The current recession and credit crunch deeply affected IT spending in the last quarter of 2008 and into 2009. This SWOT Analyst report for Q3 2009 regroups the market contenders by categories for an easier evaluation to enable vendor strategy professionals to substantiate decisions about their partnership and go-to-market strategies. 

This webcast explores a phased approach to consolidating application management solutions, aligning IT infrastructure with business needs and reducing costs. 

In this Podcast, backup expert, Mark Bowker, addresses how this technology helps leverage your storage, network, and computing resources. 

In this videocast, learn how SAP customers are getting started with virtualization technology, and find out what needs to be considered in terms of hardware, staffing and SAP modules. 

Northern Storage Suite is a Storage Resource Management solution; a software solution that targets the costs and complexities of managing stored user-generated data. Download this free demo and see how it can go to work for you! 

Join experts from HP and Novell in this webcast as they discuss how to empower your SAP solutions, deliver the right information to the right people at the right time, and execute upgrades and migrations successfully. 

The final 2009 issue of Storage Magazine Online features the 5 technologies that our editorial team and expert contributors predict will make the biggest impact in 2010. Plus, our annual Salary Survey shows how the economy is affecting the highly-specialized world of storage in IT. 

In this podcast, see how a revolutionary solid-state storage technology is supercharging Microsoft Exchange, helping users get more performance and reliability for less. It helps Exchange users get the most out of every dollar by making it possible to support more mailboxes per mailstore, increase access times and decrease backup and recovery times 

This whitepaper will discuss how the push for continued virtualization and the "cloud"- along with a consolidated view that manages the infrastructure - is quickly becoming a reality due to market and end-user demand. You'll also learn what questions to ask yourself to assist in creating an organizational strategy for the best management approach. 

In depth knowledge of mainframe storage management sadly does not just pop into your head! And the supply of storage gurus is dwindling. But do not despair nor give up hope - there is a solution! Attend this informative webcast and learn how MAINVIEW SRM provides the knowledge to guide you in managing today’s explosion of data. 

Because of the success of SQL Server in recent years, unintended consequences have developed. These include low levels of utilization, poor availability, and an enormous management burden inflicted on many IT departments. This paper describes a solution: HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server. 

If you’re an administrator who’s planning to build a high performance, highly available IP network using HP SAN/iQ Software, you should read this document in its entirety. You’ll find important configuration guidelines, best practices, and frequently asked questions that will help you to accelerate a successful deployment.