As businesses strive to achieve ever more efficient data centers and leverage the cloud, many are turning to virtualization. This IDC report examines how organizations can streamline and mitigate the risks associated with virtualizing their data centers with preconfigured infrastructure. 

This Technology Spotlight from IDC discusses the drivers, benefits, and challenges of creating virtual desktop environments, and examines a key technology that can help organizations successfully deploy virtual desktops. 

See this demo spotlight from IBM Business Partners. View demos on planning, profitability analysis, interactive dashboards and more. Look at real-world examples of how your midsize company can improve performance with IBM Cognos Express. 

Migrating to the cloud can be a tricky process which IT pros should be aware of before starting on their initiatives. Access this essential resource to discover a useful Q&A that spotlights the range of issues you could encounter when adopting cloud services. Also, learn more about the three types of cloud and their uses. 

As companies face the prospect of a recession, IT is even more challenged to justify and deliver value while avoiding risky projects.  This is not the time to slash budgets; instead, follow a few rules to simplify decision making and focus your investment in areas that deliver the greatest return. 

<p>To enjoy the flexibility and resource savings of a private cloud, you need to know where to begin with building one. In this issue of <em>Cloud Development Digest, </em>find best practices and expert recommendations for implementing a private cloud.</p> 

In this expert e-guide, find out how social and mobile customer relationship management (CRM) are changing the CRM landscape. 

While businesses are seeing the value of becoming more open through social collaboration, there is a tightening of regulations impacting corporate governance and, subsequently, IT governance. 

For every area of your datacenter, Sun Professional Services has created a tailored assessment service. 

Findings of the Web Lead Evaluation and Scoring Study, conducted by KnowledgeStorm and The Artemis Group, suggest companies using the Internet to generate leads might discover that focusing on the C-suite is not the fastest route to improved lead-to-close ratios. Listen to this podcast to find out why. 

Choosing sourcing and procurement software can be overwhelming. Should you go with an enterprise resource planning (ERP) or best-of-breed vendor? Is the cloud or on-premise the best place to run your app? What functionality should the software provide? Read this expert e-guide to learn how to select a useful, cost-effective procurement system. 

In this comprehensive guide, review the new advanced storage features included in VMware vSphere 5.0 and discover how you can leverage them for your virtual environment to enable greater storage automation and consolidation while maintaining service levels. 

This paper identifies 5 key SEC alarms and explains how the right technology can support best practices to avoid triggering them. View now to explore critical issues including insider trading, books and records retention, service provider due diligence, and more.