Data Center Design White Papers

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Top 5 Questions to Ask About Your 10GbE Data Center
sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Before making the jump to a 10 Gigabit Ethernet data center network, there are five questions you should ask yourself. View this whitepaper to learn what they are!
Posted: 17 Apr 2013 | Published: 28 Sep 2012

Juniper Networks, Inc.

Dell & Microsoft Deliver a Unique Platform for Converged Data Centers
sponsored by Dell EMC and Microsoft
WHITE PAPER: Access this resource to learn about a solution that integrates a modular blade infrastructure, unified management, and advanced Microsoft virtualization software to deliver an efficient, agile enterprise-class data center in just 10u of rack space.
Posted: 11 Apr 2013 | Published: 11 Apr 2013

Dell EMC and Microsoft

Maximizing Application Reliability and Availability with the SPARC M5-32 Server
sponsored by ORACLE APAC
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to discover the key capabilities of a leading next-generation server platform that will help your data center reach levels of reliability, availability, and serviceability that before were never possible.
Posted: 11 Apr 2013 | Published: 29 Mar 2013

ORACLE APAC

SPARC M5-32 Server Architecture
sponsored by ORACLE APAC
WHITE PAPER: Access this resource to learn about the next-generation SPARC M5-32 server platform with leading virtualization technologies built-in.
Posted: 11 Apr 2013 | Published: 29 Mar 2013

ORACLE APAC

Driving Up Price/Performance and Driving Out Cost with Oracle’s SPARC T5 Servers
sponsored by ORACLE APAC
WHITE PAPER: Read this resource to learn about the SPARC T5 server platform from Oracle. Discover the data encryption capabilities, several virtualization features, and extremely powerful systems management tools that are built into this next-generation hardware.
Posted: 10 Apr 2013 | Published: 29 Mar 2013

ORACLE APAC

Creating Dynamic Business Networks: Removing IT Silos to Create Smarter Computing
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: The cloud is no longer a concept of the future and forward-think companies are utilizing this new approach to IT to add value to their business. Inside this white paper, review an outline of the basic components, key requirements and benefits of the cloud along with advice on the first steps to get you started today.
Posted: 10 Apr 2013 | Published: 10 Apr 2013

IBM

Deliver Fabric-Based Infrastructure for Virtualization and Cloud Computing
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This resource details a unified data center platform that integrates computing, networking, management and storage in a fabric-based infrastructure to improve IT efficiency and business agility. Discover how this infrastructure solution can help you leverage cloud technology in your data center.
Posted: 18 Oct 2012 | Published: 18 Oct 2012

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Removing Organizational Barriers for Leveraging Technology Convergence
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This resource discusses the convergence trend in IT and common organizational barriers to its use. Gain access to strategies and recommendations for converging your network infrastructure today.
Posted: 18 Oct 2012 | Published: 31 Mar 2011

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Unified Data Center Fabric: Reduce Costs and Improve Flexibility
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Discover how implementing a Unified Fabric can reduce costs and improve the alignment of data center assets to better fulfill business requirements.
Posted: 18 Oct 2012 | Published: 18 Oct 2012

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Gartner Report: Dell's Data Center Strategy: From Chassis to Fabric-Based System
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This resource details a fabric-based infrastructure solution that optimizes data center efficiency and agility. Uncover the impacts and recommendations when considering a converged infrastructure strategy for your IT environment.
Posted: 09 Oct 2012 | Published: 30 Jun 2012

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

Manage Hitachi Unified Storage Systems in IT Environments
sponsored by Hitachi Vantara
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn how your business can simplify operations with a comprehensive set of storage management tools. Learn how this solution suite leverages IT investments, reduces operational costs and increases storage asset utilization and efficiency.
Posted: 04 Oct 2012 | Published: 04 Oct 2012

Hitachi Vantara

The Road to Convergence
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This essential resource discusses the top challenges in converging your data center infrastructure and best practices for creating a successful convergence strategy. Discover the core benefits this approach provides your IT infrastructure and how you can effectively simplify your data center management today!
Posted: 01 Oct 2012 | Published: 30 Sep 2012

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

Five Reasons to Make the Move to a Converged Infrastructure
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This resource details the top reasons for converging your data center infrastructure that will simplify the management of your IT environment. Discover the key steps you must take in order to begin your journey to a converged infrastructure on the right foot.
Posted: 20 Sep 2012 | Published: 20 Sep 2012

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

Facilities Design for High-density Data Centers
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Facility design drastically impacts the density capabilities of your data center. This resource discusses how to improve the five key areas of facility design, including air management, thermal management, architectural considerations, and more.
Posted: 12 Sep 2012 | Published: 31 Jan 2012

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

Guide to Implementing VMware View
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This resource outlines the successful design and implementation of a 100% virtualized environment, capped with a real world example to strategically implement the power of cloud computing.
Posted: 14 Aug 2012 | Published: 26 Jul 2013

VMware, Inc.

Move beyond IAAS with HP CloudSystem Enterprise
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: IT pros are increasingly faced with implementing and managing a wide array of varied technologies, each with their own complex capabilities and challenges. Cloud enterprise solutions help IT organizations manage this variety of technologies with one platform and this white paper discusses these enterprise solutions in detail.
Posted: 06 Aug 2012 | Published: 30 Apr 2012

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Accelerate IT Infrastructure Management for Better Business Value
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the keys to successful infrastructure management for your server and network devices. Access this paper to discover how to create better business value using outsourcing, managed, and cloud services, as well as evaluate your in-house handling of infrastructure management.
Posted: 31 Jul 2012 | Published: 01 Aug 2011

IBM

All Clouds are Not Created Equal: A Logical Approach to Cloud Adoption in Your Company
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: You've decided to make the leap to the cloud, but with so many different configurations offered by multiple providers representing different degrees of benefits and risks, how do you even begin to determine the approach that will best suit your organisation's unique needs? Read this white paper to find guidance to help you make sense of the cloud.
Posted: 31 Jul 2012 | Published: 29 Feb 2012

IBM

4 Key Requirements for Integrated Physical/Virtual Infrastructure Management
sponsored by EMC Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to discover an operations management tool that can support your virtual and physical IT environment. This solution provides full physical/ virtual topology, virtual storage discover, easy integration with VMware, and more.
Posted: 26 Jul 2012 | Published: 24 Jul 2012

EMC Corporation

Achieving a New Level of Data Center Performance
sponsored by Emerson Network Power
WHITE PAPER: Data center infrastructure management (DCIM) can provide accurate, real-time information and help planning and management in the data center. Access this white paper to learn how your organization can benefit from the right DCIM tools and optimize efficiency and capacity in your IT environment.
Posted: 25 Jul 2012 | Published: 25 Jul 2012

Emerson Network Power

Migrating from UNIX*/RISC* to Red Hat Enterprise Linux®on Intel® processor-based Servers
sponsored by Red Hat - HPE
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides high-level guidelines for assessing cost and complexity of a Linux migration and provides tips for planning a smooth, successful and strategic transition. Discover how your organization can add value to its IT infrastructure with the use of open source software.
Posted: 18 Jul 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2009

Red Hat - HPE

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization and HP ProLiant servers
sponsored by Red Hat - HPE
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to discover how Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) on HP ProLiant servers can offer performance scalability and security at a lower cost than proprietary virtualization solutions.
Posted: 18 Jul 2012 | Published: 18 Jul 2012

Red Hat - HPE

Avoiding Common Pitfalls of Evaluating and Implementing DCIM Solutions
sponsored by Schneider Electric
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to discover tips for choosing the right data center infrastructure management tools. This resource describes the common pitfalls to avoid when choosing a DCIM solution and provides practical guidance to help you pick a toolset that is a better fit for your data center – and shows you how to implement it properly.
Posted: 13 Jul 2012 | Published: 13 Jul 2012

Schneider Electric

Economizer Modes of Data Center Cooling Systems
sponsored by Schneider Electric
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn how your data center can reduce energy costs by using the right economizer mode. This resource provides definitions for the various types of economizer modes and compares their performance against key data center attributes.
Posted: 13 Jul 2012 | Published: 13 Jul 2012

Schneider Electric

Ten Cooling Solutions to Support High-density Server Deployment
sponsored by Schneider Electric
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to discover ten cooling solutions to support high-density server deployment. These strategic approaches can help you increase cooling efficiency, cooling capacity and power density.
Posted: 13 Jul 2012 | Published: 13 Jul 2012

Schneider Electric