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Front-safe Creates an Efficient and High-Performance Cloud Solution for Tivoli Storage Manager - Case Study

14 Dec 2011

Backup and archive solutions provider improves performance and slashes database server footprint to offer best-in-class service at an attractive price.

The Challenge

Front-safe is a dedicated and focused supplier of backup and archiving solutions, proactively protecting businesses of all types and sizes from data loss. IBM Denmark’s Cloud Partner of the Year in 2010, Front-safe offers a unique online, user-friendly web interface that tightly integrates with IBM’s Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) to create a cloud solution that makes TSM easily available to large and small businesses. Front-safe automates backup and recovery, while also providing reporting and dynamic invoicing.

The Hackers are on the Inside – you just haven’t seen them yet

14 Dec 2011

Gregory Webb, Director of Marketing, Venafi takes a look at the increasing reality that some of the most dangerous hackers don’t have to get through your firewall because they’re already inside your organisation, biding their time before they unleash their pent-up fury. But what can you do about it?  

2011 storage review and 2012 predictions

13 Dec 2011

Jeff Ready, CEO and Matt McPhail, global systems engineer, at Scale Computing offer their insight.

Storage Review 2011

The industry buzz around virtualisation has intensified in 2011 as more businesses have become aware of the benefits it provides. Virtualisation is becoming the cornerstone of organisations’ drive towards reducing operating costs, improving productivity and increasing efficiency. This is further demonstrated with industry expertsreporting that 60% of SMBs have already moved towards incorporating a virtualisation strategy[i].

Finding Clarity in the Storage Cost Minefield

12 Dec 2011

When analysing the cost of your storage infrastructure, there are several factors you will need to consider such as the media, network, and operating costs. However, you may not be aware that your choice of storage infrastructure is actually guided by the demands on the application tier above it.

Bank of Communications China

09 Dec 2011

Driving business impact with unified solutions from Aspect

The Company

The Bank of Communications China (BOCC) is the country’s first national shareholding commercial bank, and the first China-based commercial bank listed publicly outside of the nation’s mainland. Today, the Bank of Communications is one of the top five leading banks in China and has more than 2,800 branches, covering more than 80 major cities in China. The Bank of Communications also has overseas branches in Hong Kong, New York, Tokyo, Singapore and representative offices in London and Frankfurt.
 
BOCC actively seeks new technology solutions to further its management vision and improve customer service and operational efficiency.

Making the call on enterprise IP telephony

08 Dec 2011

Complete visibility of performance is essential for IT operations teams tasked with deploying and managing real-time applications such as IP telephony, VoIP and video.

SevOne’s Pete Cruz examines the challenges faced by enterprises when converging voice, data and video onto a single network infrastructure.

IP telephony encompasses a set of technologies enabling voice, data and video over existing IP-based LANS, WANs and the internet. Using voice over IP (VoIP) as the enabling technology to transport phone calls allows firms to eliminate legacy circuit-switched (TDM) systems and lower equipment costs by converging applications onto a single infrastructure, while browser-based interfaces can simplify system management. Software upgrades are also much easier to implement, as are moves, adds and changes (MACs). 

SolarWinds: 2012 Predictions

07 Dec 2011

IT professionals: Why it's critical to move toward a business skill set to stay on top of virtualization and cloud technologies in 2012

In 2012, IT professionals will come upon a fork in their career path. Thanks to the game-changing nature of virtualization as the foundation of cloud computing, the technology has ushered in new challenges, new day-to-day responsibilities and, soon, new roles for IT professionals as business leaders within their organizations. Choosing to accept the challenges will require a business skill set and thinking beyond the walls of the IT department. 

Private clouds demand a new approach to IT

06 Dec 2011

Cloud computing is still an abstract and intimidating concept for many businesses, and probably will be for some time. But companies can begin taking small steps toward cloud implementations by adopting private clouds and creating a hybrid environment. The key to cloud success is the ability to manage workloads – a combination of business processes (not just applications) to protect crucial information and create a more service-driven data centre.

Cybercrime: protecting against the growing threat - Global Economic Crime Survey

05 Dec 2011

Economic crime does not discriminate. It is truly global. No industry or organisation is immune. We have seen a 13% rise since our last survey and organisations see more fraud ahead.