Purchasing a server is a big ordeal for any business. It's costly, time-consuming and can sometimes be disruptive, but that initial investment in time and money usually pays off - and fast. Read this article to find out when it’s time to purchase a server and why you need to purchase one. 

In this article, Kaplan, of Harvard Business School, and Norton, founder and director of the Palladium Group, explain how to effectively manage both strategy and operations by linking them tightly in a closed-loop management system, which comprises five stages. 

Master data management (MDM) tools are on the rise as more companies look toward ways to solve all their data needs through one system. This expert e-guide from our editorial team features two articles with exceptional insight on what vendors and trends are prevailing in the current MDM market. 

This e-book, packed with four expert articles, highlights SAP's solution to sales order management, offering insight into its CRM, ERP and supply chain management components. Read these insightful articles now to learn about this option's strengths and weaknesses, how to properly define the sales process and so much more. 

<p>Read this expert article to discover exactly what your managers needs to know about software testing. Find tips on how to make processes run more smoothly and ways to make sense of large quantities of data to make the most informed decisions possible.</p> 

<p>This e-guide features editorial articles with insight from IT industry consultants and technology professionals on the importance of data quality as well as advice for ensuring a successful program.</p> 

NTP Software’s Precision Tiering product and the Dell DX Object Storage Platform can empower you to make your own decisions about which files to move or delete with an easy-to-use interface based on the business value of your data. Read this 2-page white paper to learn more. 

Design teams across the world collaborate to create and develop prod­ucts. Unfortunately, IT organizations face serious challenges when collaborative teams share large files. This white paper will assess the strengths and weaknesses of the four technologies most commonly used to enhance file sharing for distributed teams. 

The lead article in the May 2012 issue of SQL Server Insider addresses how SharePoint Server infrastructures should be managed in geographically dispersed organizations.  

This e-guide features two shop-floor quality-control articles from our award-winning editorial team. Read on to learn critical advice for increasing your manufacturing without compromising compliance or quality. 

Consolidating and modernizing the IT that runs your B2B and file transfer environments – the backbone of your supply chain - can deliver big rewards: cost savings, improved efficiency, and revenue growth. Read this paper to learn the seven key success factors for a consolidation and modernization project and how to achieve them in your business. 

This Article, intended to provide guidance on those issues, is divided into two parts: The "trigger" and the "legal hold."