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ALSO CALLED:
Server Clustering,
Storage Clustering
DEFINITION: In computers, clustering is the use of multiple computers, typically PCs or UNIX workstations, multiple storage devices, and redundant interconnections, to form what appears to users as a single highly available system. Cluster computing can be used for load balancing as well as for high availability. Advocates of clustering suggest that the approach can help an enterprise achieve 99.999 availability
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Clustering Reports
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E-book: Choosing Your Server-- What Every IT Manager Must Know About Selecting, Installing and Implementing the Proper Server Architecture
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
EBOOK:
This eBook provides comprehensive information about servers and server implementation to help IT managers choose the best option for their storage needs.
Posted: 15 Jun 2009 | Published: 15 Jun 2009
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Running Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) on Sun™ Logical Domains
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
This article discusses running Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) on servers configured with Sun™ Logical Domains (LDoms). Sun LDoms virtualization technology allows the creation of multiple virtual systems on a single physical system, and enables fine-grained assignment of CPU and memory resources to an Oracle RAC workload.
Posted: 15 Jun 2009 | Published: 15 Jun 2009
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SUN REFERENCE ARCHITECTURE FOR ORACLE 11g GRID
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
This document is intended for executives evaluating the use of a horizontally scalable grid for database application deployment, as well as project managers, system engineers, integration specialists, and other technical staff looking to design, implement, and tune database applications in a grid computing environment.
Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 05 Jun 2009
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CONSOLIDATING ORACLE® SIEBEL CRM 8 ON A SINGLE SUN SPARC ENTERPRISE® SERVER
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
TECHNICAL ARTICLE:
Recognizing the need to grow efficiently while scaling Siebel CRM 8 capabilities, Sun created a proof-of-concept solution that consolidates Web, Gateway, Application, and Database tiers on a single Sun SPARC Enterprise® T5440 server, reducing the number of physical machines needed to effectively deploy applications.
Posted: 04 Jun 2009 | Published: 04 Jun 2009
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Deploying Simple, Cost-Effective Disaster Recovery with Dell and VMware
sponsored by Dell and VMware
WHITE PAPER:
Dell and VMware have partnered to offer a cost-effective, high-availability architecture based on Dell™ server and storage clusters and VMware® vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) - one designed to minimize scheduled and unscheduled downtime.
Posted: 01 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Jun 2009
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StorExpress: Integrating Solid State Storage in a PCI Express Clustering Interconnect
sponsored by Fusion-IO
WHITE PAPER:
Direct PCI Express (PCIe) attached flash storage offers unparalleled performance levels and vastly outperforms SAS/SATA-attached flash storage solutions. However, such PCIe attached flash storage cards have many restrictions. Read this white paper to learn about an enhanced PCIe flash storage solution from Dolphin, in partnership with Fusion-IO.
Posted: 12 May 2009 | Published: 12 May 2009
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Backup and Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Server - Data Domain Deduplication Storage Best Practices Guide
sponsored by Data Domain
WHITE PAPER:
In many companies, Microsoft Exchange is now commonly viewed as a mission-critical application. Protecting Exchange information is critical and backup is still the primary method used. This paper focuses on the traditional backup and recovery practices for Microsoft Exchange Server along with solutions from Data Domain.
Posted: 08 May 2009 | Published: 08 May 2009
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Overview of Windows Search Technologies
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER:
This paper helps us to understand the importance of desktop search tools fit in the universe of Microsoft search tools.
Posted: 10 Feb 2009 | Published: 10 Feb 2009
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Dell Networking Solutions Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft
WHITE PAPER:
This solutions guide details the four available networking configurations, and the advantages and disadvantages of each with an emphasis on typical Dell system configuration and the hardware offerings.
Posted: 11 Dec 2008 | Published: 11 Dec 2008
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Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems: The Core of an Accelerated MCAE Workflow
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
PRODUCT LITERATURE:
Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems accelerate MCAE workflow by speeding data to processors and then providing shared data access to all.
Posted: 03 Dec 2008 | Published: 03 Dec 2008
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CLUSTERING DEFINITION (continued): … in some cases. One of the main ideas of cluster computing is that, to the outside world, the cluster appears to be a single system.A common use of cluster computing is to load balance traffic on high-traffic Web sites. A Web page request is sent to a "manager" server, which then determines which of several identical or very similar Web servers to forward the request to for handling. Having a Web farm (as such a configuration is sometimes called) allows traffic to be handled more quickly.Clustering has been available since the 1980s when it was used in DEC's VMS systems. IBM's Sysplex is a cluster … Clustering definition sponsored by SearchDataCenter.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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