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E-Book: SQL Server Consolidation Options - When and How to Consolidate by Dell, Inc., Microsoft and AMD February 08, 2010 - (Free Research) Database consolidation can take many forms, but getting the most out of your available resources is always the goal. Read this E-Book to learn about your SQL Server consolidation options.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

Server Optimization, Hardware and Virtualization by Dell, Inc. and Microsoft January 09, 2012 - (Free Research) In this expert e-guide, find out how to optimize SQL Server with the right choices for hardware, storage devices, and virtualization. Inside, find articles on: what not to do when purchasing hardware; if solid-state storage devices are worth the cost; hardware and risk considerations for an inevitable virtualization initiative.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

E-Guide: SQL Server virtualization, hardware tips and trends by Dell, Inc. and Microsoft January 30, 2012 - (Free Research) When it comes to SQL Server virtualization, there are a few pitfalls lurking among the undeniable benefits, including hardware considerations specific to a virtualized SQL environment. Read this e-guide to learn expert tips for ensuring a successful SQL Server virtualization initiative.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

E-Guide: Purchasing hardware for SQL Server by Dell, Inc. and Microsoft January 30, 2012 - (Free Research) SQL Server performance is highly dependent on how you configure your server's storage subsystems. With that in mind, this e-guide dives into a benefit/cost comparison of the increasingly popular solid-state drive (SSD) trend and explains some of the top mistakes people make when purchasing hardware for SQL Server.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

HP Enterprise Data Warehouse Appliance Optimized for SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse by HP and Microsoft April 22, 2011 - (Free Research) Read this solution brief for five key benefits of incorporating the Microsoft application platform and HP Converged Infrastructure.  (ANALYST BRIEF) READ ABSTRACT |

Supercharging Return on Investment with Rapid Application Development Tools by FileMaker, Inc. April 12, 2010 - (Free Research) Rapid Application Development (RAD) Tools have become the best way for businesses to incorporate agility into their application development projects. This paper examines the FileMaker Platform and how it offers certain advantages over tools that use more traditional methodologies such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, and Salesforce.com.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Oracle Database: The Database of Choice for Deploying SAP Solutions by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd September 27, 2011 - (Free Research) With the myriad of available database options, choosing the one that best supports your business-critical applications can be challenging – but it doesn't have to be. This exclusive resource examines three top database offerings -- Oracle, DB2, and SQL Server -- to determine which is best suited for SAP users.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

eGuide: Understanding the business case for in-memory technology by Hewlett-Packard Limited September 10, 2012 - (Free Research) In-memory analytics technology is impressive, but is it really necessary right now for small to midsize businesses (SMBs)? Would an investment provide a true competitive advantage? And what are some ways it be leveraged? Read this e-guide to find expert insight on these questions and get the inside scoop on the rise of in-memory technology.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Podcast Enterprise Service Architecture: Building a Platform for Strategy-Driven Transformation by OpenText December 10, 2012 - (Free Research) Listen to this podcast to learn about an enterprise modeling tool that helps organizations model everything from their goals and objectives to the capabilities and processes that allow their services to run. Learn how this tool helped one major bottling company implement standards for managing its EA environment.  (PODCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

Create Supported SQL Server 2008 Virtual Machines -- Rely on Server Virtualization to run SQL Server 2008 by Dell, Inc. and Intel® September 01, 2008 - (Free Research) The support team for Microsoft SQL Server has published guidelines for virtualizing this database engine. Read this paper to learn how to move forward with the process and create supported SQL Server virtual machines (VMs) that can be hosted on Dell PowerEdge servers.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

PowerBroker Auditor for SQL Server: Real-Time Auditing and Compliance Reporting for Microsoft SQL Server by BeyondTrust Corporation April 30, 2013 - (Free Research) Discover how PowerBroker Auditor for SQL Server provides real-time auditing and compliance, reporting all changes made to your SQL Server data sets, configurations, permissions, and other objects to ensure you meet all regulatory and industry compliance requirements.  (TRIAL SOFTWARE) READ ABSTRACT |

Computer Weekly – 24 April 2012: Are CIOs earning credibility in the boardoom? by ComputerWeekly.com April 24, 2012 - (Free Research) This week’s Computer Weekly examines research that suggests CEOs want to invest in IT more than ever, but still see CIOs as technical experts and not business people. We review SQL Server 2012 and ask if Microsoft's database software is catching its competitors as well as concluding our Buyer's Guide to data security.  (EZINE)

SQL Server 2000 Security Best Practices by Global Knowledge Network, Inc. November 2004 - (Free Research) The security of SQL Server database servers has become a top priority for database administrators. This article examines best practices that can be employed to secure Microsoft SQL Server 2000 databases. It provides an overview of the security model in SQL Server 2000 and discusses best practices you can employ to secure yours.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Cisco PIX 506E Security Appliance by Cisco Systems, Inc. The Cisco® PIX® 506E Security Appliance delivers enterprise-class security for remote office, branch office, and small-to-medium business (SMB) networks, in a highperformance, easy-to-deploy purpose-built appliance.  (HARDWARE PRODUCT)

Increasing Data Center Efficiency with Server Power Measurements by Intel April 2010 - (Free Research) Learn how Intel IT defined methods for analyzing computing energy efficiency within our design computing environment, using measurements of actual server power consumption and utilization.  (TECHNICAL ARTICLE)

Oracle Database 11g Application Development by Oracle Corporation June 2007 - (Free Research) Application development organizations have a wide variety of programming languages and technologies to choose from. In this white paper learn how Oracle Database 11g delivers a highly productive and powerful set of application development tools.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices in Performance Measurement and Reporting: Understanding the Global Investment Performance Standards by Advent Software, Inc July 1967 - (Free Research) This whitepaper, written in conjunction with Ashland Partners, explains the steps to becoming Global Investment Performance Standards compliant.  (WHITE PAPER)

Best Practices in Performance Measurement and Reporting: Understanding the Global Investment Performance Standards® by Advent Software, Inc April 2010 - (Free Research) Whether you are just starting a compliance program or need to fine-tune your existing process, this document will help you understand the steps involved in becoming GIPS compliant. It is not a substitute for the Standards themselves. It is designed to help you understand the value of compliance, what’s needed to achieve it, pitfalls to avoid.  (WHITE PAPER)

Self-Management of Passwords (SMOP) Version 1.1 by turbo-IT Corporation May 2011 - (Free Research) Active Directory users often have their accounts locked out or forget their passwords.  This download empowers users to perform self service password resets and unlock their accounts eliminating helpdesk calls resulting in increased productivity and reduced costs.  (DEMO) READ ABSTRACT |

The Financial Edge™: Fund Accounting Software for Nonprofits by Blackbaud The Financial Edge gives you all the information you need to make the best financial decisions for today and tomorrow. Think of it as insurance for your organization’s future.  (ASP & SOFTWARE PRODUCT)

IPTV Test and Measurement Best Practices by Alcatel-Lucent January 2007 - (Free Research) This whitepaper focuses on providing a pragmatic set of test and measurement guidelines that can be implemented on a live operational IPTV service. The recommendations given in this paper are generally applicable to any IPTV system.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

WebFOCUS Operational Enterprise Business Intelligence by Information Builders Inc. (E-mail this company) WebFOCUS is a comprehensive and fully integrated enterprise business intelligence platform. It sets the standard for enterprise business intelligence by scaling to support every level of the global organization – executive, analytical, & operational – and make data available, accessible, and meaningful to every person or application that needs it.  (SOFTWARE PRODUCT)

Windows Azure Platform Security Essentials for Technical Decision Makers by Microsoft December 2010 - (Free Research) In this video, Graham Calladine, Security Architect with Microsoft Services, answers the most common security concerns CxOs and other technical decision-makers have regarding the security of their data in Windows Azure cloud platform.  (WEBCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

ER/Studio 7.5 by Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. March 2008 - (Free Research) Embarcadero® ER/Studio®, an industry-leading data modeling tool, helps companies discover, document, and re-use data assets while providing intuitive reverse engineering, logical modeling, and physical modeling.  (DEMO) READ ABSTRACT |

Why Compliance Pays: Reputations and Revenues at Risk Research Report by Symantec Corporation March 2009 - (Free Research) Based on what is working among organizations with the fewest data losses, this IT Policy Compliance Group report identifies several practices that can assist businesses with improving IT compliance results and reduce business downtime.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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