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Partner Content

CDW Corporation

Founded in 1984, CDW is a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government and education.

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5 Ways to Cut Energy Costs

5 Ways to Cut Energy Costs

Considering the current economy, it's imperative to consider the obvious and not so obvious ways to minimize IT energy bills.

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CDW Outsourcing Case Study

CDW Outsourcing
Case Study

Allied Solutions needed to strengthen their existing network infrastructure to comply with industry regulations. CDW made it happen.

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Cutting the Cord

Cutting the Cord

Offering a central point of control, KVM switches can play a key role in helping IT administrators manage hardware and software.

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Smartphone shipments were up by 4.2% globally in the third quarter and reached a record total for a quarter despite the poor economy, market research...
GM's new CIO plans big desktop changes, expanded mobile support
New General Motors CIO Terry Kline looks to continue the progressive IT ways of predecessor Ralph Szygenda by adopting the consumer technologies used...
Big IT is back, say HP, IBM, Oracle, EMC, Cisco
A certain truth about the big IT vendors is they want to sell as much as possible to any one customer and now, with virtualization, cloud computing...
Forrester Study: The Total Economic Impact of Oracle Identity Manager WHITE PAPER
A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Oracle. Leveraging existing investment and cutting costs have become key IT...
Peter Drucker as Life Coach: Book Shares His Wisdom
The "father of modern management" had as much to say about self-management and personal development as he did about innovation and organizational...
Latest suit against Intel could open doors for AMD
Intel's need to commit time and resources to defend itself against antitrust charges filed by New York today could provide a boost to competitors...
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AT&T's lawsuit over Verizon ads could backfire, some argue
AT&T's lawsuit against Verizon Wireless over its TV ads could be a public relations mistake, some analysts said.
SIP Trunking is Key to Accelerating Unified Communications Deployments WHITE PAPER
Overcome common unified communications (UC) deployment challenges by better understanding the cost and networking benefits of embracing UC as well as...
Morgan Stanley downgrades take shine off semiconductor industry
Investment house Morgan Stanley unleashed a torrent of downgrades on the semiconductor industry today, taking some steam out of the idea that chip...
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AT&T sues Verizon over TV ads
The nation's two largest wireless carriers already battle fiercely on smartphone devices and customers, but AT&T took matters to federal court,...
Swine Flu Emergency Should Put IT on Alert
President Obama's declaration of a national swine flu emergency should send up a red flag to IT managers at businesses that are still unprepared for...
Effectively Integrating Wireline and Wireless Services for Seamless Communication WHITE PAPER
Reduce costs, minimize complexity and improve worker productivity by integrating your wireline and wireless services. Respected consulting firm IDC...
Virtual Worlds Employee Avatars Will Need Dress Codes
Gartner recommends that businesses establish codes of conduct for employees representing their companies in virtual worlds such as Second Life.
Broadband tax will force 100,000 homes off internet
The UK's proposed 50p broadband tax will force 100,000 low income households to give up their broadband lines, according to TalkTalk CEO Charles...
Which? responds to Mandelson Internet plan
Consumer champion Which? has responded to Lord Mandelson's threats to cut persistent file-sharers Internet connections off as early as summer 2011...
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Blue Stripe Software

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Improving Application Performance Troubleshooting

Diagnosing why an application is slow is hard, at times taking days or weeks to isolate and resolve. This paper explains the challenges involved using current management tools, provides a 'wish list' for application management and analysis, and explains the need for an application system-wide approach that monitors entire applications, not components.

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Virtual Vigilance: Managing Application Performance in Virtual Environments

This paper highlights the impact of virtualization on application performance.  "Managing Application Performance in Virtual Environments" states: "Best-in-Class organizations are predominately taking actions around improving visibility across both physical and virtual systems, assessing the business impact of application performance and understanding interdependencies of applications in virtualized environments."

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Application Service Requests: The Missing Link for Pragmatic ITSM

Forrester Research analyst Glenn O'Donnell and BlueStripe co-founder Vic Nyman discuss a breakthrough approach to application problem management. Learn the new approach for ITSM problem management, which provides: Rapid isolation of application slow-downs to specific components for quick problem resolution, 24/7 monitoring for proactive notification of potential issues before end users are impacted and much more.

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IP Address Management
IPControl - comprehensive IPAM software from BT Diamond IP.