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RSS planningSalesforce.com makes more friends in the cloud
News The IT service desk software maker is planning to bring its Service Desk Express product to the Force.com platform so businesses can operate their IT support in the cloud. BMC Software and CA have both teamed up with... [20 Nov 2009]
Converting to International Financial Reporting Standards: Planning Considerations for US Tax Executives
White Paper As will be discussed in this paper, there can be significant tax ramifications and related planning considerations inherent in a conversion to IFRS. Therefore, as organizations begin analyzing and... [13 Nov 2009]
Maximizing Data Center Uptime With Business Continuity Planning
White Paper However, having a co-location and planning for the smallest interruption of business operations will help ensure ability to provide the same level of service in any circumstance. Next to ensuring the safety of employees,... [13 Nov 2009]
Reviewing Database User Rights: Addressing Security, Risk and Compliance Challenges With Comprehensive Planning
White Paper Today's business environment demands that a broad range of internal and external users require access to data. Users include internal employees, as well as external consultants, partners, and clients. [13 Nov 2009]
Planning for the Unknown: Mitigating Unknown and Unknowable Risks Through Effective Enterprise Risk Management
White Paper Emerging risks, such as climate change, food insecurity, energy supply disruption, and global liquidity crisis are but a few risks once thought unlikely that have now risen to the forefront. The impact of emerging risks on global... [13 Nov 2009]
Fine-Grained Access Controls Management: A Practical Guide
White Paper However, creating and implementing fine-grained access controls in enterprise server environments running a mixture of different operating systems requires careful planning and demands the right tools. [13 Nov 2009]
Achieving a Best-Practice Service Desk From Desktop to Data Center
White Paper IT service management (ITSM) and the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) process framework were envisioned to help organizations align IT capabilities with business requirements and provide a systematic approach to... [13 Nov 2009]
Inside IFRS: The Opportunity for Energy IT
White Paper While the proposed timelines for IFRS adoption appear to be far away and not urgent, there are many reasons for energy companies to begin planning now. Conversion to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)... [13 Nov 2009]
Improving Business Continuity Using Double-Take
White Paper Ensuring that these systems keep operating is a critical part of business planning. This paper describes technologies and approaches for achieving business continuity within the Windows environment; specifically, by... [13 Nov 2009]
Protecting SharePoint Data Long Term
White Paper Planning for data migration to Enterprise Content Management (ECM) systems like SharePoint needs to incorporate data use monitoring and least privilege access enforcement as part of a SharePoint security policy. [13 Nov 2009]
The Value of Network Monitoring: Why It's Essential to Know Your Network
White Paper Network management is a broad functional area incorporating device monitoring, application management, security, ongoing maintenance, service levels, troubleshooting, planning, and other tasks - ideally all coordinated... [13 Nov 2009]
ECM: Tips for Managing Change Effectively
White Paper Change management planning revolves around a specific, well-defined, measurable, realistic, and achievable project. Managing change starts at the beginning - during the planning stage - and runs through... [12 Nov 2009]
Achieving Sustainable Business Growth With a Total Global Support Solution
White Paper Successfully expanding and supporting a geographically dispersed business requires big-picture vision, real-world analysis, pragmatic planning, and a relentless focus on execution. It also requires buckets of patience,... [12 Nov 2009]
First Step for Your Virtual Desktop Initiative: Conduct a Proof-of-Concept
White Paper The next step immediately following will be the planning and design phase whereby eight different topic areas will be covered in depth to determine the best solution design. Proof-of-Concept and intelligence gathering... [12 Nov 2009]
Where's Wi-Fi Waldo: A White Paper on Location-Based Services
White Paper A wireless location-aware network is definitely one of those cutting edge technologies that require advance planning. It all starts with proper access point positioning regardless if one is deploying on demand tracking... [12 Nov 2009]
