New IT technologies and abstractions, such as cloud computing, layer on top of existing ones.This may make the foundational layers less visible, but they remain just as important (or even more so). This paper looks at some of the ways that volume processors have improved their error-handling ability by improving their cloud infrastructure. 

Data Encryption Expert fills the gaps in your data protection efforts as an affordable and easy to implement solution to difficult compliance requirements like encryption, access control, host protection and auditing. 

This expert briefing presents sage advice from Derek Lonsdale, service management leader and Lean IT expert from PA Consulting Group. Inside, discover how you can optimize and speed up the change management process to ensure that IT stays in sync with business demands. 

Whether you are considering the mainframe or have already made an investment, there are several key points you should keep in mind. This expert e-guide takes a closer look at the mainframe and the common misconceptions surrounding it. Discover how mainframes compare to x86 platforms and get expert answers to your peers' frequently asked questions. 

Many development organizations fail to realize that test automation doesn't implement itself; it requires a certain amount of planning and care to be truly effective. Read this e-guide to uncover expert guidance for successfully implementing automated testing. Then, find tips for managing testing within the short iterations of agile development. 

The inaugural issue of BI Trends & Strategies offers sound advice to help you in ensuring your organization is on track to keep up with the rapidly changing landscape of BI and analytics. In this issue, readers will learn about a big data definition and the impact it will have on BI and data warehousing, agile development methodology and more. 

Read this expert e-guide to find out why business process management (BPM) is growing in importance with big and small organizations. Also find tips from Gartner experts as to how to lever BPM best practices to gain and competitive edge. 

This eBook gives expert advice on successfully achieving PCI compliance, by selecting the right auditor and implementing new requirements into your company's IT infrastructure. Read this book and learn how to master PCI compliance. 

In this expert e-guide, you will learn the challenges that are presented with big data analytics techniques as well as emerging techniques involving data scientists and experts, who are well-versed in statistical and mathematical principles to build advanced analytical models. 

With 2010 behind us, SearchCRM.com asked some industry experts what they see in store for 2011. It's clear that CRM practitioners can look forward to a heavy dose of social CRM, mobile requirements and a continued emphasis on the customer experience. 

Access this Oracle Exadata Online Forum, where Oracle executives, customers, and industry experts come together to share what extreme performance really means for your business. 

This expert E-Guide provides insight into the processes and tools you can use to overcome virtualization-related storage challenges in the areas of efficiency, deployment time and complexity. 

Converged systems and converged application middleware are coming together to optimize modern datacenter management. Read this IDC white paper to learn how these two elements are being combined to deliver the simplified, highly available IT services that tomorrow's mobile, cloud and social workloads will require.