Conducted by the research firm ORC International, this study found that performing common database management tasks for Oracle Database 11g R2 took less time and fewer resources than performing the same tasks for DB2 Enterprise 9.7. Although funded by Oracle, the study was independently conducted by ORC. 

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. 

This white paper discusses why you should consider modernizing your company’s processes and strategies and provides 7 practical ways to make your business more sophisticated. 

The first edition of Cloud Computing Review tackles the big questions about cloud computing, such as does the cloud really save you money? Find out about the hidden costs of cloud, as well as what you should pay attention to in cloud contracts. Plus, explore the link between enterprise applications and the cloud through a detailed case study. 

In this week’s Computer Weekly, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude talks about releasing government datasets to the public and why open data will drive the next industrial revolution. We also review the latest test version of Windows 8 and see how it shapes up for tablet computers and business users and much more. 

Managers in small and medium sized businesses used to treat IT as a luxur y they could only just af ford. 

Read this exciting case study to learn how one organization within the insurance industry implemented HP Integrity blades and servers to reduce the physical server space within the data center, boost performance while reducing power and cooling requirements and simplify IT management. 

This paper highlights the results of a study commissioned to derive what business execution practices are actually driving shareholder value. Read this now and learn why companies that aligned its goals, rated users on the achievement of them and leveraged business execution software to increase their execution achieved elevated stock returns. 

This white paper covers “Smart Working”, inventive new working tactics that were designed to reduce costs and improve business performance. Discover the 11 principles that make up “Smart Working”, your flexible working options, technologies that complement the “Smart Working” approach, and much more. 

In March 2010, Microsoft commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact that enterprises may realize by upgrading from Microsoft Office 2007 to Microsoft Office 2010. 

Read this white paper to review best practices for building a scale-out storage cloud architecture. Review key configuration steps, and real-world use cases that provide you with the information you need to construct and operate your first cloud infrastructure. 

<p>Businesses are finding that goal management can improve employee productivity levels by 25%, driving business execution significantly. This white paper explores what it means to be a goal driven organization and provides tips on how to implement this philosophy in your enterprise, including eight questions you must consider.</p>