Three business scenarios for cloud printing

We all know that the main advantage to cloud computing is that companies can reduce IT capital and operating expenses and align their innovation spending more directly with utilization. These advantages are strikingly similar to those achieved by implementing shared services. The disadvantages to the cloud-which aren't necessarily common to shared services-include data ownership, niche integration requirements and agreeable separation. If moving to the cloud makes sense for your organisation, consider the ECM Shared Service model as an initial step in the transition. Read on. Download whitepaper »

Comprehensive database platform for data warehousing

Oracle Database 11g is a comprehensive database platform for data warehousing and business intelligence that combines industry-leading scalability and performance, deeply integrated analytics, and embedded integration and data-quality -- all in a single platform running on a reliable, low-cost grid infrastructure. Oracle Database 11g provides best-ofbreed functionality for data warehouses and data marts, with proven scalability to 100's of terabytes and record-breaking performance. Read on. Download whitepaper »

A PARADIGM SHIFT FOR GOVERNMENT IT - Operate more efficiently. That's the order of the day for government organisations, however obstacles are everywhere. These include soiled information, outdated IT processes, and distributed IT budgets and staff-with little consistency in how information is managed across numerous agencies and systems. Storage is growing at more than 30 percent annually. Utilisation rates are in accordance with 50 percent. Power and cooling costs account for 25 percent of the budget. Human errors cause network downtime, and new applications take two to six months to deploy. For the moment that was the case up until recently. Now we have the cloud. Download whitepaper »