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.
April 24, 2012 - (Free Research) This week’s Computer Weekly examines research that suggests CEOs want to invest in IT more than ever, but still see CIOs as technical experts and not business people. We review SQL Server 2012 and ask if Microsoft's database software is catching its competitors as well as concluding our Buyer's Guide to data security.
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.
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.
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.
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.
January 20, 2012 - (Free Research) This video compares Windows 8 to previous versions and points out its notable enhancements across several key areas. Discover how this new operating system can enable new levels of virtualization and cost savings and find out how you can leverage it to simplify management, increase storage performance, and more.
July 22, 2011 - (Free Research) This strategy guide will help IT decision-makers understand how converged infrastructure will facilitate such essential tasks as network support, stretching data storage resources, automating operations and streamlining systems management.
November 28, 2011 - (Free Research) Over the course of several months in 2011, IDC conducted a research study to identify the opportunities and challenges to adoption of a new technology that changes the way in which traditional business solutions are implemented and used. The results of the study are presented in this white paper.
October 12, 2010 - (Free Research) Project management performance is improving but the environment is increasingly challenging. This final report from the ComputerWeekly Project/Programme Management Survey details the state of the art and offers insights and recommendations for greater project success.
November 15, 2010 - (Free Research) A recent IDC survey found that for every US$1 spent on IT hardware, the power and cooling costs is 54 cents. In 2011, the energy costs are expected to rise to 74 cents. Listen to this podcast and find out how you can deploy a Scalable Modular data center in 8-12 weeks at up to 20% less overall cost and save up to 30% on energy costs per year.
May 08, 2012 - (Free Research) In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the IT challenges facing retailers, as consumers turn increasingly to web and mobile shopping channels. Oracle president Mark Hurd talks about how the supplier intends to simplify IT infrastructures. And new government CIO Andy Nelson discusses how he plans to transform Whitehall IT. Read the issue now.
June 17, 2010 - (Free Research) As with any new technology, in order to achieve a secure implementation, it is necessary to augment existing policies and practices with an understanding of how virtualization works. Read this paper to find out more.
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.
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.
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.
February 2012 - (Free Research) Discover how VMware vSphere, the leading virtualization platform, can help your organization transition existing data centers to the cloud, streamline IT management and support business-critical applications.
June 2010 - (Free Research) This expert E-Guide from SearchServerVirtualization.com discusses some of the obstacles facing administrators managing virtual environments. Explore the "side effects" virtualization can bring to the data center and learn how implementing a few new tools can help alleviate some of these pain points.
April 2012 - (Free Research) Discover 5 essential guidelines that can help you virtualize your data center regardless of the vendor or platform that you choose. Gain tips for balancing the various hardware components, sizing storage and more.
