Utilities

WHITE PAPER: One of the most important features in vSphere, snapshots, is often misused. This tutorial offers a complete overview of the ways to use snapshots responsibly, addresses the issues that could arise from misuse, and explains how to solve common problems.

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 | Published: 19 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: As IT organizations support dynamically changing business priorities and cope with economic pressures, maintaining datacenter agility is critical. By consolidating systems onto the latest server technology and taking advantage of virtualization techniques, enterprises can optimize datacenter efficiency, gain flexibility, and reduce operating costs

Posted: 18 May 2010 | Published: 18 May 2010

WHITE PAPER: As IT organizations support dynamically changing business priorities and cope with economic pressures, maintaining datacenter agility is critical. By consolidating systems onto the latest server technology and taking advantage of virtualization techniques, enterprises can optimize datacenter efficiency, gain flexibility, and reduce operating costs

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 | Published: 05 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: In this IDG Tech Dossier, learn how utility storage makes for massive consolidation, flexibility and scalability, so IT departments can reduce storage infrastructure and lower costs while improving their ability to respond to fast-changing needs of business units.

Posted: 18 May 2012 | Published: 18 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to gain an approach to unifying utility company's information, processes and people to gain a 360-degree view of contracts, work orders and so much more, effectively enabling employees to make better-informed decisions which then reduce costs and elevate efficiency. Learn how case management can make your business smarter.

Posted: 11 May 2012 | Published: 11 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Discover the obstacles associated with supporting advanced technology in complex IT environments. Review what you should look for when considering support features and deliverables, and learn how specific support tools can enable improved problem resolution and minimize downtime.

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 | Published: 26 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: Dell VIS Self-Service Creator, part of the Dell Virtual Integrated System (VIS) architecture, helps reduce virtual machine sprawl by automating the process of reducing, reusing, and recycling of compute resources in a shared virtual IT infrastructure.

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 | Published: 26 Apr 2011

EGUIDE: In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com and Dell, you will discover the steps essential for effectively integrating server virtualization into your disaster recovery strategy.

Posted: 20 Apr 2009 | Published: 20 Apr 2009

WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, learn about an innovative planning, scheduling, and monitoring strategy designed to enable businesses in the energy industry to improve operational efficiency, reduce risks, and cut costs. Discover the benefits of a planning technique that provides real-time visualization into and support of business operations.

Posted: 22 May 2012 | Published: 22 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: There are many free or inexpensive third-party tools available to help server and Active Directory administrators manage their environments. Learn about 5 free tools that are worth your time here.

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 | Published: 30 Sep 2011

VIDEO: Watch this video session with BI expert Wayne Eckerson to learn the best practices aligning BI with your organization's business activities.

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 | Premiered: 07 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper informs you on all you need to know about the new troubleshooting tools that are bundled with Windows 7 and provide you, an IT Professional, with the knowledge to quickly figure out what’s happening “under the hood” on a Windows 7 computer.

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 | Published: 19 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: More and more companies are showing interest in data center outsourcing, but there are a variety of providers to choose from. This white paper compares the outsourcing capabilities and infrastructure utility services of 17 vendors. Find out which providers were considered the challengers, leaders, niche players, and visionaries.

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 | Published: 02 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: SQL Server database consolidation provides decreased costs and lessens the amount of hardware you need to store data. But those aren’t the only benefits. Read this brief white paper to learn about a consolidation strategy that is easy to deploy and use and provides a highly-available and dynamic environment for  data storage.

Posted: 23 May 2012 | Published: 23 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: This Oracle white paper describes the application of Oracle VM Server for SPARC to implement high-capacity enterprise systems.

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 | Published: 12 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: This Oracle white paper describes the application of Oracle VM Server for SPARC to implement high-capacity enterprise systems.

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 | Published: 16 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: Consolidating resources through data center virtualization techniques can improve the return on IT investments, boost productivity and increase system reliability Read this white paper to learn how you can realize the immediate benefits of virtualization.

Posted: 20 Sep 2007 | Published: 20 Sep 2007

ANALYST BRIEF: Managed print services offer far-reaching environmental benefits, helping a business reduce its carbon footprint, in addition to significant cost savings, according to this report from Quocirca.

Posted: 01 May 2012 | Published: 01 May 2012

WEBCAST: This webcast discusses some of the information security challenges utility companies face, and provides an overview of how total security intelligence solutions from Accuvant and Q1 Labs can be essential components of a comprehensive, cyber-security program as mandated by the NERC-CIP, and other utility-focused, regulatory requirements.

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 | Premiered: 24 Feb 2012

PODCAST: This podcast, featuring desktop virtualization experts Brian Madden and Gabe Knuth, introduces new desktop software that allows you to enjoy the best of both worlds when it comes to virtualization and the PC. Learn how it can deliver the same benefits that VDI does while also allowing you to take advantage of native PC performance.

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 | Premiered: 30 Apr 2012

VIDEO: In this videocast, learn how virtualization can benefit your disaster recovery and high availability strategy. Discover the differences between physical and virtual environments and learn about architectural considerations to support virtualization.

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 25 Nov 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this presentation transcript, learn how virtualization can benefit your disaster recovery and high availability strategy. Discover the differences between physical and virtual environments and learn about architectural considerations to support virtualization.

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 | Published: 25 Jan 2010

TEST RESULTS: Discover how an open, standards-based power management application can help you monitor and optimize power utilization to increase uptime, improve server density and decrease energy costs.

Posted: 07 May 2012 | Published: 07 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Discover how VMTurbo’s supply-chain approach to virtual environments management combines monitoring, analytics, and automation to address the unique needs of virtualization and deliver optimal performance, resource utilization and availability.

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 | Published: 11 Apr 2012

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This presentation transcript, featuring desktop virtualization experts Brian Madden and Gabe Knuth, introduces new desktop software that allows you to enjoy the best of both worlds when it comes to virtualization and the PC. Discover how you can leverage VDI while still enjoying your native PC performance. 

Posted: 25 May 2012 | Published: 25 May 2012