Bitpipe: Data Centers Research

The Multi-tiered Hybrid Data Center: An innovative design model for cost reduction and facilities optimization

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

Today's businesses need to work within a tight budget while accommodating their continuing need to house higher- and lower-tiered technology systems and applications within the same facility. Read this white paper to learn how the HP multi-tiered hybrid design can help you build the data center of the future. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Email and Data Archiving Health Check

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Need help narrowing in on what you need for increased business reliance on email, e-Discovery risk, backup risk and/or archiving need? Take the health check from Sun and Symantec and get your optimum health results for your data retention system. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

What's Cool about Columns

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 24:00:00 EST

This paper will define what column-based relational databases do and how they do it, and where they have advantages (and disadvantages) compared to traditional approaches. This in turn will lead to a discussion of the sort of environments for which columns are best suited. Published by: ParAccel

Streaming Media

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Check out this brief paper to see how Blue Coat Systems provides an end-to-end solution based on MACH5 technology to improve the listening and viewing experience of an end user consuming streaming audio and video online. Published by: Blue Coat

eGuide: Get More Out of Your Data Protection Plan

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Every storage pro is looking to do more with less, especially in today's economy. This eGuide offers the practical advice storage pros need in order to get more out of their data protection plan, an increase overall IT efficiency. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Enterprise Vault: Real World ROI

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Join this webcast to learn about actual scenarios to help drive real, tangible returns from archiving and electronic discovery. Published by: Symantec Corporation

HP white paper: Complete Data Protection for VMware Virtual Environments

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This paper examines the issues of backup and recovery in VMware virtual server environments, and outlines the key features of HP Data Protector. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Five Myths of Infrastructure Monitoring: How End-User Monitoring Can Help You Improve Customer Satisfaction

Thu, 01 May 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This paper discusses some of the common myths about infrastructure monitoring, and addresses how to ensure your infrastructure monitoring is responsive enough to satisfy and retain your customers. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

E-Guide: Best Practices for Data Center Design and Maintenance

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchDataCenter.com and Dell, you will gain insight into best practices for data center design and maintenance in today's down economy. Published by: Dell, Inc. and Intel

Webcast: Disaster Recovery Planning

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Disasters can strike at any time, is your company prepared? This webcast defines types of disasters, how much damage they can cause U.S. businesses, and provides you with key questions in planning a disaster recovery (DR) strategy. Published by: i365, A Seagate Company

Cray CX1 Personal Supercomputer, Intel Cluster Ready Certified, running ANSYS Mechanical

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This webcast features industry experts Ian Miller and Barabara Hutchins as they describe in detail a new supercomputer that provides a broad range of organization types and sizes with the power of HPC in an open office setting. Published by: Cray Inc.

Everything you wanted to know about running Hyper-V on Sun Microsystems systems

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Watch this webcast to explore how Sun Microsystems' Intel and AMD based servers, coupled with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V can enhance your data center virtualization effort, as well as the various capabilities this new approach enables... Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Microsoft

Podcast: The Mainframe - Best Practices 2009

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this videocast on 2009 best practices learn about consolidation, the evolution of hub and moderization of legacy mainframe applications. Published by: CA

Open Source in the Next Computing Wave

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

The current economic climate is forcing more systematic thinking about costs in general, including those associated with overall complexity and the security and resiliency of large distributed infrastructures. These trends intersect in powerful ways; a new wave of computing is gathering momentum as a result. And open source is playing a major role. Published by: Red Hat

Virtualization and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper provides a snapshot of the PCI DSS, highlights key areas of concern for organizations that have virtualized or intend to virtualize PCI-compliant infrastructure, and offers specific guidance to those organizations for establishing control and easing the audit process when virtualization is in the mix. Published by: HyTrust

Presentation Transcript: Going Green in the Data Center: A Step-by-Step Process

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This presentation trasnscript provides expert insight into the benefits and tradeoffs of going green in your data center. Published by: APC

Virtual Desktop Architecture: Portal to the Clouds

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:00:00 EDT

Cloud computing has brought about a shift in data center architecture. We're centralizing computing into massive organizational units aka clouds. As with any major industry shift, ancillary technologies are needed to enable these new computing models and cloud computing is no different. Published by: SearchVirtualDesktop.com

The Top Five Virtualization Mistakes

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 24:00:00 EDT

This paper describes five mistakes common to many implementations of enterprise virtualization. Most of these mistakes relate to virtualization and networking infrastructure. Ideally, after reading this paper, you'll be sensitized to these issues so that you can plan for them and make your virtualization projects more successful. Published by: Vyatta Inc.

Evaluating the Advantages and Pitfalls of SAP Managed Hosting

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this webcast, you will learn what to look for in an SAP managed hosting provider -- including how to determine your organization's requirements and how to evaluate potential providers. Published by: Freudenberg IT

Selecting a SAP Managed Hosting Provider: Trends and Myths

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Bill Martorelli, principal analyst for Forrester Research, discusses trends in the SAP managed hosting arena, myths about SAP managed hosting, and gives advice on creating RFPs and negotiating SLAs. Published by: Freudenberg IT

Cost-cutting strategies for a virtualized data center: Disaster recovery and readiness

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Learn how data center virtualization enables your company to implement cost-effective disaster recovery (DR) solutions and reduce DR testing and maintenance costs. Published by: Dell, Inc. and Intel

Open Storage- ZFS for the DataCenter

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

With ZFS, developers reevaluated the idea of a file system and a volume manager. It's data management architecture that is optimized for managing bits on both disk and flash. ZFS provides file and block systems, but you have common data services like RAID, mirroring, snapshots, quotas, reservations, and all the features needed to manage data. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Data Center of the Future: Virtual Tradeshow Event

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Please join us for a Data Center of the Future virtual event on Wednesday, July 15, 2009, where you will learn best practices and strategies for simplifying operations and data center infrastructure consolidation. Published by: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Introduction to Virtualization E-book, Chapter 1: Virtualization Concepts in Disaster Recovery

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Virtualization is changing the disaster recovery landscape. This E-Book is a beginners' guide to virtualization with chapters on disaster recovery (DR), test and development, server consolidation, high availability, storage, security and key technologies including VMware ESX,Microsoft Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer. Published by: Hewlett Packard Company and Intel

Presentation Transcript: Refreshing IT Infrastructure with the Xeon Processor 5500 Series

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this transcript, learn what key points an organization looks at when thinking about a technology refresh. Gain insight into the value proposition of refreshing IT infrastructure with the Xeon Processor 5500 series and how it is essential for meeting performance, reliability and flexibility requirements Published by: Intel Corporation

Presentation Transcript: Virtualization and Consolidation for Agility: Intel's Xeon Processor 5500 series

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this transcript, you will discover how Intel's Xeon Processor 5500 series is essential for effectively enabling virtualization within your business. Gain insight into how virtualizing your environment will allow you to consolidate and eliminate performance bottlenecks. Published by: Intel Corporation

E-Guide: A Guide To Improving Data Center Efficiency with Virtualization

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Explore why virtualization offers more than just cost-savings to many businesses and gain insight into the role virtualization plays in effective disaster recovery planning. Published by: Agilysys Technology Solutions Group

Presentation Transcript: Leveraging Virtualization to Constrain Costs

Wed, 27 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Download this presentation transcript to learn how virtualization has been a major key to the success of everyone's favorite discount travel site as Priceline.com has continued to grow its competitive edge in the face of lean economic times. Published by: 3PAR

INCREASE APPLICATION SCALABILITY AND IMPROVE SYSTEM UTILIZATION WITH SUN™ LOGICAL DOMAINS

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Sun's built-in, no-cost Logical Domains (LDoms) virtualization technology allows applications to effectively leverage these processors. This white paper describes how LDoms can be applied in different scenarios to increase application scalability and system utilization. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

SUN SPARC® ENTERPRISE! M4000, M5000, M8000, AND M9000 SERVER ARCHITECTURE - Flexible, Mainframe-Class Compute Power

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Sun SPARC® Enterprise M4000, M5000, M8000, and M9000 servers are highly reliable, easy to manage, vertically-scalable systems with many of the benefits of traditional mainframes - without the associated cost, complexity, or vendor lock-in. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

IDC Research: Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer Delivers Performance and Availability Reporting for IT Generalists

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper describes the challenges facing IT administrators as datacenter environments become more complex, heterogeneous, and interconnected. It describes how integrated infrastructure performance and availability monitoring tools can help IT managers improve service levels and staff productivity. Published by: Hitachi Data Systems

Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer: Root Cause Analysis for Supporting Fault Identification

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Hitachi Data Systems introduces Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer software with unique Root Cause Analysis functionality. The IT Operations Analyzer is a powerful, proven approach to simplifying data center management, with comprehensive performance and availability monitoring of up to 250 server, network and storage nodes. Published by: Hitachi Data Systems

REDUCING COSTS THROUGH BETTER SERVER UTILIZATION - An IT Director's Guide

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

Keeping datacenters agile is key as IT organizations support dynamically changing business priorities and cope with economic pressures. 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. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Business Benefits of Boosting Web hosting Efficiency and Optimization

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this webcast industry expert Greg Schulz explains the challenges and benefits of optimizing your web hosting. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation

PODCAST: Business Benefits of Boosting Web hosting Efficiency and Optimization

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this podcast industry expert Greg Schulz explains the challenges and benefits of optimizing your web hosting. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation

Leveraging, Managing and Protecting Virtual Environments

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this webcast, speaker Eric Harless, director of Product Management for the CA XOsoft product line, gives an introduction to several CA XOsoft solutions and how they related to current virtualization trends. Features of these solutions include replication and high availability for virtual environments. Published by: CA

SUN SPARC® ENTERPRISE T5440 SERVER ARCHITECTURE - Unleashing the UltraSPARC® T2 Plus Processor with CoolThreads™ Technology for Mission-Critical Workloads

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Employing UltraSPARC® T2 Plus processors - an evolution of the industry's first massively threaded systems on a Chip (SoC) - the Sun SPARC® Enterprise T5440 server offers breakthrough performance and energy efficiency to drive Web 2.0 infrastructure and address other demanding datacenter challenges. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Save Money and Improve Agility: Virtualize with Sun SPARC Enterprise Series Servers

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper focuses on business benefits achieved by consolidating and virtualizing environments with Sun SPARC Enterprise M-Series servers. The document describes some of the challenges organizations are facing, and conveys how Sun SPARC Enterprise M-Series servers can help organizations bring day-to-day operations and costs under control. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Driving Datacenter Efficiency Through Server and Application Consolidation

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Because business processes are increasingly dependent upon an ever-expanding applications and technology network, many IT managers are seeking a more reasonable IT infrastructure strategy. This paper details several approaches to that end. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Presentation Transcript: The Changing Dynamic of the Data Center

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this transcript, you will discover the top green challenges faced by many businesses. Gain insight into why reducing energy consumption is essential for any business. Explore the significant benefits associated with IT infrastructure optimization and refresh in today's economic climate. Published by: Intel Corporation

Presentation Transcript: Reduce Energy Usage while Increasing Business Productivity in the Data Center with Intel's Xeon processor 5550 series

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this transcript, you will discover the most significant green related issues facing organizations from an IT perspective today. Learn the business benefit of Intelligent Power Technology and how it compares with other approaches to avoiding energy use to be green. Published by: Intel Corporation

Going green in the data center, step-by-step - Podcast

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Listen to this podcast to gain expert insight into the benefits and tradeoffs of going green in your data center. Published by: APC

Going Green In The Data Center, Step-by-Step - Webcast

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Watch this webcast or listen to this podcast to gain expert insight into the benefits and tradeoffs of going green in your data center. Published by: APC

vSphere: New Features and Benefits

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

vSphere, VMware's latest release, adds approximately 150 new features to its previous VI3 product! The purpose of this white paper is to highlight the most notable of these features and to discuss the benefits they offer your organization's IT infrastructure. Published by: Global Knowledge

Why Virtualize? What are the Benefits?

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Join Tim Webb, Director, Dell Data Center & Virtualization Practice, as he describes how Dell Virtualization Solutions can help reduce costs while improving IT agility, quality of service, and reliability. Published by: Dell and VMware

Key Benefits of Virtualization

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Discover benefits of virtualization like improving utilization, simplifying operations, and rapidly provisioning new servers. Learn more about the benefits of virtualization by viewing these brief flash overviews. Published by: Dell and VMware

The Tangible Value of Virtualization

Fri, 29 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this article to learn how Dell has developed adaptive power management and worked with VMware to develop ways to autonomically and proactively power-down underutilized systems during off-peak times. Published by: Dell and VMware

Networking the Modern Data Center

Fri, 29 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Virtualization, the convergence of data and storage networks, and the evolution of how and where people work are all changing the way the data center should be designed. This e-book examines the issues and offers strategies for developing a data center network that will stand the test of time and emerging technology. Read on to learn more. Published by: SearchNetworking.com

Podcast: Priceline.com Capitalizes on Lean Economic Times

Fri, 29 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Download this podcast to learn how virtualization has been a major key to the success of everyone's favorite discount travel site as Priceline.com has continued to grow its competitive edge in the face of lean economic times. Published by: 3PAR

The Green and Virtual Data Center - CHAPTER 8: Data Storage - Disk, Tape, Optical, and Memory

Wed, 27 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this chapter of The Green and Virtual Data Center, Greg Schultz, Founder and a Senior Analyst for the StorageIO Group, discusses how to deal with the increased management costs and complexity of ever expanding data footprints, green data storage management concerns, and storage virtualization. Published by: SearchStorage.com

Priceline.com Capitalizes on Lean Economic Times

Wed, 27 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Watch this videocast to learn how virtualization has been a major key to the success of everyone's favorite discount travel site as Priceline.com has continued to grow its competitive edge in the face of lean economic times. Published by: 3PAR

Refreshing IT Infrastructure with the Xeon Processor 5500 Series

Mon, 11 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this Videocast, learn what key points an organization looks at when thinking about a technology refresh. Gain insight into the value proposition of refreshing IT infrastructure with the Xeon Processor 5500 series and how it is essential for meeting performance, reliability and flexibility requirements. Published by: Intel Corporation

Refreshing IT Infrastructure with the Xeon Processor 5500 Series

Mon, 11 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Virtualization and Consolidation for Agility: Intels Xeon Processor 5500 series

Mon, 11 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this Videocast, you will discover how Intels Xeon Processor 5500 series is essential for effectively enabling virtualization within your business. Gain insight into how virtualizing your environment will allow you to consolidate and eliminate performance bottlenecks. Published by: Intel Corporation

Reduce Energy Usage while Increasing Business Productivity in the Data Center with Intel's Xeon processor 5550 series

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this podcast, you will discover the most significant green related issues facing organizations from an IT perspective today. Learn the business benefit of Intelligent Power Technology and how it compares with other approaches to avoiding energy use to be green. Published by: Intel Corporation

eBook: Virtualization Security

Thu, 21 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Space savings and reductions in energy costs are causing more organizations to move, or at least consider the move, to virtual environments. Download this eBook and discover how to mitigate the inherent security risks associated with the adoption of virtualization security. Published by: TechTarget

ESG Report: Extremely Efficient Storage

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) storage systems brief discusses the importance of storage efficiency, examines major considerations driving IT investments over the next two years, and makes the business case for Compellent's storage offerings. Published by: Compellent

Backup Optimization Best Practices

Wed, 20 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Join Paul Kruschwitz, Director of Enterprise Solutions for Falconstor Software, as he discusses best practices for backup optimization. Learn about the benefits of a virtual tape library (VTL), common problems with backup environments, and the latest Falconstor VTL solutions. Published by: FalconStor Software

Leveraging Enterprise DeDupe for Maximum ROI

Wed, 20 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This webcast is part of Falconstor Software's "IT as a Weapon Series" designed to provide insight for IT managers and storage professionals. In this presentation, Vice President of Falconstor's Enterprise Solutions, Chris Poelker, discusses common IT challenges, the importance of deduplication, and examines the benefits of Falconstor's solutions. Published by: FalconStor Software

Protecting Server Data in Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs)

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 24:00:00 EDT

The use of computer resources throughout business operations increases the volume and importance of data for SMBs. Examine a framework for current methods of server data protection, and steps in evaluating an online disk-based server backup sol... Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Simplifying Disaster Recovery (DR): One-Button Replication for Combined Physical/Virtual Data Centers

Tue, 19 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The FalconStor® Network Storage Server (NSS) solution can be deployed in conjunction with VMware vCenter SRM to empower VMware vCenter SRM to automate and manage the DR process for the entire physical and virtual infrastructure. Read this white paper to learn more. Published by: FalconStor Software

Dell PowerEdge Servers 11th Generation Transition Guide

Tue, 19 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Dell recently introduced the 11th Generation line of PowerEdge Servers. This transition guide discusses new features available within the 11th generation line, and servea as a guide for understanding product transitions from Dell's 10th Generation Server Products to 11th Generation Server Products. Published by: Dell, Inc. and Intel

Presentation Transcript: Automating Virtual Machine Configuration

Wed, 06 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Learn the different methods for automating virtual machine configuration in this expert webcast transcript. Edward L. Haletky also reviews the different automation tools available for automating virtual machine installation and patch management. Published by: ePlus Technology

Swiss manufacturer installs out-of-the-box storage area network in less than half an hour

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

The existing storage solution at Eternit (Schweiz) AG, was unable to meet the growing needs of the organization. The company wanted a solution that was scalable, cost efficient and easy to use. Read this case study to find out how Dell was able to assist with these goals. Published by: Dell, Inc.

The Green Data Center 2.0: Energy Efficient Computing in the 21st century

Tue, 12 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Chapter 4 of the eBook, Green Data Center, picks up where the other previous chapters left off in the plan for going green in the data center. This chapter takes a step back and looks at the project from a holistic point of view for creating a green and energy efficient data center. Published by: Hewlett Packard Company and Intel

VMLogix LabManager - Virtual Lab Automation Solution

Mon, 11 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Software companies and enterprise IT organizations needing to leverage virtualization in order to consolidate and automate lab IT infrastructure so that software applications can be delivered and maintained more quickly, cost-effectively and reliably. Published by: VMLogix

Symantec ROI Calculator Tool

Mon, 11 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Use this tool to calculate your ROI and storage optimization potential. Published by: Symantec Corporation

Sun and Infobright - Delivering high-performance data warehouse solutions that cost less to run

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Bringing together innovative software, server, and storage platforms, the Sun and Infobright solution provides an easy to manage, enterprise-class, highly scalable data warehouse with low total cost of ownership. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Stop Buying Storage - Part 1: Reporting, Managing Change and Other Strategies to Increase the Utilization of Existing Storage Assets

Mon, 11 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

View this Webcast to learn more about how to utilize existing storage assets to accommodate your growing needs. Specifically this portion of the series will cover reporting, managing change, and best practices for utilizing what already exists in your system. Published by: Symantec Corporation

Podcast: Virtualization and Consolidation for Agility: Intels Xeon Processor 5500 series

Mon, 11 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this podcast, you will discover how Intels Xeon Processor 5500 series is essential for effectively enabling virtualization within your business. Gain insight into how virtualizing your environment will allow you to consolidate and eliminate performance bottlenecks. Published by: Intel Corporation

HP automates end-user management with HP Client Automation software

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper outlines how consolidating HP's data centers lead to intelligent and automated client management. Using HP client automation software the company was able to improve efficiency and reliability. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

One of the Top IT Trends for 2009: Greater Data Center Efficiency

Thu, 07 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Learn the benefits of effectivce Data Center optimization and how implementing dependency mapping technology makes it possible to give IT a clear understanding of exactly what is in the data center, and how it relates to business applications. Published by: Tideway Systems

Securing Automated Virtual Machine Deployments

Wed, 06 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Learn the different methods for automating virtual machine configuration in this expert webcast. Edward L. Haletky also reviews the different automation tools available for automating virtual machine installation and patch management. Published by: ePlus Technology

Automating Virtual Machine Configuration

Wed, 06 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Virtual Data Center E-Zine - Volume 10

Wed, 06 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Renewed interest in data centers is presenting a unique challenge to IT professionals who must do more with less. Read in this latest issue how to use server virtualization to boost utilization while saving money. Published by: Virtual Data Center E-Zine - Volume 10

Dell/EMC CX4 and Dell PowerEdge Blades for Oracle and Microsoft Exchange Environments

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Dell/EMC CX4 series storage arrays and Dell PowerEdge blade servers can be advantageously de-ployed in Oracle and Exchange 2007 solutions. The examples provided in this paper depict two such solutions. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Raising Inlet Air Temperatures in the Data Center: Pros and Cons

Tue, 05 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Matt Stansberry, Executive Editor of SearchDataCenter, talks with Robert McFarlane, Principal and Data Center Expert for Shen Milsom and Wlke, to discuss the tradeoffs of using warmer server inlet air temperatures to save energy. Published by: APC

Sustainable Metrics that Will Impact your Bottom Line

Mon, 04 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

As companies strive to present themselves as more sustainable, the ultimate question is how to define and measure baseline, actions, and progress in these critical areas. Watch this webcast to learn how. Published by: Actuate

Halifax Bank of Scotland Uses Virtual Instruments' NetWisdom Monitoring Tools to Help Manage its Ever-Expanding Storage Area Network (SAN)

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this case study you will learn how The Halifax Bank of Scotland leveraged Virtual Instruments' NetWisdom SAN I/O performance and analysis solution to proactively isolate and resolve SAN issues as well as design optimal SAN storage to easily scale over time. Published by: Virtual Instruments

XEON 5500 Processor Launch: HP and BT Vision

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This videocast, featuring Iain Stephen, VP of Enterprise Storage and Servers at HP, details the company's product launch of 11 new servers. Published by: Hewlett Packard Company and Intel

Succeeding at the Speed of Virtualization - Nemertes Research

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Organizations are quickly moving to virtualization, which, in turn, offers them the opportunity to move and adapt to change much faster -- for the first time, even faster than the business can move. Published by: HyTrust

Managing VMware Platform Security in the Data Center

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Server virtualization in the data center is becoming ubiquitous driven by benefits in server consolidation and management flexibility it provides. This paper describes the changes that occur in data centers with the adoption of virtual infrastructure and the resulting security challenges. Published by: HyTrust

E-Guide: A Guide to Managing Data Center Power Outages and Consumption

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this expert E-Guide, you will discover best practices for managing data center power usage, how to prevent power outages and learn how to ensure your data center has enough power to operate at optimal capacity. It'll also discuss 5 essential steps for reducing data center power consumtion. Published by: APC

Expert Tips For Energy-Efficient Rack Servers: Green E-Book

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Rack servers represent the largest portion of the IT energy load-between 50% and 75%--so they also signify the biggest opportunity to combat the IT energy crisis in your data center. This expert e-book from the writers at SearchDataCenter.com details strategies to reduce energy usage per server and decrease the number of servers. Published by: Hewlett Packard Company and Intel

Meeting Performance Management Challenges with CA Mainframe Performance Management Suite

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Increased datacenter complexity amplifies the difficulties in applying proactive performance management practices. This paper outlines how CA Mainframe Performance Management Suite helps datacenter professionals maintain the high levels of performance enterprises expect from their mainframe environments. Published by: CA

Energy Efficient Cooling for Data Centers: A Close-Coupled Row Solution

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The trend of increasing heat densities in data centers has held consistent with advances in computing technology for many years. As power density increased, it became evident that the degree of difficulty in cooling these higher power demand loads was also increasing. Published by: APC

Carphone Warehouse Creates 'ERP for IT' - A Tideway Case Study

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Join Steve Phelan, Enterprise Architect for The Carphone Warehouse and Kelly Wenzel, Chief Marketing Officer for Tideway in this 30 minute webinar. Hear how Tideway Foundation helped Carphone Warehouse accelerate several key data center initiatives. Published by: Tideway Systems

The Carphone Wearhouse Case Study Podcast: How to Get an Accurate Infrastructure Baseline of your Entire Estate

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Join Steve Phelan, Enterprise Architect for The Carphone Warehouse and Kelly Wenzel, Chief Marketing Officer for Tideway in this case study podcast to hear how Tideway provided Carphone Warehouse with an automated, accurate inventory of their estate. Published by: Tideway Systems

Bringing New Generations into the Mainframe Environment

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Even with solid reliability and scalable processing power, mainframes require skilled staff for application development and system support. So as baby-boomer mainframers move into later career stages, employers may legitimately worry about their availability, motivation, and health. This paper explores four long-term organizational strategies. Published by: CA

Optimizing Mainframe Success by Simplifying Ownership

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

The mainframe offers value in today's enterprise computing environments, where growing workloads, constrained resources, regulatory imperatives and corporate "green" mandates are intensifying the pressure on IT organizations. As the industry's most experienced mainframe professionals approach retirement, organizations are facing tough choices. Published by: CA

Operations Energy Management: From the Data Center Through Facilities

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Energy costs are causing facility and IT managers to pay close attention to their energy uses. Opportunities exist for innovative technology such as pervasive monitoring and wide-area controls integration to bring a new level of insight and control to operations energy management. This paper explores a new approach to energy management. Published by: CA

Integrated Infrastructure and Performance Management for Virtualized Environments

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Enterprises, government agencies and service providers are increasingly employing virtualized environments to decrease costs, consolidate data center space and reduce environmental impacts. This paper describes a comprehensive set of CA tools for managing virtual environments. Published by: CA

SUN FIRE X4170, X4270, AND X4275 Server Architecture - Optimizing Performance, Density, and Expandability to Maximize Datacenter Value

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 servers combine the power of a new generation of Intel® Xeon® processors with Sun's system engineering expertise. They offer the needed performance, density, and expandability to satisfy demanding datacenter applications. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation

Sun's Open Network System for Web: Accelerating application performance and cost efficiency

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Sun's Open Network System for Web effectively combines virtualized and consolidated networking and storage coupled with the Sun Blade 6000 Modular System - at half the cost of competitors. Read this white paper for more information. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation

Avoidable Mistakes that Compromise Cooling Performance in Data Centers and Network Rooms

Mon, 01 Dec 2003 24:00:00 EST

This paper examines various mistakes that compromise data center colling systems, explains their principles, quantifies their impacts, and describes simple remedies. Published by: APC

Improving Rack Cooling Performance Using Airflow Management™ Blanking Panels

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

IT equipment mounted in racks cools itself by drawing ambient air from the data center or network room. If the heated exhaust air is allowed to return to the air inlet of the equipment, an undesirable overheating condition may occur. This paper explains how this problem compromises the cooling process and the benefit of using air blanking panels. Published by: APC

Site Selection for Mission Critical Facilities

Tue, 01 Feb 2005 24:00:00 EST

When selecting a new site for a data center or evaluating an existing site, it is important to understand all potential risks associated with that site. Read this white paper to learn techniques for evaluating and mitigating a site's risk factors. Published by: APC

Electrical Efficiency Measurement for Data Centers

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This paper explains how data center efficiency can be measured, evaluated, and modeled, including a comparison of the benefits of periodic assessment vs. continuous monitoring. Published by: APC

Five Basic Steps for Efficient Space Organization with High Density Enclosures

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

Crowded enclosures are not only unsightly, they also diminish efficiency and uptime in the data center. This paper provides a five-step roadmap for standardizing and optimizing organization within both low and high density enclosure, with special emphasis on how to plan for higher densities. Published by: APC

Ten Cooling Solutions to Support High-Density Server Deployment

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 24:00:00 EST

High-density servers offer a significant performance per watt benefit. But, depending on the deployment, they can present a cooling challenge. This paper provides ten approaches for increasing cooling efficiency, cooling capacity and power density. Published by: APC

Increasing Data Center Efficiency by Using Improved High Density Power Distribution

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 24:00:00 EST

A new approach to power distribution for high density server installations saves floor space, simplifies power cabling, saves capital cost, reduces weight, and increases electrical efficiency. This paper describes this distribution architecture and quantifies the benefits. Published by: APC

Implementing Energy Efficient Data Centers

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 24:00:00 EST

Electricity usage costs have become an increasing fraction of the total cost of running a data centers. This paper explains how achieve electricity savings and provides examples of methods that can greatly reduce electrical power consumption. Published by: APC

Determining Total Cost of Ownership for Data Center and Network Room Infrastructure

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Predicting and measuring Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for the physical infrastructure for network rooms and data centers is required for ROI analysis and other business decision processes. This paper describes a method for determining TCO of physical data center and network room infrastructure including power, cooling and protection. Published by: APC

Virtualization: Optimized Power and Cooling to Maximize Benefits

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Virtualization is an undisputed leap forward in data center evolution - it saves energy, increases computing throughput, frees up floor space, and facilitates load migration and disaster recovery. With these benefits though, come new challenges to the power and cooling infrastructure. Published by: APC

Postgres Plus® Packaged Services

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This data sheet presents an overview of Enterprise DB's Postgres Plus® Package Services and highlights key benefits for database administrators. Discover how to leverage EnterpriseDB's expertise and superior services to enhance the performance of your database infrastructure. Published by: EnterpriseDB Corporation

Sun's x64 Open Network Systems for Web Infrastructure

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Paul Joyce, engineering platform lead for the SunFire X2270 Server discusses its functionality and behavior. One racking form factor can hold up to 4 terabytes. This server is ideal for running web infrastructure, MySQL, Sun's OpenSource database. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation

Running MySQL Web Services on Sun systems with the Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 series

Tue, 12 May 2009 16:00:00 EDT

Speed up application performance, simplify your datacenter, and see cost and energy savings with Sun's Open Network System for MySQL — integrating and optimizing compute technologies and featuring the Intel Xeon Processor 5500 Series with new Flash-ready options. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation

Leveraging four-socket servers for your SQL 2000 to SQL 2008 consolidation

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this consolidation whitepaper to learn how consolidating eight Dell PowerEdge 6650 servers onto a single Dell PowerEdge R900 server with a PowerVault MD1000 storage array can yielded results that enabled use of nearly one-fifth the rack space, one-third the power, and one-eighth the number of SQL Server licenses. Published by: Dell, Inc.

The Data Center Facilities IT Handbook: Reinforcing IT and Facilities Relations

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Communication failures between IT staff and facilities managers have cost companies enormous amounts of money in lost revenue. This eBook discusses the importance of open communication between both groups, and also serves as a guide for IT pros looking for information on ensuring that their physical infrastructures support the data center. Published by: APC

Power Aware Dispatcher & Deep C-states

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Watch this brief video, which provides a technical review of how Power Aware Dispatcher & Deep C-states provide greater power efficiency without performance impact when running Solaris on the Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation

The Solaris OS and the Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series - Maximizing performance while minimizing energy costs

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The decision to invest in an IT development and deployment platform is complex, and requires assessing current needs as well as accurately predicting future technology and business trends. IT professionals want to ensure that their development and deployment platforms take full advantage of all that can be offered. This paper gives more details. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation

The Solaris Operating System - Optimized For The Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This document is intended as a quick reference guide for developers and system administrators that want to optimize the Solaris OS on the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series platform. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation

The Sun Fire X2270 Server Architecture - Solve greater computational challenges faster

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Offering a compact form factor, innovative high-speed data storage options, and the versatility to execute most any x86 or x64 application, the Sun Fire X2270 server is an excellent building block for Web infrastructure and high-performance computing environments. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation

Virtualization: Simplify Your Environment

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 24:00:00 EST

Virtualization has helped many organizations achieve rapid ROI by consolidating and containing their server environments and it can help yours! Advanced applications of virtualization can enable High Availability and Disaster Recovery efforts, delivering expanded benefits to reduce downtime (both planned and unplanned), and improve recovery time. Published by: ePlus Technology

Increasing Power Efficiencies: Fortune 250 Energy Company Turns to ePlus Technology for Server Consolidation and Virtualization

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

A Fortune 250 utility company with more than 20,000 megawatts of generation capacity was searching for ways to reduce its IT spend and optimize systems management. At the same time, the energy company wanted to increase power efficiencies and "go green" with its IT initiatives. Read this paper and see how ePlus helped them achieve their goals. Published by: ePlus Technology

Virtualization Jumpstart Program

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 24:00:00 EDT

The ePlus Virtualization Jumpstart Program provides you with a meaningful introduction to implement and support a virtualized environment. This four-day program includes the installation and configuration of a working VMware environment with one-on-one training from a VMware Certified Professional (VCP). Published by: ePlus Technology

The Complete Data Center Solution

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Are your data center needs outgrowing your space and capacity? Are you planning to consolidate data centers or branch office servers? ePlus can help transform your facility into a next-generation data center that will accelerate your business. Read this paper for details. Published by: ePlus Technology

Sun Fire™ X4170 Server: Ultimate in enterprise performance for database management or Web applications

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Your business is under increasing pressure to deliver more services and to support more users with a shrinking IT budget. To help meet those increasing demands, the enterprise-class Sun Fire X4170 server offers optimal price/performance in a compact, space- and energy-efficient 1U form factor. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Microsoft

The New Centre of the IT Universe

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EDT

View this Webcast to explore the major issues that need to be considered before you can achieve an efficient data center, and in turn, improved IT and business operations. Published by: Oracle Corporation

eBook: A Holistic Approach to Data Protection

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this eBook Symantec and SearchCIO.com team up to discuss how Data Protection encompasses a host of technologies, business processes and best practices. Government regulations threaten dire consequences for noncompliance, and compromised data quickly becomes a public relations and customer retention issue. Published by: Symantec Corporation

Advanced virtualization management for Hyper-V and System Center environments

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Citrix Essentials for Microsoft Hyper-V extends the management capabilities of Hyper-V and System Center Virtual Machine Manager with advanced virtualization tools for managing storage in virtual environments, automating the virtual machine lifecycle, and dynamically provisioning Hyper-V infrastructure. Published by: Citrix

The Innovator's Dilemma for Analytic Database Systems

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper discusses the new wave of analytic DBMS (database management system) and how vendors like Vertica Systems are using virtualization to achieve whats most important for customers in their database's performance. Published by: Vertica Systems

Transforming a Global Data Center Environment

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Intel's use of virtualization and grid computing reduces energy consumption and boosts utilization, enabling them to share compute servers by removing physical, geographical, and organizational boundaries and allowing Intel to avoid more than USD 30 million in 2007 capital purchases. Published by: Hewlett Packard Company and Intel

Cisco MDS along with other Datacenter 3.0 products enable large research university to scale and reduce cost

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This case study details how Cisco MDS high performance data center solution is expected to help one of Italy's leading research and development universities to improve and increase the use of computing resources, enhance innovation, increase investment and bring scientific breakthrough to market faster. Published by: Cisco Systems, Inc.

University Improves Data Center Services Delivery using Cisco Service Oriented Architecture

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte transitioned their outdated campus computing facility into an agile services-oriented data center. Read this case study and find out how they did it. Published by: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Cisco MDS 9000 alleviate business and technical challenges of deploying SAN in Virtual Server environments

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This document addresses the relevant business and technical challenges that the Cisco MDS 9000 N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) feature addresses and then describes the solution benefits that help meet these challenges. Published by: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Presentation Transcript: How to Consolidate and Simplify Backup and Recovery for Your VMware Environment

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

VMware's virtual infrastructure has become the de-facto approach used across the storage industry today for server consolidation. When coupled with Data Domain's backup to disk storage, it provides a compelling solution to consolidate and simplify backup and recovery for VMware environments. Published by: Data Domain

ITS Group Consulting Offers "More 9's" and Killer RTO/RPO with Replay AppImage

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Replay AppImage's ability to restore messages and systems quickly and with little effort allowed ITS Group to grow its customer base while keeping overhead low. Published by: AppAssure Software

Implementing Virtualization in a Global Business-Computing Environment

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Intel IT planned, engineered, and has implemented a virtualized business-computing production environment. This multi-year initiative has confirmed virtualization benefits including server consolidation ratios between 10:1 and 16:1, faster deployment, and faster recovery. This white paper explains how they implemented virtualization. Published by: Hewlett Packard Company and Intel

On-Demand: Intel Xeon; Processor Online Seminar - listen to industry experts showcasing breakthrough features of the new Intel Xeon processor

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Thought leaders from Intel, Thomson Reuters, IBM, VMware, SAP, and Microsoft highlight this series of interactive videos and webcasts for IT decision makers, analysts, journalists, and interested parties worldwide. Published by: Intel Corporation

Nehalem EP Performance Technology Animation

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This video highlights the features of the Intel Xeon Processor 5500 series. Intelligent performance means being faster and smarter with your technology. The Intel Xeon Processor 5500 series delivers up to 2.25x more performance over previous generation servers. Published by: Intel Corporation

Nehalem EP Virtualization Animation

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Intel Xeon Processor 5500 series include many features including flexible virtualization. This informational demo will outline key features such as flexible data migration, I/O management, how it processes network overhead tasks such as packet sorting, grouping, and routing. Published by: Intel Corporation

Nehalem EP Automated Energy Efficiency Animation

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Server workloads tend to fluctuate greatly throughout the day. Intel Xeon Processors 5500 series with Intel Intelligent Power Technology delivers automated energy efficiency by placing servers and processors in the lowest energy consumption state for each task througout the day. Published by: Intel Corporation

The Changing Dynamic of the Data Center

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this videocast, you will discover the top green challenges faced by many businesses. Gain insight into why reducing energy consumption is essential for any business. Explore the significant benefits associated with IT infrastructure optimization and refresh in today's economic climate. Published by: Intel Corporation

Podcast: The Changing Dynamic of the Data Center

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this podcast, you will discover the top green challenges faced by many businesses. Gain insight into why reducing energy consumption is essential for any business. Explore the significant benefits associated with IT infrastructure optimization and refresh in today's economic climate. Published by: Intel Corporation

Data Center Connectivity Solutions: Reduce Complexity and Cost While Increasing Performance and Reliability

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This paper examines how Ciena's unique FlexSelect Architecture forms a the framework for an adaptive network that lowers connectivity costs and reduces the amount of maintenance and management required of more hardware-intensive WAN solutions. Published by: Ciena

White Paper: Dedupe-Centric Storage for General Applications

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Deduplication is enabling a new generation of data storage systems. While traditional storage vendors have tried to dismiss deduplication as a feature, it is proving to be a truly fundamental. There are a vast number of requirements that make it very challenging to build a storage system that actually delivers the full potential of deduplication. Published by: Data Domain

ESG Report: Data De-duplication and Disk-to-Disk Backup Systems - Technical and Business Considerations

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Data de-duplication offers landscape changing value that is easy to quantify, improves reliability, simplifies management and provides rapid recovery of data. Read this ESG report to learn more about it. Published by: Data Domain

Technical Brief: Data Domain SISL™ Scaling Architecture

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

While tape has been the dominant storage medium for data protection for decades because of its low cost, it is steadily losing ground to disk-based deduplication storage systems. The CPU-centric design of Data Domain systems takes the pressure off of disk accesses as a bottleneck. Published by: Data Domain

Power Management for Portable Consumer Electronic Devices

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This paper covers the basics of reactive power management, as well as the more advanced topic of proactive or predictive power management. System integrators and developers well gain a better understanding of these power management techniques and how these techniques can reduce power consumption. Published by: Mentor Graphics

Presentation Transcript: Leveraging virtualization and green IT technologies to improve data center efficiency

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This transcript examines the respective challenges that accompany virtualization and green IT initiatives. Learn specific best practices that will enable your business to lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and accelerate ROI. Published by: Compellent

Enterprise Data Recording (EDR) - A New Paradigm in Data Recovery

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper details the Phoenix Black Box, the storage industry's first true Enterprise Data Recorder product. Based on the aviation industry's Flight Data Recorder, it provides a new concept in data storage protection against practically any disaster. Published by: Axxana

Significantly Reducing Cost of Disaster Recovery and Data Protection Using Enterprise Data Recording

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper examines Enterprise Data Recording and provides a high level view of the various areas for cost savings. It also details several use cases which better demonstrate how Axxon's EDR product can streamline your storage system while providing the most thorough protection and data recovery in the industry. Published by: Axxana

Case Study: Accelerating Success for TIBCO Software

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

In this case study learn how Intel® processor-based blade servers helped TIBCO Software keep up with business growth while lowering IT costs. Published by: Intel Corporation

Virtualization for Dummies: Sun and AMD Special Edition

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Virtualization for Dummies explains how virtualization works and how it can benefit your organization. The book covers the kinds of issues virtualization can address and how it addresses them. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Microsoft

Revolutionizing Data Center Efficiency

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:15:00 EDT

This session identifies the three primary drivers of ever increasing facility costs and identifies the three strategic actions required by CFOs and CIOs to throttle uneconomic application demand and re-balance IT's economics. Published by: SearchDataCenter

Green Data Center: A Proactive Approach to IT Efficiency

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Listen to top green data center experts, as they help you properly identify your current energy efficiency issues and show you the next steps toward increasing your data center performance without breaking the bank. Published by: SearchDataCenter

Going Green Speakers Panel

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Three data center experts will discuss the benefits and potential pratfalls of going green. Published by: SearchDataCenter

eGuide: Customer data integration implementation: How to be a CDI success story

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this E-Guide and explore a variety of suitable real-time data integration methods as well as relevant benefits and drawbacks. Learn how your organization can improve efficiency and obtain a competitive advantage with CDI. Published by: Acxiom Corporation

Podcast: Consolidate and Simplify Backup and Recovery for Your VMware Environment

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this podcast you will learn about this powerful solution, hear about specific deployments and the resulting benefits. Published by: Data Domain

Presentation Transcript: The Efficient Next Gen Datacenter: Doing More with Less

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this Presentation Transcript to learn how to build a dynamic IT infrastructure and pro-actively manage your data center. Published by: HP, Intel and Oracle

Presentation Transcript: Let's Talk About Deduplication

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this segment, Curtis begins by defining and explaining deduplication. He expands on this with an explanation of file-level and subfile-level deduplication and how subfile-level deduplication makes true disk backup feasible. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Presentation Transcript: Pros and cons of Various Approaches to Deduplication

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

First, target and source deduplication are defined and explained in this segment. Then, Curtis discusses the pros and cons of each, how each fits into different types of environments, and how each approach is typically being used today. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Smart Move: Spend Less While Improving Data Protection

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Businesses today face a myriad of challenges in protecting their business-critical data. The reliance on data and information systems has created internal and external challenges for business owners and their IT staffs. One of the main issues is unrelenting data and application growth. Published by: i365, A Seagate Company

Virtual Data Center E-Zine - Volume 9

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this month's issue of Virtual Data Center, learn how to reduce the number of physical servers even more by focusing on the process of virtual machine placement on host servers. Published by: Virtual Data Center E-Zine - Volume 9

Case Study: Clinical Financial Services Uses i365 to Reduce Its DR Risk and Reassure Clients

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In order to meet the requirements of its major pharmaceutical clients, Clinical Financial Services turned to EVault SaaS and EVault Remote Disaster Recovery for an integrated offsite disaster recovery solution that would not only protect their data but also facilitate recovery of its key business systems in case of a disaster. Published by: i365, A Seagate Company

First the Tick, Now the Tock: Next Generation Intel Microarchitecture - Nehalem

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this paper and get a look at how the next generation microarchitecture's dynamically scalable and design-scalable features directly contribute to power efficiency and performance. Published by: Intel Corporation

World Class Data Center: Retrofit Data Center Video

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

With some innovative engineering, a data center can be retrofitted to meet today's needs. Check out this brief video to see how one high density computer center was converted to maximize power delivery and air cooling. Published by: Intel Corporation

Understanding Server Virtualization Technology

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Watch this animated video to learn about server virtualization and how Intel virtualization technology solutions enhance efficiency while reducing costs. Published by: Intel Corporation

Server Energy Efficiency Animation

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

Reduce data center carbon footprint and expenses even in times of enormous data center growth by implementing Intel Xeon processor 5400 servers. Published by: Intel Corporation

Reducing Storage Growth and Costs: A Comprehensive Approach to Storage Optimization

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

Read the details of this storage optimization plan, which identifies opportunities that can reduce Intel's storage capacity requirements by 27 percent over the next five years while maintaining storage costs and delivering significant return on investment. Published by: Intel Corporation

The Return on Investment for PC Refresh

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this video, John Mahvi, PC Fleet Manager for Intel IT diagrams the financial logic Intel IT uses to justify a regular refresh of Intel's PC fleet. By maintaining a refresh cadence of approximately 3 years, Intel gains the benefits of increased security and manageability capabilities, as well as increased productivity and lower overall costs. Published by: Intel Corporation

Joachim: Benefit of server refresh Data Center

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The benefits of server refresh, the process of replacing older server equipment with new ones, are becoming increasingly apparent to IT professionals. View this webcast and learn how an investment in new data center equipment can give you a return on investment in just a few years over what your older equipment was costing to operate. Published by: Intel Corporation

Implementing Intel vPro Technology to Drive Down Client Management Costs

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Intel IT offers guidelines for achieving quick returns and long term value with Intel vPro technology based on our experience in the first year of a multi-year deployment program. Published by: Intel Corporation

HSBC Calculates Improved IT Support Productivity and Patch Management

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this ROI investigation , HSBC Mexico can look forward to driving improved operating efficiencies across their IT support model, with a projected positive ROI of 605% and a break-even point achieved in 2 months, while serving as a foundation to drive worldwide adoption and savings through the use of Intel vPro technology. Published by: Intel Corporation

Online Backup SOLVES Data Protection Challenges

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Businesses are beginning to recognize that traditional backup solutions don't offer the consistency and reliability that enterprise-class online backup can. IT departments need to be able to exert complete control over corporate data and be able to back it up in a secure, central location with a vendor that has earned their complete trust. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

ESG Report: The Far Reaching Benefits of IT Efficiency

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This report covers the primary means of gaining efficiency across the business and IT enterprise. It's realized by consolidating infrastructure and data, both physically and virtually. Published by: EMC Corporation

Citrix NetScaler TCP optimizations

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper describes key Citrix NetScaler TCP optimizations that overcome Web application performance problems created by inefficient wide area networks and increasing distance between the datacenter and application users. Published by: Citrix

Cutting datacenter costs with server and infrastructure offload - A technical guide

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Enterprises and service providers worldwide are struggling to deal with mounting datacenter costs. With a powerful set of capabilities for offloading datacenter infrastructure, NetScaler provides a relatively quick, low-cost way for organizations to cut their server count by 50 to 60 percent or more. Published by: Citrix

Managing and Accelerating a Productive Data Center

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this webcast Chris Carrier, EMC Director of Marketing, discusses how technology from EMC and VMware can drive data center efficiency with consolidation and virtualization. Through EMC's deep integration with VMware products, you can manage a more flexible infrastructure and accelerate your deployments. Published by: EMC Corporation

eGuide: Hyper-V - What You Need to Know before Getting Started

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

In this E-Guide learn how Microsoft Hyper-V fits into the server virtualization landscape, with insight on exactly what Hyper-V has to offer, and analysis of how the Microsoft technology stacks up against the competition. Published by: Dell and Microsoft

Associated Newspapers Solves Data Centre Challenges with Data Domain and Vizioncore

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Faced with significant challenges around space, power and cooling in its primary data centre, Associated Newspapers implemented VMware Infrastructure to consolidate its physical server estate. With its virtual infrastructure in place and growing rapidly, Associated Newspapers required a completely new approach to disaster recovery. Published by: Data Domain

The Advantage of VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) Protection and Data Domain Deduplication

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Reliable business continuity must be supported by a comprehensive approach to data backup, recovery and offsite disaster recovery. Read this white paper and learn how Server consolidation with VMware technology minimizes your server footprint with 70-80% reduction in operational and capital expense budgets. Published by: Data Domain

Data Domain Deduplication Storage Provides Wavefield Inseis with a Reliable Disaster Recovery Strategy

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Wavefield Inseis needed to scale storage capacity cost-effectively to meet 25% yearly data growth and develop a more reliable disaster recovery strategy. Read this case study to understand how they discovered Data Domain deduplication storage for high speed backups, extended data retention, and replication for faster time-to-DR. Published by: Data Domain

Adopting Automated Data Collection For Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs)

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

When investing in automated data collection, SMBs can earn a full and rapid return on investment through reduced expenses and increased productivity. This white paper will help show how by presenting ADC cost-justification guidelines and strategies. Published by: Intermec

Speeding Business Innovation with HP Data Center Transformation Solutions

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

HP Data Center Transformation solutions accelerate some of today's most important technology initiatives: enabling consolidation, improving energy and space efficiency, and enhancing business continuity and availability. Published by: Agilysys Technology Solutions Group

Energy Efficient Data Center

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Learn how aGreen Data Center can improve your company's bottom line today. Published by: APC

IT Briefing: Citrix and HP Virtual Desktop Here and Now

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This paper explains how you can support a variety of office-based workers with the next generation of desktop delivery infrastructure from Citrix and HP - powered by HP VDI with Citrix XenDesktop. Published by: Citrix and HP

Green IT: beyond the data center -- How IT can contribute to the environmental agenda across and beyond the business

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This whitepaper looks at the ecological impact of a business's entire IT infrastructure and provides the CIO with a holistic prospective to a business's carbon footprint. Published by: Accenture

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Compliance in the UNIX/Linux Datacenter

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Read this whitepaper to discover a solution that enables IT organizations to create a secure access control infrastructure through granular authorization and "delegation" of the UNIX/Linux root or super user password to users based on their role and duties in the organization. Published by: Symark International, Inc.

Virtual Data Center eZine - Volume 7

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Cloud computing has loads of potential for data centers -- the ability to pool resources, charge customers based on actual usage and tap into extra external capacity when needed. Published by: Virtual Data Center eZine - Volume 7

Best Practices for Power Equipment Startup

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This paper describes the need for a systematized program for new power equipment startup and the best practices and pitfalls that exist with regards to power equipment startup. Published by: Square D Critical Power Competency Center

System Grounding and Ground-Fault Protection Methods for UPS-Supplied Power Systems

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This paper explores the nature of circulating currents in UPS-supplied power systems when solid system grounding is employed and the use of modified-differential ground fault protection to eliminate the effects of these circulating currents. Published by: Square D Critical Power Competency Center

Optimizing Oracle RMAN and ASM Environments with FalconStor VTL and Integrated Deduplication

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

FalconStor® Virtual Tape Library (VTL) with integrated Single Instance Repository deduplication technology offers advanced backup and global deduplication capabilities that support Oracle Recovery Manager and Automatic Storage Management. Published by: FalconStor Software

Understanding the Basic Configuration of the Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

The Adaptive Security Appliance is the latest firewall appliance in the Cisco security arsenal and provides a number of services to protect your "trusted" network users from "untrusted" users. Published by: Global Knowledge

The Value of Virtualization

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Virtualization offers multiple ways to save money including hardware purchase, power and cooling costs over time and staff time needed when providing a test and analysis environment to name a few. Published by: Global Knowledge

Citrix and HP Virtual Desktops - Here and Now!

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

In this technical session we will detail how you can support a variety of office-based workers with the next generation of desktop delivery infrastructure from Citrix and HP - powered by HP VDI with Citrix XenDesktop. Published by: Citrix and HP

eGuide: Oracle Database 11g: 5 Essential Steps to Upgrade Success

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Upgrading to Oracle 11g, the latest Oracle database release, requires a commitment to planning and testing. Check out this eGuide to discover a step-by-step process for getting through the 11g upgrade. Published by: Oracle Corporation

The Value of Deduplication in Enterprise Data Management

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

CommVault's integrated deduplication solution reduces cost and complexity in your IT infrastructure while delivering improved performance, enhanced manageability and increased storage efficiency. Published by: CommVault Systems, Inc.

The Green Data Center: Where Ecology Meets Economy

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

This paper will critically examine the means to maximize your Data Center's efficiency by providing you with a green perspective of your computing environment. Published by: Wipro Technologies

Benefits of an Enterprise Campus Using Network Virtualization

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Network virtualization is a crucial element of the Cisco SONA framework. Cisco SONA uses virtualization technologies to increase use of networked assets such as servers and storage-area networks (SANs). Published by: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Airports Use Network Virtualization to Consolidate and Scale Operations

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch with Supervisor Engine 720-3BXL enabled Unique at Zurich Airport to successfully implement network virtualization using MPLS VPN technology. Published by: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Citrix XenDesktop Architecture and Implementation on Proliant Servers

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Citrix XenDesktop allows both medium and large businesses to take advantage of the benefits and cost savings of virtualization. XenDesktop delivers Microsoft Windows XP or Vista virtual desktops to users on a wide variety of endpoints, which are devices such as thin clients that provide users with a desktop computing environment. Published by: Citrix and HP

7-Eleven Stores Ring up Better Backups with ExaGrid

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

7-Eleven Stores began looking for a disk-based backup system in an effort to streamline its nightly data protection procedures and to increase the amount of data the company could back up each night. Published by: ExaGrid Systems, Inc.

Hyper-V and System Center Virtual Machine Manager Cloning

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

In this video, learn how to close a Microsoft Hyper-V VM with Systems Center virtual machine manager. Published by: Dell and Microsoft

Introducing the PowerEdge M805 and PowerEdge M905 Blade Servers

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Dell PowerEdge M805 and PowerEdge M905 fullheight blade servers are designed to deliver outstanding performance in virtualized and database-intensive environments. Published by: Dell and Microsoft

Benefits of Unified Messaging in Exchange Server 2007

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Unified Messaging integrates different streams of communication (e-mail, fax, video, SMS, voice, etc.) into a single, or, unified message store, that is accessible from a wide range of different devices. Published by: Global Knowledge

TechReport: Leveraging Solid-State Technology (SSD) in the High Performance Storage Tier

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This SearchStorage Tech Report examines the use of solid-state drive (SSD) technology in the high-performance storage tier to help storage professionals understand and make better decisions regarding their storage infrastructure. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Oracle Real Application Testing - Business Agility through Superior Testing

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Read this paper to learn how Oracle Database 11g Real Application Testing (Oracle Real Application Testing) facilitates new technology adoption. Published by: Oracle Corporation

Oracle Advanced Compression

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Oracle Database 11g introduces the Advanced Compression Option to help customers cope with data growth and storage, regulatory compliance, and application scalability and performance challenges. Published by: Oracle Corporation

Securing the Benefits of Virtualization

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Companies must secure virtual systems without sacrificing the main benefits of virtualization: flexibility, portability and dynamic resource allocation. Published by: Stonesoft Inc.

The Reality Facing the Mainframe World

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

The mainframe is alive and processing. As a mainframe executive, various solutions are available to help address your challenges and meet the needs of your business. Published by: Acxiom Corporation

IT Briefing: Making Virtual Backups Real

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

This document is based on a DataDomain/TechTarget webcast entitled "Making Virtual Backups Real" where Curtis Preston discusses server virtualization and backups. Published by: Data Domain

IT Briefing - Virtualization Security: Issues, Adoption, and Strategy for Success

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

In this document Andreas Antonopoulos and Mark Boltz will discuss about securing the benefits of virtulization with a different twist on what one may have heard before on virtulization security. Published by: Stonesoft Inc.

Five Key Considerations for Evaluating the Scalability of Disk-based Backup Solutions

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This paper outlines the five key questions you should ask when evaluating the scalability of any disk-based backup solution. Published by: ExaGrid Systems, Inc.

Hosted Exchange Best Practices: Collaboration, Email, Calendaring and Mobility Solutions

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

Email, calendaring, collaboration, and mobility are currently moving out of corporate data centers to service provider networks. Having a hosted service within your organization can dramatically change and positively affect your business... Published by: Concentric

Data Protection for Virtual Server Environments: Exploring Options and Technologies for Backup and Recovery of Virtual Machines

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

This white paper provides practical advice and considerations surrounding backup and recovery of virtual server infrastructures. Published by: Datalink

System Grounding and Ground Fault Protection for Data Centers

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

This paper presents the fundamentals of power system grounding, definitions and requirements of the National Electrical Code with respect to grounding, the need for low voltage ground fault protection and how it is implemented. Published by: Square D Critical Power Competency Center

Raging Wire & Critical Power Competency Center

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

Raging Wire Enterprises, a 200,000 sq/ft Tier IV data center discusses how its strategic partnership with Square D CPCC contributes to its reliability, uptime and an ultimate success. Published by: Square D Critical Power Competency Center

Sequence of Events Recording (SER), Part I

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

Despite technological advances, no power system can operate 100% of the time indefinitely. This videocast shows you how sequence of events recording (SER) can determine what went wrong and save the critical load. Published by: Square D Critical Power Competency Center

Sequence of Events Recording (SER), Part II

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

This videocast explains how the sequence of events recording (SER) works, so that you can implement a plan to identify, treat, and prevent power system issues. Published by: Square D Critical Power Competency Center

Data Center Demo (Flash Educational Tool)

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

Interactive tool demonstrates the components and operation of a typical Tier IV data center power system. Published by: Square D Critical Power Competency Center

Reducing Backup Volume: Key Ways your Organization can Save

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This case study explains how Quantum DXi3500 Saves Virtual Iron Time & Money with 95% Reduction in Backup Volume and Saving $12,000 annually on tape media costs. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Data Center LAN Connectivity Guide

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This document introduces the issues related to changing data center needs and presents design considerations and recommendations for data center LANs. Published by: Juniper Networks, Inc.

Data Backup for Dummies

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This book will guide you through the features available in EVaulting and help you to understand how EVaulting can address the performance, regulatory, and privacy issues related to backup. Published by: i365, A Seagate Company

Enterprise Cloud Storage: How to Cost-Effectively Protect Remote and Branch Office Server Data

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This paper presents a framework to assist in examining current methods of protecting server data in remote and branch offices -- as well as the solutions designed to optimize server data protection programs. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Evolving Your XenApp and Presentation Server Infrastructure

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This paper explores the challenges of maintaining the availability and security of applications during disasters and disruptions in order to distill the characteristics of an ideal solution. Published by: Citrix

HIPAA and Beyond: How to Effectively Safeguard Electronic Protected Health Information

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper details how to go beyond HIPAA by showing how to use HIPAA as the starting point for your security program, and then using best practices and Lumension Security solutions to improve your overall security posture. Published by: Lumension

Achieving 23-30% Total Power Savings With a Server Rack Designed for Excellence in Power Efficiency

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Intel Corporation

Essential Standby Generator System Requirements for Next Generation Data Centers

Sat, 01 Jan 2005 24:00:00 EST

Effective standby generator system installations must address the known problems and challenges relating to current and past designs to ensure high availability. This paper overviews generator system challenges and offers tips on solving them. Published by: APC

Comparing Data Center Batteries, Flywheels, and Ultracapacitors

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This paper explores several popular classes of batteries, compares batteries to both flywheels and ultracapacitors, and briefly discusses fuel cells. Published by: APC

AC Vs. DC Power Distribution for Data Centers

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 24:00:00 EST

In this paper, the characteristics, features, and limitation of AC and DC distribution are explained. Published by: APC

Deploying High-Density Zones in a Low-Density Data Center

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 24:00:00 EST

This white paper details how self-contained high-density zones enable a reliable operation of high-density equipment without impacting a low-density data center. Published by: APC

Solution Brief: Top 5 Myths on WAN Optimization

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 24:00:00 EST

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. Published by: Blue Coat