Asking the right questions early in the vetting process is essential for selecting the solution that can best meet your business goals and IT requirements.

Today's IT investments require bottom-line, quantifiable truths. Unified communications (UC) is no exception. Moving to UC means not only determining which solution best fits your organizations needs - but means creating a solid business case that demonstrates a strong return on investment (ROI) and a low total cost of ownership (TCO). This white paper tells you how to understand the benefits of UC in your organization, identify the preferred modes and means of communications, and then use that criterion as a guide to seek out the best UC solution. Most organizations find that UC enhances user productivity or business processes - or both. * UC for user productivity (UC-U) concentrates on helping individual users better manage their communications. These UC capabilities include as presence status, click-to-communicate, instant messaging, and rapid set up of audio, video and Web conferences. * UC for business processes (UC-B) focuses on integrating communications capabilities within workflows and processes in order to enhance business activities. Many organizations begin by focusing on using UC to enhance user productivity, but they soon find that both productivity and business processes can be improved by UC.To achieve breakthrough results, it's important to think about communications in a new way. Unified communications is not so much a system as it is a way of thinking about the impact of the next generation of communications capabilities on businesses large and small. This white paper helps you change your thinking.

Best Practice Guide for Choosing the Best Unified Communications Solution for Your Organization. Asking the right questions early in the vetting process is essential for selecting a Unified Communications solution that can best meet your business goals and IT requirements. Understanding and thoroughly evaluating multiple UC solutions can help ensure that you select the right solution for your business and avoid issues later.

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In Gartner's 2010 trends report, Daryl Plummer, managing vice president and chief Gartner fellow indicates that "For many organizations, the economic and budgetary challenges of 2009 drove important changes in the general governance of IT investment decisions, accelerating the trend toward greater accountability and transparency. According to Daryl "With a strong emphasis on business-case justifications, chief financial officers (CFOs) assumed a more active role. Although most organizations enter 2010 preparing for a return to growth, this financial oversight is unlikely to be lifted anytime soon. For IT leaders, greater fluency in the language of business has become a requirement."1 This white paper is designed to provide the initial basis for exploring the financial advantages of HP-UX 11i versus other platform alternatives, and empower organizations to consider all costs and benefits to help make better investment decisions. Utilizing TCO allows the decision makers to look beyond just the initial purchase price of the hardware and software assets, which historically has accounted for less than 30% of owning and operating typical server solutions, but is increasing with lower operating costs and improved business impact. TCO analysis can help IT make better business decisions by considering the total lifecycle costs and business benefits of a proposed solution. The analysis can be used by IT decision makers to provide guidance and awareness into the factors that contribute to HP-UX 11i and HP Integrity servers being the platform of choice in various project scenarios and competitive situations.

This white paper presents a technical comparison of HP-UX 11i v3, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL 5), and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (SLES 11) operating systems, focusing on their functional capabilities in terms of scalability, virtualization, reliability, and security. In each of these areas, the paper identifies some critical technical requirements, describes the significance of these requirements in current customer environments, and then shows how well HP-UX 11i v3 meets these requirements compared to the Linux systems.

Many enterprises are migrating their core enterprise applications from expensive proprietary platforms or older x86 servers to Linux on standards-based servers. In the past, the lack of an x86 server with the performance, availability, and scalability found in proprietary platforms hindered adoption of these servers at the enterprise core. However, the new HP ProLiant DL980 G7 server with Intel® Xeon® Processor 7500 series overcomes these limitations. The DL980 is not just a larger x86 platform; it was designed with enterprise in mind. It features large internal storage capacity, network and I/O expandability, built-in availability and reliability features, and advanced power management capabilities. The DL980 is an excellent platform for scale-up consolidation and for virtualization of legacy UNIX® and Linux workloads. The DL980 can help you to meet your enterprise-level Information Technology (IT) challenges, such as: . Inability to scale resources effectively to handle high available demands and exponential data growth. . Business demand for lower cost, standards-based Linux and x86-based servers to lower costs, where the only alternative is to run Linux as a 'secondary' operating environment on a RISC or proprietary hardware platform. . Insufficient reliability from existing servers to handle large single system databases and high-density virtualization. . The need to lower support and operating costs, but the inability to do so due to legacy server sprawl. The HP DL980, featuring PREMA Architecture with Smart CPU Caching, along with a resilient system fabric, is designed to increase processing power, reduce throughput bottlenecks, and enhance reliability-features not previously available in a lower TCO x86 environment. This white paper highlights the benefits of the Linux operating system (OS) running on the HP DL980, and the advantage of running enterprise applications in a lower cost clustered Linux environment.

Today's IT organizations are under pressure to continually adapt IT resources to keep pace with changing business priorities, all the while seeking methods to lower costs and improve efficiency in the datacenter. The racked, stacked, and wired infrastructure common in today's environments creates obstacles in the ability to deliver and manage new applications critical to the business. IT managers are challenged by rising operational expenses, power and cooling limiting IT capacity, an IT staff overburdened by manual tasks, and the complicated integration between the server, network, and storage devices. A common situation is to find IT organizations spend the majority of their resources on maintenance rather than on value-add innovation tasks. To optimize the infrastructure, IT executives are rethinking the deployment, utilization, and management of their IT resources.

Data center sprawl has been the enemy of IT innovation for far too long. Over the past 40 years, IT infrastructures have been built in a piecemeal fashion. With systems deployed for specific applications and connected in an ad hoc manner, most data centers today are a labyrinth of teams, tools, and processes. Monolithic, hard-wired systems require excessive manpower to operate and do not scale easily. When an urgent application need emerges, the solution is often to simply add more hardware. Over time, these practices have increased complexity and stifled flexibility. Most data center assets today are underutilized and straining business performance to the breaking point. As a decision maker focused on increasing your competitive advantage, you are likely searching for new ways to free untapped IT capacity and react quickly to business opportunity. For mission-critical environments, this is especially crucial as minutes of downtime can mean lost business. The solution for tomorrow's business is a converged infrastructure- one that aligns IT with business demands. A converged infrastructure consists of: . A common modular infrastructure . A common network fabric . Comprehensive cross-domain control . Comprehensive power and cooling management If only that infrastructure were available now. It is. HP Integrity systems, based on the revolutionary Blade Scale architecture, deliver a mission-critical converged infrastructure today-providing a flexible foundation for the IT environment of tomorrow.

Today, the term "mission-critical" covers an ever-increasing set of data center workloads. As organizations evaluate options for their next generation infrastructure, there are many reasons to look at new options. Current mission-critical infrastructure is frequently based on commercial UNIX environments deployed on large, expensive RISC servers clustered for high availability or disaster recovery. These environments are costly to deploy and manage, but up until there have been no good alternatives. Now, mission-critical capability can now be achieved in a more space efficient and flexible form factor - the blade chassis. HP has recently announced the BladeSystem Matrix with HP-UX, which leverages HP leadership in systems management, server blade design, and operating systems to provide a resilient infrastructure well suited to the mission-critical data center. It demonstrates how IT organizations can apply HP Converged Infrastructure to improve service levels while returning dollars for business innovation. This whitepaper discusses why HP-UX 11i v3 Data Center Operating Environment (DC-OE) along with BladeSystem Matrix with HP-UX makes an ideal choice for the mission-critical data center. The paper contrasts HP mission critical capabilities with Oracle Sun Solaris on SPARC and IBM AIX on POWER systems.

This white paper presents a technical comparison of HP-UX 11i v3, AIX 6.1, and Solaris 10 UNIX operating systems, focusing on their functional capabilities in terms of virtualization, reliability, and security. In each of these areas, the paper identifies some critical technical requirements, describes the significance of these requirements in current customer environments, and then shows how well HP-UX 11i v3 meets these requirements compared to the other UNIX systems.HP-UX, AIX, and Solaris all offer very strong functionality today, with each leading in one area or another. But HP-UX stands out for its balance. It does not lag its competitors in any one area, and it breaks out with leading functionality in several areas valued by business users. One particular area of strength for HP-UX is the unique level of integration between virtualization, workload management, and high availability (HA) / disaster recovery in HP Insight Dynamics - VSE. The combination of HP-UX and Insight Dynamics - VSE gives customers the full benefit of virtualization in a highly available environment. In the newest version of HP-UX, online migration of Integrity Virtual Machines is up to two times faster than the previous release, and encryption is supported for live migration of sensitive workloads. Live migration has also been fully integrated into the VSE-OE and DC-OE operating environments. HP-UX can now become the basis for truly virtual infrastructure, in which computing resources are treated as a single pool of resources that can be drawn upon on demand by workloads. HP-UX 11i v3 deployment is facilitated by HP's Reference Architectures for Insight Dynamics - VSE, which document best practices for deploying ISV solutions from IBM, Oracle, SAP, and SAS in an Insight Dynamics - VSE environment on HP Integrity servers.In the area of security, HP-UX 11i v3 has superior storage encryption capabilities compared to the other UNIX systems, with the unique ability to encrypt both entire storage volumes and individual files. HP-UX 11i v3 also offers unique, host-based intrusion detection functions that are integrated into the operating system; such functions require installation of add-ons in the other UNIX systems.By addressing some of the major Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) concerns customers have today, these capabilities help to put HP-UX in a leadership position for delivering the proven benefits of UNIX platforms.

HP Integrity Servers have been leaders in the industry for providing mission-critical RAS since their inception. This latest generation of Integrity, based on HP's Converged Infrastructure, not only offers common infrastructure, components, and management from x86 to Superdome, but also extends the Integrity RAS legacy. The new line of HP Integrity servers consists of the BL860c i2, BL870c i2, BL890c i2 server blades; the rx2800 i2 rack-mount Integrity server; and the Integrity Superdome 2. All of these latest generation of Integrity servers are designed to maximize uptime and reduce operating costs. HP's latest generation of Integrity Servers are all part of HP's Converged Infrastructure. This means that all of HP's servers from x86 to Superdome use the same racks, enclosures, and management environments, thus allowing HP to focus on the value-add mission-critical RAS features of Integrity. Hot-swap n+1 redundancy for fans and power supplies; and single-bit detect and double-bit correct error correction coding with single chip kill for memory are examples of industry-wide standard server RAS features. Though the new Integrity systems have these too, this white paper will

Much has been written about the continued migration of UNIX workloads to other operating systems, potentially giving the impression that the market for UNIX technology is rapidly disappearing. A more considered look reveals a very different reality; The overall market for UNIX systems is declining at a very slow rate, weighted by declines in revenues from one key vendor in the second half of the decade, while other UNIX vendors have reported modest upticks in revenue. whhile Linux shipments may be growing at a more rapid rate, there remains a substantial group of enterprises that continue to use UNIX, and their motivations and behavior have not been the focus of any substantial body of published research.

In 2010, HP introduced a new line of Integrity servers, entry-class to high-end. The new servers based on HP's Converged Infrastructure strategy, attack IT sprawl with a standards-based, modular bladed architecture that also includes common components and a common management environment for all HP servers. The result is a set of servers that are modular, modern, and easier to manage than ever before. This document is targeted to those customers interested in using virtualization on the new HP Integrity servers. This white paper highlights some common usage scenarios using the different HP-UX virtualization technologies on these servers, and points elsewhere for more information.

Time is the single most precious asset in today's fast-paced business world. Business professionals must make the most of every minute of every day, even as demands on their time have increased exponentially. Staying informed is one of the most critical needs that business people have, and also one of the most timeconsuming. This paper explores a new framework for delivering information in easily-digestible 10-minute nuggets that satisfy a range of informational needs. The 10x10x10 framework supports immediate problem-solving and the ongoing development needs of today's leaders in a hyper-competitive, ever-changing world, ultimately driving higher levels of organizational performance and agility.

In this tough business climate, this ExecBlueprint's authors see manifold opportunity - for those leaders who can not only changewith the times, but who are capable of leading the charge. Suchleaders, according to Dan Gallagher of Comcast, anticipate tomorrow'smarketplace needs, and can reinvent themselves, their people, and theirbusinesses in a true spirit of collaboration so that they, together, stayahead of the curve. In other words, tomorrow's CEOs will be teamplayers, not the "lone wolves" of today, and their selfless style will driveloyalty as well as performance. Today, HR has a responsibility to helpdevelop such leaders by introducing innovative programs that are integratedwith core business objectives, yet are still capable of shakingthings up. One place to start is by scrapping your old lists of competenciesand asking: What does it really take to be a leader at our company?Gather feedback from the ground up: conduct surveys, ask leaders, tryon new models. Finally, ask: Will this program enable tomorrow's leadersto see the forest for the trees and initiate a plan to protect and growthat forest?

At the end of each year, the product team at Books24x7 collects and analyzes the usage data from the millions of Books24x7 subscribers. The group looks at the most viewed titles across all of its many collections, by individual collection, and the most popular search terms. In this report, we will take a look at the IT-related activities from the ITPro and AnalystPerspectives collections, as well as the most popular IT and business search terms.

What value does SkillSoft training provide to individuals and organizations? In late 2010 we asked KnowledgeAdvisors, the world's largest learning analytics firm, to conduct an independent study that would answer this question. Some of the key findings include: . High applicability: SkillSoft learning easily integrates into the flow of work, and outperforms the industry when it comes to applicability. . Business impact: Learners feel SkillSoft training impacts critical areas of business, with productivity and quality topping the list. . Confidence: The training helps employees close skill gaps and build confidence that is essential to performance. . Increasing value over time: Respondents overwhelmingly agree that SkillSoft's e-learning resources are valuable, and the more they use the solutions, the more value and impact they see. Taken together, the findings illustrate the powerful role that e-learning, and SkillSoft e-learning in particular, can play in a company's success.

Talent Management has grown significantly in recent years as more and more organizations have recognized the value of aligning workforce planning with business strategy. But talent management strategies and systems can only go so far in assuring the readiness of the workforce to meet ever changing market needs. A strategy for learning must be linked to talent management to truly accelerate and transform organizational performance.

Capital markets have complex, data-intensive front-office environments that change in milliseconds. To survive and differentiate themselves, companies need predictable, high-performance technical solutions. They also must control costs. Until now, satisfying both of these requirements was a difficult challenge. Read this white paper to learn how financial organizations can embrace a portable, standards-based architecture to create a predictable, sustainable millisecond response time environment that will increase revenue generation and opportunity optimization.

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