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Is Your Platform Secure? Really?
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This resource analyzes three of today's top platforms, IBM Power, x86, and UNIX, revealing how their built-in security components fared based upon both business and technical perspectives.
Posted: 17 Jul 2013 | Published: 17 Jul 2013

IBM

The Perfect Storm - Why Now Is The Time For Open Source
sponsored by Red Hat and Intel
WHITE PAPER: Open source is recognized for its ease of use, high performance, and affordability, especially amidst turbulent economic conditions. The high value of open source, coupled with economic and organizational pressure, represents a "perfect storm" for CIOs, giving them the opportunity to deploy high-performing, cost-effective open source solutions.
Posted: 19 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Jun 2009

Red Hat and Intel

The Advantages of Virtualized Linux for Business-Critical Applications
sponsored by SUSE
WHITE PAPER: This expert paper explains how migrating from UNIX-based systems to Linux standard-based servers can simplify the virtualization of your critical applications, enabling improved performance, reliability and agility.
Posted: 18 Apr 2013 | Published: 18 Apr 2013

SUSE

DB2 10: What's new in DB2 10 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Organizations are buzzing about the upcoming release of the latest version of IBM's DB2. The added features and functionalities offered in the new platform offer cost-savings, improved application performance and better productivity. Read this white paper to learn more about the exciting enhancements and how they can benefit your enterprise.
Posted: 25 Apr 2012 | Published: 03 Apr 2012

IBM

KVM - Kernel Based Virtual Machine
sponsored by Red Hat & IBM
WHITE PAPER: The x86 architecture has proven to be the dominate platform in enterprise computing, moving from its humble beginnings in desktop systems to now, powering the large enterprise applications that run businesses across the globe.
Posted: 22 Nov 2010 | Published: 22 Nov 2010

Red Hat & IBM

ISVs, "This One's for You"
sponsored by AppZero
WHITE PAPER: Virtual machines and virtual appliances have successfully transformed data center operations. AppZero Virtual Application Appliances extend that transformation to server applications- Linux, Unix, and Windows. This paper explains Instant POCs, simplified implementations, and a cloud friendly slide to the SaaS model.
Posted: 04 Mar 2009 | Published: 04 Mar 2009

AppZero

SAP platform showdown
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: In this informative study, find out the real-word impact of deploying SAP on IBM's Power platforms, as opposed to SAP on HP x86, Dell x86 and HP Itanium, all running with Oracle DB.
Posted: 15 Nov 2013 | Published: 15 Nov 2013

IBM

ITG - Value Proposition for IBM Power Systems: Virtualisation Impact for Enterprise UNIX and Linux Server Infrastructures
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This report by industry analyst International Technology Group evaluates how organisations can reduce IT costs by employing IBM Power Systems and PowerVM verses competitive offerings from HP and Sun Microsystems. Cost savings range from 43 to 65% and are based on client data.
Posted: 02 Oct 2009 | Published: 09 Apr 2009

IBM

Audit Tracking & SOX Compliance
sponsored by RevSoft
WHITE PAPER: Read this whitepaper to learn how using Audit Tracking will give you greater SOX compliance. Rev Scheduler has built in audit facility and which allows for greater SOX compliance as all job definitions are audited and tracked.
Posted: 10 Sep 2008 | Published: 09 Sep 2008

RevSoft

Security Threat Report: July 2008
sponsored by Sophos
WHITE PAPER: This report gives a comprehensive insight into the events and trends that emerged during the first half of 2008, and helps businesses to stay ahead of today's increasingly covert threats.
Posted: 13 Nov 2008 | Published: 13 Nov 2008

Sophos