Server Virtualization White Papers

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VMware: Virtualizing Your Infrastructure Just Got Easier
sponsored by EMC Converged Platforms.
WHITE PAPER: Concerns about migration downtime, security, and application service level maintenance have kept many organizations from virtualizing their infrastructure. Read this paper to discover how a converged infrastructure platform can bring you all the benefits of virtualization without the risks typically associated with an implementation.
Posted: 15 Feb 2012 | Published: 15 Feb 2012

EMC Converged Platforms.

Driving Business Value With Infrastructure Platforms
sponsored by EMC Converged Platforms.
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn about the significant advantages of private cloud computing and find strategies for overcoming the challenges and risks of an implementation.
Posted: 15 Feb 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2011

EMC Converged Platforms.

VCE and VMware: Virtualizing Your Infrastructure Just Got Easier
sponsored by EMC Converged Platforms.
WHITE PAPER: Concerns about migration downtime, security, and application service level maintenance have kept many organizations from virtualizing their infrastructure. Read this paper to discover how a converged infrastructure platform can bring you all the benefits of virtualization without the risks typically associated with an implementation.
Posted: 15 Feb 2012 | Published: 15 Feb 2012

EMC Converged Platforms.

Driving Business Value with VLOCK Infrastructure Platforms
sponsored by EMC Converged Platforms.
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn about the significant advantages of private cloud computing and find strategies for overcoming the challenges and risks of an implementation.
Posted: 14 Feb 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2011

EMC Converged Platforms.

Sun Blade 6000 Modular System Power and Cooling Efficiency
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Oracle’s Sun Blade 6000 Modular System was designed from the ground up to deliver far greater efficiency than a corresponding set of rack-mount servers. That’s part of the equation that is making IT organizations everywhere consider blade systems as part of their strategy in battling the space, power, and cooling crunch.
Posted: 14 Feb 2012 | Published: 14 Feb 2012

Oracle Corporation

Workload-Optimized Systems For Superior Business Value
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This brief white paper examines why making the right server choices can help solve many challenges. It contrasts x86 multi-cores with Power Systems and mainframes. Read on to learn how making the right server choices can help an enterprise realize greater ROI while also helping extracting greater business value from the servers that it buys.
Posted: 14 Feb 2012 | Published: 14 Feb 2012

IBM

ePlus Enterprise Cloud - Your On-Ramp to Cloud Computing
sponsored by ePlus Technology
WHITE PAPER: With private cloud, businesses are able to offer scalable, on-demand self-service while reducing operational complexity and total cost of ownership. Discover how businesses can take advantage of seasoned cloud providers accelerate and tailor their cloud deployment to their specific needs.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012 | Published: 10 Feb 2012

ePlus Technology

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualisation Accelerator Service
sponsored by Red Hat.
WHITE PAPER: Virtualisation can help today’s organisations respond to increasing business demands. This resource explores a service that can help you rapidly deploy virtualisation within your environment. Learn how to optimise virtualisation performance and obtain best practices to ensure maximum benefits from your investment.
Posted: 25 Jan 2012 | Published: 25 Jan 2012

Red Hat.

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Servers: Competitive Pricing Guide
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: This paper compares the pricing of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization with VMware vSphere5 for server virtualization. Both the Red Hat subscription pricing and the VMware license and support pricing are explained along with detailed comparisons.
Posted: 20 Jan 2012 | Published: 20 Jan 2012

Red Hat

Virtual Performance Matters
sponsored by HPM Networks
WHITE PAPER: As organizations continue to virtualize their data centers, IT faces new challenges in managing virtual server deployment, migration, power and performance monitoring across the physical and virtual environments. Access this white paper to learn how integrated software management tools can help organizations maintain peak performance.
Posted: 12 Jan 2012 | Published: 12 Jan 2012

HPM Networks

Scaling the Promise of Virtualization
sponsored by HPM Networks
WHITE PAPER: With enterprises increasingly turning to virtualization to consolidate servers, businesses need more robust servers that can deliver enhanced performance. Access this resource to see how increasing core density and memory scalability can help your business handle more workloads, lower power usage and scale out.
Posted: 11 Jan 2012 | Published: 11 Jan 2012

HPM Networks

Cisco Unified Computing System: Meet the Challenges of Virtualization with Microsoft Hyper-V
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes a recommended approach to help you optimize your virtual infrastructure and position your business to take advantage of public and private cloud services.
Posted: 11 Jan 2012 | Published: 11 Jan 2012

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Cisco, NetApp and VMware Deliver Live Application Mobility Across Data Centers
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: This white paper introduces a new type of virtual solution designed specifically to improve maintenance, management and mobility in today's virtual infrastructures. By minimizing latency across long distances, this technology allows for the quick and efficient delivery of data and applications from one server to another - all with minimal downtime.
Posted: 05 Jan 2012 | Published: 05 Jan 2012

NetApp

Riverbed Stingray Traffic Manager VA Performance on vSphere 4
sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Cloud infrastructure platforms like VMware vSphere 4.0 can benefit from load balancers that connect users to the most suitable datacenter. This white paper outlines how the Riverbed Stingray Traffic Manager Virtual Appliance (VA) improves traffic performance compared to a Linux install.
Posted: 05 Jan 2012 | Published: 04 Jan 2012

Riverbed Technology, Inc.

Pay-As-You-Grow: investment protection and elasticity for your network
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: How do you keep up with increases in user demand without adding costly new hardware? Utilize Citrix NetScaler Pay-As-You-Grow to deliver 5x capacity on-demand without adding any additional hardware. Get investment protection and elasticity for your network.
Posted: 04 Jan 2012 | Published: 04 Jan 2012

Citrix

Consolidation without compromise
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: Pay more to get less consolidation? The Iron Age is over. Shift to Citrix NetScaler. 2x consolidation. For less. Get Consolidation Without Compromise now.
Posted: 04 Jan 2012 | Published: 04 Jan 2012

Citrix

3PAR Storage: Tailor-Made for Virtual Infrastructures
sponsored by HPM Networks
WHITE PAPER: Though businesses have begun virtualizing their non-mission critical applications, major storage challenges have stood in the way of enterprises virtualizing their critical production applications. Find out how block storage solutions tailor-made for virtual infrastructures addresses these issues.
Posted: 04 Jan 2012 | Published: 04 Jan 2012

HPM Networks

A Comparison of PowerVM and x86-Based Virtualization Performance
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Turning to virtualization can increase an organization’s IT performance. But finding the ideal consolidation solution can be tricky. Read the white paper, “A Comparison of PowerVM and VMware Virtualization Performance”. See how IBM Power7 and PowerVM outdo other x86-based platforms to achieve broader scalability and increased flexibility.
Posted: 04 Jan 2012 | Published: 14 Apr 2010

IBM

Best Practices for Migrating Linux/x86 Applications to IBM Power Systems
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Running your Linux workloads on inefficient x86-based server farms is complex and costly. But switching to a consolidated server solution can be difficult. Read the white paper to learn the best practices for migrating to Power System servers. You’ll also see how simple it is to leverage IBM’s offerings to maximize performance and cost savings.
Posted: 04 Jan 2012 | Published: 07 Oct 2011

IBM

NetApp and Vmware Windows Consolidation
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: Using a combination of VMware and NetApp you can create a unified and comprehensive solution that simplifies your entire Windows environment— applications, data, and infrastructure— enabling you to easily achieve your IT goals. Read this white paper now to learn more.
Posted: 03 Jan 2012 | Published: 03 Jan 2012

NetApp

MANAGE and CONTROL IT services in the age of complexity.
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: In a world of mobility, virtualization, and cloud computing, IT services are constantly changing. To serve the business more effectively, IT needs a new approach to managing operations. This white paper introduces a new methodology called business service management (BSM). Discover how this management approach improves your overall service quality.
Posted: 22 Dec 2011 | Published: 22 Dec 2011

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise

ESG White Paper: NetApp Simplifies Storage Management for Virtual Server Environments
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: Read ESG’s report on the crucial role of storage management to simplify administration and advance virtualization adoption and benefits: efficiency, productivity and cost reduction.
Posted: 20 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Jul 2010

NetApp

VMware vSphere™ Reference Architecture for Small Medium Business
sponsored by VMware and Dell
WHITE PAPER: Learn about Dell solutions that are optimally configured to run virtualized workloads while providing maximum redundancy, scalability, and manageability. This document covers network architecture, storage configurations, and best practices for configuration and deployment.
Posted: 12 Dec 2011 | Published: 12 Dec 2011

VMware and Dell

Closing the Storage Virtualization Gap with EMC Isilon
sponsored by EMC Isilon
WHITE PAPER: Storage in virtual environments can get tricky - with traditional backup methods unable to keep up with the demands of virtualization, new strategies are essential. This white paper from ESG introduces a new virtual storage solution designed to maintain efficiency and meet the growing demands of server virtualization. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 09 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 May 2011

EMC Isilon

Monitor Highly Virtualised Environments with Hitachi IT Operations Analyser
sponsored by Hitachi Vantara
WHITE PAPER: As virtual environments increase, IT pros must be sure to effectively keep track of all the virtual machines (VMs) in their enterprise and quickly respond to availability problems as they arise. This resource explores a monitoring tool that can efficiently manage and monitor availability and performance in virtual environments.
Posted: 05 Dec 2011 | Published: 05 Dec 2011

Hitachi Vantara