Whether the economy is doing well or not, business leaders are always looking for the technological edge to bump up productivity and get more out of their workers. But new innovations always introduce new risks. The hallmark of a good C-level executive is the ability to balance the benefit of innovation with solid risk mitigation. 

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? 

Check out this transcript of a presentation given by Sumeet Bansal, Fusion-io Principal Solutions Architect, to learn how Fusion-io solutions enhance SQL server performance, improve customer experience, and optimize storage management systems. 

In today's enterprise, IT managers are faced with the growing challenge of keeping track of multiple passwords and system identities. In this document, we'll discuss how Quest approaches enterprise single sign-on and a unique solution that addresses nearly all facets of the challenges. 

More and more organizations are looking to SOA as the basis of their future computer architecture. Recognizing that legacy application design and implementation approaches have led to applications that are costly to operate, hard to change, organizations are hoping that SOA provides a key component of the answer to these problems. 

MySpace knows better than anyone the high demands that consumers can make on application and web servers. It maintains two sets of servers depending on application transaction load. Even so, continued transaction growth on these servers was resulting in poor performance. MySpace decided to give Fusion-io a try. 

This Microsoft white paper will discuss in detail ten things you should probably know as you get familiar with the latest version of the Windows client; what's been improved, what to expect and how it differs, if much at all, to Vista. 

To gain full value of virtualization, you need servers that are built to handle the heavy and ever-changing demands of a virtualized and consolidated computing environment. To help you get maximum benefits from virtualization, Intel has built a better physical server platform with unique hardware-assist features to enhance the virtual data center. 

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Live eliminated the risk of losing decentralized customer data. The firm's information is protected on Microsoft hosted servers that utilize reliable data backup processes and technologies. The application allows mobile users to access and input data on the move, something that brokers could not do previously. 

On this webcast I'm going to put on my drill sergeant's hat and we're going to learn the basics that every network engineer, server chick, network manager, or IT dude should know about managing networks. This is going to be a no-frills webcast where we focus on the fundamentals and making sure that we all understand them. 

In this white paper, learn how your organization can use customer-centric strategies and CRM tools to maximize the value and loyalty of your customer base. Gain insight into new areas of opportunity and do more with less in a time of economic uncertainty. 

The following KnowledgeStorm Webinar focuses on Enterprise Spam filtering and how to combat spam. Featuring expert commentary from Nucleus Research analyst Shruti Yadav, the Webinar offers advice to organizations grappling with the growing problem of spam. Duration- 60 minutes. 

Where can you find one complete and highly secure suite of productivity tools that all work together? With cloud services, you can deliver fully hosted online productivity tools for real-time communication and collaboration that are all designed to work together. The Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite is one stop shopping in the cloud.