There are many potential problems you may encounter during a physical to virtual machine conversion (P2V), starting with what and how to convert to cleaning up a newly created virtual machine post-conversion. Access this resource to learn techniques to address these challenges, application virtualization, security concerns and more. 

This week’s Computer Weekly examines research that suggests CEOs want to invest in IT more than ever, but still see CIOs as technical experts and not business people. We review SQL Server 2012 and ask if Microsoft's database software is catching its competitors as well as concluding our Buyer's Guide to data security. 

This report shows how RoboForm Enterprise password management solution, can increase corporate security, eliminate password related help desk calls, improve end user productivity, and decrease overall IT costs. 

<p>Read this white paper today to learn how you can overcome performance and scalability concerns in your expanding virtual environment.</p> 

In this podcast, Forrester Research's Phil Murphy tackes the big issues concerning application rationalization: what it means for your business, the key factors driving it and the tangible benefits this approach provides. 

<p>Check out this white paper to get a handle on today's big data challenges.</p> 

Access this essential white paper and discover ways to reduce data center complexity. Learn to take advantage of virtualization and cloud computing without overwhelming your data center. 

While organizations are eager to adopt cloud computing, the security challenges that this environment introduces has some implementation plans on hold. This video discusses the results of a survey of 200 IT professionals that focused on top cloud challenges and security issues. Review key findings that can provide insights on security in the cloud. 

Storing data in the cloud overcomes a serious challenge for IT departments: how to manage the vast, and ever-growing, amount of data that must be protected. This paper makes the business case for cloud storage, outlining where capital and operational costs can be eliminated or avoided by using the cloud for backup and archive storage. 

This SearchSQLServer.com E-Guide offers expert insight about what organizations can do to improve the performance of their BI system and new ways to improve BI performance and scalability. In addition, you'll learn how to meet BI performance challenges. 

A recent ESG survey indicates that "increased use of server virtualization" is the number one IT priority for the next 12-18 months. Access this white paper for a summary of ESG testing results that reveal what infrastructure features can help you virtualize your tier-1 applications with confidence and move closer to a 100% virtualized data center. 

Disaster recovery and business continuity planning is essential in order to effectively prepare for an unexpected catastrophe. Unfortunately, DR and BC planning is often associated with headaches such as securing funding during a time of tightened budgets. Inside, learn how to utilize cloud-based strategies for simplified DR and BC preparation.