Infrastructure Management White Papers

WHITE PAPER: This paper provides an overview of a reference architecture prepared by Red Hat that fully documents how to build your own private cloud.

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 | Published: 09 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper lays out the characteristics of a cloud computing infrastructure. It describes the forms that cloud computing can take and how different types of technology providers and consumers of technology relate to each other.

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 | Published: 09 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: In this paper we detail these four mechanisms and introduce several case studies and examples to show the increased economic value that Cloud Computing brings to an organization.

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 | Published: 11 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper details the revolution that Cloud Computing is bringing to IT and contrasts the new IT approach from traditional approaches. Read now to learn more!

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 | Published: 24 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: Cloud computing has created a lot of buzz in the marketplace, as well as confusion about its benefits. This free white paper is geared for both IT and business leaders. Read an overview of what cloud computing is, the types of "clouds" and examples of how clients are using cloud computing to reduce costs and increase efficiencies

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 | Published: 17 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper will explore some of the more common pitfalls that hamper successful data center transformations and the keys to overcome them.

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 | Published: 20 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: IBM conducted a survey in June and July of 2009 of 1,090 IT and line-of-business decision makers around the world. The purpose of this white paper is to share the survey findings, and to provide the IBM point of view regarding key steps and considerations for cloud adoption.

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 | Published: 03 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: This paper examines both the potential successes of a virtualised environment as well as the challenges. Learn the tools and strategies to help you achieve comprehensive data migration and protection across your company's virtualised infrastructure.

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 | Published: 30 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: While some individual users are experimenting with cloud processing, other users have already fully committed to the cloud as an important part of their enterprise architecture and operation. Read this white paper to learn about the evolution of cloud processing and whether or not the cloud processing boom will continue.

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 | Published: 17 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper will get you up to speed on all aspects of cloud computing. It will help you examine cloud opportunities, review potential issues, and consider where and how specific information should be processed in your organization. Check out this white paper to learn more.

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 | Published: 17 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: IBM Systems Director supports the PowerVM environment and is the IBM platform management tool for multiple heterogeneous servers and advanced management functions such as workload lifecycle management, health check, and topology mappings, as well as the ability to take action on monitored events. Read this paper for more information.

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 | Published: 16 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: For many organizations, up to seventy percent of the overall IT budget is dedicated merely to maintaining the operational status quo—leaving only thirty reserved for development. Read this paper to find out more.

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 | Published: 21 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: What is news is that now you can protect your company’s valuable assets from web-based attacks with an innovative, effective new form of web security – cloud-based, reputation-driven defense. Read this paper to learn how.

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 | Published: 20 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: Cloud computing can help you organize and streamline your test environment. The business model of cloud computing facilitates better use of existing resources, allowing you to do more with fewer resources. As a result, you can achieve a highly simplified and so much more.

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 | Published: 19 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: Read this case study to learn how Nexans Euromold expired (HP msa1000), André Fouquart, Information Systems Manager at Nexans, went looking for a new storage platform. It soon became clear that an IBM SVC solution combined with IBM System Storage™ DS3400 arrays was the best solution, read more now.

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 | Published: 19 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: This paper, with embedded links and videos, will highlight the most essential points IT and facility managers need to know when evaluating the benefits and costs associated with powering and cooling their hospital's network closets.

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 | Published: 11 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: This white paper is jointly produced by EMC and Microsoft to outline the benefits of archiving your Exchange environment before upgrading to Exchange 2010.

Posted: 11 Oct 2010 | Published: 26 Mar 2010

WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses the controller-based architecture was created to solve manageability, mobility (as opposed to portability), and high operational expenditure (OPEX) problems that were prevalent in autonomous (fat, thick, standalone) AP implementations.

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 | Published: 20 Sep 2010

WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides an overview of how companies can use the capabilities in Microsoft® Office 2010 and Microsoft SharePoint® Server 2010 with Microsoft Dynamics to achieve these goals.

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 | Published: 30 Aug 2010

WHITE PAPER: Read this case study to learn Camden County Schools provide students with information technology that increases learning and achievement while simultaneously driving administrative efficiencies and effectiveness.  

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 | Published: 27 Aug 2010

WHITE PAPER: Learn how Panduit, along with an eco-system of Partners can offer a comprehensive and holistic approach called the Unified Physical Infrastructure (UPI) that enables organization to connect, manage and automate critical systems and drive operational, financial and sustainability advantages, and so much more.

Posted: 20 Aug 2010 | Published: 20 Aug 2010

WHITE PAPER: The business benefits of the IP transformation are numerous. First of all, as you reduce the number of actual networks, you save on software licensing costs, air conditioning and power. Less people are also required because rather than operating many silo networks in standalone mode you now have a common network.

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 | Published: 16 Aug 2010

WHITE PAPER: Currently, e-mail encryption is a bit of a paradox. Large organizations understand and want privacy, but e-mail encryption technology is too in-depth for mass usage. Fortunately things are changing. Read this paper to learn so much more.

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 | Published: 11 Aug 2010

WHITE PAPER: This study illustrates the financial impact of moving from disparate and aging wiring systems to an integrated, building-wide IT connectivity infrastructure.

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 | Published: 06 Aug 2010

WHITE PAPER: The purpose of this white paper is to demonstrate how KineticD meets and exceeds its clients' demands and expectations for the security of its online backup SaaS offering.

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 | Published: 02 Aug 2010