<p>Read this e-book to learn about Oracle's Exalogic Elastic Cloud, a prebuilt combination of hardware and software for the application and middle tier. Discover what this system is, what it does, and how it can drive down business complexity while increasing performance at a low cost.</p> 

This white paper examines the benefits of using Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) for performance management and how your company can get started. 

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. 

Everyone is talking about virtualization as a critical component to the success of a data center. What are some of the benefits of virtualization? What are the cost benefits of using Windows Server 2008 R2 for virtualization? Learn more in this presentation transcript. 

Everyone is talking about virtualization as a critical component to the success of a data center. What are some of the benefits of virtualization? What are the cost benefits of using Windows Server 2008 R2 for virtualization? Learn more in this videocast.   

This week’s Computer Weekly asks what chancellor George Osborne's Budget means for the UK IT community and if he can deliver his goal to make Britain "the technology centre of Europe". Also you'll find the final part of our private cloud Buyer's Guide and we examine the options for choosing the right WAN optimisation strategy. 

This expert Podcast, featuring Jerome Wendt, President and Lead Analyst of DCIG, Inc. puts an end to the confusion by offering insights to the most commonly asked questions he hears in the field today. 

When it comes to virtualization, budget planning is the key to success for any organization. This e-guide reviews why no matter what kind of cost saving benefits virtualization promises, having an established budget is essential to help with new purchases, ongoing support and software licensing costs. 

End-user requirements for reliable, high-performance applications have left SMBs searching for ways to further leverage their virtualized environments. Read this white paper to find out why SMBs are deploying Windows Server 2008 R2, why SMBs will move to Windows Server 8, and how best to configure your infrastructure to optimize this technology. 

In this exclusive Q&A, learn what hybrid cloud entails and the benefits of implementing this approach to cloud computing. 

Virtualization can save money and speed processes across your organization. Yet setting up a virtualized environment requires specific expertise and, often, new equipment. Join this in-depth webcast to learn what's involved in planning and launching a successful virtualization effort. 

This white paper presents a thorough understanding of what overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is, how it works, and the countless benefits that result from its use. Also discover tools that enable you to accurately measure OEE so you have a clear picture of how it's improving your process efficiencies. 

This white paper explores the advantages of consolidating OLTP workloads and highlights hardware that can assist you in your efforts. Obtain detailed guidance to help you jumpstart your consolidation initiative and find out how much you can expect to save once your project is complete.