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We’re all too busy, spending our days in back-to-back meetings and our nights feverishly responding to emails. (Adam Grant, a famously responsive Wharton professor, told me that on an “average day” he’ll spend 3-4 hours answering messages.) That’s why people who waste our time have become...
Published: Jul 01, 2015
Knowledge and insight are the key ingredients of effective business decision-making, in any industry, at any level. But how do you compete in a market where you’re up against large, resource rich competitors with the same levels of insight? By becoming agile.
Download this whitepaper to learn how you...
Published: Feb 19, 2016
The business case for data center consolidation is compelling as networks, applications and services become more complex, users become increasingly mobile and businesses need to reduce costs without compromising performance.
This White Paper examines the challenges of managing performance in a consolidated and virtualised...
Published: Jan 20, 2016
Today’s network managers have to balance two conflicting demands:
User expectations of rapid response times
The need to reduce operational costs
The network manager can then use performance management to investigate the source of the problem and whether additional bandwidth is needed, as well...
Published: Jan 20, 2016
Without employees an organisation would not exist and without talented and motivated employees, an organisation has no hope of flourishing and staying competitive. Even the best-laid plans can be scuppered by not having the best people in place to implement them, so it’s important to get this right.
But what...
Published: Dec 01, 2016
The benefits of server virtualization are compelling and are driving the transition to large scale virtual server deployments. From cost savings recognized through server consolidation or business flexibility and agility inherent in the emergent private and public cloud architectures, virtualization technologies are rapidly...
Published: Nov 02, 2015
Euronext is the pan-European financing centre and consequently plays a key role at the heart of Europe’s capital and financial markets. A newly created organisation brings new challenges and opportunities for security and a broad footprint of Symantec technologies helped Euronext create a coherent...
Published: Apr 12, 2016
Collaboration is becoming a key source of competitive advantage. In its wake, the number of virtual meetings is on the rise. Companies must learn to optimize the effectiveness of their virtual meetings.
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Published: Jul 01, 2015
This paper examines the four stages of evolution as security organizations move from reactively responding to incidents to proactively identifying and hunting for threats.
It provides a snapshot of each stage, including the size and structure of the security team, approaches to incident response (IR), team skill sets...
Published: Feb 11, 2016
The Insecurity of Network-Connected Printers, sponsored by HP, highlights the security risks created by insecure printers and other peripheral devices. The intention is to focus on action strategies and best practices in addressing end-point device and hardcopy document security.
Published: Jan 06, 2016
The decision to invest in new technology should never be taken lightly. From calculating ROI to anticipating and negotiating contracts and changes in infrastructure, there are a multitude of factors to consider when making the transition to a new or upgraded communication service. Yet while financial and...
Published: Feb 19, 2016
Concerns over data leaving the corporate network and opening the network to external threats through unknown collaborators has caused many organizations to take a "wait and see" approach to SaaS.
However, now that SaaS services come with the application that many consider the most indispensable tool in business...
Published: Jan 05, 2016
DDoS attacks against network infrastructures continue to grow in size and duration. Those aimed at business critical applications are both lengthy and likely to repeat.
Download the Global DDoS Threat Landscape report and learn what to expect and how you can protect your website from such attacks.
Published: Feb 09, 2016
Employee absence costs are on the rise. Yet while many organisations have processes in place to administer leaves, many lack the tools need to actively manage absences. Employers that enable managers to react quickly to leave requests, and empower HR to rein in excessive absences, can outperform the competition.
This...
Published: Feb 09, 2016
Small server rooms and branch offices are typically unorganised, unsecure, hot, unmonitored, and space constrained. These conditions can lead to system downtime or, at the very least, lead to “close calls” that get management’s attention. Practical experience with these problems reveals a short list of...
Published: Jan 20, 2016
Hybrid networks have improved business users' productivity, but they have also radically pushed the limits of conventional security controls and unleashed many new attack vectors that can be exploited.
Download this whitepaper to learn how to improve performance while keeping data secure. Also learn...
Published: Feb 10, 2016