While rich next generation applications promise a radically improved customer experience, they also have the potential to overwhelm your servers. This paper examines a set of sophisticated tools for load testing your new high -powered apps. 

This IDC Analyst Connection takes a closer look at the key parameters in establishing the appropriate financial objectives in an organization's decision-making framework. 

2010 is just around the corner. Take 30 minutes out of your busy schedule to attend this live webinar and make sure you put the right DR and Business Continuity plan in place for next year. 

The chapters in this Techfocus eBook will discuss the importance of site selection and planning, data center conceptualization and cost analysis, and negotiating with contractors. 

With Windows 7, Microsoft has added and extended many security capabilities in its flagship Windows operating system (OS). Deciding which features to activate as well as testing will impact the planning for every Windows 7 rollout. This analyst reoprt will analyze the major security capabilities of Windows 7 in order of importance. 

Managing backup and recovery in today's environment is a multi-dimensional challenge with both near and long term business requirements. This paper explains 5 topics to think about as you design your long-term data retention plans. 

The articles in this guide help you plan for and perform an upgrade from Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 to SharePoint Server 2010. 

The ability to stay up and running in the face of a disaster can be crucial to the survival of any business. Without effective disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity plans, businesses risk lost income, lost productivity, or worse. Read this brief paper to learn about effective disaster recovery and business continuity solutions. 

This paper discusses how organizations can bring this content into their enterprise business processes, so it is an integral part of those business processes. To accomplish this requires the integration of enterprise applications with ECM systems. Read on to learn the high-level business needs and pain points driving this integration trend. 

It may seem there's little you can do directly to reduce the impact of the current economic turbulence on your organization. This handbook distills the actions you can take to lay the foundations of a clear, strategic action plan for the coming year. 

Maintain operational efficiency while cutting supply chain costs with new approaches, technologies, and methodologies. Third party logistics providers, radio frequency identification rentals, and attribute-based demand planning can help you reduce supply chain costs and boost customer satisfaction. 

Critical to any successful implementation of desktop virtualization is to understand how desktop virtualization can help and which implementations will be most successful. Read this transcript for an overview of desktop virtualization, several virtual desktop solutions, and the operational efficiency gains possible with desktop virtualization. 

Learn why you can’t afford to wait on storage virtualization and get some great storage virtualization implementation tips in this webcast.