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Server Consolidation

ALSO CALLED: Consolidation and Server Centralization
DEFINITION: The reduction in the number of servers by combining different types of applications through a process of co-location of multiple servers at fewer locations. The most important part of a server consolidation initiative is the planning and analysis of end-user requirements, application requirements, and  … 
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The Next-Generation PC X Server: How It Maximizes the Value of Your UNIX Applications
sponsored by Attachmate
WHITE PAPER: Next-generation PC X server requirements fall into one broad category: the ability to support today's remote, distributed, highly collaborative business environments.
Posted: 02 Sep 2008 | Published: 29 Aug 2008
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Server Virtualization - Deciding What You Need to Purchase
sponsored by CDW Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Server virtualization uses software to divide one physical server into multiple isolated virtual machines, each of which can run a different application on a different operating system.
Posted: 09 Aug 2008 | Published: 23 Jan 2008
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Get in the Groove with SQL Server Consolidation
sponsored by Quest Software
WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses the problems associated with SQL Server sprawl and explains how to solve the problems by consolidating SQL Servers.
Posted: 05 Aug 2008 | Published: 24 Mar 2008
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Unified Management of Virtualized Systems
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER: As enterprises deploy more virtualization solutions that are scattered across the enterprise, managing the technologies is challenging for IT staffs. This paper will outline the unified management of virtualized systems using one management tool.
Posted: 29 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Nov 2006
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Global Server Virtualization Survey
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER: Server virtualization has easily identifiable benefits that are strongly aligned with organizations expectations and business drivers. View this survey to learn about the tremendous growth of virtualization and the significant challenges that lay ahead.
Posted: 29 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2007
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Achieving 23-30% total power savings with a server rack designed for excellence in power efficiency
sponsored by Intel Corporation
WHITE PAPER: High-density rack-mounted servers reduce space, cooling, networking, cabling, and management costs - as well as total power consumption - compared to low-density configurations having far few servers per rack.
Posted: 24 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Oct 2007
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Let's Get Virtual: A Look at Today's Server Virtualization Architectures
sponsored by Burton Group
WHITE PAPER: Increasing power demands and space limitations in the data center have begun to transition server virtualization technologies from luxuries to necessities. Server virtualization provides a path toward server consolidation that results in significant...
Posted: 18 Jul 2008 | Published: 14 May 2007
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VM Backup Bliss? The State of VM Data Protection in the Enterprise
sponsored by Burton Group
WHITE PAPER: This report outlines the state of current server virtualization data protection and recovery approaches, while also keeping an eye on the future. Numerous improvements in virtualization data protection are on the horizon, and with creative use...
Posted: 18 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Aug 2007
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Solution Brief: Top 5 Myths on WAN Optimization
sponsored by Blue Coat
WHITE PAPER: A misunderstanding of the problem within your network can lead to unneeded and costly IT investments, not to mention downtime, data loss, and resource waste. This paper examines five common WAN misperceptions and how to better address them.
Posted: 10 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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Managing Application Performance by Understanding Applications
sponsored by Shunra Software
WHITE PAPER: This paper describe how IT organizations can use WAN emulation tools to improve the performance of applications, plan for change and improve the relationship between the application groups and the network group.
Posted: 03 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
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Server Virtualization and the Network: Network Management Planning
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER: In this eGuide from SearchNetworking.com, read about server virtualization and the network and how network management planning can help with network consolidation and network architecture.
Posted: 01 Jul 2008 | Published: 30 Jun 2008
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Virtual Data Center eZine - Volume 3
sponsored by Virtual Data Center eZine - Volume 3
WHITE PAPER: This third issue of the Virtual Data Center e-zine sifts through the maze of products and technologies that make up VMware's virtualization ecosystem. It then takes a comprehensive look at the new world of virtual desktop delivery and management
Posted: 19 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
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Increased Effectiveness through Intentionally Designed Culture
sponsored by Ivar Jacobson Consulting
WHITE PAPER: Intentionally Designed Culture (IDC) is the systematic approach to identifying, effecting, and tracking the necessary behavioral changes in an organization.
Posted: 18 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
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Going Serverless at the Branch Office: Using WAN Optimization to Solve the Server Consolidation Challenge
sponsored by Expand Networks
WHITE PAPER: The Expand Accelerator is a standards-based, tightly integrated, multi-service platform that delivers a complete application acceleration solution.
Posted: 16 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
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Increase Application Performance with Solid State Disks
sponsored by Texas Memory Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Super fast solid state discs allow organizations to manage high transaction volumes and larger numbers of users using fewer servers. Read this white paper to learn more about SSDs and how they provide a cost-effective way to improve application per...
Posted: 10 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Feb 2008
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Achieving Energy Efficiency Using Solid State Disks (SSD)
sponsored by Texas Memory Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores how solid state disk (SSD), especially Flash-based SSD can be incorporated into an energy-efficiency strategy as part of a tiered storage architecture to address power concerns while also reducing server and storag...
Posted: 10 Jun 2008 | Published: 07 Dec 2007
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Lower Your Total Cost of Ownership with Fast Solid State Disks
sponsored by Texas Memory Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides an overview of solid state disks (SSD) and the benefits they deliver for companies. SSDs are becoming a practical option for dealing with application performance concerns. Learn how they deliver a lower Total Cost of Ownership.
Posted: 10 Jun 2008 | Published: 10 Jun 2008
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Automating IT Processes to Ensure Virtualization Success
sponsored by Opalis Software, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: The range of virtualization technologies, multitude of platforms, and array of vendors raises significant issues around people, process, and technology. This white paper looks at how pairing IT process automation with virtualization addresses these issues
Posted: 20 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
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Planning a VMware Infrastructure with Proliant Servers, Storage and Management
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides guidance on planning a VMware Virtual Infrastructure environment based on HP server, storage, and management products.
Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Published: 02 Nov 2007
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The Lab Validation Report
sponsored by Virtual Iron Software, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Server virtualization software from Virtual Iron delivers IT consolidation and server management. The value of server virtualization is apparent as it drives down the costs of physical servers, improves server management and reduces system footprint.
Posted: 20 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
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The New Economics of Virtualization - The Impact of Open Source, Hardware-Assist and Native Virtualization
sponsored by Virtual Iron Software, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Virtual Iron is delivering advanced virtualization and management capabilities that are changing virtualization. Organizations are using Virtual Iron's software for consolidation, business continuity, capacity management and policy-based automation.
Posted: 10 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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Greener Pastures for Your Data Center
sponsored by Aperture Technologies, Inc
WHITE PAPER: Following a greener path has become much more than an altruistic endeavor, organizations are focusing on developing green data centers in order to reduce the exorbitant power and cooling costs as well as improve operational efficiency.
Posted: 08 Feb 2008 | Published: 05 Feb 2008
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Data Center Professionals Turn to High-Density Computing as Major Boom Continues
sponsored by Aperture Technologies, Inc
WHITE PAPER: High density equipment helps the data center to keep up with the demands of business, but if organizations continue to operate close to thresholds, they can also dramatically increase the risk of outage.
Posted: 08 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2007
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Majority of Data Centers in Production Are Not Equipped for High Density
sponsored by Aperture Technologies, Inc
WHITE PAPER: This Aperture Research Institute™ (ARI) survey shows that data centers are aging, with over a third (38%) of responding organizations admitting that their newest data center is over four years old.
Posted: 08 Feb 2008 | Published: 17 Dec 2007
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Getting Real about Virtual Management: Managing Complex Infrastructures
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines the challenges that virtualization and clustering create for IT and provides techniques for addressing the specific requirements of these environments.
Posted: 06 Nov 2007 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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