In this paper, learn why the database layer is so important to the software selection of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Also compare Oracle database to SQL Server databases. 

This decision guide demonstrates how migrating to Serena Service Manager will help transform your IT organization into an agile, responsive, and business-focused service provider. 

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. 

<p>Over the last several decades, database management systems have become an integral part of every corporate IT landscape. This database manageability and productivity cost comparison study provides IT decision makers with factual information to address these challenges.</p> 

. Read this research report to discover the results of comparison testing between two database management systems - Oracle Database Appliance and Microsoft SQL Server - in terms of the productivity and cost-efficiency differences. 

Read this white paper and gain an understanding of Complete Commerce and how it can change the way you interact with your customers. Complete Commerce can help you unify your customer's experience, personalize their journey, maximize engagement and optimize the execution along the way. 

The Pillar Axiom 600 system delivers business-critical, deterministic Quality of Service consistent with the business value of the application and its data. It eliminates the requirement to overbuy and under-utilize storage to buffer against application interference in a multi-tenancy shared storage system. Read this white paper to learn more. 

The CRM buying process can be reduced to a set of 10 steps that will help you pare down the field of potential solutions to a few vendors who are the best fit. This guide will allow you to move through 10 sets of steps. 

Midmarket organizations considering physical server upgrades must evaluate their environments, sift through offerings and integrate the servers with existing tools. This e-book will guide you through these complex efforts by covering three components: determining needs and requirements, understanding your options, and putting it all together. 

Disk is still rising to dominance in IT storage, but it's adapting to the increasing preference toward all-in-one and integrated backup appliances. Check out this SearchStorage.com E-Guide to explore these new options. 

Improving the overall quality of your company’s decision-making process results also improves the overall effectiveness of your business. This paper explains how reporting will help your organization make better decisions, and how on-demand reporting allows you to accomplish this task in a fast, cost-effective, and easy-to use manner. 

In this videocast, senior enterprise IT architect Nelson Ruest breaks down VMware ESX Server, Citrix XenServer and Hyper-V, providing details on what each product has to offer. 

As budgets stay tight and finance professionals become more involved in technology buying decisions, be better prepared to defend your business case through the use of financial metrics and Return on Investment (ROI) calculators.