August 2010 - (Free Research) This paper explains how to quantify the electricity savings and provides examples of methods that can greatly reduce electrical power consumption.
June 2008 - (Free Research) This document highlights what you need to know about power consumption, server virtualization and outfitting data centers to make the most of the new technologies.
July 2010 - (Free Research) The best network design invariably is multi-vendor. That is even more true in an era of constrained budgets where sticking with your existing vendor brings with it not only a price premium, but also the continuation of proprietary approaches. Read this whitepaper to learn more about D-Link's interoperability benefits with Cisco systems.
July 2010 - (Free Research) This white paper examines a blended approach to host intrusion defense in search optimal security combined with an ideal balance between flexibility, control, and ease of management. Specific examples highlight the benefits and pitfalls of the many different filtering techniques.
July 2010 - (Free Research) As of 2010, there are nearly three million unique forms of known malicious code, and thousands of new ones are discovered daily. The risk of being infected is greater than ever. The following are 10 common ways malicious code reach your private network that you need to be aware of.
October 2008 - (Free Research) In this white paper, we will address the basics of this Layer 2 technology and help you get your network switch up and running. For our examples, we will use Cisco's 2950 switch.
December 2003 - (Free Research) This paper examines various mistakes that compromise data center colling systems, explains their principles, quantifies their impacts, and describes simple remedies.
March 2009 - (Free Research) Threats today burrow deep in computers and hide. Check out this paper to learn the latest research findings related to data breaches and what you can do to protect your organization's data and reputation.
January 2009 - (Free Research) This report by Mark Madsen will explain what data integration is, and especially the difference between Operational Data Integration and Analytic Data Integration. It highlights the benefits of open source for data integration, and provides a series of recommendations to make the integration job easier, repeatable and more productive.
December 2008 - (Free Research) This whitepaper will discuss the various kinds of information technology requirements, their importance, the different requirement types, the concept of requirements engineering and the process for gathering requirements.
May 2010 - (Free Research) Datacenter design is going through a fundamental shift that reflects the growing IT trends toward distributed applications and virtual computing. New computing models require flatter, more flexible networks that are able to handle unpredictable traffic patterns. Read this Q&A to learn more about keeping up with evolving traffic patterns.
December 2009 - (Free Research) Even though some network servers look very much like the standalone computers that fill your office, they play a very different role in your business than desktop PCs do, and therefore their design is very different under the hood. Take a tour of the components that give a server the power it needs to handle your tough workload.
February 2010 - (Free Research) Watch this webinar, with Nemertes Research and Altor Network, and learn about the trends of moving to virtualization, dynamics of the cloud, security challenges virtualization gives us, issues of compliance, and why existing solutions don’t really fulfill the needs of the enterprise.
October 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper discusses risk management as a key process in designing security architectures, including a better way for security managers to approach the security ROI issue.
October 2009 - (Free Research) Consumer spending patterns undergo significant changes during an economic downturn. This paper presents the results of a worldwide study to assess how the current recession is affecting consumer spending. This information can help operators recognize the areas of greatest revenue potential in the months ahead and adjust accordingly.
August 2010 - (Free Research) As the demand for inter-site bandwidth increases, organizations are using high-speed Ethernet technologies deployed within their building to communicate between their buildings. Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) are extremely effective at meeting customers' growing bandwidth requirements.
December 2008 - (Free Research) Telephony design requires a solid understanding of the drivers for Voice over IP, corporate policies for infrastructure design, and telephone components.
February 2009 - (Free Research) The planning sequence described in this paper covers the design of the data center's physical infrastructure layer, whose job it is to house, power, cool, and protect the data center's computing and network functions.
August 2010 - (Free Research) Swift, seamless, scure access to digital data through an integrated wireless infrastructure helps improve patient care, reduce medical errors and facilitate workflow. CDW Healthcare is your connection to better communication. Read these case studies for real world examples.
August 2010 - (Free Research) The hype around cloud computing has left many organizations wondering how this new IT model will impact their infrastructures. This webcast explores the principles and attributes of cloud computing and provides an overview of the 3 fundamental cloud services available.
December 2008 - (Free Research) The MCITP assures that anyone possessing Microsoft certification has a breadth of knowledge on various products and is concerned with the network architecture and design.
November 2006 - (Free Research) Storage challenges for IT professionals are particularly complex in today's environment of rapid obsolescence of storage hardware and digital media.
