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ALSO CALLED: Datacenter Management, Machine Room Management DEFINITION: The Uptime Institute, Inc. is a consortium of companies devoted to maximizing efficiency and uptime in data centers and IT (information technology) organizations. Member companies learn from each other through sponsored meetings, tours, networks and benchmarks.The Uptime Institute offers various services to its members, including advance information about products and services affecting availability, … Definition continues below.
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IT Management as a service (ITMaaS) 451 Research, November 2011 sponsored by Nimsoft, Inc. WHITE PAPER: IT management as a Service (ITMaaS) can help admins increase visibility into their environment, monitor and evaluate performance, and improve the functionality of environments through a cloud delivery model. Discover how ITMaaS delivers essential management tools necessary for optimizing your resources. Posted: 09 Feb 2012 \| Published: 09 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Data Center Management \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| Server Virtualization \| Software as a Service \| Systems Management

VMware vSphere 5: Competitive Reviewer’s Guide sponsored by Dell and VMware WHITE PAPER: Compare of VMware vSphere 5 to competing virtualization products such as Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer, or Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (KVM) in this guide. Discover the key competitive advantages VMware has over the competition in an in-depth review of features. Posted: 08 Feb 2012 \| Published: 08 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Security \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| SMBs \| Vendor Selection \| Virtual Machine \| VMware

IDC white paper: Delivering an Integrated Infrastructure for the Cloud sponsored by HP and Intel WHITE PAPER: Cloud computing has emerged as one of the prevailing IT trends today. Cloud computing can help organizations become more nimble, reduce operating costs, improve application performance, and better allocate their compute resources. Inside, learn more about this emerging technology and what it can do for your organization. Posted: 08 Feb 2012 \| Published: 08 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Management \| Cloud Security \| Cloud Storage \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Systems Management \| Systems Management Services

vSphere 5 Evaluation Guide – Volume 2: Advanced Storage Features sponsored by Dell and VMware WHITE PAPER: In this comprehensive guide, review the new advanced storage features included in VMware vSphere 5.0 and discover how you can leverage them for your virtual environment to enable greater storage automation andconsolidation while maintaining service levels. Posted: 08 Feb 2012 \| Published: 08 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Server Virtualization \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Management \| Virtual Machine \| VMware

What’s New in VMware vSphere 5: Availability sponsored by Dell and VMware WHITE PAPER: In vSphere 5.0, VMware provides several features that can help you increase the availability of your applications, the infrastructure, and the management platform to achieve a highly available virtualized environment. Discover how vSphere 5.0 tackles manageability, usability, and application support in this white paper. Posted: 08 Feb 2012 \| Published: 08 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Data Center Management \| High Availability \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| VMware

What’s New in VMware vSphere 5: Performance sponsored by Dell and VMware WHITE PAPER: VMware vSphere 5.0 delivers enhanced performance and scalability to ensure that even the most resource-intensive applications can run on your cloud. Find out about the newest improvements that contribute to faster HA configuration times and failover rates, lower management operational latencies, and higher management operations throughput. Posted: 08 Feb 2012 \| Published: 08 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| High Availability \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Machine \| VMware

What’s New in VMware vSphere 5: Platform sponsored by Dell and VMware WHITE PAPER: Explore the newest features in vSphere 5.0, and find out how this latest release from VMware builds upon previous versions to extend existing features and capabilities to improve your ability to upgrade, patch and maintain your hosts, virtual machine hardware and tools. Posted: 08 Feb 2012 \| Published: 08 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Change Management \| Data Center Management \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Machine \| VMware

VMware vSphere: The Best Platform for Cloud Infrastructures sponsored by Dell and VMware WHITE PAPER: Discover how VMware vSphere, the leading virtualization platform, can help your organization transition existing data centers to the cloud, streamline IT management and support business-critical applications. Posted: 08 Feb 2012 \| Published: 08 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Data Center Management \| Private Cloud \| Public Cloud \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Machine \| VMware

Exploring New Models for Enterprise IT sponsored by HP and Intel WHITE PAPER: Access this exclusive research report to understand how CFO’s and CIO’s around the world view cloud computing and learn how they are planning to implement this technology into their organization. Learn how you can leverage the cloud to reduce costs, become more responsive to customers, and improve scalability. Posted: 08 Feb 2012 \| Published: 08 Feb 2012 TOPICS: CIOs \| Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Cloud Security \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Security Management

Presentation Transcript: How to Size Hardware for a Server Virtualization Deployment sponsored by Dell and VMware WHITE PAPER: Correctly sizing your server hardware is essential to maximize the performance of your virtual environment. Get tips for how you can monitor and analyze your virtual environment to determine your server needs. Posted: 07 Feb 2012 \| Published: 07 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Applications Management \| Data Center Management \| Hardware Selection \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization

Virtualization to the Cloud: How SMBs Can Take the Trip sponsored by Dell and VMware WHITE PAPER: SMBs are rapidly adopting server virtualization and cloud computing to cut costs and streamline IT infrastructures. In this resource, discover how purpose-built software and hardware platforms that can support both virtualization and cloud computing are enabling a hybrid strategy for savvy SMBs. Posted: 07 Feb 2012 \| Published: 07 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Data Center Management \| Hybrid clouds \| Server Virtualization \| SMBs \| Software as a Service

Advantages of Virtual Backup Appliances sponsored by PHD Virtual Technologies Inc. WHITE PAPER: Discover the advantages of using a virtual backup appliance (VBA) to back up virtual infrastructures in your data center, including drastically reduced storage and bandwidth requirements. Find out how VBAs can help you simplify management, increase scalability and ensure data protection in this white paper. Posted: 07 Feb 2012 \| Published: 07 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Backup for Virtualized Servers \| Backups \| Data Center Management \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Recovery \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Backups

UPS Basics sponsored by Eaton Corporation WHITE PAPER: This resource introduces what a UPS is and explores what kinds of UPS are available. Discover how to select the right UPS and accessories for your needs. Posted: 07 Feb 2012 \| Published: 07 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Cooling \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Power Management \| Energy Efficiency \| UPS

Unleashing Stranded Power and Cooling from New and Existing Data Centers sponsored by Eaton Corporation WHITE PAPER: This resource examines the causes of today’s data center power and cooling crisis and outlines 5 steps businesses can take to remove inefficiencies from their power and cooling infrastructure. Posted: 07 Feb 2012 \| Published: 07 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Cooling \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Power Management \| Energy Efficiency \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization

Overcoming Eight Common Power Management Challenges sponsored by Eaton Corporation WHITE PAPER: This resource explores how to overcome 8 common power management challenges with a new generation of intelligent, logical, and complete power management solutions. Learn how to improve power efficiency and cost-effectiveness inside. Posted: 07 Feb 2012 \| Published: 07 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Cooling \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Power Management \| Energy Efficiency \| Green Data Center

Maximizing UPS Availability sponsored by Eaton Corporation WHITE PAPER: This paper explores how you can optimize UPS availability by focusing on minimizing repair time and maximizing redundancy, both inside your UPSs and across your power protection initiatives. Also learn why modular UPS designs provide superior availability even though they typically contain more parts that could potentially fail. Posted: 07 Feb 2012 \| Published: 07 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Cooling \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Power Management \| Data Centers \| UPS

Is Power Protection Costing You More Than It Should? sponsored by Eaton Corporation WHITE PAPER: Inside, explore 5 questions you need to ask before selecting a high-efficiency, multi-mode UPS for your data center. Posted: 07 Feb 2012 \| Published: 07 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Cooling Capacity \| Cooling Equipment \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Energy Efficiency \| Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) \| UPS

ExaGrid Systems Named Champion in Disk Backup Vendor Landscape by Info-Tech Research Group sponsored by ExaGrid Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: As a Disk Backup Champion, ExaGrid received the highest rating from Info-Tech Research Group for its exceptional product architecture and overall vendor score highlighting the company’s ‘exemplary’ strategy and strong viability, reach and channel. Read on to learn more. Posted: 07 Feb 2012 \| Published: 07 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Content Management \| Data Center Management \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Disk Backups \| Disk Drives \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Security

ExaGrid Systems Awarded Best-in-Class Rating in DCIG 2011 Midrange Deduplication Appliance Buyer’s Guide sponsored by ExaGrid Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: The 2011 Midrange Deduplication Appliance Buyer’s Guide rated the ExaGrid EX13000E “Best-in-Class” out of 37 different deduplication solutions for its functionality and capability. All ExaGrid appliances rated as “Recommended” scoring a 9.8 in technical support. ExaGrid rated as “Excellent” for hardware across all products. Read on to learn more. Posted: 07 Feb 2012 \| Published: 07 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Content Management \| Data Center Management \| Data Compression \| Data Deduplication \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Security

Five Keys to Scalability and Disk-Based Backup Systems sponsored by ExaGrid Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: In selecting a disk-based backup solution, it's critical to consider the scalability of each prospective solution to ensure that it will meet the needs of your organization now and into the future. This paper outlines the five key questions you should ask when evaluating the scalability of any disk-based backup solution. Posted: 07 Feb 2012 \| Published: 07 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Content Management \| Data Center Management \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Disk Backups \| Scalability Testing \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Security

7 Steps for Overcoming Limitations of Tape Backup sponsored by ExaGrid Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper is a 7-step guide for making the move from tape to disk backup with deduplication. Within these steps, the white paper provides a concise summary of the downsides of tape backup, and then examines the superiority and economy of second-generation disk backup with data deduplication. Posted: 07 Feb 2012 \| Published: 07 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Compression \| Data Deduplication \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Disk Backups \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management

Finding a Smart Alternative for Enterprise Scheduling sponsored by ORSYP WHITE PAPER: This resource presents many of the challenges and opportunities organizations face when setting up a job scheduling or workload automation process to manage their IT operations. Posted: 06 Feb 2012 \| Published: 06 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| IT Asset Management \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| Job Scheduling Software

The Truth Behind Vmware Virtual Infrastructure Performance sponsored by ORSYP WHITE PAPER: While virtualization can offer many advantages, it can also greatly increase security risks and add to the complexity of server infrastructure. This resource explores the management challenges you may face with a virtual infrastructure. Also, gain insight into the key features of a successful virtualization management platform. Posted: 06 Feb 2012 \| Published: 06 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Systems Integration \| Systems Management \| Systems Management Services \| Systems Management Software

What’s new in vSphere 5? sponsored by Dell and VMware WHITE PAPER: Explore the newest features in VMware vSphere 5, and find out how vSphere helps businesses accelerate the shift to cloud computing. Learn about the new VM format, support for Apple products, improvements in availability and scalability, and more! Posted: 02 Feb 2012 \| Published: 02 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Network Management \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Management \| VMware

Virtualization 101 sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: The concept of virtualization can still be quite confusing, especially as the term can be applied to many aspects of an IT infrastructure including applications, networks, storage and end-users. Find out what virtualization is and how it's helping companies improve efficiencies, resource utilization, cost reductions, automation and more! Posted: 02 Feb 2012 \| Published: 02 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Applications Management \| Data Center Management \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Systems Management \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

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DATA CENTER MANAGEMENT DEFINITION (continued): … The Uptime Institute, Inc. is a consortium of companies devoted to maximizing efficiency and uptime in data centers and IT (information technology) organizations. Member companies learn from each other through sponsored meetings, tours, networks and benchmarks.The Uptime Institute offers various services to its members, including advance information about products and services affecting availability, efficiency and reliability, uptime trends and industry benchmarks. Performance standards developed by the Institute are based solely on the needs and preferences of users. The organizationoffers public and private seminars, provides training sessions and conducts sponsored research. Since 1993, the Institute has maintained a member network that addresses and seeks solutions for issues relevant to data center cooling and electrical systems.
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