This white paper introduces a new type of virtual solution designed specifically to improve maintenance, management and mobility in today's virtual infrastructures. By minimizing latency across long distances, this technology allows for the quick and efficient delivery of data and applications from one server to another - all with minimal downtime. 

Planning and managing storage capacity in a VDI poses unique challenges. Check out this e-book to learn VDI best practices and hear VDI success stories before getting started on your project. 

This IDC white paper makes the case that BI and data warehousing technologies are vital components of a decision support solution and complement each other well. Also revealed here are the benefits and requirements of BI and data warehousing solutions and how HP and Microsoft technology have joined forces to tackle these requirements. 

Cisco, Red Hat, and Intel have partnered in delivery a three-part webinar focusing on the path to cloud enablement.  We start the discussion with legacy migration touching on RISC/UNIX migrations and the economic and performance benefits of the Cisco Unified Computing System utilizing the new Intel E7 processors. 

Virtualization can save money and speed processes across your organization. Yet setting up a virtualized environment requires specific expertise and, often, new equipment. Join this in-depth webcast to learn what's involved in planning and launching a successful virtualization effort. 

This paper presents an overview of strategies and practices for governing the transformation to, and the evolution of, SOA. 

This paper presents an overview of strategies and practices for governing the transformation to, and the evolution of, SOA. In particular, it explores the role of governance throughout the SOA lifecycle as well as the technology enablers that help organizations develop and maintain an SOA that delivers measurable, sustainable business value. 

Agility is the foundation of today’s instant-on enterprise. This resource explains how you can jump-start enterprise agility in five easy steps with a converged infrastructure. Discover the benefits of an instant-on infrastructure, as well as the features and advantages of a converged infrastructure solution. 

Because our world is becoming more connected and interactive every day, it has become imperative for IT infrastructures to provide quick delivery of services and reduce costs. Read this resource and learn how a converged infrastructure strategy provides the agility your organization needs to improve it's time to business value. 

This brief white paper introduces a simplified and flexible infrastructure solution designed to meet both today's  and tomorrow's virtual requirements. Utilizing end-to-end virtualization and centralized management from a single console, this technology can start transforming your data center and IT efficiency right out of the box. 

This eBook is written for IT and BI professionals as well as business executives involved in BI decisions. It introduces BI and analytics for midmarket organizations plus practical advice on how to get started on deploying a BI system, from building a business case to evaluating BI technology. 

When the business intelligence platform at Princeston Insurance reached its capacity, the company needed to reevaluate their overall storage strategy. This case study outlines the journey they took to find a new infrastructure solution to increase business agility, IT efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Read on to learn more. 

When the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) was first introduced in SQL Server 2005, it received mixed reviews. With the launch of SQL Server 2008, Microsoft has succeeded in transforming the SSMS into a much more useful tool set. This whitepaper will list and discuss each of these improvements of SSMS 2008.