Deploying a private cloud requires careful planning. Discover the primary drivers for this new IT model as well as key questions to ask to help you get started with your initiative. 

<p>Businesses are finding that goal management can improve employee productivity levels by 25%, driving business execution significantly. This white paper explores what it means to be a goal driven organization and provides tips on how to implement this philosophy in your enterprise, including eight questions you must consider.</p> 

Recent trends in the distribution industry are forcing companies to continually re-evaluate their processes and think more strategically about their business decisions. Read this white paper to find three goals your distribution company should definitely stick to in the upcoming year to ensure success. 

Faced with limited budgets and even leaner staff resources, small companies realize that making the most of in-house talent is critical to executing on strategic goals. Read this paper to learn how automating performance appraisal and measuring every employee against clear, objective goals can improve execution of a small company's strategy. 

Using a combination of VMware and NetApp you can create a unified and comprehensive solution that simplifies your entire Windows environment— applications, data, and infrastructure— enabling you to easily achieve your IT goals. Read this white paper now to learn more. 

An IT modernization project will be unique to your business, and to successfully manage it you'll need the appropriate tools, resources, and best practices throughout the process. Read this paper to get a framework for initiating your modernization efforts. 

<p>Watch this webcast to learn how to motivate your employees to align their goals with your core business initiatives. Discover how investing in your people can gain you a competitive advantage in the long run.</p> 

This paper looks at automated performance management and how it can drive success for your business. 

This week’s Computer Weekly asks what chancellor George Osborne's Budget means for the UK IT community and if he can deliver his goal to make Britain "the technology centre of Europe". Also you'll find the final part of our private cloud Buyer's Guide and we examine the options for choosing the right WAN optimisation strategy. 

To create the infrastructure for a private enterprise cloud, Intel IT has set a goal of virtualizing up to 75 percent of its office and enterprise computing environments. To achieve this goal, Intel IT will need to virtualize mission-critical applications, which is challenging due to rigorous performance, availability, and other requirements. 

This expert white paper establishes the ultimate IT security goal: the most reliable preventative and detective security system possible with the least amount of capital expenditure. From common sense solutions to revolutionary concepts, instructor James Michael Stewart challenges IT pros to explore his methods of saving money on company security.