Server Consolidation Reports

WHITE PAPER: This white paper points out the challenges of virtualizing a large quantity of servers and describes seven clearly defined steps that comprise the virtualization process. Get detailed information on each one of these phases and obtain lessons learned from one company that employed this approach.

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 | Published: 01 Feb 2011

ASSESSMENT TOOL: This evaluation tool provides a high level analysis of your infrastructure so you can weigh the costs against the risks of maintaining existing processes. Compare four migration scenarios and determine which makes sense for your organisation.

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 | Published: 28 Sep 2011

EZINE: This expert e-zine from SearchITChannel.com follows the evolution of virtualization and explains how it gave way to virtual appliances. Get advice to help you determine whether this technology makes sense for your business. Plus, discover new revenue opportunities surrounding Open Source deployment.

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 | Published: 22 Sep 2011

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Learn how to combat VM sprawl and other virtualization challenges with the right management tools, and develop the proper strategies to get the best possible ROI in this expert resource.

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 | Published: 22 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: Aging IT systems, shrinking budgets, and inefficient, paper-based processes are creating an unsustainable and error-prone work environment. This white paper reveals the major obstacles to EHR adoption and explores the cost benefits of virtualization with Hyper-V.

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 | Published: 13 Sep 2011

EZINE: “Workloads in transition” is one way to characterize virtualization, which ranges from physical-to-virtual  to virtual-to-virtual and virtual-to-physical. In this issue, learn valuable strategies to get the most out of your virtualization dollars, and make the connection between blade enclosures and virtual server load balancing.

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 | Published: 08 Sep 2011

EZINE: Check out this two-page article from IBM Systems Magazine featuring cost-savings with Cloud through advanced virtualization, data center consolidation, and workload optimization technology.

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 | Published: 08 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: Learn how to support your SQL Server instances and control your costs and administration requirements.

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 | Published: 24 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: Access this resource to learn how the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University used virtualization to decrease server deployment time for faculty special projects; reduce amount of physical hardware; and reduce the power consumption across all infrastructure.

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 | Published: 24 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: This resource takes a closer look at a hyperscale-inspired server that is based on one of the world’s lowest power per core processors, enabling you to worry less about your budget and more about growing your business.

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 | Published: 23 Aug 2011

EGUIDE: Server migration can be a daunting process for your customers, especially if they do not have a solid plan in place before they begin. This expert e-guide offers best practices to help your clients embark on their server migration projects and ensure a smooth transition.

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 | Published: 15 Aug 2011

EGUIDE: This expert e-guide, brought to you by SearchSystemsChannel.com, explores the storage challenges that frequently accompany server virtualization. Gain insight into best practices your customers can implement to ensure optimal storage performance and the success of their virtual environments.

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 | Published: 15 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: IT is a strategic partner in businesses of all types and sizes, but especially in the small to medium-sized business. Take a look at this exclusive resource to learn how virtualization is a relevant and practical method for the growing SMB to streamline processes and reduce operational costs.

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 | Published: 09 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: Virtualization is having a profound effect on the data center, and many IT pros are wondering what they can expect and how they should prepare for the future. This white paper explains why the increased adoption of virtualization calls for new approaches to data center management and cites the benefits and drawbacks of converged infrastructure.

Posted: 09 Aug 2011 | Published: 01 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: Organizations of all types and sizes are looking to server virtualization and consolidation as a means for improving overall computing performance. Check out this exclusive resource to learn how 10 gigabit Ethernet brings unified, efficient Ethernet storage, data center bridging, ease of use and flexibility.

Posted: 08 Aug 2011 | Published: 08 Aug 2011

PRODUCT OVERVIEW: This solution brief provides a reference architecture to help clients navigate their virtualization projects. Discover a recommended configuration that delivers high performance, consolidation ratios, and availability to support your business-critical applications.

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 | Published: 02 Aug 2011

EZINE: This expert e-zine, brought to you by SearchVirtualDataCentre.co.uk, offers advice for developing a successful virtualisation strategy. Discover key points to keep in mind and tips to help you avoid stumbling blocks along the way.

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 | Published: 18 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: As virtualization initiatives have gathered momentum and virtual environments are becoming the norm rather than the exception, the infrastructure necessary to support these environments has exploded, creating new opportunities for inefficiency. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 | Published: 08 Jul 2011

PRODUCT OVERVIEW: This product overview points out the key constraints on today's infrastructures. Find out how upgrading to multi-core servers can free up space, labor, and power and cooling resources.

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 | Published: 29 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: This exclusive resource describes how virtualization can benefit your data center and addresses both public and private cloud strategies.Learn about the many challenges IT pros face and access the necessary steps in the evolution to a cost-effective and efficient virtual data center.

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 | Published: 29 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read on to learn what SMBs should consider before implementing virtualisation as well as the specific benefits of using Dell hardware with Microsoft’s Hyper-V virtualisation solution.

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 | Published: 21 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: To extend virtualization to the business-critical and performance-critical applications that are under the ownership of dedicated application support teams, the IT Operations group who owns the virtual environment must provide accurate and credible performance assurances for the virtual infrastructure that will be supporting these applications.

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 | Published: 31 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: This study compares the performance and efficiency of several system configurations to determine which configuration is best for processing transactions.

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 | Published: 06 Jun 2011

RESOURCE: What IBM learned about the trade-offs between data marts, data warehouses and consolidation.

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 | Published: 07 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: Learn how the outstanding computer power and memory capabilities of its UCS C250 M2 Extended-Memory Rack Mount Server joined with the high-performance EMC VNXe3300 system can support thousands of e-commerce order transactions per minute, serve thousands of web pages, and support thousands of mail users simultaneously in today’s SMBs.

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 | Published: 02 Jun 2011