New research from the International Technology Group demonstrates that the three-year operating and capital expenses for deployment and use of IBM XIV storage systems average 69 percent less than for EMC VMAX equivalents. 

<p>Too often, organizations choose x86-based platforms over more cost-effective mainframe alternatives. This white paper reviews the key benefits of the mainframe and discusses the savings you can expect by using these systems to support heavy I/O applications in your Linux environment.</p> 

This white paper maps out how EMC Data Domain deduplication storage systems preserves data integrity, meets stringent RTO/RPO objectives, and integrates easily into a multitude of active SQL or third-party backup environments. 

<p>Despite increased storage budgets, customers are still struggling to manage the proliferation of data. This expert e-guide takes a closer look at the evolving storage landscape and discusses emerging data management tools and predictions for the future.</p> 

There are lots enterprise resource planning (ERP) options and services that can help smaller businesses take advantage of the benefits of ERP while minimizing the risk of a system implementation. Read more inside to compare the performance results of SMBs with ERP to SMBs without ERP and discover exactly how beneficial the system can be. 

Read this expert e-book by BI visionary Wayne Eckerson and gain insight into the growing adoption rates of big data technology and learn why companies are finally recognizing its many benefits. Eckerson offers a comparison of open-source options and analytical platforms, and also dives into an analysis on the varying types of processing systems. 

<p>This document details the features of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 in comparison with VMware vSphere 5 and Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 R2, and is designed to give you information about Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) and allow you to compare features and benefits across multiple virtualization platforms.</p> 

Compare Microsoft Hyper-V against VMware vSphere in this essential resource. Discover where Hyper-V falls short and how SMBs can benefit from considering alternative virtualization platforms. 

This white paper examines and further explains the importance of scale-out storage architecture; its emergence into the contemporary storage world, the benefits it delivers to businesses, and takes an in-depth look at the specific capabilities. 

This report from Knowledge Peers and Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC), reveals what leaders of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs) think of IT – its strategic value, its potential, and the changing way in which it is being used in their organisations. 

Read this white paper to learn the pros and cons of NoSQL database technology as it compares to relational database management systems (RDBMSs) in certain use cases. 

This video compares Windows 8 to previous versions and points out its notable enhancements across several key areas. Discover how this new operating system can enable new levels of virtualization and cost savings and find out how you can leverage it to simplify management, increase storage performance, and more. 

In this Videocast, renowned storage expert, Jon Toigo, outlines the Green Data Project, provides an overview of green storage and explores other relevant topics.