Utility Services

WHITE PAPER: This resource presents how IT solution providers can grow through a targeted approach to marketing and sales by focusing on specific industries or types of businesses.

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 | Published: 06 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: CSC SAP IU (Infrastructure Utility) is a cloud-based managed utility service supporting both production and development and testing environments. It delivers a virtualized infrastructure for SAP combined with the proven CSC management expertise in SAP, managed services and cybersecurity in a pay-as-you-go service.

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 | Published: 29 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: More and more companies are showing interest in data center outsourcing, but there are a variety of providers to choose from. This white paper compares the outsourcing capabilities and infrastructure utility services of 17 vendors. Find out which providers were considered the challengers, leaders, niche players, and visionaries.

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 | Published: 02 Sep 2011

VIRTUAL SEMINAR: This classroom covers the use of storage virtualization (in concert with other storage reduction technologies) to improve storage utilization and reduce costs and wasted space.

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 | Premiered: 15 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper makes the business case for utility storage, the delivery of IT resources as a service (similar to a water or electric company), and introduces an infrastructure solution designed to leverage this principle and improve an organization's journey to the cloud. Read on to learn about this emerging technology and its benefits.

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 | Published: 10 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper informs you on all you need to know about the new troubleshooting tools that are bundled with Windows 7 and provide you, an IT Professional, with the knowledge to quickly figure out what’s happening “under the hood” on a Windows 7 computer.

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 | Published: 19 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: In this case study, explore how Spirit Incentives chose a cloud service to help it meet evolving business needs. Discover how this move to the cloud was accomplished in 10 days and how it enabled the company to consolidate services, reduce costs and better utilize its staff and applications.

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 | Published: 26 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: One of the most important features in vSphere, snapshots, is often misused. This tutorial offers a complete overview of the ways to use snapshots responsibly, addresses the issues that could arise from misuse, and explains how to solve common problems.

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 | Published: 19 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: As IT organizations support dynamically changing business priorities and cope with economic pressures, maintaining datacenter agility is critical. By consolidating systems onto the latest server technology and taking advantage of virtualization techniques, enterprises can optimize datacenter efficiency, gain flexibility, and reduce operating costs

Posted: 18 May 2010 | Published: 18 May 2010

WHITE PAPER: There are many free or inexpensive third-party tools available to help server and Active Directory administrators manage their environments. Learn about 5 free tools that are worth your time here.

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 | Published: 30 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: Dell VIS Self-Service Creator, part of the Dell Virtual Integrated System (VIS) architecture, helps reduce virtual machine sprawl by automating the process of reducing, reusing, and recycling of compute resources in a shared virtual IT infrastructure.

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 | Published: 26 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: Typical IT departments feature islands of isolated infrastructure, leading to inefficient use of servers. The "application grid" concept allows data centres to run more efficiently, using less hardware and less software. This paper explains.

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 | Published: 09 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: Discover how a fully managed, enterprise-grade and on-demand IaaS solution can help your organization reduce IT costs by up to 55%. Get services when you need them, securely and on demand, while reducing the IT administrative burden.

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 | Published: 25 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Discover the benefits of choosing a fully managed cloud services provider. Learn how SunGard Enterprise Cloud Services can deliver an on-demand, enterprise-class virtualized infrastructure and support for production applications including SAP, MS SQL databases, and MS Exchange, and more.

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 | Published: 18 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: To remain competitive in a global market, manufacturers have begun to outsource IT processes ranging from vendor-managed inventory to hosted ERP systems. However, the first step is choosing a reliable provider. Access this paper to explore a fully managed, IaaS solution that guarantees unmatched reliability, security and infrastructure.

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 | Published: 23 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Access this paper to learn about the key advantages cloud can offer, the many types of cloud deployment options and the main challenges organizations face when implementing cloud today. In addition, get recommendations for moving forward with your cloud strategy, including how to choose a trustworthy provider.

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 | Published: 18 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Take a look at the real value of cloud computing in this resource. Compare the costs of running an on-premise private cloud with the costs of choosing an IaaS or managed services model.

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 | Published: 18 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: IaaS adoption is skyrocketing. Discover 8 reasons why organizations are migrating to an IaaS environment, and the many benefits they stand to gain from cloud computing. Plus, learn about 4 considerations to keep in mind if your company is preparing to take the plunge.

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 | Published: 26 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Developing the right cloud strategy and infrastructure able to support your future workloads is critical to simplifying your IT infrastructure. In this resource, explore the various considerations to keep in mind as you select a cloud services vendor.

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 | Published: 18 Jan 2012

WEBCAST: Watch this webcast to discover how you can increase your online marketing efforts with next-gen customer relationship management (CRM) tools that will significantly improve customer satisfaction as well as increase the return rate of customers.

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 | Premiered: 19 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: The benefits of virtual meeting technologies are clear, but often the wrong software is adopted. Learn about the latest offerings in virtual collaboration and why your organization can benefit from a more effective solution.

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 | Published: 16 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Recovery as a Service (RaaS) has been around for some time, but the emergence of cloud computing offers a more efficient, faster and cheaper platform for application recovery. Find out what you should look for in a cloud-based recovery solution, and how you can successfully implement one.

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 | Published: 12 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Is your data safe in the cloud? Explore this resource to compare public, private and hybrid cloud computing approaches, and discover the 4 layers of cloud security that ensures that your data is protected from unauthorized access. Learn what critical security features you should look for in a cloud provider.

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 | Published: 18 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: In this case study, explore how Acacia Federal Savings Bank outsourced their data protection and availability requirements to ensure business continuity and improved security. Disocer how they successfully transitioned from tape to Virtual Server Replication services to the cloud to realize a host of benefits.

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 | Published: 20 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Discover how you can leverage virtualization for more effective disaster recovery in your data center. Virtualized DR enables local availability within a single data center and promises to increase flexibility and responsiveness. However, there are various challenges associated with virtualized DR.

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 | Published: 18 Jan 2012

EGUIDE: This E-Guide is your ticket to learning today's best practices regarding DR in the cloud. Discover eight scenarios in which a private cloud is more valuable than traditional DR solutions, understand the pros and cons associated with disaster recovery in the cloud, and learn which types of organizations can benefit most from such a solution.

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 | Published: 30 Jan 2012