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'Incompetent': The verdict on gov't prisoner database
News Parliamentary spending watchdog the Public Accounts Committee has branded the implementation of the National Offender Management Information System (C-Nomis) a failure. Chair of the PAC, Edward Leigh, said of the... [03 Nov 2009]
A better backup to get you back up, fast
White Paper Hardware failure, viruses and user errors can strike any time. Maintaining regular backups of data is crucial for recovery after such a disaster. But manual processes such as tape backups can be time-consuming. [21 Oct 2009]
Get Serious About SOA Governance: A Five-Step Action Plan for Architects
White Paper Failure to provide effective SOA governance exposes your organization to serious risks resulting from: Whether your organization's service-oriented architecture (SOA) has 50 services being used by one customer, or 50... [15 Oct 2009]
T-Mobile's Sidekick data: All may not be lost
News There may be some good news for Sidekick owners: users' data which was thought lost after a server failure at Microsoft subsidiary Danger - the company that makes the devices - may yet be retrieved. Users of T-Mobile's... [13 Oct 2009]
Technical Description: IBMXIV Storage System
White Paper The XIVsystem provides consistency under all conditions, immunity to hotspots, and consistent performance in the face of hardware failure. The IBMXIV® Storage System offers a new level of high-end disk system... [12 Oct 2009]
MagicNET: The Human Immune System and Network Security System
White Paper The main reason for their failure is the use of point solutions to protect hosts and reactive approach against intrusions. Most of the current security systems do not provide adequate level of protection against... [05 Oct 2009]
The Coming Storm of Regulation
White Paper The nature of this failure dictates a new approach to regulations that will drive transparency requirements and risk management adoption. The continuing financial crisis that has gripped the world since mid-2008 is... [05 Oct 2009]
Dell Case Study: Loud and Clear
White Paper RCS wanted to eliminate excess hardware inventory, reduce failure rates, and meet the specific needs of broadcast customers while enhancing supply chain efficiency. RCS worked with the Dell OEM Industry Solutions Group... [02 Oct 2009]
Implementing DHCP Redundancy to Sustain Critical Operations - DHCP Redundancy: Choosing Between the Split-Scopes and Alcatel-Lucent Failover DHCP Configurations
White Paper IP network administrators are understandably concerned with providing redundancy in the event of the failure or inaccessibility of their frontline Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers. Using a single DHCP... [02 Oct 2009]
Making the University Unstoppable
White Paper Keep crucial university financial data and applications - including payroll, inventory, and accounting - protected and available in the face of user error, system failure, and complete disaster. The university IT team... [02 Oct 2009]
Reliability Analysis of the APC Symmetra MW Power System
White Paper In contrast to common MTBF calculations based on summing component failure rates, this study used techniques of Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) to calculate the likelihood of over 680,000 potential... [01 Oct 2009]
Ten Errors to Avoid When Commissioning a Data Center
White Paper Data center commissioning can deliver an unbiased evaluation of whether a newly constructed data center will be an operational success or a failure. Proper execution of the commissioning process is a critical step in... [01 Oct 2009]
Performing Effective MTBF Comparisons for Data Center Infrastructure
White Paper Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) is often proposed as a key decision making criterion when comparing data center infrastructure systems. Misleading values are often provided by vendors, leaving the user incapable of... [01 Oct 2009]
Battery Technology for Data Centers and Network Rooms: VRLA Reliability and Safety
White Paper It will examine the expected performance, life cycle factors, and failure mechanisms of VRLA batteries. The Valve Regulated lead-Acid (VRLA) battery is the predominant choice for small and medium-sized Uninterruptible... [01 Oct 2009]
Don't Gamble With Your Recovery: Optimize Information Recovery (Part 3 of 4)
White Paper And recovery of that information in the event of a human error or equipment failure is also critical. An organization's information, which includes its customer information and intellectual property, is arguably one of... [01 Oct 2009]