When it comes to virtualization, budget planning is the key to success for any organization. This e-guide reviews why no matter what kind of cost saving benefits virtualization promises, having an established budget is essential to help with new purchases, ongoing support and software licensing costs. 

Learn why a server refresh is important for small to midsized businesses, the many benefits of adopting new technology, the difference between dedicated and virtual servers, how to calculate ROI and more. 

There are substantial security benefits to developers and security personnel working together, yet they are often viewed as being like oil and water. In this paper, discover how to integrate software development and security effectively and pain-free by using the right tools and techniques. 

Private cloud database-as-a-service enables IT organizations to control database sprawl through automation and consistent policy enforcement and accelerate application development cycles with self-service database management. Attend this webcast to learn how to build database-as-a-service in your datacenter. 

In enterprises that use a wide portfolio of telecom services, managing those services can consume substantial staff resources. This paper details a solution to free up time for other things by streamlining the management of networking services. 

Service providers and network equipment manufacturers are adding automation to their pre-production testing process for a combination of reasons. This Market Snapshot will focus on the need for test automation of networks and connected devices, identify a path to automation adoption and provide an overview of the market. 

The approach to end-of-life compliance that many manufacturers are taking today will not scale with the rapid growth and increased complexity of regulations and industry or supply chain requirements. Read this paper to discover the benefits of best-in-class approaches to environmental management programmes and the systems need to support them. 

This paper encourages all businesses to consider a more formal "green" strategy in regards to client computing and the technology refresh cycle. The timing could not be better. There is also a business case to be made that the 'business as usual' environment could view the "green" initiative as a compelling event unto itself. 

Download the Open Group Service Integration Maturity Model (OSIMM). 

Application performance monitoring (APM) is skyrocketing in popularity. This Gartner Magic Quadrant can help you gain a better understanding of APM, how it can benefit your application environment and how you should go about implementing it today. Read this now and also learn about specific vendor's strengths and weaknesses and what to be aware of. 

Effective negotiations and management of telecom contracts can have a measurable impact on a business’ financial performance. 

This resource demonstrates how a buy-and-hold strategy can add data center costs that many of today’s enterprises simply can’t afford. Read on to learn more about server replacement cycles and the ongoing operational costs of holding on to legacy hardware platforms long past their recommended life-cycle. 

Discover how an innovative new software from VMware enables small and medium size businesses (SMBs) to obtain all the beneifts of server virtualization, without overspending. Gain insight into the benefits this new software promises and how it can lead your business to higher availability.