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Five Ugly Truths about WAFS and Caching: Why caching can't meet the enterprise application acceleration challenge

whitepaper They sound good in theory -- "saving bandwidth and making files go faster over the WAN" -- but did you know there are serious limitations in the architecture of these approaches? Wide Area File Systems (WAFS) and caching are two approaches used to...

Tags: lan - wan standards

[11 May 2008]

Use of the Signal Reference Grid in Data Centers

whitepaper This paper explains the origins of the signal reference grid, the operating principles and limitations, and why they no longer are needed. Signal reference grids are automatically specified and installed in data centers despite the fact that they...

Tags: network design

[11 May 2008]

Data De-Duplication: Windows Disk-Based Backup - That Won't Break the Bank

whitepaper If the IT productivity is being impacted by growing backup windows, slow recovery times, storage limitations, backup reliability issues, or if people are concerned about justifying the costs of moving to disk-based backup, then this webcast is...

Tags: back-up

[11 May 2008]

Backup and Recovery Best Practices for SQL Server 2005, Including HP Data Protector

whitepaper This paper discusses those test results so that you can understand the options and the limitations of implementing backup and recovery in an enterprise environment using Linear Tape-Open (LTO) tape, disk-to-disk, and virtual tape devices.

Tags: infrastructure management

[11 May 2008]

Application Architecture Essentials, Part 3: Getting Started With Application Development Methodologies

whitepaper The role of an architect is to translate the need for automation (requirements) into an appropriate structure (design) and the means of construction (methodology) within resource limitations (time, financing, skills).

Tags: software engineering

[11 May 2008]

Getting to the Next Generation Data Center - A 4-Stage Approach

whitepaper This paper describes the four stages that most companies move through toward achieving a more streamlined data center model, with a discussion of the elements, benefits, and limitations of each evolutionary stage.

Tags: data center

[11 May 2008]

A New Strategy of Language Pack Management for Wireless Apps: Use the Service Management Framework to Develop Globalized Wireless Apps

whitepaper In traditional wireless solutions, device-side applications are too weak to achieve globalization completely because of hardware and software limitations. However, on-demand level globalization support is a critical requirement for global e...

Tags: mobile - wireless communications

[10 May 2008]

Cloud computing: Silver lining…

Comment Clouds vary in detail but all are designed to overcome capacity limitations, usually in the IT department. Since so many people are talking about cloud computing, it really wouldn't hurt to know what it is.

Tags: saas, data centres, cloud computing

[09 May 2008]

Optimized Testing: How to Balance Quality, Cost and Schedules

whitepaper As IT works to balance the business needs for a certain application and the testing limitations with regards to resources and schedules, making the best use of the testing environment becomes critical.

Tags: infrastructure management

[09 May 2008]

Backup and Recovery Best Practices for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 With HP Servers and HP StorageWorks Array and Tape Products

whitepaper This paper provides users in enterprise environments the data to effectively understand the options as well as the limitations of implementing online streaming backups into their infrastructure. The paper includes:

Tags: application servers

[03 May 2008]

Energizer Taps Into the Power of Microsoft Business Intelligence With Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007

whitepaper Disparate systems and applications made revenue and profit data prone to error and inconsistencies, while limitations on how information was organized and analyzed made it difficult for Energizer to create accurate business plans and forecasts...

Tags: application servers

[03 May 2008]

RFID Basics for Retailers

whitepaper Despite the promise that the technology holds, limitations with the initial RFID implementations have made the experiences to-date mixed. The recently ratified EPCglobal UHF Generation 2 standard and the RFID standards work being done by ISO are...

Tags: mobile - wireless communications, standards, rfid, date

[01 May 2008]

Skype trialled on Java mobiles

News However, at the same time, executives made it clear the software is preliminary and subject to significant limitations. Skype has released a test version of a client for Java-enabled mobile devices, a move which the company said is a significant...

Tags: java, mobile, skype

[30 Apr 2008]

Developers claim Vista UAC 'bypass'

News As the developers were able to grant the back-end part of the program privileges to run without express user approval every time the machine starts up, they claimed Windows Vista's security limitations were "artificial at best, easy to code around...

Tags: hack, uac, vista

[29 Apr 2008]

Dear silicon.com... ZX Spectrum nostalgia, Mac attack, tag a bag…

Comment My old Spectrum sits in a small display frame to remind me of how simple computers used to be to use and how easy it was to do almost anything with it that was required.within its limitations). The topic that got readers turning to their keyboards...

Tags: mac, zx spectrum, rfid

[24 Apr 2008]

Oracle Coherence: Providing Extreme Performance, Predictable Scalability, and Continuous Availability for Mission-Critical Java Applications

whitepaper But with today's tight budget constraints and technology limitations, many miss the opportunity - sometimes with disastrous results. Organizations can gain significant advantage by managing and exploiting their information systems more effectively...

Tags: high availability

[22 Apr 2008]

An Analysis of Security Threats and Tools in SIP-Based VoIP Systems

whitepaper However, these tools have their limitations, such as where they are applied, how they are implemented and how they are maintained and updated. Security tools such as protocol analyzers, vulnerability assessment utilities and security monitoring...

Tags: voip - ip telephony

[18 Apr 2008]

IT Manager Webcast: Taking Control of Your Services With Service Virtualization (Level 200)

whitepaper Service virtualization enables to overcome some of the limitations of service implementations by managing endpoints, operations, and policies, instead of Web Services Description Language (WSDL) tools.

Tags: application servers

[14 Apr 2008]

See how retail banks can break down the barriers to innovation

whitepaper Retail banking has traditionally been a place where the road to innovation is blocked by numerous barriers: IT, corporate culture, operational limitations and more. But there is an opportunity to break from the past by moving to next-generation...

Tags: architectures, innovation, banking, road

[11 Apr 2008]

Dynamic Firewalls and Service Deployment Models for Grid Environments

whitepaper This paper presents two different approaches to partially overcome the limitations in Grid computing introduced by firewalls. The ubiquitous deployment of firewalls at the border between external and corporate network segments has brought...

Tags: firewalls

[11 Apr 2008]

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