In this Pocket Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com, Dell and VMware, discover the central tasks in the assessment and planning stages of a virtualization project. 

This e-guide from SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com provides expert insight into the basics of planning and executing a desktop migration to Windows 7. Learn how to create a detailed and achievable project plan and find ways to simplify your migration. 

For hospitals, timely access to patient data is critical for maintaining normal operations during a natural or man-made disaster. This e-guide will help health care providers create and implement effective disaster recovery and business continuity plans -- complete with advice from providers who had to put those plans into action. 

In this e-guide from SearchServerVirtualization.com, gain expert advice on how to handle data center growth with capacity planning and resource provisioning. Learn how performance management and capacity planning go hand-in-hand and find out how to interpret capacity management metrics to reduce costs and simplify management. 

This E-Guide is designed to help get you thinking about virtualization for DR and DR for virtualization by outlining how to choose the best DR solution for your virtual environment, 5 strategic challenges you may face when incorporating virtualization into your DR plan, benefits of using server virtualization for DR and more. 

Ensuring your warehouse management software (WMS) allows for adaptability and control is pivotal. If your current system does not allow for this, it could be time for an upgrade. In this tip guide, you will learn best practices for determining the return on investment (ROI) of a WMS upgrade, tips for customizing your WMS and building a process. 

Deploying a private cloud successfully requires extensive planning and a smartly executed strategy. Read this expert e-guide to review the key steps to take to effectively implement a private cloud in your enterprise and discover how to prepare for road blocks that may come up along the way. 

By planning for problems now, you can avoid them all together. Check out this white paper, Quick Start Guide for Oracle SOA Suite 11gR1, for an extensive look at how you can properly implement an Oracle service-oriented architecture (SOA) at your organization. 

This e-guide discusses different flavors of cloud backup in the market today and details what you should consider before adopting a cloud backup offering. Download this e-guide to learn more about cloud storage and how it fits into your IT plans. 

This expert e-guide from SearchWindowsServer.com offers advice for planning and designing an effective security strategy. Find out why it is important to also secure Group Policy settings and learn how managed service accounts boost server security in R2. 

Disaster recovery (DR) isn’t simple – but it isn’t optional, either. The truth of the matter is that a catastrophe-battered organization without a DR solution in place won’t survive. This e-guide provides straightforward guidelines for choosing vendors, determining must-have components and structuring essential plans for DR. 

Read this white paper and learn a systematic approach to select software for your planning, budgeting and forecasting needs. Read how to combine today's best practices with leading-edge technology. 

Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn have taken social media by storm, but widespread adoption of social networking systems in manufacturing has not taken off. In this guide, learn best practices for implementing social media software and highlights of the business benefits provided.