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All the Facts: What Oracle Isn't Saying Oracle claims that their TPC-C benchmark (an online transaction processing benchmark), had nearly 3 times better throughput at 26 percent lower price performance than the fastest IBM benchmark. But not all is what it seems. Download this tech brief to learn the facts. View this resource now When Good Presentations Go Bad: The #1 Reason The ability to hear and be heard in meetings has a significant impact on winning business, motivating sales teams, and keeping employees engaged. However, for many small businesses, these types of meetings are held in multipurpose rooms that can't meet the high demand for good sound quality. This interactive white paper examines the factors that impact sound and incorporates interactive elements to demonstrate the effect. It also presents practical ideas for improving sound quality in meeting spaces. View this resource now 3 Cloud Options Compared: Which is Right For You? You may be looking at cloud computing as a means to access IT resources that may not be affordable otherwise. Cloud solution options include public, private and hybrid models each of which offers its own benefits, cost model and risks. Read this analyst brief to learn about each of these models and discover how your organization can take advantage of them. The paper also looks at how organizations can integrate cloud solutions into existing infrastructures and how an incremental implementation approach might work. Finally the paper explains some principles for measuring the success of your cloud solutions. View this resource now Top Resources of the Week The IT Survival Guide: What Disaster Really Looks Like The purpose of this white paper is to help businesses of all sizes begin the process of developing an effective business continuity plan designed to minimize the impact of disasters and reduce risk. To aid your planning, you learn; a definition of what a disaster is, the varying types and the effects that each may have on your business; suggestions on how to focus your planning efforts to meet the challenges of each disaster type; steps to help you begin the DR planning process to be effective; and an example of the type of information each employee should have readily available to be effective during and after the disaster. READ MORE >>> Standardize IT Service Management in 4 Easy Steps For IT organizations striving to step up to the role of a true IT service provider, standardized, efficient service management is a business basic. Standardization improves service levels, reduces costs, and enables IT to meet compliance objectives better. This white paper will explore a best practice approach to ITSM standardization, designed to deliver quick wins and rapid ROI in four steps. Read this white paper to learn about an approach to IT service management that is designed to help achieve three goals; increase measurable IT value to the business; reduce costs through service management automation; and lower risk through centralized and enforced processes. READ MORE >>> 5 Simple Ways to Get More Out of Google Apps Get some insights as to what Google Apps is all about from Serena Satyasai, Product Marketing at Google, and hear from featured speaker Jeremy Lawrence, CIO of Mind Research Network (MRN), about the how they adopted Google Apps awhile ago and learn of some of the interesting ways MRN uses Google Apps in their company. READ MORE >>> How to Sell Your CFO on an IT Refresh You've conquered business challenges before, but modern challenges require modern technology. This product demo shows how you can use the IBM Systems Consolidation Evaluation Tool to calculate the TCO and ROI benefits of migrating to an IBM environment so you can build a convincing business case to your CFO. READ MORE >>> eNewsletter Information To avoid any problems with your newsletter delivery, please add newsletters@response.webbuyersguide.com to your address book. Sign up for complimentary subscriptions to eWEEK, CIO Insight and Baseline magazines and receive a 360° view of today's technology arena. eWEEK gives you expert products reviews that helps you choose the best technologies. CIO Insight provides a high-level look at technologies and processes. And Baseline takes you to the front lines, with in-depth case studies. Subscribe today! If you no longer wish to receive The Best Of Web Buyer's Guide, unsubscribe here. Copyright © 2011 Ziff Davis Enterprise. All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis Enterprise, 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016 Privacy Policy