CIO Insights: Bringing Shadow IT into the Light

This paper examines the different challenges facing the IT community today and is based on discussions that took place across four roundtable events attended by Chief Information Officers and senior IT professionals from various vertical markets. The key issues analysed in this paper include the influence of cloud and mobile, current strategies that are being implemented, and how the modern day IT strategy must adapt to succeed.
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SAS® Data Loader for Hadoop

Organizations have finally recognized the importance of big data. They know it can be used for analytics and other advanced technologies, so they’ve harnessed and stored it in systems such as Hadoop.
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Mapping the Cloud Maturity Curve

This report is an in-depth analysis of the findings of a global survey of 784 IT and business executives to identify the core components of cloud maturity and incorporates further insights from senior IT leaders to identify how they are moving their organizations up the cloud maturity curve.
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VersaStack CVD – VersaStack for Data Center with Direct Attached Storage

This document describes the architecture and deployment procedures of an infrastructure composed of Cisco®, IBM ®, and VMware® virtualization that uses IBM Storwize V7000 Unified storage serving both file and block protocols. The intended audience for this document includes, but is not limited to, sales engineers, field consultants, professional services, IT managers, partner engineering, and customers who want to deploy the core VersaStack architecture with IBM Storwize V7000.
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VersaStack At-a-Glance

Combining the performance and operational efficiency of Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure and IBM Storwize storage, the VersaStack solution offers ease and speed of deployment with operational agility and the power of unified management.
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The Optimal Storage Platform for Big Data

The landscape of data required for analytics is evolving rapidly. Important requirements to consider include: Scalability for big data volumes, Performance for big data velocity, Dynamic tiering for best blended characteristics, and Multi-protocol accessibility for big data variety.
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What Would CIOs do to Redefine IT?

Have you ever wondered what CIOs would do if they could start their IT departments from scratch? CenturyLink posed that very question to a group of IT leaders at a CIO roundtable it sponsored in the UK. The answers varied and were often surprising. However, unlike past CIOs, their answers were not about building infrastructure and the ownership of the underlying IT assets. Discover the top 5 priorities these leaders say are key in today’s business environment. Read this engaging whitepaper to get a glimpse of what these strategic IT and business leaders would do. It offers insights that will help you redefine your IT strategy and deliver the technology leadership your business demands.
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