A Windows 7 migration is necessary in the next few years, as Windows XP will become obsolete. This research paper highlights how to best prepare for a Windows 7 migration crunch. 

The following analysis provides a comparative price analysis of four leading CRM solutions for midmarketorganizations. Forrester Research defines midmarket organizations as any organization with revenues of lessthan $1 billion and/or fewer than 1,000 employees. 

Virtualization is a presence in nearly all enterprise data centers. But that doesn’t mean all companies are using virtualization to its best effect. The results of this recent research reveal the common characteristics of virtualization success, what barriers companies face, and how to get the most from your virtualization efforts. 

In this guide, IDC Research Vice President Mary Johnston Turner looks to the past in identifying five steps for successful integrated cloud management. Based on the experiences of early cloud adopters, you'll discover how these strategies help IT organizations dramatically improve the time and costs of application provisioning. 

Against a backdrop of an increased use of software that is generally more sophisticated, flexible, scalable and easy to integrate than in times gone by, this research set out to explore the impact of having to maintain a plethora of different software solutions from different vendors in today’s cash-strapped corporate environment. 

This paper looks at some of the challenges that CIOs are facing in managing mobility. This is clearly becoming more complex for large enterprises as mobility penetrates more deeply into their organizations, driven by changing working practices and supported by rapidly evolving technology. 

This article from Gartner offers advice to public sector organisations thinking of deploying cloud computing and assess the progress made by governments in their use of the cloud. 

This white paper explores the key drivers behind many consolidation efforts and points out the reasons why some organizations are putting off deploying virtualization. Gain insight into a holistic approach to ensuring security, high availability, and performance and discover the key technology components that comprise it. 

Microsoft has turned its Dutch headquarters into a radical experiment which the company believes could point the way to the future of the workplace. Its office at Schiphol airport has done away with dedicated desks and offices and it has given employees the freedom to chose where, when and how they work. 

This research from Freeform Dynamics, based on a survey of end users,  identifies the challenges faced by IT departments and suppliers on software licensing, and offers advice to organisations on dealing with software licensing. 

In order to analyze the cost of deploying and managing an email system, Osterman Research undertook a primary and secondary research program. This data was then combined with secondary research in order to develop a cost model that compares MDaemon and Microsoft Exchange. Read on to see how the results may impact your own decision. 

This podcast summarizes, Define What's Valued Online, a new study which confirms what many technology marketers have instinctively suspected all along: Buyers of technology products consider Internet research essential to their ability to do their jobs. Listen to this podcast to learn about basic changes you can make to improve your online content.