White Papers
Security white papers; strategies and best practices for IT and security.
ESG Analyst Whitepaper - Virtualization Management Critical to Achieving Scale and Efficiency
Source: VMware
This paper explains why customers are moving beyond traditional tools and processes when it comes to how they manage their virtual environments. ESG global field survey provides proof points, while analysts provide recommendations for next steps in the virtualization journey.
Forrester Analyst White Paper "The State of Enterprise Disaster Recovery Preparedness 2011"
Source: VMware
This report outlines five trends that enterprises are architecting to better equip their DR solutions today including: secondary site configuration and separation, cloud recovery, tiers of applications and causes of disasters.
eBook: A Guide to Modern IT Disaster Recovery
Source: VMware
This online eBook provides insight and advice on how to build an effective disaster recovery strategy in the evolving world of virtual infrastructures, while mitigating the impact of so-called 'Black Swan' events in the datacenter. Practical, how-to best practices, real customer success testimonials and links to additional resources.
Source: VMware
Increasing the use of server virtualization is a top priority for small and midsize businesses. According to ESG's 2010 Spending Intentions Survey, it is nearly tied as the top priority for SMBs over the next 12 to 18 months. There are good reasons for this: virtualization can help reduce costs, simplify management, and improve application availability and disaster protection. It is interesting to note that improving data backup/recovery and managing data growth are also top five priorities-both of which are added benefits of server virtualization.
Read this white paper and learn how VMware is helping companies boost the value of server virtualization.
An Interactive Guide: Bring Your Own Device
Source: Good Technology
As more and more enterprises begin to see significant benefits from letting employees choose the device they use to get their jobs done, the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend is spreading. According to the Computerworld Consumerization of IT Study published in October of 2011, about half of the 604 respondents said their organizations allow employees to do work using their own devices either away from the office or at work. Whether these devices are smart phones, tablets, or laptops that are used in the office or while working remotely, companies that embrace this trend are finding their employees are more productive and experience greater job satisfaction. What's more, enterprises can significantly reduce costs and allow for flexible work hours by letting employees use their device of choice anytime, from anywhere.
Yet BYOD presents significant security and management challenges to IT departments who want to take advantage of the trend, but still protect corporate assets. They struggle with granting users the access they need to perform their jobs, managing a wide variety of different device types, and maintaining the security of the corporate network and applications. In this eGuide, Computerworld along with sister publications CIO, CSO, Network World, and Infoworld examine the BYOD trend, the challenges IT departments face, and some recommendations for overcoming them.
Architecting the Security of the Next-Generation Data Center
Source: McAfee
This document is aimed at those looking at data center builds, upgrades, or consolidation. It provides an introduction to some of the new security challenges of such environments and provides recommendations for implementing security in next-generation data centers.
Solving Critical Challenges of the Virtualized Data Center
Source: McAfee
Brocade and McAfee have partnered on a portfolio of offerings that seamlessly blend network innovations and security management to address the challenges of both physical and virtual environments.
Who Owns Security in the Data Center?
Source: McAfee
This editorial brief addresses the disconnect between security and operations teams and the need for IT operations teams to address security and risk management.
Enter the Security KnowledgeVault
The resources in this Security KnowledgeVault provide expert advice on everything from creating a multilayered security strategy and deploying a more proactive fight against cybercrime, to realizing when it's time to stop going it alone and seek outside, expert help.
Protecting Your Data on Mobile Devices
Protecting data on mobile devices creates a whole new batch of security headaches. Join experts in this Videocast lead by John Girard, VP and Distinguished Analyst at Gartner, to hear how you can deploy a comprehensive enterprise encryption strategy.
