Not every BI provider seeks to serve the scalable enterprise, but those that do must meet certain scalability criteria that are common to nearly every enterprise. This investigation exposes key scalability requirements for BI, and examines how the world's most widely used BI solution— notably, one that's open source— meet these requirements. 

Outsourcing is the quest to offload either commodity or very specialized activities, so that staff can focus on work that truly adds value to the business. 

In the Fall 2011 issue of IT in Europe, Manek Dubash explores how open-source storage could be the key to breaking the chains of vendor lock-in. 

When Bunnings, a retailer of home improvement and outdoor living products, needed to find a replacement for older storage systems that supported their vital business applications, they turned to IBM products. To learn how Bunnings benefited from this upgrade, read this case study. 

This paper encourages all businesses to consider a more formal "green" strategy in regards to client computing and the technology refresh cycle. The timing could not be better. There is also a business case to be made that the 'business as usual' environment could view the "green" initiative as a compelling event unto itself. 

This essential e-zine offers expert insights from industry guru Brian Madden on the ins and outs of desktop virtualization from the basics to the many complexities.  Madden covers key topics such as app virtualization, the differences between “TCO” and “ROI”, desktop virtualization's effect on the network and much more. 

While desktop virtualization and VDI are certainly becoming trendy, the reality today is that properly designing a system is still complex and a source of worry and confusion for many architects. 

At Metro Health, doctors use an electronic medical record (EMR) application to look at a patient’s medical history, enter examination notes and diagnoses, write prescriptions and view test results. Learn how Metro Health improved availability and lowered energy bills with a server approach. 

Gartner Note: Improve agility, lower costs with intelligent storage technologies 

Virtualization is one of the hottest topics in enterprise computing today, with advocates promoting benefits including improved business efficiency, cost savings, and mission-critical data and application protection. In this note, we examine opportunities to leverage virtualization to automate consolidation and systems management. 

Content provided by Google. This white paper provides an introduction to the key areas involved in developing an e-discovery capability and to help organizations plan to become better prepared for the rigors of the e-discovery process. Read this informative white paper to learn more.