PBX System Comparison Free Whitepaper. See and compare how other companies, large and small, are successfully using VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) phones for their office telephone system without having to sacrifice features, spend time researching or evaluating vendors. To learn more get your free Whitepaper now. Click here to receive this featured resource
	10 Steps to a Successful CRM Implementation Free Whitepaper. A CRM solution can have an enormously positive effect on your business's bottom line, but a lot can go wrong during a rollout if you haven't planned properly. Follow these 10 steps to help ensure that your CRM implementation is a success, from the planning stages to post-deployment improvements. This white paper addresses topics such as: Budgeting realistically. Training employees. Managing the implementation. Learn how to implement your CRM solution the right way and avoid complications and extra expense. Download this free whitepaper now. Click here to receive this featured resource
	Close the Zero Hour Gap: Protection From Emerging Virus Threats Free Whitepaper. Today’s malware distributors skirt traditional defenses by exploiting the “zero-hour gap,” the time it takes to identify the attacking malware and write signatures that can detect and neutralize it. Recent studies have shown the lag time or gap between when a virus is recognized and a signature written to combat it can range from several hours to more than one day. To exploit this gap, virus writers have taken to using several new distribution strategies — so-called short-span attacks and serial-variant attacks. Sometimes they use a combination of both techniques. This whitepaper examines new virus distribution techniques and how Proofpoint Zero-Hour Anti-Virus technology protects enterprises against new viral outbreaks within minutes of their introduction. Case study and efficacy statistics provided. A must-read for anyone who wants to fully protect his or her enterprise from vulnerabilities that malware distributors intentionally exploit. Click here to download the whitepaper now. Click here to receive this featured resource
	Recruiting in a Downturn: 8 Proven Tactics for Recruiting in Tough Times Free Whitepaper. When economic times get rough, recruiters and HR managers must adjust their approaches. Layoffs, budget cuts, and nervous candidates change the landscape and require different operating practices in order to survive and thrive. So, what do the best corporate recruiters do when the going gets tough? In this free whitepaper, John Vlastelica (Managing Director of Recruiting Toolbox, Inc., ex-corporate recruiting leader with Amazon.com, and top-rated recruitment conference speaker) outlines the top 8 things you must do to survive and thrive in recruiting during an economic downturn. Click here to download this free whitepaper and get this valuable advice from an expert. Click here to receive this featured resource
	Unified Communications Comparison Guide Free Whitepaper. If you're looking to buy a unified communications system, you probably wish you had a side-by-side comparison chart of the major options out there that showed you the specs of each system and showed the advantages, disadvantages, and pricings of each system, right? Well, you're in luck. This free comparison guide makes the proces easier by compiling all the information in one place for you. For anyone who doesn't want to waste time chasing down the details of individual communications systems, this is a great time-saving resource. Click here to download it now. Click here to receive this featured resource
	What Is Open Storage?: The Need for a New Storage Architecture Free Whitepaper. Years ago, all servers were closed and proprietary; then open systems hit the market, combining rapid technological innovation with market-driven choice. In the whitepaper, you'll explore how open architectures are helping some of today's best-known enterprise names stay flexible and profitable. Learn: • How Web 2.0's massive storage requirements are pushing businesses toward storage that's affordable, reliable, and dynamic. • How storage source code that's open to the entire development community gives you faster innovation, wider choice, and lower costs — without vendor lock-in. • How to stay eco-responsible by cutting your footprint and power consumption — along with power costs. • How 6 organizations around the world are succeeding with the latest open storage technology. Download your free copy now — it's your gateway to storage technology that's letting enterprises do much more for less. Click here to receive this featured resource
	10 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Midmarket ERP Solution Free Whitepaper. With any technology, the vendor's job is to try to sell you their product, and they may rely on promises, superlative language and sparkling product demos to try to sway you. And with the midmarket ERP landscape crowded with players vying for your business's dollar, the prospect of choosing the right solution can seem even more daunting. But armed with these 10 questions, you'll be able to see through the hype and narrow down a few vendors that can really deliver what you need. This white paper addresses topics such as: Integration with current technology infrastructure The feasibility of a vertical solution Addressing a vendor's long-term strategy Register today to download this free white paper and learn more. Click here to receive this featured resource
	Six Technology Tactics to Promote Corporate Social Responsibility Free Whitepaper. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a relatively new precept for business. Conceptually, CSR holds organizations to a higher moral and ethical standard considering the overall interests of society in the operations of its day-to-day business. Under this utilitarian view, businesses would need to take responsibility for the impact of their activities on all parties that they would affect—customers, shareholders, surrounding communities, and the environment—in all aspects of their operations. Ultimately, companies will look to IT and software solutions to help them find opportunities to be better stewards of the environment and extend the tangible benefits of corporate social responsibility from the business through the extended supply chain. To learn more get your free Whitepaper now. Click here to receive this featured resource
	Unified Communications Buyer’s Guide Free Whitepaper. You may or may not have heard of unified communications (UC) platforms, but if your company, business, or organization is gearing up to take the next step forward, you may need one. This free buyer's guide takes you through everything you need to know about unified communications, from what is, what it does, and what your company can do with one, to why you may want to switch to one (including statistics regarding productivity, etc.), advice on integrating UC with your existing data network, and an overview of the market and different vendors' approaches to UC platforms. Straightforward and informative, this buyer's guide will help de-mystify unified communications and help you decide if your organization needs one, and which one to get. Register here to download. Click here to receive this featured resource
	SMB Phone Systems Requirements Toolkit Free Whitepaper. Before you invest in a phone system, round out your research with the in-depth market knowledge you need. Focus’ comprehensive Requirements Toolkit has all the questions that you need to ask yourself, the information you should know, and the resources you need to help you choose a phone system — including a guide to what features are right for your business, a side-by-side vendor comparison, and tools that will help you make a smart decision. In this toolkit you'll learn: •Phone systems essentials — top product, vendor and cost considerations •Advice from real SMB phone system buyers •How the top 10 hosted PBX solutions compare Click here to download the toolkit, which comes with both a comprehensive Buyer’s Guide and a Vendor Comparison Guide. Click here to receive this featured resource
	The VoIP-News Enterprise PBX Buyer's Guide Free Whitepaper. On premise IP PBX systems provide a great upgrade path for medium to large businesses to move to VoIP and get a wide range of new features and capabilities for their phone systems and business operations. In this buyer’s guide you will find details on what to look for, how to buy, what you can expect to pay, and how to get the most out of your investment in VoIP. You'll learn about the critical features and issues that will help you differentiate between the wide range of solutions on the market from established vendors like Avaya, Cisco or Nortel and also upstart new vendors like Fonality and Shoretel. This document covers the following topics: * Premise-Based PBX Overview * Market Overview * The Benefits of Premise-Based PBX * Descriptions of Basic and Advanced Features * Cost Breakdown Fill out the form on the right to download this free buyer's guide now! Click here to receive this featured resource
	SMB Phone Systems Buyer’s Guide Free Whitepaper. If you’re reading this document, it’s highly likely that you are in the market to purchase a business phone system. By now, you have no doubt discovered that buying a business phone system is not an easy task. Our SMB (Small to Medium-Size Business) Phone Systems Buyer’s Guide is designed to help decision makers quickly identify their specific needs, a critical step to take before contacting vendors and comparing product options. To reach an informed decision about which phone system is right for your company, you should understand four crucial aspects: 1) SMB phone system buyer types, 2) product requirements, 3) cost considerations and 4) vendor relationship needs. Our buyer’s guide is structured around these areas: To learn more download your free WhitePaper now. Click here to receive this featured resource
	ERP Systems Buyer’s Guide Free Whitepaper. ERP Systems Buyer’s Guide Focus Research ©2009. The implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to overhaul and automate business processes is a strategic investment for any organization. Buying the right system and choosing the best vendor partner for you are critical to success. ERP Systems Buyer’s Guide is designed to help business decision makers quickly identify individual ERP needs, effectively communicate these needs to vendors, and successfully compare various product alternates. To identify ERP System needs, buyers must examine four crucial areas — ERP systems buyer types, product requirements, cost considerations, and vendor relationship needs. This guide is structured around these areas. To learn more download your free Whitepaper now. Click here to receive this featured resource
	Next Generation Solutions for Spam Free Whitepaper. Mounting an effective defense against spam requires detection techniques that can evolve as quickly as the attacks themselves. Without the ability to automatically adapt to detect new types of threats, an anti-spam solution will always be a step behind the spammers. Proofpoint MLX™ technology leverages the latest machine learning techniques to provide a revolutionary spam detection system that analyzes millions of messages to automatically adjust its detection algorithms to identify even the newest spam attacks without manual tuning or administrator intervention. Download this free whitepaper to find out how to stay one step ahead of spam attacks and protect yourself and your business without the hassle of daily manual monitoring and tuning. Click here to receive this featured resource
	10 Strategies for Choosing a Midmarket ERP Solution Free Whitepaper. Descending upon the midmarket enterprise-resource-management space are big-name vendors now hawking ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solutions. Oracle Corp., Microsoft and to some degree SAP are now barreling down on smaller companies that are contemplating an ERP move. Naturally, vendors that have long catered to midsized enterprises are reacting to the entry of these giants. With a little savvy, midsized companies can make this new market dynamic work to their advantage. To leverage new realities of the midmarket ERP sector, customers might want to bear in mind the following 10 strategies when shopping for a midsized ERP solution, including tips for getting the best ERP deals and advice on how to roll solutions out quickly. To learn more down load your free Whitepaper now. Click here to receive this featured resource
	How to Buy a Phone System Free Whitepaper. Ensure that you understand how the phone system will change as you add (or subtract) lines and extensions. Phone system vendors design their phone systems to fit different size businesses. Traditional phone systems, or key systems, stuck to fairly standard sizing configurations based on the number of outside lines and internal extensions a business requires. Standard configurations include 3 lines by 8 telephones, 8 lines by 16 telephones, 12 lines by 24 telephones, and 24 lines by 48 telephones. More recently, advanced phone systems, or PBXs, have been sized by number of ports. A phone system with a capacity for 32 ports can have any combination of lines and telephones that add up to 32; the increments of this ratio being determined by how many lines or stations the manufacturer puts on the different circuit boards. To learn more get your free Whitepaper now. Click here to receive this featured resource
	Reducing Storage Complexity Free Whitepaper. The experts at IDC predict that external disk storage capacity will grow 50% through 2010. In this free whitepaper, they'll show you how to simplify managing all that extra data while lowering costs, by implementing unified storage. In the whitepaper, you'll learn all this and more: • 4 key storage challenges for organizations facing the future • 4 important benefits of migrating to a unified storage platform • Performance requirements to look for when seeking out a unified storage system • A preview of the unique, cutting-edge features of next-generation unified storage — features that provide more insightful systems analysis and higher performance Don't drown in a growing sea of data. With unified storage, you can make it work for you. Learn how — download this free IDC whitepaper now. Click here to receive this featured resource
	Key Strategies for IT Success in Today's Distribution Environment Free Whitepaper. The technology world around us is changing rapidly. Keeping up has become tougher for managers and supervisors. Today’s economy has focused limited information technology resources on immediate results, not research or long-term strategy. In this environment, an understanding of how to apply new technology for up-and-coming management is vital. This white paper provides high-level definitions, opportunity identification, and future potentials for: Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Anytime Anywhere Availability Mobile Devices Web 2.0 Report Cards or Balanced Scorecards as a Business Intelligence (BI) capability This information will assist you in building a foundation for becoming more valuable to an organization by being able to generate a Return on Investment (ROI) when applying the latest capabilities to the real world. Click here to download this invaluable whitepaper. Click here to receive this featured resource
	Comparing Costs of IBM PowerVM and x86 VMware for Enterprise Server Virtualization Free Whitepaper. The IBM Power platform is the recognized industry leader in UNIX server virtualization. In contrast to VMware, which is a software overlay on x86 hardware, Power servers implement a virtualization architecture whose components are embedded in hardware, PowerVM firmware and operating system software. The capabilities of this architecture are significantly different and in many areas more advanced. Download your free whitepaper now. Click here to receive this featured resource
	12 Criteria For Selecting an ERP Solution Free Whitepaper. An ERP system is your information backbone. It reaches into all areas of your business and value chain, and replacing it can open unlimited business opportunities. The cornerstone of this effort is finding the right partner and specialist. Your long-term business strategy will form the basis of the criteria for your selection of an ERP system replacement. Your ERP provider must be part of your vision. Make sure your software provider does its part to ensure that your next system will be your last ERP system replacement. This white paper explains the 12 criteria that allow you to identify and select the solution that will meet these expectations and help your business run successfully. This excellent resource takes you step-by-step through the process of figuring out how, and with what, to replace your ERP system, as well as the financial ramifications and ROI. Click here to download now. Click here to receive this featured resource
	Brainloop Secure Dataroom SAAS Brainloop Secure Dataroom SAAS Free Trial Security leaks and risks are everywhere – especially when sharing confidential, legal, and proprietary information. Brainloop Secure Dataroom web-based software service protects confidential internal documents and provides an extremely secure environment in which authorized users (both local and remote) can share, review, and edit confidential documents while a tamper-proof audit trail keeps your organization in compliance with government laws and regulations. Benefits of Brainloop Secure Dataroom: LEGAL COMPLIANCE: Tamper-proof audit trail of all document access and changes. SECURITY: 256-bit encryption on the server, 128-bit SSL during transmission, and secure two-factor authentication. COHESION: Central document repository. EASE-OF-USE: Quick set-up & automatic version management. USER COMPLIANCE: Implements and enforces company security policies. REPUTATION: 50 percent of Germany's DAX 30 firms use Brainloop Secure Dataroom. INTEGRITY: ERNW Security Certified: "No violation against Best Practices." You can try a FULLY functioning trial of Brainloop's Secure Dataroom SaaS for 14 days to see how the Secure Dataroom service works and experience the safety of having a secure network without the need for an in-house data center or department. Register now to get your free trial! Click here to receive this featured resource
	Guide to Reducing IT Costs Through Virtualization With Blades Free Whitepaper. This free whitepaper offers expert solutions to the key problems posed by data center crowding: geometrically growing power and cooling costs, the spiraling cost of management, and the sheer number of server footprints. Learn how blade servers can help by: • Drastically cutting energy costs, even over traditional rack-optimized servers — letting data centers surpass their old power and cooling “ceilings” while reducing overhead and staying green. • Cutting down on deployment time, repairs, monitoring, and management — by enabling a single point of management for all blades inside the same chassis. • Minimizing real estate requirements with a space-saving design. • Slashing operational costs by virtually eliminating unplanned downtime — with high availability and redundancy to minimize processing interruptions. Blade server architecture is optimized for the future of business. Download this free IDC whitepaper and discover what it can do for yours. Click here to receive this featured resource
	Successfully Outsourcing SAP Remote Services Free Whitepaper. In today’s dynamic business environment, IT departments need to remain agile so they can align IT strategy with shifting business, market, competitive and economic conditions. Outsourcing is one way to adapt resources to suit an ever-changing landscape but outsourcing can also introduce risks if the right partner is not engaged or the partnership is mismanaged. To learn more download your free White Paper now. Click here to receive this featured resource
	Compliance Week: Getting SOX Compliant Compliance Week: Getting SOX Compliant Free Whitepaper If you're concerned about your organization's compliance, this article from Compliance Week, the leading information service on corporate governance, risk, and compliance, is a must-read. This “case study” is the latest in a series of articles aimed at helping public companies understand how other organizations are using technology to comply with new regulations and standards. It is not an advertisement or marketing vehicle for the companies mentioned; Compliance Week’s editorial staff speaks with the public company that has deployed the technology, and the article is written without the input — and in many cases the knowledge — of the vendor. In this case study article: Company info: Employees/company size, location, revenue. The challenge: Main areas of concerns and obstacles in maintaining Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Solutions chosen: Certified Security Solutions, KPMG, and Brainloop Secure Dataroom. How solutions were utilized to overcome challenges and fulfill compliance. This excellent article explains, step-by-step, how and with what tools one particularly challenge-faced company was able to overcome obstacles, get organized, and get automated for effective compliance. Register to download now. Click here to receive this featured resource
	Taking Network Configuration and Change Management to the Next Level Taking Network Configuration and Change Management to the Next Level Free Whitepaper As networking pros are being asked to manage virtual machines in their networks, as well as the connection between fluid storage sources and the rest of the network, the demands on change management processes have changed. This guide addresses implementing configuration and change management in a partially virtual environment, discussing how managers can use change management tools and processes. In this free eGuide: Reporting on and managing virtual servers. The effects of physical changes on servers. How to extend change management processes like ITIL to cover the SAN. Handling human problems between the networking, datacenter, and storage teams. Software that can be used as a management tool. The changing landscape of virtual vs. traditional information transfer, storage, and management in networks can be a bit overwhelming. This excellent eGuide breaks down the essential information that you need to know in an easy-to-read format. Download now. Click here to receive this featured resource
	“Cost-Effective iSCSI SANity” Free Whitepaper. With StarWind Enterprise Server, any 32-bit or 64-bit Windows® Server can be used to provide iSCSI target devices capable of sharing access with multiple hosts—important for Windows Server clusters and VMware environments—and having no limits on the storage capacity exported to clients or on the number of client connections.” To learn more get your free Whitepaper now. Click here to receive this featured resource
	How to Utilize Open, Simple, and Scalable Storage at a Fraction of the Cost of Traditional Systems Free Whitepaper. This whitepaper demonstrates how power, cooling, and real estate requirements are finally combining to form a perfect storm for expensive, locked-in, proprietary hardware. Is there a way out? Open storage appliances are based on industry-standard hardware and install up to 10 times faster than traditional systems, all while delivering twice the performance and capacity for the same price. Add power and cooling cost cuts, and the results speak for themselves. To learn more, download your copy now. Click here to receive this featured resource
	Cisco vs. ShoreTel: Who Really Delivers Value for Large Enterprise Companies? Free Whitepaper. The enterprise (medium to large-sized business) market is getting more and more attention from enterprise-level telephony and communication providers. But do these vendors' offerings adequately address enterprise business phone system needs? Find out how the leading enterprise telephony and communication providers, Cisco Systems and ShoreTel, compare by reading this in-depth report. This white paper addresses topics including: * System Platforms & Scalability * Planned vs Actual Costs & Pricing * Deployment Time * Best-in-class Support & Redundancy * IVR & Unified Communications * Overall recommendations Register now to download this free white paper and learn more. Click here to receive this featured resource
	Midmarket ERP Solutions Checklist: What to ask before you buy Enterprise Resource Planning software. Free Whitepaper. Before you commit to any ERP system, you should first answer several questions about what your organization needs and wants to accomplish with its ERP strategy. The answers will help you determine which applications and what kind of functionality your organization requires from its ERP solution, as well as go a long way toward easing the implementation process. This 12-point checklist will help you ask the questions that will guide you in the direction of the right ERP solution for your organization. Click here to download the free whitepaper. Click here to receive this featured resource