This expert video, brought to you by SearchWindowsServer.com, takes a closer look at Windows Server 2008 R2 and its new capabilities. Discover how your organization can lower costs, improve productivity, and increase efficiency. 

In this video, Platinum Group IT Project Manager Thom Vandenberg discusses the issues they faced when they decided to implement a single sign-on solution for their SaaS applications to enhance the user’s experience, improve security and reduce IT administrative costs. 

In this expert e-zine, explore the numerous benefits of Exchange Online retention policies as well as the PowerShell script necessary to manage and implement them. In addition, discover techniques to repair Outlook Web App 2010, new tools from the Microsoft Exchange team, and the latest Exchange updates. 

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. 

Industry expert Wayne Eckerson knows a thing or two about big data and how to handle it. So, it's in your best interest to view the second installment of a two-part video series as Eckerson discusses data warehouse architectures for storing big data. Learn how to evaluate whether data architectures can handle big data, amongst much more. 

This white paper introduces the Server Manager console and will help you find your way around it, so that you can get up to speed with Server 2008 quickly. 

To embrace the new instant-on, mobile, interconnected business world, IT organizations need to transform their infrastructure and data centers to support agility. This video series features 10 expert tips for planning your IT transformation. Check out this brief video for tips 4-1. 

Check out this video to learn the basics of cloud and tape backup from Jon Toigo, CEO and Managing Principal, Toigo Partners International - and how these 2 storage mediums aren't necessarily interchangeable. 

Watch this video session with BI expert Wayne Eckerson to learn the best practices aligning BI with your organization's business activities. 

The convergence of storage and data center networks, the proliferation of mobile devices, the growing need for always on communications and access to data, and the emergence of cloud computing have all profoundly transformed the demand placed on the network and how it runs. 

Desktop Virtualization has been in the enterprise for many years now, but SMBs haven't been as fast to adopt it, even though the technology can be quite beneficial to them. In this video, industry experts Brian Madden and Gabe Knuth will detail the 'secrets' you need to keep in mind when planning a desktop virtualization project. 

In this video, Jim Reavis of the Cloud Security Alliance offers advice on how to secure your cloud. Uncover Reavis’ take on high level vs. detailed cloud security frameworks, as well as questions you should ask potential cloud vendors. Also, review expert tips on strategies such as encryption, identity management and information governance.