First Quarter, 2010

BUSINESS OPTIMIZATION

Performance Testing: Consider the Goals Before Getting Started

It’s important to clearly define specific performance goals as part of the test plan before a single test script is drafted.

Departmental Business Process Choreography for Increased Revenue and Savings

Business processes are often complex, undocumented, and not fully understood by any one person. This creates both opportunities and challenges.

Integration Development Team Structure

Sirius outlines the skills needed on an integration development team, and the work effort required to conduct successful integration development projects.

IT OPTIMIZATION, VIRTUALIZATION, CONSOLIDATION

Energy Efficiency in IT: What, Where, How and Why

IBM and Sirius outline why corporations are putting energy efficiency on the strategic plan for 2010 and describe tactics IT professionals can use to succeed.

IBM SOFTWARE

Sirius Achieves IBM Software Value Plus Accreditation

Sirius is one of the few IBM Business Partners that have achieved 100% IBM Software Value Plus authorization and can resell all IBM Software products across all five brands.

Sirius Introduces New Solutions Based on IBM Software and Sirius Services

Complete software/services solutions offer simplified pricing and fast time-to-implementation.

COMMERCE

Smart Investments in a Down Economy

Sirius clients realize huge competitive gains with IBM WebSphere Commerce Server.

NETWORKING

Is Your Network Ready for the Next IT Revolution?

Sirius offers Network Assessments to help you determine your best strategy.

NETAPP STORAGE SOLUTIONS

Data ONTAP 8.0: Taking Unified Storage to New Levels of Scale

NetApp’s latest operating system includes features such as secure multi-tenancy, transparent data motion, service automation, storage efficiency and integrated data protection.

ZIP: The Zero Investment Promise Program from NetApp

NetApp offers EMC and HP customers a way to reduce storage capacity and costs with NetApp V-Series and IBM N series Gateway.

University of Georgia Deploys NetApp Cluster for Exceptional Performance and Low TCO

See how the University of Georgia scaled their storage environment to meet unpredictable and growing demands from researchers for high-throughput storage without adding staff.

CISCO DATA CENTER SOLUTIONS

Cisco Awards Sirius with Major Unified Computing Certification

Sirius has met all program requirements and criteria necessary to earn the designation of Data Center Unified Computing Authorized Technical Provider (DCUC ATP).

Cisco UCS: Missing Piece of the Data Center Puzzle?

Cisco's Unified Computing System (UCS) combines compute (servers), network (LAN), storage (SAN) and virtualization technologies in a cohesive system that is designed to reduce your TCO while increasing business agility.

ISV APPLICATIONS

Strive for Optimal Performance of Your SAP Landscape

Sirius offers complimentary SAP systems analysis.

Oracle RAC One Node: Your VM Alternative

Oracle now provides a more sophisticated form of virtualization developed specifically for database operations that improve upon the benefits of virtualization.

Inaugural COMPASS Conference for Oracle EBS and JDE Users, March 10-12 in South Carolina

Sirius Computer Solutions is proud to be a sponsor of the first annual COMPASS 2010 Conference: A Customer Event for Oracle Users near historic Charleston, SC.

IBM POWER SYSTEMS

IBM i External Disk: Is It Time to Make the Leap?

Recent announcements and enhancements have led to more and more places where a SAN makes good business sense to a client running an i operating system.

IBM SYSTEM Z

Linux on z: White Paper Author Discusses Why Clients are Pairing Linux Apps with
System z

Sirius Specialist Kevin Gates covers the why, what and how in just 32 minutes.