In this paper, learn how performance enhancements in SQL Server 2008 R2 make it easier and faster for end-users to generate, access, and analyze data. 

This case study describes how to leverage a software solution to gain highly available virtual desktops while eliminating the high storage costs and complexity involved in replicating redundant desktop images. 

Business intelligence is a hot topic in 2010, especially with the upcoming release of Microsoft's SQL Server 2008 R2 being dubbed as the "BI release." In this e-zine, one SQL Server expert breaks down exactly what goes into self-service BI, where it works and where it falls short. 

Hypothetically, SQL Server virtualization will save you money and manpower. However, there are some risky components involved, and a few major scenarios in which SQL Server virtualization won't benefit you. Read this expert e-guide to learn if virtualizing SQL Server is a good idea for your organization and find tips on avoiding potential pitfalls. 

Microsoft SQL Server has evolved over the years as a scalable, robust database management system and is now competing in the VLDB (Very Large Database) space with Oracle and IBM.  This white paper outlines some of theimportant fundamentals of Microsoft SQL Server that every DBA should know. 

SQL Server database consolidation provides decreased costs and lessens the amount of hardware you need to store data. But those aren’t the only benefits. Read this brief white paper to learn about a consolidation strategy that is easy to deploy and use and provides a highly-available and dynamic environment for  data storage. 

Discover how you can cost-effectively meet the high perfomance requirements of your SQL-based decision support systems and promote faster, more accurate decisions with next-generation infrastructures in this resource. 

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. 

Are your decision-support systems and servers up to date, equipped to handle today's onslaught of data? Legacy systems are no longer viable. This paper explores the results of a research report about decision-support systems, highlighting how Dell's 12th-generation servers and solutions meet these evolving requirements based on users' responses. 

This white paper examines various hardware architectures and their unique performance capabilities. Discover new technological developments that increase availability, simplify management, and reduce energy costs. 

If you're a small or mid-sized business thinking about virtualization, particularly in the world of Microsoft, it makes sense to upgrade your database servers as well. This article explains why to upgrade and provides several examples of companies that have successfully made the move. 

This case study details how one company leveraged a dedicated software to gain simultaneous access to critical information, eliminating the need for redundant copies of data and realizing tremendous storage savings. 

This webcast discusses how SAP Business Objects Data Quality Management and SAP CRM can help you enforce data quality and governance, address verification and identifies duplicates to achieve fast time-to-value and cost-effective customer data management.