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    Info-Tech Advisor - March 18, 2008

    Insight, Analysis and Advice

    1. Investigate Energy Efficiency Incentives from Local Utilities

      Rebates and incentives from utilities for enterprise energy efficiency projects are increasingly common, but tend to be under...

    2. Backup Software: CA ARCserve Backup

      CA's latest release of ARCserve includes improvements such as support for virtual environments and new monitoring capability....

    3. Backup Software: EMC NetWorker

      EMC's backup and recovery software, NetWorker, is a market leader offering data deduplication and continuous data protection ...

    4. Ensure User Satisfaction with User Acceptance Testing

      User satisfaction with an application is crucial to its success. Confirm that the requirements implementation adequately meet...

    5. Small Enterprises: Good Process Comes Before Requirements Tool

      Small Enterprises should not spend money on requirements management tools as a first step in improving project success. Consi...

    6. Make WAN Monitoring a Priority

      The enterprise WAN is typically recognized as a weak link in the end-to-end delivery model for IP-based services and applicat...

    7. PC Upgrade Strategy in 2008

      For IT departments, the question as to when to upgrade existing PCs has never been more pertinent than in 2008. If the PC is ...

    8. Bridging the Thin Client End-User Gap

      End-user resistance is a common roadblock to thin client deployment. Recent improvements in the end-user experience are chang...

     

    Templates & Policy Center

    1. Characteristics Needed for Requirements Staff

      Regardless of where analysts come from, they share certain characteristics that transcend training i...

    2. Functional Test Plan Template

      This tool provides an outline to aid the development of a functional test plan for a software applic...

    3. Functional Test Results Template

      This tool provides a template for tracking functional test results.

    Market Watch

    1. IBM: From Big Blue to Baby Blue

      IBM’s recent server and services announcements reflect renewed interest in the small- and mid-market...

    2. Cisco Thinks Small: The Smart Business Communications System

      As a full-featured IP Telephony solution from a market-leading vendor, Cisco’s Smart Business Commun...

     

    Applications

    Help Desk Knowledgebase RFP Template

    Selection Advice

    Help Desk Knowledgebase RFP Template

    A help desk knowledgebase tool can improve both quality of service and efficiency of IT service operations. This editable template includes all the...

    Making Cross-Functional Teams Work: A Case Study

    Strategy and Planning

    Making Cross-Functional Teams Work: A Case Study

    Enterprises continue to face the challenge of rapidly deploying high-performance applications across network infrastructures. Cross-functional teams...

    Enterprise Apps Planning: Minimize Business Stakeholder Objections

    Management and Staffing

    Enterprise Apps Planning: Minimize Business Stakeholder Objections

    Info-Tech finds that IT departments run into the same classic issues in getting the business on board when planning enterprise application projects....

    Project Management: Back to Basics

    Technology Insights

    Project Management: Back to Basics

    IT Projects are characterized by changing technologies, uncertainty, and shifting business needs and objectives. Review core project management...

    The Many Faces of Enterprise Wikis

    Technology Insights

    The Many Faces of Enterprise Wikis

    Wikis have broken free from the confines of the consumer market and are gnawing their way into the enterprise world. Analyze the range of potential...

     

    Data Centers

    Microsoft Server 2008: Clusters Hold Together

    Technology Insights

    Microsoft Server 2008: Clusters Hold Together

    With the introduction of Windows Server 2008, Microsoft has improved its built-in failover cluster capabilities. With enhanced setup and management...

    HP, EMC Re-Define Entry-Level SANs

    Selection Advice

    HP, EMC Re-Define Entry-Level SANs

    HP, EMC, and Dell have significantly upgraded their entry-level Storage Area Network (SAN) offerings. Driven by the combined impact of iSCSI and...

    Selecting Linux: Xandros Linux

    Selection Advice

    Selecting Linux: Xandros Linux

    Xandros Linux is gaining attention following volume consumer sales of the Asus Eee notebook featuring Xandros Desktop, Xandros' acquisition of...

    Together at Last: Virtualization and Thin Clients

    Technology Insights

    Together at Last: Virtualization and Thin Clients

    Info-Tech sees increased interest in thin client deployments as the technology that supports the back end evolves with virtualization. With more...

    Answer the Call for SharePoint Backup

    Technology Insights

    Answer the Call for SharePoint Backup

    SharePoint 2007 has given rise to a new set of issues concerning data backup and recovery. While the latest release of SharePoint has improved its...

     

    Infrastructure

    Will IBM Lotus Sametime Impact Your Infrastructure Plans?

    Technology Insights

    Will IBM Lotus Sametime Impact Your Infrastructure Plans?

    Among Unified Communications (UC) platforms, IBM Lotus Sametime 8 is suitable for enterprises with requirements for cross-platform support and...

    Five LAN Performance Optimization Techniques

    Operate and Optimize

    Five LAN Performance Optimization Techniques

    When a LAN is upgraded or refreshed, there may be new features and functionality that create opportunities to optimize network performance. Often the...

    Network Management Core Competency: One Airline's Story

    Strategy and Planning

    Network Management Core Competency: One Airline's Story

    Some business applications require stringent service levels on a 24x7 basis. Regrettably, the network management infrastructure required to support...

    The Impact of the Carterfone Decision on Cellular Services

    Strategy and Planning

    The Impact of the Carterfone Decision on Cellular Services

    Many IT professionals may not recall the FCC’s Carterfone Decision, which provided “open-access” to public telephone networks. Almost forty years...

    VARs and Integrators Are Important to LAN Refresh Success

    Strategy and Planning

    VARs and Integrators Are Important to LAN Refresh Success

    In the vast majority of situations, enterprises rely on Value Added Resellers (VARs) to purchase LAN equipment. Similarly, many organizations use...

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    Applications

    Project Management Basics: A Review for Small Shops

    Technology Insights

    Project Management Basics: A Review for Small Shops

    IT projects are a normal aspect of small and mid-sized enterprise (SME) life. To increase the chances for ongoing IT project success, review core IT...

    Wiki Collaboration for Small Enterprises

    Technology Insights

    Wiki Collaboration for Small Enterprises

    Wikis are no longer just a consumer technology. There are a growing number of business-oriented wiki solutions that address the needs of many small...

     

    Data Centers

    Novell SUSE Linux for the Small Enterprise?

    Selection Advice

    Novell SUSE Linux for the Small Enterprise?

    Small enterprises looking at Linux will find that Novell’s SUSE offering is suited for standard Linux roles as well as office-worker desktop...

    Clustering the Small Enterprise with Microsoft Server 2008

    Technology Insights

    Clustering the Small Enterprise with Microsoft Server 2008

    Small enterprises running Windows applications and needing high availability should consider migration to Windows Server 2008. Improved clustering...

     

    Infrastructure

    Evade Malware Risk with Solid Anti-Malware Infrastructure

    Strategy and Planning

    Evade Malware Risk with Solid Anti-Malware Infrastructure

    Even though malware has been surpassed as the most significant threat that enterprises face, it has not been eliminated and indeed, continues to...

    Latest Data Reveals IT Security Threats Continue to Rise

    Trends and Predictions

    Latest Data Reveals IT Security Threats Continue to Rise

    Studies of IT security threats as a whole routinely show that internal threats are the most damaging. These same studies also illustrate that...

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