Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency White Papers

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Cloud computing fundamentals
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Cloud computing offers businesses a whole new way to deliver high quality services to end users and as a result, introduces many opportunities for revenue growth. This white paper provides detailed insights on cloud computing and how you can leverage it in your enterprise.
Posted: 09 Mar 2012 | Published: 17 Dec 2010

IBM

Why Choose IBM BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Cloud services are increasing the pressure put on today’s data centres, pushing IT professionals to virtualise their data centre infrastructures as quickly as possible. This white paper discusses an advanced platform you can leverage to provide your data centre with the capabilities it needs to effectively support cloud computing.
Posted: 02 Mar 2012 | Published: 01 Mar 2012

IBM

Intel Xeon Processor 5600 Series
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: Today’s data centres are stretched to capacity in terms of power, cooling and floor space as advanced technologies and more demands emerge. Luckily, new solutions can maximise performance and minimise power automatically. Read this paper to learn more about how this suite of platforms can help your organisation.
Posted: 28 Feb 2012 | Published: 28 Feb 2012

Intel

Intel® Cloud Builders Guide: Manage Data Center Carbon Footprint with Dell, Intel, and JouleX
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: The cloud's ability to increase server density and capacity may be beneficial, but you must also pay closer attention to monitoring your carbon footprint now than you did with a smaller data center. This white paper discusses data center energy management platforms that can help you monitor and manage carbon footprints in the cloud.
Posted: 27 Feb 2012 | Published: 01 Sep 2011

Intel

Discover The Power To Do More
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the attributes of efficient IT and reveals five core elements that you should focus on to keep pace in the virtual era. Hear from your peers on how they are successfully leveraging virtualization, managing ever-growing data volumes, preparing for the cloud, and more.
Posted: 22 Feb 2012 | Published: 22 Feb 2012

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

Intel IT’s Data Centre Strategy for Business Transformation
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: To keep pace with your peers and position your organisation for the future, you must continuously update your data centre. This white paper explains how one company refined their IT transformation strategy to improve the quality, speed, and efficiency of their business services. Explore their key objectives and best practices for success here.
Posted: 17 Feb 2012 | Published: 01 Dec 2011

Intel

Hitachi Data Systems Object Storage Solutions
sponsored by Hitachi Vantara
WHITE PAPER: As unstructured data continues to grow, organizations are searching for new ways to increase the value of their storage resources. This resource explores a set of intelligent, object-based storage solutions able to support diverse use cases, from a single cluster, simultaneously, to enabling more efficient operations while increasing IT agility.
Posted: 16 Feb 2012 | Published: 16 Feb 2012

Hitachi Vantara

Oracle Optimized Solution for Oracle Database Mission-Critical System Enviorments
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines an optimized Oracle database solution designed to reduce overall ownership costs, reduce IT and business risks, while enabling greater efficiency and business agility to support evolving needs.
Posted: 14 Feb 2012 | Published: 14 Feb 2012

Oracle Corporation

Sun Blade 6000 Modular System Power and Cooling Efficiency
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Oracle’s Sun Blade 6000 Modular System was designed from the ground up to deliver far greater efficiency than a corresponding set of rack-mount servers. That’s part of the equation that is making IT organizations everywhere consider blade systems as part of their strategy in battling the space, power, and cooling crunch.
Posted: 14 Feb 2012 | Published: 14 Feb 2012

Oracle Corporation

Getting Cloud Computing Right
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: In a recent survey conducted on 2000 IT professionals, 91% of those that responded expect that the cloud will replace traditional on-premise computing within the next five years.This essential resource introduces a comprehensive portfolio of products and services for building and managing your cloud solutions.
Posted: 14 Feb 2012 | Published: 13 Feb 2012

IBM

ExaGrid Gets High Marks in Independent ESG Lab Evaluation
sponsored by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: ESG Lab believes that organizations struggling with the cost, complexity, and risk associated with tape backups would be wise to consider the bottom line savings that can be achieved with ExaGrid. Check out this lab validation report to learn more.
Posted: 07 Feb 2012 | Published: 01 Feb 2012

ExaGrid Systems, Inc.

An Enterprise Private Cloud Architecture and Implementation Roadmap
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses best practices to follow to ensure your private cloud improves agility and IT efficiency throughout your organization. In addition, discover how to provide a solid foundation for your private cloud with the right architecture design.
Posted: 25 Jan 2012 | Published: 24 Jan 2012

Intel

Gain a Business Advantage with Intel®-Based Scale-Out Storage
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: To keep up with rising data center demands, many organizations are turning to scale-out-storage, an architecture that fosters a flexible environment to cost-effectively support data growth. Read this white paper to learn how this approach can provide energy-efficient performance, data protection and scalability for your advanced data center.
Posted: 25 Jan 2012 | Published: 24 Jan 2012

Intel

Cloud Computing: Considerations and Next Steps
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: While cloud computing offers significant agility, flexibility, and efficiency, it also introduces a number of new challenges.  This white paper discusses how to overcome common issues to get the most out of your cloud computing experience.
Posted: 23 Jan 2012 | Published: 23 Jan 2012

Intel

Finding the Right Cloud Solutions for your Organization
sponsored by HPM Networks
WHITE PAPER: This white paper is here to help you find the right cloud solution for your organization, and will help you unlock the full potential that cloud has to offer in terms of the fast and secure delivery of information. Read on to learn about the latest developments in cloud technology, and gain insight as to how to answer today's top cloud questions.
Posted: 16 Jan 2012 | Published: 16 Jan 2012

HPM Networks

The Journey to Unified Computing
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains how data center needs have changed over the last five years and discusses the reasons why management of virtualized compute, network, and storage access should be integrated. Discover the vision behind a private cloud and learn how to avoid making common mistakes as you prepare for this new IT model.
Posted: 14 Jan 2012 | Published: 01 Apr 2010

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Data Center Management: The Key Ingredient for Reducing Server Power While Increasing Data Center Capacity
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: The pressure to improve data center efficiency is nothing new. In fact, this demand has been growing for over a decade. This resource describes the key elements of effective IT management and compares the offerings of two key players in the market.
Posted: 14 Jan 2012 | Published: 01 Jun 2010

Cisco Systems, Inc.

10 Reasons to Deploy WAN Optimization for Disaster Recovery
sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Data protection is simple: take everything and copy it somewhere far enough away so that you’ll have it in an emergency. The challenge is how to do this in an efficient and reliable way. Learn Riverbed optimizes DR across the widest range of backup mechanisms, with no changes to your software or storage
Posted: 12 Jan 2012 | Published: 12 Jan 2012

Riverbed Technology, Inc.

Cisco Unified Computing System: Meet the Challenges of Virtualization with Microsoft Hyper-V
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes a recommended approach to help you optimize your virtual infrastructure and position your business to take advantage of public and private cloud services.
Posted: 11 Jan 2012 | Published: 11 Jan 2012

Cisco Systems, Inc.

HP 3PAR Utility Storage
sponsored by HPM Networks
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

HPM Networks

Why Cisco, NetApp, and VMware are the Best Choice for Your Cloud Infrastructure
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: This brief paper introduces three solutions capable of working together to bring your business a complete and shared virtualized infrastructure, designed to help you simplify management and enhance resource efficiency. In this paper, you'll learn about each of these three technologies and the benefits they can bring your organization.
Posted: 10 Jan 2012 | Published: 10 Jan 2012

NetApp

Running Microsoft Apps on FlexPod for Vmware
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines the benefits associated with virtualizing Microsoft applications, and discusses how a newly-introduced infrastructure solution can simplify the management and cost associated with this process. Read on to learn more about this emerging technology and its benefits.
Posted: 05 Jan 2012 | Published: 05 Jan 2012

NetApp

Cisco, NetApp and VMware Deliver Live Application Mobility Across Data Centers
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: This white paper introduces a new type of virtual solution designed specifically to improve maintenance, management and mobility in today's virtual infrastructures. By minimizing latency across long distances, this technology allows for the quick and efficient delivery of data and applications from one server to another - all with minimal downtime.
Posted: 05 Jan 2012 | Published: 05 Jan 2012

NetApp

A Shared-infrastructure Solution for Maximized HPC
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and AMD
WHITE PAPER: Discover how the Dell PowerEdge C6145 server is designed to meet the demands of intensive computational research of public and enterprise customers with the benefits of a shared infrastructure that saves space, weight, and energy.
Posted: 12 Dec 2011 | Published: 08 Dec 2011

Dell, Inc. and AMD

Efficient Management of Legal and Compliance Requests on D2D Storage
sponsored by Index Engines
WHITE PAPER: This white paper features today's best practices regarding efficient data management and provides you with the information you need to optimize your existing storage infrastructure and increase efficiency throughout your data center. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 12 Dec 2011 | Published: 12 Dec 2011

Index Engines