Tune in for timely webinars on the latest technology trends and IT concerns. Gain valuable insights from industry leaders as they present new and improved solutions designed to help your business thrive. Our archives are available 24x7 for your viewing convenience. Save Time and Money with Data Deduplication October 27, 1pm CT - Register Now! Attend this webcast to learn how to speed backup and recovery times and reduce costs. You'll discover how EMC disk-based backup with deduplication helps you securely manage data growth-and deliver higher service levels. Learn how to: • decrease backup-related storage by up to 98% • speed backup times by up to 90% • reduce data moved across the network by up to 95% Register today to get expert answers to your questions from our SMB experts. Sponsored by CDW and EMC. Microsoft Licensing Made Easy September 2009 Part 1: Review of Volume Licensing Part 2: Purchase and Management View these in-depth webcasts to learn more about Microsoft Volume Licensing. Find out how volume licensing can give you greater flexibility in software deployment, gain your business exclusive access to certain Microsoft products, and save time and money. Sponsored by CDW and Microsoft. Windows 7 and the Optimized Desktop September 2009 - View Archive Attend this webcast to get the latest information about what's new in Windows 7 and learn more about the Windows Optimized Desktop. Sponsored by CDW and Microsoft. What to Consider When Evaluating Video Conferencing Systems September 2009 - View Archive View this helpful webcast to learn about the most important buying criteria to consider when evaluating video conferencing systems. Get in-depth information about what to look for when it comes to: • quality of the experience • ease-of-use • flexibility and scalability • services • return on inventment Learn what really matters in visual communication. Sponsored by Lifesize Communications. Network Optimization - What Every IT Professional Should Know September 2009 - View Archive Given the demanding economic environment, it’s time to re-assess where the network costs and capabilities are, and how well they fit your needs. This webinar will help you take the actions that you need to optimize your network. Learn how to gain a thorough understanding of your "current state", how to cut down time and interruptions with a Resilient Network, and how to build a plan and strategy around network optimization. Sponsored by CDW. Affordable Backup Consolidation and Disaster Recovery August 2009 - View Archive The Overland REO Business Continuity Appliance is an innovative, complete solution that offers small and medium-sized businesses a highly affordable, streamlined approach for protecting mission-critical applications and data as well as physical and virtual server environments. This webinar will show you how the REO BCA uses CDP and data replication technologies to solve your Continuous Local Backup Consolidation and Disaster Recovery needs for your Windows and Linux server environments. Sponsored by Overland Storage. Revolutionizing Public Sector Storage Status Quo August 2009 - View Archive Attend this webcast to learn more about how Sun Open Storage combines open source software with industry standard hardware and the newest storage technologies to provide enterprise reliability and scalability at 1/10th the cost of closed,proprietary systems. Together with Solaris ZFS, which delivers maximum data integrity, and innovative systems like the Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems, Sun Open Storage delivers breakthrough speed, scale, and savings. Sponsored by CDW and Sun. Who’s Assessing Your IT Security? Hackers or a Trusted Partner? June 2009 - View Archive Unlike the early days of viruses or malware, there’s no announcement you’ve been compromised, just a steady stream of theft of your key data assets. Given this, you need to have a very real sense of the quality of your security environment and any vulnerabilities that might exist. Learn how CDW can provide you with a detailed and comprehensive Security Assessment that will tell you explicitly where your problems lie, and how you can correct them. Sponsored by CDW. Cost Prevention Through Virtualization March 2009 - View Archive In today’s challenging economic climate businesses are looking for ways to reduce costs, but not impact their operations. By using virtualization technology, you can reduce costs and actually improve service. This webinar illustrates the potential costs savings of virtualization using a detailed case study of the Farm Bureau. The case study looks at the IT solutions, transition process, savings and operational benefits that were gained from the Bureau’s move to virtual platforms. Sponsored by Citrix and CDW. Plan, Manage and Communicate Projects with Microsoft Project and Visio February 2009 - View Archive Join CDW's Microsoft Specialists to learn how Microsoft Project and Microsoft Visio can enable you to better plan and manage specific action items and resources - and make the best decisions on what matters most to your organization. Sponsored by CDW and Microsoft. Server Virtualization for Small Business February 2009 - View Archive It’s time your small business started enjoying the benefits of server virtualization: greater hardware utilization, decreased capital expenditures, reduced power and cooling costs, accelerated productivity and enhanced disaster recovery. View this webcast to learn more about what server virtualization options are available, how it can save yoru business money, and how easy it is to get started. Sponsored by CDW and Spiceworks. Microsoft SharePoint Solutions for the Public Sector February 2009 - View Archive View this webcast to explore features and functionality of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 with a SharePoint expert. Learn more about SharePoint's search functionality, document management, business intelligence features, and more. Sponsored by CDW and Microsoft. Smart Ways to Make Business Intelligence Work For Your Small Business January 2009 - View Archive Customer data, market data, product data. Your small business is virtually swimming in raw information. But what can you do with it? How can you turn this data into meaningful, actionable intelligence? View this webcast to learn more about business intelligence, what options are available, how intelligence can help you make smarter decisions, and more! Sponsored by CDW and Spiceworks. The Value of Microsoft E-CAL January 2009 - View Archive Are you planning on upgrading your Exchange Server or implementing Microsoft Office SharePoint? Then the Microsoft E-CAL agreement may be the best way for you to maximize your software investment. View this webcast to get details about the program including pricing, technology, upgrades, services and more. Sponsored by CDW and Microsoft. Data Domain: Dedupe Simply January 2009 - View Archive Join Brian Biles, Data Domain's Co-Founder and VP Product Management, to learn the basics of data deduplication and the benefits being achieved by organizations around the world. Learn what key questions you should be asking your storage vendor when evaluating deduplication options and simplicity. Sponsored by Data Domain. Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 November 2008 - View Archive This webinar demonstrates how System Center Operations Manager's best-of-breed, end-to-end service management for Microsoft Windows, helping you increase efficiency and achieve greater control over your IT environment. Learn how to reduce the total cost of ownership for your IT infrastructure and free staff resources to concentrate on tasks critical to your business. Sponsored by Microsoft and CDW. Staying Competitive in Today's Markets November 2008 Webinar - View Archive Podcast - Listen to Podcast Learn how mobile technology can help you manage your bottom line more effectively. Highlights include recent trends in the adoption of mobility solutions within the U.S. business market as well as the benefits smartphones — such as RIM's BlackBerry — can offer enterprises, including improving productivity, responsiveness, accessibility and customer satisfaction. Sponsored by BlackBerry and CDW. Planning Your VoIP Strategy November 2008 - Listen to Podcast Voice-over-IP (VoIP) has been adopted by many successful organizations over the years, and has proven itself as the future of telephony systems. As more companies are upgrading and converging their networks or outlining a complete Unified communication strategy, VoIP has become an integral part of either plan. View this webcast to learn the top reasons for the VoIP adoption, best practice migration plans and how to ensure reliability and availability of your new voice network. Sponsored by Avaya and CDW. Microsoft Virtualization 360: From Datacenter to Desktop November 2008 - View Archive Learn more about virtualization with experts from CDW and Microsoft. This informative webcast will explore four key areas of virtualization: server, desktop, application and presentation. Sponsored by Microsoft and CDW. Microsoft Deployment Planning Services Overview October 2008 - View Archive One of the most intriguing Software Assurance benefits is the Deployment Planning Services benefit. This benefit ensures you have successful deployment of four major Microsoft technologies: Windows, Office, Sharepoint and Exchange. Join CDW to learn how the results of a successful deployment can help your company increase usage and productivity, lower cost, and improve return on your software investment. Sponsored by Microsoft and CDW. Microsoft Software Assurance Benefits for Education September 2008 - View Archive Attend this webcast to explore the benefits of Microsoft's Software Assurance program for Education. Learn how to gain control of your technology strategy and effectively plan for new software deployments. Sponsored by Microsoft and CDW. Microsoft Unified Communications: Innovations in Collaboration September 2008 - View Archive Microsoft’s Unified Communications technologies use the power of software to deliver complete communications--messaging, voice, and video--across the applications and devices that people use every day. View this webcast to learn how to find people faster, share ideas, and work together more effectively. Sponsored by Microsoft, Nortel and CDW. Upgrade Your Desktop with Microsoft Office 2007 August 2008 - View Archive Attend this webcast to hear from one of CDW's dedicated Office Specialists and learn how to save your organization time and increase productivity with Office 2007. You'll explore how to simplify working together, find information, improve business insight, reduce security risks and more. Sponsored by CDW. Demystifying Microsoft Licensing August 2008 - View Archive Not sure you know all you need to know about Microsoft Licensing? Join experts from CDW for this informative webcast and learn the ins and outs of licensing—understand the terminology, find out what purchasing options are best, learn about Software Assurance, and more! Sponsored by CDW. Desktop Virtualization August 2008 Listen to Podcast Desktop virtualization refers to the practice of isolating the operating system software from the underlying hardware. Join experts from Citrix to explore the benefits of virtualization: manageabiilty, migration, instant access and security. Sponsored by Citrix and CDW.