A company's global competitiveness depends on the utilization and maintenance of information. Current data handling practices - storing, updating, and accessing data - can be either a problem or a significant strategic advantage. Designing a Total Data Storage Solution gives readers the information they need to compare technologies and determine which is best suited to their enterprise. This book defines and explains the components that make up total cost of ownership along with the impact...

Managing Systems Migrations and Upgrades is the perfect book for technology managers who want a rational guide to evaluating the business aspects of various possible technical solutions. Enterprises today are in the middle of the R&D race for technology leadership, with providers who increasingly need to create markets for new technologies while shortening development, implementation, and life cycles. The cost for the current tempo of technology life cycles is endless change-management con...