Topic: Networking and Communications
WAN Optimization: Speed, Efficiency & Security for All
Government agencies around the world face a unique set of challenges as they depend on wide area networks (WANs) infrastructure, often in areas where bandwidth isn’t always readily available, to improve data security, improve application performance, deliver optimized throughput, and ensure the complete rollout of key applications. In addition, they need ways to optimize their bandwidth to avoid a WAN upgrade or get more data through their current WAN infrastructure. Watch “WAN Optimization: Speed, Efficiency & Security for All”, an on-demand webcast available now and learn how organizations around the world are reducing costs and improving productivity across a variety of network environments.
Sponsor: Riverbed Technology
Type: Audio (24 minutes)
Insight into Vulnerability Management Trends, Regulatory Compliance and Product Solutions
Join John Pescatore, VP Distinguished Analyst at featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., as he discusses ways your organization can meet today’s regulatory mandates. You’ll hear about the components of a best-in-class enterprise vulnerability management program. And you’ll learn how to improve your overall risk assessment and management strategies. Plus you’ll get recommendations on the latest vulnerability management solutions and you’ll learn about the pitfalls to avoid in a vulnerability management program. Go now.
Sponsor: Rapid7
Type: Video (50 minutes)
Turning CapEx into OpEx: Realizing the Future in Hosted/On-demand Solutions
Hosted solutions are an increasingly popular deployment option that reconciles the need for current technology with the limitations of capital expenditure budgets. The result is less up-front expense, shorter deployment times, and a faster time to ROI. Moreover, hosted solutions help enterprises, like yours, avoid technology obsolescence and boast multiple options, including dedicated hosting, managed services, and on-demand offerings. So how will this hosting shift affect customer service solutions? How are IT purchases being made today? And how will these paradigms change over the next few years? Check out this new program and hear the experts discuss the business and operational advantages of leveraging hosted solutions to drive revenue, decrease costs, and improve the customer experience.
Sponsor: Convergys
Type: Video (20 minutes)
Beyond Bandwidth: Preparing your WAN for Strategic Data Center Initiatives
Data center consolidation, server centralization, desktop virtualization, and disaster recovery all have one thing in common – an increased emphasis on your Wide Area Network (WAN). WAN performance is critical to the success or failure of these strategic projects. And WAN costs are a key factor in determining the return on investment (ROI) associated with these data center initiatives. So how do you ensure you maintain optimal WAN performance to support these emerging enterprise IT initiatives and gain the maximum return on investment? Join two leading industry experts: Joe Skorupa, Research VP at featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and David Hughes, CTO and Founder of Silver Peak Systems, Inc., for the answer to that question and more. Watch this new program now.
Sponsor: Silver Peak Systems, Inc.
Type: Audio (25 minutes)
Preemptive Strike: Take the Offensive with Application Security Testing
Even if you have strong security for your networks and your data center, it doesn’t mean that what runs on that network or accesses that data center is secure. More and more companies these days are realizing the need for application security. And these same companies are finding that a key element of successful application security is application security testing. But where do you turn to find the right application security testing tools for your company? What is dynamic testing versus static testing? And where is this market headed? To get the answers to these questions, and more, watch this new program now.
Sponsor: Ounce Labs, an IBM Company
Type: Audio (49 minutes)
Why do companies need to invest now? Cost savings, productivity gains and to support the successful growth and development of a company - these are the main objectives of today's IT projects. But many companies are confused when it comes to achieving these objectives in the field of content management. What approaches and solutions are suitable for this purpose best? How can we create an additional legal certainty? And what opportunities and risks lie in recent developments such as social media? In this Webcast Mick MacComascaigh, Research Director at featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and Open Text Manager Detlev Legler, discuss solutions for how companies can use enterprise content management to achieve short-term profitability and long-term strategic competitive advantage.
Sponsor: Open Text
Type: Video (24 minutes)
Cybercrime attacks are becoming more targeted. Criminals are going after critical business and identity data because that’s where the money is. So how do you effectively protect and manage your enterprise? Enterprises that cannot correctly answer that question face the loss of money, their competitive advantage and the trust of their clients and prospects. But what is the right answer? What best practices should you follow? And where do you turn to find the right security solution to thwart the threats of today and tomorrow? Find out in this new program now.
Sponsor: Symantec Corporation
Type: Audio (27 minutes)
Disrupting the Enterprise Networking Status Quo
There is a definitive shift in the buying patterns of enterprises as they closely examine their infrastructure and their vendors, to find opportunities to improve network performance, decrease power consumption, and reduce vendor lock-in without paying a premium for those solutions. IT organizations that are focusing on requirements first and vendor relationships and solutions second are, in many cases, able to recognize 30% to 50% capital purchase price savings by seriously considering and adopting secondary vendors. You're invited to an exclusive, on-demand presentation " Disrupting the Enterprise Networking Status Quo." Learn more now.
Sponsor: 3Com
Type: Video (27 minutes)
Security Never Sleeps: Protecting Data at Rest with Encryption
"In this current economic climate, U.S. businesses can't afford to give their customers any reason to go elsewhere," said Anyck Turgeon, Chief of Market Strategy and Security at Crossroads Systems. Ms. Turegon further adds, “… a data breach can seriously wound a company's bottom line and reputation. This begs the question, when are organizations going to get proactive about protecting their critical data?" Join industry experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from Crossroads Systems, Inc., as they discuss solutions for protecting your data at rest, and show you why it’s less expensive to protect your data than it is to deal with even one data leak.
Sponsor: Crossroads Systems, Inc.
Type: Audio (33 minutes)
Managed File Transfer: Moving Your Business Forward
Globalization, increased competition and compliance demands are creating new challenges for global enterprises. To meet these challenges and gain competitive advantage, today’s enterprise must be collaborative, responsive and agile. This requires secure, reliable and integrated communication among the people, systems and applications that enterprises rely on to create, use and move business-critical, sensitive or regulated information. Join Frank Kenney, Research Director at featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and Kim Addington, Chief Marketing Officer, nuBridges, as they discuss how companies are handling the challenge of handling large amounts of data going to more people in more places with more rules to adhere too. Many organizations are turning to Managed File Transfer solutions to handle their needs both today and going forward but not all Managed File Transfer solutions are created alike.
Sponsor: nuBridges
Type: Audio (31 minutes)
How Enterprise Mobility is Transforming the IT Service Desk
The complexities brought on by mobile workers can actually present an opportunity for the IT service desk to become a more strategic part of the business. By implementing a remote support solution purpose-built for meeting the challenges presented by the mobile workforce, your IT service desk can more closely align with your business. In this program, Terrence Cosgrove, Senior Research Analyst at featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and Lee Weiner, Director of Products at LogMeIn, Inc., will look at the changes that mobility is creating for the knowledge worker, the effect on the IT help desk, and more importantly, how your enterprise can best address these challenges and reap the benefits. Go now.
Sponsor: LogMeIn, Inc.
Type: Video (24 minutes)
The Business Benefits of Secure Remote Access
Regardless of the discipline and dedication of a mobile worker, if they can't gain immediate access to critical network resources and have a smooth exchange of data, their productivity will plummet. So how are successful organizations meeting this challenge? What new technology developments should you be aware of? And how do you determine the right telecommuting solution for your needs? Join industry experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from SonicWALL, Inc., as they help you make the right call on telecommuting and supporting the mobile workforce.
Sponsor: SonicWALL, Inc.
Type: Audio (26 minutes)
Transform your Multi-Channel Customer Experience: Advantages of Customer
You're invited to an exclusive, on-demand Webcast presentation "Transform your Multi-Channel Customer Experience: Advantages of Customer Communications Management" available now. Our panel of experts assembled from featured analyst firm, Gartner Inc. and Pitney Bowes Business Insight will examine how an integrated Customer Communications Management strategy and technology solution enables businesses to create, manage and deliver multi-channel communications with greater personalization, control, and efficiency.
Sponsor: Pitney Bowes Business Insight
Type: Video (24 minutes)
Unified Communications provide you with the opportunity to link email, instant messaging and telephony technologies. To learn more about how your organisation can benefit from Unified Communications, watch this new program now. In this program, Steve Cramoysan, Research Director at featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and Philip Vanhoutte, Managing Director of EMEA at Plantronics, look at the drivers and challenges fueling the growth of Unified Communications and lay out a business case for why Unified Communications (UC) should be part of your business strategy.
Sponsor: Plantronics, Inc.
Type: Video (23 minutes)
Generate Savings Now: The Advantages of Telecom Expense Management
Why is telecom expense management (TEM) gaining importance today? What return on investment can your company expect from TEM? Interested in learning helpful tips for making the business case for TEM and the best strategies for near and long-term savings? Check out this new program and hear Eric Goodness, Research Vice President, at featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and Rick Valencia, Chairman and Founder of ProfitLine, Inc., outline how you can utilize TEM for all your fixed and mobile telecommunication services.
Sponsor: ProfitLine, Inc.
Type: Audio (24 minutes)
Think Globally, Act Locally: Targeting New Customers with Geolocation
When it comes to content, "one size fits all", used to be the norm and web traffic was measured in "hits". No longer. Companies that are leading the way in 2009 and beyond are incorporating geotargeting to help them pinpoint where their web visitors are located and deliver locally relevant content. Further, IP geolocation has demonstrated significant business value in four primary areas - fraud prevention, marketing, compliance, and security. You're invited to an exclusive, on-demand Webcast presentation "Think Globally, Act Locally: Targeting New Customers with Geolocation" available now.
Sponsor: Quova, Inc.
Type: Audio (28 minutes)
Virtualization, Cloud Computing, and the IT Service Catalog
Virtualization and Cloud Computing are the two highest-impact, technology issues facing enterprise IT today. These technologies also have important ramifications on the management and operations of the enterprise IT infrastructure. Join the experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from newScale, Inc., as they address these questions, plus show you how an IT service catalog can help you achieve the promised virtualization benefits of cost savings and agility while paving the way for an internal cloud.
Sponsor: newScale, Inc.
Type: Video (27 minutes)
Reveal the power of information
On average, workers spend one hour per day looking for information. If you add it up, that equates to two weeks per year that an employee spends just looking for the information they need to do their job. Concealed facts can badly affect decision-making. The duplication of knowledge is very expensive. Our digital future needs efficient data management. Watch this new program and learn how enterprise search can increase the return on your information investment.
Sponsor: Mindbreeze
Type: Video (29 minutes)
Giving the Data Center flexibility without complexity
The data center landscape is evolving at a rapid pace. New technologies are emerging in all facets of data center technology areas, enabling increasingly complex application environments. Growing pressure to optimize investments and a fundamental shift in utility cost structures is driving CTOs and data center managers to explore and adopt technologies like virtualization, data center convergence, and blade systems to help manage their risk and maintain business expectations. Join the experts as they discuss how organizations can grow their business, manage costs and mitigate risks through adaptive enterprise solutions that reduce network complexity through resilient core-to-edge connectivity and automated provisioning technologies.
Sponsor: HP
Type: Video (31 minutes)
Cut Costs and Increase Security: New Strategies to Make Infrastructure Protection and Industry Convergence Work for You
Are you working to reduce costs or increase security at the endpoint or network level? If so, then let industry experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from IBM Security, show you how to protect your company from the latest breach, meet compliance regulations, and reduce your overall security costs. You'll hear about the areas where industry convergence can work to your benefit. And you'll get the strategic advice you need on how to present your security strategy to your CEO.
Sponsor: IBM
Type: Video (34 minutes)
Lean IT: Innovations in Managing Service Quality
Interested in overcoming the challenges associated with managing transformational technologies such as virtualization and cloud computing? Want to hear expert recommendations on how to manage your complex IT environments? Then join industry experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from CA as they show you how to solve your service assurance challenges with a very modern, very different approach that takes a top-down position to the service assurance problem.
Sponsor: CA
Type: Video (24 minutes)
Learn how to drive down network costs using TEM 2.0 metrics
Voice and data networks have grown to become the central nervous system for virtually every enterprise. Network financial management has also grown past the legacy audit and recovery approach that underlie current tools. New, high performance telecom expense management solutions provide real-time analysis and straight through processing for all network orders and bills, persistently lowering the cost of all wireline and wireless network services. Eric Goodness, Research Vice President at featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., will show you how to measure and benchmark your network financial management process using Gartner’s TEM performance metrics, and how to use them to evaluate and improve your ROI.
Sponsor: Fujitsu
Type: Video (26 minutes)
Effective Network Management for Distributed Environments
Does your organization have difficulty managing the quality and reliability of your IT services across your distributed environment? Would you like more information on a new and effective approach to end-to-end network management and IT service quality assurance? If so, then join industry experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from Apparent Networks, Inc., and BCS Global, as they look beyond the challenges of distributed environments to reveal the latest technologies and best practices for optimizing the management of your extended network.
Sponsor: Apparent Networks, Inc.
Type: Video (34 minutes)
Given today's tough economic conditions, CIO's and business executives alike are embracing video conferencing more than ever. Enterprise organizations are being tasked to do more with less, cut costs and consolidate operations but also needing to improve employee collaboration and customer service. Enterprises recognize the importance of visual communication and need to be able to conduct collaboration sessions between PC based devices located outside the corporate network and within their own conference rooms. Further these rich media connections need to be reliable, easy to launch both inside the company and for employees working on the road and of course, low cost. Learn more now.
Sponsor: Applied Global Technologies
Type: Video (16 minutes)
Battling Back Against a Down Economy: Remote Support Technologies.
We're living in a world where everyone is outside the firewall. Further, tools like LAN-based remote control were designed for an internal user base that has largely left the building. But, these users and clients still need support, and explaining a technical fix over the phone still remains painful. So how do you find the best technologies to help your remote users and clients? How do you determine which technologies are best for your organization? Find out in this new program now.
Sponsor: Bomgar Corporation
Type: Audio (28 minutes)
The Value of Performance Management
Good performance management enhances enterprise-wide compliance, accountability and transparency. And although performance management solutions are affordable, many organizations still rely on collections of disconnected spreadsheets that tend to be labor-intensive, error-prone, and difficult to manage. Do you? Join industry experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from Envision Credit Union as they explore the use of performance management and spreadsheets.
Sponsor: Cognos Software
Type: Video (32 minutes)
Key Considerations for Managing your Network in a Downturn
It's important to take advantage of technologies that reduce or contain costs. It's also important to develop alternative business models that improve efficiencies and create new opportunities. But where do you start? Check out this program and hear experts discuss the latest managed network services market trends and the key technologies you should consider to help your organization in these tough economic times.
Sponsor: Dimension Data
Type: Video (31 minutes)
Enterprise 2.0: Next Generation Portals and Content Management
At the heart of Enterprise 2.0 is this idea of using new technologies to empower people to come together, interact in informal ways, and through those interactions create business value. Enterprise 2.0 is the next generation of portals and content management. Enterprise 2.0 is socialization. And while collaborating communities are not a new concept, what is new is the idea of a collaborative community supported by technology. To learn more about the impact Enterprise 2.0 can have on your organization, watch this new program now.
Sponsor: Oracle
Type: Video (35 minutes)
When the Wharton School of Business, HP, and Pharos Systems partnered to install Smart MFPs (multifunction printers) on campus, the students found them so easy to use that they queued up four times as many print jobs but printed only half. In fact, over 2 million pages of what would have been wasted printouts were eliminated. Innovative? Yes. Eco-friendly? Definitely! Join Don Dixon, Research Director at featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., as he examines the positive outcome of adopting Smart MFP technology and why it's a prime example of green printing.
Sponsor: Pharos Systems, Inc.
Type: Video (38 minutes)
Stop Buying Storage: Key Technologies that will reduce your Storage Costs
Storage capacity continues to grow at 40-50% this year, and will probably grow even faster in 2010. More files mean more storage is needed. Larger files mean more storage is needed. We've gone from creating files to creating pictures, to creating video, to creating high definition video. Watch this new program and let leading experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from Symantec Corporation, show you the key technologies that will reduce your storage costs and delay or eliminate the need to purchase new storage for a year or more.
Sponsor: Symantec Corporation
Type: Video (30 minutes)
A competent managed security services provider fills security coverage gaps and identifies vulnerability threats on both sides of the network perimeter, including the vulnerabilities created by new technologies and initiatives. In addition, they can correlate this with global intelligence to develop an effective security posture. But is a managed security service the right option for your organization? How strong are your security protection plans? And how do you determine the right strategy and solution for your security needs? Join industry experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from Citizens Business Bank as they answers these questions, and more, in this new program.
Sponsor: Symantec Corporation
Type: Audio (20 minutes)
MPLS Virtual Private Networks: All Traffic Is Not Created Equal
In the strictest sense, MPLS stands for multi-protocol label switching. But for a growing number of organizations, it stands for an efficient, cost-effective approach to the wide area network. So what's driving the adoption of MPLS? How can you get the most out of your MPLS implementation? And where do you turn to find the right solution? Join two leading experts on MPLS as they answer those questions and more, in this new program.
Sponsor: Verizon
Type: Audio (26 minutes)
Mobility in Manufacturing: Optimizing and Impacting Your Operations
With an effective mobility strategy in place, data is available where ever it is needed, assets are more efficient, and money is saved. Field workers are able to receive focused messages on mobile computers. Improvements to business process occur faster. And maintenance costs are reduced. But what are the key components of an effective mobility strategy? What steps should you take before implementing a mobility strategy? For the answers to these questions and more, join Michael King, Research Director, at featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and Don Frieden, VP of Mobile Solutions at Wonderware as they discuss the impact the latest mobile and wireless technologies can have on your operations.
Sponsor: Wonderware
Type: Video (19 minutes)