Business Intelligence

Unable to keep up with its own success, AT&T blames customers for poor service

KevinFogarty — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:53:21 +0000

There is some justification to carriers' excuses about the data hoggery of smartphones: smartphones are data hogs, at least compared to dumb phones. AT&T goes further, bragging it signed up record numbers of users, then complaining they actually use the network.

HP CloudSystem Matrix: Managing at a Higher Level

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:30:12 +0000

This white paper examines IT management challenges from a fundamental and system standpoint. In addition, it introduces the concept of a service-oriented and automated approach to IT management.

Measuring the Business Value of CI in the Data Center - IDC-HP White Paper

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:30:12 +0000

One of the key strategies that IT teams are pursuing to reduce capital costs while boosting asset utilization and employee productivity is the transition to highly virtualized data centers. However, IDC finds that expectations for further boosts in IT asset use and operational efficiency often surpass the actual results for a variety of reasons. These problems can quickly overwhelm any hoped-for benefits as the scope of virtual server deployment expands.

Accelerate time to application value

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:30:11 +0000

For your IT organization to keep pace with the business, you need a new, faster approach to infrastructure deployment-an approach that increases agility and accelerates time to application value. That's HP Converged Systems. Built on Converged Infrastructure, these systems deliver the industry's first portfolio of pre-integrated, tested, and optimized infrastructure solutions for applications running in virtual, cloud, dedicated, or hybrid environments.

Five Myths of Cloud Computing

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:30:11 +0000

Cloud computing continues to grow in popularity among the IT industry. And more businesses are advertising that they are the front runner for providing the best cloud services. However, in this race to remain top dog, IT pros remain unsure of what cloud computing is and the benefits it can bring to their organization.

The Best Way to Build a Cloud

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:30:10 +0000

In most companies, the needs of the business are outpacing what IT can deliver. Technology is the foundation and enabler of business innovation, but developing and implementing new solutions is resource-intensive. Integrating and optimizing islands of IT is complex, time-consuming and costly.

However, implementing a private cloud can be complex and daunting. HP's solution, CloudSystem Matrix, helps you build a turnkey private cloud environment to deliver the benefits of the cloud to your business users. Read now to find out how the HP CloudSystem Matrix can enable you to move quickly to a private cloud model.

HP CloudSystem Matrix: Building a Private Cloud

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:30:10 +0000

Converged Infrastructure for Dummies

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:30:09 +0000

As you know, everything is mobile, connected, interactive, and immediate. This is exactly why organizations need a highly agile IT infrastructure in order to keep pace with extreme fluctuations in business demand. This book will help you understand why infrastructure convergence has been widely accepted as the optimal approach for simplifying and accelerating your IT to deliver services at the speed of business while also shifting significantly more IT resources from operations to innovation.

HP NonStop SQL Fundamentals whitepaper

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:50:49 +0000

This whitepaper offers a detailed look into the fundamentals of HP NonStop SQL solutions. See how this system delivers unprecedented levels of application availability with fail-safe data integrity and meets the needs of enterprises with large-scale business critical applications.

Overcome Top 7 Admin Challenges of Active Directory

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:00:14 +0000

As Active Directory's role in the enterprise has drastically increased, so has the need to secure the data. Gain insight on creating repeatable, enforceable processes that reduces administrative overhead and enables robust, customizable reporting and auditing capabilities. Brought to you by NetIQ.

Streamline Compliance and Increase ROI

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:00:12 +0000

Streamline, simplify, and automate compliance related activities; especially those that impact multiple business units. This white paper from NetIQ, outlines solutions that will help your business gain the maximum return on investment possible while aligning your compliance programs.

X-Ray of the PCI Process-4 Proactive Steps

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:00:11 +0000

This white paper from Forrester Research Inc., helps break PCI into understandable components. Security and risk professionals will gain knowledge and insight into creating a compliant and secure IT environment. Follow these four proactive steps now before your next audit. Brought to you by NetIQ.

Online dating sites: Looking for love, finding violations of privacy

KevinFogarty — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:47:11 +0000

If any category of social networking site should have decent privacy it would be online dating sites. Who wants the world to know the details of what we look for in a mate (though Julian Assange's leaked out). Unfortunately, privacy isn't on the agenda at most dating sites.

How to avoid being tagged as a terrorist: Don't pay cash for coffee

KevinFogarty — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:35:08 +0000

As part of an effort to get the American public involved in the search for terrorists, the FBI has distributed lists warning how a terrorist might behave in each of 25 different types of business. Some are good indicators; most are so generic anyone could be tapped as a terrorist.

Study: Movie studios can fix their own box-office losses to piracy without SOPA

KevinFogarty — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:37:25 +0000

Box office losses in U.S. are negligible and would be overseas if movie studios were quicker about shipping out copies of new movies. Like the music industry, movie execs wanted new laws that reduce the rights of others when they had the tools to fix the problem themselves.