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. 

<p>Thanks to recent developments in the server landscape, SMBs now have the opportunity to reduce costs, simplify operations, and accelerate service delivery through virtualisation. This technology brief showcases other virtualisation benefits and outlines the architecture you will need to have in place to fully support this IT model.</p> 

Inside, learn how mainframe rehosting can help you operate legacy workloads on lower cost platforms or offload your organization’s processing requirements in order to cap workload growth. Discover the benefits of mainframe rehosting solutions. 

Read this paper for resources to help you determine how much powering and cooling the data center is costing your organization, and learn how the Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 can help reduce these requirements. 

<p>Justifying a server refresh isn't easy, especially with today's tight IT budgets. This assessment tool calculates the savings you can expect after replacing your existing hardware so you can decide if a refresh is the right decision for your organization.</p> 

The cost and time associated with managing desktops is rising at a time when budgets are being tightened and IT staffing is strained. This is driving interest in the use of desktop virtualization, where virtual desktop machines run on servers within the data center. Access this white paper to learn more about the benefits of desktop virtualization. 

This IDC case study featuring Comcast explores the challenges the rapidly growing company faced, as well as the HR solutions which met and exceeded their needs. 

<p>Fixed assets are extremely important components of your organization, so how well you manage them could have a strong impact on your business performance. In this expert resource, find seven questions and answers concerning best practices and proper management of your fixed assets.</p> 

This expert e-guide examines the growing trend of SaaS security, or cloud-based security services. Learn about the pros and cons of adopting SaaS security in your organization. 

Discover how an innovative new software from VMware enables small and medium size businesses (SMBs) to obtain all the beneifts of server virtualization, without overspending. Gain insight into the benefits this new software promises and how it can lead your business to higher availability. 

With new technologies—such as planning and analysis solutions powered by IBM Cognos® software—companies are automating the process, getting faster reports and data that fuel “what is” and “what if” scenarios. Read this paper to learn more. 

Discover the energy and environmental benefits of cloud computing, including 3 factors that help ensure an eco-friendly cloud environment, and 5 simple steps that lead to an improved and automated energy management strategy. In addition, read 3 case studies and discover the benefits your peers are witnessing with green cloud computing. 

Discover benefits of virtualization like improving utilization, simplifying operations, and rapidly provisioning new servers. Learn more about the benefits of virtualization by viewing these brief flash overviews.