This paper shows the value of combining Oracle software with Intel Xeon processors on Dell PowerEdge servers. It begins with an overview of the collaboration that created these synergies, before detailing the major areas where they are manifest to end-customers: intelligent performance, automated energy efficiency, and flexible virtualization. 

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. 

The benefits of solid-state storage are well known at this point: It’s fast, it’s cool and it barely uses any power. But are you getting the biggest bang for your buck? Explore the March 2012 issue of Storage Magazine to learn how this technology is changing data center storage and gain insights on other hot storage topics today. 

<p>Whether you are looking to upgrade your current PeopleSoft software or implementing for the first time, this white paper provides a clear description of the value added benefits you can expect to see from PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial management 9.1.</p> 

The Oracle disaster recovery solution provides business continuity by replicating both the Oracle database and the entire Oracle Fusion Middleware infrastructure to a standby site. It protects the latest business data and maintains service availability during site maintenance events as well as system failures. Read on the learn more. 

This white paper explores the latest virtualization capabilities, and offers recommendations on how to combine virtualization technologies for enterprise deployments. 

Oracle’s Sun Fire X2270 M2 server provides the most effective path to cloud and technical computing. They bring an enhanced next generation, small form-factor, high performance system to the datacenter. Continue reading to learn more. 

In this webcast, Oracle senior principal product director Tom Atwood explains the built-in encryption designed to reduce the cost of securing your data center, protecting your IT investment by running legacy applications and new applications within the same system, and improving performance per watt for reduced energy costs. 

In this presentation transcript, IT author Jonathan Hassell walks you through some of the key changes made to R2 in three key areas: Active Directory, Group Policy and Terminal Services. 

Check out the new Exadata e-book packed with the latest real-world examples, insights, and tips for IT professionals. This interactive e-book experience features customer success stories and video interviews, analyst commentary, a 3-D demo, and more. Download the e-book today. 

Cloud-based backup is a compelling alternative to on-premise software or hardware solutions. Since your data is safely stored in remote computers in the cloud, it is impervious to all types of local disasters. Read this white paper to learn more. 

Virtual desktop infrastructures (VDIs) are one of the hottest technologies in IT today – and more and more organizations plan to deploy virtual desktops throughout 2011. Read about this and more in the March 2011 edition of Storage Magazine.