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Best Practice is a management idea which asserts that there is a technique, method, process, activity, incentive or reward that is more effective at delivering a particular outcome than any other technique, method, process, etc. The idea is that with proper processes, checks, and testing, a project can be rolled out and completed with fewer problems and unforeseen complications.

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10 Steps to E-mail Security
By : Clearswift Published Date: Feb 02, 2007
Every enterprise has to find a balance between security and the ability to carry on conducting business freely. This short guide is about finding that balance. By following some basic principles, there's no reason you can't let legitimate business email move into, out of and within your enterprise while stopping the things that cause damage: viruses, spam, spyware, trojans, phishing, Denial of Service attacks, the loss of sensitive data and the collection of illegal, immoral and just plain offensive material.
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Clearswift
Worst Practices in Business Intelligence: Why BI Applications Succeed Where BI Tools Fail
By : Information Builders Published Date: Aug 06, 2007
This paper provides insight into the top four worst practices for business intelligence. It also provides guidance on how to avoid or overcome worst practices in order to tap into the true power of BI. By reading this paper, you will have a solid understanding of how to avoid BI failure and achieve success with your BI initiatives.
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Information Builders
All Data Is Not Equal
By : Stratus Technologies Published Date: Jul 19, 2007
Application vulnerabilities and risks must be weighed to identify resources, performance requirements and service level objectives to ensure business continuity. Using real-world case studies, this white paper examines Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) best practices for disaster preparedness.
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Stratus Technologies
Are Your Secrets Safe? Policy, Strategy and Technology for Ensuring Outbound Email Content Security
By : Proofpoint Published Date: Nov 15, 2004
Email has revolutionized how businesses communicate. But email also makes it easy to transport confidential information and valuable intellectual property outside your organization — without anyone knowing until it's too late. To combat these threats, enterprises must develop clear policies for outbound email content and should adopt technology to monitor and enforce such policies.
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Proofpoint
Anti-Malware Battlefield Tools: Customer Perspectives and Reference RFI
By : Burton Group Published Date: Aug 21, 2006
In this Methodologies and Best Practices document, Burton Group Research Director Daniel Blum recounts customer perspectives on the anti-malware battlefield playing out at the enterprise level. The document explores lessons learned, and what keeps customers awake at night even after good defensive strategies are in place. The Reference RFI alone is valuable for those switching anti-malware products, or seeking new ones.
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Burton Group
Best Practices for Globally Deploying Wireless Messaging
By : Motorola Good Technology Published Date: Mar 29, 2007
This paper describes the key issues a multi-national enterprise needs to consider when determining the requirements for deploying a global wireless messaging project. It then outlines how the Good™ Mobile Messaging solution addresses those key issues. Also included are includes two case studies of recent Good Technology customer deployments.
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Motorola Good Technology
Best Practices for Server Virtualization in Mission-Critical Healthcare IT
By : Stratus Technologies Published Date: Jun 15, 2007
This paper provides an introduction to server virtualization for hospitals and healthcare delivery organizations. It also offers best practices you can use to benefit from virtualization, while avoiding missteps that could affect the availability and performance of mission-critical healthcare IT.
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Stratus Technologies
Business Intelligence Best Practices for Dashboard Design
By : Information Builders Published Date: Sep 27, 2007
Dashboards help organizations make better business decisions. The way in which they are created is not trivial and attention must be paid to the details. Employing visual design standards and principles are important, but are only part of the journey. The way in which data is integrated from the enterprise is just as important.
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Information Builders
Best Practices and Tools to Automate Data Center Security and Compliance
By : HP Service Management Published Date: Mar 25, 2008
IDC shares best practices and recommendations on how IT can gain a consolidated security and compliance view across all of the devices and align data center automation, change management, and process workflows across "IT silos" to deliver compliance assurance and improved security practices.  Enhance security and improve compliance visibility through automation across the IT service lifecycle.
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HP Service Management
Best Practices for Remote Replication for Oracle 10g Using XP Continuous Access
By : HP Published Date: Jan 15, 2008
This paper provides a comprehensive set of test-proven best practices for properly configuring, deploying, and operating an Oracle 10g database on an HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array (XP12000) in an HP-UX environment using HP StorageWorks XP Continuous Access Software as the remote copy infrastructure.
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HP
Backup and Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Server Best Practices with Data Domain
By : Data Domain Published Date: Jun 11, 2008
Protecting Exchange information is critical and backup is still the primary method used. Combining traditional backup with other methods such as clustering, replication and continuous data protection provide for a robust Exchange protection strategy. This paper focuses on the traditional backup and recovery practices for Exchange along with solutions from Data Domain.
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Data Domain
Compete More Effectively by Acting as Your Own Supply Chain
By : IBM Published Date: Jan 27, 2004
We’ve heard it over and again: mid-sized manufacturers need to increase efficiencies while protecting their existing infrastructure and boosting profits. IBM can help, with tailored solutions. Click for the complimentary report, "Ten Insights for Success in an On Demand World".
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IBM
DNS Best Practices
By : BlueCat Networks, Inc. Published Date: Jan 23, 2008
This paper introduces and describes the principal concepts and techniques involved with DNS best practices.
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BlueCat Networks, Inc.
Document Process Management: The Compelling Case for an Integrated Lifecycle Strategy
By : Océ Business Services Published Date: Sep 07, 2005
IDC has found a direct correlation between effective document management and improved business performance. Yet recent research reveals that half of organizations rate their document process management processes as ineffective. This best-practices paper gives you insight into how you can reduce costs, increase productivity, mitigate risk and enhance business performance through the strategic outsourcing of document lifecycle management.
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Océ Business Services
Executive Guide to Understanding Business Requirements
By : IAG Consulting Published Date: Nov 01, 2006
This white paper is structured so that each page is its own "mini-white-paper" but each is also part of a total look at better structuring requirements documents, processes and content completeness. At the end of this paper is a one page "tear-out" summary which is both a shortened distillation of the content, and a diagnostic tool to start a peer discussion on your organization's performance.

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IAG Consulting
EMC NetWorker Design Best Practices with Data Domain
By : Data Domain Published Date: Mar 26, 2008
Data Domain deduplication storage integrates with standard NetWorker architectural and operational environments and provides a highly cost-efficient nearline storage solution for enterprises of all sizes. This paper provides an in-depth analysis of how Domain deduplication storage offers new storage architecture options for EMC NetWorker customers.
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Data Domain
Grant Thornton Achieves 99.7% Accuracy Tracking IT Assets
By : Absolute Software Published Date: Mar 05, 2008
Discover how Grant Thornton standardized its IT asset management across a nation-wide network of leased computers to reduce loss rates, achieve regulatory compliance and drive down total cost of ownership. By tightly controlling all network end-points, Grant Thornton was able to achieve close to 0% loss of all mobile IT assets.
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Absolute Software
Keeping Up Your SOX Compliance and Turning IT into a High Performer by Improving Change Control
By : Tripwire Published Date: Jan 26, 2007
This paper covers the implementation, disclosure and ongoing evaluation of internal controls for SOX compliance with a focus on the role of IT, as well as the penalties for non-compliance.
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Tripwire
Learn Best Practices for Migrating to Exchange Server 2007
By : Quest Software Published Date: Mar 01, 2007
Migrating to Exchange Server 2007 isn't easy. Quest Software's white paper, "Best Practices for Exchange 2007," explains the importance of proper planning and execution and the best practices you need to successfully migrate to Exchange Server 2007.
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Quest Software
Monitoring Physical Data Center Threats
By : APC-MGE Published Date: May 01, 2006
While well-understood protocols exist for monitoring physical devices such as UPS systems, computer room air conditioners, and fire suppression systems, there is a class of distributed monitoring points that is often ignored. This paper describes this class of threats, suggests approaches to deploying monitoring devices, and provides best practices in leveraging the collected data to reduce downtime.
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APC-MGE
Midmarket ERP Solutions Checklist
By : InsideCRM.com Published Date: Jan 14, 2008
So your midmarket company has done its research and has settled on what you feel is the perfect ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution? Not so fast. Before you sign on the dotted line, consider these 12 key points to ensure you're making the best possible decision.

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InsideCRM.com
Oracle Recovery Manager Design Best Practices with Data Domain
By : Data Domain Published Date: Jan 09, 2008
Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) is a built-in tool that allows the Database Administrator (DBA) to easily backup and recover the data in an Oracle database. RMAN handles the coordination required to ensure that transaction integrity is preserved and sufficient information is maintained to recover the database to any appropriate point.
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Data Domain
On-Demand Records Management: Meeting the Challenge
By : Océ Business Services Published Date: Sep 06, 2005
Effective records management has never been more crucial to meeting corporate governance, risk management and operational mandates. Yet half of enterprises lack a fully implemented records management program. Download this white paper to learn how strategic outsourcing can help you mitigate risks, apply best practices, meet compliance mandates and improve overall records management ROI.
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Océ Business Services
On-Demand Webcast: Learn How To Have A ZeroIMPACT Exchange Migration
By : Quest Software Published Date: Jul 11, 2008
Learn best practices for an accurate, efficient and ZeroIMPACT Exchange migration across all major platforms by watching this on-demand webcast.
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Quest Software
Patient-Centric: the 21st Century Prescription for Healthcare
By : IBM Published Date: May 16, 2006
Throughout the industrialized world, healthcare systems are in crisis. Aging populations and skyrocketing costs are putting unprecedented financial and organizational pressure on healthcare providers and payers. The result is often a decreasing level of care. In response, fundamental changes are taking place. Patient-centric systems are evolving in which the patient's well-being and the responsibility for good health are defining treatment and operational policies.