This article explores ways in which small and mid-sized businesses can improve the performance of their databases - and their businesses - by upgrading to SQL Server 2008. 

When the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) was first introduced in SQL Server 2005, it received mixed reviews. With the launch of SQL Server 2008, Microsoft has succeeded in transforming the SSMS into a much more useful tool set. This whitepaper will list and discuss each of these improvements of SSMS 2008. 

BI empowers companies with the ability to offer products and services at the lowest cost and with the greatest amount of efficiency and productivity possible- while returning the highest revenues and profits. Learn how BI can help you to establish a culture of measurement and begin a powerful cycle of continued improvement within your organization. 

Managing backup and recovery in today's environment is a multi-dimensional challenge with both near and long term business requirements. This paper explains 5 topics to think about as you design your long-term data retention plans. 

Intel IT faced rapid growth in storage demand, resulting in escalating storage costs. This paper explores the variety of techniques used to accommodate the growing demand for storage capabilities. Discover how they were able to achieve capital savings of USD 9.2 million while supporting significant capacity and performance improvements. 

In this article, Kaplan, of Harvard Business School, and Norton, founder and director of the Palladium Group, explain how to effectively manage both strategy and operations by linking them tightly in a closed-loop management system, which comprises five stages. 

Read this white paper to get a framework, plan and recommended best practices for transforming your siloed contact centers into a multi-channel servicing environment. 

This edition of BI Trends & Strategies features a lead article by SearchCIO.com's Linda Tucci, who offers a helping hand in the quest to dismantle the dreaded data silo. The second piece outlines mobile BI, including a reference to Apple's iPad, and the final article delves into the world of performance management. 

<p>This e-guide features editorial articles with insight from IT industry consultants and technology professionals on the importance of data quality as well as advice for ensuring a successful program.</p> 

Read these articles to create a framework for stating your company's case for implementing a data governance strategy. 

Tim Zimmerman, Gartner research director offers some practical advice to organisations wanted to use iPads on their corporate wireless networks. 

This report from Deloitte argues businesses are again investing in IT to provide the differentiation and innovation critical from their competitors despite the downturn.