SMBs are always looking for ways to cut software spending in the data center. Where are the areas that SMBs can make smart software spending decisions in the data center? In this videocast, get advice on how to effectively reduce costs in the data center using Windows Server 2008 R2 and a smart software spending strategy. 

Managing power consumption in the data center is a huge concern for IT organizations today. In this presentation transcript, learn about the cost benefits of using Windows Server 2008 R2 for power and energy savings in the data center. The speaker will discuss the trends in this area and offer steps to improve power consumption and costs. 

This chapter sample, from the guide Mastering Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, co-written by Mark Minasi, Willem Kasdorp as the contributing author and published by Wiley Publishing, summarizes the defining features of Windows Server 2008. 

This transcript explores the virtualization benefits of implementing Windows Server 2008 R2 in your organization. Receive best practices on how to effectively integrate R2 into your current infrastructure. Discover how this integration can enable your organization to increase the performance and reliability of its virtualized environment. 

This presentation transcript compares the first and second releases of Windows Server 2008. Discover security improvements to this enhanced operating system and learn how they impact your small or mid-sized business. 

If ever a company was at a pivotal point in its history, HP is it. With the controversial departure of its CEO, a new leader at the helm, and with several significant recent acquisitions under its belt, the 70 year-old company faces significant challenges as it attempts to maintain its direction. 

This IDC Event Flash presents the highlights of the Oracle OpenWorld event held in Beijing on December 13-15, 2010. It explores the comparison to Apple that Oracle's integrated software/hardware, performance focus and higher price point are eliciting. The paper also discusses Oracle's role in the current and future market. 

Read this paper to learn how software vendors are offering virtualization management software that offers robust features and has well defined roadmaps. Read on to learn how to build the next-generation data center and overcome the challenges of managing a virtual infrastructure. 

This paper shows the value of combining Oracle software with Intel Xeon processors on Dell PowerEdge servers. It begins with an overview of the collaboration that created these synergies, before detailing the major areas where they are manifest to end-customers: intelligent performance, automated energy efficiency, and flexible virtualization. 

Advances in server technology promise tantalizing benefits, such as higher consolidation ratios and reduced costs. Read this special report to discover the new capabilities updated software provides. You'll also learn the advantages of modern hardware and garner best practices on upgrading to newer software and hardware. 

In the traditional IT approach, every new software application required a new server. This added costs to every project and deployment took days to weeks. This also drove server sprawl. Watch this demo for an animated explanation of how virtualization addresses common data center challenges. 

This case study explains how Quantum DXi3500 Saves Virtual Iron Time & Money with 95% Reduction in Backup Volume and Saving $12,000 annually on tape media costs.