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Cost Savings and Beyond: 4 Overlooked Reasons to Expand Virtualization
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses four key benefits to virtualization – business continuity, simplified IT management, the ability to reallocate IT resources to strategic means, and enhanced business responsiveness.
Posted: 17 Jul 2013 | Published: 17 Jul 2013

VMware, Inc.

With Enhanced POWER7 Systems, IBM Raises the Ceiling, Again
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper identifies the three major players in the UNIX landscape and points out the strengths and limitations of each.
Posted: 16 Jul 2013 | Published: 10 May 2011

IBM

Virtual server management provides strong security
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This resource takes a closer look at IBM's VMControl environment, uncover the key capabilities today.
Posted: 15 Jul 2013 | Published: 15 Oct 2011

IBM

IBM Systems Director: Optimized and simplified management of IT infrastructures
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This resource presents a new solution that is essential to bridge the gap between the daily reality of the IT manager and the strategic goals of the organization.
Posted: 15 Jul 2013 | Published: 15 Oct 2011

IBM

The Software-Defined Data Center and the New Hitachi Unified Compute Platform
sponsored by Hitachi Vantara
WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents a new approach to data centre design and operations. Explore the details and advantages of this optimisation strategy and find out how it can help you solve management, complexity and reliability challenges within your infrastructure.
Posted: 15 Jul 2013 | Published: 15 Jul 2013

Hitachi Vantara

The Smarter, Faster Route to Virtualization: vStart
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines frequently cited obstacles to virtualization adoption. Learn how to simplify the virtualization deployment process by installing a pre-built and pre-assembled framework for your virtual infrastructure.
Posted: 10 Jul 2013 | Published: 10 Jul 2011

DellEMC and Intel®

Hybrid IT Service Management: A Requirement for Virtualization and Cloud Computing
sponsored by FrontRange Solutions Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents the importance of ITSM as a well-established approach for managing IT that places corporate needs ahead of more technically defined, device or component-centric management methods.
Posted: 28 Jun 2013 | Published: 31 Oct 2012

FrontRange Solutions Inc.

Delivering IT as a Service With a Software-Defined Data Center
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This informative white paper explains what ITaaS actually is, as well as the opportunities and challenges it delivers.
Posted: 28 Jun 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2013

VMware, Inc.

Optimising your virtualised data centre
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This resource discusses how to strategically optimize server environments for highly efficient data centers.
Posted: 27 Jun 2013 | Published: 27 Apr 2012

IBM

A Quantitative Comparison of High Efficiency AC vs. DC Power Distribution for Data Centers
sponsored by Schneider Electric
WHITE PAPER: This resource presents detailed quantitative efficiency comparison between DC and AC power distribution methods, including an analysis of the effects of power distribution efficiency on the cooling power requirement and on total electrical consumption.
Posted: 26 Jun 2013 | Published: 26 Jun 2013

Schneider Electric

Market Share Analysis: Data Center Hardware Integrated Systems
sponsored by EMC Converged Platforms.
WHITE PAPER: This resource presents the results from a Gartner report of the integrated systems market, providing an unbiased comparison of the six leading integrated infrastructure system technologies.
Posted: 26 Jun 2013 | Published: 30 Nov 2012

EMC Converged Platforms.

Classification of Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) Tools
sponsored by Schneider Electric
WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents a classification system for data center infrastructure management tools, enabling IT pros to determine which physical infrastructure management tools they need and which ones they don't.
Posted: 12 Jun 2013 | Published: 12 Jun 2013

Schneider Electric

Helping you Optimize. Store. Secure. Technology Equipment…
sponsored by Chatsworth Products, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents a key case study of an organization that conquered the challenge of limited available power by creating a "cooling wall" to create one of the most efficient data centers in the Pacific Northwest.
Posted: 10 Jun 2013 | Published: 07 Jun 2013

Chatsworth Products, Inc.

Red Hat JBoss Data Grid: The Perfect Solution for Big Data and Application Performance
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: Big data requires real-time access to data, scalability, and non-disruptive technology - qualities that relational databases just don't have. In this resource, discover how an in-memory data grid (IMDG) addresses the challenges posed by big data and application performance, and learn how one particular data grid can benefit your IT department.
Posted: 07 Jun 2013 | Published: 30 Jun 2012

Red Hat

E-guide: Server Hardware for Virtualization: Exploring the Options
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This expert resource provides insights into the various hardware options for virtualization technologies and private clouds. Learn about the next-gen blade servers specifically designed to optimize the benefits of virtualization.
Posted: 06 Jun 2013 | Published: 06 Jun 2013

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

Hardware for SMBs and Midsize Data Centers
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This IT handbook presents insights into choosing the right technology for a scalable and resilient data center for small and midsized businesses.
Posted: 06 Jun 2013 | Published: 06 Jun 2013

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

Disaster Recovery Assurance in Private Clouds
sponsored by PHD Virtual
WHITE PAPER: This resource presents a new disaster recovery concept that bridges the gap between physical and virtual resources to ensure business continuity and renewal of IT services.
Posted: 31 May 2013 | Published: 31 May 2013

PHD Virtual

Enhancing Computing Resource Management
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents a case study of a large university that integrated scattered high-performance computing resource into a single resource pool with the help of the cloud.
Posted: 30 May 2013 | Published: 30 May 2013

Intel

Law Firm Doubles Its Consolidation Ratio to Improve Performance
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents a key case study of a leading law firm that doubled its consolidation ratio and capitalized on the latest processing technologies to improve virtualization and power high-performance processing.
Posted: 30 May 2013 | Published: 30 May 2013

Intel

University of Coimbra Boosts Standards of Scientific Excellence
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents a case study of a leading scientific university that met new demanding IT requirements by taking advantage of next-gen high-performance computing systems.
Posted: 30 May 2013 | Published: 30 May 2013

Intel

Australian document process outsourcing firm realizes benefits of virtualization
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents a key case study of how Speedscan consolidated their disparate physical infrastructures within a single virtualized data center to improve energy efficiency by 92%.
Posted: 30 May 2013 | Published: 29 Nov 2012

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

ISP Selectel Competes Internationally with Optimized Cloud Hosting
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: In this one page success brief, you will learn how Russia's largest provider of data center services speeds up its cloud hosting with solid state drives.
Posted: 30 May 2013 | Published: 31 Mar 2013

Intel

Veritas Cluster Server from Symantec
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This resource discusses a cluster server platform that ensures high availability and disaster recovery for the most critical applications.
Posted: 29 May 2013 | Published: 31 Oct 2012

Symantec Corporation

High-Performance Computing Platform Powers Complex Calculations
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: This resource is a real-world case study of how Danielson Engineering utilized a high-performance computing platform to optimize mission-critical calculation and simulation applications.
Posted: 29 May 2013 | Published: 29 May 2013

Intel

Solitaire Interglobal: Comparing Virtualization Methods for Business - Executive Summary
sponsored by IBM.
WHITE PAPER: Access this resource for a deep dive analysis of the business differentiators among x86, UNIX, and System z virtualization technologies to help you determine the right path for your data center.
Posted: 22 May 2013 | Published: 22 May 2012

IBM.