Read this Aberdeen Insight analyst report to learn how a good enterprise resource planning (ERP) strategy can make your software selection process a breeze. Find survey results on how companies approached their selection process and how ERP impacts a company's overall performance. 

In a recent IDG survey, nearly two-thirds of CIOs & other senior executives surveyed listed improving customer satisfaction among the top three factors driving the need for custom application development. 

This report from KPMG identifies business priorities across a wide range of geographies and industries, and assesses the economic outlook. 

Take this survey and find out how well your current access control solution is working, and learn where you can find a more effective one. 

This research from management consultants, Xantus, shows that while there is still a lack of clarity and a reluctance to fully commit to the cloud, there is a general acceptance from CIOs of the benefits and a growing commitment to develop those benefits. 

Read this white paper to find out why 38% of businesses surveyed in 2011 had replaced their ERP solutions and find criteria for determining if and when you should upgrade or migrate to new software. Also, find tips on making a business case for an investment as well as selection criteria for choosing ERP that will meet your business needs. 

Like many growing businesses, yours has probably taken its first steps and reaped its first rewards from virtualization. But to tap all the benefits virtualization offers, you've got to go further. Join this 60-minute webcast to find out how the benefits of extending virtualization beyond server consolidation. 

<p>There is a growing recognition that rather than being a distraction or a time drain, social tools could hold the key to a more productive way of doing business, this report from Google argues.</p> 

This week’s Computer Weekly, we talk exclusively to Tesco CIO Mike McNamara about why the UK's biggest retailer is spending £150m on its online business. And, with the London 2012 Olympics only weeks away; we look at how IT testing is progressing. 

A recent IDC survey found that for every US$1 spent on IT hardware, the power and cooling costs is 54 cents. In 2011, the energy costs are expected to rise to 74 cents. Listen to this podcast and find out how you can deploy a Scalable Modular data center in 8-12 weeks at up to 20% less overall cost and save up to 30% on energy costs per year. 

There’s more to printer performance than what’s listed on the product spec sheet. This white paper will help identify how features and other variables impact mobile printer performance in real-world operations. 

This white paper outlines the features and advantages of the Dell PowerVault NX200 with Windows Storage Server 2008 Basic, optimized for small businesses that may not have the largest in-house IT team, but need robust and reliable storage. 

Check out this webcast to learn how you can overcome today's top backup and recovery challenges in VMware environments.