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Whitepapers Download Today we have 10 featured Whitepapers for you from The LTO Program, PlateSpin, EMC, PlateSpin, SWsoft, D-Link, Quantum, Credant Technologies, Dell , and Tripwire. You can see all of the available whitepapers here. The LTO Program The Truth About Tape - Nine Myths to Reconsider The IT industry has seen heated debates throughout the years, and the long-running tape vs. disk debate has stirred passions from the data center to the executive suite. This 2007 whitepaper addresses the common, yet incorrect, statements made about tape over the years -- debunking the myths in a light, yet straightforward manner - and sets the stage for calling a truce in the battle, with both disk and tape co-existing to serve complimentary functions in the data center. This newsletter is sponsored by PlateSpin Where To Find Affordable Disaster Recovery Virtualization is expanding across the enterprise, allowing companies to get more out of their networks without busting their budget. Now you can leverage virtualization to provide affordable disaster recovery and safeguard the under-protected servers in your network. Click here to download and learn how. This newsletter is sponsored by EMC The IP Storage Payoff: Turning your Investment into Efficient, Affordable Results Facing the daunting challenge of managing growing volumes of data, fifty percent of today's midsize enterprises are considering deploying an IP-based storage solution. Learn why many midsize enterprises are leveraging existing IP technology and IP-trained staff to deploy and maintain storage networks instead of investing in the same Fibre Channel networks that their larger counterparts use for storage. Read this paper to learn how your organization can achieve the same storage results as larger enterprises--simply and affordably. This newsletter is sponsored by PlateSpin Optimize your Data Center The data on your network is growing at a rapid pace that's only going to increase. This white paper provides best practices for optimizing the use of server resources, and how to get the most of out existing server hardware in the data center using OS Portability technology. Click here to Download. SWsoft Real-time Remote Workforce Enablement Cox Communications was looking for a way to deploy and manage the IT requirements of its decentralized customer support team comprised of over a hundred people. With only four IT staff designed to support the technical need of the customer support team, Cox required a flexible and high-performance solution that could be easily managed. Read more to find out how Cox used Virtuozzo to build a virtual server infrastructure to serve remote workers with a customized central desktop. This newsletter is sponsored by D-Link D-Link Unified Switching Improves Network Efficiency As businesses scale, blending traditional wireless and wired networks become a challenge. D-Link's xStack 3200 series incorporate effortless wireless switching and advanced wired functionality for a TOTAL unified network solution. Discover how D-Link can help take your network to the next level. Download your copy of "Unified Wireless Switching" to learn more. This newsletter is sponsored by Quantum Whitepaper: Solve Storage's Catch-22 Regulations require increasing data storage, but your budget and staff aren't unlimited. Discover how data de-duplication maximizes storage efficiency and capacity while minimizing tape backups, eliminating common data center problems, ensuring reliable and quick recovery, and much more. Credant Technologies Mobile Data Security Essentials for a Changing, Growing Workforce Endpoint security requires more than just encrypting bits on disks. Securing data-at-rest must accommodate today's workforce dynamics (all devices, users and locations), yet consistently enforce security rules--easily and painlessly--with no comprise to user experience. If just one device is lost or stolen--laptop, tablet, handheld, USB stick--you'd better be certain its data is not only encrypted, but that you can prove it. Four requirements can help ensure mobile data encryption is an integral part of your enterprise's overall security processes. Dell Dell PC Deployment Optimization Model PC prices continue to fall, yet the total cost of ownership (TCO) for PCs in business environments continues to be quite high. The cost of deploying new PCs can be daunting enough to persuade large enterprises to delay upgrading their PC environment. IDC's research not only tracked the costs of deployment but also identified critical deployment and specific practices related to those activities. Leveraging Dell's PC Deployment Optimization Model, IDC structured an approach for optimizing PC deployment. This newsletter is sponsored by Tripwire The Key to Efficient IT: Change Management Research shows that IT groups that deliver top-notch user satisfaction and greater security also boast two top controls in their infrastructure: monitoring systems for unauthorized changes and defined consequences for them. Learn how improving change control can boost your organization's effectiveness and SOX compliance. Click here to download this whitepaper today. PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE You've got the technology snapshot of your choice delivered to your inbox each day. Extend your knowledge with a print subscription to the Network World newsweekly, Apply here today. International subscribers, click here. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. This message was sent to: networking.world@gmail.com. Please use this address when modifying your subscription. 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