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Data Management comprises all the disciplines related to managing data as a valuable resource. Data Resource Management is the development and execution of architectures, policies, practices and procedures that properly manage the full data lifecycle needs of an enterprise.

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PDF/A and the Document Retention Landscape
By : Adlib Software Published Date: Jul 19, 2006
Read this whitepaper to learn about PDF/A and how it must be implemented in conjunction with tools and applications to manage records according to the various business practices and recordkeeping processes today's information-dependant organizations employ.
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Adlib Software
Implementing Energy Efficient Data Centers
By : APC-MGE Published Date: Aug 22, 2006
It is possible to dramatically reduce the electrical consumption of typical data centers through appropriate design of the network-critical physical infrastructure and through the design of the IT architecture. This paper explains how to quantify the electricity savings and provides examples of methods that can greatly reduce electrical power consumption for optimal data center efficiency.

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APC-MGE
Survival of the Fittest: Move Beyond FTP
By : Axway Published Date: Jun 22, 2007
In a world where only the fittest survive, Axway can help. Our Managed File Transfer Survival Guide gives you a step-by-step plan for building a business case to ensure your success in managing the integrity of your data infrastructure. Download your complimentary survival guide today!
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Axway
The Critical Role of Data Consolidation for Your Data Protection Systems
By : Bocada Published Date: Oct 21, 2005
This strategic view is the proverbial "gold" that can be mined from your data protection systems; it is the asset that will enable IT management to prioritize activity to bring activities in line with business objectives and communicate policy compliance to corporate officers and data owners.
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Bocada
Simplified Data Protection for Small to Medium Businesses
By : Breece Hill, LLC Published Date: Nov 20, 2006
Once a business clears the financial hurdle and begins to plan their data protection strategy the choices can appear daunting. Do they select tape or disk? Apply differential or incremental backups? How much will a new system cost and how much time will it take to implement? What data should be included in the backup? This article attempts to address these concerns.
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Breece Hill, LLC
Data Modeling: A Necessary and Rewarding Aspect of Data Management
By : Burton Group Published Date: May 19, 2008
Data modeling has evolved from an arcane technique for database designers into an entire family of interrelated techniques that serves many constituencies, including techno-phobic business stakeholders and users. The new maturity of modeling tools and techniques arrives in the nick of time, because new technical and regulatory realities demand that enterprises maintain scrupulous awareness of their data and how it is used. Data modeling is no longer for databases only, no longer for technologists only, and no longer optional.
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Burton Group
Business Intelligence for Mid-Size Organizations: It's Not Just for Industry Giants
By : BusinessObjects Published Date: Jan 25, 2007
Download this step by step guide to learning how mid-size companies can benefit from Business Intelligence. You'll learn the benefits of BI and why mid-size companies need it for effective decision-making and improved results.

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BusinessObjects
Mailbox Size Management in 4 Easy Steps
By : C2C Systems, Inc. Published Date: Aug 24, 2006
This paper provides information which will help you to plan a solution for your mailbox size. Planning Modification to any email system takes just four easy steps.
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C2C Systems, Inc.
Managing PST Files from Discovery to the Archive
By : C2C Systems, Inc. Published Date: Oct 18, 2004
As the need to retain corporate data has increased to meet regulatory requirements-- and best practice may dictate email meeting certain internal policies-- the very existence of PSTs is putting email more and more "at risk. So what can you do about PSTs?
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C2C Systems, Inc.
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
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
Expanding Roles of Data Management Professionals: A Survey From Industry Peers
By : CA Mainframe Published Date: May 13, 2008
Data Professionals are now being asked to perform higher-level tasks and interact with businesses as “data stewards”.  In this survey, you will learn the challenges as outlined by over 850 data professionals. Get this CA-sponsored survey of the International DB2 Users Group (IDUG) conducted by Unisphere Research. The closer link between corporate performance and database performance is increasing pressure on data professionals to provide higher-level services to enterprise business customers.
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CA Mainframe
How to disappoint your HIPAA auditors and gain the respect of your board of directors
By : CertifiedMail Published Date: Oct 01, 2008
With HIPAA audits now randomized, you must be prepared for them every day. And with state regulations requiring compliance-breach reporting, you must become your own auditor. HIPAA is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the 1996 federal regulation that mandated health-data privacy.

This regulation requires compliance by all insurers and health care providers, including physician’s offices, hospitals, health plans, employers, public health authorities, life insurers, clearinghouses, billing agencies, information systems vendors, service organizations, and universities.

But that’s not all.
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CertifiedMail
Why Your Organization Needs to Focus on Outbound Content
By : CertifiedMail Published Date: May 15, 2007
This white paper focuses on the need to monitor and manage outbound content, discusses the key drivers that are making it necessary and discusses the steps that an organization should take to mitigate the risks it faces from employee use of communication tools. Also included in this document are brief descriptions of the companies that have co-sponsored it.
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CertifiedMail
Converging Text and BI: The Case for a Content Mining Platform
By : Clarabridge Published Date: Mar 06, 2006
This white paper describes how the Clarabridge Content Mining Platform avoids the pitfalls of previous approaches to unstructured analysis, and capitalizes on lessons learned from solving similar problems in the structured domain.
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Clarabridge
Building a Leak-Free Enterprise
By : Clearswift Published Date: May 01, 2008
In this white paper Clearswift address the question "Is it possible to build a leak free enterprise?" In addition to a Gartner research note on "Understand Data Leakage" we answer the question by describing 15 of the most common mistakes of web and email security and the associated risks and solutions.
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Clearswift
Storage Management Simplified with Virtualization
By : Creekpath Published Date: Dec 20, 2005
Imagine a world where storage management is simplified; everything works together; there are no configuration issues when upgrading, and vendors all cooperate to allow information to be easily stored and retrieved seamlessly. This was a reality in the mainframe world, but the deployment of open systems shattered these concepts.
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Creekpath
ESG Lab Report: Data Deduplication and Disk-to-Disk Backup Systems - What to Know and Ask
By : Data Domain Published Date: Jul 17, 2007
While disk-to-disk (D2D) backup systems have been widely accepted as functionally superior to tape, they still carry a significant cost penalty. However, with the addition of data deduplication technology, D2D systems now provide compelling operational and cost efficiencies, thanks to increased manageability and reduced storage and bandwidth needs.
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Data Domain
IT Users Discuss New Ways to Protect Enterprise Data
By : Data Domain Published Date: Sep 10, 2006
This paper chronicles the implementations of three enterprises that represent a diverse set of industries (Financial, Legal and Technology). The IT managers responsible for protecting company data had the foresight to recognize the growing gap between their business continuity requirements and the ability of tape-based backup systems to meet those requirements.
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Data Domain
The ROI Case for WAN Vaulting - Extending Disk-to-Disk to Offsite Disaster Recovery
By : Data Domain Published Date: Mar 14, 2007
Systems and storage expert Barb Goldworm describes the benefits of deduplication and disk-to-disk (D2D) backup for disaster recovery (DR) and how these techniques are extended to deliver cost-effective offsite data protection. You’ll learn the benefits of deduplication and D2D backup, how D2D can be extended to deliver cost-effective offsite data protection and DR, and how to build a business case for WAN vaulting.
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Data Domain
Symantec NetBackup Design Best Practices with Data Domain
By : Data Domain Published Date: Jan 07, 2008
This white paper walks you through how Data Domain integrates with NBU, including planning and sizing considerations, operational considerations, offsite replication, and other integration basics so you can get the most out of this powerful solution.
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Data Domain
IDC Workbook: Assess the Value of Deduplication for your Storage Consolidation Initiatives
By : Data Domain Published Date: Aug 06, 2008
Enterprises are caught between the continued growth in the amount of data they create, store, and depend on, and the need to consolidate IT resources to reduce costs and create a more 'green' IT environment. But while organizations have worked to reduce IT footprint, they must balance the need to improve resource utilization with more efficient protection and recovery capabilities, all in the face of increasing capacity pressures. Download the IDC Workbook: Protecting Data in the Context of Enterprise Infrastructure Consolidation and Data Growth: The Rise of New Technologies.
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Data Domain
Service-Oriented Data Access: Building Interoperable, Robust & Reusable Data Services
By : DataDirect Technologies Published Date: Sep 26, 2007
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is an approach to organizing IT resources and data to meet the changing needs of the business. Implementing SOA depends upon the IT organization being able to build interoperable, robust, reusable, and composable Services that abstract the underlying application functionality and data in the organization.
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DataDirect Technologies
Middleware in Action: Industrial Strength Data Access
By : DataDirect Technologies Published Date: Jun 21, 2007
This independent technology assessment by Ken North, the industry expert on databases and middleware, presents a top level view of the role of data access middleware and its importance. It discusses the defining characteristics of premium data access middleware, such as features that affect performance and scalability, and includes a checklist of critical features.
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DataDirect Technologies
Guidelines for the Evaluation of Enterprise De-Duplication Solutions
By : Diligent Technologies Published Date: Oct 08, 2007
This document is intended for the use of Enterprise1 Stor