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DEFINITION: A disruption-tolerant network (DTN) is a network designed so that temporary or intermittent communications problems, limitations and anomalies have the least possible adverse impact. There are several aspects to the effective design of a DTN, including: The use of fault-tolerant methods and technologies. The quality of graceful degradation under adverse conditions or extreme traffic loads. The
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Fault Tolerant White Papers
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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: 29 Apr 2009
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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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VMware vSphere™ 4 Competitive Reviewer's Guide
sponsored by Dell and VMware
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The purpose of this guide is to support a self-guided, hands-on evaluation of VMware vSphere™ 4 by press reviewers, technology analysts, and IT professionals who wish to compare vSphere to competing virtualization products such as Microsoft Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer.
Posted: 16 Jun 2010 | Published: 16 Jun 2010
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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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Avoidable Mistakes that Compromise Cooling Performance in Data Centers and Network Rooms
sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric
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Access this exclusive resource to learn how to avoid mistakes when installing cooling systems and racks in data centers or network rooms. This paper examines these typical mistakes, explains their principles, quantifies their impacts, and describes simple remedies.
Posted: 29 Apr 2009 | Published: 29 Apr 2009
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Rack Powering Options for Data Centers and Network Rooms
sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric
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Methods and requirements for providing electrical power to Rack Enclosures for Information Technology Equipment are described. The need for the rack power system to adapt to changing requirements is identified and quantified.
Posted: 31 Oct 2002 | Published: 31 Oct 2002
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Cooling Strategies for Ultra-High Density Racks and Blade Servers
sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric
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This white paper addresses common data center cooling challenges and describes five strategies for deploying ultra-high power racks, with practical solutions for both new and existing data centers.
Posted: 29 Apr 2009 | Published: 29 Apr 2009
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Network Storage From A to Z: Storage Solutions for SMBs
sponsored by Iomega Corporation, an EMC Company
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In this eBook you will learn about the efficient, economical ways to address the small business storage issues outlined above without busting the small business budget or hiring an IT department.
Posted: 17 May 2012 | Published: 17 May 2012
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Where Finance Belongs on the IT Agenda
sponsored by IBM
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IT and finance may oftentimes be on separate pages, viewing each other as another facet of the business. In today's recovering economy, their dependence on each other can determine the success or failure of your company. This paper offers insight on how IT and finance can collaborate to help your organization succeed in the post-recession economy.
Posted: 09 May 2012 | Published: 09 May 2012
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The Data Replication Bottleneck: Overcoming Out-of-Order and Lost Packets
sponsored by Silver Peak
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This analyst paper explores why packet loss and ordering has become such a bit problem in today's WANs and offers what can be done to overcome these packet delivery challenges.
Posted: 18 May 2012 | Published: 18 May 2012
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FAULT TOLERANT DEFINITION (continued): … ability to prevent or quickly recover from electronic attacks. Ability to function with minimal latency even when routes are ill-defined or unreliable.Fault-tolerant systems are designed so that if a component fails or a network route becomes unusable, a backup component, procedure or route can immediately take its place without loss of service. At the software level, an interface allows the administrator to continuously monitor network traffic at multiple points and locate problems immediately. In hardware, fault tolerance is achieved by component and subsystem redundancy.Graceful degradation … Fault Tolerant definition sponsored by SearchNetworking.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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