Consumer spending patterns undergo significant changes during an economic downturn. This paper presents the results of a worldwide study to assess how the current recession is affecting consumer spending. This information can help operators recognize the areas of greatest revenue potential in the months ahead and adjust accordingly. 

This TIP research paper delivers findings from over 245 in-depth interviews with Storage professionals at large enterprises, most of them among the Fortune 1000. Read on to learn about the top Storage team challenges and initiatives, current state of deduplication environments and solutions, and much more. 

This Forrester Research paper will show you how analyzing your options for upgrading to Windows 7 can save you down the road. One of the first steps IT managers should take is to determine their firm's Windows 7 licensing strategy and how it fits into their broader Microsoft relationship. 

This paper outlines Web security solutions that focus on increasing overall security effectiveness and reducing the burden on IT departments. It describes the challenges facing many SMB environments and identifies critical elements that make for lower-cost and easier-to-manage solutions. The paper highlights Webroot's SaaS security offering. 

This white paper was designed with the aim of revealing, understanding, analyzing, and presenting the predominant issues relating to the adoption of Web 2.0 technologies in the corporate environment. 

Download this Osterman Research white paper today and learn about the additional services that will help to improve your business efficiency, meet security requirements and lower costs. 

The e-Learning industry has grown tremendously since the early days of computers and the Internet. This white paper will provide some basic information to help you as you begin your research into e-Learning and learning management systems. 

This white paper discusses the many benefits of faster access to threat intelligence, using a cloud-client architecture for immediate protection, as well as the benefits to enterprises of consolidating to a single vendor for content security infrastructure. 

This white paper, sponsored by Concentric, discusses the critical nature of email and the importance of understanding the total cost of ownership for providing email. It also provides some examples of the cost of providing Exchange on-premise for organizations of various sizes developed from a cost model developed by Osterman Research. 

In this presentation document, white paper guru Michael Stelzner, author of "Writing White Papers: How to Capture Readers and Keep Them Engaged," will share his secrets on creating effective white papers that attract prospects in droves. 

This paper sets out a framework for evaluating a data center. It considers the special factors that apply to an on-demand infrastructure, many of which go well beyond the standards applicable to the average enterprise data center. 

Threats today burrow deep in computers and hide. Check out this paper to learn the latest research findings related to data breaches and what you can do to protect your organization's data and reputation. 

Research has shown more than 30 percent of IT spending is on integration, with software costs running into the millions of dollars for large enterprises.