IDC recently conducted in-depth interviews with 7 enterprises that have initiated a technology refresh of their Unix server storage and operating environment.

The interviews provided valuable insight into the customers' reasons for modernizing their IT infrastructure and the benefits associated with both consolidation and virtualization. Reviewing these practices yielded a large amount of quantitative data that IDC entered into its ROI analysis.

This IDC white paper looks at the specific business values associated with partnering with Oracle to support these consolidation efforts, and also examines how using Oracle systems and applications further reduced costs. Read now to learn more.