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Systems Management Software refers to enterprise-wide administration of distributed computer systems. Systems management is strongly influenced by network management initiatives in telecommunications. The most known systems management systems are IBM Tivoli Framework, Microsoft Systems Management Server, HP OpenView, LANDesk, Novell ZENworks and CA Unicenter.

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Tackling Increasing SMF Data Volumes and Decreasing Resources in the Mainframe Environment
By : CA Mainframe Published Date: Jun 20, 2008
Increasing infrastructure complexity has led to unprecedented growth in enterprise systems management data on all systems, including the mainframe and it is becoming more complex to manage SMF data.  Download this Technology Brief to learn how to address the complexity of managing SMF data.
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CA Mainframe
CA Performance Handbook Supplement for DB2 for z/OS
By : CA Mainframe Published Date: Sep 05, 2007
The CA Performance Management Handbook for DB2 for z/OS by renowned tuning experts Susan Lawson and Dan Luksetich of YL&A covers information to enhance your skills and raise awareness for databases performance management issues and tuning strategies. This supplement to the CA Performance Management Handbook provides specific information on which technologies apply to which issues and how CA Database Management addresses your most pressing database performance management challenges.
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CA Mainframe
Data Center Automation: Accelerating Market Maturity Through Investment in IT
By : HP Service Management Published Date: Aug 29, 2008
Today, 84% of IT organizations view automation as a top investment priority for delivering on business outcomes.  Explore key priorities and trends based on IDC’s global survey of 164 IT professionals, including the role of automation across “IT silos” and virtualization, cost efficiencies and process standardization, and market maturity.  Read this new IDC survey to learn more.
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HP Service Management
Getting Business Requirements Right
By : IAG Consulting Published Date: Aug 17, 2007
The later in the system development life-cycle that major errors are discovered the more expensive it is to fix them. But the earliest stages of the systems development lifecycle (SDLC) are most often the least consistently executed. This paper describes a methodology that brings the early stages of the SDLC up to a high level of maturity: consistent, proven, and optimized for success. 

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IAG Consulting
Patchlink Update and Microsoft SMS 2003: Implementing an Effective Patch Management Strategy
By : Patchlink Published Date: Jul 13, 2006
See how the advanced capabilities of PatchLink Update, working in tandem the Microsoft SMS foundational system can effectively counter today's emerging vulnerabilities and new rapidly spreading threats.
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Patchlink
11 Criteria For Selecting The Best ERP System Replacement
By : Epicor Published Date: Apr 19, 2006
An ERP system is your information backbone and reaches into all areas of your business and value-chain. Replacing it can open unlimited business opportunities. In this white paper are the 11 criteria that will allow you to identify and select the ERP system replacement solution that will meet these expectations.
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Epicor
5 Approaches to Messaging Security: A Technical Overview of the Tradeoffs
By : Sigaba Published Date: Oct 20, 2005
This white paper reviews the five most common current approaches to messaging security. While the five approaches discussed here are not the comprehensive list of available solutions, they are the basis for most variations of messaging security solutions available today.
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Sigaba
Process Automation: Moving Beyond Scripts in Operations Management
By : Opalis Published Date: Apr 04, 2006
This white paper describes how automating IT processes greatly reduces operational costs and improves service delivery. Learn how to standardize best practices and integrate data center and operations tools without the management burden associated with scripts and home-grown programs.
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Opalis
7 Strategies for Enabling IT to Activate the Business
By : BMC Software Published Date: Nov 07, 2005
This white paper from BMC Software reviews how IT organizations can become more responsive to Business Service Management needs, and accelerate the business by following the same steps that people would use when trying to improve the way they play golf.
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BMC Software
Resolving Critical Business Problem Areas in Data Center Operations Through Automation
By : Opalis Published Date: May 06, 2006
Automating repetitive Data Center Operations into best practices makes response times faster, more reliable, and less costly. Learn how to extend your current IT systems to do more of the routine work, freeing up IT staff for higher-value projects.

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Opalis
Realizing the Business Value of Converged Applications
By : IBM Published Date: Dec 23, 2005
This IBM white paper posits that most enterprises have yet to realize the full value of convergence and explains why the real promise of IP networks lies in converged applications. It goes on to explain how IP convergence can build real business value for today's busy contact centers.
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IBM
Run Book Automation, Job Scheduling For IT Operations
By : Opalis Published Date: May 18, 2006
This paper highlights how Run Book Automation Software provides the new level of automation required to automate IT operations and traditional job scheduling tasks, without the costs and management burden associated with custom programming and scripts.
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Opalis
System Monitoring: Seeing is Believing for IBM System i Managers
By : CCSS Published Date: Jun 27, 2007
Capability breeds dependence. The more you can do, the more is asked of you. The more time you save, the more time you spend seeking out ways to save more time or money. If less really is more, how do you do more with less? Effective system monitoring could help you break free of the system shackles and use your System i (iSeries) network to save time and money.
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CCSS
Self-Tuning Disk Drives Eliminate Performance Bottlenecks and Heighten ROI
By : Diskeeper Corporation Published Date: Jun 08, 2007
The size of today’s hard drives boggles the mind. Coupled with this surge in disk capacity is an explosion in file sizes. And multi-MB PowerPoints, MP3s and PDFs litter the hard drive. The problem is that drive I/O speed has not kept up the pace. As a result, it has developed into a serious bottleneck in system performance.
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Diskeeper Corporation
The Role of ESB in SOA: Creating a Loosely Coupled Integration Architecture
By : Information Builders Published Date: Sep 06, 2006
This paper discusses the relationship between ESB, loose coupling, and the effort needed to align IT with business process owners in order to ensure a successful SOA implementation in any organization.
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Information Builders
The Role of Ethernet in Consolidation and Virtualization
By : Force10 Networks Published Date: Sep 15, 2005
This white paper explores the technologies needed to ensure businesses are prepared to meet the new challenges and opportunities of the emerging “answer economy”.
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Force10 Networks
Templates for More Efficient Virtualization Management
By : SWsoft Published Date: Nov 08, 2006
Using templates, administrators can consolidate OS and application management so that only a single instance of a software package is required and managed on a physical machine regardless of the number of virtual environments that use the software.
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SWsoft
The Impact of Disk Fragmentation
By : Diskeeper Corporation Published Date: May 30, 2006
While there is little dispute among IT professionals regarding the impact of disk fragmentation on system performance, no independent guidelines exist to recommend the frequency of defragmentation across an infrastructure. This white paper will outline the results of testing, draw conclusions, and make recommendations regarding managing fragmentation across your infrastructure.
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Diskeeper Corporation
The 12 Pitfalls of IT Systems Management
By : uptime software Published Date: Nov 16, 2007
You’ll learn what the 12 pitfalls of IT Systems Management really are, as well as the bridges you need to cross them. Learn what the big framework solutions don't want you to know, and why they might not be the answer for your IT Department. Learn to leverage what you have and your limited budget to get you the Systems Management tools and Solutions you need.
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uptime software
A Practical Guide to SOA for IT Architects
By : Systinet Published Date: Oct 21, 2005
As a strategy for creating a flexible and agile IT, service-oriented architecture (SOA) has gained considerable momentum in recent years, largely due to the advent of standards-based Web services.
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Systinet
CA Opens the Black Box: Adding Mainframe Focus to End-to-End Application Performance Management
By : CA Mainframe Published Date: Apr 02, 2008
This White Paper discusses end-to-end application performance management in the context of the impact to the business. It then highlights CA’s application quality and performance manage­ment solutions for both Web and mainframe applications, with particular focus on the integration of CA Wily with AQM Solutions’ TRILOGexpert APCTM for TriTuneTM with Performance Desktop.  It concludes with the Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) perspective on the market in general, and on the CA solution in particular.
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CA Mainframe
Disk Monitoring: Calculating the Real Cost of Disk
By : CCSS Published Date: Aug 21, 2007
Many IT Managers will be familiar with the ‘disk or die’ ultimatums that a disgruntled system can issue. If the system demands feeding and threatens to shut down if it doesn’t get more disk to chew, it’s time to address the issue of disk once and for all.  The expense of using disk to accommodate problems in the hope of buying extra investigation time is a quick fix that few organizations can sustain.
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CCSS
Eliminating Unplanned Downtime and Building a Path to Profit for IBM System i Managers
By : CCSS Published Date: May 17, 2007
Is a lack of availability costing your business thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars? Assessing the true financial impact of unplanned downtime may surprise you. Placing a dollar amount on this issue is often the first step and biggest motivator to meeting your ongoing availability requirements.
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CCSS
Evaluating Financial Management Software - Is It Time for a Change?
By : Microsoft Published Date: Feb 15, 2007
This white paper walks through the key areas of a financial management solution so when you are evaluating current and future financial management software, you are prepared to avoid challenges and maximize your investment.
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Microsoft
Extending System Longevity with Diskeeper
By : Diskeeper Corporation Published Date: Sep 21, 2005
Tight IT budgets demand that desktop and laptop PCs remain in service well beyond their prime. But as these systems age, performance degrades. The culprit most often is file fragmentation. Download this paper to find out how Diskeeper can help your systems perform longer.
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Diskeeper Corporation