In an effort to decrease maintenance costs from its legacy payroll system, full service manufacturer Wisconsin Plastics, Inc. (WPI) chose to implement the payroll and time and attendance modules offered by its enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor. Read this case study to learn about the rapid return on investment that WPI experienced. 

In this edition of Enterprise CIO Decisions Ezine, discover innovate ways that virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is gaining traction in the enterprise environment. Uncover how VDI technology enabled Scottsdale Community College to save $250,000, and Wisconsin Department of Children and Families to realize a 30% savings in workstation support. 

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. 

Now that you've reviewed the essential issues involved in any backup acquisition, this guide focuses on the specific considerations of enterprise-class tape libraries. You'll also find a series of specifications to help make on-the-spot product comparisons between vendors like Quantum Corp., Hewlett-Packard Corp., IBM, SpectraLogic Corp., and more. 

In this white paper, Dan Moore, the senior vice president of professional services at IBM, Cast Iron reviews the current application environment in light of emerging trends, describes an ideal complete integration solution and discusses common sense best practices as well as pitfalls. 

When the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) was first introduced in SQL Server 2005, it received mixed reviews. With the launch of SQL Server 2008, Microsoft has succeeded in transforming the SSMS into a much more useful tool set. This whitepaper will list and discuss each of these improvements of SSMS 2008. 

<div> <div> <p>Find out how you can avoid the most common mistakes that Exchange admins make when migrating to Exchange 2010 in this e-guide. Plus, gain tips for how to properly document and plan your migration.</p> </div> </div> 

Virtualization is growing in popularity, but IT managers must decide between maintaining a highly uniform hypervisor environment or utilizing different vendors’ virtual server platforms for different applications. Turn to a mixed hypervisor environment to maximize virtualization benefits and prepare yourselt for a future move to the cloud. 

This white paper presents a cost/benefit analysis of VDI based on research, surveys, benchmarks, and analyst reviews. Find out how this architecture compares to traditional PCs and obtain key findings and best practices for success. 

Review the June 2012 issue of Storage Magazine Online and read expert features on hot topics including, an in-depth look at today's object-based storage systems and why they're so popular, tactics that simplify DR, tips for configuring storage for virtual desktops successfully, how to leverage the cloud for data center storage, and much more. 

Discover the obstacles associated with supporting advanced technology in complex IT environments. Review what you should look for when considering support features and deliverables, and learn how specific support tools can enable improved problem resolution and minimize downtime. 

<p>This report offers a year in review, examining today’s threat trends, especially with the increase in adoption of mobile, social and cloud technologies. View now to gain a deeper understanding of modern attacks as well as key insight into tackling web, data loss, email, mobile security and more.</p> 

This paper reviews SAP's efforts over the last several years to expand and enhance its product lifecycle management (PLM) offerings. It describes their current PLM portfolio and how they bring their solutions to market.