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- Twelve best practices for online customer communities
- One of the more significant Web 2.0 trends in business this year has been the advent of the Web-based customer community, where groups of like-minded individuals focus around a brand or a set of product and services come together and interact online. Far from the cynical marketing ploy that it...
- Tags: Community, Best Practice, Customer Community, Deloitte, Community Management, Marketing Research, Social Networking, Marketing, Online Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Dion Hinchcliffe
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Momentum Webcast: Assessment and Deployment Best Practices for Windows Vista (Level 100)
- This webcast explains the business value of Windows Vista and provide information to help to overcome objections to deploying the operating system. It shows how to assess the network environment and build out a plan for deploying Windows Vista. Discover the deployment tools and best practices that are available to...
- Tags: Webcast, Microsoft Windows Vista, Best Practice, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software
- Webcasts 2008-06-25
- ITIL and Best Practices Frameworks; featuring HP and Results Positive!
- Organizations implementing best practices are specifically focusing in on best practice frameworks like ITIL v3 because it helps organizations align their operations around a focus on the services IT is delivering to the business. View this informative, on-demand rich media discussion, featuring industry experts, on ITIL and Best Practices...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Best Practice, ITIL, Process Improvement, It Services, Quality, Business Operations
- Webcasts 2008-06-16
- Smart SOA: Best practices for agile innovation and optimisation
- In this era of unprecedented change, organizations need agility to adapt rapidly. Part of what separates winners from losers is the ability to respond quickly and intelligently to market opportunities, competitive threats and regulatory constraints - in short, to innovate and create value. The best companies understand how to...
- Tags: Innovation, SOA, Best Practice, IBM Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2008-06-13
- Best Practices for Making Your NetBackup Environment Highly Available With Storage Foundation and Veritas Cluster Server
- Data protection or backup is a mission critical application for all organizations. If your organization uses Veritas NetBackup by Symantec, view this on-demand Webcast to learn from NetBackup and high availability experts how to make the NetBackup Master Server highly available with Veritas Cluster Server. This Webcast provides recommended best...
- Tags: VERITAS Cluster Server, Symantec Corp., VERITAS Software Corp., High Availability, Server, Best Practice, Storage, Hardware
- Webcasts 2008-06-04
- Best Practices for Managing and Securing Exchange 2007
- The presenter of this webcast will share best practices of what organizations with Exchange 2007 from around the world are doing relative to using Rights Management to secure Exchange communications; leveraging Hub Transport Policies to protect sensitive messages in transit; enabling SPAM and virus protection at the Edge and throughout...
- Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Environment, Best Practice, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Webcasts 2008-05-22
- Live Webcast: Best Practices for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
- Business Continuity BC and Disaster Recovery DR practices go hand-in-hand. Likewise, both the BC & DR solutions you choose must closely align with the needs of your business. To meet these requirements and satisfy your organization's tolerance for downtime and data loss, you need to implement a recovery strategy based...
- Tags: Webcast, Failover, Continuous Data Protection, XOSoft, Computer Associates International Inc., Best Practice, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, It Services, Data Management
- Webcasts 2008-05-21
- Best Practices for Managing and Securing SharePoint 2007
- The presenter of this webcast will share best practices of what organizations with SharePoint 2007 from around the world are doing relative to: encrypting SharePoint document libraries; managing SharePoint server and content virus protection; providing realtime snapshot backup of SharePoint and SQL data; enabling secured remote access to SharePoint sites...
- Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Best Practice, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts 2008-05-21
- TechNet Webcast: Configuration Manager 2007 and Network Access Protection (Level 300)
- Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 introduces new levels of security, enabling new and improved ways of managing clients both inside the corporate network, and in mobile scenarios. Configuration Manager 2007 also introduces perimeter health validation with Network Access Protection NAP. To enable these features, there are design considerations to...
- Tags: Microsoft Access, Webcast, Mobile, Network, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Best Practice, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Enterprise Software, Human Resources
- Webcasts 2008-05-14
- Live Webcast: Forrester Best Practices: Improve IT Service Delivery and Support
- The IT help desk is the guardian of day-to-day business productivity and, more importantly, the front door to your IT organization. However, a Forrester survey reveals that only 53% of technology users at U.S. companies are satisfied with the support services they receive. Join this live TechRepublic...
- Tags: Webcast, Information Technology, Best Practice, Forrester Research Inc., Service Delivery, IT Help Desk, Strategy, Management
- Webcasts 2008-05-07
- Best Practices for Backup and Recovery
- Data and system loss - from a hard drive failure, malicious attack, natural disaster, or simple human error - can happen anytime. Don't leave the business vulnerable. Make sure there is a secure recovery strategy in place. Symantec's latest backup and system recovery technology can efficiently restore critical applications, individual...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Recovery, Best Practice, Backups, Security
- Webcasts 2008-05-06
- Webcast: Best Practices for a Successful SOA Implementation
- Pundits claim that you will reap returns on your SOA investments only after the implementation reaches a critical mass. Oracle Fusion Middleware customers have repeatedly demonstrated phenomenal ROI from the get-go. It is a potent combination of seasoned implementers and underlying product capabilities that have ensured tactical as...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Webcast, SOA, Best Practice, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts 2008-05-05
- The eight most important best practices in SOA governance
- The technologies used by IT to create SOAs are maturing. They are found to be robust and reliable. SOA governance provides a framework for making and applying the decisions that determine how the SOA will be designed, developed and operated. Work with real enterprises deploying SOAs to solve real...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., SOA, SOA Governance, Best Practice, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2008-05-01
- Best Practices for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
- Business Continuity BC and Disaster Recovery DR practices go hand-in-hand. Likewise, both the BC & DR solutions you choose must closely align with the needs of your business. To meet these requirements and satisfy your organization's tolerance for downtime and data loss, you need to implement a recovery strategy based...
- Tags: Failover, Continuous Data Protection, XOSoft, Computer Associates International Inc., Best Practice, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, It Services, Data Management
- Webcasts 2008-04-23
- Best Practices Guide for Healthcare Providers: Case Study
- Higher costs, more information, and greater regulatory compliance are just some of the demands placed on healthcare providers. Microsoft's Desktop Optimization solution helps healthcare providers access data at anytime from virtually anywhere, while keeping it secure and fully compliant with regulations such as HIPAA--freeing up valuable time to focus on...
- Tags: Health Care Company, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Best Practice, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Regulatory Compliance, Hipaa, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Regulations, Government
- White papers 2008-04-04
- Best Practices Guide for State and Local Government: Case Study
- IT departments in government agencies are asked to deliver public services securely, reliably, and within budget. Microsoft's Desktop Optimization solution can help by improving the protection of sensitive information stored on laptops even in cases of loss or theft, reducing cost and complexity. Desktop Optimization even helps reduce energy consumption--so...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Best Practice, Government, Desktops, Hardware
- White papers 2008-04-04
- Best Practices in SAS 9 Security Configurations
- SAS 9 provides many enhancements in the area of single sign-on technology. This paper presents several best-practice configurations for systems that are based on Windows and systems that are based on other operating systems. These configurations maximize the use of single sign-on technology and minimize the necessity to store and...
- Tags: SAS Institute, Best Practice, Single Sign-on, Security Configuration, SAS 9, Authentication/Encryption, Security
- White papers 2008-04-02
- IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 Series Best Practices
- The IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 is a mainframe virtual tape solution implementing a fully integrated, tiered storage hierarchy of disk and tape. The purpose of this paper is to describe best practices for the TS7700 based on theoretical data and practical experience. Copy Consistency Point recommendations are described for various...
- Tags: Virtualization, Best Practice, Tiered Storage, IBM Corp., IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700
- White papers 2008-04-01
- Best Practices for SAS Business Intelligence Administrators: Using the Configuration Troubleshooter to Keep SAS Solutions and SAS BI Applications Running Smoothly
- There is a tool that will help pinpoint access problems, check that security has been implemented correctly, debug WebDAV configuration issues, monitor the health of the Web application server, and more for one's SAS Business Intelligence installation. It will even allow one to create checks of their own, comparing configuration...
- Tags: Business Intelligence, Administrator, SAS Institute, Best Practice, Pricing, Marketing
- White papers 2008-03-11
- On-Demand or On-Premise? Best Practices for Midsize Businesses
- This paper from SAP and CIO Magazine recaps some of myths about SaaS and provides a framework for an honest self-assessment of your organization's needs and which software model is right for you.
- Tags: Midsize Business, On-demand, SAP AG, Best Practice, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies
- White papers 2008-03-07
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