Demand for new and upgraded data centers will continue to grow, despite the economic downturn. Careful planning can help IT and finance managers get the most from data center investments and build a flexible foundation for enterprise growth. 

Do you ever wonder how potential buyers view the strategic approaches and tactics you commonly use to entice them? In this Webcast, KnowledgeStorm and SiriusDecisions present the results of a new research study that examine the efficacy of demand creation. 

Listen to this podcast to learn key considerations for building a new data center. Receive strategies for each step of your infrastructure construction, from the data center design to finding the right contractor to carry out the project. 

More than 60% of large enterprises believe a significant network breach is likely within the next 3 years, yet most are not capable of effectively discovering the full scope of incidents. This survey details how management and staff within large organizations view the importance of being prepared to respond to network security incidents. 

In this report, we estimate both the number of older solutions each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace and the payback period for replacing those older solutions. One key finding discovered is that each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution with VMware ESX can replace seven Dell PowerEdge 2850 solutions, and could yield a payback in under 18 months. 

In this report, we estimate both the number of older solutions each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace and the payback period for replacing those older solutions. One key finding discovered is that each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace up to nine HP ProLiant DL385 solutions, and could yield a payback in under 9 months. 

The purpose of this study is to provide readers with a framework to evaluate the potential financial impact of DMExpress on their organizations. Forrester’s aim is to clearly show all calculations and assumptions used in the analysis. 

Dell commissioned Principled Technologies to analyze the features and performance of the Dell Latitude E6400 notebook system running Windows 7. This system and several comparison systems were tested. In this analyst report, you'll learn more about this Dell solution and discover key findings as a result of testing these systems. 

In August 2008, Microsoft Corporation commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) enterprises might realize by upgrading from SQL Server 2000 or 2005 to SQL Server 2008. Read the results here. 

What's arguably the single greatest barrier to the fast close has remained constant - the completion of the intercompany reconciliation process. This paper examines the issues behind intercompany reconciliation and outlines how companies can make impressive progress when they employ software solutions such as those from SAP Business Objects 

Unified communications (UC), offers the promise of converging voice, data, and video communication and of eliminating many roadblocks in communication. In conducting these in-depth interviews with Microsoft UC products customers, Forrester found that organizations can achieve significant productivity improvements and cost savings. 

One key finding discovered from this test is that the Intel Xeon Processor E5520 2.26GHz-based Dell PowerEdge 710 server achieved 75.9% higher SQL Server 2008 performance than did the Intel Xeon Processor E5506 2.13GH-based Dell PowerEdge 710 server. Read this test report summary to learn more key findings. 

Most companies today recognize the operational efficiencies and benefits to be gained by removing paper from business processes that rely on documents. Read this whitepaper to learn about a document management solution that can automate many of your business processes, removing the need for paper forms, saving you time, and saving you money.