Design Architecture Whitepapers and Ebooks
This sections provides whitepapers on Design Architecture that details on trends, analysis and latest happenings in the industry.
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Accelerate Your Business Insights with IBM DB2 with BLU Acceleration on Power SystemsEvent Date: March 20, 2014 @ 2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. PT Almost every company today is trying to reduce risk and lower costs. One way companies are doing this is by upgrading their business analytics infrastructure to a more cost effective platform. See how clients are gaining business insights 8x to 25x faster, while reducing storage requirements by 10 times with IBM DB2 with BLU Acceleration on Power Systems. Join this webcast to learn from industry analyst Joe Clabby, President, Clabby Analytics, how the right in-memory database technology can help businesses make more informed decisions (faster), thus leading to better business outcomes. Featured Speakers: Joe Clabby, President - Clabby Analytics Robert Friske, Power Systems Marketing Manager - IBM Paul Gillin, Moderator - IT Business Edge -
Addressing the "Big Data" Issue: What You Need to KnowThese days, you're probably hearing a lot of hype about "big data." Vendors are currently hawking a wealth of new tools, all of which promise to help your organization unlock previously inaccessible insights from your proprietary information. According to the authors, there is no doubt that big data, i.e., organization-wide data that's being managed in a centralized repository, can yield valuable discoveries that will result in improved products and performance — if properly analyzed. Nonetheless, you must look before you leap. First, is your company culture ready for such a move? How will data managers be affected when scores of discrete data silos are gathered and reviewed as a whole? How will you involve leadership and others in ongoing decision-making processes? How will you choose your architecture and tools from the dizzying array of options that are currently available? How will you stay up-to-date in this rapidly evolving field? Finally, how will you train your company's users so that they can actually leverage the new capabilities? This ExecBlueprint explores these and other key concerns. -
Meeting the Challenges of the Federal Data Center Consolidation InitiativeLive Event Date: May 14, 2014 @ 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT More than four years ago, the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative was launched to stanch the unabated growth of Federal data centers. Meeting the milestones has proved difficult for many agencies. This eSeminar will offer guidance to help your agency address the challenges it faces, as well as touch on best practices in order to realize the potential gains of a successful consolidation effort. Featured Speakers: Amy Newman: Sr. Managing Editor, Custom Content - Quinstreet Duncan Campbell: HP Vice President, Worldwide Marketing, Converged Infrastructure, Enterprise Group Paul Gillin: Moderator -
Sandy Put Disaster Recovery to the Ultimate TestHurricane Sandy was one of the most destructive natural disasters that the United States has ever experienced. Read this success story to learn how Datto protected its partners and their customers with proactive business continuity planning, heroic employee efforts, and the right mix of technology and support. With storm surges over 12 feet, winds that exceeded 90 mph, and a diameter spanning more than 900 miles, Sandy resulted in power outages to approximately 7.5 million people, and caused an estimated $50 billion in damage. -
5 Pitfalls and 5 Payoffs of Conducting Your Business Processes in the CloudOn-demand Event Event Date: April 3, 2014 2014 is the year that cloud integration comes to the forefront. Moving applications and services from on-premise into the Cloud is an unstoppable enterprise force. When done correctly, Cloud means higher efficiency, more flexibility and lower cost. Done incorrectly, you can run into dead-ends, costly delays and other pitfalls. Which business processes are optimal for Cloud? Which are best left inside the firewall? And what are the pitfalls and payoffs of conducting your business processes in the Cloud? In this eseminar, Cloud Computing and BPM (Business Process Management) expert Keith Swenson will address these questions based on his experience of working with leading organizations on diverse Cloud BPM projects. Topics will include: Understanding the payoffs of conducting business processes in the Cloud Avoiding the pitfalls and risks of moving your business processes to the Cloud How to qualify a Cloud BPM provider Details of real-world Cloud BPM case studies Featured Speakers: Keith Swenson, Vice President of Research and Development - Fujitsu North America Lenny Liebmann, Moderator - IT Business Edge
Top White Papers
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Sandy Put Disaster Recovery to the Ultimate Test
Hurricane Sandy was one of the most destructive natural disasters that the United States has ever experienced. Read this success story to learn how Datto protected its partners and their customers with proactive business continuity planning, heroic employee efforts, and the right mix of technology and support. With storm surges over 12 feet, winds that exceeded 90 mph, and a diameter spanning more than 900 miles, Sandy resulted in power outages to approximately 7.5 million people, and caused an estimated $50 billion in damage.
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Infrastructure 2.0: A Disruptive Approach to Long-Term Data Storage and Management
The relentless growth of digital data, combined with the need to preserve much of that data for years, has created a dilemma for enterprises hoping to manage their limited IT budgets. While a multi-tier approach to storage can help significantly, the costs of current storage solutions, especially those that are disk-based, are misaligned with tiering needs. Read this white paper to learn about a new approach to data storage - hardware and software coming together through open standards to fundamentally change the economics of data retention, making long-term preservation practical, flexible, and cost-efficient.
