When you're planning an upgrade to Windows 7, one major factor is budget planning. This tech brief will discuss the three main - and sometimes overlooked - budget considerations every company should keep in mind: Hardware costs, application compatibility assurance, and deployment costs. 

In this chapter sample, from the guide Mastering Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, co-written by Mark Minasi, Willem Kasdorp as the contributing author and published by Wiley Publishing, learn how your existing environment and upgrade/migration plans impact your installation decisions and read about requirements for this new operating system. 

In this paper you will uncover the steps to building a high performance culture within your business. 

Effective IT service delivery is critical for any business to run smoothly, however, many organizations are finding that this can be challenging in a cloud environment. This white paper offers key tips on how to overcome this issue and ensure optimal performance of your IT environment by leveraging new, advanced service assurance solutions. 

This global benchmarking study from ESI international identifies the key challenges and successes experienced by project and programme management offices (PMO) and draws recommendations for the future. 

Discover the energy and environmental benefits of cloud computing, including 3 factors that help ensure an eco-friendly cloud environment, and 5 simple steps that lead to an improved and automated energy management strategy. In addition, read 3 case studies and discover the benefits your peers are witnessing with green cloud computing. 

Avoiding unscheduled downtime and equipment failure while trying to maintain quality standards is paramount. Producing high-quality goods and optimizing resources is the ultimate goal of any manufacturing organization. Predictive maintenance, fueled by predictive analytics, helps minimize downtime and saves money. Read this paper to learn more. 

This presentation transcript explores the key features of Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V. Find out how this technology compares to its predecessor and gain insight into the benefits you can expect to achieve from using Windows Server 2008 R2 with Windows 7. 

This paper presents a low risk, high impact approach to gaining control of regulatory compliance. The procedures, tasks, and behaviors that bear upon compliance can be overwhelming. Yet organizations that can master these activities, operate more efficiently, compete more effectively, and build their brands. Learn how GRC technologies can help. 

Retail, like virtually all other industries, is awash with stories about the emergence of cloud computing. Much hasbeen written about the ability to remove cost or to greatly speed up implementations. 

This paper from Quocirca outlines the need for Managed Print Services (MPS)  and why organisations that are operating a heterogeneous print environment should consider an independent MPS provider to proactively manage and transform their print infrastructure. 

Read this Forrester Consulting study to examine the total economic impact of application portfolio management (APM), a comprehensive, context-driven, strategic approach to enusring that your IT investments support your current and future business plans. 

This paper will help you think through the impact of SSD, virtualization, and cloud computing on your storage planning and needs.