Top 10 Reasons for a Server Refresh
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
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This paper provides the top 10 reasons for a server refresh, including power and cooling savings, consolidation and virtualization, and improved performance.
Posted: 27 Nov 2009 | Published: 27 Nov 2009
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Business Ready Configuration for Virtualization: A Solution Guide for Dell PowerEdge R710 Servers, Dell MD3000i Storage, and Microsoft Hyper-V
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
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This white paper provides reference architectures and best practices for deploying and configuring Dell’s eleventh generation R710 server, using Dell MD3000i Storage Array and Microsoft Virtualization. The solution is based upon iSCSI storage technology as the storage environment.
Posted: 24 Nov 2009 | Published: 24 Nov 2009
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Controlling Costs and Driving Agility in the Datacenter: Optimizing Server Infrastructure with Microsoft System Center
sponsored by Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd
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To help control costs, improve business agility, and remain secure and in compliance, many IT organizations are taking steps to transition to a truly dynamic infrastructure. Microsoft® System Center is a family of leading IT management solutions that helps IT departments proactively plan, deploy, manage, and optimize an IT environment.
Posted: 23 Nov 2009 | Published: 23 Nov 2009
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The Secret of Migration Success: Developing an Effective Migration Strategy
sponsored by Forsythe
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In this report, we examine the pressing need within organizations and businesses for migration to advanced platforms, as well as the businessbuilding opportunities companies can leverage from the transition.
Posted: 23 Nov 2009 | Published: 23 Nov 2009
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Managing Windows Server 2008 R2
sponsored by Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd
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Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 represents a significant milestone in Microsoft's ongoing efforts to help customers streamline the management of their unique IT infrastructures. Read this white paper to learn how to manage Windows Server 2008 R2.
Posted: 23 Nov 2009 | Published: 23 Nov 2009
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Hurwitz: Virtualization is Not a Silver Bullet
sponsored by CA
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Read this white paper for a discussion of the many benefits of virtualization, how it has evolved, and how it intersects with data center optimization strategies.
Posted: 19 Nov 2009 | Published: 19 Nov 2009
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The Power/Density Paradox: The Result of High Density without Power Efficiency
sponsored by Nexsan Technologies
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The power/density paradox hinders end users from utilizing the very floor space that high density systems were intended to conserve. This brief explores what the power/density paradox is and how IT professionals can mitigate the risk.
Posted: 18 Nov 2009 | Published: 18 Nov 2009
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Dell™ | VMware ESX/ESXi 3.5 Virtualization Reference Architecture
sponsored by Dell and VMware
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This white paper describes validated architectures for Dell | VMware™ virtual infrastructures. The Virtualization RA is intended to provide customers with an example basis to consider, evaluate, and select the Dell virtualization solution components that best fit their requirements.
Posted: 17 Nov 2009 | Published: 17 Nov 2009
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Real-Time Protection for Hyper-V
sponsored by Double-Take Software
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To provide disaster recovery for virtual machines running on a Hyper-V host, look to Double-Take for Hyper-V from Double-Take Software to protect your workloads with real-time replication and automated failover for virtualized workloads. Read this white paper for more details.
Posted: 16 Nov 2009 | Published: 16 Nov 2009
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Double-Take Workload Portability: X2X Server and Storage Migration Solutions
sponsored by Double-Take Software
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Double-Take Move provides migration functionality that dramatically reduces the impact and risk of migrations in the data center and across any geographic distance.
Posted: 16 Nov 2009 | Published: 16 Nov 2009
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Sun Systems for Enterprise 2.0 and Web 2.0 with MySQL
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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This paper describes the hardware and software components of Sun’s new reference architecture, Sun Systems for Enterprise 2.0 and Web 2.0 with MySQL, studies the scalability of the architecture, and includes step-by-step directions for setup and configuration.
Posted: 11 Nov 2009 | Published: 11 Nov 2009
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The Hidden Costs of Data Migration
sponsored by IBM
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Read this white paper to learn how your organization can achieve significant cost savings by conducting data migrations while applications are running rather than scheduling down time.
Posted: 11 Nov 2009 | Published: 11 Nov 2009
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The Top 5 Server Monitoring Battles and How You Can Win Them
sponsored by Nimsoft, Inc.
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The uses, requirements, and complexity of servers have all increased dramatically. Consequently, server monitoring has more importance in today's environments. This guide looks at some of the most pressing challenges you might face in ensuring optimal server performance. It offers insights into the tools and strategies for addressing these demands.
Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Published: 04 Nov 2009
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Uncover the Benefits of Virtualization
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
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BMC Software's internal IT organization launched a virtualization and automation initiative that achieved financial payback in less than six months. The effort improved productivity, increased responsiveness, and saved the company $5 million per year.
Posted: 03 Nov 2009 | Published: 03 Nov 2009
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Mastering Disaster Recovery for Mid-Sized Organizations and Remote Offices
sponsored by Zenith Infotech
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A comprehensive disaster recovery implementation is critical to ensuring computing resources maintain operations in the event of a server failure or data loss. Mastering disaster recovery in mid-sized organizations requires the careful identification and implementation of end-to-end backup along with recovery tools and services.
Posted: 29 Oct 2009 | Published: 29 Oct 2009
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Virtualizing Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 on Dell™ Systems Running Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-V™
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft
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In this paper, various configurations of Exchange Server 2007 are tested in physical and virtual environments to evaluate the performance scalability and to understand the sizing requirements for Exchange Server 2007 in a virtualized environment.
Posted: 28 Oct 2009 | Published: 28 Oct 2009
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Microsoft® Hyper-V™ Server 2008 for Dell™ PowerEdge™ Systems
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft
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This document details the four available networking configurations for running Hyper-V on Dell™ PowerEdge™ systems. It also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each networking configuration with an emphasis on typical Dell system configurations.
Posted: 28 Oct 2009 | Published: 28 Oct 2009
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Best Practices for Virtualizing Distributed Environments: Enterprise-Class Virtualization for Remote Office and Branch Office Infrastructures
sponsored by VM6 Software
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This whitepaper provides the 4 best practices that IT leaders of ROBO organizations need to consider when virtualizing their businesses, providing ROI tips and establishing a roadmap for reducing the Total Cost of Ownership for virtualizing the distributed ROBO environment.
Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009
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Distributed IT Infrastructures: Alternative Approaches
sponsored by VM6 Software
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This whitepaper outlines the benefits derived and the costs associated with virtualization in the Remote Offices/Branch Offices, in the classic model versus the proposed model.
Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009
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Solutions For Server Rooms
sponsored by APC
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The modular, easy-to-install solutions from APC by Schneider Electric allow you to implement an appropriate IT environment that meets your current and future needs, without breaking the bank in the process.
Posted: 23 Oct 2009 | Published: 23 Oct 2009
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Windows Server Virtualization in Windows Server 2008 Product Overview
sponsored by SHI
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This white paper introduces Windows Server virtualization as a key component of the Microsoft datacenter-to-desktop virtualization strategy.
Posted: 19 Oct 2009 | Published: 19 Oct 2009
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Top 10 Reasons to Upgrade to Windows Server 2008 R2
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft
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Windows Server® 2008 R2 is the newest Windows Server operating system from Microsoft. Designed to help organizations reduce operating costs and increase efficiencies, Windows Server 2008 R2 provides enhanced management control over resources across the enterprise. Read the top 10 reasons why you should upgrade to Windows Server 2008 R2.
Posted: 13 Oct 2009 | Published: 13 Oct 2009
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Technical White Paper: Performance of HP ProLiant BL460c G6 with Intel Xeon 5500 Series processors (2.93 GHz) in a 64-bit HP SBC environment
sponsored by HP, Citrix, and Intel
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This HP paper provides performance characteristics for the HP BladeSystem BL460cG6 blade server with XenServer and 64 bit workloads.
Posted: 12 Oct 2009 | Published: 12 Oct 2009
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Technical White Paper: Sizing tips for XenServer with HP ProLiant servers
sponsored by HP, Citrix, and Intel
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This technical paper provides general sizing best practices to consider when planning your virtualization deployment with HP ProLiant and XenServer.
Posted: 12 Oct 2009 | Published: 12 Oct 2009
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Virtualizing a Windows Active Directory Domain Infrastructure
sponsored by Global Knowledge
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This white paper focuses on best practices for implementing an enterprise Active Directory infrastructure using virtualization technology. We will discuss how to perform a full migration of your physical AD infrastructure to a virtualized environment.
Posted: 09 Oct 2009 | Published: 09 Oct 2009
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