<p>Object-based file systems offer performance improvements in HPC environments, but many companies are unsure which market options are worth evaluating. This expert e-guide examines several notable offerings and explains how they can eliminate I/O bottlenecks in HPC architectures.</p> 

Big data can present big problems. Just ask expert Wayne Eckerson, who takes some time in this first installment of a two-part video series to discuss the common issues surrounding the management of big data growth in a data warehouse. Learn why big data is more pivotal than ever, how you can gain a competitive advantage by analyzing it and more. 

Read this expert e-guide to explore collaborative practices that agile teams are using to minimize requirements churn and become familiar with some of the commercial and open source requirements management tools available today. 

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 white paper, we examine how to use Wireshark, the world's most popular open-source network analyzer, to troubleshoot some of the top causes of poor network performance, including high latency, packet loss, inefficient window sizes, intercepting devices, and application dependencies. 

This expert e-guide will help you formulate an application performance management strategy. Read this now and learn about certain techniques that can help your agile development team prevent potential problems before deploying apps. Discover why communication is an essential component to preventing problems, as well as three testing models. 

Check out this FAQ podcast, to hear W. Curtis Preston, independent backup expert and executive editor, source and target deduplication, how these approaches differ, what that means from a disaster recovery perspective and more. 

Access this expert content to discover more about the growing trend of  data virtualization and how your company can reap its benefits. 

This expert e-guide discusses next-generation BI software, in particular customer relationship management (CRM) analytics and how these factors complement the SMB market. 

This edition of BI Trends and Strategies opens with a piece by Lou Agosta on the need for data warehouses to adapt to new data types, innovation and big data. Alan R. Earls also offers advice for incorporating spreadsheets into your BI programs without problems and Richard Herschel calls for universities to step up their BI and analytics programs. 

This white paper explores the need for uptime, explains the three components that contribute to uptime, reviews some of the problems with existing enterprise server management, provides a clear definition of clustering, and finally gives an honest explanation of what it can and can’t offer your organization. 

Discover how you can increase productivity and efficiency by adopting testing best practices for your network. 

While desktop virtualization and VDI are certainly becoming trendy, the reality today is that properly designing a system is still complex and a source of worry and confusion for many architects.