Over the past 18 months we have seen the irresistible rise of a new phenomenon, cloud computing. This term is given by the IT industry to a new business model for computing, one where capacity for computer, storage and networking can be dynamically acquired, on demand,and paid for according to usage. 

This latest issue of Storage magazine offers an in-depth exploration of the latest trends and technologies in storage today. 

Master data management (MDM) tools are on the rise as more companies look toward ways to solve all their data needs through one system. This expert e-guide from our editorial team features two articles with exceptional insight on what vendors and trends are prevailing in the current MDM market. 

This e-book, packed with four expert articles, highlights SAP's solution to sales order management, offering insight into its CRM, ERP and supply chain management components. Read these insightful articles now to learn about this option's strengths and weaknesses, how to properly define the sales process and so much more. 

<p>Read this expert article to discover exactly what your managers needs to know about software testing. Find tips on how to make processes run more smoothly and ways to make sense of large quantities of data to make the most informed decisions possible.</p> 

<p>This e-guide features editorial articles with insight from IT industry consultants and technology professionals on the importance of data quality as well as advice for ensuring a successful program.</p> 

This e-guide features two shop-floor quality-control articles from our award-winning editorial team. Read on to learn critical advice for increasing your manufacturing without compromising compliance or quality. 

This editorial e-guide features two articles on choosing the right master data management (MDM) software and how to convince your executives to invest in MDM tools. 

Your next software implementation doesn’t have to be a nightmare. It can be done faster and with less training and without the need for upgrades or continued training. Read this paper to learn about the Plex Online implementation and training process, a process perfected over hundreds of successes. 

Storage capacity utilization metrics provide a framework you can use to analyze and manage SAN storage use across a diverse IT environment. Check out this white paper to explore how capacity metrics can help your organization with efficiency, capacity management, and risk management. 

This e-guide provides two articles from our award-winning editorial team on how to overcome data governance program issues and best practices for applying on-going data governance tactics. 

No, IBM is not going on the game show circuit, but IBM will make Watson’s full human language understanding deep question and answer system (DeepQA) available to healthcare in the near future for many use cases benefiting providers and payers. 

This white paper explains the differences between the de-duplication approaches, discusses the strengths and limitations of each, shows how different backup tasks are likely to benefit from them, and talks about the business benefits.