March 20, 2012 - (Free Research) The problem with becoming too comfortable with built-in SQL Server monitoring tools is that they're often used after problems have already arisen. Read this paper to discover how event notifications and extended events can help you drill down into SQL Server and proactively monitor your databases.
September 28, 2011 - (Free Research) SQL Server performance management requires serious time, energy and patience! In this new white paper by Kevin Kline, discover detailed guidance on the issues you can relate to—from cache trashing to bad T-SQL that can return to haunt your applications.See how to maximize database scalability and efficiency with ease. Read the white paper today.
January 11, 2012 - (Free Research) In this paper, learn why the database layer is so important to the software selection of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Also compare Oracle database to SQL Server databases.
May 19, 2011 - (Free Research) This SearchSQLServer.com E-Guide offers expert insight about what organizations can do to improve the performance of their BI system and new ways to improve BI performance and scalability. In addition, you'll learn how to meet BI performance challenges.
February 24, 2011 - (Free Research) This white paper highlights the new Master Data Services feature. This enhancement allows an organization to create a Master Data Hub that provides a “single source of truth” for the enterprise’s numerous data entities and hierarchies.
March 04, 2011 - (Free Research) Access this webcast to learn how mission critical applications, such as Microsoft Exchange and SQL databases, run and perform in a virtualized environment and the benefits made available by making this transition.
January 2008 - (Free Research) Enterprises of all sizes are building flexible storage infrastructures using iSCSI and advanced virtualization technologies to achieve a flexible and dynamic IT infrastructure that is simple to manage and scale. Read this white paper to learn more.
SkillSoft’s Business Skills Library focuses on behavioral skills that are designed for business professionals and key to performance regardless of job responsibility, as well as the skills and knowledge that are relevant to the various areas of functional responsibility in today’s business organizations.
May 2006 - (Free Research) Global Knowledge keeps up to date with trends in IT careers, certifications, and compensation. In this, our inaugural quarterly report, we offer a look at salaries for the top 25 IT jobs, organized by region. We also offer a look at the top certifications and in-depth analysis from our resident market research analyst.
There is a gap between change activity & the documented Change Management process. Solidcore S3 Control adds control to change management. It provides visibility into changes in the enterprise IT infrastructure, accountability for employees deploying ticketed changes, & enforcement of change policies. It is available on IBM platforms.
April 2012 - (Free Research) Download this interactive eBook to learn about the world's #1 application server and why it is the best possible foundation for applications running in the modern data center.
April 2012 - (Free Research) This brief video introduces cutting-edge smart servers that give you insight into your IT infrastructure so you can prevent common issues before they lead to data loss or downtime. Discover how they can enable you to optimize application performance and reduce energy consumption, in addition to many other significant benefits.
May 2011 - (Free Research) Read this exciting case study to learn how one organization within the insurance industry implemented HP Integrity blades and servers to reduce the physical server space within the data center, boost performance while reducing power and cooling requirements and simplify IT management.
February 2012 - (Free Research) This exclusive case study presents how one organization within the satellite and broadband service provider industry reduced server sprawl, enhanced service levels, increased efficiency, and achieved a rapid ROI by virtualizing their infrastructure. Discover all the benefits you can gain from virtual data center solutions inside.
March 2010 - (Free Research) What do you do to prepeare for the inevitable invasion of server virtualization? How are you going to get from 20% virtualization to 60% virtualization in three years or less. The first and by far most critical step is to make sure that you have in place an infrastructure that is optimized for virtualization.
May 2012 - (Free Research) This resource demonstrates how a buy-and-hold strategy can add data center costs that many of today’s enterprises simply can’t afford. Read on to learn more about server replacement cycles and the ongoing operational costs of holding on to legacy hardware platforms long past their recommended life-cycle.
November 2011 - (Free Research) Cloud computing builds on various trends including network-centric application access, the consumerization of IT, increasing scale and complexity, open source, and virtualization. Discover how IaaS can help automate an IT infrastructure, maintain governance and eliminate VM sprawl with the proper policies.
April 2012 - (Free Research) Discover how SMBs can benefit from moving from a private to a hybrid cloud in this essential webcast. Explore the key challenges involved and how you can overcome them.
March 2010 - (Free Research) By turning to a virtual-ready infrastructure, IT has the opportunity to create a next-generation architecture that fundamentally changes the way data centers work for the future. In doing so, IT has the opportunity to transform its own value to the organization by making the infrastructure more flexible and ready to move at the speed of business.
March 2010 - (Free Research) Customers need to better understand how the use of virtualization and cloud computing changes datacenter infrastructure management requirements. In this paper, May Johnston Turner, IDC's research director of System Management Software, answers questions posed to her by Dell’s customers.
March 2010 - (Free Research) The next-generation virtual-ready data center infrastructure is being achieved through the implementation of innovative solutions such as the Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM), which helps to deliver significant improvements in ROI. Read this paper to learn more about this innovative solution.
