<p>Organizations are buzzing about the upcoming release of the latest version of IBM's DB2. The added features and functionalities offered in the new platform offer cost-savings, improved application performance and better productivity. Read this white paper to learn more about the exciting enhancements and how they can benefit your enterprise.</p> 

Find out on May 31st at 12:30 p.m. EDT how to leverage native PL/SQL support and the SQL compatibility features of the all new IBM DB2 10. The IBM architect for these highly successful features will present the current set of capabilities and recent enhancements. There also will be code level customer examples, customer results and more. 

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. 

<p>Maintaining proper control over your mainframe infrastructure can be a time-consuming task for IT professionals. This research report discusses new management capabilities you can leverage immediately to streamline this essential process so you can allocate your time to other important projects.</p> 

Given that Sybase ASE can now be deployed as the foundation for SAP Business Suite and BW implementations (in addition to Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server and IBM DB2), the information is relevant to SAP customers installing a new instance of SAP or looking to migrate their existing SAP installation to a different database. 

With new technologies—such as planning and analysis solutions powered by IBM Cognos® software—companies are automating the process, getting faster reports and data that fuel “what is” and “what if” scenarios. Read this paper to learn more. 

This week’s Computer Weekly asks what chancellor George Osborne's Budget means for the UK IT community and if he can deliver his goal to make Britain "the technology centre of Europe". Also you'll find the final part of our private cloud Buyer's Guide and we examine the options for choosing the right WAN optimisation strategy. 

This whitepaper explores new WLAN architectures and deployment models that have emerged which offer more options to help retailers get what they need while sticking to their budgets. 

This product profile describes the challenges of training the next generation of mainframe specialists. Discover a tool that can ease mainframe management and explore its key features. 

Creating an accurate budget and schedule are essential for evaluating the progress and performance of your project. In this white paper, get tips for how you can develop and manage project baselines so that your projects are on time and within the budget. 

Most IT budgets work on the basis that 70% of costs go on operations, and 30% on innovation – but many IT managers would prefer that ratio to be reversed. Servers are often seen as an operational burden requiring costly management time, so how can you free up cost and time to allow more of your server budget to be spent on innovation? 

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. 

Technologies such as virtualization and deduplication are getting special attention for their long-term cost saving potential, according to several storage pros on the front lines. Read this e-guide to learn about two organizations’ IT dilemmas and how they are handling them in this tough economic climate.