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Complex Managed Hosting: Market Survey and Vendor Feature Comparison
sponsored by Connectria
WHITE PAPER: In its most sophisticated form, complex managed hosting, companies can outsource high-level IT functions such as OS management, virtualization, load balancing, performance monitoring, security and more. Read this market survey to get a comparison of the different features offered by complex managed hosting companies.
Posted: 27 Aug 2010 | Published: 27 Aug 2010

Connectria

Hosted, Outsourced, and Cloud Data Centers - Considerations for Overall SLA's for Facility Owners and Hosting Providers - Owner's Version
sponsored by Siemon Company
WHITE PAPER: Hosted data centers, both outsourced/managed and collocation varieties, provide a unique benefit for some customers through capital savings, employee savings and in some cases an extension of in-house expertise. Traditionally, these facilities were thought of as more SME (Small to Medium Enterprise) customers.
Posted: 17 Nov 2010 | Published: 17 Nov 2010

Siemon Company

Hosting is Dead
sponsored by Pantheon
WHITE PAPER: When launching a website, many businesses invest in a hosting service but they still don't have the infrastructure needed to handle load spikes, fix bugs, and add features. If like many companies, you chose Drupal to remain agile, managing and changing your website should be no different -- but traditional hosting can hold you back.
Posted: 17 Feb 2014 | Published: 17 Feb 2014

Pantheon

Microsoft Collaboration and Productivity Apps Use Case
sponsored by Rackspace Technology
WHITE PAPER: This concise white paper offers a snapshot into a managed private cloud environment that can help ensure your mission-critical Microsoft applications run effectively. Download now to learn how you can power Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, and more with higher availability
Posted: 04 Jun 2015 | Published: 04 Jun 2015

Rackspace Technology

Cloud Computing: Best Practices for Migrating to Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite
sponsored by Dell Software
WHITE PAPER: In this new white paper by Quest Software, learn the best practices for migrating to Microsoft Exchange Online and SharePoint Online from any legacy platform. See why organizations like yours are moving to BPOS. Read this white paper today.
Posted: 30 Mar 2010 | Published: 30 Mar 2010

Dell Software

Moving Virtual Desktops to the Cloud
sponsored by Desktone (VMware)
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the reasons for changing traditional desktop computing strategies, why cloud-hosted virtual desktops are a compelling solution for many businesses, and how to leverage cloud-hosted desktops for Windows 7 migrations, mobile and departmental workers, and disaster recovery scenarios.
Posted: 01 Feb 2011 | Published: 01 Feb 2011

Desktone (VMware)

Agile development meets IT operations - in the cloud
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: Whether you're using agile methodologies or a traditional waterfall approach, this white paper can tell you how cloud can be your opportunity to integrate apps and ops into a seamless team that produces and maintains higher-quality applications and services.
Posted: 28 Dec 2011 | Published: 03 Jun 2011

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

5 Ways Hosting Providers Prepare Clients for PCI 3.0
sponsored by INetU Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This guide provides tips on how hosting providers can help clients comply with PCI 3.0. Read on to learn how you can find the right hosting provider for the needs of your organization.
Posted: 04 Apr 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2013

INetU Inc.

Designing an Enterprise XenDesktop Solution
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: Designing an enterprise-level desktop delivery solution must take into account users, applications, desktops and the underlying infrastructure design. This document creates a recommended solution for an organization based on their unique requirements and workforce characteristics, although generalized to remove any confidential information.
Posted: 06 Oct 2009 | Published: 06 Oct 2009

Citrix

A Buyer's Guide to Choosing a Cloud Service Provider
sponsored by Skytap, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Most enterprises are now evaluating external clouds to offloadtheir dynamic IT workloads, including application development,testing, training, IT prototyping and ERP migration environments.This white paper explores the top ten requirements buyersmust evaluate to select the right cloud provider.
Posted: 07 Sep 2010 | Published: 07 Sep 2010

Skytap, Inc.