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Changing the Rules of Networking in the Public Sector
Our networks are under great strain today - more data, video, audio, new applications, mobility, virtualization and so much more. And the burden is especially heavy in the public sector, be it government or education. In this program, leading experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner Inc. and HP address your most pressing questions and concerns, including: What challenges are weighing most on the public sector? What steps must public sector organizations take to address these challenges? What solutions can help you take these steps? And where can you turn to find these solutions?
Type: Video (46 minutes)
Best Practices for Securing Virtual and Cloud Environments
According to analyst firm Gartner, "50 percent of IT workloads will be virtualized in 2012." As a result of this rapid virtualization growth in the data center, CIOs are getting on board to ride this wave because the benefits are too good to miss out on. Virtualization technology is the further enabling the shift towards private, hybrid and public clouds. Often with the adoption of new data center technologies, there is the introduction of new types of security risks. You have data thieves, cyber lurkers and hackers developing new ways to find a hole in your network to steal private information. Today there are solutions in place for securing physical IT environments, but there is a lack of solutions that are not able to extend that same kind of security to these new and growing virtual and cloud environments, exposing data centers to new security threats and risks. As many organizations have already discovered, a successful migration to the virtual and cloud environments should always start and end with security. Organizations need to understand the security challenges associated with private and public cloud models, evaluate the risk of compliance in the cloud and properly budget for new security solutions to control data access and improve visibility. Once the cloud migration begins, finalizing SLAs with third parties, locking down the security of virtualized environments and investing in identity management, access control and reporting tools to support the new cloud business models will be essential steps to success
Type: Video (31 minutes)
The demands placed upon IT grow significantly year over year and while the service delivery expectations of the business continue to rise, budgets do not - and CIOs are tasked with lowering the overall cost of IT. A Fabric Computing strategy may offer CIOs the promise of addressing the seemingly competing demands of ever increasing service level expectations and IT Cost reductions. HP faced those very same challenges and to meet them head on has adopted a Fabric Computing approach, which HP has called Converged Infrastructure. The HP Converged Infrastructure strategy is a blue print for implementing the data centre of the future TODAY. Please join us to hear these industry experts explain how organizations are successfully eliminating silos and integrating technologies into pools of interoperable resources to improve service levels and reduce costs.
Type: Video (27 minutes)
Virtual Ethernet Port Aggregator (VEPA) off-loads all switching activities from today's hypervisor-based virtual switches to actual physical switches. What’s all the fuss? Many enterprise organizations are running approximately 10 VMs across one virtual switch on each physical server. However, in the future it is likely that the VM to server ratio will increase and as it does, server-based networking will have to become more sophisticated particularly as it relates to security and networking. Join the experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from HP as they look at how to deal with the challenges of communications in a virtual environment. Additionally, you’ll learn how HP’s approach with VEPA supports seamless integration and eliminates "forklift" upgrades that other approaches require.
Type: Video (29 minutes)
Virtualization, Cloud Computing and Convergence Trends in the Data Center and Beyond
New server virtualization technologies and cloud computing deployment models are reshaping the way data center networks are being designed and built. But how can your organization provide reliable, scalable and secure connectivity to propel server virtualization and cloud computing across your data center and branch office infrastructure? What network convergence strategies and technologies should you adopt to reduce cost and complexity while ensuring operational continuity? Join two leading industry experts as they address those questions, and more, in this new program.
Type: Video (28 minutes)
Simplifying the IT Value Chain
Mid-sized enterprises today face many of the same challenges that larger enterprises do when it comes to growing their businesses and optimizing their costs. And they are increasingly looking to their partners and vendors to be more strategic and creative in the delivery of IT solutions that simplify their IT value chain. As a partner, if the mid-size enterprise is important to your business, are you making the necessary changes to meet these specific needs and have you chosen the right vendor to work with? In this webcast, experts examine the market opportunity for the vendor/partner relationship in meeting the needs of mid-size enterprises and what it takes to build a successful partner/vendor relationship for this large, underserved market.
Type: Video (20 minutes)
As businesses consider intense budget pressures and the need to innovate in order to realize growth during an economic recovery, IT and network executives often raise questions such as what are the key network technology innovations that can help simply infrastructures? What is rightsizing and how can it reduce network infrastructure costs? And does innovation need to be sacrificed for reduced cost? In this program, thought leaders from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from HP Networking, examine the growing importance and benefits of standard space networking innovation including increased business agility, reduced network complexity, and lower cost of ownership.
Type: Video (37 minutes)
Transparent Records Management for SharePoint - Start reducing your business risks TODAY!
Information is power and the ability to create, capture, and manage information is key to harnessing this power. More and more organizations are turning to Microsoft SharePoint to maximize their information worker experience. They're looking for the benefits of accessible collaboration and content tools that allow more information to be created faster than ever. Traditional information management technologies are struggling to keep up with information explosion. But organizations are also asking themselves how to manage their SharePoint content within their overall information management strategy. In this program, Kenneth Chin, Research Vice President at featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and HP TRIM Product Manager Chris Brown, breakdown the challenges and solutions for managing the information explosion and SharePoint in the enterprise.
Type: Video (22 minutes)
