Data Center Management White Papers

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First National Technology Solutions - Service provider expands target market with enhanced cloud infrastructure
sponsored by EMC Corporation
WHITE PAPER: In this case study, First National Technology Solutions' outdated infrastructure was modernized for company growth.
Posted: 20 Sep 2013 | Published: 11 Nov 2011

EMC Corporation

VMware vSphere 5.5 Data sheet
sponsored by Dell and VMware
WHITE PAPER: This brief white paper explores a leading virtualization platform for building cloud infrastructures. Find out how this virtualization platform accelerates the shift to cloud computing for existing data centers and how it reinforces compatible public cloud offerings, forming the foundation for the industry's only hybrid cloud model.
Posted: 20 Sep 2013 | Published: 31 Aug 2013

Dell and VMware

Best Practices for Open Source and the Cloud
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper takes a careful look at two of today's most popular topics: open source application software and moving to the cloud.
Posted: 18 Sep 2013 | Published: 18 Sep 2013

Red Hat

The Software-Defined Data Center: Creating DC-as-a-Service
sponsored by Avaya
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides insight to a software-defined network fabric for next-gen network infrastructures that reduces burdens while increasing agility. Find out how this innovative technology helps you achieve your business-critical initiatives.
Posted: 18 Sep 2013 | Published: 30 Jun 2013

Avaya

Bringing virtualized storage intelligence to converged infrastructure
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This white paper details converging IT resources in your data center to minimize data center footprint, heighten scalability, and centralize management. Discover an innovative solution that enriches these consolidated environments with advanced, virtualized storage in a blade form factor.
Posted: 12 Sep 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2012

DellEMC and Intel®

Active Infrastructure, the fastest way to deliver the services your end users demand
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This resource discusses the Active Infrastructure platform from Dell, and how it can optimize your workloads and provide you with unified management for IT resources.
Posted: 12 Sep 2013 | Published: 12 Sep 2013

DellEMC and Intel®

Alleviate Data Center Pain Points That Come From Network Bottlenecks
sponsored by Avaya
WHITE PAPER: This resource details a highly strategic product that is fit-for-purpose for today's connectivity requirements and future-ready for the evolving and emerging application-driven needs of tomorrow.
Posted: 11 Sep 2013 | Published: 31 Aug 2012

Avaya

Orchestration Simplifies and Streamlines Virtual and Cloud Data Center Management
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper will help you learn how advanced automation and orchestration solutions are helping IT data center operations teams effectively manage their increasingly complex enterprise computing environments, as well as discover what solutions are addressing current and emerging IT management challenges.
Posted: 11 Sep 2013 | Published: 31 Jan 2013

IBM

Automated Life-Cycle Management: A Critical Enabler for Cloud-Ready Datacenters
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper explores the role that standards, automation, orchestration and advanced analytics play in optimizing the full datacenter operations life cycle across today’s dynamic datacenter environments.
Posted: 11 Sep 2013 | Published: 01 May 2013

IBM

Managing Enterprise Assets and IT Assets in a Converged World
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This EMA report provides guidelines for how to plan a more effective EAM strategy, including maturity levels, processes, and technologies. IBMs Maximo Asset Management and SmartCloud Control Desk functionality and architecture will be introduced and the impact these applications have in use-case deployments in 3 different verticals will be stressed
Posted: 10 Sep 2013 | Published: 31 May 2013

IBM

Managing City Assets: A New Perspective; A New Model; and Transformed Value
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, you will learn about a leading technical approach that accelerates implementation, substantially removes funding hurdles, ensures an ongoing solution and incentivizes cities to migrate from a fragmented, costly and inadequate model to a common leading-edge solution.
Posted: 10 Sep 2013 | Published: 10 Sep 2013

IBM

Integrating Red Hat Enterprise Linux with Microsoft Windows in the Datacenter
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper will help you discover how Red Hat Enterprise Linux helps today’s organizations meet heavy workload requirements and extend previous Windows infrastructure investments upon deployment.
Posted: 30 Aug 2013 | Published: 30 Aug 2013

Red Hat

IBM PureFlex and Flex System: Infrastructure for IT Efficiency
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Access this resource to uncover a study of how IBM PureFlex and Flex System have enable organizations to improve IT efficiency.
Posted: 29 Aug 2013 | Published: 29 Jul 2013

IBM

IBM PureFlex System Ready For Cloud
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Access this key resource to learn about the IBM PureFlex System and how it can lay a solid foundation to lead you to the cloud. Continue on to learn about the benefits that improved infrastructure deployment, performance, and operational economics can help your organization today.
Posted: 29 Aug 2013 | Published: 29 Jul 2013

IBM

Solution Brief: Data Center and Private Cloud Solutions
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This informative resource will show you how you can drive innovation and differentiate your business with the help of a virtualized, consolidated data center with layered on cloud services.
Posted: 27 Aug 2013 | Published: 27 Aug 2013

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

Best Practices for Building an Enterprise Private Cloud
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Many enterprises are turning to the cloud, including Intel, which has developed its own list of enterprise private cloud best practices from the experience of implementing and operating its own private cloud. Learn the best practices for building your own enterprise private cloud in this white paper.
Posted: 26 Aug 2013 | Published: 26 Aug 2013

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

ShareFile Enterprise Overview
sponsored by Citrix Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Workshifting and BYOD trends are adding new challenges for IT who already struggle with protecting intellectual property and observing compliance regulations. This white paper explains how to use enterprise-grade file sharing technology to regain control over sensitive corporate while meeting mobility and collaboration needs of end users.
Posted: 23 Aug 2013 | Published: 23 Aug 2013

Citrix Systems, Inc.

Citrix Receives Highest Possible Rating in Gartner MarketScope for Enterprise File Synchronization & Sharing
sponsored by Citrix Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Are you investigating your cloud storage and file sharing platform options but are unsure what to choose? Learn about what optimal enterprise file synchronisation and sharing can do for your business in this white paper.
Posted: 21 Aug 2013 | Published: 21 Aug 2013

Citrix Systems, Inc.

Is your load balancer cloud ready?
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: A major key to cloud success is having an IT infrastructure that is cloud-ready. This informative white paper outlines the core cloud challenges and discusses how application delivery controllers can help you embrace the cloud.
Posted: 14 Aug 2013 | Published: 14 Aug 2013

Citrix

What it takes to deploy and manage a private cloud with Oracle VM
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents a day-in-a-life story of how Oracle VM brings many of the components of a private cloud together and simplifies virtualized application deployment and management.
Posted: 13 Aug 2013 | Published: 13 Mar 2013

Oracle Corporation

Deployment Guide: Configuring a highly available Microsoft® Exchange Server 2013 environment on a Dell™ PowerEdge™ VRTX
sponsored by Dell EMC and Microsoft
WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines the best practices for configuring Microsoft Exchange 2013 environment on Dell PowerEdge VRTX architecture.
Posted: 13 Aug 2013 | Published: 13 Aug 2103

Dell EMC and Microsoft

Move To Application-Driven Virtualization for Real IT Savings
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Going beyond traditional server virtualization, Oracle VM's application driven virtualization approach not only provides the traditional server virtualization benefits of consolidation, reliability and flexibility but also delivers a unique integrated solution to addressing critical business needs.
Posted: 09 Aug 2013 | Published: 31 Aug 2011

Oracle Corporation

A Different Take on Software Defined Networks
sponsored by Enterasys
WHITE PAPER: Get a different take on software defined networks, who they help, the benefits you can achieve from deploying one, and key tips for utilizing one within your organization.
Posted: 02 Aug 2013 | Published: 02 Aug 2013

Enterasys

Quick guide to…. Knowing when your firm is ready for an ERP system
sponsored by Deltek
WHITE PAPER: In a modern, busy professional service organisation it can be a challenge to ensure that each department is working as efficiently as possible. Consult this white paper to uncover a productive way to keep clients happy and revenue streaps healthy with enterprise resource planning (ERP.)
Posted: 01 Aug 2013 | Published: 01 Aug 2013

All resources sponsored by Deltek

Provision Infrastructure in minutes -- The Business Case for HP CloudSystem Matrix
sponsored by HP & Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines the potential capital and operational cost benefits of deploying IaaS for your private and hybrid clouds. Realize how this strategy simplifies optimization and provisioning enabling you to better meet today's dynamic business demands.
Posted: 01 Aug 2013 | Published: 02 Aug 2013

HP & Intel®