Following on from the first cycle of research carried out in February 2011, this r e-run of the next generation datacentre research covered 10 regions to identify what progress organisations have made in preparing to adapt to new IT architectures and approaches to computing. 

KnowledgeStorm and The Artemis Group conducted an in-depth analysis of 15,452 Web leads generated by KnowledgeStorm. The objective of this study was to identify characteristics of Web leads that maximize sales opportunities and to debunk myths around what makes a good sales lead. 

The Internet enables prospects to search for you rather than the other way around. You must place expertly crafted content wherever prospects might be searching. Marketers are leveraging a new methodology called Intelligent Content Strategy to attract more prospects that are looking for their solutions. 

In February 2009, Quocirca interviewed 800 individuals across 8 geographies for their views on, and usage of, enterprise performance management (EPM) tools and processes. 

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. 

Many organizations struggle to carry on the processes of multiple large data integration and SOA projects for reconstructing data flows, ontologies, transformations and more. This paper addresses the obstacles faced when attempting data projects and the strategic plans for overcoming these issues to attain a higher ROI and reduce overall cost. 

Conducted by the research firm ORC International, this study found that performing common database management tasks for Oracle Database 11g R2 took less time and fewer resources than performing the same tasks for DB2 Enterprise 9.7. Although funded by Oracle, the study was independently conducted by ORC. 

The Quantum Scalar i2000 is designed to meet the rigors of high-duty-cycle data center operations and to support the integration of next-generation disk-based backup solutions. 

This independent report from analysts, Nucleus Research offers a critical assessment of Oracle’s Cloud Services. 

This paper is about using information management software from Business Objects, an SAP company, for SAP data migration projects, either for upgrades from one version of SAP to a newer one, or from other environments to SAP. 

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 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.