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White Paper Download this Webcast presented by Quest Software and META Group for a blueprint to easily control your network data and quickly realize cost savings. When you think about getting leaner and optimizing your Windows file and print servers, many... [03 Jul 2008]
Spam Filter Testing Best Practices
White Paper It is not news to any organization using e-mail that spam threatens the effectiveness of e-mail systems. Left unattended, spam clogs inboxes, compromises user efficiency, and overwhelms system components such as message stores and Message Transfer... [30 Jun 2008]
IT Asset Management: Beyond Tactical Initiatives
White Paper Join Remedy, along with our featured speaker from META Group, William Snyder, in an educational webcast to explore: How a solid asset management strategy can reduce costs, increase utilization and improve budget predictability; How new legislation... [10 Apr 2008]
Evaluating ERP as a Whole
White Paper Download this META Group study to learn more about the market forecast, key findings, the leaders, challengers, and followers of enterprise resource planning today. Successfully implemented ERP platforms deliver mission-critical support by... [10 Apr 2008]
Exchange 5.5 Migration to Exchange 2003: Cost-Savings Scenarios
White Paper Economic conditions and new IT group initiatives are forcing organizations to scrutinize the value of any technology upgrade. This paper presents a model for comparing the cost of operations of Exchange 5.5 to the cost of operations for Exchange 2003. [20 Feb 2008]
META Group paper “Selection Criteria for SSL VPNs”
White Paper Many recognize the benefits of SSL VPNs for secure access, yet overlook policy management features during evaluation. This vendor-neutral paper, free from Aventail, details key criteria such as usability & a unified policy and endpoint security model. [12 Dec 2007]
METAspectrum Market Summary: SSL Virtual Private Networks
White Paper This METAspectrum Market Summary from META Group, Inc.serves as a blueprint for the selection of a Secure Sockets Layer virtual private network (SSL VPN) vendor or product. From defining the market to forecasting the trends that are sure to shrink... [12 Dec 2007]
A Process for Creating a Standardized and Productized Service Catalog
White Paper Join Dan Vogel, Senior Vice president at META Group and Mike Micucci, VP of Marketing at ManageStar, and learn how service catalogs productize and communicate IT service offerings. This audiocast, sponsored by ManageStar, covers best practices for... [12 Dec 2007]
METAsectrum Market Summary: SSL Virtual Private Networks
White Paper This METAspectrum Market Summary from META Group, Inc.serves as a blueprint for the selection of a Secure Sockets Layer virtual private network (SSL VPN) vendor or product. From defining the market to forecasting the trends that are sure to shrink... [12 Dec 2007]
Building A Bullet-Proof Email System: New Approaches to Email Availability
White Paper Matt Cain, a Senior Vice President with META Group, Inc.and a recognized expert on email and collaboration, will present best practices for ensuring email availability while controlling cost and complexity. [12 Dec 2007]
IT Service Management: Strategies for Getting Started
White Paper Join ManageStar's VP of Marketing, Mike Micucci and Meta Group senior research analyst, Michele Hudnall at 10:30am PST/1:30pm EST on November 4th for this live event. Enabling an IT service organization does not have to be a daunting proposition. [12 Dec 2007]
Meta Group: Maturing to Centers of Excellence: The Next Step in IT Organization Evolution
White Paper This META Group white paper describes how IT organizations are seeking to achieve better alignment across all lines of business by building Centers of Excellence (CoE), a best- practice approach for realigning the IT organization more closely with... [01 Aug 2007]
Business Intelligence Tools and Platforms Performance: METAspectrum Evaluation
White Paper Business intelligence (BI) vendors provide tools and platforms enabling the delivery of information to decision makers. In most cases, the information delivered comes from relational data sources or enterprise applications (e.g.enterprise resource... [31 Jul 2007]
Improving Productivity and Cutting Costs Through Effective Change Management
White Paper Hear insights from META Group on current business trends, critical issues facing business, and how effective change management can improve productivity, improve software quality and reduce costs. Learn about IBM's approach to change management, and... [26 Jul 2007]
Increasing the Productivity and Lowering the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of Networked PCs
White Paper Recent International Data Corporation (IDC) and META Group white papers reinforce the need for a regular PC replacement program to help control the TCO. Industry analysts such as Gartner Group and Forrester Research demonstrated that the initial... [19 Jul 2007]
