Watch "Best Practices of Managing Cost for a Successful NetWeaver Upgrade," a 4-minute whiteboard session which outlines how you can be a hero by minimizing costs, increasing performance and eliminating upgrade risks.

Traditionally, companies have relied on spreadsheets, rule-of-thumb estimates and over provisioning during planning phases to establish a baseline for capacity. However, the limitations of these methods start to show as the application and landscape complexity increases and the need to measure performance is considered.

Solutions known as Predictive IT Management® provide the insurance you need to upgrade confidently, providing the answers you need to make informed business decisions that allow you to:

• Right-size hardware
• Minimize software costs
• Consolidate facilities
• Reduce Administration and testing costs

Predictive planning will help ensure that you maintain application availability and stay on budget throughout your upgrade life-cycle.