This expert e-guide examines the top ten Windows Server 2008 R2 enhancements that organizations should consider before deciding to upgrade to this new operating system. Plus, learn how to leverage Hyper-V to monitor memory in your virtual server environment. 

This expert e-guide from SearchWindowsServer.com offers advice for planning and designing an effective security strategy. Find out why it is important to also secure Group Policy settings and learn how managed service accounts boost server security in R2. 

In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchWindowsServer.com, gain insight into best practices for approaching Hyper-V deployment. Find out how this platform will affect your entire IT environment and learn key pitfalls to avoid when launching these virtual machines. 

Find out how you can develop a private or hybrid cloud strategy that successfully capitalizes on your existing data center. Gain expert tips on planning and implementing cloud in this white paper. 

Hypothetically, SQL Server virtualization will save you money and manpower. However, there are some risky components involved, and a few major scenarios in which SQL Server virtualization won't benefit you. Read this expert e-guide to learn if virtualizing SQL Server is a good idea for your organization and find tips on avoiding potential pitfalls. 

In this e-guide from SearchServerVirtualization.com, gain expert advice on how to handle data center growth with capacity planning and resource provisioning. Learn how performance management and capacity planning go hand-in-hand and find out how to interpret capacity management metrics to reduce costs and simplify management. 

<p>Customers interested in purchasing blade servers must carefully assess the costs of implementing and maintaining these platforms. This expert e-guide presents a cost/benefit analysis of blade servers and explains why virtualization should be factored into investment decisions.</p> 

In this expert e-guide, gain best practices for sizing server hardware for virtual machines. Find out what you should look for when selecting servers for different types of virtual machines and how to select tools for benchmarking your virtual environment. Plus, discover how to plan for the current and future needs of your virtual environment. 

In this expert e-guide, find out about the many benefits of virtualizing your mission critical applications such as improved hardware utilization and efficiency. Also, discover where to virtualize your applications to maximize these benefits. 

SQL Server 2008 R2 has been labeled a BI release because of its new features for business intelligence. In this interactive classroom, industry expert Don Jones explains the improvements made to existing SQL Server BI features like SSRS. Learn about the benefits of self-service BI and Master Data Services. Then take a quiz to test your knowledge. 

In this presentation transcript, featuring Exchange expert Lee Benjamin, learn how to use a storage calculator for optimal performance of your Exchange environment. Discover the new storage features of Exchange 2010 and how to utilize them for increased flexibility and reduced costs. 

Read this expert e-guide to learn the benefits of testing the cloud for storage vendors. Unveil why this trend is catching on and what the future holds for this kind of testing. Also find information about the additional charges that cloud storage users pay for individual transactions. 

<p>Read this expert e-guide to find out why business process management (BPM) is growing in importance with big and small organizations. Also find tips from Gartner experts as to how to lever BPM best practices to gain and competitive edge.</p>