Upgrading from VMware ESX and/or ESXi 3.x to vSphere 4 successfully involves careful planning. There are hardware, software and database requirements, as well as third-party software compatibility considerations. This webcast provides guidelines for planning a successful upgrade, and walks you through a proposed upgrade path step-by-step. 

Deloitte looks at the impact leadership has on company performance in the techonology media and telecoms sectors. 

This report from Deloitte argues businesses are again investing in IT to provide the differentiation and innovation critical from their competitors despite the downturn. 

Check out this white paper for best practices on how to best prep yourself for the audit process - learn how to create a backup and recovery plan that includes the right audit and accountability features, discover four keys to help you on the path to compliance and more. 

The SAP Portal Content Management application allows you to integrate content into workflows and enterprise workspaces of the SAP NetWeaver Portal component. Watch this video demo to learn how the tool helps enhance employee communication and collaboration while streamlining the document management process. 

<p>Discover 5 key steps to creating a practical data retention policy and achieving information governance in this essential resource. Find out how smart policies can help you streamline e-discovery processes and ensure that important email documents are preserved.</p> 

Loaded with a step-by-step list of how to prepare, move and keep tabs on your data, along with four best practices for moving data to an offsite vault, this resource has the information you need to ensure you're properly transporting and managing offsite tapes. 

Learn what recovery challenges are still plaguing IT pros today, and learn how you can achieve 100% recovery confidence through continuous and ongoing testing. Also learn about the challenges associated with traditional backup and recovery technologies in today's data-intensive environments and discover how to overcome these pitfalls. 

Natural disasters, attacks by hackers, a new application gone bad - any or all of these could result in costly disruptions and missed opportunities. Yet many businesses overlook business continuity planning. Learn how savvy enterprises are employing virtualization to strengthen disaster recovery plans. 

Applied Oracle Security (Oracle Press, 2010) is the definitive guide to safeguarding Oracle Database 11g written by the security experts in Oracle’s National Security Group. This complementary chapter on auditing covers how to audit database activity efficiently, improve security, address regulatory requirements, and automate compliance reporting. 

View this webcast to explore how to gain a deeper level of network visibility to thwart emerging threats and reduce risk with an interactive threat analysis application. Explore how NetWitness Investigator works, its benefits and how you can take advantage of them with this complimentary training session. 

Check out this white paper to learn how finding the right storage partner can help you ensure your data is protected and accessible and put your mind at ease. Read on to discover what to look for in an offsite partner, explore key DR concerns to determine how your existing strategy holds up and more.