This E-Guide is here to help walk you through the decision-making process and determine which NAS solution is right for you. In this guide you'll learn the pros and cons of scale-out and scale-up NAS options, discover six industries that should always use scale-out systems and more. 

As the benefits become increasingly evident, more companies are choosing to upgrade their Oracle applications within the next two years. In this e-guide find out exactly what new features are persuading IT pros to take on an upgrade initiative and how they’re approaching the process. 

More IT pros are considering implementing a cloud environment, but they soon realize that building a private cloud means overhauling their entire existing data center infrastructure. Learn how moving to the cloud takes more than putting a layer of cloud management software on top of your existing servers, storage and networks. 

Despite the fact that BYOD and BYOPC can reduce costs, add IT flexibility, and keep employees happy, they are not without issues. Check out this E-Book from SearchConsumerization.com to learn the promises and pitfalls of BYOD and BYOPC and discover how to successfully embrace them in your organization. 

Hypothetically, SQL Server virtualization will save you money and manpower. However, there are some risky components involved, and a few major scenarios in which SQL Server virtualization won't benefit you. Read this expert e-guide to learn if virtualizing SQL Server is a good idea for your organization and find tips on avoiding potential pitfalls. 

The following five steps are some very effective ways to improve data security in a cost-effective manner and are the first steps toward readying an organization for more robust data protection measures such as DLP. 

The movement from tape-based to disk-based backup is well underway. Now that it is economically feasible to replace a broken tape-based system with disk-based backup, choices exist among a number of vendors with varying approaches to disk-based backup as well as data deduplication. 

This webcast provides an overview of the different types of storage for VMware environments. Our expert offers storage suggestions based on your organization's size, budget and business needs. An accompanying podcast takes a look at the pros and cons of virtualizing your storage and when this option might be a good fit. 

What's the difference between agent and agentless backup for virtual environments? Learn how admins can simplify backup for mixed and virtual environments with agentless backup in this resource. Explore the pros and cons of both methods, and discover how admins can integrate the two techniques for the best of both worlds. 

<p>Read this white paper to uncover exactly what sets Red Hat JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform apart from other vendors. Gain an in-depth overview of the product and how it has evolved to become a marketplace leader.  Weigh the pros and cons of a Red Hat investment and decide if it's the right move for you.</p> 

Automating software testing may seem ideal but like everything there are benefits and drawbacks. This expert resource features advice from software expert Peter Walen on the pros and cons of automation. 

VMware has moved from ESX to the more compact ESXi as its default hypervisor for vSphere 5.0 and future releases. Discover the major differences between the two and the pros and cons of migrating from ESX to ESXi in this expert IT brief, as well as tips for easing the transition to ESXi.