Application Performance Management Resources on ZDNet

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End-to-End Application Performance Management: The particular challenge of maintaining complex applications is that they cut across separate IT silos. An application will often include a Web tier, application logic, a database, and a storage tier. The successful execution of the application - let's say, transferring money from a checking to savings account - requires...; Tags: Symantec Corp., Performance, Information Technology, Tier, Application Performance Management, Symantec APM, Performance Management, Business Intelligence, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management; White papers 2007-09-22
Application Performance Management Survey Report: How do your application performance practices compare to your peers? Download this survey report to see how other organisations are approaching application performance. Compuware's Application Performance Assurance Solution : predictable performance every time • Identifies potential performance problems • Assures end-user...; Tags: Performance, Compuware Corp., Application Performance Management, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management; White papers 2006-11-28
Eliminating the Threat of $38,000 Per Hour Cost of Downtime Using Symantec i3 for Oracle: Imagine the scene: demand is growing quickly for 'Triple play' (television, telephone and Internet) digital services, so you've deployed the Oracle E-Business Suite to increase efficiency and streamline business processes. To coincide with it, Marketing has launched a large-scale advertising campaign. Your call center agents are primed to field new...; Tags: Symantec Corp., Oracle Corp., Downtime, Customer Satisfaction, Application Performance Management, Security; Case studies 2006-08-21
Application Performance Management: Using Veritas i3 for Oracle Applications: To compete in today's information-rich environment, organizations require ERP assets like Oracle Applications (OA) to deliver three strategic attributes: fast response to end users, high data handling efficiency, and compelling business process differentiation. However, none of these attributes are inherently part of these off-the-shelf applications. User customizations, differences in usage...; Tags: VERITAS I3, Variance, Oracle Corp., Performance, VERITAS Software Corp., Information Technology, Application Performance Management, Performance Management, Operational Planning, Storage, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Business Operations, Hardware; White papers 2005-08-04
The New Network Challenge: Application Performance Management: The expanding scope and mission-criticality of enterprise applications creates new challenges and opportunities. Companies continue to invest in the deployment of business-critical applications, and Sniffer Application Intelligence allows enterprise IT departments to easily and effectively determine how they are performing. Sniffer Application Intelligence can significantly enhance the efficiency of enterprise...; Tags: Network, Application Management, Network General Corp., Application Performance, Application Performance Management, It Services, Networking; White papers 2005-08-01

Leading Belgian Telco Provider Tackles Performance Problems and Enhances Customer Satisfaction With Symantec: The leading Belgian telecommunications company Belgacom was challenged with patchy performance from its Oracle database. Valuable time was lost while attempts were made to identify the problem. Step forward VERITAS i3 for Oracle. By deploying this powerful application performance management solution, Belgacom was able to identify and overcome the database...; Tags: Symantec Corp., Performance, Customer Satisfaction, Belgacom, Application Performance Management, Performance Management, Storage, Databases, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Case studies
BT Retail Logs Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Cost Savings and Cost Avoidance Using Symantec Application Performance Management Solution: At its peak, BT Retail Internet Operations receives more than 7,200 online orders per day - or five orders per minute - for its broadband services. By optimizing its business-critical order management application using VERITAS i3 software from Symantec, the company saved £392,000 (US$746,000) in one year through improved scaling,...; Tags: Symantec Corp., Performance Management, British Telecommunications, Application Performance Management, Order Management, Security; Case studies
Leveraging Symantec Solution to Enable Rapid Deployment: As one of Korea's largest retail distribution chains, Hyundai Department Store called on Veritas Consulting to help bring the company's new sales support system online. Using Symantec i3 software, Symantec consultants were able to bring the system online one month ahead of schedule. The application performance management solution is guaranteeing...; Tags: Symantec Corp., Application Performance Management, Application Performance Management Solution, Security; Case studies
Customers Connect: Symantec Improves Managed Security Services With Its Own Application Performance Management Solution: In this webcast, the director of Global Infrastructure for Symantec's Security Response and Managed Security Services teams will describe the use of Symantec's application performance management software in this vital part of the company. Using Symantec i3for SQL Server, the company is able to maintain peak performance in Symantec's complex...; Tags: Symantec Corp., Application Performance Management, Security; Webcasts
Maximizing the End User Experience - Application Performance Management: More and more companies rely on enterprise applications to run critical business operations. ERP, CRM along with a host of other online applications are the primary interface to customers, suppliers, and employees. The performance and availability of these applications directly impacts the "Customer experience". Due to the complexity of these...; Tags: Symantec Corp., Application Performance Management, Security; Webcasts
Avoiding Expensive Upgrade Costs With Symantec Application Performance Management Solution: Wanting to integrate Extended UNIX Code (EUC) applications into RINDBERG, the company's data warehouse system, but lacking available capacity, Recruit Co., Ltd., sought to deploy an application performance management solution. The publishing company selected Symantec i3 for Oracle as the basis for monitoring RINDBERG application performance. With Symantec i3 for...; Tags: Data Warehouse, Symantec Corp., Performance Management, Server, Application Performance Management, Business Intelligence, Storage, Databases, Security, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware; Case studies

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Tasty Baking CIO: Brendan O'Malley: Brendan O'Malley, CIO of Tasty Baking talks to CNET News.com's Dan Farber about the IT challenges in making more than 5 million cakes, cookies and other desserts every day for fresh delivery. He also discusses streamlining the company's 90 year old business operations, developing inventory management solutions and how the...; Tags: CIO, Inventory Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Administrator; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Microsoft plugs Office leaks; Delivers 4 critical patches: Microsoft on Tuesday delivered four critical patches for vulnerabilities Office and Windows XP. There were six patches delivered. Here's a look by the CVE: CVE-2008-1091: Microsoft patched an object parsing vulnerability in Microsoft Word. Affected software includes Office 2000, 2003 and 2007. Microsoft explains:...; Tags: Microsoft Word, Attacker, Microsoft Office, Vulnerability, Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Zero Day Initiative, Security, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-13
McAfee isn't "McAfee Secure" or "Hacker Safe": In my most recent discussion on McAfee, I posted a talkback to Russ McRee stating, tongue in cheek mind you, that it'd be interesting to see an XSS or SQL Injection on McAfee's site, see if they are indeed "McAfee Secure". Well, I guess you get what you ask for......; Tags: McAfee Inc., XSS, Hacker, Tool, Productivity, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-05-13
The key to Windows success? It's all about the drivers: The greatest advantage of the Windows ecosystem is that there are so many choices. The biggest problem with the Windows ecosystem is that there are so many choices. Ironic, isn't it? The sheer number of choices means you can almost certainly...; Tags: Problem, Driver, OEM, Graphics Subsystem, Vista/Server 2008/Win7 Ecosystem, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Notebooks, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Could "not so high end" gaming systems tarnish Alienware's reputation?: Just as it seems that Dell is exiting the high-end gaming PC market by ditching the XPS line, Alienware announced its entry into the "not so high end" gaming market. Is this a good move for Alienware or could it dilute a brand considered to represent extreme gaming? ...; Tags: Alienware, Games, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Microsoft to raise Windows Small Business Server price 80 percent: When Microsoft starts shipping its Windows Small Business Server 2008 product later this year, its price will be substantially higher -- as much as 80 percent -- than the current version of Small Business Server. Surprisingly, some testers and at least one market researcher don't seem fazed...; Tags: U.S., Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, Product, Microsoft Corp., Pricing Strategy, CAL, Microsoft Windows, Pricing, Marketing Research, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Marketing, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-13
HP's to-do list following EDS acquisition: We now know that HP is acquiring EDS in what appears to be an agreed bid that values EDS at $13.9 billion. Larry Dignan has the main analysis but it leaves open a series of testing questions for HP CEO Mark Hurd. As Larry points out: Overall, Wall Street...; Tags: Acquisition, Hewlett-Packard Co., Mark Hurd, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Mergers & Acquisitions, Outsourcing, Corporate Law, Asset Management, Construction, It Services, It Operations, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Operational Planning, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Does Larry Ellison have the best SaaS strategy?: Software as a service sounds deceptively simple: Host an application, charge folks monthly and customers come running because they don't have to implement software. The reality: SaaS is rocket science and few do it truly well. This perception vs. reality SaaS gap bonked me over the head...; Tags: Strategy, Software-as-a-service, NetSuite Inc., Larry Ellison, SaaS Trajectory, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-13
New AMD Opterons are good news for schools: AMD, a company that has been struggling to compete meaningfully with Intel in the last year, announced new "highly efficient" quad-core processors for blade and rack servers. With energy costs increasing drastically (and no relief in sight), schools looking to shave costs, as well as green their IT departments,...; Tags: Desktop, Data Center, Performance, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Data Centers, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Thin Clients, Performance Management, Storage Management, Storage, Processors, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Components, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-13