IBM can help clients gain an advantage by deploying solutions that safely protect data for as long as you need, improve access to your data and manage total costs—even while the volume of data is growing astronomically. Read this white paper to learn more. 

The company is inflating vSphere with juicy storage functionality to accelerate the consolidation and commodification of storage. Should storage vendors fear or embrace the changes ahead? 

Find proof that tape isn't dead by checking out this research conducted by The 451 Group, a leading global analyst and data company. This October, 2012 white paper contains the findings of The 451 Group's recent visit to IBM's research facility in Zurich and presents 451 Research's opinion of IBM's innovations and activities in the tape space. 

In this week's Computer Weekly, as the cost of 3D printing technology falls, the opportunity for innovation for IT leaders is growing. The rise of big data has created a new role – data scientist; we find out what they do. And government COO Stephen Kelly talks about the reform of Whitehall IT. Read the issue now. 

Join us in this informative podcast as Ian Abramson, President of the International Oracle Users Group, shares his thoughts on Oracle's latest database innovation - the 11g Release 2 - and discusses the numerous opportunities for better performance and simpler management that will allow companies to better optimize their IT investments. 

IBM recognizes the need to not only consolidate data center storage, but also to reduce the amount of array capacity required to store multiple copies of business-critical information. Read this article for information on how data center storage issues can be addressed using innovations such as data deduplication. 

Watch this video to learn why simplifying your IT - through hardware and software engineered to work together – is the way to handle the growing complexity of the data-rich business environment. 

Our final issue of Storage Magazine Online in 2012 features one of our most popular annual columns: Hot Technologies for Next Year. Explore this month's cover story, in which our team of editors team up to tell you the six technologies to watch in 2013 - and why they should be on your radar if they're not already. 

In this week's Computer Weekly: M&S CIO Darrell Stein tells us how technology is changing the retailer as it develops its multichannel strategy. Our latest buyer's guide looks at mobile device management. And with many public sector IT workers being laid off through austerity cuts, we find out how to get a private sector job. 

This white paper offers best practices for creating a comprehensive, end-to-end data management strategy and how to choose a technology platform that can help you deliver on the promise of innovation. 

For more than 35 years, Innovation Data Processing has been producing high-quality Storage Management Software. During this time, its products have evolved into today’s high-speed, safe, reliable storage management solutions for z/OS and non-z/OS data. Read this white paper to learn more. 

Over the past four years, more than 5,000 clients have made the successful change to an IBM system. Why? Because while the path has become uncertain for many IT vendors - with unsettling acquisitions and serious product delays - IBM offers a reliable roadmap for data center innovation and cost takeout.