Vkernel Case Study: Cybershift
sponsored by VKernel
CASE STUDY:
CyberShift needed visibility into actual resource utilization to continually identify, predict, and resolve memory and storage capacity bottlenecks. Learn how they used VKernel's Capacity Analyzer and Optimization Pack to achieve better monitoring, managing, and optimizing with its VMware infrastructure.
Posted: 02 Dec 2009 | Published: 02 Dec 2009
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Ensuring a Healthy Virtual Infrastructure
sponsored by Novell Inc.
WEBCAST:
Watch this webcast to learn the importance of effective virtual server management in your data center. Learn how virtualization health checks and consolidation planning can enable your organization to proactively predict when to improve capacity and resource utilization while minimizing contention.
Posted: 01 Dec 2009 | Premieres: 01 Dec 2009
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Dell Data Center 360 - Interactive Video Tour
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
INFORMATION CENTER:
The demands on your data center are constantly increasing, and with data growing even fifty-fold in three years, how can you stay ahead? How can you optimize your data center? Take this interactive data center tour and learn more.
Posted: 01 Dec 2009 | Published: 01 Dec 2009
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How to Make the Most of Your Energy in the Data Center
sponsored by APC
VIDEO:
IT pros often lack an understanding of the importance of energy efficiency in the data center. This videocast explores how operational efficiency can enable your organization to reduce infrastructure costs and improve resource utilization.
Posted: 30 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 30 Nov 2009
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Case Study: A Model of Virtualization
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
CASE STUDY:
The Dell IT group has virtualized more than 5,000 servers and saved the company over US$29 million using a scalable, worldwide virtualization model.
Posted: 24 Nov 2009 | Published: 24 Nov 2009
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Business Ready Configuration for Virtualization: A Solution Guide for Dell PowerEdge R710 Servers, Dell MD3000i Storage, and Microsoft Hyper-V
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
WHITE PAPER:
This white paper provides reference architectures and best practices for deploying and configuring Dells eleventh generation R710 server, using Dell MD3000i Storage Array and Microsoft Virtualization. The solution is based upon iSCSI storage technology as the storage environment.
Posted: 24 Nov 2009 | Published: 24 Nov 2009
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Energizing Education: Blackboard enriches the educational experience
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
CASE STUDY:
Blackboard needs a highly available, very scalable platform for its mission-critical learning management system offered through managed hosting from six global data centers. Ease of set-up and monitoring are of paramount importance. Read this case study to learn how Dell servers and Intel processors make it happen.
Posted: 24 Nov 2009 | Published: 24 Nov 2009
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Taking IT to the Next Level
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
CASE STUDY:
When a major acquisition made Layered Tech a larger company with new goals and an opportunity to expand its customer base, the IT team had to revamp its infrastructure to match. Read this case study to learn about the solutions they use to provide the technology and infrastructure that best meets the needs of their customers.
Posted: 24 Nov 2009 | Published: 24 Nov 2009
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Instantis Goes Green, Saves Green with Dell
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
CASE STUDY:
Read this paper to find out how Instantis managed to accommodate rapid customer growth, deliver outstanding performance, ensure five-nines availability for customers around the globe, cut ongoing IT costs, and reduce the environmental footprint of data center operations through reduced energy consumption.
Posted: 24 Nov 2009 | Published: 24 Nov 2009
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Datacenter Virtualization: Enabling a Dynamic Datacenter with Microsoft Virtualization
sponsored by Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd
WHITE PAPER:
This whitepaper examines strategies for moving an organization toward more dynamic IT using datacenter virtualization technologies.
Posted: 23 Nov 2009 | Published: 23 Nov 2009
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Largest UK Network Solves BIG Problem with Small Solution
sponsored by Nexsan Technologies
CASE STUDY:
ITV.coms IT management sought a future-proofed solution that would improve overall performance and future proof for High Definition editing without increasing the physical storage footprint requirements of their small datacenter. Nexsan was the only company that could deliver the solution they required.
Posted: 23 Nov 2009 | Published: 23 Nov 2009
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Developing a Successful Proof-of-Concept for a Virtual Desktop Pilot
sponsored by Forsythe
WEBCAST:
Virtual desktops provide many consolidation opportunities, as well as some unique security and business continuity advantages. This webcast gives an overview of desktop virtualization, highlights several virtual desktop solutions, and analyzes the operational efficiency gains possible with desktop virtualization.
Posted: 23 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 23 Nov 2009
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A Unified Approach to Managing the Virtual Infrastructure
sponsored by Forsythe
WHITE PAPER:
Managing the virtual infrastructure end-to-end is becoming more challenging as virtual environments continue to grow and more data center elements meld into the "cloud". This whitepaper will discuss the push for continued virtualization and the "cloud", and present you with questions that will help you create the best organizational strategy.
Posted: 23 Nov 2009 | Published: 23 Nov 2009
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Calculator: Compare the Storage Systems of Different Vendors
sponsored by Xiotech Corporation
RESOURCE CENTER:
The Xiotech Value Index was designed to establish an industry benchmark for evaluating disparate data storage systems. This formula determines each systems Value Index by taking a holistic view of the system, analyzing its functionality versus its cost. Higher Value Indexs are more desirable.
Posted: 23 Nov 2009 | Published: 23 Nov 2009
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The Secret of Migration Success: Developing an Effective Migration Strategy
sponsored by Forsythe
WHITE PAPER:
In this report, we examine the pressing need within organizations and businesses for migration to advanced platforms, as well as the businessbuilding opportunities companies can leverage from the transition.
Posted: 23 Nov 2009 | Published: 23 Nov 2009
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Where Does Storage Data Virtualization Live?
sponsored by Forsythe
WEBCAST:
Critical to any successful implementation of desktop virtualization is to understand how desktop virtualization can help and which implementations will be most successful. View this webcast for an overview of desktop virtualization, several virtual desktop solutions, and the operational efficiency gains possible with desktop virtualization.
Posted: 23 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 23 Nov 2009
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Podcast- Picking the Right Thin Client
sponsored by Pano Logic, Inc
PODCAST:
This podcast, featuring Brian Madden and Gabe Knuth, provides expert advice to help you select the right thin client for your environment. Learn which features are important and how to manage thin clients effectively.
Posted: 20 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 20 Nov 2009
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Fortune 1000 Company Finds Virtualization Pays Off
sponsored by Forsythe
CASE STUDY:
This case study looks at the experience of a a mid-sized Fortune 1000 company that was dealing with the challenges of disparate servers and desktop systems as well as underutilized servers with huge energy consumption. See how they used desktop virtualization to obtain power cost savings and increased management efficiency.
Posted: 20 Nov 2009 | Published: 20 Nov 2009
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Realizing the Promise of Storage Virtualization: Where Does Storage and Data Virtualization Live?
sponsored by Forsythe
WHITE PAPER:
This whitepaper will discuss how the push for continued virtualization and the "cloud"- along with a consolidated view that manages the infrastructure - is quickly becoming a reality due to market and end-user demand. You'll also learn what questions to ask yourself to assist in creating an organizational strategy for the best management approach.
Posted: 20 Nov 2009 | Published: 20 Nov 2009
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Deploying Oracle within the Data Center
sponsored by EMC Corporation
WHITE PAPER:
Once you decide to deploy Oracle within the data center, a continuous lifecycle begins - moving from initial development, test, and deployment, to ongoing migration, to new releases of Oracle and deployment of new features with each release. The EMC Solutions Practice for Oracle can help you get started quickly.
Posted: 20 Nov 2009 | Published: 20 Nov 2009
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Hurwitz: Virtualization is Not a Silver Bullet
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER:
Read this white paper for a discussion of the many benefits of virtualization, how it has evolved, and how it intersects with data center optimization strategies.
Posted: 19 Nov 2009 | Published: 19 Nov 2009
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Virtualization Flash Demo
sponsored by CA
PRODUCT DEMO:
View this Flash demo on virtualization to understand how CA can help you accelerate your time to market, achieve operational excellence across physical and virtual environments and reduce risk associated with virtualization.
Posted: 19 Nov 2009 | Published: 19 Nov 2009
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Presentation Transcript: The Secret to Maximizing Virtualization ROI in the Dynamic Data Center
sponsored by Akorri
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT:
This presentation transcript details an approach to optimize your virtualized infrastructure performance. Learn how to leverage key performance indicators and cross-domain analytics to plan for future capacity demands and improve service levels. Discover the secret to managing your VMware infrastructure performance for optimal resource utilization.
Posted: 19 Nov 2009 | Published: 19 Nov 2009
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MySpace Uses Fusion Powered I/O to Drive Greener and Better Data Centers
sponsored by Fusion-IO
CASE STUDY:
MySpace knows better than anyone the high demands that consumers can make on application and web servers. It maintains two sets of servers depending on application transaction load. Even so, continued transaction growth on these servers was resulting in poor performance. MySpace decided to give Fusion-io a try.
Posted: 18 Nov 2009 | Published: 18 Nov 2009
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No More Tiers: Reduce Storage Costs with an Age-in-Place Strategy
sponsored by Nexsan Technologies
WHITE PAPER:
As mid-size enterprises find themselves strapped for time, money and management resources, they have to find ways of doing more with less. Age-in-Place is a data management strategy that means no more tiers the easiest and most cost effective way to manage the life-cycle of your data.
Posted: 18 Nov 2009 | Published: 18 Nov 2009
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