As more organizations look to move to the cloud, IT pros are finding themselves at an internal crossroads with the decision of facilitating self service while also looking to develop an appropriate roadmap for cloud technologies. Learn how automation plays a key part in creating a dynamic data center and make a decision today. 

Performing manual systems management activities can be a time-consuming task for IT pros. This expert e-book explains why many companies are considering automating this key process and offers detailed guidance for selecting the right platform for your organization. 

Automation is sometimes seen as a cure-all for IT departments looking to cut costs, but IT pros who implement this technology need to be sure they apply it correctly to really save money. This e-guide from SearchDataCenter.com, explores which mistakes are common when it comes to implementing automation. 

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. 

In this podcast, Marc Staimer, president of Dragon Slayer Consulting, discusses storage virtualization technology. Find out the pros and cons of storage virtualization, when to rule out storage virtualization in your environment, and how to decide whether file-based or block-based storage virtualization makes sense in your shop. 

IT pros know that storage efficiency is vital to successfully deploy a virtual desktop infrastructure. This white paper reviews how Dell EqualLogic PS6000XVS series arrays with VMware View software can help you achieve significant opportunities for virtual desktop performance and capacity optimization. Learn more here. 

Why is scripting so daunting to many IT pros? It's not an impossible skill to master - most people can master a simple system if they have the opportunity to practice.  This white paper introduces an identifiable pattern that virtually all Contact Centers follow and associates key elements of that pattern with the corresponding scripting code. 

It is ultimately up to each individual health care facility to determine the data backup options that best suit their needs, so long as the overall solution adheres to regulatory requirements.Access this e-guide for an overview of pros and cons of different types of backups. 

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. 

With the rise of consumerization and increasing movement of resources to the cloud, access management, enforcement and auditing have become more complex than ever before. And there are still some basic access management challenges that need to be addressed. This paper outlines 5 predictions for 2012 for access management. 

Tune into this video featuring Lauren Whitehouse, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group as it outlines the challenges associated with endpoint data protection and management, how the problems are being addressed today, the advantages and disadvantages of these different data protection approaches and more. 

According to the Radicati Group, more than 9 trillion emails are sent annually. This growth is a major concern for IT pros as they need to back up, protect, and archive all those emails for a wide variety of reasons. This white paper highlights how you can effectively set up an archiving strategy utilizing Dell solutions and more. 

In this e-guide, gain expert insight into how to secure messages with Exchange Server 2010. Find out about common issues IT pros have with unprotected Exchange mailboxes and learn about options to ensure protection. And get tips for managing Exchange servers and administrators to achieve a successful message security initiative.