The role of the network in the private cloud
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
WEBCAST:
Watch this webcast to examine the need for more VLANs, the use of software-defined networking in multi-tenant cloud networks, and how performance and compliance must be addressed in the private cloud.
Posted: 05 Jan 2012 | Premiered: 05 Jan 2012
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Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud: A Brief Introduction
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER:
A steady pattern of innovation, expansion, and acquisition can quickly result in a sprawling infrastructure that is difficult to manage. This white paper explores tools and practices that have emerged to address this issue and recommends actions you can take to lay the foundation for the cloud.
Posted: 12 Oct 2011 | Published: 12 Oct 2011
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Combining High-Performance Storage and Desktop Virtualization
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
IT pros know that storage efficiency is vital to successfully deploy a virtual desktop infrastructure. This white paper reviews how Dell EqualLogic PS6000XVS series arrays with VMware View software can help you achieve significant opportunities for virtual desktop performance and capacity optimization. Learn more here.
Posted: 25 May 2011 | Published: 25 May 2011
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E-Guide: Which Virtualization Management Tool Is Right For Your Organization?
sponsored by Dell and VMware
EGUIDE:
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.
Posted: 22 Jun 2009 | Published: 22 Jun 2009
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Presentation Transcript: Considerations for moving to Windows Server 2008 R2
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT:
This presentation transcript explores the key features of Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V. Find out how this technology compares to its predecessor and gain insight into the benefits you can expect to achieve from using Windows Server 2008 R2 with Windows 7.
Posted: 10 Sep 2010 | Published: 10 Sep 2010
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Dell PowerEdge R515 servers delivered high-availability performance for 500+ users with plenty of room for growth
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft
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This white paper explores the key components of a highly available architecture. Find out how one specific configuration performed and discover the essential steps required to implement it.
Posted: 16 May 2011 | Published: 16 May 2011
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Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud: System Overview
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
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Exalogic is at the forefront of the industry-wide shift away from costly and inferior one-off platforms toward private clouds and Engineered Systems. For enterprises that want to get more for their IT investment than merely keeping the lights on, Exalogic is the only choice.
Posted: 05 Dec 2011 | Published: 05 Dec 2011
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Extend Your Refresh Cycle with Remote Desktops
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
This white paper highlights how Snohomish School District 201 extended its refresh cycle for client hardware by 160%-200% using top vendor technologies. Learn more on the benefits this school district encountered.
Posted: 25 May 2011 | Published: 25 May 2011
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Server Virtualization: Expert Overview of Costs, Trends and More
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
EGUIDE:
Understanding the costs and trends associated with server virtualization is very important, as well as understanding the role of virtual platforms for your business.
Posted: 30 Nov 2011 | Published: 30 Nov 2011
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Scalability & Deployment Best Practices for the Dell EqualLogic FS7500 NAS System as a File Share Solution
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
This technical whitepaper provides performance and scalability metrics of the Dell EqualLogic FS7500 storage system as a file sharing solution in different operational scenarios.
Posted: 16 Nov 2011 | Published: 16 Nov 2011
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Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud: Software Overview
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
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Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Software is a specific set of enhancements made to the core Oracle Fusion Middleware products to optimize their performance on Exalogic. Read this paper for a software overview.
Posted: 08 Apr 2011 | Published: 08 Apr 2011
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Best Practices for Network Availability with Oracle VM Server for SPARC
sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd
WHITE PAPER:
This technical white paper is the second in a series that is designed to help map I/O best practices from the physical world into the virtual world supported by logical domains.
Posted: 20 Dec 2010 | Published: 20 Dec 2010
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Configuring iSCSI Connectivity with VMware vSphere 5 and Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage
sponsored by Dell and VMware
WHITE PAPER:
Learn how to properly configure VMware iSCSI Software Initiator and connect it to iSCSI SAN in this comprehensive, illustrated guide. Access the many advanced features for shared storage by following these steps to enable them in your vSphere environment.
Posted: 08 Feb 2012 | Published: 08 Feb 2012
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Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER:
Every routing protocol has some pros and cons and its own metric considerations. In this white paper, we will discuss Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), a Cisco-proprietary routing protocol.
Posted: 24 Feb 2010 | Published: 24 Feb 2010
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Dell and VMware: Protecting Your Virtual Datacenter from All Sides
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
This comprehensive technical report details the installation and configuration of Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage and VMware vCenter SRM to help make your organization's disaster recovery strategy an automated and manageable part of your virtual environment.
Posted: 09 May 2011 | Published: 09 May 2011
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Speeding Up File Transfers in Windows 7
sponsored by Global Knowledge
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This white paper discusses the tips and tricks that might make file copying quicker for your network.
Posted: 11 Jan 2011 | Published: 11 Jan 2011
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Private Cloud E-Zine Vol. 4
sponsored by SearchCloudComputing.com
EZINE:
As cloud continues to evolve, IT managers are looking for better integration of cloud platforms with existing tools, greater control and management, improved self-service and greater portability among cloud environments. This e-zine takes a look at trends in cloud computing, using open source software, moving applications to the cloud.
Posted: 10 Nov 2011 | Published: 10 Nov 2011
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E-Guide: Business-Ready Configuration for Microsoft Hyper-V R2 on Dell PowerEdge M-Series Servers with EqualLogic Storage
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft
EGUIDE:
Business-Ready Configurations for Virtualization are a reference architecture family of products designed to aid in the ordering, deployment, and maintenance of a virtualization infrastructure. These architectures are designed to meet specific customer needs. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 08 Apr 2011 | Published: 08 Apr 2011
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Technical Report: Benefits of Automatic Data Tiering in OLTP Database Environments with Dell EqualLogic Hybrid Arrays
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
The Dell EqualLogic hybrid arrays are designed to support fast access to high demand “hot” data in a multi-tiered dataset. In this technical report, we provide a proof point for performance improvements in OLTP applications when using EqualLogic PS6010XVS arrays based on testing performed at Dell Labs in February 2011.
Posted: 02 May 2011 | Published: 02 May 2011
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Auto-Snapshot Manager for Microsoft SQL Server Database Protection
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
TECHNICAL ARTICLE:
This Technical Report will discuss advanced operations and techniques on how to use Auto-Snapshot Manager / Microsoft Edition to protect SQL Server databases as well as enhance SQL Server operations in the datacenter.
Posted: 02 May 2011 | Published: 02 May 2011
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Healthier Backup: Easy Fixes for your Backup System & Cloud for Remote Office
sponsored by SonicWALL
EGUIDE:
In this SearchStorage.com expert E-Guide you'll learn seven key questions to ask regarding your current backup strategy, how remote backups are becoming more manageable with cloud-based technology, and what different remote backup options are available for different sized companies.
Posted: 27 Oct 2011 | Published: 27 Oct 2011
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Why Encryption without Authentication is Not Secure
sponsored by Certes Networks
WHITE PAPER:
View this paper to explore why secure data communications solutions require both encryption and authentication, attack vectors against encryption-only solutions, key questions you should ask your network encryption vendor to ensure that your network is secure and your security objectives are met, and more.
Posted: 26 Oct 2011 | Published: 26 Oct 2011
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CCNA-Level Troubleshooting
sponsored by Global Knowledge
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This paper outlines the common CCNA-level commands that you should be familiar with when troubleshooting.
Posted: 22 Nov 2010 | Published: 22 Nov 2010
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008: Best Practices and Recommended Settings for Optimal Operation
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
The goal of this paper is to describe best practices for deploying Decision Support System (DSS) or Data Warehousing (DW) solutions based on Microsoft SQL Server 2008 using Dell EqualLogic storage. Download now and learn more.
Posted: 02 May 2011 | Published: 02 May 2011
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Security strategy essential to keep ahead of rapidly changing threats
sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com
WHITE PAPER:
This 12-page Buyer’s Guide to Security aims to help CIOs and senior IT professionals decide when to rely on what is provided by infrastructure suppliers and when to turn to IT specialists.
Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011
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Building a Grid Computing Infrastructure for Multi-Tier Consolidation
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
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This paper discusses a Grid reference configuration based on Dell PowerEdge™ blade servers and Dell EqualLogic™ iSCSI storage. This Grid implementation is comprised of the physical Grid based on physical servers and the virtual Grid based upon Oracle virtual machines.
Posted: 24 Jun 2011 | Published: 24 Jun 2011
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Exchange 2010 Data Protection and Disaster Recovery with Auto-Snapshot Manager
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
With the Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition (ASM/ME) from Dell, significant improvements to the storage efficiency of Exchange will be made by reducing the amount of storage actually used in a SAN deployment.
Posted: 09 May 2011 | Published: 09 May 2011
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Technical Report: Microsoft® SQL Server® Database Protection Using EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager / Microsoft Edition
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
TECHNICAL ARTICLE:
This Technical Report describes using EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager / Microsoft Edition to perform online Smart Copy protection and recovery for SQL Server
Posted: 02 May 2011 | Published: 02 May 2011
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Reference Architecture February 2011 - Based Design Citrix XenDesktop Built on FlexPod Using Cisco Unified Computing System, Microsoft Hyper-V, and NetApp Storage
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc and Citrix
WHITE PAPER:
This resource offers the results of a study done evaluating the scalability of the Citrix XenDesktop environment on blade servers running Microsoft Hyper-V connected to the NetApp Storage array. In addition, learn best practices for sizing large-scale customer deployments of XenDesktop on the Cisco Unified Computing System™.
Posted: 18 Nov 2011 | Published: 18 Nov 2011
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Reference Architecture August 2011 - Based Design Citrix XenDesktop Built on FlexPod Using Cisco Unified Computing System, Microsoft Hyper-V, and NetApp Storage
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc and Citrix
WHITE PAPER:
This white paper offers the results of a study evaluating the scalability of the Citrix XenDesktop environment on Cisco® UCS B-Series Blade Servers running Microsoft Hyper-V connected to the NetApp Storage array. In addition, review best practice recommendations and sizing guidelines for large-scale customer deployments of XenDesktop.
Posted: 17 Nov 2011 | Published: 17 Nov 2011
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