This brief e-guide explores the notion that data quality issues are worse in real-time data integration applications versus batch-oriented techniques. In the form of two articles, this resource serves up options for real-time integration, touches on the concerns associated with it and outlines the proper steps required to address data quality. 

Content provided by Google. This article from the Harvard Business Review covers they key points that CEOs and executives need to know about cloud computing. Find out why cloud is a game-changer, and what is preventing companies from adopting it now. Review the courses of action you can take, and the implications of each strategy. 

This report from Deloitte argues businesses are again investing in IT to provide the differentiation and innovation critical from their competitors despite the downturn. 

In this paper we discuss an emerging direction for Intel® vPro™ technology called Dynamic Virtual Client (DVC) computing. This article examines emerging computing usages and identifies key gaps and challenges associated with realizing client virtualization. 

Declining hardware and software costs have an impact on total cost of ownership (TCO), but how desktop PCs are managed remains the most critical factor in reducing TCO.   This Gartner article illustrates how a higher management level for desktops can achieve lower TCO and improved user productivity. 

This article shows how an application grid built on Oracle Fusion Middleware can not only prevent unplanned outages, but it can improve the overall performance of mission critical business applications. 

This article provides a high-level overview of the manageability aspects of the VMware ESXi solution on Dell PowerEdge Servers. It discusses the various facets of manageability and the management tools that an IT Administrator can use to deploy, monitor, inventory, configure, and update an ESXi system. 

Check out this study to learn how ExaGrid solutions enabled several U.S. government agencies to reduce backup windows and improve overall data protection practices. This resource provides an introduction to the specific solutions used as well as their benefits, and explores emerging deduplication and scalability concerns as well. 

This article from IndustryWeek features advice on streamlining your business for leaner operations. 

Why would a person or organization be interested in deploying wireless communication in their home or business? This being said, there are some things to think about before jumping into the wireless world. As is usually the case in the wonderful world of networking, whenever one thing becomes simpler, it almost always complicates something else. 

This article explores ways in which small and mid-sized businesses can improve the performance of their databases - and their businesses - by upgrading to SQL Server 2008. 

The IBM Information Management portfolio offers a complete set of solutions designed to help you not only manage your data, but also master it. Read on to learn more about: Data management, information integration, data warehousing and more. 

Your next software implementation doesn’t have to be a nightmare. It can be done faster and with less training and without the need for upgrades or continued training. Read this paper to learn about the Plex Online implementation and training process, a process perfected over hundreds of successes.