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- Optimizing the branch: Mobilizing IT
- Writing on technologies for the branch office often times places me across the domains of mobility and non-mobile network infrastructure. Increasingly, in client inquiry calls, the question of "how do I optimize my branch office infrastructure" comes up and takes many forms. I'll attempt to address the most common of...
- Tags: Branch Office, Information Technology, Carrier, 3G, WiMAX, Wireless LANs, Wireless And Mobility, Wi-Fi, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Chris Silva
- Blog posts 2009-05-15
- Cyberoam Security Helps W.J. Meade to Future Proof Their Real Estate Business
- W.J. Meade wished to take a step up the modernisation ladder. They decided to implement organisation wide policy of one machine per desk. Apart from the head office situated in Enfield, they have fifteen branch offices spread across North and East London. The organisation wanted to get connected to all...
- Tags: Branch Office, Elitecore Technologies, Internet, Real Estate, VPNs, Network Security, Telecommunications, Networking, Business Operations
- Case studies 2008-07-24
- Business Value Creation Through Branch 2.0: Intelligent Branch Communication
- Many businesses thought leaders are exploring strategies to leverage their branch assets to increase revenues and improve the branch office customer experience by mitigating branch office constraints. These thought leaders are collectively thinking in terms of Branch 2.0, which from a real estate and staffing point of view is a...
- Tags: Staffing, Branch Office, Lippis Enterprises, Branch 2.0, Leadership, Management
- White papers 2008-07-01
- Improve Branch Office Admin with Flexible Server Solution
- Paul Smith, a global fashion designer, wanted to improve management of its remote infrastructure. A small IT team in England centrally managed the company's entire infrastructure, including distant branch offices. Without local IT support, branch offices could be difficult to manage. Further, local systems could place the whole network at...
- Tags: Administrator, Branch Office, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2008-06-04
- Securing Branch Office User Accounts
- The attendee of this webcast will see several ways that user accounts in a branch office can be secured. Branch offices traditional are a place of high risk for domain controllers. Placing domain controllers in branch offices good for functionality and productivity, but bad for security. This webcast shows how...
- Tags: Webcast, Branch Office, Domain Controller, Microsoft Office
- Webcasts 2008-04-04
- Success Story: Western & Southern Financial Group
- Western & Southern Financial Group (Western & Southern) needed to replace an outdated caching solution in the branch offices of one of its insurance subsidiaries, Western & Southern Life. The company implemented SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server for 25 percent of the cost of a proprietary caching solution, and increased caching...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Financial, Branch Office, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Insurance, Open Source, Financial Planning, Servers, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Hardware
- Case studies 2008-03-14
- Indonesian Bank Champions Platform for the Future, Bolsters Branch Office Security
- With nearly 800 branches and 5,500 automatic tellers across Indonesia, Bank of Central Asia BCA is a regional leader in financial services for businesses and consumers. Restricted by physical security concerns and the high cost of bandwidth, BCA relied on Novell servers to authenticate users at branch offices. As support...
- Tags: Security, Branch Office, Platform, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Financial Services, Financial Planning, Operating Systems, Software, Finance
- Case studies 2008-02-26
- TechNet Webcast: BOIS and Windows Server 2008 (Level 300)
- This webcast discusses the overall goal of the branch office design: to provide a positive branch office user experience in a secure, efficient, and affordable manner with minimum ongoing management and support overhead. It uncovers Branch Office Infrastructure Solution BOIS 3.0 and how the Windows Server 2008 operating system provides...
- Tags: Secure, Webcast, Branch Office, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Webcasts 2008-02-20
- Leading Advisory Firm Secures Branch Office Data With Windows Server 2008
- McGrathNicol is Australia's leading independent advisory firm. From 2005 to 2008, its staff doubled in size and the practice expanded into forensic and transaction services. As professional staff move frequently between branch offices, they need to work in a familiar desktop environment. The firm also needs to securely back up...
- Tags: Branch Office, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., McGrathNicol, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Hardware Upgrade, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Case studies 2008-02-01
- Fashion Designer Improves Branch Office Administration With Flexible Server Solution
- Paul Smith, a global fashion designer, wanted to improve management of its remote infrastructure. A small IT team in England centrally managed the company's entire infrastructure, including distant branch offices. Without local IT support, branch offices could be difficult to manage. Further, local systems could place the whole network at...
- Tags: Branch Office, Microsoft Office, Administration, Servers, Hardware
- Case studies 2008-02-01
- Empowered Branch: Make Your Branch Office as Productive as Headquarters
- In today's business environment, branch offices are enjoying unprecedented productivity, decision-making authority, and innovation. This paper introduces the factors that are elevating the importance of the branch office, the significance of transforming the branch office for the business, and how Cisco delivers value through the Empowered Branch. Because branch-office employees,...
- Tags: Branch Office, Microsoft Office, Cisco Systems Inc., Tools & Techniques, Management
- White papers 2008-02-01
- TechNet Webcast: Branch Office Solutions With Windows Server 2008 (Level 300)
- More and more, the branch office is becoming an important part of a successful enterprise, and with the Windows Server 2008 operating system, great strides have been made in enhancing the functionality, manageability, and security of the branch office environment. The presenter of this webcast looks at both the challenges...
- Tags: Webcast, Branch Office, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Office, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
- Webcasts 2008-01-04
- Drug Producer Upgrades Server Software, Enhances System Security and Availability
- ratiopharm is Germany's largest manufacturer of generic pharmaceutical products and has branch offices in 24 countries. The company wanted to enhance the security of its enterprise network by upgrading its server software to Windows Server 2008. ratiopharm became an early adopter of the operating system, turning to KUMAtronik Systemhaus, a...
- Tags: Security, Server Software, Branch Office, Ratiopharm, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Servers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware
- Case studies 2008-01-01
- Optimizing Branch Office Security and Productivity in the Financial Services Sector
- This white paper examines the problems that financial services sector companies face when attempting to provide secure and efficient data access to branch offices. It also provides solutions based on the features and capabilities included with ISA Server 2006, Whale IAG 2007 and Windows Server 2003 R2. This paper specifically...
- Tags: Branch Office, Financial Service, Microsoft Office, Financial Planning, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Financial Services, Security, Finance, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Kyobo Realco Secures Branch Offices With NetScreen-5GT and SSG
- With its strong pool of expertise, Kyobo Realco built a reputation as an industry leader in the field by providing one-stop real estate solutions aimed at maximizing the value of properties owned by its clients. The company wanted to deploy a secure and stable network that supports mission-critical IT systems...
- Tags: Branch Office, Microsoft Office, Juniper Networks Inc., Kyobo Realco, Real Estate, Networking, Security, Business Operations
- Case studies 2007-12-01
- TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2008: Branch Office Solution Scenario (Level 300)
- Windows Server 2008 provides integrated, secure, and cost-effective solutions that can help IT administrators efficiently manage the applications and services they must deliver to remote or branch office locations. Catastrophes and ongoing security threats increasingly require resilient distributed IT solutions for both public and private organizations. This webcast presents the...
- Tags: Webcast, Branch Office, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Webcasts 2007-05-23
- TechNet Webcast: Administering and Maintaining Branch Office Technologies (Level 200)
- The focus of this webcast is on the day-to-day operations that administrators go through after deploying a branch office solution. The presenter of this webcast talks about configuration, delegation, determining the state of replication, monitoring, and best practices to help administrators keep users happy in branch offices.
- Tags: Administrator, Webcast, Branch Office, Microsoft Office, Microsoft TechNet
- Webcasts 2007-04-16
- TechNet Webcast: The Road to Virtualized Branch Office Servers (Level 300)
- This webcast is useful for those who want to optimize the performance of the branch office infrastructure and simplify management. The attendee of this webcast will learn what should be considered before, during, and after server consolidation in a branch office. This webcast provides a comprehensive view of where virtualization...
- Tags: Webcast, Branch Office, Microsoft Office, Server, Application Virtualization, Microsoft TechNet, Cloud Computing, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Hardware
- Webcasts 2007-03-26
- Momentum Webcast: Invest Effectively in Your Infrastructure With HP and Branch Office Solutions From Microsoft (Level 200)
- This webcast talks about a cost-effective branch office strategy that one can optimize to meet the organization's needs. Instead of investing in a patchwork of hardware and software products, the attendee will learn how proven Hewlett-Packard HP hardware integrates fully with the Microsoft Branch Office Infrastructure Solution. The webcast shows...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Webcast, Branch Office, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Hardware
- Webcasts 2007-01-11
- TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Branch Office Infrastructure Solution and Windows Server 2003 R2 (Level 200)
- This webcast gives a comprehensive view of the branch office technologies in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2. It introduces the new Distributed File System DFS replication engine that efficiently replicates large quantities of data over Wide Area Networks WAN. It reviews the service architecture, examine basic operations, and explore the...
- Tags: Webcast, Branch Office, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Webcasts 2006-11-10
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