This IDG research among medium-sized businesses includes trends, drivers and ROI of virtualization investments; uses of virtualization; challenges in deploying virtualization technology; and what to consider when selecting a virtualization solution.
The all new 2010 Intel™ Core vPro Processor family can help business by delivering intelligent security; cost-saving remote manageability; and adaptable performance. Studies have shown that return on investment (ROI) can be as little as 19 months for PCs based on the new 2010 Intel™ Core i5 processor. For business that implement the remote management
For retailers and consumer products companies, the customer has always been critical to the business. Now, if anything, the balance of power has shifted even more. Consumers are getting smarter. They’re incorporating new technologies and more information into their daily lives.
Elie Tahari needed faster and more actionable information to speed decision making and keep its processes in sync with the fast changing market. Elie Tahari used Cognos® to create a seamless reporting framework that provides granular, real-time information from the sales floor to its suppliers’ inventory and production schedules.
Merchandising and Supply Chain Efficiency A key goal of retailers is to run merchandising and supply chain functions as cost-effectively and efficiently as possible. This is understandable, given the expectations of shareholders and the competitive pressures retailers face. If retailers are to satisfy their target customers, they must make fundamental changes. They must build networks
Businesses around the world are focused more than ever on the economic, social and environmental implications of vertical integration, where free trade agreements, the Internet and globalization are making the world simultaneously smaller, flatter and smarter. The systems and processes that enable goods to be developed, manufactured, bought and sold, services that deliver everything from
Think of virtualisation as a strategy rather than a technology. When considering the benefits, don’t look just at the hardware and energy cost savings, but consider business uptime particularly as downtime is virtually eliminated. With these types of benefits, most companies find it easy to justify the cost.
Over time, many fundamental business activities – marketing, advertising, customer support, research – have become Web dependent. At the same time, the Web is now considered the number one delivery mechanism for malware. This poses a significant security challenge to companies around the world. Compounding that challenge is the advent of interactive Web technologies known
At first comparison, spyware and computer viruses might appear to have more in common than not. They are both malicious programs, they both impact system stability, and the effects of both can range from being a nuisance to infl icting serious damage. They are also both programs that require specialized tools for their removal. And
This paper considers how Web-based security threats are evolving, within the context of IT trends including mobile, home computing and other forms of remote access that could all potentially increase the attack surface of the organisation.