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whitepaper IBM Power Systems offer a smart alternative to Windows servers2008-05-16 IBM
  Maintaining data security, performance, availability and recoverability is a growing challenge. The IBM Power platform offers many advantages in performance, scalability and key functional capabilities to support key database serving. In addition, it simplifies virtualization, making it easier to reduce the number of physical servers required.

This International Technology Group (ITG) report shows the advantages of the IBM Power platform as an alternative to commodity Windows servers in mid-sized companies.

Tags: Infrastructure Management, Knowledge and Data Management, Database Management, UNIX, 		  
whitepaper TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of SQL Server 2008: Scale Your Business (Level 200)2008-05-15 Microsoft Tips
  Contoso, like most firms, found that once one database is deployed, others soon follow. Unless planned, these deployments can scale out of control. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 offers a number of features that provide solutions for Contoso to scale out and up, while maintaining control. This webcast shows how to take advantage of the latest hardware, such as 64-bit, hot add memory, and CPU, as well as software features. The presenter explains how to speed up query processing with Partitioned Table Parallelism through backup and compression, and to speed up backup times and replication.

Tags: Database Management, Database Applications		   
whitepaper TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of SQL Server 2008: Performance Troubleshooting (Level 200)2008-05-13 Microsoft Tips
  An area of concern for Contoso is the monitoring and troubleshooting of any performance issues it may encounter on Microsoft SQL Server 2008. This webcast covers the tools available for IT departments as they troubleshoot performance. The presenter takes a look at Performance Studio, the features available, and how to use them to analyze performance. The presenter also covers how to use the Best Practice Analyzer for SQL Server, and utilizing the results it provides.

Tags: Database Management, Best Practices		   
whitepaper MSDN Webcast: Introduction to New SQL Server Data Services: A Web-Based Data Storage in a Cloud (Level 200)2008-05-13 Microsoft Tips
  Microsoft SQL Server Data Services (SSDS) are highly scalable, on-demand data storage and query processing Web services. Businesses use storage resources as needed when transforming large, upfront capital and operations expenditures into much smaller on-demand costs.

Tags: Database Management, Web Services		   
whitepaper Delivering information you can trust2008-05-12 IBM
  The amount of data businesses generate can be overwhelming.Now add different types of data and multiple departments and silos the information is stored across. You quickly understand the scramble to figure out how to organise, this paper looks at how you can deliver information better.

Tags: Data Quality, Database Management, Business Intelligence - Data Warehousing		   
whitepaper TechNet Webcast: SQL Server 2008 (Part 2 of 3): Manage Large-Scale Data Warehousing (Level 300)2008-05-12 Microsoft Tips
  The attendee of this webcast will learn how to incorporate the new features in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 to manage large-scale data warehouses that can scale to larger number of users and growing volumes of data. The presenter covers new technologies like Resource Governor, data compression, and enhanced indexed views.

Tags: Database Management, Business Intelligence - Data Warehousing		   
whitepaper TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of SQL Server 2008: Upgrade Your Database (Level 200)2008-05-10 Microsoft Tips
  For those who have never deployed Microsoft SQL Server, sooner or later there may be a need to look at upgrading to a new version. Contoso would like to move their existing SQL Server databases to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and, at the same time, take advantage of the latest improvements in Business Intelligence (BI). The presenter of this webcast looks at the methods that Contoso used to upgrade.

Tags: Business Intelligence - Data Warehousing, Database Applications		   
whitepaper MSDN Webcast: 24 Hours of SQL Server 2008: Reporting Services Designer Improvements (Level 200)2008-05-08 Microsoft Tips
  The recent growth at Contoso has been mirrored with the growth of its data, from client voice mails to scanned and e-mail documents. These documents are now common as part of insurance claims or parts of quotes. This growth in unstructured data has led Contoso to look at options for its storage, access, security, and searching needs. Contoso wants to allow both IT developers and power users to create reports using the new Report Designer. This webcast reviews the new features in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services that support both types of developers, in addition to more flexible and richer types of reports. The presenter covers new report designer layout features, tablix, chart features, and variables.

Tags: Database Management, Application Development		   
whitepaper TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of SQL Server 2008: Data Warehousing Management (Level 200)2008-05-07 Microsoft Tips
  Microsoft SQL Server 2008 includes many new features that Contoso can use to manage the enterprise data warehouse. This webcast covers topics such as minimal logging for inserts; online index management; backup compression; switching in a new partition; and using the resource governor.

Tags: Database Management, Business Intelligence - Data Warehousing		   
whitepaper Master Your SharePoint Administration and Recovery2008-05-07 Quest Software
  Do you have a strong Microsoft SharePoint administration and recovery strategy? To ensure your business operates smoothly, you must understand your SharePoint environment and ensure you can recover your critical data quickly and easily.

In Quest Software's on-demand webcast, "Mastering SharePoint Administration & Recovery," see how a solid SharePoint recovery plan is vital to maintain business operations. You'll also learn best practices for managing and recovering data in SharePoint. Watch the on-demand version today.

Tags: Database Management, Data Recovery - Security, Collaborative Web		   


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