Ensuring Security and Compliance through Automated Patch Management Today's data centers are increasingly under attack. Hackers are able to compromise organizational security within minutes or days of a vulnerability announcement. In the face of today's security challenges, IT organizations are forced to respond quickly, decisively and efficiently in patching systems while minimizing any downtime impact.

Business Enablement with On Demand Vulnerability Management This whitepaper discusses the challenges of security in today's business world and provides insight into the value of an on-demand web based service for vulnerability assessment. It closes with summary information and feedback regarding the QualysGuard service, as compiled from Qualys customers.

Hitting The Relational Wall Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMSs) have been very successful, but their success is limited to certain types of applications. As business users expand to newer types of applications, and grow older ones, their attempts to use RDBMS encounter the "Relational Wall," where RDBMS technology no longer provides the performance and functionality needed. This paper measures the wall, explains what model and architectural differences cause it, how to foresee it, and how to avoid it.