Case Studies/Best Practices


Q&A: Avoiding VM Stall

What gets in the way of managing and controlling your virtual environment effectively, and what best practices can you use to avoid VM stall?

Putting the "E" in ECM

Top four questions to ask when selecting an enterprise content management solution

Software Licensing: Maximizing the Value of Your Investment

In times of tight budgets, it's never been more important to squeeze the greatest value from your software licenses.

Q&A: Optimizing Your Data Archives

What defines "old" data, and how do you solve compatibility issues of legacy backups?

Coming Clean: Getting a Handle on Permissions and Group Memberships

Sorting through legacy permissions can seem daunting; these suggestions will help you manage the project.

Why IT's Future Must Include M&A Planning

Planning for a merger or acquisition can be tricky, but it's a bullet that most CIOs will have to bite.

Capacity Planning in a Virtual Environment: A New Approach for an Old Problem

More proactive capacity planning can get IT closer to a fully virtualized data center.



How Archiving Can Free You from Legacy Application Headaches

Archiving isn't just for old data. We explain the process and benefits of archiving applications no longer used.

Getting the Most from Active Directory in the Enterprise

How IT can address the challenges of Active Directory

Should Free Tools Be Used to Stretch IT's Budget?

What role can -- and should -- free tools play in an IT environment?

Upgrade Your Business Along with Your Software

Software upgrades offer your enterprise an opportunity to enrich more than just application features.

Q&A: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

We examine the connection between business continuity and disaster recovery, explore what business impact analysis is and who's involved, and the tools available for this analysis.

Q&A: Why Compliance is the Best Friend and Worst Enemy of Good Security

Compliance efforts will also affect the security of your data. We explore the connection and what IT can do to protect its information assets.

Q&A: Managing Performance of Cloud-Based Applications and Services

Before you leap into the cloud, look at these challenges and best practices of managing performance of cloud-based services and applications.

Unifying Local and Remote Recovery

Three technologies that can help you create an integrated recovery plan.

Top 10 IAM Challenges for Heterogeneous Enterprises -- Part 2 of 2

We examine the remaining five challenges and how Active Directory provides a solution.

Top 10 IAM Challenges for Heterogeneous Enterprises -- Part 1 of 2

As more users need multiple identities to access the applications they need regularly, IT has its hands full maintaining security.

Q&A: Working with Multiple Job Schedulers

Dealing with multiple job schedulers can be a challenge. We explore the problems, how IT goes about solving them (and how to avoid the typical mistakes), and the solutions available.

The Changing Face of Software Licensing

IT organizations don't yet have software vendors by the tail, but they do have new leverage, thanks to disruptive technologies such as SaaS and virtualization.

Scale-out Infrastructures without Scale-Shattering Costs

Enterprise IT organizations are no longer forced to choose expensive, proprietary storage solutions to run their most important applications.