silicon.com IT White Papers Newsletter
31 January 2011
| Cloud Computing and Sustainability: The Environmental Benefits of Moving to the Cloud |
| Cloud Computing - large-scale, shared IT infrastructure available over the internet - is transforming the way corporate IT services are delivered and managed. To assess the environmental impact of cloud computing, Microsoft engaged with Accenture - a leading technology, consulting and outsourcing company - and WSP Environment & Energy - a global consultancy dedicated to environmental and sustainability issues - to compare the energy use and carbon footprint of Microsoft cloud offerings for businesses with corresponding Microsoft on-premise deployments. |
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| Business Intelligence Tool Analyses 10,000 Appraisals in Six Minutes Instead of 22 Hours |
| Cognisco, a global online knowledge development and assessment specialist, needed to reduce the time taken to evaluate and collate employee appraisals. By implementing Business Intelligence (BI) software with reporting features in Microsoft SQL Server 2008, it has improved and further developed the robustness of its assessment solutions. The system now analyses 10,000 employee assessment reports every six minutes, compared with 22 hours previously. |
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| Doing business in an online world |
| If business travel budgets remain low and resources stretched, then organisations need to be prepared to communicate in new ways, while retaining the same level of freedom and professionalism. Use the full potential of the online world to help achieve this, and you can position yourself ahead of your rivals. |
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| Real-Life Benefits of IT Automation |
| Any IT organization that is serious about reducing costs and increasing effectiveness is embracing automation. IT automation has been proven to deliver significant benefits including cost reductions, time savings, improved consistency, and increased reliability. Only one real question remains: Just how far can automation take an organization in real implementations? |
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| Avoid Downtime: How to Keep Your Business Online |
| Neverfail version 6 delivers that cost-effective continuous availability for the 21st century. Download now |
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| Competitive Comparison Between Microsoft® and Competitive Comparison Between Microsoft® and VMware Cloud Computing Solutions. |
| As organizations evaluate how cloud computing can help them improve business agility, reduce management complexity and control costs, they are faced with numerous choices. However, simply moving towards a service-oriented cloud computing model will not automatically deliver benefits. When compared to the VMware cloud solution, the Microsoft solution is seen to have better management, greater integration with datacenter components, a better public cloud solution, and a simpler approach that translates to better results for the customer. |
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| University Uses Business Intelligence Software to Boost Gene Research |
| The University
of Dundee needed a high performance computing solution to help analyse
data on how genes and chromosomes work. Microsoft as long recognised
that business intelligence can be applied to any data, including large
volumes of information collected in scientific work. The Wellcome Trust
Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, working with the university's
School of Computing has built a solution with advances Microsoft
technologies. Download the white paper for more information. |
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| The technology is out there but are we working smart? |
| Mobile working is set to increase by over five percent in the next three years across Western Europe and we're calling on a range of different technologies to work more productively away from the office. But with so many tools to chose from and a reliance on email, are we using the right tools for the job and what are the right tools in the first place? |
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| Application Performance Management Best Practices: Real-world examples of successful APM strategies |
| Poor application performance can cost more than you think. This white paper offered by HP details an approach that application owners and operations managers can use to achieve a successful application performance management deployment. The ultimate goal is to help you take clear steps toward robust application performance management capabilities so that you can serve your internal and external customers more effectively. |
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| How Stena Bulk Ensures Uptime - Around the Clock and Around the World |
| Stena Bulk is
prepared for any eventuality - from hurricanes to planned maintenance -
that might affect communications and data, thanks to their work with
Neverfail. Download now |
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