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Are you a software snob? Ten hardware-centric assumptions that will eat into your sales
By Bruce Hadley, SoftwareCEOIn our frequent visits to the Inc. 500 list, we look for software company best examples; but, occasionally, we connect with some out-of-the ordinary surprises.Case in point: We recently called on Enterprise Computing Solutions ECS, because they were #62 on last year's list and #187 on the...
Tags: Tools & Techniques, Sales strategy, Sales force management, SoftwareCEO, Guest Contributor, Enterprise Computing Solutions, software, enterprise computing, hardware, sales
Technical articles 2004-01-21
A Bayesian Model for Sales Forecasting at Sun Microsystems
An accurate short-term forecast of product sales is vital for the smooth operation of modern supply chains, especially where the manufacture of complex products is outsourced internationally. As a vendor of enterprise computing products whose business model has long emphasized extensive outsourcing, Sun Microsystems Inc. has a keen interest in...
Tags: Enterprise Computing, Sun Microsystems Inc., Bayesian, Sales Forecasting, Forecasting, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales
White papers 2009-03-20
AMD and Novell: The Best-Engineered Linux Foundation for Enterprise Computing
As the x86 industry's first native quad-core processor, Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors are designed to significantly improve performance in physical and virtual environments. From the beginning, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server from Novell has been optimized to take advantage of features unique to these processors, creating a stable, long-term solution that...
Tags: Enterprise Computing, Novell Inc., Performance, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Processors, Open Source, Servers, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
White papers 2008-08-07
Web Security Gateways Executive Summary
The increase in information security threats targeting the Web channel is astounding. With security vendor Sophos reporting discovery of one new infected Web page every 5 seconds, it estimate that the Web is now the vehicle for 60% of all malware and intrusion attempts against enterprise computing systems. The Web...
Tags: Information Security, Enterprise Computing, Web, Web Security, Geronimo Enterprises, Channel Management, Security, Marketing
White papers 2008-08-30
SLA-Based Service Composition in Enterprise Computing
The composition of services has been a useful approach to integrating business applications within and across organizational boundaries. In this approach, individual services are federated into composite services which are able to execute a given task subject to a Service Level Agreement SLA. An SLA is a contract agreed between...
Tags: Enterprise Computing, SLA, Service Level Agreement Violation Penalty, Service Level Management, It Operations, It service Management
White papers 2008-04-02
Sun Technology Drives Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions
The University of Minnesota is one of the most comprehensive public universities in the United States and ranks among the most prestigious. They measure Return On Investment ROI by their ability to drive the University's IT strategy, which supports the entire student experience, from recruitment through graduation. The University wanted...
Tags: PeopleSoft Inc., Enterprise Computing, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., University Of Minnesota, Roi/Tco, Sun Solaris, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Operating Systems, Software
Case studies 2008-01-21
Advanced Cluster Server Solutions in a Nutshell: An Introduction to Cost-Efficient, High-Availability Computing Clusters
Building and maintaining enterprise computing infrastructures invariably involves balancing conflicting goals ­ high mission-critical application availability versus lowest cost as one example. Now, Symantec Veritas Cluster Server features enable new server cluster server configurations that can simultaneously provide high availability at minimum cost. For the first time, new, powerful Symantec...
Tags: Enterprise Computing, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Cluster Server, Server Configuration, Computing, Application Availability, Servers, Security, Hardware
White papers 2007-08-14
Windows Server 2008, Multi-Core Servers, and the Future of Enterprise Computing
The IT industry is on the cusp of a new data center paradigm, driven by the impending release of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and empowered by the availability of 64-bit, multi-core servers. Together, these technology advances offer the foundations of a truly dynamic data center, able to deliver unparalleled business...
Tags: Enterprise Computing, Data Center, Microsoft Windows Server, Multi-core, Intel Corp., IT Industry, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software
White papers 2007-07-01
Advanced Cluster Server Solutions in a Nutshell: An Introduction to Cost Efficient, High Availability Computing Clusters
Building and maintaining enterprise computing infrastructures invariably involves balancing conflicting goals high mission-critical application availability versus lowest cost as one example. Now, Symantec Veritas Cluster Server features enable new server cluster server configurations that can simultaneously provide high availability at minimum cost.
Tags: Enterprise Computing, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Cluster Server, Server Configuration, High Availability, Computing, Servers, Hardware
White papers 2007-08-14
Evaluation of a Wireless Enterprise Backbone Network Architecture
IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN WLAN technology is mainly used as an access network within corporate enterprises. All the WLAN access points are eventually connected to a wired backbone to reach the Internet or enterprise computing resources. The aim of the project discussed in this paper is to expand WLAN into...
Tags: Enterprise Computing, Backbone, Network, WLAN, Network Architecture, Hyacinth, Mesh Networking, Wireless LANs, LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking
White papers 2005-08-17
IT Security Survival Guide, Second Edition
This 202-page PDF is packed with helpful strategies and tips for securing enterprise computing systems. As an added bonus, the companion ISO file, which you can burn to CD for easy reference, contains a variety of end-user training tools and policy templates to help you institute secure computing practices throughout...
Tags: Enterprise Computing, IT Security, Adobe PDF, Information Technology, Training, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Human Resources
Download resources 2005-07-13

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CEO Ellison reveals the Oracle10g vision of enterprise grid computing
In his typical manic style, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison shared his vision of the future of enterprise computing last week at the OracleWorld conference in San Francisco. Always brilliant, and sometimes too far ahead of his time, Ellison laid the foundation for his version of grid computing: the enterprise grid...
Tags: Servers, Blade servers, Utility computing, Oracle enterprise grid architecture, Donald Burleson, server, Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., enterprise grid computing, vision
Technical articles 2003-10-06
Overcoming the challenges of integrating information across the enterprise
Enterprise integration enables delivery of the right information to the right user in a timely manner. Unfortunately, many existing information systems were developed and deployed using ad hoc approaches, resulting in information silos that make data sharing and integration among business units difficult. Integration practitioners must deal with the issues...
Tags: Enterprise Computing Institute, Prentice Hall Inc., integration, practitioner, silo, information system, CIO, BPM, business process, enterprise integration, SOA, Web, Web service, Wisdom II, workflow management, data sharing, heterogeneity, scalability
Download resources 2005-10-12
Overcome the challenges of integrating information across the enterprise
Effective information systems ensure informed decision-making by management, production of high-quality products on schedule, and delivery of satisfactory services to the customers. But as this chapter points out, achieving that level of effectiveness means resolving a number of integration issues. Enterprise integration enables delivery of the right...
Tags: Enterprise Integration, Prentice Hall Inc., Enterprise Software, Software
Book chapters 2005-10-12
Make Linux rollouts easier with Ximian Red Carpet Enterprise 2
With its acquisition of SuSE and Ximian and its open source focus, Novell has very quickly gone from a niche player in the open source Linux world to being a major force with which to contend. Even more, with broad support from companies like Novell and IBM, Linux and related...
Tags: Red Carpet Enterprise 2, Scott Lowe MCSE, Linux, Red Hat Inc., SuSE, Ximian, server
Technical articles 2004-03-23
Ready for prime time: Linux is now hassle-free and enterprise-ready
Since its inception in 1991, Linux has been making inroadsinto the operating system space long dominated by Microsoft Windows. While thebenefits of Linux have been touted and evangelized, the open source OScommunity has found that convincing entrenched decision makers occupying keyenterprise positions to switch is a challenge. Much of the...
Tags: Linux, Mark Kaelin, Robin Miller
Technical articles 2004-11-11
Back to the Future: Virtualization Pushes Thin Client Computing Into the Enterprise Mainstream
For many years, industry analysts predicted that thin clients would revolutionize enterprise computing, but it was a revolution that never quite happened. Until now. Finally, emerging technologies, such as virtualization, are enabling thin clients to move into the mainstream and businesses to reap the broad range of benefits which are...
Tags: Virtualization, Thin Client Computing, Thin Client, VXL Instruments Pty, Thin Clients, Hardware
White papers 2007-09-28
McAfee Total Protection for Network is an enterprise-class network security center
I am writing to you live from the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas while attending Interop. While here, I make it a point to identify new products that are of interest to those who can not attend. First up is the McAfee Total Protection ToPS for Network product...
Tags: McAfee Inc., Security, Network, Blade, Network Security, ToPS Suite, Content Security Blade Server, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Networking, Hardware, Rick Vanover
Blog posts 2008-04-29
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: The Solution for Mission-critical Computing
Dealing with costly and inflexible infrastructure that doesn't deliver enough value? Your data center should drive business forward--not derail it. It's time for a better choice in enterprise computing, and that's why organizations worldwide are turning to SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server from Novell. This innovative data center powerhouse is ready...
Tags: Novell Inc., Data Center, Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Computing, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Data Centers, Open Source, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
White papers 2008-05-08
Enterprise software is about data -- not people
In the last week or so, a ton of industry commentators have been yammering about enterprise software's sexiness, cool factor, and so on. George Ou's post about enterprise software is pretty insightful (which doesn't surprise me because we've talked about this topic a zillion times). One area that I don't...
Tags: Headache, User Interface, Enterprise Software, Software, Justin James
Blog posts 2007-12-11
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