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<title><![CDATA[whitepapers.scmagazine.com/Security/High Availability]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[High Availability is a system design protocol and associated implementation that ensures a certain absolute degree of operational continuity during a given measurement period.]]></description>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/security/security/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Eliminating Unplanned Downtime and Building a Path to Profit for IBM System i Managers]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper461/</link>
<pubDate>2007-07-05 10:12:04</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Is a lack of availability costing your business thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars? Assessing the true financial impact of unplanned downtime may surprise you. Placing a dollar amount on this issue is often the first step and biggest motivator to meeting your ongoing availability requirements. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cluster Class High Availability for the Microsoft Technology Platform]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper467/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-25 00:12:37</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This document introduces Neverfail Heartbeat, a technology that enables the protection of applications against many potential failures, including application failure, operating system failures, and hardware, network or site failures, at a reasonable cost.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[High Availability for Windows Services]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper468/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-25 00:14:25</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper discusses Windows high availability, with a focus on business drivers and benefits.  Cost and real-world benefits are considered the two most important elements in choosing the right high availability solution.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Choosing a Higher Performance Database]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper483/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-25 12:26:48</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There is often a great deal of confusion in determining whether an object database management system (ODBMS) is right for you. Most of this confusion can be resolved by focusing on your application&#39;s requirements. In those situations where the application requires the very clear advantages of an ODBMS, choosing which ODBMS becomes a continuation of the exercise of analyzing those application requirements.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Highly Integrated High Performance Business Computing (HPBC): Architecting a Simpler Solution]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper590/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-30 08:46:16</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The world of super computing has changed in recent years, moving from a scale-up, monolithic, expensive architecture to the scale-out clustering of low cost microprocessors, also referred to as High Performance Business Computing (HPBC) clusters.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Business and IT Requirements for High Availability]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper666/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-13 13:01:06</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The primary IT concern today is to ensure that the applications and information that drive critical business processes are available when they are needed, whenever they are needed. We present a description of the required architecture and operation for an automatic failover solution, demonstrating how a solution should be carefully engineered for ease of operation and management.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cost of Losing Information]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper668/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-13 13:10:32</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The primary information management concern in the enterprise today is to ensure that the knowledge necessary to drive critical business processes is available where it needs to be, when it needs to be. The costs of failure to do this are high.&nbsp; ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Breaking Through the Dissimilar Hardware Challenge]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper683/</link>
<pubDate>2007-06-06 09:45:08</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[IT administrators need to minimize downtime for critical IT services by rapidly recovering entire systems to dissimilar hardware platforms or virtual environments. Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Server Edition combines the speed and reliability of disk-based, bare-metal Windows system recovery with dissimilar hardware restoration and lights-out operation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Protecting Client Systems from the Crimeware Invasion]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper685/</link>
<pubDate>2007-06-06 09:45:36</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The IT threat landscape has changed from individual hackers disrupting network operations to organized crime stealing confidential information. Antivirus technology must be joined by a coordinated, multilayered defense that includes proactive vulnerability-based intrusion prevention, file-based intrusion prevention, and inbound and outbound traffic control.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Automate Now! Achieve Immediate Cost, Productivity and Security Benefits by Automating IT]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper747/</link>
<pubDate>2008-02-22 14:20:41</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) white paper takes a close look at automated IT management, especially for&nbsp; medium-sized businesses.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cenzic:  Application Security for Financial Institutions]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper768/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-16 22:06:05</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Cenzic Hailstorm&reg; solution helps financial institutions comply with GLBA and other laws by automating risk assessment, checking for vulnerability to the injection of malicious code into Web servers, automating the testing of code and key controls during the software development process, and helping them respond to new vulnerabilities in the software development lifecycle.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Banking Data Warehouse and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper799/</link>
<pubDate>2007-06-06 09:33:40</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper outlines the components of the Banking Data Warehouse (BDW) and how they assist financial institutions in addressing the data modeling and data consolidation issues relating to the SOX regulations. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Web Hosting Service Company Benefits From XLink SQL & IIS High Availability Software]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper827/</link>
<pubDate>2007-02-21 11:43:48</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[At the wake of hurricanes and other natural disasters, Vanguard has taken steps to provide disaster data recovery for its clients. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[XLink ClusterReplica Enterprise software for SQL and IIS Server High Availability and CDP Protection]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper828/</link>
<pubDate>2007-02-21 11:43:20</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[XLink ClusterReplica Enterprise software, based on CDP technology, combines conventional High Availability solutions and Microsoft DPM-like functions to create the next generation of business continuity software. ClusterReplica ENT offers real-time data replication and auto failover for MSSQL, IIS Web Server and File Servers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Reducing the High Cost of High Availability]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper939/</link>
<pubDate>2007-06-06 09:27:55</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[High availability (HA) configurations seek to bring downtime to zero - but can increase complexity across the IT organization, often in the form of excess technology, financial, and human capital investments.&nbsp; Learn how application virtualization can reduce planned and unplanned downtime, and deliver greater flexibility.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Monitoring Physical Data Center Threats]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper980/</link>
<pubDate>2007-12-10 14:45:59</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While well-understood protocols exist for monitoring physical devices such as UPS systems, computer room air conditioners, and fire suppression systems, there is a class of distributed monitoring points that is often ignored. This paper describes this class of threats, suggests approaches to deploying monitoring devices, and provides best practices in leveraging the collected data to reduce downtime.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Use of Efficient Data Storage Increases Revenue]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1044/</link>
<pubDate>2007-06-06 10:00:46</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Data keeps growing with no signs of stopping. An effective storage solution seamlessly scales to meet an organization&rsquo;s growing appetite for capacity, while ensuring availability and fast access.&nbsp; SAN storage should be designed to deliver strong top-end performance so throughput does not degrade as storage needs scale higher.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Delivering Availability to the Adaptive Enterprise: Measuring the ROI of Mission Critical Services]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1050/</link>
<pubDate>2008-02-19 10:50:30</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper discusses availability services as an enabler of change and IT operational efficiency. It explores methodologies to measure the ROI of the mission critical services that help increase service levels and maintain availability.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Benefits of Integrating an Onsite Appliance and Hosted Services for Network Monitoring]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1130/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-21 13:15:22</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Network monitoring software packages require complex installation, ongoing maintenance and additional costs for servers and third-party applications. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) network monitoring alternatives greatly simplify implementation and maintenance, but they rely on uninterrupted Internet access to function, often require complex VPNs or firewall modifications, and typically provide limited access to historical data.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[HP's Disaster Proof Solutions: Ensuring Application Availability]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1176/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-03 11:38:43</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When HP decided to create a full-blown test environment for disaster recovery, involving two data centers, five mission-critical applications, and 70 pounds of C4 explosive, they called in ESG Labs to witness the results. Find out how five homogenous server systems were brought back online in as little as 14 seconds--with no data loss.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Business Continuity and Availability: XP24000 Disk Array]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1177/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-03 11:32:50</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For financial services and other companies with grave requirements for business continuity, complexity of the data storage configuration can make meeting service-level and uptime objectives a nail-biter. Find out why HP&#39;s XP24000 Disk Array can offer peace of mind for any situation involving heterogeneity, long distances, extended clusters, and more.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[HP XP 'Bulletproof Software' for High Availability - ESG Lab Validation Report]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1178/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-03 11:38:18</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you still think of disaster recovery only in terms of data redundancy you&#39;re only getting half the story. True &quot;bulletproof&quot; disaster recovery requires both data stability and application availability for business continuance. Read why one independent lab gave HP XP disaster recovery software systems glowing marks for its ability to reliably deliver both requirements.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[McKesson Uses HP Technologies to Maintain High Availability for Essential Databases]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1180/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-03 11:41:07</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When outages became routine on its 4TB mission-critical Oracle 10g database system, health technology provider McKesson ported the system to HP Integrity Itanium servers and the HP ServiceGuard Storage Management Suite, resulting in a three-to-one performance gain and 75% less downtime. McKesson executives give you a detailed look at the full HP solution that is saving their bottom line.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IT Management for Small Businesses]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1194/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Operating and maintaining a complex IT infrastructure requires the necessary skills and investment but getting the right staff at an affordable price can be a problem. Finding ways around this can give SMBs a competitive edge leaving them free to focus on new business opportunities.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Managing Small Data Centers]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1251/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A sound IT infrastructure is fundamental to today&rsquo;s businesses and when that infrastructure fails the consequences can be far reaching. Whether it is business-to-business, business-to-consumer or public sector organizations serving citizens, applications and the services they drive increasingly need to be available all day, every day. Many organizations find it hard to achieve such service levels. This briefing looks at some possible solutions.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[WiMAX Remote Cabinet Solutions]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1356/</link>
<pubDate>2007-09-04 07:43:47</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the greatest challenges to any advanced wireless operation is the maintenance of continuous and economical service. Today&rsquo;s networks have evolved into business-critical services that organizations rely upon every day. However, unplanned remote site downtime due to equipment and power failure, and adverse environmental conditions can severely impair network service.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Monitor, Access and Control CPE Telecom Equipment]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1357/</link>
<pubDate>2007-09-04 10:47:04</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Today&rsquo;s service providers face more pressure than ever to keep remote equipment up and running as customers continue to demand higher levels of reliable service while keeping costs competitive. Thus, there is a growing need for remote site management solutions that can help service providers monitor, access and control telecom equipment located at customer sites.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Remote Site Management Solutions Address SNMP Weakness]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1358/</link>
<pubDate>2007-09-04 10:54:38</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is an industry standard network management protocol for managing wide area and local area networks. It is easy to use, cost-effective, and is built into most networking devices. One of SNMP&rsquo;s best assets is its use of in-band management, yet, this is also its biggest weakness.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Remote Monitors: Putting Yourself on Notice]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1359/</link>
<pubDate>2007-09-04 10:53:22</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The proliferation of remote and unmanned facilities is exposing many enterprises to devastating events. The need is to not only detect a threatening condition, but to also get a precise message to the person who is prepared to do something about it.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Monitoring Devices Help Protect Princeton Computer Science Facilities Against Intrusion]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1360/</link>
<pubDate>2007-09-04 10:50:31</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[More than ever before, IT managers need to secure equipment and facilities against a variety of intrusive conditions that could cripple critical operations, resulting in system malfunctions, loss of data or intellectual property, damage to mission critical hardware or even theft of valuable physical assets. Such conditions often include environmental events, failure of air conditioning systems, power outages, and untoward human actions. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Plugging the Holes in a Telecom Network]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1361/</link>
<pubDate>2007-09-04 10:51:55</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Telecom operations typically have sophisticated network and systems management (NSM) software in place to monitor their servers, workstations and routers. Such systems often utilize Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) as a means of transmitting and receiving network monitoring information. Great - if you run only modern equipment.&nbsp; ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[County Leverages Telecom Accounting Into Far-Reaching Network Management]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1362/</link>
<pubDate>2007-09-04 10:44:47</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The use of pollable remote access units enable integration of phone systems with telecommunications management, plus system-wide access, monitoring and alarm notification that includes unmanned remote sites. Few telephone networks connect a user base that is involved in such a multitude of vital services as local government.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Burlington Telecom Looks to Asentria for Custom Integrated Monitoring Capabilities]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1363/</link>
<pubDate>2007-09-04 10:42:23</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As a provider of cable television, telephone, and high-speed Internet for the City of Burlington, Vermont, Burlington Telecom (BT) offers communication services to more than 16,000 homes. By the end of 2008, BT&rsquo;s communications infrastructure will allow every home and business in the city to have access to its fiber optic network. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Transcom Corporation Case Study]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1364/</link>
<pubDate>2008-02-12 14:07:55</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As an equipment provider for worldwide, national and regional radio and television facilities, Transcom Corporation, headquartered in Huntingdon Valley, Pa., has been meeting the broadcasting capability needs of stations worldwide since 1978. Transcom specializes in distributing new TV transmitters, antenna, cable, Studio Transmitter Link (STL) and audio equipment that enable television and radio stations to transmit sound and video from the studio to the antenna.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Improving Reliability for WiMAX Antenna Sites]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1365/</link>
<pubDate>2007-09-04 10:45:42</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In the high-stakes battle of Internet providers, WiMAX represents the latest up-and-comer to challenge DSL and cable technologies. This new wireless technology is gaining attention for its ability to provide high-speed, high-throughput broadband connections over distances of up to 30 miles instead of a few hundred feet. Exhibiting a surprising amount of utility, WiMAX can be used for a number of different applications.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Common Holes in an SNMP Network Management System]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1366/</link>
<pubDate>2007-09-04 10:43:48</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Budgets are tight in today&#39;s business environment. You may be asked to do more with less. Take a look through your equipment room. You may have several devices that work just fine, but they are not visible via your network management system (NMS).]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Asentria within the Service Provider Ecosystem]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1367/</link>
<pubDate>2007-09-04 10:41:17</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Organizations today depend upon their networks to increase productivity and reduce network infrastructure and maintenance costs. Accordingly, these networks must be secure and perform reliably in order to accommodate geographically dispersed users. Unplanned remote site downtime due to equipment failure or adverse environmental conditions can severely impair network service.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Voice Still Matters]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1368/</link>
<pubDate>2007-09-04 10:56:56</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Simple voicemail has evolved into complex integrated messaging platforms and the generic black handset has been replaced by a plethora of devices. Service providers can become critical partners for companies looking to ensure availability of their voice network.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Secure Remote Vendor Access to the Enterprise Data Center]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1378/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-17 09:14:56</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Enabling IT equipment vendors to perform remote service on your data centers helps maximize uptime and lower TCO&mdash;but at what risk? Dial-up modems and VPNs introduce security vulnerabilities and lack sufficient auditing capabilities&mdash;making it virtually impossible to track external access and maintain data center security. Download this white paper to learn how you can manage security risks, lower service-related costs, achieve regulatory and internal compliance, and more.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[High Availability: Is it Sufficient for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity?]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1402/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-07 11:12:13</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For mission-critical IT, service outages and data loss pose serious consequences.&nbsp; This white paper examines how availability management, disaster recovery and business continuity support one another and offers insight to find success at all of them.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IT Service Management Metrics That Matter]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1570/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-10 14:28:01</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Learn how your IT organization measures up against the best performing IT organizations and what you can do to improve efficiency, sustain compliance and security, increase system availability, and reduce the frequency of outages.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pre-Test DR & Business Continuity Plans]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1600/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Effective IT disaster recovery and business continuity planning is essential for every business. All businesses depend on their IT services for moment-to-moment operations. It is vital to ensure that those services are not disrupted due to any disaster. Pre-test your plans in a simulated network.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Effectively Delegate Administrative Privileges]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1609/</link>
<pubDate>2007-11-27 14:33:25</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Learn how delegating administrative privileges can aid in improving administrative productivity, system availability and security, while satisfying the demands of auditors.&nbsp; Read this new white paper from NetIQ today.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Email and IM Prep for Your Next Regulatory Audit]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1618/</link>
<pubDate>2008-03-10 14:53:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A millisecond of downtime can mean millions of dollars. Maintaining compliance while ensuring your firm has the required speed and uptime can be daunting. Learn what you can do with your email and instant messages to prepare for your next regulatory audit.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[3 Tips for Cutting Server Downtime by 50%]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1634/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-15 16:06:15</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Discover the three key reasons that lead to enterprise downtime and how you can cut your downtime by 50%. See how you can use proactive strategies to avoid these tips in your organization.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The 12 Pitfalls of IT Systems Management]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1636/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-24 10:27:58</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You&rsquo;ll learn what the 12 pitfalls of IT Systems Management really are, as well as the bridges you need to cross them. Learn what the big framework solutions don&#39;t want you to know, and why they might not be the answer for your IT Department. Learn to leverage what you have and your limited budget to get you the Systems Management tools and Solutions you need.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Truth Behind Agent vs. Agentless Monitoring]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1637/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-15 16:37:49</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Monitoring servers, applications, and services has become an essential part of the IT department over the past 10 years. However, it can be a daunting task to find the right solution for your Enterprise. This brief paper will examine the differences between Agent and Agentless monitoring, so you can make the right decision based on your company&#39;s needs, the metrics you need, your budget range, your resource availability, and your management&#39;s reporting needs.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Internet Failover with Bandwidth Aggregation for Disaster Recovery]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1673/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-11 12:48:38</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Enterprises with mission critical applications are exploring the benefits of disaster recovery sites for their data centers to ensure business continuity. Special network technology is needed to ensure that site failover and failback occurs reliably and predictably. An ideal solution should provide reliable network connections, manage inbound and outbound traffic over multiple WAN links, failover to a secondary data center if all links at the primary data center are down, and eliminate deployment barriers and costs of multi-homing with BGP (Border Gateway Protocol).]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Data Recovery for IBM AIX Environments]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1730/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-17 14:19:47</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For AIX IT departments looking to take the next step in data protection strategies, CDP is an essential consideration. Analysts agree that businesses will be incorporating this strategy in the next few years as part of an integrated solution. CDP enables you to reverse data corruption in a fraction of the time and labor required for recovery from tape. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Essential Guide to Disaster Recovery in i5/OS (AS/400) and AIX Environments]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1731/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-17 14:20:08</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper provides a basic understanding of the building blocks of IT and business continuity&mdash;from understanding the concepts of disaster recovery and information availability to calculating the business impact of downtime and selecting the right software solution. Readers will be able to quickly match their specific optimum uptime objectives with the easiest and most cost-effective IT.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Benefits of Continuous Data Protection (CDP) for IBM i5/OS and AIX Environments]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1732/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-17 14:19:57</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Downtime and data loss pose intolerable risks to every business today. From IT departments to the Board Room, managers have seen the importance of business uptime and data protection to continued success, productivity and profitability. This white paper will provide a road map to the most effective strategies and technologies to protect data and provide fast recovery should data be lost or corrupted due to accident or malicious action.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[An Introduction to System i (AS/400) High Availability]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1733/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-17 14:19:37</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper presents an overview of iSeries high availability to companies that are beginning to explore this powerful business continuity technology. The critical components of high availability solutions are detailed in this paper, including data replication engines, system monitors, role swap capabilities, and the importance of autonomic processes. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Change Management + Control = Higher Availability]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1750/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-24 15:48:44</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It is widely acknowledged that unauthorized changes made to an IT Infrastructure cause up to 80% of system unavailability.&nbsp; Learn how adding change control to your existing or planned change management infrastructure can help improve IT service availability, lower compliance costs, and accelerate your ITIL implementations.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Protecting Physical Servers and VMs While Preserving Uptime]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1764/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-07 19:08:55</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Quantros&rsquo; business&mdash;an ASP for the health care industry&mdash;requires a secure network and maximal uptime&mdash;all with a small IT department and a small budget. Quantros was challenged to implement and enforce sound security policies and to keep up with the continuous stream of vendor patches. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Milhouse Engineering Manages the O’Hare Airport Project with GlobalSCAPE WAFS]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper1767/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-15 11:16:30</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In 2005, O&rsquo;Hare International Airport began a project to relocate and modernize a 2.1 million ft.2 runway. Five independent firms worked on the project design with the IT/data management led by Milhouse Engineering and Construction, Inc.&nbsp; Milhouse implemented GlobalSCAPE WAFS which mirrors critical files to all sites. This provided fast local access to all project files automatically without any administrative burden and with no delays. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fault Tolerance in a Virtual World]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper2024/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Criticality Quotient of x86 servers and applications directly correlates to the number of business processes, users and applications dependent on virtual machines and infrastructure. This white paper examines five typical use cases for virtualization, answering why, where and how fault-tolerance can help businesses reduce risk.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Going Beyond HA for Business-Critical Virtualization]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper2025/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper details how VMware and Stratus together address the full spectrum of planned and unplanned downtime challenges: server hardware failures, operating system failures, server maintenance, operating system maintenance, disaster recovery, support and services. Also presented are scenarios describing how you can use VMware&reg;&nbsp; Infrastructure 3 and Stratus ftServer&reg; systems at your data center and remote sites.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Optimizing File Sharing & Data Back Up Over Wide Area Networks]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper2082/</link>
<pubDate>2008-02-21 10:51:58</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Disaster can strike when you least expect it.&nbsp; So how do you back up and maintain control of your data and still provide access to data in a distributed organization?&nbsp; The challenges are clear...large and growing amounts of data need to be distributed across many sites yet complications such as bandwidth usage, file coherence, version consistency, and file latency all result in lost productivity. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Make Sure You Have Answers to IT Questions After Major Disasters Strike]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper2088/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-18 08:47:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In preparation for disasters, it&rsquo;s critical to have a backup site that can be used if your primary location goes down. Does your business have the right procedures and equipment to recover after a disaster? Get answers. Download this article about a new enterprise data center and learn more about protecting your IT infrastructure. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Best Practices in High Availability Cluster MultiProcessing]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper2095/</link>
<pubDate>2008-02-26 10:05:55</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[IBM HACMP supports a wide variety of configurations, and provides the cluster administrator with a great deal of flexibility. With this flexibility comes the responsibility to make wise choices. This paper discusses the choices that the cluster designer can make, and about the alternatives that make for the highest level of availability.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IBM BladeCenter S Offers Big Benefits for the Small Office]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper2229/</link>
<pubDate>2008-06-19 10:04:16</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The all-in-one configuration of the IBM BladeCenter S makes it a perfect fit in a small office. It integrates servers, storage, networking and I/O into a single chassis, which uses a standard electrical outlet. Plus, it&#39;s easy to use and manage, with tools that help manage energy use to lower total operating costs. Read all about this flexible, blade-based chassis and see how it streamlines and simplifies small office IT.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SAN/iQ: Enabling Technology for Effective VMware Deployments]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper2294/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-01 09:58:31</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper describes how the SAN/iQ platform from LeftHand Networks can help you to deploy VMware Infrastructure 3 software more effectively through SAN/iQ technology&rsquo;s volume snapshot, volume migration, and high-availability features.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[University of Maryland School of Medicine's Solution for High Availability and Disaster Recovery]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper2298/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The University of Maryland School of Medicine&rsquo;s IT department had prior experience with VMware technology as a way to virtualize and consolidate its servers; however, it soon realized that VMware solutions could also effectively address their disaster recovery needs when combined with a storage solution from LeftHand Networks.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 Reasons Why Smaller Organizations Should Consider System i (iSeries) High Availability]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper2414/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-17 14:19:16</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper will provide a review of the core causes and costs of both planned and unplanned downtime and will then provide a detailed discussion of current options for High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions, including System i (iSeries) high availability solutions. Most importantly, as you read you will learn why true HA&nbsp; and DR protection are now within reach of even the smallest of businesses.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[High Availability for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Utilizing LCR with HP StorageWorks]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper2444/</link>
<pubDate>2008-06-13 09:54:06</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 contains several enhancements that enable replication. One of them, Local Continuous Replication (LCR), provides a single-server solution using server-based technology to create and maintain a copy of an Exchange storage group (SG) on a second set of disks connected to the same server. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[High Availability for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Utilizing CCR with HP StorageWorks]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper2445/</link>
<pubDate>2008-06-13 09:53:54</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper provides technical best practices that enable customers to streamline their CCR planning and deployment process in order to build infrastructures that perform predictably.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[High Availability for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Using Array-Based Replication]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper2450/</link>
<pubDate>2008-06-13 09:54:19</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This solution provides the information needed to select the replication, mirroring, and/or high availability method(s) suitable for your environment; and the best practices for optimal configuration of the SQL database, HP ProLiant blade servers, HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA)storage, and software. Both array-based replication with HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA and host-based copying with SQL Server database mirroring are discussed, along with strategies for synchronous and asynchronous replication of SQL databases between primary and remote HP EVA disk arrays. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Webcast: High Availability for SQL Server 2005 Using Array-Based Replication]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper2469/</link>
<pubDate>2008-06-13 09:55:28</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This webinar demonstrates that, in a highly-available disaster recovery environment using either HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA or Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database mirroring, checkpoint duration is critical to managing the solution behavior and implementation of the best practices results in significant performance improvements up to 52%.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Learn How to Achieve High Availability While Managing IT Costs]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper2478/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-18 08:49:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This IDC white paper discusses how the current need for server virtualization, infrastructure consolidation and energy efficient technology requires significant changes to IT systems. It describes the steps to take to achieve high availability and reduce operational costs, while still adhering to the requirements of &ldquo;green IT.&rdquo;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Preventing Your Next Microsoft Exchange Outage]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper2533/</link>
<pubDate>2008-05-07 17:06:30</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Messaging has rapidly become the one, true business critical application in use today by many, probably most, enterprises. Even more so than Enterprise Resource Planning or other cross-business applications, any failure in the messaging system is noticed by, and affects everyone. If a person cannot get an e-mail to or from another person then they are immediately in contact with the help desk to report the problem. Users are far less inclined to be forgiving when it comes to an e-mail outage; they just expect it to work. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Solution Approach to Managing Networks: A Perspective by EMA]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper2589/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-14 18:35:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) provides insight into challenges facing network engineering and operations team.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gartner Research Report: How to Choose Agent-Based and Agentless Monitoring Solutions]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper2590/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-14 18:34:42</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[View Gartner research report comparing approaches, advantages, and challenges for agent-based and agentless monitoring solutions for IT operations availability and performance monitoring.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[More Power to You: Improving Uptime and Capacity Planning Through Rack-Level Power]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper2838/</link>
<pubDate>2008-06-26 13:17:11</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Due to an increased reliance on mission-critical applications, administrators are rapidly adding servers and other IT equipment to their data center. Unfortunately, this is pushing power and cooling systems to their limits. Can emerging technologies like intelligent PDUs help manage this change? Find the answer in this white paper.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Enterprise-Class Storage Virtualization for Mission-Critical IT: HP XP24000]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper2949/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-29 11:54:10</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ESG Lab tested the HP XP24000 storage system to validate the business impact of the new capabilities of the XP24000, including HP Thin Provisioning Software, creating large logical pools of capacity and the enhanced performance of the XP24000 as a core component of HP&#39;s extensive portfolio of IT solutions and services. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[HP Continues High-End Storage Innovation]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper2950/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-29 11:54:43</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[HP is increasingly demonstrating that its vision includes positioning itself as an innovator at the high end especially with respect to managing heterogeneous storage assets. HP appears to be a leading proponent of avoiding dreams of owning the entire data center storage infrastructure. Rather its aim appears to add customer value by recognizing and accommodating the diversity of installed storage assets at customer sites.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Plan, Configure, and Maintain a HP StorageWorks 3 Data Center Replication Solution]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper2951/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-29 11:54:23</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[To stay competitive in today&#39;s business climate, organizations must find ways to meet their business needs while controlling IT costs. IT departments face flat budgets and, at the same time, find that their organizations have become increasingly dependent on uninterrupted access to business-critical data. In today&#39;s world, prudent IT administrators prepare to recover from two types of disasters as part of a complete Business Continuity and Availability (BC and A) plan.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Best Practices for Remote Replication for Oracle 10g Using XP Continuous Access]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper2952/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-29 11:53:53</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper provides a comprehensive set of test-proven best practices for properly configuring, deploying, and operating an Oracle 10g database on an HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array (XP12000) in an HP-UX environment using HP StorageWorks XP Continuous Access Software as the remote copy infrastructure.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Superior Enterprise-Class Storage with HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array Mainframe Solutions]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper2953/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-29 11:55:17</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[HP StorageWorks XP Disk Arrays are enterprise-class storage systems that deliver dependable performance for environments where downtime is not an option. Complete redundancy throughout the architecture provides non-disruptive online upgrades and no single point of failure so you can count on your data being available.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mitigate Business Risk with Disaster-Proof HP StorageWorks XP24000 Disk Array]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper2954/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-29 11:55:03</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this video, at a high-tech ballistics center managed by National Technical Systems in Camden, Arkansas, HP simulated a gas leak using real explosives to blow up a data center. Every system failed-over after the explosion in less than two minutes&mdash;including data on an HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array which failed over flawlessly to an HP StorageWorks XP24000 Disk Array. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Communicating Before and After a Business Disruption Event]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper3005/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most companies have plans in place to ensure employee-to-employee communications following a business disruption event (BDE). But many companies haven&rsquo;t addressed how communications will be maintained with partners (suppliers, vendors, channel partners, etc.) and customers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Availability Digest: Fault Tolerance for Virtualized Environments]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper3105/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-25 14:44:43</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The need for reliable hardware that can maintain continuous uptime 24/7 is even more important in a virtual infrastructure. If you are planning to use virtualization to implement business continuity or disaster recovery, ensuring you have the most reliable hardware is essential.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Closing the IT Availability Gap: New Options for Traditional and Virtualized IT Environments]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper3107/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Faced with a growing number of business-critical applications and services to support, SMBs and enterprises with remote environments are experiencing a real need for high availability.&nbsp; This paper discusses an easy-to-use, affordable high-availability and virtualization solution using standard x86 servers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Achieving Manufacturing Leadership with HP Mission Critical Service]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper3110/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This case study highlights how one of the world&#39;s leading manufacturing companies employed a Mission Critical architecture to protect their most important systems. Learn how this customer achieved 99.99% availability of their systems for 4 straight years. As a result of adopting a high availability strategy, this HP customer saved 97 million Euros, by avoiding lost downtime.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[HP Mission Critical Proactive Services - Transport Manufacturing Case Study]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper3111/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This case study highlights how a leading transportation firm uses executive financial incentives to insure the highest system uptime for its customers. With the need to keep thousands of vehicles and employees on the move and process millions of daily transactions, keeping mission critical systems running is essential for financial performance.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Downtime: Myths and Truths Webcast]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper3118/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Join Forrester Research and HP in this webinar which explores common myths about IT disasters and analyzes different strategies to protect a company&#39;s information assets based on risk and cost. Stephanie Balaouras of Forrester analyzes 5 common myths around IT disasters e.g. disasters and loss of a data centers are rare.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Disaster Recovery Planning Webcast]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper3121/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Join this informative web event to hear from experts at Forrester Research and HP discuss the top ten challenges for effective disaster recovery planning, how to quantify the cost of downtime as well as tips on selecting and implementing disaster recovery solutions.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Sky is the Limit for the SkyVantage Network Powered by KEMP’s High-Availability Load Balancer]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper3153/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-06 10:19:33</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SkyVantage, a provider of hosted airline reservation services, provides an industry-leading airline reservation and management system for specialized small-to-medium and start-up airlines, as well as airline charter organizations. In an industry with high operating costs and tight competition, SkyVantage was founded based on the need to deploy a web-based, lower-cost software management solution to the airline industry, without sacrificing features.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Clustering and High Availability in an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper3251/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Establishing an ESB is essential in delivering a Service-Oriented Architecture. But for an SOA to be effective, you&rsquo;ll also need your ESB to recover quickly from unexpected hardware and software failures. Clustering can help by enabling your systems to operate in parallel, so that if one should fail, those remaining can seamlessly step in. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Know Your Security Posture — The Importance of Security Assessment]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.scmagazine.com/whitepaper3252/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Assessments are the key tools for uncovering vulnerabilities in your security that may be well hidden. This webinar explains how your organization can gain value and insight from the various types of security assessments that safeguard the confidentiality, integrity and availability of your critical business data. ]]></description>
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