Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency White Papers

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Comparing Copper and Fiber Options in the Data Center
sponsored by Siemon Company
WHITE PAPER: This resource provides key tips and best practices to plan the most cost-effective data center infrastructure to maximize your return on investment. Learn about power and cooling efficiencies, increasing storage and bandwidth trends, 10Gb/s infrastructure options, and discover the benefits of virtualization.
Posted: 05 Oct 2011 | Published: 05 Oct 2011

Siemon Company

Datacenter Transformation: New Directions for IT from IDC
sponsored by Hitachi Vantara
WHITE PAPER: To meet dynamic business services needs, IT must change the model of its datacenters by incorporating flexible and agile infrastructure and processes that support the cost effective and timely delivery of services. Read this expert Q & A to learn more.
Posted: 30 Sep 2011 | Published: 30 Sep 2011

Hitachi Vantara

Indiana University Virtualizes Mission-Critical Oracle Databases
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
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

VMware, Inc.

Seven Corners Meets Travelers’ Needs— Fast and Efficiently—with a Private Cloud Built on Cisco, NetApp, and VMware
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper explores  the success story of a travel insurance company that implemented a private cloud to solve their busines needs.
Posted: 23 Aug 2011 | Published: 23 Aug 2011

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Intel, Dell, VMware Policy-based, Cloud Power Management Design
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: This white paper is designed to help companies prepare for the cloud by maximising power efficiency and improving management. Get detailed information on policy based power management use cases, pre-requisites, steps for execution, and results.
Posted: 22 Aug 2011 | Published: 22 Aug 2011

Intel

Caritas Christi Health Care cuts power usage by 50% while providing high availability using Dell servers with Intel Xeon processors
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Caritas Christi Health Care used an information system to manage patient information, but its legacy hardware put the organization at risk of downtime, and the high-maintenance systems could no longer support growth. Find out how the healthcare facility selected an IT infrastructure that allowed for greater availability and EHR implementation.
Posted: 22 Aug 2011 | Published: 22 Aug 2011

DellEMC and Intel®

Accenture Next-generation Data Center Services with BMC Software
sponsored by BMC-Accenture
WHITE PAPER: Today's data centers must constantly evolve to continue to meet new business requirements. This white paper recommends a comprehensive strategy for improving management and performance and describes the key phases that comprise it.
Posted: 16 Aug 2011 | Published: 16 Aug 2011

BMC-Accenture

The Value of Smarter Data Center Services (IDC Analyst Paper)
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: While recent emphasis has been on consolidation and cost reduction, IT organizations looking to the future are developing streamlined processes and improved time-to-market. Read this white paper from IDC to learn how IT organizations can optimize data centers and build a strong foundation for future IT operations.
Posted: 15 Aug 2011 | Published: 15 Aug 2011

IBM

Migrating Mission-Critical Environments to Intel Architecture
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: Without the most up-to-date technology infrastructure, your organization will struggle to meet the changing demands of its internal and external users. Take a look at this exclusive resource to learn how Intel migrated its entire internal infrastructure to the Intel Architecture for a revitalized computing experience.
Posted: 09 Aug 2011 | Published: 09 Aug 2011

Intel

IBM BladeCenter vs. HP BladeSystem
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the key server components that influence power consumption. Get detailed guidance on data center planning, architecture, server implementation, and management so you can ensure maximum performance and power utilization.
Posted: 09 Aug 2011 | Published: 01 May 2010

IBM

Intel Intelligent Power Node Manager
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: With calls for efficiency and shrinking budgets, it is certain that any attempt to reduce power consumption will be welcome. Take a look at this exclusive resource to learn how implementing a power capping, monitoring and allocating application can improve overall performance and energy consumption in your data center.
Posted: 08 Aug 2011 | Published: 08 Aug 2011

Intel

Data Center Efficiency in the Virtual Era: Three Key Steps
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the sources of inefficiency within today's data centers. Review three steps you can take immediately to reduce costs, simplify management, and leverage the cloud.
Posted: 05 Aug 2011 | Published: 05 Aug 2011

DellEMC and Intel®

IT Automation: Evaluate Job Scheduling and Run Book Automation Solutions
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: A job scheduler is responsible for routinely managing thousands—and in many cases, tens of thousands—of individual mission-critical business processes every day. This evaluation guide provides an in-depth overview of job scheduling capabilities that companies rely on to operate their businesses successfully.
Posted: 29 Jul 2011 | Published: 28 Jul 2010

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Best practices to architect applications in the IBM Cloud Discover a list of component features you need to use for a better cloud experience
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Comprehensive product capability discussed throughout this 15-page technical paper, including 11 Best Practices for the IBM Cloud . Written for IT Managers, IT Architects, and developers, learn how you can better manage SaaS cloud applications and bring new applications on line in the future.
Posted: 14 Jul 2011 | Published: 14 Jul 2011

IBM

Enterprise Virtual Machine Infrastructure on the Cloud
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Access this resource to learn the essentials of implementing virtual machine infrastructure on the cloud. Discover how this cloud provides an alternative to owning, upgrading and maintaining expensive hardware by shortening app development cycles, extending existing security disciplines, and more.
Posted: 14 Jul 2011 | Published: 14 Jul 2011

IBM

Extending virtualization in the data center with application infrastructure virtualization: An Introduction to WebSphere Virtual Enterprise
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines application infrastructure virtualization as a new virtualization category within the data center. Continue reading to learn how this technology can augment the capability and value of existing server virtualizations.
Posted: 07 Jul 2011 | Published: 07 Jul 2011

IBM

Shared Infrastructure: Scale-Out Advantages and Effects on TCO
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Applications such as high performance computing, Web 2.0 and cloud technologies are beginning to require similar features in the data center, including high density, serviceability and power efficiency. Find out how a shared infrastructure can meet these requirements, while providing significant TCO savings.
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 | Published: 06 Jul 2011

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

Moving Your Infrastructure to the Cloud- How to Maximize Benefits and Avoid Pitfalls
sponsored by Rackspace Hosting
WHITE PAPER: This exclusive resource details the significant benefits that cloud computing brings and provides guidance to help IT pros in their decision making process. Read on to learn about the importance of assessing individual cloud providers for a successful cloud initiative.
Posted: 01 Jul 2011 | Published: 01 Jul 2011

Rackspace Hosting

Moving Toward a Virtual Data Center
sponsored by Datalink Corp
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

Datalink Corp

KVM for Server Virtualization: An Open Source Solution Comes of Age
sponsored by Red Hat and JBoss
WHITE PAPER: As server virtualization is growing throughout the various professional communities, the number of platforms on which to run virtualized servers is increasing. Take a look at this exclusive resource for an insightful and thorough analysis of the kernel-based virtual machine, the latest server virtualization platform.
Posted: 27 Jun 2011 | Published: 01 May 2011

Red Hat and JBoss

Virtual Gains: The Benefits of Dell Hardware with Hyper-V
sponsored by Dell EMC and Microsoft
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

Dell EMC and Microsoft

Getting Virtualization Back in Gear: Overcoming VM Stall Through 1:1 Virtualization
sponsored by CA Technologies
WHITE PAPER: The potential benefits of virtualization are well documented: increased agility, improved disaster recovery capability, and significant cost savings due to server consolidation. This whitepaper discusses 1:1 virtualization and the barriers of IT virtualization.
Posted: 21 Jun 2011 | Published: 15 Jun 2011

CA Technologies

Key Capabilities for Mastering the Cloud
sponsored by HP Software
WHITE PAPER: This exclusive resource provides management strategies and common pitfalls to avoid when approaching the cloud, and addresses five key capabilities including the ability to govern, deliver, automate, assure and secure hybrid services. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 20 Jun 2011 | Published: 20 Jun 2011

HP Software

The Promises, Challenges and Imperatives of Data Center Infrastructure Management
sponsored by Emerson Network Power
WHITE PAPER: Access this exclusive white paper to gain a new perspective on managing data center infrastructures that recognizes; the importance of real-time data to understand the true capacity of available infrastructure, interdependencies between logical and physical layers, the need for more powerful management tools that can guide design, and much more.
Posted: 08 Jun 2011 | Published: 08 Jun 2011

Emerson Network Power

IBM Information Archive for Email, Files and eDiscovery
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how IBM Information Archive helps you store, retrieve, manage, share and protect regulated and non-regulated data with a design that is both highly secure and extremely cost efficient.
Posted: 25 May 2011 | Published: 25 May 2011

IBM