Uncover the Benefits of Virtualization
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
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BMC Software's internal IT organization launched a virtualization and automation initiative that achieved financial payback in less than six months. The effort improved productivity, increased responsiveness, and saved the company $5 million per year.
Posted: 03 Nov 2009 | Published: 03 Nov 2009
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Increase Application Performance Up To 5X With Adaptec MaxIQ SSD Cache Performance Solution
sponsored by Adaptec, Inc.
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Todays data centers and cloud computing environments require increased I/O performance to support large-scale applications such as databases, web servers, e-commerce applications, file servers, and email. This whitepaper focuses on the performance benefits of using the Adaptec MaxIQ SSD Cache Performance Solution.
Posted: 02 Nov 2009 | Published: 02 Nov 2009
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Data Center Projects: Project Management
sponsored by APC
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This paper presents a framework for project management roles and relationships that is understandable, comprehensive, and adaptable to any size project.
Posted: 02 Nov 2009 | Published: 02 Nov 2009
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A Scalable, Reconfigurable, and Efficient Data Center Power Distribution Architecture
sponsored by APC
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This paper discusses some of the new approaches to power distribution including modular distribution and overhead power busway, and shows their advantages when compared to the legacy approach.
Posted: 31 Oct 2009 | Published: 31 Oct 2009
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Right-Sizing Your Power Infrastructure: How to Optimize Energy Efficiency Without Impeding Growth
sponsored by Eaton Corporation
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Read this paper to learn the ways in which new technologies are impacting power demand patterns, explores the consequences of having too much power capacity or too little and then provides concrete advice on strategies for right-sizing your power systems.
Posted: 30 Oct 2009 | Published: 30 Oct 2009
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Adaptec Intelligent Power Management: Reducing IT Costs and Storage Power Consumption by Up to 70%
sponsored by Adaptec, Inc.
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The challenge of saving power while maintaining server performance has become a primary concern within the IT environment. But, the latest generation of Adaptec RAID controllers provides Intelligent Power Management software and supports a variety of techniques that, together, enable significant savings without compromising performance.
Posted: 29 Oct 2009 | Published: 29 Oct 2009
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Getting Virtualization Right: Five Virtualization Rules Every Organization Must Know
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
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HP has a long and proud tradition of partnering with technology leaders to help ensure success in both good economies and bad. This paper provides practical advice and insight into the rules these leaders followed to realize the full potential of virtualization.
Posted: 28 Oct 2009 | Published: 28 Oct 2009
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Securing Virtualization in Real-World Environments
sponsored by IBM
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This paper examines many of the concerns associated with virtualization and describes how the breadth of security experience, focused under the IBM Security Framework, helps customers better understand and prioritize these risks, and helps build a strong security posture that positions organizations to reap the full rewards of this technology.
Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009
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Best Practices for Virtualizing Distributed Environments: Enterprise-Class Virtualization for Remote Office and Branch Office Infrastructures
sponsored by VM6 Software
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This whitepaper provides the 4 best practices that IT leaders of ROBO organizations need to consider when virtualizing their businesses, providing ROI tips and establishing a roadmap for reducing the Total Cost of Ownership for virtualizing the distributed ROBO environment.
Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009
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Cost-effective Strategies for Building the Next-generation Data Center
sponsored by ZT Systems
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This white paper will discuss the forces behind the rise of flexible, cloud-like data center architectures; describe the hardware needs created by those new architectures; and show why custom servers from ZT Systems powered by AMD Opteron™ processors are an exceptional fit for these demanding new data center environments.
Posted: 23 Oct 2009 | Published: 23 Oct 2009
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Solutions For Server Rooms
sponsored by APC
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The modular, easy-to-install solutions from APC by Schneider Electric allow you to implement an appropriate IT environment that meets your current and future needs, without breaking the bank in the process.
Posted: 23 Oct 2009 | Published: 23 Oct 2009
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Solutions for Small to Medium Data Centers
sponsored by APC
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APC® by Schneider Electric enables you to adapt your data center to the changing needs of a business. With the same InfraStruXure® HD-Ready architecture, you can start out with a low-density data center, and later scale up to high density as needed without picking up the phone to call for more capacity, engineering or quotes.
Posted: 23 Oct 2009 | Published: 23 Oct 2009
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Solutions for High-Density Environments
sponsored by APC
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High-density (HD) zones enable new technologies and unlock the doors to data center efficiency. APC® by Schneider Electric lets you deploy an HD environment anytime, anywhere. Learn how you can achieve this with APC's HD solutions.
Posted: 23 Oct 2009 | Published: 23 Oct 2009
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A Practical Guide to Disaster Recovery Planning: The Basics to Getting Started
sponsored by Double-Take Software UK
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This paper is intended to help simplify the process of starting a disaster recovery plan so as not to be so overwhelming. Through some basic steps, businesses can better protect themselves against data loss while working toward a more complete business continuity plan.
Posted: 23 Oct 2009 | Published: 23 Oct 2009
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Reinventing Your Infrastructure with IIMv3
sponsored by CompuCom Systems, Inc.
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This paper is the first in a series of white papers designed to provide a complete view of IIMv3 and its value proposition to the enterprise. Look for additional white papers on IT transformation, the IIMv3 architecture, and the Next Generation Data Center.
Posted: 23 Oct 2009 | Published: 23 Oct 2009
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Cutting Costs with Greener IT
sponsored by Wipro Technologies
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The tools for assessing enterprise-level green practices have evolved from do-it yourself Excel spreadsheets to elaborate carbon accounting software suites available on a subscription basis. By first determining a baseline, organizations can set clear goals for adopting greener IT practices.
Posted: 21 Oct 2009 | Published: 21 Oct 2009
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Green IT Matters at Wipro LTD
sponsored by Wipro Technologies
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In September 2009, Wipro Ltd (Wipro), a global corporation in the Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) industry which was head-quartered in Bangalore, India, was reviewing its Green IT plan. Read this white paper to learn more about Wipro's quest to become a true ecologically sustainable company.
Posted: 21 Oct 2009 | Published: 21 Oct 2009
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Four Critical Imperatives for Data Protection and Recovery: BEX Innovative Architecture Delivers Holistic Data Protection
sponsored by Syncsort
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This paper describes an innovative, unified data protection model developed by Syncsort that not only supports each of these imperatives, but leverages them to provide actual return on your business investments.
Posted: 20 Oct 2009 | Published: 20 Oct 2009
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Virtualization, Deduplication, and the Data Protection Connection: Reinventing IT Infrastructure Consolidation with Efficient Data Protection
sponsored by Syncsort
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As data center resource consolidation gains traction, many organizations are missing the big picture. For reducing primary storage footprints, they're looking at virtualization in isolation; for reducing secondary backup storage, they're focusing on deduplication in isolation. To consolidate optimally, they must consider the full landscape.
Posted: 20 Oct 2009 | Published: 20 Oct 2009
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Windows Server Virtualization in Windows Server 2008 Product Overview
sponsored by SHI
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This white paper introduces Windows Server virtualization as a key component of the Microsoft datacenter-to-desktop virtualization strategy.
Posted: 19 Oct 2009 | Published: 19 Oct 2009
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The Acid Test for the On-Demand Data Center: A CIO's Evaluation and Selection Guide
sponsored by NetSuite
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This paper sets out a framework for evaluating a data center. It considers the special factors that apply to an on-demand infrastructure, many of which go well beyond the standards applicable to the average enterprise data center.
Posted: 13 Oct 2009 | Published: 13 Oct 2009
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Solving the Challenges of Exponential Data Growth
sponsored by Syncsort
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This paper explores the reasons why data volumes are increasing and where bottlenecks most frequently occur. It then explains why adding more hardware isnt a solution to these performance problems and delves into the various methods that can be used to break through the bottlenecks to speed applications.
Posted: 12 Oct 2009 | Published: 12 Oct 2009
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Sun™ Ops Center: Changing the Economics of Datacenter Operations
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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In this white paper the main inefficiencies that can be found in a typical datacenter are examined and the different strategies that are commonly used to resolve them are discussed. Sun™ Ops Center is presented as a cost-effective solution to these inefficiencies.
Posted: 09 Oct 2009 | Published: 09 Oct 2009
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Beats Microsoft Windows Server 2008 in Value
sponsored by Red Hat
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In this whitepaper, Enterprise Linux and Windows Server 2008 are compared over a six-year period, with various e-commerce configurations covering small, medium, and large business scenarios.
Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009
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PlateSpin Forge®: Plug In and Protect Server Workload
sponsored by Novell Inc.
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In the event of downtime, workloads can be rapidly powered on in the PlateSpin Forge recovery environment and continue to run as normal until the production environment is restored. PlateSpin Forge® ships with everything you need to begin protecting your servers straight out-of-the-box.
Posted: 01 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2009
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