The new Office Garage series:

– Identity, activation and data access with a user-based Office

News and tips for IT professionals who plan, implement, and maintain Office.

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• Security services
• IT Management
• Data Management
• Microsoft Office 365
• Microsoft
• Enterprise Security
• Small Biz
• IT Director
• Public Sector
• Operating Systems
• Applications
• Enterprise
• Hardware
• Software
• Security
• Management

The new Office Garage series:

– Client configuration management 101

News and tips for IT professionals who plan, implement, and maintain Office.

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• Data Management
• IT Management
• Microsoft Office 365
• Microsoft
• Small Biz
• IT Director
• Public Sector
• Operating Systems
• Applications
• Enterprise
• Software
• Management

Building a service-oriented cloud architecture on IBM System z and Linux

– Case Study : The University of Bari fosters innovation in the cloud

Case study revealing how the University achieved a platform to facilitate cost-effective, flexible application development.

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• Automation
• Public Cloud
• Data Management
• IBM System Storage
• IBM System z
• IBM
• Storage
• Applications
• Enterprise
• Hardware
• Software
• Management

The Total Economic Impact of IBM System z

– benefits, cost and flexibility.

Evaluating the business investment value of IBM System z.

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• IBM
• System z
• Mainframe
• Data Management
• IT Management
• Small Biz
• IT Director
• Public Sector
• Enterprise
• Hardware
• Software
• Management

Comparing virtualization alternatives

– What’s best for your business?

A quantitative analysis by Solitaire Interglobal,of the business differentiators among x86, Unix, and System z virtualization technologies.

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• IBM
• System z
• Virtualization
• Virtualisation
• X86
• Unix
• Mainframe
• Data centre management
• Servers
• Storage
• Data Networking
• Applications
• Enterprise
• Hardware
• Software
• Management

A service-provider's guide for cloud building

– Strategic planning and system design benefits

Why move to cloud infrastructure? What’s involved in the transition?

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• Dell
• Virtualization
• Virtualisation
• Managed service providers
• Private cloud
• Public cloud
• Small Biz
• IT Director
• Public Sector
• Applications
• Enterprise
• Hardware
• Software
• Management

How cloud-based security service can drive recurring revenue

– An AVG guide for resellers

A guide to assist resellers in moving to a recurring revenue model.

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• Public Cloud
• Private cloud
• Data management
• Business services
• Security services
• Cloud security
• CloudCare
• AVG
• Small Biz
• IT Director
• Public Sector
• Enterprise
• Hardware
• Software
• Comms
• Management
• Channel

Future-proofing your data center storage

– the challenges and rewards

Forrester research that identifies trends in storage and data management to inspire your business with the right tools for an efficient Data Centre.

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• Data Managament
• Big Data
• HP
• Storage Management
• Data centre
• Data center
• IT Director
• Servers
• Storage
• Data Networking
• Applications
• Enterprise
• Hardware
• Software
• Management

Embrace the new era of data center and cloud services

– trends to future proof your data

Examining trends affecting the data center while focusing on a converged cloud infrastructure.

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• HP
• Cloud
• Data centre
• Data center
• Servers
• Storage
• Data Networking
• Applications
• Enterprise
• Hardware
• Software
• Management

5 cloud security concerns you must address

– Evaluate and manage the risks

To make a successful move to the cloud, you must evaluate a number of risks and manage these risks over time.

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• Risk management
• Cloud
• Data management
• IT Director
• Applications
• Enterprise
• Hardware
• Software
• Management

Dynamic workload management for private cloud

– with application and infrastructure provisioning

Explore the capabilities of HP Cloud Service Automation.

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• HP
• Cloud
• Automation
• PaaS
• IaaS
• SaaS
• Applications
• Enterprise
• Hardware
• Software

Increasing agility and reducing cost

– for private and hybrid cloud computing

IT can master the world of hybrid service delivery.

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• Hybrid cloud
• HP
• Data management
• Business management
• Applications
• Enterprise
• Hardware
• Software
• Management

HP Cloud Map for Oracle Database

– Importing the template

In depth information for you to take an HP CloudSystem Matrix environment and integrate Oracle database.

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• HP CloudSystem Matrix
• HP
• Cloud
• Data management
• Applications
• Enterprise
• Hardware
• Software
• Management
• Developer

Your path to the cloud

– Accelerate your career with HP ExpertOne

Comprehensive knowledge and hands-on experience you need to architect, design, and integrate converged infrastructure and cloud solutions.

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• HP ExpertOne
• HP
• IT Management
• Data Management
• Cloud
• IT Director
• Applications
• Enterprise
• Hardware
• Software
• Management

Making the power of convergence work for you

– cost saving flexibility and innovation in the cloud

Managing the fundamental shift in IT and controlling costs in the cloud.

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• HP
• Cloud Cruiser
• Data management
• IT management
• IT Director
• Storage
• Applications
• Enterprise
• Hardware
• Software
• Management

Provision infrastructure in minutes

– in one virtualized pool

Uniting the tools, processes, and architecture of your physical and virtual worlds to help you cut costs, and speed up service delivery time.

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• HP
• HP CloudSystem Matrix
• Virtualisation
• Data management
• Applications
• Enterprise
• Hardware
• Software
• Management

Workload placement in a hybrid world

– It's where you put it that counts

Platform and deployment models will co-exist. So what should run where?

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• HP
• Hybrid cloud
• Application management
• Cloud Paltforms
• Data Management
• Workloads
• Deployment models
• IT Director
• Storage
• Applications
• Enterprise
• Hardware
• Software
• Management

London council uses private cloud

– to cut costs and support flexible working

Newham Council scaled up its remote access capability to 1,400 concurrent users and tested it before the Olympics using the Microsoft private cloud.

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• Microsoft System Center 2012
• Windows Server 2012
• Microsoft
• Data centre management
• Cloud
• Applications
• Enterprise
• Hardware
• Software
• Management

Boost IT visibility and business value

– with service catalog

How building a great service catalog relieves pressure points and demonstrates the value of IT service management.

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• Data Management
• ServiceNow
• IT service management
• IT Director
• Enterprise
• Management

SAAS economics

– The safe bet is nolonger the smart bet

How SaaS has fundamentally changed the economics for ITSM by reducing or removing maintenance, internal resource, and infrastructure costs.

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• ServiceNow
• Service Management
• IT Management
• SAAS
• IT Director
• Enterprise
• Hardware
• Management

Converged architecture brings harmony to the data centre

Vendors sing from the same hymn sheet

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• Data centre management
• Apache CloudStack
• Citrix CloudPlatform
• Converged architecture
• NetApp
• ANS Group
• FlexPod
• IT Director
• Applications
• Enterprise
• Software
• Management

Office 365 in Context

A review of drivers, needs and practicalities

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• Freeform Dynamics
• The Register
• Microsoft
• Cloud
• Office 365
• Small Biz
• Applications
• Software
• Tech Panel

A guide for BYOD policies

International data privacy legislation review

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• MobileIron
• BYOD
• Mobile device
• Policy
• Mobile

What is a DDoS attack?

Reducing the threat and mitigating the damage

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• Spam
• Dyn
• Recovery
• DoS
• DDoS
• Email
• Data Center
• Software

The Big Security Data Challenge

Make SIEM work for you

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• SIEM
• Malware
• McAfee
• Enterprise Security
• Security