New research from the International Technology Group demonstrates that the three-year operating and capital expenses for deployment and use of IBM XIV storage systems average 69 percent less than for EMC VMAX equivalents. 

The number of channels which consumers use to research and purchase products or services is growing. This white paper takes a look at a recent survey of consumer buying habits in regards to the number of channels they use when shopping and how businesses can provide a better experience across these channels for their customers. 

Like many organisations, data at Bromford Group falls into two distinct groups. On one side is a Microsoft SQL database that tracks customer relationship management, records of tenants and properties. On the other side is all of the data that runs the business itself: Microsoft Exchange, corporate files, and network drives crammed with documents. 

In this presentation transcript, IT author Jonathan Hassell walks you through some of the key changes made to R2 in three key areas: Active Directory, Group Policy and Terminal Services. 

By working with Dell, the Peterson Sullivan IT group achieved its goals of creating a consolidated and scalable IT environment with strong backup and disaster recovery strategies. 

Constant product innovation has contributed to a thriving equipment-manufacturing industry, however, fewer time-saving tools are available to QA than developer groups. As a result, testing is becoming an innovation barrier. This paper examines the innovation barrier: its causes, effects, & what’s needed to restore the vigorous pace of innovation. 

Ovum analyses data growth, big data, disk shortages, public cloud storage, flash memory, and other storage trends. 

This report from Ovum warns that enterprises need to recognise that they will need to move to IPv6, even if they have IPv4 addresses available. They should treat IPv6 like any other disaster recovery plan. 

This Aberdeen Group Research Brief explores the current business challenges faced by companies striving for success with respect to sales and operations planning (S&OP). It delves into the priority allocated to S&OP, the maturity levels associated with S&OP, and the role of technology enablers. 

This Aberdeen Group paper provides analyst insight into the drivers, benefits and pitfalls of the Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) phenomenon and offers recommended actions to take to avoid IT risk. 

Download the Service-Oriented Cloud Computing Infrastructure (SOCCI) Framework from the Open Group. 

As NPG's digital library and business applications continued to grow, so did data storage inefficiencies and costs. The aging equipment had limited storage capacity and there was no disaster recovery strategy other than time-consuming backups. Read on to learn how NPG managed their growing problem. 

Learn about the latest security enhancements of active directory and group policy for SMBs, including traditional Group Policy, Group Policy Preferences, AppLocker, BitLocker and more.