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May 24, 2012

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ALSO CALLED: Hardware Devices, Physical Devices, Machines DEFINITION: In information technology, hardware is the physical aspect of computers, telecommunications, and other devices. The term arose as a way to distinguish the "box" and the electronic circuitry and components of a computer from the program you put in it to make it do things. The program came to be known as the software.Hardware implies permanence and invariability. Software or programming can easily … Definition continues below.
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The State of the i sponsored by Connectria Hosting WEBCAST: Access this webcast to learn about the past, present and future of IBM i. Discover, through the use of real-life examples, how organizations have benefited from this system. Posted: 22 May 2012 \| Premiered: 22 May 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Hardware \| Operating Systems \| Operational Support Systems \| Software \| Software Architectures

The State of the i sponsored by Connectria Hosting WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn about the developments of IBM i on Power Systems. Discover how to achieve valuable benefits like reliability, simplified installation and administration, continuing hardware innovations and much more. Posted: 18 May 2012 \| Published: 18 May 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Hardware \| Hardware Installation \| Hardware Management \| Operating Systems \| Software \| Software Architectures

Cloud-Based Communications: Are They Right For Your Organization? sponsored by Interactive Intelligence, Inc. PODCAST: Download this podcast to learn more about moving your contact center applications and Unified Communications (UC) strategies to the cloud. Uncover the benefits and pain points involved, and get help deciding if a cloud-based communication strategy is worthwhile for your organization. Posted: 14 May 2012 \| Premiered: 14 May 2012 TOPICS: Contact Center Management \| Contact Center Services \| Contact Center Software \| Contact Centers \| Hardware \| Hardware Virtualization \| Outsourcing \| Remote Offices \| Remote Users \| ROI \| Security \| TCO \| Unified Messaging

Benefits of Cloud-Based Communications sponsored by Interactive Intelligence, Inc. PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This presentation transcript explores the options of moving your contact center applications and Unified Communications strategies to the cloud. Uncover the benefits and opportunities of cloud-based solutions and potential pain points, and get help deciding if the cloud is a good option for your organization. Posted: 10 May 2012 \| Published: 10 May 2012 TOPICS: Contact Center Management \| Contact Center Services \| Contact Center Software \| Contact Centers \| Hardware \| Hardware Virtualization \| Outsourcing \| Remote Offices \| Remote Users \| ROI \| Security \| TCO \| Unified Messaging

Prevent Downtime with Proactive Support Services sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to discover the best ways to monitor your IT systems and prevent problems, like downtime, before they occur. Learn about support services that provide proactive care that allows you to resolve hardware and software issues more effectively. Posted: 09 May 2012 \| Published: 09 May 2012 TOPICS: Customer Service \| Customer Support Software \| Downtime \| Hardware \| High Availability \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Software \| Virtualization Security

Xeon Refresh Estimator sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel ASSESSMENT TOOL: Justifying a server refresh isn't easy, especially with today's tight IT budgets. This assessment tool calculates the savings you can expect after replacing your existing hardware so you can decide if a refresh is the right decision for your organization. Posted: 08 May 2012 \| Published: 08 May 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Management \| Hardware \| Hardware Implementation \| Hardware Installation \| Hardware Management \| Server Appliances \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Provisioning

7 Blade server options for Windows Server 2008 R2 sponsored by IBM EGUIDE: Customers considering blade servers should carefully assess hardware capabilities and configuration options before making a purchasing decision. This expert e-guide presents an in-depth overview of blade servers, covering their recommended uses, unique features, and offerings in the market. Posted: 01 May 2012 \| Published: 01 May 2012 TOPICS: Blade Servers \| Channel Management \| Hardware \| Rack Servers \| Server Appliances \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| VARs \| Windows \| Windows Server 2008 R2

Microsoft SQL Server Consolidation and TCO: Dell PowerEdge R720XD and Dell PowerEdge 2950 III sponsored by Dell and Microsoft TEST RESULTS: This white paper quantifies the benefits of leveraging virtualization to consolidate your database servers. Discover savings you can expect in hardware, maintenance, power, and cooling costs with this recommended architecture. Posted: 30 Apr 2012 \| Published: 30 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Database Administration \| Database Architectures \| Database Design \| Database Performance Management \| Databases \| Hardware \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Server Virtualization

The Dell \| Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Solution sponsored by Dell and Microsoft VIDEO: This video examines various types of collaboration, including conferencing, video, and instant messaging. Discover how integrating communications can increase resource utilization, strengthen security, and reduce costs. Posted: 30 Apr 2012 \| Premiered: 30 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Collaborative Applications Software \| Hardware \| Server Hardware \| Unified Messaging \| Unified Messaging Systems \| Videoconferences \| Videoconferencing Hardware \| Voice Communications Hardware

Top 10 Reasons to Modernize the Desktop sponsored by VMware, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Faced with a growing number of client devices, new user requirements, and the challenges of desktop management, many companies are determining that the conventional PC-centric model is no longer effective. This white paper explores the concept behind desktop modernisation and outlines ten reasons to adopt it. Posted: 27 Apr 2012 \| Published: 27 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Hardware \| PC Operating Systems \| Personal Computers \| User Base \| User Experience \| User Needs Assessments

Microsoft® SharePoint® Server 2010: Virtualized Small Farm with Dell PowerEdge 12th Generation Servers - A Performance Study sponsored by Dell and Microsoft WHITE PAPER: SharePoint 2010 has many uses that should be taken into account when designing and configuring its technical components. This white paper examines the key findings from a recent hardware performance assessment and offers advice for incorporating virtualization into your deployment. Posted: 27 Apr 2012 \| Published: 27 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Hardware \| Performance Testing \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Server Virtualization \| SharePoint

Avocent Universal Management Gateway - Delivering Confidence through Connection sponsored by Avocent WHITE PAPER: You need to maintain control over your data center as it expands, regardless of where it is physically located. This white paper describes a management tool that can assist you in this process by gathering real-time data, enhancing infrastructure efficiency, and more. Posted: 27 Apr 2012 \| Published: 27 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Data Centers \| Hardware \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Software \| Storage Appliances

Would a Cloud-Based Contact Center and UC Strategy Benefit Your Business? sponsored by Interactive Intelligence, Inc. WEBCAST: This webcast explores the option of moving your contact center applications and Unified Communications strategies to the cloud. Uncover the benefits and opportunities of cloud-based solutions, and get help deciding whether being in the cloud or on-premise is best for your organization. Posted: 27 Apr 2012 \| Premiered: 27 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Contact Center Management \| Contact Center Services \| Contact Center Software \| Contact Centers \| Hardware \| Hardware Virtualization \| Outsourcing \| Remote Offices \| Remote Users \| ROI \| Security \| TCO \| Unified Messaging

A Comparative Study of Microsoft® Exchange 2010 on Dell™ PowerEdge™ R720xd with Exchange 2007 on Dell™ PowerEdge™ R510 sponsored by Dell and Microsoft WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Exchange has changed dramatically over the last few years, but so have the servers that supported it. This white paper explores the recent developments businesses will find most beneficial and offers advice for matching hardware capabilities to user requirements. Posted: 25 Apr 2012 \| Published: 25 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Email \| Hardware \| Memory \| Microsoft Exchange \| Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 \| Performance Testing \| Server Hardware

Microsoft® SharePoint® Server 2010: Small Farm with Dell PowerVault Storage - Performance Study sponsored by Dell and Microsoft WHITE PAPER: This white paper underscores the importance of SharePoint and details its unique hardware and workload requirements. Obtain exclusive advice to help you design an architecture that will increase performance and response times in your SharePoint environment. Posted: 25 Apr 2012 \| Published: 25 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Hardware \| Performance Testing \| Processor Architectures \| Server Hardware \| SharePoint \| Storage Architectures

Microsoft Exchange 2010 on Dell Systems: Simple Distributed Configurations sponsored by Dell and Microsoft WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses various options for properly configuring Exchange 2010. Determine which architecture is best for the number of mailboxes you must support, your average user profile, and more. Posted: 25 Apr 2012 \| Published: 25 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Email \| Email Management \| Hardware \| Microsoft Exchange \| Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 \| Server Hardware \| Storage Appliances

Microsoft Lync Server Consolidation and TCO: Dell PowerEdge R720 vs. HP Proliant DL380 G7 sponsored by Dell and Microsoft TEST RESULTS: This test report evaluates two leading servers and their ability to support increasing communications requirements. Find out how each of these platforms performed under a variety of conditions and explore the advantages of consolidation. Posted: 25 Apr 2012 \| Published: 25 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Hardware \| Instant Messaging \| Rack Servers \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization

Dell PowerEdge R515 Servers Delivered High-Availability Performance for 500+ Users With Plenty of Room for Growth sponsored by Dell and Microsoft WHITE PAPER: This test report underscores the need for a highly available data center to support applications running on virtual machines. Access a sample server and processor architecture and obtain detailed instructions for enabling it. Posted: 24 Apr 2012 \| Published: 24 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Management \| Downtime \| Hardware \| High Availability \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Server Virtualization

Dell™ PowerEdge™ R720xd: An Energy- Efficient Datacenter Building Block for Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010 sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel WHITE PAPER: As new messaging requirements emerge, companies are quickly realizing the limitations of their server and storage infrastructure. This white paper showcases a hardware configuration that improves energy efficiency while providing the capacity, density, data throughput, and availability needed to support Exchange 2010. Posted: 17 Apr 2012 \| Published: 17 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Power Management \| Email \| Energy Efficiency \| Hardware \| Microsoft Exchange \| Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 \| Server Hardware

Imagination to Insight: Accelerating Discovery with the Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel WHITE PAPER: Under-performing processors can limit the potential of HPC applications and interfere with an organization's ability to run simulations and solve problems in a timely manner. This solution brief discusses the latest processor developments that optimize performance, strengthen security, and enable parallelism in business infrastructures. Posted: 17 Apr 2012 \| Published: 17 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Bandwidth Management \| Data Center Management \| Hardware \| High Performance Computing \| Performance Testing \| Processor Architectures \| Research and Development \| Security

Four Bottom-Line SMB Benefits of Upgrading to Next-Generation Servers sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Without up-to-date servers in place, it is difficult for organisations to progress beyond a certain point in their virtualisation initiatives. This white paper explains how you can take your virtualisation project to the next level by deploying high-performance hardware created with this technology in mind. Posted: 16 Apr 2012 \| Published: 16 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Networking \| Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Small Businesses \| SMBs

Dell™ PowerEdge™ R720xd with PERC H710P: A Balanced Configuration for Microsoft® Exchange 2010 Solutions sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel WHITE PAPER: Email is already critical to business communications, and its importance is only expected to grow exponentially. This white paper compares two server architectures so you can identify the best platform to support your Exchange environment. Posted: 16 Apr 2012 \| Published: 16 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Email \| Hardware \| Microsoft Exchange \| Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 \| Performance Testing \| Server Appliances \| Server Hardware

3 Business Workload Challenges Met Dell PowerEdge 12th Generation Servers sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Companies that do not have the right hardware in place typically struggle to manage virtualisation and collaboration, let alone realise benefits from these technologies. This resource discusses the latest servers that can help you successfully leverage these IT models without creating new complexity in your data centre. Posted: 13 Apr 2012 \| Published: 13 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Blade Servers \| Collaboration \| Hardware \| Rack Servers \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Tower Servers

Evaluating Hardware for Windows Server 2008 R2 sponsored by Dell and Microsoft EBOOK: Choosing the right hardware to run Windows Server 2008 R2 is a complex undertaking, and making the wrong selection can have serious implications. This IT handbook examines various blade server options, recommended configurations, and requirements for virtualization. Posted: 13 Apr 2012 \| Published: 13 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Blade Servers \| Data Center Design \| Hardware \| Processor Architectures \| Rack Servers \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Tower Servers \| Windows Server 2008 R2

WebSphere DataPower Integration Blade XI50B sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn about WebSphere DataPower Integration Blade XI50B, a specialized, high-performance hardware appliance that can empower you t improve competitiveness by helping to strengthen business connectivity with partners and customers, and between internal organizations, add specialized connectivity, integration and more. Posted: 12 Apr 2012 \| Published: 12 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Application Integration \| Data Governance \| Data Integration \| Data Management \| Data Security \| Hardware \| Hardware Implementation \| SOA \| SOA Governance

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HARDWARE DEFINITION (continued): … be varied. You can put an entirely new program in the hardware and make it create an entirely new experience for the user. You can, however, change the modular configurations that most computers come with by adding new adapters or cards that extend the computer's capabilities.Like software, hardware is a collective term. Hardware includes not only the computer proper but also the cables, connectors, power supply units, and peripheral devices such as the keyboard, mouse, audio speakers, and printers.Hardware is sometimes used as a term collectively describing the physical aspects of telephony …
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