Retail, like virtually all other industries, is awash with stories about the emergence of cloud computing. Much hasbeen written about the ability to remove cost or to greatly speed up implementations. 

Will you be able to achieve the huge data reduction ratios that data deduplication vendors are touting? In this FAQ guide, analyst Jerome Wendt answers the most common data deduplication questions he's hearing today. 

Gartner analysts, William Clark, David W Cearley and Avivah Litan, explain how business can exploit context-aware computing and social media. 

This article from Gartner offers advice to public sector organisations thinking of deploying cloud computing and assess the progress made by governments in their use of the cloud. 

Insurance organizations are turning to advanced case management solutions to overcome challenges from manual processes and legacy systems no longer equipped to handle today's influx of info. This paper outlines how one advanced case management option can facilitate better collaboration and analytics, both of which can help detect fraud quicker. 

Watch this expert Podcast to discover how you can confidently manage the explosive data growth and avoid the pitfalls of single server-based backup. 

In this FAQ, learn how the BlackBerry Playbook 2.0 can help you achieve the security your organization needs while enabling the mobility that your employees are looking for. 

Learn how you can balance both the personal and professional needs of the mobile workforce in this FAQ. Get answers to your top questions about establishing harmony between the security and usability of the mobile devices in your enterprise. 

This FAQ guide features 24 commonly asked questions and answers - both general and technical - regarding the Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter. 

Server virtualization presents some interesting implications for disaster recovery (DR), including cost reductions and increased recovery times. In this FAQ, business continuity expert Paul Kirvan discusses the various server virtualization approaches that are effective for DR and how they benefit failover and failback processes. 

Learn how Gartner's criteria for next generation IPS helps organizations achieve effective threat prevention despite changes in network communications, new applications, and changes in the threat landscape. Featuring Greg Young, research vice president at Gartner. 

Join Founder and Lead Analyst of DCIG, Jerome Wendt as he answers the most common data deduplication questions he’s hearing today – including the technology’s  benefits, dedupe products to watch out for, target dedupe on a virtual tape library and more. 

The questions and answers in this document will help you avoid the snares of misleading anti-malware tests and make intelligent use of the reliable ones.