This has been a landmark year for Oracle, the technology company headed by the charismatic and staggeringly wealthy Larry Ellison. Ellison, who is 65, has been chief executive officer since he founded Oracle in June 1977. He was listed the sixth richest person in the world in 2010. 

As the benefits become increasingly evident, more companies are choosing to upgrade their Oracle applications within the next two years. In this e-guide find out exactly what new features are persuading IT pros to take on an upgrade initiative and how they’re approaching the process. 

This seven-page Buyer’s Guide to Cloud Computing by Computer Weekly journalists details the kinds of cloud offering that CIOs and senior IT professionals will need to take into account as they plan future outsourcing, hosting and application strategies. 

This six-page Computer Weekly Buyer's Guide to cloud networking highlights the factors CIOs and senior IT professionals need to consider as they plan their networking  strategies. 

Read this white paper to discover how your organization can use the Cloud Discovery Workshop to create and articulate a cloud roadmap. 

This brief expert e-guide from SearchCIO.com explains how CIO Steve Cretney successfully pitched his case for a new cloud computing model at Lands' End. Read this now and also gain leadership intuition to help you sharpen your soft skills and convince your business' leaders to share your vision, too. 

This white paper discusses how to prepare your virtualized data center for a move to the cloud. Discover key tips and tools to leverage to ensure success, including unified networking, power management, scale-out storage and more. 

<p>Object-based file systems offer performance improvements in HPC environments, but many companies are unsure which market options are worth evaluating. This expert e-guide examines several notable offerings and explains how they can eliminate I/O bottlenecks in HPC architectures.</p> 

<p>Rapid data growth has made it difficult for storage systems to support high performance computing (HPC) environments. This expert e-guide explains how multi-path network file system technology can meet HPC requirements and provides best practices for proper deployment.</p> 

This SearchSQLServer.com E-Guide examines several options for moving data and discusses complex scenarios in which ongoing data synchronization is needed. You'll learn some of the basic steps to ensure a successful SQL Server migration. 

This expert e-guide looks at two real world case studies of how businesses used mobile technology to improve CRM. 

Choosing sourcing and procurement software can be overwhelming. Should you go with an enterprise resource planning (ERP) or best-of-breed vendor? Is the cloud or on-premise the best place to run your app? What functionality should the software provide? Read this expert e-guide to learn how to select a useful, cost-effective procurement system.