In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchDataCenter.com and BMC, you will discover best practices for comprehensive and cost-effective mainframe management, maintenance and upgrading. Explore cost-effective mainframe upgrades and gain insight into approaches essential for adding flexibility to today's mainframe applications. 

Operational cost savings have proved elusive for many customers adopting virtualization, either in-house or with outsourcers. However, some customers have achieved significant cost efficiencies thanks to five best practices that are surprisingly high-level in approach. Read this Gartner report to learn key findings and recommendations. 

This paper discusses a five-step best practices approach to implementing a cost-effective and timely data privacy solution. It also details a brief case study illustrating how Compuware’s combination of tools, technology, best practices and customized services can save time and money. 

This paper discusses the case for system consolidation and legacy decommissioning and the best practices approach to ensure data protection and access to legacy data while lowering costs. Learn how the Dolphin platform for data and document management provides flexible applications, tools and best practices for optimizing the SAP environment. 

In this white paper, learn how Infor10 WFM (Workbrain) is delivering a wide range of business benefits to companies worldwide. 

It's possible to make VDI affordable for SMBs. Find out how in this expert e-guide - explore VDI costs and VDI best practices, and how you can maximize the benefits of VDI. Learn how storage directly affects the implementation challenges you may face. 

The best practices described by Version Three of the ITIL® represent a de facto standard for IT Service Management and have become very popular in technology organizations over the last several years. This paper will explore each of these challenges, provide real-world examples of each, and present realistic methods for overcoming these challenges. 

There is no question that the successful implementation of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) relies on a careful and holistic approach to business planning. One of the most important tools in the evaluation, purchase, and ongoing use of SOA is this body of best practices that vendors, consultants, and customers have compiled. 

Companies that have a good handle on email and file archiving processes also save money on e-discovery costs. Get advice on how to address data management challenges and automate e-discovery. 

Automated tiered storage and continuous snapshot technologies bring storage efficiency and performance to a new level. Watch now to see how combining the two features optimizes data placement and hear best practices for configuring tiering profiles and snapshot schedules for long-term results. 

This resource provides guidelines and best practices for deploying Exchange Server 2010 in a virtualized environment. Learn how to take full advantage of the benefits of virtualization without having to exceed your budget. 

In today's economy, no online retailer can afford to postpone investing in the online customer experience. Retailers need to take immediate steps to ensure they understand the experience of their customers who are transacting online. Read this white paper to learn the retail customer experience management best practices. 

Read this guide to understand the hidden and explicit costs associated with open source BI in comparison with familiar proprietary BI solutions so that you can determine whether open source BI is a viable option for your organization.