Since data centers are usually built over a long period of time, businesses end up with several small data centers scattered over a diverse area. To make more efficient use of these facilities, it’s generally best to consolidate. This resource presents best practices to data center consolidation. 

This eBook provides a step-by-step guide for choosing the best scalability methods and approaches to ensure that cost-conscious administrators meet their two most important goals these days: making sure the project maximizes end user satisfaction while keeping expenses to a minimum. 

Dell strives to simplify IT in order to reduce complexity in data centers and has a broad storage product portfolio to meet database customers' needs. These storage selection guidelines will help administrators choose an appropriate storage technology based on their requirements. 

Watch this webcast and join James Kobielus of Forrester Research, Sybase and Fuzzy Logix to learn how to put the power of complex, advanced analytics into the hands of non-technical knowledge workers and clients. You will learn why companies are turning to in-database analytics to gain faster insight into data. 

There are a number of considerations users should be aware of when looking at scale-out vs. scale-up approaches as related to database storage. Learn more here. 

CA ERwin Data Modeler r8 is an industry-leading data modeling solution that provides a simple, visual interface to manage your complex data environment.  It provides state of the art visualization capabilities, coupled with a dynamic new user interface. Download this demo software to give it a try! 

This white paper discusses MarkLogic Server, a purpose-built database for unstructured information. 

Optimizing SQL Server performance can be a daunting task, especially for an increasing number of reluctant DBAs faced with managing their organization’s SQL Server databases, despite little training. This white paper provides a high-level overview of core SQL Server performance concepts and an overview of essential SQL Server performance tools. 

This white paper discusses the information security and compliance issues associated with Microsoft SQL Server database systems. Whether you’re a CSO, IT manager, internal auditor or database administrator, you'll learn about the database security threat, how compliance fits into the overall scheme and what you should do to minimize your risks. 

While databases contain an organisation’s most important information, they are often times the least protected.  In this paper, discover how McAfee can help organisations secure mission-critical data stored in databases, while streamlining compliance and maintaining optimum database performance. 

This case study details how Webank utilized HP's Global Method for Business Intelligence Implementation to replace its old data warehousing system with a more advanced platform and saw huge business benefits. 

Read on to learn more about the benefits of HP's business intelligence and data planning system and how it can reduce total cost of ownership by 30%. 

Attend this webinar to learn about Forrester's Total Economic Impact (TEI) framework and how you can use it to identify high-ROI data integration solutions for your own organization. An overview of Forrester’s DMExpress analysis, with financial results and customer interview highlights, will also be presented.