Uptime and the Value of Clustering for Linux Servers
sponsored by Global Knowledge
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This white paper explores the need for uptime, explains the three components that contribute to uptime, reviews some of the problems with existing enterprise server management, provides a clear definition of clustering, and finally gives an honest explanation of what it can and can’t offer your organization.
Posted: 09 Aug 2010 | Published: 09 Aug 2010
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Hardest Problems in Data Management
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
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Read this paper to learn how to enable a fast, scalable, fault-tolerant distributed foundation for data management that runs dynamically across the many-machine, many-core, memory-based computing topologies that today's organizations are assembling from existing IT resources and pay-as-you-go clouds.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012 | Published: 10 Feb 2012
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Implement Money and Time Savings Strategies
sponsored by CCSS
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The powerful functionality and continued development of the QSystems Management Suite is driven by our commitment to meet the ever-changing, real-world needs of our customers. Learn more about money and time saving strategies available for your business by reading these examples.
Posted: 27 Apr 2010 | Published: 27 Apr 2010
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Alternative Power Generation Technologies for Data Centers and Network Rooms
sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric
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Fuel Cells and Micro Turbines are new technology alternatives for power generation for data centers and network rooms. This paper discusses the various modes of operation of these systems and examines benefits and drawbacks of the technologies when contrasted with conventional alternatives such as standby generators.
Posted: 06 Apr 2010 | Published: 06 Apr 2010
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Calculating Total Power Requirements for Data Centers
sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric
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Assessing the electrical power required to support and cool the critical loads within the data center is essential in planning for the development of a facility that will meet the end user's availability expectations. Read this white paper to learn how.
Posted: 01 Apr 2010 | Published: 01 Oct 2007
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Performing Effective MTBF Comparisons for Data Center Infrastructure
sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric
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Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) is often proposed as a key decision making criterion when comparing data center infrastructure systems. This paper explains how MTBF can be effectively used as one of several factors for specification and selection of systems, by making the assumptions explicit.
Posted: 28 Jan 2010 | Published: 28 Jan 2010
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Reliability Analysis of the APC Symmetra MW Power System
sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric
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MTechnology, Inc. (MTech) performed a quantitative reliability analysis of the APC Symmetra MW UPS. The study used techniques of Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) to calculate the likelihood of over 680,000 potential failure modes.
Posted: 28 Jan 2010 | Published: 28 Jan 2010
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Under the Hood of Your New Server
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Microsoft
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Even though some network servers look very much like the standalone computers that fill your office, they play a very different role in your business than desktop PCs do, and therefore their design is very different under the hood. Take a tour of the components that give a server the power it needs to handle your tough workload.
Posted: 10 Dec 2009 | Published: 10 Dec 2009
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Optimizing Citrix XenApp High Availability - A New Approach
sponsored by Marathon Technologies
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Many businesses today are delivering applications to users as an on-demand service. This reduces the cost of application management and can improve application and data security. This white paper explores what availability really means, and how availability correlates to RTO and RPO baselines.
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Published: 10 Sep 2009
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Create Fault-Tolerant SQL Server 2008 Installations -- Rely on SQL Server 2008 Features to Protect Data
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
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Read this paper to determine how best to protect your SQL environment when running SQL Server on Dell PowerEdge servers.
Posted: 01 Sep 2009 | Published: 01 Sep 2009
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VMware Fault Tolerance Recommendations and Considerations on VMware vSphere 4
sponsored by HP, Intel, & VMware
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As dependencies on computing increase, ensuring that applications are highly available becomes more critical. This paper gives VMware fault tolerance recommendations and considerations on VMware vSphere 4.
Posted: 10 Aug 2009 | Published: 07 Aug 2009
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Making Large UPS Systems More Efficient
sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric
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This white paper discusses the common errors and misunderstandings in evaluating Uninterruptible Power Supply efficiency. UPS efficiency curves are explained, compared, and their cost implications quantified.
Posted: 10 Jul 2009 | Published: 03 Sep 2007
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Integrated Infrastructure and Performance Management for Virtualized Environments
sponsored by CA Technologies.
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Enterprises, government agencies and service providers are increasingly employing virtualized environments to decrease costs, consolidate data center space and reduce environmental impacts. This paper describes a comprehensive set of CA tools for managing virtual environments.
Posted: 29 Apr 2009 | Published: 01 Apr 2009
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Modular Systems: The Evolution of Reliability
sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric
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Modularity is an established technique for organizing and simplifying a complex system. In data centers, modular design has already taken root in new fault-tolerant architectures for servers and storage systems. The mission of this paper is to illustrate how modularity delivers a profound reliability benefit: fault tolerance
Posted: 29 Apr 2009 | Published: 01 Jan 2005
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System Grounding and Ground-Fault Protection Methods for UPS-Supplied Power Systems
sponsored by Square D Critical Power Competency Center
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This paper explores the nature of circulating currents in UPS-supplied power systems when solid system grounding is employed and the use of modified-differential ground fault protection to eliminate the effects of these circulating currents.
Posted: 12 Feb 2009 | Published: 12 Feb 2009
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HP Non-Stop Multi-core Architecture
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
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Learn about the new HP Integrity NonStop BladeSystem, which delivers a highly available, fault-tolerant, linearly scalable system that also dramatically increases performance, reduces costs and complexities, saves floor space...
Posted: 23 Sep 2008 | Published: 23 Sep 2008
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Seven Secrets to 24x7 Exchange Availability
sponsored by Marathon Technologies
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Read this paper to learn the seven secrets to 24x7, disaster-tolerant Exchange and get step-by-step tips on how to implement an Exchange environment with zero lost data and continuous application availability.
Posted: 10 Sep 2008 | Published: 10 Sep 2008
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Building a Virtual Infrastructure from Servers to Storage
sponsored by NetApp
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This technical report demonstrates how integrating Network Appliance technologies in a virtual infrastructure can solve the unique challenges inherent with ESX deployments in the areas of storage utilization, fault tolerance, and backups.
Posted: 17 Jan 2008 | Published: 01 Oct 2006
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Comparing UPS System Design Configurations
sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric
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An Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) is often the best way to avoid downtime, but choosing a system can be a challenge. This white paper explains the five most common UPS configurations and the benefits and limitations of each.
Posted: 24 Oct 2007 | Published: 01 Jan 2005
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Understanding the Network Impact on Application Load Testing
sponsored by Shunra Software
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Delivering an application without considering the target network is not sufficient for load testing. Read this white paper that details a new solution for testing to make sure that application performance is optimal across the board.
Posted: 22 Oct 2007 | Published: 22 Oct 2007
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Fault Tolerance in a Virtual World
sponsored by Stratus Technologies
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As data centers adopt virtualization, fault-tolerance becomes more important. Download this white paper to learn about fault tolerance in a virtual world and how it can reduce overall cost of downtime.
Posted: 22 Aug 2007 | Published: 01 Aug 2007
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Understanding Bottlenecks and Bandwidth Management
sponsored by CA Technologies.
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This searchNetworking.com eGuide is designed to assist network engineers and managers in understanding the potential causes and cures of bottlenecks and traffic issues.
Posted: 06 Aug 2007 | Published: 23 Nov 2006
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Mean Time Between Failure: Explanation and Standards
sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric
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Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) is a widely abused reliability term. Discover the underlying complexities and misconceptions of MTBF and the methods available for estimating it.
Posted: 09 Jul 2007 | Published: 01 Jul 2007
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Fault Tolerant Servers: The Choice for Continuous Availability on Microsoft Windows Server Platform
sponsored by NEC Corporation of America
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Fault Tolerant servers are the choice for continuous availability on Windows. Download this white paper to learn why clustering and redundancy might not be enough and how Fault Tolerant servers can help provide the continuous availability IT shops need.
Posted: 01 Jun 2007 | Published: 01 Feb 2007
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Continuous Availability for Enterprise Messaging
sponsored by Progress Software
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This white paper discusses the problems associated with current fault-tolerant approaches to enterprise messaging solutions and introduces strategies to improve operational availability.
Posted: 02 Mar 2007 | Published: 01 Apr 2004
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