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Webcast: Continuous Integration and Test Virtualization in a Mainframe World

Webcast: Continuous Integration and Test Virtualization in a Mainframe World

Join IBM for this complimentary webcast and learn how service virtualization can enable continuous integration to increase quality, reduce cost, and decrease project risk.

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Data Management Made Easy with Sandy Steier, 1010data

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Data Management Made Easy with Sandy Steier, 1010data

With Sandy Steier, 1010Data
In this interview, Sandy Steier from 1010Data offers expert advice for businesses looking to quickly and efficiently analyze large amounts of data in a user friendly manner. Read More >>>

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Overcoming the Big Data Backup Challenge with Symantec NetBackup

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Overcoming the Big Data Backup Challenge with Symantec NetBackup

By Simon Jelly, Symantec Information Management Group
In this interview, Simon Jelly from Symantec Information Management Group outlines the primary benefits of an integrated data protection platform, and offers pointers for businesses trying to juggle the increased speed,...

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Maximizing Business Value through Data Management with Robert Eve, Composite Software

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Maximizing Business Value through Data Management with Robert Eve, Composite Software

With Robert Eve, Composite Software
In this interview, Robert Eve from Composite Software offers expert advice for organizations looking to effectively integrate and analyze data to increase overall business value. Read More >>>

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Enhancing Big Data Capabilities with Bill Franks, Teradata

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Enhancing Big Data Capabilities with Bill Franks, Teradata

With Bill Franks, Teradata
In this interview, Bill Franks from Teradata offers expert advice for companies looking to utilize data in new and creative ways and maximize business value. Read More >>>

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Transforming Big Data with Robin Schumacher, DataStax

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Transforming Big Data with Robin Schumacher, DataStax

with Robin Schumacher, DataStax
In this interview, Robin Schumacher from DataStax offers expert advice as to how companies can overcome their biggest data management challenges, and capitalize on the ever growing Big Data and Cloud Computing evolution.

White Paper: Evaluating Apache Cassandra as a Cloud Database

White Paper: Evaluating Apache Cassandra as a Cloud Database

IDC predicts that by that same year, as much as 10 percent of all data will be maintained in a cloud.

White Paper: Big Data – Beyond the Hype

White Paper: Big Data – Beyond the Hype

“Big data” is a big buzz phrase in the IT and business world right now – and there are a dizzying array of opinions on just what these two simple words really mean.

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: The Key to Optimal Virtualization with Augie Gonzalez, DataCore Software

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: The Key to Optimal Virtualization with Augie Gonzalez, DataCore Software

with Augie Gonzalez, DataCore Software Corp.
In this interview, Augie Gonzalez from DataCore Software discusses the challenges that arise when moving third party applications over to a virtualized environment, and offers expert advice as to how businesses can...

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Demystifying Cloud Computing with Dormain Drewitz, Riverbed Technology

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Demystifying Cloud Computing with Dormain Drewitz, Riverbed Technology

with Dormain Drewitz, Riverbed Technology
In this interview, Dormain Drewitz from Riverbed Technology outlines ways in which organizations can overcome data challenges and effectively transition to Cloud Computing. Read More >>>





Briefcase Highlights


DATA and ANALYTICS 

7 Ways to Help the Business Digest Big Data

February 13, 2013 1 Comment

By Joe McKendrick, Author and Independent ResearcherBig Data is now the term du jour, thrown about at conferences with wild abandon, often sneered at, but more often that not greeted with a mix of nervousness and fascination. Read More >>>

Translating Application Usage into User Training

February 11, 2013 No Comments

By Michael Zuckerman, Knoa SoftwareGiven the criticality to the operation of the business, training and efficiency should be at the utmost importance to the company. The ability to precisely measure capabilities and performance of the user during and after training should be available to convey how the applications are being used. Read More >>>

Webcast: Continuous Integration and Test Virtualization in a Mainframe World

February 8, 2013 No Comments

Join IBM for this complimentary webcast and learn how service virtualization can enable continuous integration to increase quality, reduce cost, and decrease project risk.

Cordys BPM Helps Savvis Improve Customer Loyalty

February 8, 2013 No Comments

As part of an overall quality and customer loyalty initiative, Savvis deployed Cordys’ BPM to identify and automate several core processes to accomplish the following…

Storage gets exciting for 2013

February 8, 2013 No Comments

By Dawn AltmanBig changes are in store for big data in 2013, as companies increasingly adopt newer methods of data management and storage. Three technologies remain poised to change data management: solid state drives, Ethernet-based storage protocols and data virtualization. Read More >>>

IBM Forges New Routes to Market with Power and Storage Systems Tuned for Big Data and Cloud Computing

February 6, 2013 No Comments

Tweet SOURCE:  IBM Johannesburg, South Africa –  IBM (NYSE: IBM) today accelerated its strategy to make big data and cloud computing a reality for businesses of all sizes with new Power Systems and Storage Systems that provide deep insights into big data, simplify data storage in the cloud, and can reduce costs through consolidation. The announcement was made today in […]

IBM Simplifies Big Data and Cloud Computing Adoption with New PureSystems Offerings

February 6, 2013 No Comments

IBM today announced major advances to its PureSystems family of expert integrated systems.

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Data Management Made Easy with Sandy Steier, 1010data

February 4, 2013 No Comments

With Sandy Steier, 1010DataIn this interview, Sandy Steier from 1010Data offers expert advice for businesses looking to quickly and efficiently analyze large amounts of data in a user friendly manner. Read More >>>

Tableau Helps Advanced Bio-Logic Solutions Streamline Clinical Trials

January 30, 2013 No Comments

Analytics Help Drug Development Process

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Overcoming the Big Data Backup Challenge with Symantec NetBackup

January 30, 2013 No Comments

By Simon Jelly, Symantec Information Management GroupIn this interview, Simon Jelly from Symantec Information Management Group outlines the primary benefits of an integrated data protection platform, and offers pointers for businesses trying to juggle the increased speed, volume, and variety of data that Big Data brings to the table. Read More >>>

Seagate And Virident Join Forces To Deliver Solutions For The Enterprise Flash Storage Market

January 28, 2013 No Comments

Seagate Technology and Virident Systems Inc., announced a strategic agreement to jointly deliver solutions for the growing enterprise flash storage market.

Small startups proliferate as big data expands

January 28, 2013 No Comments

Small startups proliferate as big data expands

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Maximizing Business Value through Data Management with Robert Eve, Composite Software

January 25, 2013 No Comments

With Robert Eve, Composite SoftwareIn this interview, Robert Eve from Composite Software offers expert advice for organizations looking to effectively integrate and analyze data to increase overall business value. Read More >>>

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Enhancing Big Data Capabilities with Bill Franks, Teradata

January 23, 2013 No Comments

With Bill Franks, TeradataIn this interview, Bill Franks from Teradata offers expert advice for companies looking to utilize data in new and creative ways and maximize business value. Read More >>>

Three Reasons to Go Agile in 2013

January 23, 2013 No Comments

By Cliff Schertz, Tiempo DevelopmentMost IT organizations are talking about Agile, but few are truly putting it into practice. Why is this? Old habits die hard, and getting the entire IT organization on board with a new methodology for development can be a tough undertaking. Read More >>>

Big Data Analytics: Not Just for Big Business Anymore

January 14, 2013 No Comments

So much data and so little business intelligence. That’s the irony of the information age, which is adding another 2.5 quintillion bytes to the data universe each day.

Webcast: Capture more valuable insights from your big data

January 10, 2013 No Comments

Discover how to combine the big data processing capabilities of IBM InfoSphere® BigInsights™ with the self-service business intelligence reporting of IBM Cognos® to create one powerful analytics solution.

Disaster Recovery and the SMB: Ensuring Continuity in 2013

January 9, 2013 No Comments

By Dan Tully, Conduit SystemsWhether natural or man-made, disaster can wreak havoc on your business at any time. The up-front and hidden costs of downtime can be devastating. So much so, that according to the National Archives and Record Administration, 98 percent of companies that lost data 10 days or more filed for bankruptcy within one year and 50 percent of those companies filed for bankruptcy immediately. Read More >>>

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Transforming Big Data with Robin Schumacher, DataStax

January 8, 2013 No Comments

with Robin Schumacher, DataStaxIn this interview, Robin Schumacher from DataStax offers expert advice as to how companies can overcome their biggest data management challenges, and capitalize on the ever growing Big Data and Cloud Computing evolution. Read More >>>

Some Hidden “Gotchas” of BI and Analytics

January 3, 2013 No Comments

Bernard Wehbe StatSlice SystemsBecause the purpose of a data warehouse that feeds your BI platform is reporting, analysis and data integration, security is usually NOT a focus when systems are designed. Data security gotchas are not always readily identifiable in an analytics project. Read More >>>

Double-duty CIOs take on promising futures

January 3, 2013 No Comments

By: Dawn AltnamA CIO that pulls double duty in other positions like CTO and COO is a phenomenon that is becoming increasingly common in small and medium-sized companies. While the main job of a CIO is to oversee all technology innovations for a business and look after the IT department, double duty CIOs may also have to focus on certain smaller technological issues or even oversee the general day-to-day operations of that company. Read More >>>

White Paper: Evaluating Apache Cassandra as a Cloud Database

December 27, 2012 No Comments

IDC predicts that by that same year, as much as 10 percent of all data will be maintained in a cloud.

White Paper: Big Data – Beyond the Hype

December 27, 2012 No Comments

“Big data” is a big buzz phrase in the IT and business world right now – and there are a dizzying array of opinions on just what these two simple words really mean.

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: The Key to Optimal Virtualization with Augie Gonzalez, DataCore Software

December 21, 2012 No Comments

with Augie Gonzalez, DataCore Software Corp.In this interview, Augie Gonzalez from DataCore Software discusses the challenges that arise when moving third party applications over to a virtualized environment, and offers expert advice as to how businesses can function more efficiently within private, public, and hybrid cloud. Read More >>>

Navigating the Management Information Black Hole

December 21, 2012 No Comments

by Jamie Thomas, IBM TivoliIt’s estimated that 90 percent of companies today view cloud as critical to their business strategies. As these companies adopt enterprise and hybrid clouds they tend to adopt a broad range of specialized tools to help them address new management challenges that come along with cloud. Read More>>>

Back to The Roots: Information as a Strategic Asset

December 18, 2012 No Comments

by Yves de Montcheuil, VP of marketing at TalendIn the early days of Information Technology, IT wasn’t called IT. It was called Data Processing. Its purpose was to store data records (about customers, products, accounts, etc.) and to process these records. As Information Technology became more pervasive and strategic, systems evolved. Read More>>>

IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Demystifying Cloud Computing with Dormain Drewitz, Riverbed Technology

December 17, 2012 No Comments

with Dormain Drewitz, Riverbed TechnologyIn this interview, Dormain Drewitz from Riverbed Technology outlines ways in which organizations can overcome data challenges and effectively transition to Cloud Computing. Read More >>>

Top 10 IT predictions for 2013

December 14, 2012 No Comments

By Dormain Drewitz, Riverbed TechnologyRunning IT like a business is a pervasive goal of IT executives and increasingly important to business leaders outside of IT. With economic recovery still tenuous, transforming IT into an internal service provider allows enterprises to flexibly support increasing consumerization of IT…Read More >>>

Cloudwords Delivers Advanced Analytics to the Translation Industry

December 12, 2012 No Comments

Cloudwords, the first cloud-based translation management platform, today delivered next generation innovation for the translation industry with first-of-its-kind reporting capabilities requiring zero professional services.

The Evolving Role of IT: How Organizations Are Changing the IT Function to Remain Competitive

December 10, 2012 No Comments

By Jason McGee, IBM PureApplication SystemThe past decade has brought technology that powers IT organizations to the forefront of many C-level business decisions. Trends like big data, enterprise mobility and cloud computing have drastically affected the way IT departments operate. Read More >>>

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