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	podcasts, IT downloads and product information provided by Bitpipe</description>
	<language>en-us</language> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:15:17 EDT</lastBuildDate>
	<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:15:17 EDT</pubDate>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Virtualization Meets Automation to Enable a Dynamic Cloud Infrastructure]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1246462390_73.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    To keep services humming in a virtual environment companies must move beyond manual management. With so many services running in virtual environments, companies are searching for the best way to manage physical and virtual services. The goal is to reduce costs, increase standardization and deliver higher quality without virtual sprawl.
   Published by: Opalis Software, Inc.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Virtual Service Solution]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1246463194_624.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Opalis reduces the time, cost, and error potential of manual approaches to virtual service management by automating virtual lifecycle management, incident response and change management in your virtual infrastructure. The solution provides a level of control that eliminates sprawl and allows you to rapidly respond to changing business needs.
   Published by: Opalis Software, Inc.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Global bank improves virtual service delivery from hours to minutes]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1246460508_610.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    A financial services provider offering personal, commercial, corporate and institutional services across Canada and the US needed to standardize requests and eliminate manual management. With the Opalis solution, the bank automated five processes - a VM request portal, provisioning, decommissioning, backup, and lease expiry of all virtual machines.
   Published by: Opalis Software, Inc.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Extend Management Tools to Virtual Services]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1246458984_331.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Virtual Sprawl stands in the way of achieving the promise of virtualization. In order to optimize virtualization without increasing the staff, time and cost required to manage these environments IT departments need to automate management best practices by extending their existing management tools to virtual services.
   Published by: Opalis Software, Inc.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[IT@Intel: Staying Committed to Server Refresh Reduces Cost]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1246371285_49.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Learn why Intel IT decided to move ahead with server refresh in 2009 after current economic conditions forced us to re-evaluate our strategy. Analysis found that delaying server refresh for a year would increase our costs by USD 19 million.
   Published by: Intel Corporation]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Gaining Business Value and ROI with HP Insight Control]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1245952309_953.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    HP Insight Control, based on HP Systems Insight Manager, provides tools that support core management functions including server deployment, monitoring, optimization, and integration for HP ProLiant and HP BladeSystem servers.  This IDC study looks at how businesses can gain business value and increase ROI using HP Insight Control.
   Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Which Virtualization Management Tool Is Right For Your Organization?]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1245705192_262.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    In this informative Pocket Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com, Dell and VMware, learn more about the virtual management tools on the market and their functionality. Discover which product capabilities organizations should consider when evaluating virtual infrastructure management technologies.
   Published by: Dell and VMware]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Planning and Deploying Server Virtualization]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1245704124_931.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    In this Pocket Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com, Dell and VMware, discover the central tasks in the assessment and planning stages of a virtualization project.
   Published by: Dell and VMware]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[The Better Choice: HP StorageWorks EVA and HP BladeSystem]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1245691720_651.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This white paper is based on a study conducted by Edison Group to verify advantages showing that, from the standpoint of management software efficiencies, EVA storage arrays and HP BladeSystem comprise the best solution in a VMware environment. Use of EMC's CLARiiON arrays is assessed for comparative purposes.
   Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Introduction to Virtualization E-Book, Chapter 2: Optimizing Server Virtualization]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1235074523_380.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Server sprawl and underutilization problems plague many data centers, with applications being assigned to a server that rarely uses any more than 5% to 10% of its computing capacity.  This e-book explains optimizing server virtualization and server management and can help optimize a virtual server deployment.
   Published by: Hewlett Packard Company and Intel]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[vSphere: New Features and Benefits]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1243891175_809.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    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]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Dell completes virtualization deployment for heavy-equipment dealer Kelly Tractor in 20 days]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1243628441_812.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    An aging, proprietary enterprise resource planning (ERP) system at Kelly Tractor limited the company's ability to integrate information from separate departments and build new, innovative sales and services tools. Read how the company benefited from Dell and VMware virtualization.
   Published by: Dell and VMware]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Key Benefits of Virtualization]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1243626490_909.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    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]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[VMware and Dell Solutions for Small to Medium Business: Ensuring Rapid, Reliable and Affordable Disaster Recovery]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1243627289_88.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Affordable high availability and disaster recovery solutions are critical to the survival of all SMBs in the event of a disaster. Building on years of helping SMBs protect their information, VMware and Dell provide cost-effective and robust data protection, disaster recovery, and high availability solutions.
   Published by: Dell and VMware]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Cut costs, not corners: A mid-market guide to virtualization]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1242913061_462.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Most organizations are spending 70% of their IT budget on maintenance, making it difficult to innovate for improved security, responsiveness, and utilization. Watch this webcast for tips to build a business case for virtualization in your data center.
   Published by: HP, Intel, & VMware]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[VMware&trade; Operational Readiness and Best Practices]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1241722743_72.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    To benefit from the capabilities that the virtual infrastructure offers, enterprises need clear guidance to assess their existing systems and applications, and then use that knowledge to plan, build and manage their infrastructure. View this now to learn more about CDI's VMware Operational Readiness solution.
   Published by: Computer Design & Integration LLC]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[eGuide: Performing a Successful Migration to SQL Server 2008]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1241622461_949.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This eGuide brought to you by SearchSQLServer.com and Dell will teach you how to get started in terms of server migration and testing your system.  This eGuide will also outline some of the tools available for increasing scalability as well as some key tips and best practices.
   Published by: Dell, Inc.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Server Resource Protection: A Critical Element of IT Security]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1240938727_87.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This white paper analyzes common vulnerabilities in protecting server resources and suggests a solution based on two key elements - server access management and auditing.  Working together, server access management and auditing can improve regulatory compliance and data privacy and provide greater IT accountability.
   Published by: CA]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Tick-less Clock:  Another Benefit to the Intel&reg; Xeon&reg; 5500 Processor Family]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1241011989_458.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Currently when OpenSolaris is idle it is really energy efficient.  Despite this, there is actually background activity that does exist.  The majority of this background noise is from a clock feature that fires periodically, 100 times a second that does all sorts of house keeping such as tick processing and clocks.
   Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Sun's x64 Open Network Systems for Enterprise]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1240947694_290.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Watch this video to hear an engineering platform lead from Sun Microsystems talk about the new x64 open network systems for enterprise.  One aspect that will be beneficial to the user is that they performance and design is very well balanced.
   Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[SQL 2000 to 2008 consolidation made easy with two-socket servers]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1240851048_530.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Read this consolidation whitepaper to learn how consolidating legacy Dell PowerEdge 2650 servers onto a single Dell PowerEdge R805 server with a PowerVault MD1000 storage array can yielded less than one-third the rack space usage, less than one-fourth the power, and one-eighth the number of SQL Server licenses.
   Published by: Dell, Inc.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Virtualization:  Simplify Your Environment]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1240591804_440.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    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]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Sun Fire&trade; X4250 Server:  Industry-leading capacity, high-performance compute platform]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1240586737_648.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    When it comes to high disk capacity, the Sun Fire X4250 server is the best of its kind.  The power and scalability of the Sun Fire makes it cost effective and appealing to Web infrastructure and technical putting applications as well as large single-app implementations and multi-app consolidations.
   Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Microsoft]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  </channel> </rss>

