ZDNet Resources
- IT optimization as a source of sustainable competitive advantage
- Over the last ten years enterprises worldwide have transformed the way they do business by investing trillions of dollars in IT. They've expanded their marketplace reach while working more closely with customers and suppliers. The most innovative of these companies have created a substantial competitive advantage in the marketplace.Read this...
- Tags: Optimization, Information Technology, Competitive Advantage, IBM Corp., Strategy, Management
- White papers 2008-04-23
- Planingz (exe)
- Planingz is a program for production planning and optimization. It is intended to be a supplement to your ERP and MRP programs. The program is intended to be a tool for optimization and sped-up of production planning and execution. It is most suitable for dynamic manufacturing companies that produce many...
- Tags: Optimization, Production, Zlatko Matic, Planingz, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Software
- Software downloads 2008-03-13
- Momentum Webcast: Windows Vista Desktop optimization Pack Overview for Mid-Sized Businesses (Level 100)
- The attendee of this webcast will learn about the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) for the Windows Vista operating system as an add-on for Software Assurance (SA). MDOP can help enable to better control the desktop, accelerate and simplify desktop deployments and management, and create a dynamic infrastructure by turning...
- Tags: Webcast, Optimization, Midsize Business, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software
- Webcasts 2008-03-06
- IT Manager Webcast: Remote Infrastructure optimization for Branch Offices Using Windows Server 2008 (Level 100)
- Remote and branch offices are where most of an organization's employees reside, and are often a critical customer interface where business is won or lost. IT teams are challenged with the costs of setting up and maintaining remote offices, providing data security between and within sites, and creating an agile...
- Tags: Webcast, Optimization, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., IT Team, Microsoft Infrastructure Optimization Model, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Management
- Webcasts 2008-02-21
- Particle swarm optimization for pictures
- Particle swarm optimization (PSO) is a computer algorithm based on a mathematical model of the social interactions of swarms which was first described in 1995. Now, researchers in the UK and Jordan have carried this swarm approach to photography to 'intelligently boost contrast and detail in an image without distorting...
- Tags: Swarm, Algorithm, Optimization, Image, Particle Swarm Optimization, Engineering, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-02-03
- The art of doing more with less: SMBs embrace IT optimization
- Find out how IT optimization strategies can help small and mid-sized businesses keep their competitive edge. In this IBM ForwardView webshow, IBM explains how strategies such as virtualization and Storage Area Networks (SAN) can simplify your systems and free up resources to support your overall business growth. ...
- Tags: Optimization, Information Technology, Small And Medium Business, IBM Corp., Smb/Sme, Strategy, Management
- Presentations 2008-01-14
- WAAS - Wide Area Application Services v4.0.7
- View Available Dates and LocationsDiscover the business value of WAN optimization and application acceleration technologies in this course. Learn to design a basic WAAS deployment and configure and troubleshoot WAE devices, including WAN optimization and application acceleration components. In the remote labs, you'll install and configure...
- Tags: Global Knowledge Network Inc., Optimization, Common Internet File System, Cisco Systems Inc., WANs, Network Technology, Networking
- Training 2008-01-01
- Natech NSV AS Increases Delivery Accuracy and Efficiency With Standardized Data Infrastructure
- Natech NSV AS wanted to implement a planning system designed to provide optimization throughout the value chain - from planning and procurement to production, deliveries, and human resources administration - to ensure profitably. The challenge was to streamline the planning process and revitalize the planning system to achieve better precision...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Optimization, Value Chain, Channel Management, Marketing
- Case studies 2008-01-01
- Polygon Cruncher (exe)
- Polygon Cruncher is a plugin for LightWave Modeler V6.x to V9.x (x32 and x64)/Inspire 3D and 3DS Max V5.x to 2008 (x32 and x64)/3DS VIZ/Autodesk VIZ. Polygon Cruncher is also available for 3D Photo Browser for 3D users (Mootools 3D file viewer/media manager software). Polygon Cruncher reduces the number of...
- Tags: 3D, Optimization, Plug-in, Polygon Cruncher
- Software downloads 2007-12-24
- Design Best Practices for Latency optimization
- The approach to minimize latency must be a holistic effort that takes into consideration the entire market data system from end-to-end and focuses on reducing latency throughout the design. This whitepaper addresses options for mitigating key sources of latency within financial data network implementations. Topics surveyed include propagation delay, processing...
- Tags: Data Network, Latency, Optimization, Best Practice
- White papers 2007-12-20
- Fresh RAM (msi)
- When it comes to optimizing you memory Fresh RAM takes up the challenge! With a highly technological and powerful optimization engine Fresh RAM will boost your system, bring back that memory you have lost during what is called memory leaks. The Results? You will get more Free Memory thus your...
- Tags: Optimization, Memory, RAM, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2007-12-06
- Microsoft Webcast: IDC Webcast: Improving Desktop Management With Microsoft Desktop optimization Pack (Level 100)
- The presenter of this webcast discusses the results of a recent IDC survey of 132 IT professionals worldwide that reports how Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) technologies can dramatically improve desktop management practices and address key pain points in managing, maintaining, and diagnosing desktop technology. The specific benefits from using...
- Tags: Webcast, Optimization, Desktop Management, Microsoft Corp., International Data Corp., Desktops, Digital Media, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts 2007-12-03
- Cache optimization for Coarse Grain Task Parallel Processing Using Inter-Array Padding
- The wide use of multiprocessor system has been making automatic parallelizing compilers more important. To improve the performance of multiprocessor system more by compiler, multigrain parallelization is important. In multigrain parallelization, coarse grain task parallelism among loops and subroutines and near fine grain parallelism among statements is used in addition...
- Tags: Grain, Optimization, Compiler, Parallel Processing, Multiprocessor, Development Tools, Processors, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Key Considerations for WAN optimization
- The presenters of this webcast help to understand why WAN optimization must interoperate with application and network performance management. They will also provide an action plan for getting the most value from WAN optimization and provide recommendations for avoiding common pitfalls.
- Tags: Optimization, WANs, Network Technology, Networking
- Webcasts 2007-12-01
- How to Ensure Reliable WAN optimization
- The benefits of using WAN optimization are straight forward. Application acceleration, branch IT consolidation, and WAN bandwidth expense reduction. However, selecting the best WAN optimization solution can be a daunting challenge, given the fact that vendors use different architectures and implementations. This webcast will help to make a well-informed decision,...
- Tags: Optimization, WANs, Network Technology, Networking
- Webcasts 2007-12-01
- TechNet Webcast: Microsoft System Center for Server Infrastructure optimization (Level 200)
- Businesses are demanding more processing power to succeed in digital marketplace. At the same time, server technology is going through rapid transformation with innovations in virtualization, clustering, and server consolidation. In this environment, successful companies are turning their server infrastructure from a cost center to a strategic asset. The Microsoft...
- Tags: Webcast, Optimization, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Servers, Roi/Tco, Hardware, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- Webcasts 2007-11-29
- TechNet Webcast: Internet Information Services 7.0 (Part 3 of 4): Performance optimization (Level 300)
- This webcast discusses how to tune a Web server for speed and efficiency, from the hosting environment to specific configurations settings for various high-usage scenarios. It starts by reviewing the new Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 architecture with regards to performance, and then it takes a look at some environmental...
- Tags: Webcast, Performance, Optimization, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Performance Management, Internet, Digital Media, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts 2007-11-16
- Momentum Webcast: Introductory Session to Microsoft Core Infrastructure optimization Model and Virtualization (Level 100)
- Infrastructure Optimization (IO) is the systematic process of reducing the complexity and costs associated with managing an IT infrastructure and improving its security and stability, with the goal of enhanced productivity for an organization and its people. The Microsoft Infrastructure Optimization Model (IOM) provides a framework for identifying the people,...
- Tags: IT Infrastructure, Webcast, Optimization, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Infrastructure Optimization, Microsoft Infrastructure Optimization Model, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Strategy, Hardware, Storage, Management
- Webcasts 2007-11-01
- Smart SOA: Best practices for agile innovation and optimization
- SOA enables you to integrate your business as linked, repeatable business tasks or services. But pursuing SOA on an ad hoc basis can drastically reduce its benefits. This white paper outlines IBM's approach to SOA, garnered from best practices and lessons learned from experiences with clients to help...
- Tags: Innovation, Optimization, SOA, Best Practice, IBM Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2007-11-01
- HP-UX 11i Knowledge-on-Demand: Performance optimization Best-Practices From Our Labs to You
- This paper provides an update on HP-UX 11i v3 and Serviceguard. It looks at Serviceguard 11.18 on v3, Serviceguard Storage Management Suite version 2 on 11i v3, and the Disaster Tolerant Clusters products, Continentalclusters, and Metrocluster. This paper shares the latest information regarding ACSL Serviceguard HA and Disaster Tolerant Clusters...
- Tags: HP-UX, Hewlett-Packard Co., Performance, Optimization, Oracle11i, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2007-10-22
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