The CIO's role becomes more strategic as organizations use information to create a competitive advantage. This paper – using evidence from benchmarks created with IBM to test WebFOCUS' performance on System z running z/OS and Linux – helps CIOs to balance demands for information accessibility and processing power. 

This document details the features of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 in comparison with VMware vSphere 5 and Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 R2, and is designed to give you information about Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) and allow you to compare features and benefits across multiple virtualization platforms. 

In this paper, learn why centralized policy management, automated order processing and asset management, and end-user self-service are key ingredients for any organization trying to control the proliferation of wireless mobile devices and spiraling costs. 

This white paper offers up a comprehensive comparison of the Oracle Exadata and IBM Netezza data warehouse appliance, helping you decide which is the better fit for your business. Read this now and learn how they stack up in terms of online transaction processing (OLTP), query performance, simplicity of operation, value and more. 

The following solution comparison checklist contains must-have requirements that you must consider as you compare vendors in your search for a leading human capital management (HCM) solution. 

This document compares the pricing of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops (RHEV) with the pricing of VMware View 5 for desktop virtualization. Access a detailed price comparison for the use cases of 100 virtual desktops. 

This case study illustrates how Sun World International, a mid-sized grower in California, shifted its competitive strategy to capitalize on analytics and gain real-time insight into the competitive market. Learn how it gained a 5% reduction in harvesting costs, a 20% reduction in fuel usage and an eight-fold increase in profit per acre. 

Server performance fuels business performance. Servers also store and use your company’s most valuable and sensitive information. These two facts pose a dilemma for data center and security managers: should they maximize server protection at the expense of performance or optimize server performance and risk a serious security breach? 

The growth of cloud computing has fueled the need to integrate cloud applications with each other and with applications that continue to reside on premise. Traditional integration approaches are evolving into more complete offerings called integration platform as a service (iPaaS) solutions. Read this paper and learn about this technology. 

Over the past 12 months, the global market for applications – fuelled by the astonishing and unprecedented activity experienced on Apple’s App Store and iPhone – has continued its stellar levels of growth. 

Access 7 vital questions any IT manager should ask before deploying deduplication in a midrange data center. 

The latest trends, market research and analysis, on handheld PCs, smartphones, and the mobile payment market from KPMG. 

New research from the International Technology Group demonstrates that the three-year operating and capital expenses for deployment and use of IBM XIV storage systems average 69 percent less than for EMC VMAX equivalents.