Business intelligence is a hot topic in 2010, especially with the upcoming release of Microsoft's SQL Server 2008 R2 being dubbed as the "BI release." In this e-zine, one SQL Server expert breaks down exactly what goes into self-service BI, where it works and where it falls short. 

<p>Customers considering blade servers should carefully assess hardware capabilities and configuration options before making a purchasing decision. This expert e-guide presents an in-depth overview of blade servers, covering their recommended uses, unique features, and offerings in the market.</p> 

Attend this webcast, led by seasoned Datalink storage experts, to learn exactly what deduplication can do for you-what's real and what's hype. 

This resource examines hot-air and cold-air containment methodologies and highlights the reasons why hot-aisle containment is the preferred best practice for new data centres. 

As a consequence of tightening budgets and increasing uncertainties, government organizations are looking at how to leverage cloud computing as a model to ensure greater flexibility, lower costs, more-rapid provisioning and greater focus on areas that are more domain-specific. 

Businesses are seeking to increase bottom-line cost savings through sourcing and procurement functions. To generate value, forward-looking organizations are strengthening supplier relationships and  making procurement a more strategic focus in the organization. 

This expert white paper establishes the ultimate IT security goal: the most reliable preventative and detective security system possible with the least amount of capital expenditure. From common sense solutions to revolutionary concepts, instructor James Michael Stewart challenges IT pros to explore his methods of saving money on company security. 

Named as one of Storage magazine’s “Hot Technologies for 2011”, automated storage tiering is an effective way to make efficient use of installed data storage resources, and to take advantage of the high performance of solid-state storage. 

Recent news from the Bank of England now places a swift economic recovery in real doubt. The UK economy actually slipped into negative growth in the final quarter of 2010, and even the most optimistic forecasts predict economic recovery over the coming years to be sluggish at best. 

Meaningful use is only the beginning:  Efficiency and more –appropriate coding bring savings and increase revenues.  This white paper discusses features and benefits of an EHR system, government incentives, sources for ROI as well as building the business case for EHR. 

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. 

This brochure outlines SAP's comprehensive portfolio of procurement solutions, and describes how your organization can leverage SAP solutions to achieve procurement excellence.