Colocation and Web Hosting White Papers

Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) has conducted extensive research investigating the integration and management challenges created by the convergence of on-premise and public Cloud hosted applications. Research conducted in mid-2012 uncovered some compelling statistics about the role of Cloud integration in today's companies: Nearly 50% of the companies surveyed have already deployed tiered transactions spanning public Cloud and on-premise computing environments (one form of "hybrid Cloud") Approximately 35% have integrated (or are in the process of integrating) multiple Software as a Service (SaaS) applications. As one IT professional put it, "Everything is connected to everything." Because of this fact, any discussionof public Cloud as a standalone technology is outmoded. Few modern on-premise applications exist as"silos," and the same is true of Cloud-delivered applications.

This report takes a look at the enterprise threat landscape as it stands in 2013. What areas should you be sitting up and paying attention to? What areas can you afford to pay a little less attention to? We try to cover off all those questions and more. We hope you find the information inside useful as you step up your fight against the bad guys by deploying good technologies and best practice.

Enabling real-time collaboration to connect global employees and virtual teams is a growing trend among organizations seeking a competitive advantage.

This whitepaper takes a looks at why enterprises are wary of SharePoint hosting solutions. It explains how IT organizations can identify hosting providers that can truly offer cost-effective alternatives to traditional on-premise environments.

Today's IT organizations are faced with the daunting task of optimizing all aspects of their departments, including people, processes and technology. Optimizing and streamlining server utilization through virtualization represents one particularly exciting example. We found that one of the most popular usage models for virtualization is to drive down server procurements in development, test and production environments. When this model is followed, future server purchases are avoided; instead, new workloads are established on existing systems.

Following the sale of a company division housing its corporate data center, Source Interlink had to relocate core IT operations. Teaming with CDW, they were able to not only relocate, but lower capital and operating costs, reduce their carbon footprint, and increase efficiency.

In today's competitive business landscape, users' needs are continuously changing. Employees want access to their data and applications anytime, anywhere, from any device. The journey to seamlessly integrate data and applications across all devices begins with desktop modernization.

The white paper points out that it is important to remember that cloud computing is not just about data center technology. It's about streamlining business processes to make organisations and people more strategic and more responsive to change.

This paper explores issues that arise when planning for growth of Information Technology infrastructure and explains how colocation of data centers can provide scalability, enabling users to modify capacity quickly to meet fluctuating demand.

Today's enterprises increasingly occupy the cloud. As in nature, the IT cloud needs a sky in which to live. That environment is colocation-read more!

If your data center is running out of space or power you have 2 options. You can build and operate a new facility, or you can lease the capacity.

In this white paper learn how to manage permissions across hundreds of servers. Learn more and read on.

Riverbed Cascade Pilot and Cascade Shark combine sophisticated, end-to-end monitoring with high-speed,high-fidelity packet capture and analysis to deliver comprehensive network performance monitoring and analysis. Download this insightful solution brief to learn more.

Why the Cloud Is Advantageous for Agile, and for Accelerating its Enterprise-wide Adoption

Read this FREE report today and look forward to a faster and more reliable network tomorrow.

This white paper examines seven core network management requirements and evaluates how one integrated management solution measures up.

IBM System Networking RackSwitch provides ultralow-latency switching inside a collocated network. Read more now.

ERP and Business Intelligence are essential to your success. Read this and learn how to improve productivity and decision-making using Blue Coat WAN

This Guide will help you learn the benefits of WPO technologies, determine which WPO solutions are a good fit for you... and much much more!

This whitepaper outlines issues that arise when planning for growth of IT infrastructure and explains how the colocation of data centers can provide scalability, enabling users to modify capacity quickly to meet fluctuating demand.

Read these Fast Facts to learn how Riverbed Technology's range of solutions enable organizations to build a flexible, hybrid cloud environment.

This paper makes the business case for cloud storage, outlining where capital and operational costs can be eliminated by using the cloud for backup.

Deciding on colocation and trying to select a provider? Download the guide to learn about driving factors, benefits, assessment considerations and more.

Learn the risks associated with using the POP and free email systems and how a hosted Microsoft Exchange solution can provide guaranteed availability and make email users in even the smallest businesses much more productive.

Comprehensive product capability discussed throughout this 15-page technical paper, including 11 Best Practices for the IBM Cloud. Written for IT Managers, IT Architects, and developers, learn how you can better manage SaaS cloud applications and bring new applications on line in the future.