Today's White Papers & Guides...

• Weighing Your Options: Co-location Versus Managed Hosting | The facilities, equipment and personnel required to deploy and support the activities below the "application layer" of an IT infrastructure are proving to be too costly and too distracting for many organizations.  Colocation and managed hosting are viable and effective means of not only lowering the costs associated with these responsibilities, but are also an effective means of allowing for redeploymnet of resources to areas better suited to advance the business.
  Download this white paper and learn more about the key differences between colocation and managed hosting and determine the best for your organization. (courtesy of Internap)
• Symantec Vs. McAfee, Trend Micro & Kapersky: How Do They Measyre Up? | Not all endpoint security solutions are built alike. And unfortunately, if your solution is underperforming, you can be missing key opportunities to ensure your network is secure.
  Download this free report and compare Symantec against three other endpoint protection solutions for small businesses:
  • Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (12.0.1)
  • McAfee Total Protection for Endpoint Essentials (4.5.0.1270)
  • Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security (6.0 SP2)
  • Kaspersky Business Space Security (6.0.4.1424)
    (courtesy of Symantec)
• 5 Tips for Effective Backup & Recovery in Virtual Environments | Your virtual environment houses critical data, so you need an effective backup and recovery solution.
  This white paper offers five tips that will dramatically increase the effectiveness of backup and recovery in your virtual environment. From the amount of data you protect to the performance drains to watch out for, learn these tips and improve your backup efforts today. (courtesy of Quest Software)
• Exploring Backup & Recovery for Virtual Servers - White Paper | Today's data centers are in the midst of a revolution originating from the move to virtual server architectures powered by solutions such as VMware.
  Based on Datalink's experience protecting enterprise data centers, this white paper provides practical advice and considerations surrounding backup and recovery of virtual server infrastructures. Learn more about various options for data protection, including third-party software, VCB, and more. (courtesy of Datalink / NetApp)
• The Dark Side of Cloud Computing: Free eBook! | Commercial companies spend heavily on their own computing power or to access an online cloud so they can have enough capacity to support their employees and customers.
  But what can companies expect when the cloud has been infected by Botnets?
  Many users don’t realize that once their computer is compromised, it will also seek to silently infect and copy itself to other machines as well, allowing the Botnet to grow exponentially faster.
  Read this paper to learn how to protect the cloud against the threats of Botnets. (courtesy of astaro)
• Desktop Virtualization: Beyond VDI | Why throw yet more servers and storage into your datacenter when distributed desktop virtualization harnesses the power of your laptops and desktops without compromising user experience and gives IT an exceptionally easy-to-use PC management and support environment.
  In this video, prominent industry experts examine how this alternative approach overcomes the challenges of service-centric VDI. (courtesy of Virtual Computer)
• Poor Performance of Cloud Applications Impacts Revenue, Delays Rollouts | One of the biggest inhibitors to the widespread use of cloud-based applications is user frustration due to poor application performance. Low usage rates clearly have a direct impact on revenue and ROI, so the ability to effectively manage application performance should be a key component of every company’s cloud strategy.
  Download this free white paper and learn more about the cloud performance issues that many organizations report, and strategies for improving application performance. (courtesy of Compuware / GOMEZ)

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Today's White Papers & Guides...

• Why USB Malware is so Successful - Understanding the Threat | It’s pretty easy for organizations to get so wrapped up about what goes out on USB drives that they forget to protect against what comes in their environments via USB. And with attacks inflicting increasingly greater damage following uncontrolled connection, it’s time that organizations got serious about this threat.
  Read this free guide and learn why USB malware is so successful, and how you can eliminate these threats to your network. (courtesy of Lumension)
• The 5 Types of Cyber-Criminals That Hack Into Corporate Networks | Cybercrime and cybercriminals have been around since businesses first began using the Internet for commerce. The rate of cybercrime and its cost to businesses have increased dramatically over time, transforming cybercrime from a minor inconvenience to a significant risk that must be appropriately managed.
  Read this free guide and learn more about the five generations of cyber-criminals, including the current generation of schemes:
  • Next Gen Pay-Per-Install
  • Malware Tech Support
  • "Point and Click" Cybercrime
  • Advanced Persistent Threats
  (courtesy of Dell Secure Works)
• The Security Risks of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn | he popularity of social networking sites has increased at astonishing levels.
  They can be used for professional networking and job searches, as a means to increase sales revenue, as a tool to keep the public informed of safety and other issues or as a way to reconnect with friends from way-back-when. But, each of these tools comes with its own set of security concerns which can put your information systems and/or personal data at risk. This white paper will look at some of these risks and identify possible solutions to help protect you, your personal information and your company data, when using:
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Linked In
  (courtesy of GFI)
• The 7 Standards of Cloud Computing Service Delivery | n economic times like these, leading companies are looking to cloud-
  computing applications and IT Help Desk is increasingly in demand. 
  This paper outlines best practices for selecting cloud-computing solutions, including the seven standards of cloud computing service delivery. (courtesy of e Media)
• What's Missing From Your Disaster Recovery Plan? | When most IT professionals think of a disaster recovery plan, they think big, really big, like an earthquake, fire, flood, etc., where the data center is totally inaccessible. To protect against this scenario elaborate data replication technologies are usually deployed with the primary focus of getting data out of the building.
  What is missing from most disaster recovery plans is accommodation for the smaller, less newsworthy events like a server outage, storage failure, or application outage. These can seem too small to plan for or simply be forgotten, yet they can end up being the most costly disasters of all.
  Read this free guide and learn how to determine what are the missing pieces from your disaster recovery plan. (courtesy of neverfail)
• Protect Your Most important Assets With Access Certification | Today, companies are more dependent than ever on computer systems to gather, analyze and process a wide variety of vital IT resources, including sensitive data.
  Sensitive data, is by definition:
  • Personal information
  • Financial data
  • Health data
  • Company confidential data
  Sensitive data should only be available to those with a legitimate business purpose to access it. With access to this data comes the responsibility to ensure that it is kept secure.  This white paper explores a strategy which will put you on the path to enterprise risk reduction. (courtesy of courion)
• How Vistualization Impacts Backup & Recovery Planning - New Guide | The increasing adoption of virtualization is due to the clear benefits and cost savings it provides.
  As a result, virtualization is no longer strictly an enterprise technology; it is increasingly being adopted by IT groups in small and mid-size businesses (SMBs). However, those organizations are quickly learning that virtualization can also increase complexity in certain areas of IT, particularly in data protection. If you’re considering or have already implemented a server virtualization, you need to understand how it impacts data backup and recovery, and plan accordingly, which is examined in this white paper. (courtesy of i365)

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Today's White Papers & Guides... Backup Recovery & IT Security

• 7 Ways to Get the Full Potential of your Automated Tiered Storage | Not all sub-LUN tiering solutions truly deliver on the promise of Automated Tiered Storage.
  With the recent profusion of tiered storage solutions into the enterprise storage market, organizations are increasingly adopting tiering strategies to accommodate rapid data growth while controlling costs.
  Typically, mission-critical data is stored on high-performance drives, while “less important” data is moved to high-capacity drives. (courtesy of Dell Compellent)
• The 7 Deadly Sins of Backup and Recovery |Are you in control of your backup strategy or is your backup strategy
  in control of you?
  Download this free webcast now to learn about the seven most common
  missteps that organizations make in setting up disaster recovery or
  business system continuity plans -- and make sure you don't let
  these happen to your business. (courtesy of Unitrends)
• Choosing the Best Network Access Control Solution for Your Network | Over the past two years there has been a significant amount of IT industry attention focused on controlling users and devices accessing the corporate network. The use of mobile computing devices for work has surpassed the number of desktops used in corporate networks, Making the challenge for network security top priority for IT managers.
  This white paper will look at three key functionality criteria a NAC solution must deliver in order to effectively operate in complex and diverse real-world networks. These criteria are:
  • Detection and Interrogation of Endpoints
  • Policy Creation and Enforcement Actions
  • Deployment and Integration
  (courtesy of ForeScout)
• Lessons Learned from Stuxnet & Other High-Profile Malware Attacks | Stuxnet, a high-profile cyber-attack, used malware signed with legitimate code signing certificates. It appears that attackers obtained access to their private keys through some form of break-in, probably an electronic one. The damage to these two companies has been considerable.
  What went wrong and how can you protect your own assets?
  This paper describes recent security breaches and why they may have happened. It discusses best practices, especially for the Windows platform, which can help to safeguard the private keys associated with code signing certificates. (courtesy of Symantec / VeriSign Authentication Services)
• Agile Development Tools Compared - Which Comes out on Top | Rolling out Agile?  Forrester just simplified your decision.
  In the Forrester Wave: Agile Development Tools report, Rally received the highest overall combined score of the 10 providers reviewed.  Download the report and make your case today. (courtesy of Rally Software)
• Trend Micro vs. McAfee & Symantec - Which Anti-Virus Solution is Best? | Server and desktop virtualization are essential elements of any IT strategy that seeks to decrease capital and operational expenditures. In the rush to implement virtualization technologies, many organizations simply deploy the same anti-virus solution that is in use on their physical server and desktop systems.
  Read this free report and learn how the top anti-virus solutions from Trend Micro, Symantec and McAfee compare, and which one you should be adopting. (courtesy of Trend Micro)
• Test Messages, Tweets & Facebook Posts: How to Manage Outbound Content | Every day there seems to be a news story about corporate embarassment as a result of a misguided email, tweet or Facebook post. Whether an inadvertant leak or a malicious action, the risk to the organization is huge.
  This white paper focuses on the critical need to manage outbound content sent using email, instant messages, text messages, tweets, Facebook posts and the growing number of other venues from which damaging content might be sent. (courtesy of Symantec.cloud)

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Archiving... the magic word...

• Disk Vs Tape Comparison Guide - Key Features & Benefits Compared | Many experts believe that the case for disk versus tape is clear. Tape-based backup systems, based on decades-old technology, can’t compete with modern disk-based backup systems.
  Learn more about the differences between disk and tape with this handy side by side comparison guide. Discover the varying features and benefits by comparing availability, scalability, reliability, security, and more. (courtesy of i365)
• 3 Affordable Steps to Disaster Recovery | For years, large companies have had an unfair advantage over their small and medium-size counterparts when it came to keeping critical business applications running.
  Fortunately, a combination of well proven and new technologies have aligned to give small and medium-size companies and organizations the kind of rapid disaster recovery protection they have been looking for. There are numerous steps you can take today that combine local, virtual and cloud technologies. Follow this path as explored in this white paper, and you’ll be in a better position to protect all of your workstations and servers, even if the worst happens to your data center. (courtesy of Acronis)
• The Complete Guide to Email Retention & Archiving | Retaining and Archiving business electronic communications is fast becoming a necessity for all businesses. Learn about the legal and compliance regulations associated with maintaining your business critical emails. Understand how your business could face legal issues if a proper archiving solution is not in place. (courtesy of Symantec.cloud)
• Solving the Lost Data Problem - White Paper | Ensuring that branch office backups are done thoroughly and correctly is a major problem for many businesses. Losing data to and from storage facilities can mean major revenue losses, as well as serious compliance issues.
  Download this free white paper and learn how you can implement a strategy to improve branch office backup and WAN performance, while keeping your data and networks secure. (courtesy of emedia)
• The Top 3 Cost-Cutting Mistakes CIOs Make - And How to Avoid Them | The current economy has resulted in huge changes in corporate budgets and planning. Not surprisingly, many IT departments are facing budgets cuts and are facing increasing pressure to allocate funds to only crucial projects.
  But many times, the quickest and most common cost-cutting measures can be to the detriment of the company down the line. How can you make sure you don't make one of the top three most common money-saving mistakes? Find out in this paper.
  You'll learn about the top bad, but not uncommon tactical reactions to falling budgets and the problems those reactions generate. You'll also learn about ways to avoid these mistakes and the best ways to strip away waste and prevent money losses in an economic downturn. (courtesy of RALLY Software)
• Web Application Security for Dummies - Free eBook | Web application security may seem like a complex, daunting task.
  Understand how to quickly find vulnerabilities in your organization’s web applications and fix them so as to prevent attackers from gaining control over the application and other IT resources.
  Use this guide to learn:
  • Why web security matters
  • How to establish a web app security program
  • The benefits of automated screening
  • And More!
  (courtesy of Qualys)
• How Google Can Keep Millions of Your Messages Secure & Accessible | eeping your millions of messages secure, while still accessible for eDiscovery is challenging for administrators.
  Read this free guide and learn more about Google Message Discovery. See how you can:
  • Create a centralized and searchable email repository for your organization
  • Quickly search across the archive to find emails and save result sets
  • Secure your email from spam, viruses, phishing, and other email-borne threats
  • Set central email policies to manage content and compliance requirements
  (courtesy of Google Postini Services)
• 3 Ways to Prevent USB Insecurity - Free Handbook | As the advances in USB devices have made them invaluable to most business users’ workday processes, they have also exposed their organizations to three enormous risks: data loss, data theft and malware propagation.
  Check out this free handbook and learn how removable device policy enforcement can mitigate these risks while enabling managed use of these necessary productivity tools. Explore the three proven ways you can prevent USB insecurity within your enterprise. (courtesy of Lumension)
• Conquering Compliance for Dummies - Free eBook | Information security and compliance for most organizations was the
  exclusive dominion of a small security staff.
  But now that PCI, HIPAA, SOX, and a plethora of other privacy regulations
  have become a part of our modern lexicon, information security and
  regulatory compliance have become the focus of many corporate boards and
  senior managers.  This e-Book explains the challenges of regulatory
  compliance and how to address these challenges using a holistic, cost effective approach, such as:
  
  • Focusing on core controls
  • Conquering tough compliance challenges
  • Maximizing protection/minimizing costs
  (courtesy of Trend Micro)

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This time on Backup Recovery & IT Security:

• The Limits of Traditional Disaster Recovery & How to Overcome Them | In this free paper, you'll learn about the limits of traditional disaster recovery and current trends that further complicate IT operations teams' ability to deliver high levels of ability. You'll also find out how successful
  enterprises are using WAN as a storage transport resource for disaster recovery. (courtesy of riverbed)
• The Key Differences Between Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery | Download this free guide and learn what the recommended best practices are for business continuity and disaster recovery. Learn more about the differences between BC and DR, and what strategies you should implement for adequate protection. (courtesy of riverbed)
• How to Enhance Microsoft SharePoint Security: 3 Security Risks Resolved | Read this white paper to learn how to enhance SharePoint security while also addressing three important security risks:
  • Control access to sensitive documents
  • Prevent unauthorized modification of documents
  • Raise awareness of sensitive information
  (courtesy of TITUS)
• Protect Your Business From SQL Injection and Others Attacks - Whitepaper | Stories about compromised sensitive data frequently mention culprits such as “cross-site scripting,” “SQL injection,” and “buffer overflow”. Vulnerabilities like these often fall outside the traditional expertise of network security managers. The relative obscurity of web application vulnerabilities thus makes them useful for attacks. The white paper examines the typical web application vulnerabilities, and compares options for detection. (courtesy of Qualys)
• Protect Your Blindside - Guide to Plugging Latest Security Holes | This whitepaper will inform you about Advancements in Network Security that will allow you to see everything on your network and take action towards implementing network security solutions. (courtesy of ForeScout)
• How Hackers Infect Web Servers - Attack Techniques Explained | This free guide will help you understand the threat from malware and how it can impact your online business. You’ll learn how criminals infect web servers to make distribution possible as well as the techniques you can use to detect when and how attackers have compromised your web server. (courtesy of Symantec)
• How to Enforce a Viable Access Control & Identity Management Model | It is critically important that governments and private and public corporations be able to certify that access control and access to information are regularly monitored and enforced. Furthermore, as more organizations become increasingly decentralized and mobile, with branch offices, home offices, and remote employees, the need for access management and control is greater than ever. This IDC white paper examines some of the solutions which are available to enforce a viable access control and identity management model. (courtesy of courion)

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