For every area of your datacenter, Sun Professional Services has created a tailored assessment service. 

Here five things about Windows Server 2008 that are the less obvious, more esoteric, yet useful features or quirks. The following is a brief list of some things that I tend to assume that many people know, and I am constantly amazed by clients and students who really don't know them. How many do you already know? 

Join Glenn Weadock, Global Knowledge Instructor, MCITP, MCSE, MCT, A+, for this Windows 7 Review Guide. This white paper introduces the key areas in which Windows 7 differs from Vista - areas you'll need to focus on if you're thinking of moving to Windows 7, either from Vista or from XP. 

This white paper provides a general overview of SAM benefits, and then addresses the specific issues involved in getting SAM up and running in your organization. 

This white paper introduces the Server Manager console and will help you find your way around it, so that you can get up to speed with Server 2008 quickly. 

Businesses, charities and local authorities are looking to cut their overheads by sharing their IT infrastructure, CIOs at Computer Weekly’s 500 Club heard last week. 

This paper examines how virtualization has become such a hot topic that the number of virtualization techniques, tools, and technologies is into the dozens, and that’s just from Microsoft. Some of the benefits of virtualization include hardware cost savings, configuration optimization, less disruption, and easier reallocation of resources. 

This chapter discusses the process of evaluating and purchasing backup products. Also discussed are the issues to be aware of during this process, such as recovery deadlines, scalability, security, and more. 

This issue looks at two areas of pain, gain and risk in server virtualization: I/O bottlenecks and virtualizing email systems. 

Watch this video for a brief overview of the future-ready Dell/EMC CX4 Series arrays, focusing on the innovations, such as UltraFlex modular I/O and virtual provisioning of this highly flexible storage platform. 

This research brief is based on a recent Tech Target survey with more than 200 storage administrators and IT professionals in mid-sized and enterprise-class companies, and focuses on how these decision-makers view the storage-related challenges that result from server virtualization. 

<p>Learn how to communicate more effectively with your boss in this guide from Dr Brian Sutton and Dr Robina Chatham. </p> <p> </p> 

Microsoft Exchange 2010 promises performance enhancements to those SMBs that utilize this platform, giving them a real incentive to upgrade from Exchange 2003 and 2007. Check out this white paper and learn about the benefits this platform can bring to your email messaging system and more.