Storage Optimization, Remote Office Data Protection, APM

Papers and presentations on storage optimization, data protection solutions, business value of IT, service management center, changing requirements and effective application performance.

IT articles on analyst charged with computer tampering, google cloud collaboration and 50 new iPad-like devices this year.

And as always, featuring a video, "On This Date" and a notable quote.

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Papers & Presentations:

HP: The Context and Value of a Fully Virtualized Storage Infrastructure
Using virtualization to optimize storage efficiency and effectiveness.

HP: ROBO and Regional Data Centre Data Protection Solution
Learn some of the biggest challenges in remote office data protection.

SAP: Best Practices and Processes for Improving the Business Value of IT
Concrete practices, processes, and recommendations to drive the ROI of your company's IT investment. 

IBM: Creating and Managing Value with IBM Tivoli Service Management Center for System z       
Find out how System z can give you the visibility, control and automation your business needs to become more successful.

IBM: Staying in Control When Requirements Change
A single change can create a domino effect of changes. Effective change management processes help you identify those changes.  

Compuware: Who Moved My App?
Achieve effective application performance in a virtualized world.

Top IT News You Can Use:
Former TSA Analyst Charged with Computer Tampering (IDG News Service)
Google Apps Store Seeks Cloud Collaboration Boost (IDG News Service)
Arm Sees Over 50 New iPad-Like Devices Out This Year (IDG News Service - Taipei Bureau)

Featured video:
Sports Science - Drew Brees
Is the NFL quarterback the most precise athlete?

On This Date...
In 1987, "Les Miserables" opened at Broadway/Imperial New York City for 4000+ performances. In 1981, Walter Witschey installed the world's largest sundial in Richmond, Virginia. In 1964, New Hampshire became the first state to sell lottery tickets in the modern era. In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave the first of his nation-wide "fireside chats" on radio. In 1930, Mohandas Gandhi began his 200-mile march to protest the British salt tax. In 1912, the Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) were founded in the United States. In 1903, the New York Highlanders (later Yankees) were approved as members of the American League. And in 1894, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Coca-Cola was sold in bottles for the first time. Happy Birthday Dave Eggers (1970), Aaron Eckhart (1968), James Taylor (1948), Mitt Romney (1947), Liza Minnelli (1946), and Jack Kerouac (1922–1969). RIP Eugene Ormandy (1985).

"Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier." 

- Colin Powell

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