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VMware and blade servers have taken the IT world by storm. Virtual server use has grown over 50 percent, and blade servers
account for 12.5 percent of all new servers. Can you incorporate them into your existing frameworks? Yes. Routers can scale
server numbers with virtual interfaces, and with fibre cha (...)
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Scaling SAN Connectivity on VMware. Source: QLogic Corporation. Document Type: White Paper Description: VMware and blade servers
have ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Hardware maintenance can represent a significant information technology cost, but options for managing that cost exist.
If you analyze hardware maintenance from an enterprise perspective, you will identify those options and ensure the cost-effective
delivery of those services. (...)
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Hardware maintenance can represent a significant information technology cost, but options for managing that cost exist. If
you analyze hardware m...
Published:
2000-10-24
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Cloud computing is allowing small to medium businesses (SMBs) to gain access to premium enterprise solutions without the
traditional price tag of hardware and software licenses. This third and final part of a guide to cloud assets for SMBs reviews
various types of cloud configurations and the ramificatio (...)
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Cloud computing is allowing small to medium businesses (SMBs) to gain access to premium enterprise solutions without the traditional
price tag of ...
Published:
2011-04-21
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Buyer's Guide: Managed Hosting Services. Find Solutions and Other Applications for Your Judgment Associated with the Managed
Hosting Services. Hosting a Web site in-house can be expensive, as it requires the necessary hardware and software and power
and security precautions—not to mention the cost o (...)
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Buyer's Guide: Managed Hosting Services. Find Solutions and Other Applications for Your Judgment Associated with the Managed
Hosting Services. Host...
Published:
2010-03-11
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SMEs have recently begun to seek integration platforms that address the end-to-end business process management (BPM) rather
than the traditional pesky point-to-point interconnectivity solutions. IBM's strategy of selling WebSphere Express through
local VARs and of letting smaller enterprises deploy only (...)
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SMEs have recently begun to seek integration platforms that address the end-to-end business process management (BPM) rather
than the traditional p...
Published:
2003-08-05
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Expect Compaq to vigorously market the iPAQ Blackberry device line along with its messaging based hardware. This new strategic
relationship will bode well for price conscious consumers due to increased production and therefore reduced costs, to meet
the existing (and growing) demand for wireless messagin (...)
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commoditized hardware solutions:
Expect Compaq to vigorously market the iPAQ Blackberry device line along with its messaging based hardware. This new strategic
relationship will b...
Published:
2000-08-30
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All was fine, methodical, and elegant until enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors started aspiring to new customer acquisitions
in the hundreds per annum. And with the advent of "ERP for small to medium businesses," the numbers are simply mind-boggling. (...)
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All was fine, methodical, and elegant until enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors started aspiring to new customer acquisitions
in the hundre...
Published:
2006-08-25
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With its focus on service-oriented architecture, SSA Global appears to be sticking to its pledge to protect the user's investment
as much as it can, while still modernizing the users' applications. (...)
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commoditized hardware solutions:
With its focus on service-oriented architecture, SSA Global appears to be sticking to its pledge to protect the user's
investment as much as it ca...
Published:
2006-04-25
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Abstract:
PC Encryption; Eyes Wide Open. Browse a Selection of Reviews for PC Encryption. While the virtues of encrypting PC data are
extolled by vendors and the press alike, some painful truths go largely unmentioned. Whether necessary for compliance or state
breach disclosure law, or for doing business in a state (...)
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commoditized hardware solutions:
PC Encryption; Eyes Wide Open. Browse a Selection of Reviews for PC Encryption. While the virtues of encrypting PC data are
extolled by vendors and...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Deltek's founders have managed the company with great success by expanding client focus into the commercial sector during
the late 1980s. In 1991, Deltek began to configure its software for larger customers. Since 2001, a key growth strategy for
Deltek has been providing additional front-office software (...)
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Deltek's founders have managed the company with great success by expanding client focus into the commercial sector during
the late 1980s. In 1991,...
Published:
2004-01-09
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Abstract:
Get SMB Phone Systems Buyer's Guide from Focus.Free whitepapers by Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC). If you are a small
to medium business (SMB) looking to purchase a business phone system, you’ve no doubt discovered that buying one is not easy.
You must quickly identify your specific needs before yo (...)
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commoditized hardware solutions:
Get SMB Phone Systems Buyer's Guide from Focus.Free whitepapers by Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC). If you are a small
to medium business (SMB)...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Get SMB Phone Systems Buyer's Guide from Focus.Free whitepapers by Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC). If you are a small
to medium business (SMB) looking to purchase a business phone system, you’ve no doubt discovered that buying one is not easy.
You must quickly identify your specific needs before yo (...)
Excerpt related to
commoditized hardware solutions:
Get SMB Phone Systems Buyer's Guide from Focus.Free whitepapers by Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC). If you are a small
to medium business (SMB)...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Compaq Computer Corporation, the #1 volume manufacturer of PC Servers, both US and worldwide, is fighting a strong challenge
by Dell Computer. This note assess the strengths and weaknesses of its four-CPU rackmount servers. (...)
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commoditized hardware solutions:
Compaq Computer Corporation, the #1 volume manufacturer of PC Servers, both US and worldwide, is fighting a strong challenge
by Dell Computer. Thi...
Published:
1999-08-01
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Abstract:
IBM has just released benchmark results for its mid-range Unix server, the RS/6000 M80, showing it to be a top performer
in transaction processing and Web serving. (...)
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commoditized hardware solutions:
IBM has just released benchmark results for its mid-range Unix server, the RS/6000 M80, showing it to be a top performer in
transaction processing...
Published:
2000-06-21
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Abstract:
Given that the SP can host well over 200,000 mailboxes, the cost of the WebMail Direct option is minimized to approximately
.16 cents a mailbox (bringing the total cost of a mailbox, including hardware to just shy of .80 cents (US). (...)
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commoditized hardware solutions:
Given that the SP can host well over 200000 mailboxes, the cost of the WebMail Direct option is minimized to approximately
.16 cents a mailbox (b...
Published:
2000-06-07
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Abstract:
On September 18, 2000, Great Plains (Nasdaq: GPSI), announced the expansion of its Application Service Provider (ASP) initiative.
Great Plains has evolved its ASP partner program to better meet the diverse needs of its ASP partners and their customers (...)
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commoditized hardware solutions:
On September 18, 2000, Great Plains (Nasdaq: GPSI), announced the expansion of its Application Service Provider (ASP) initiative.
Great Plains has...
Published:
2000-10-04
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Abstract:
IBM has just released benchmark results for its mid-range Unix server, the RS/6000 M80, showing it to be a top performer
in transaction processing and Web serving. (...)
Excerpt related to
commoditized hardware solutions:
IBM has just released benchmark results for its mid-range Unix server, the RS/6000 M80, showing it to be a top performer in
transaction processing...
Published:
2000-06-21
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Abstract:
The software as a service (SaaS) delivery model is here to stay, and most vendors have noticed. Recently, the endorsement
for SaaS in the realm of manufacturing enterprise resource planning has come from a veteran vendor and SaaS pioneer. (...)
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commoditized hardware solutions:
The software as a service (SaaS) delivery model is here to stay, and most vendors have noticed. Recently, the endorsement
for SaaS in the realm of...
Published:
2007-12-14
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Abstract:
Red Hat still controls the Linux market, but now it’s getting some competition from SuSE, Caldera, and TurboLinux. (...)
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commoditized hardware solutions:
Red Hat still controls the Linux market, but now it’s getting some competition from SuSE, Caldera, and TurboLinux.
Published:
2000-09-13
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Abstract:
Get a behind-the-scenes look at what mergers and acquisitions means for you—the software buyer—and know the questions you
should ask if you find yourself in this situation. Your company has purchased a human resources (HR) software that will improve
your business. But you’ve just learned that your s (...)
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commoditized hardware solutions:
Get a behind-the-scenes look at what mergers and acquisitions means for you—the software buyer—and know the questions you
should ask if you find yo...
Published:
2011-04-20