The Clipper Group's Publications

Last updated August 11, 2008 ---- A listing of all of The Clipper Group's publications that are on the web, in reverse chronological order.

The Clipper Group, Inc.

Technology Acquisition Consultants and Strategic Advisors Since 1993

Navigating Information Technology Horizons^SM

The Clipper Group's Research and Publications

We publish six newsletters, but only when we have something important to say to our clients and prospects. Nearly 600 reports are on this web site.

The Clipper Group Navigator^TM, first published in 1993, describes new technologies and innovative products and the business values that they bring to the enterprise. It is targeted at business readers, in general, and decision makers in the information technology community, in particular.

The Clipper Group Explorer^TM, first published in 1996, is a tutorial on a complex information technology issue from a business value perspective. The targeted readers are senior executives who are not necessarily IT experts.

The Clipper Group Observer^TM, first published in 1996, focuses on users' experiences with leading-edge technology. The goal is to present mini case studies that describe what works, and to clarify the important business values.

The Clipper Group Captain's Log^TM, created in 2001, is a quick take on a vendor or product announcement, or other relevant happening. These are short opinion pieces.

The Clipper Group Voyager^TM, begun in 2005, focuses on mid-sized and smaller organizations. The goal is to have a special bulletin for those orgainzations with smaller IT operations and budgets than found in the largest enterprises.

Clipper Notes^TM, begun in 2007, is our new bulletin for tutorials. Here you will get vendor-agnostic explanations and advice targeted at the IT buyer. Our goal is to keep these up-to-date.

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We want you to get to know us, to appreciate the expertise that we have in areas that may be critical to your enterprise, and, ultimately, to retain us to assist you in your information technology acquisition decisions.
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There are more than 450 analysts' reports and bulletins below, dating back to 1/1/2000. They are listed in chronological order, with the most recent listed first.

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- IT Infrastructure, Operations, Management and Finance (published since 1/1/2000) - coming soon; for now see full catalog below (all subjects)
- IT Services and Outsourcing (published since 1/1/2000) - coming soon; for now see full catalog below (all subjects)
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Clipper's Publication Catalog

The publications below are grouped by year of publication and are listed in reverse chronological order. All are copyrighted by The Clipper Group, Inc.

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Published in 2008

	Navigator^TM	*Sun and Fujitsu Ignite Enterprise Systems with a New SPARC* *(August* 11, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*New CLARiiON CX4 Delivers Less and Much More - Less Power, Less Footprint, Less Wasted Capacity - with Doubled Performance, Scale and Connectivity* *(August* 5, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*Embotics V-Commander 2.0 - Lifecycle Management for Virtual Machines* *(July* 21, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*Lowering the TCO of the Data Center - IBM Innovates Tape Architecture ... Again!* *(July* 16, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*Xiotech Changes the Storage Paradigm* *(July* 11, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*HP Adds Blades to NonStop Architecture - Improves Performance, No Impact on Reliability* *(June* 26, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*HP Tames the Mega Center - Increasing Density While Lowering TCO* *(June* 19, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*Nimbus Breeze Hybrid Series - IP Storage for the Heart of the Bell Curve* *(June* 16, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*EMC Intros New Disk Library Models, Plus Deduplication and Spin-Down for Efficiency* *(June* 13, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*VMware Introduces Security Technology to Make Virtualization Hosts VMsafe* *(June* 6, 2008)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*The Long-Term Challenges of Digital Archives - What You Really Need to Know* *(June* 6, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*Improving Information Use with JustSystems' Metadata Tools* *(June* 4, 2008)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Making Use of Virtual Tape in a D2D2T Environment* *(May* 28, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*Build a Super-SOA with SOLA* *(May* 28, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*Protect Your Tape Storage Investment � Scale-Up with Spectra Logic* *(May* 7, 2008)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*How to Derive Value Effectively from All Your Business Information* ( Updated May 5, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*IBM Lotus Redefines the User Side of Business Systems* *(April* 29, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*IBM Changes Paradigm for "Megaplex" Provisioning* *(April* 25, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*New Citrix XenDesktop Brings JIT to the Virtual Desktop* *(April* 14, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*HP Upgrades EVA to Lower TCO for the Mid-Sized Enterprise* *(April* 14, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*NetApp's Multiple Angles on Storage Efficiency* *(April* 14, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*Protect Your Enterprise � Remotely Track Your Tapes* *(April* 9, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*Citrix and the Virtualization Juggernaut* *(April* 3, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*Dell Delivers a Storage Infrastructure for the Virtual Environment* *(March* 17, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*Reliability, Responsiveness, Risk-Reduced - HP Delivers Scalable Storage to the SMB* *(March* 14, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*Continuity Software Launches DR Assurance Service as Complement to RecoverGuard* *(March* 7, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*Xceedium Gatekeeper Mitigates the Risks Posed by Privileged Users* *(February* 28, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*IBM's System z10 EC Meets the 21st Century Infrastructure Challenge* *(February* 26, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*EMC RecoverPoint V3.0 Asks "Why Not Both?" to CDP and Remote Replication* *(February* 25, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*Providing Choice for the Data Center - Dell Introduces New PowerEdge Blade Solution* *(February* 19, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*Symantec's Online Backup as a Service for SMBs* *(February* 18, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*Dell Simplifies Storage with New, Flexible, Scalable Array* *(February* 18, 2008)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Disk and Tape Square Off Again - Tape Remains King of the Hill with LTO-4* *(February* 13, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*TekTools' Profiler for VMware Virtual Infrastructure Helps Better Manage IT Resources* *(February* 12, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*Blue Clouds on the Horizon - IBM Designs for the Stratosphere* *(February* 11, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*Dell Offers Simplified I.T. Management - "Have I.T. Your Way"* *(February* 7, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*Microsoft 2008 is Here - and EMC is a Key Partner in Enabling Its Reach into Mission-Critical IT* *(January* 24, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*Sharing Business Data Properly Requires Master Data Discipline* *(January* 17, 2008)
	Captain's Log^TM	*A New Year Dawns for I.T. - IBM Adds New Paradigm to its Storage Architecture* *(January* 15, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*EMC Symmetrix DMX to Offer Flash Drives for Ultra-High Performance* *(January* 14, 2008)
	Navigator^TM	*EMC NetWorker Becomes Access Portal for Next-Gen Backup and Recovery* *(January* 2, 2008)

Published in 2007

	Navigator^TM	*For a More Secure SOA at Less Cost, Use System z and DataDirect* *(December* 3, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*Do You Know the Health of Your Network? - With NetWisdom, You Would* *(November* 23, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*iSCSI Train Gains Steam - Dell Moves Ahead on the Fast Track* *(November* 15, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Trimming the Branches - Storage Consolidation at the Edge* *(Updated November* 13, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Top 10 Buying Considerations for Storage Virtualization Solution* *(Updated November* 13, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*IBM's Answer for Improved Data Center I/O - BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager* *(November* 6, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*Intelligent Data Capture and OCR Give a Better View of Business Operations* *(November* 6, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*ANTs Addresses Information Silos with ANTs Compatibility Server* *(November* 6, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*PCI DSS Compliance and System z - A Combination That Makes Sense* (October 31, 2007)
	Captain's Log^TM	*The Brave New World of PCI DSS - Why You May Need to Think Differently about Your Systems Architecture(s)* (October 31, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*Fusion ioDrive Sparks a Storage Revolution* (October 30, 2007)
	Captain's Log^TM	*Roddenberry, Einstein and the Dinosaur - Considering the Unfathomable in IT Optimization* (October 8, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Reference Data Concepts - What IT Folks Should Learn from Libraries and Archives* ( Updated September 14, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*NEC HYDRAstor - A Leap Forward in Online Backup and Archive Storage* (September 14, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*Dell Expands Storage Tiers for the SMB - Introduces low-Cost, Extensible Storage* ( Updated September 10, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*NEC Takes Risk Out of Consolidation - Simplifies LAN Deployment, Reliability* (August 29, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*Sun's Honeycomb - A Sweet, Next-Generation Information Repository* (August 28, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*Continuity Software's RecoverGuard Closes the Gap on Disaster Recovery* (August 24, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*You Should Be Excited about E-mail Archiving* (Updated August 21, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*When Your Life Depends on It - Inxight Federal Systems Enhances Military Intelligence* (August 17, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*Codenomicon Defensics Finds Risks that Lurk in Your Protocols* (August 16, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*ILM Stage 2 - Full Spectrum Information Lifecycle Management* (Updated August 8, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*Sun Adds Functionality to Performance with T2 - It's in There!* (August 7, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*Collaboration with Security - Imera TeamLinks* (August 2, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*A Tape Solution for Every Size Enterprise - IBM Adds LTO-4 to Tape Family* (August 2, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*Surety Assures the Validity of Data with AbsoluteProof* (July 17, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*Faster and Greener - The New EMC Symmetrix DMX-4 and Performance-Enhanced Enginuity* (July 17, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*Optimizing Business Continuity - Virtualizing the Enterprise Tape Environment* (July 13, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*LTO-4 Pounces into the Data Center with New Life, Greater Capacity, Higher Performance* (July 12, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*Dell Expands Energy Efficiency Offering - Adds More Opteron Choices to Two-Socket Menu* (June 30, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*EMC Builds an Information Solution for Transactional Content Management* (June 30, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*IBM's BladeCenter Family - The Right Choice for the SMB or Enterprise* (June 30, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*UNIX Consolidation and Virtualization - IBM Supercharges System p with POWER6* (June 12, 2007)
	Captain's Log^TM	*Lotus Connections Reinvigorates the Community of Business* (June 8, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*HP's Everything Box for Storage Consolidation - The StorageWorks XP24000* (June 6, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*Brocade 2007 - More than Fibre Channel SANs* (May 23, 2007)
	Observer^TM	*A Hybrid Solution for Xtreme Information Use - Hoplon Leverages IBM's Cell/B.C. and System z* (May 22, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*All Nodes Are Not Equal - Thinking Differently About Grid (as We Used to Know It)* (Updated May 17, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Computational Grids - Server Consolidation for a Distributed, On-Demand World (as We Used to Know It)* (Updated May 16, 2007)
	Captain's Log^TM	*EMC Thinks Differently about IT (as We Used to Know It)* (May 15, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Watts Up? How Much Electricity Does It Take to Backup Your Data?* (May 11, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*NEC D-Series Storage Line Spans Midrange through High End* (May 9, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*HP's DRAGON Does Data Retention Right for European Telecommunications Operators* (May 8, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*Business Opportunity is Fleeting - Seize the Day with HP Neoview* (May 7, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*Reliable Platforms for the SMB - IBM Introduces Asset Elasticity for System i* (May 4, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*Fault Tolerance for the Windows Environment - When It Positively, Absolutely Has To Be There* (April 26, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Multiplexing the Data Center with SOA and Grid* (April 25, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*The Many Sides of Quantum's StorNext* (April 24, 2007)
	Navigator^TM	*Applications without Deployment - Thinstall Delivers Them On the Fly* *(April* 20, 2007)