Have you made the move to lean servers yet?

Having trouble viewing this email? View in a browser window In this issue: Have You Made the Move to Lean Servers Yet? 4 Ways to Conquer Storage Usability Challenges Readers Beware: Are Your PDF Docs Safe From Malware? Are You Reaping the Benefits of Agile Software? Looking to Integrate Linux Better? Look No Further How to Manage Data Center Overloads Under Pressure Have You Made the Move to Lean Servers Yet? Today, millions of Java developers have discarded heavy JEE containers in favor of lean software platforms. Why, you ask? For most, the choice was simple and clear. These lightweight frameworks and application servers harmonize development with IT operations -- delivering streamlined application development, huge savings of time and expense, simplicity of deployment, and the small footprint required for virtualized environments. 4 Ways to Conquer Storage Usability Challenges In today's challenging business environment, a highly optimized approach to IT sprawl is required in reducing storage complexity and addressing overall demands for improved storage usability for small and medium-sized businesses. EMC's VNXe series is a significant step forward in delivering efficient storage solutions optimized for consolidation and virtualization. Read the white paper to learn more about their features. Readers Beware: Are Your PDF Docs Safe From Malware? At present, PDF files have become a very common way for malware to be delivered to computers. The PDF standard now supports JavaScript, along with tighter connections into user systems from the Adobe Reader program. This makes it very easy for virus writers to utilize scripting within PDF documents and security holes in the Reader software to load malware code and deliver this code onto computers. Users need to be aware of these attacks and be prepared to stop them. To find out more about this ongoing issue and learn how you can prevent it from happening, read this white paper. Are You Reaping the Benefits of Agile Software? Now more than ever, more and more businesses are realizing the benefits of leveraging Agile software development beyond the team level. As a result, they are confronting the confusion and churn of when and how to scale their Agile adoption. This white paper introduces the Lean principle of Pull, along with five other key principles of Lean, and applies them as a theme for prioritizing actions and practices within Agile Teams and Programs. Looking to Integrate Linux Better? Look No Further Are you an enterprise IT worker who has felt constricted by the conventional model of Linux's support system? If you answered yes, chances are you're not alone. Recently, thanks to a study done by Oliver Wyman, its become apparent that the conventional Linux support business model and how new models of support, specifically Novell’s Expanded Support Services, affects IT organizations negatively. This study finds that Novell ESS represents an important break from the conventional Linux support model, increasing the range of options available to IT executives looking to manage their Linux environment and better integrate Linux into the overall management of their server environments. How to Manage Data Center Overloads Under Pressure The pressure is mounting for various healthcare organizations around the world -- the pressure to institute real-time collaborative medicine and electronic medical records (EMRs). The pressure to help ensure compliance. The pressure to support increased patient volume caused by an increase in chronic conditions. The pressure to merge infrastructure to lower costs, implement cloud computing, and reduce energy consumption, and the list goes on. The simultaneous on these organizations will be overwhelming, mostly for their data center infrastructure. Healthcare organizations need an infrastructure that will promote agility and boost productivity without sacrificing performance, raising costs, or impacting security. Read on to find out more. To avoid any problems with your newsletter delivery, please add newsletters@response.webbuyersguide.com to your addressbook. Get the week's most important storage information in your inbox each Monday afternoon. Stay on top of trends and what you need to know to be a success. Subscribe to Storage Product Update today! You are subscribed to this newsletter with the e-mail address dwyld.kwu.wyldside@blogger.com. If you no longer wish to receive Web Buyer's Guide White Paper Spotlight, unsubscribe here. Copyright © 2011 Ziff Davis Enterprise. All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis Enterprise, 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016 Privacy Policy