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ALSO CALLED: Capacity Management, Server Capacity Planning, Capacity Requirements Planning, IT Capacity Planning DEFINITION: In information technology, capacity planning is the science and art of estimating the space, computer hardware, software and connection infrastructure resources that will be needed over some future period of time. A typical capacity concern of many enterprises is whether resources will be in place to handle an increasing number of requests as the number of users or interactions increase. The aim … Definition continues below.
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Be SURE About Storage Capacity Management sponsored by Quest Software, now a part of Dell WHITE PAPER: In this Quest white paper you'll learn how you can become proactive - not reactive - when managing your storage capacity. Learn best practices to maximize your existing resources, and how doing keeps your budget under control. Read the paper white today. Posted: 08 Jun 2009 \| Published: 16 Jan 2009 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Data Recovery \| Data Replication \| Data Storage \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Devices \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Management Software

Software Testing eZine Vol.2 - Testing Strategies for Complex Environments: Agile, SOA sponsored by SearchSoftwareQuality.com EZINE: In this issue of SearchSoftwareQuality.com's Software Testing eZine, we'll discuss a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) as a new testing environment as well as an Agile software development (ASD) methodology. Posted: 06 May 2009 \| Published: 06 May 2009 TOPICS: Application Development \| Authentication \| Authorization \| Capacity Planning \| Collaborative Product Development \| IT Spending \| Load Balancing \| SOA \| Software Development Life-Cycles \| Software Development Methodologies \| Software Development Tools \| Software Testing \| Testing

Virtual Data Center E-Zine - Volume 10 sponsored by Virtual Data Center E-Zine - Volume 10 EZINE: 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. Posted: 06 May 2009 \| Published: 06 May 2009 TOPICS: Backup Server Hardware \| Capacity Planning \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| IT Best Practices \| IT Management \| RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Virtualization

E-Guide: A Guide to Managing Data Center Power Outages and Consumption sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE: 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. Posted: 30 Apr 2009 \| Published: 30 Apr 2009 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| IT Best Practices \| Network Best Practices \| Network Capacity \| Network Management \| Power Blackouts \| Server Virtualization

Integrated Infrastructure and Performance Management for Virtualized Environments sponsored by CA Technologies. WHITE PAPER: 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. Posted: 29 Apr 2009 \| Published: 01 Apr 2009 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Cooling Capacity \| Cooling Equipment \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Fault Management \| Fault Tolerance \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| Server Virtualization

Presentation Transcript: Pros and cons of Various Approaches to Deduplication sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: 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. Posted: 07 Apr 2009 \| Published: 07 Apr 2009 TOPICS: Backup Software \| Backups \| Capacity Planning \| Data Centers \| Data Management \| Data Recovery \| Disk Backups \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Management \| Testing

Reducing Storage Growth and Costs: A Comprehensive Approach to Storage Optimization sponsored by Intel Corporation WHITE PAPER: 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. Posted: 02 Apr 2009 \| Published: 03 Nov 2008 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Devices \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Virtualization \| TCO

Stop Wasting Storage: Reclaim Capacity, Reduce Growth Rate and Maximize Return on Hardware Investment (Presentation Transcript) sponsored by Northern Parklife PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This presentation transcript highlights a solution that helps eliminate wasteful data and creates a more efficient storage infrastructure by reclaiming crucial storage space. Posted: 27 Mar 2009 \| Published: 25 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Continuous Data Protection \| Disaster Recovery \| NAS \| Network Performance \| SAN \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Resource Management

eBook: The Data Center Of The Future sponsored by Dell Compellent EBOOK: Enterprise CIOs are adopting green IT and other new technologies to improve data center efficiencies. In this ebook learn more about how IT organizations are using green IT, virtualization, storage capacity planning and even cloud computing to realize energy savings and lower hardware and power costs in the data center. Posted: 19 Mar 2009 \| Published: 19 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Capacity Planning \| Cooling Capacity \| Cooling Equipment \| Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Grid Computing \| IT Service Management \| Network Management \| Network Management Protocols \| Network Management Software \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Virtualization

Virtual Data Center eZine - Volume 7 sponsored by Virtual Data Center eZine - Volume 7 EZINE: 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. Posted: 15 Feb 2009 \| Published: 14 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Network Capacity \| Network Management \| Security Management \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity

Data Center Projects: System Planning sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric WHITE PAPER: The planning sequence described in this paper covers the design of the data center's physical infrastructure layer, whose job it is to house, power, cool, and protect the data center's computing and network functions. Posted: 04 Feb 2009 \| Published: 03 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Management \| Hardware Configuration Management \| Hardware Management \| Infrastructure Management \| Storage Management \| Systems Design and Development

Email Archiving: To SaaS or Not to Saas? sponsored by Proofpoint, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses the overall benefits and drawbacks of SaaS solutions, outlining the type of situations that are best suited for this kind of implementation. Posted: 13 Jan 2009 \| Published: 12 Jan 2009 TOPICS: Backups \| Capacity Planning \| Electronic Discovery \| Email Archiving \| IT Departments \| Software as a Service \| TCO \| Testing

Data Center Projects: Growth Model sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric WHITE PAPER: Long term data center or network room capacity planning may seem impossible in the face of evolving IT technology and business requirements. This paper shows a simple and effective way to develop a capacity plan for a data center or network room. Posted: 21 Nov 2008 \| Published: 20 Nov 2008 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Data Management \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Systems \| TCO \| Vendors

ExaGrid: A Scalable Approach to Disk-based Backup sponsored by ExaGrid Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Looking for a new disk-based backup solution? Download this Taneja Group white paper to learn some key criteria to consider when evaluating disk-based data protection vendors and how one company matches up against these criteria. Posted: 20 Nov 2008 \| Published: 20 Oct 2008 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Continuous Data Protection \| Continuous Data Protection Software \| Disaster Recovery \| Disk Backups \| NAS \| RAID \| Serial ATA \| Storage Capacity \| Tape Backups

The Future Carrier Network: Adopting New Outsourcing Business Models sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent WHITE PAPER: This paper is meant to help operators embrace a new strategy for differentiating and competing successfully in a market characterized by flux. Posted: 17 Nov 2008 \| Published: 17 Nov 2008 TOPICS: Business Models \| Capacity Planning \| Collaboration \| IP \| Outsourcing \| Telecommunications Carrier Systems \| Telecommunications Services \| Telephony Systems

VKernel Case Study: HOVENSA sponsored by VKernel CASE STUDY: Using the VKernel Capacity Bottleneck Analyzer, HOVENSA is able to continuously monitor shared CPU, memory, and storage usage to properly allocate the required resources among all of its deployed virtual machines. Posted: 14 Nov 2008 \| Published: 14 Nov 2008 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Dashboards \| Databases \| Enterprise Resource Management \| Memory \| Server Virtualization \| SQL \| Storage Management \| VMware

Achieving Profitable Growth through Exceptional Customer Experience sponsored by CA Technologies. WHITE PAPER: In this whitepaper, Datamonitor focuses on nine key steps that can - and should - be taken by CSPs to improve standards by delivering outstanding service and achieving various objectives. Posted: 07 Nov 2008 \| Published: 07 Nov 2008 TOPICS: Authorization \| Capacity Planning \| Customer Data Management \| Customer Service \| Customer Service Best Practices \| Customer Support Software \| Knowledge Management \| SMBs \| VPN

HP Insight Dynamics - VSE Software: Continuously Analyze and Optimize Your Adaptive Infrastructure sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: HP Insight Dynamics - VSE provides a single toolkit that helps in accelerating complex technology projects and simplifying daily operations. Posted: 07 Oct 2008 \| Published: 07 Oct 2008 TOPICS: Business Integration \| Capacity Planning \| High Availability \| QOS \| Server Virtualization \| Systems Management \| Virtual Machine Monitor

Genius Project4Domino (GP4D) sponsored by Genius Inside TRIAL SOFTWARE: Genius Project4Domino is an easy-to-use, Lotus Notes and web-based project management solution. Use the virtual workplace to manage projects and processes, where internal and external people can be involved. Register for our free trial. Posted: 19 Sep 2008 \| Premiered: 19 Sep 2008 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Collaboration \| Document Management \| Domino \| Portfolio Management (IT Management) \| Project Management \| Software Development Tools

Advanced Load Balancing: 8 Must-have Features for Today's Network Demands sponsored by Citrix WHITE PAPER: Today’s web applications require more than simple load balancing. This white paper describes the 8 must-have features of a more comprehensive application delivery solution. Posted: 19 Sep 2008 \| Published: 07 Jun 2010 TOPICS: Bandwidth Management \| Capacity Planning \| eCommerce \| High Availability \| Load Balancing \| Security \| Systems Management \| Web Applications Software

Optimizing Storage with Global File Virtualization sponsored by EMC Corporation WHITE PAPER: Global file virtualization is changing network storage management. Learn about a solution that allows organizations to easily simplify management, increase utilization, resolve performance bottlenecks, leverage tiered storage and lower TCO. Posted: 03 Sep 2008 \| Published: 03 Sep 2008 TOPICS: Backups \| Capacity Planning \| Data Recovery \| Data Security \| File Management Programs \| NAS \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization Software \| TCO \| Tiered Storage \| Unstructured Data

Strategic Insight for Your SAP Deployment: The Top 3 Techniques for Capacity and Performance Management sponsored by HyPerformix WHITE PAPER: The emerging best practice of predictive analysis provides accurate predictions of performance and capacity, hands-on real observed results, that allow you to make informed business decisions about IT investments. Posted: 16 Jul 2008 \| Published: 16 Jul 2008 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Disaster Recovery \| Performance Testing \| SAP (Product)

Making IT Invisible: NetApp Storage for Virtual Server Environments sponsored by NetApp WHITE PAPER: Server virtualization provides liquidity to IT by delivering improved hardware utilization, physical server consolidation, increased availability and lower data center operating costs. Posted: 08 Jul 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2008 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Fibre Channel \| Networking \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Software \| Server Virtualization \| Tiered Storage

Aligning IT and Business with Demand Management sponsored by SERENA Software, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Demand Management (DM) is a component of a full-featured Project Portfolio Management (PPM) practice. Demand comes from many sources and all phases of the project lifecycle. Capacity management must consider all of these. Posted: 05 Jun 2008 \| Published: 01 May 2008 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Project Management \| Project Portfolio Management \| ROI

Greener Computing: Five Ways to Transform Your Business sponsored by Intel Corporation WHITE PAPER: This paper shows how applying the principles of energy efficiency to your company's computers and servers can improve your productivity and decrease your carbon emissions in very specific ways. Posted: 29 May 2008 \| Published: 28 May 2008 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Capacity Planning \| Cooling Systems \| Data Center Consolidation \| Data Centers \| IT Infrastructure \| Micro Processor \| Multi-core Processors \| Server Virtualization \| Virtualization

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CAPACITY PLANNING DEFINITION (continued): … of the capacity planner is to plan so well that new capacity is added just in time to meet the anticipated need but not so early that resources go unused for a long period. The successful capacity planner is one that makes the trade-offs between the present and the future that overall prove to be the most cost-efficient. The capacity planner, using business plans and forecasts, tries to imagine what the future needs will be. Analytical modeling tools can help the planner get answers to "What if" scenarios so that a range of possibilities can be explored. The capacity planner is especially …
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