Whitepaper

Virtualization is one of the hottest technologies in IT infrastructure today. According to Gartner, “Virtualization is the highest impact trend changing infrastructure and operations through 2012. It will change how you manage, how and what you buy, how you deploy, how you plan, and how you charge.” Several studies by the research firm IDC support

This White Paper provides basic guidance for selecting the right cooling methodology for multiple types of data center projects, as well as varying densities of new servers. In this White Paper we describe liquid and air cooling solutions and discuss where each is best applied. We focus on proven cooling technologies which can be used

Confronted with information management challenges, organisations often operate on a reactive basis, developing ad hoc solutions to specific problems as they arise. Because of this, many document management programmes are rife with duplicated procedures, non-standard methods and process inefficiencies. As a result, companies become exposed to unnecessary risks and costs, and miss out on opportunities

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.