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The Accelerated SMB: Moving at the Speed of Virtualization
sponsored by AMD
WHITE PAPER: IT is a strategic partner in businesses of all types and sizes, but especially in the small to medium-sized business. Take a look at this exclusive resource to learn how virtualization is a relevant and practical method for the growing SMB to streamline processes and reduce operational costs.
Posted: 09 Aug 2011 | Published: 09 Aug 2011

AMD

An Enterprise Private Cloud Architecture and Implementation Roadmap
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: On-demand, scalable and elastic service is the key functionality of cloud computing, and this is even more true for a private cloud infrastructure. Access this exclusive resource to learn an actionable, practical method for bringing your organization into a private cloud.
Posted: 08 Aug 2011 | Published: 08 Aug 2011

Intel

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

Applying Factory Principles to Accelerate Enterprise Virtualization
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: Adopting the private cloud infrastructure is a prime goal for many organizations, however, the first critical step to achieving this goal is ubiquitous server virtualization. Access this exclusive resource to learn how you can apply factory principles to your processes and virtualize nearly 75% of your data center.
Posted: 08 Aug 2011 | Published: 08 Aug 2011

Intel

An Intel and EMC Perspective to Simplifying the Networking with 10G Ethernet
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: Organizations of all types and sizes are looking to server virtualization and consolidation as a means for improving overall computing performance. Check out this exclusive resource to learn how 10 gigabit Ethernet brings unified, efficient Ethernet storage, data center bridging, ease of use and flexibility.
Posted: 08 Aug 2011 | Published: 08 Aug 2011

Intel

Manchester Essex Regional School District: Virtualization helps a Massachusetts school district deliver better education while reducing costs, IT staff burdens and environmental impact
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: The Manchester Essex Regional School District was looking to build a new school for its 8500 student body, tasking the IT department with finding the most effective way to help build and manage an energy-efficient IT infrastructure. This white paper highlights how VMware data center virtualization and other software helped them achieve their goals.
Posted: 12 Jul 2011 | Published: 12 Jul 2011

VMware, Inc.

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®

Managing Dell PowerEdge C Servers in Hyperscale Environments
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: When companies run large-scale applications on multiple similar servers, they require a diverse set of tools that are designed for one-to-many system management. This white paper will review different system management options that provide monitoring in hyperscale environments.
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 | Published: 06 Jul 2011

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

Flexible Scale out with Lightweight Micro Servers
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Micro servers have emerged as an option for specific classes of workloads that tend to scale well with large numbers of relatively lightweight nodes. The paper explains the context in which micro servers have evolved the and guidelines for identifying whether workloads are well suited to micro server deployments.
Posted: 01 Jul 2011 | Published: 01 Jul 2011

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

Master the Management Challenges of Your Virtualized Environment with IBM Service Management Solutions
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: To cut costs while continuing to meet service level objectives, organizations of all sizes are initiating projects based on strategies to simplify IT, consolidate resources, and increase energy efficiency. One of the technologies many organizations are leveraging to meet these goals is virtualization.
Posted: 01 Jul 2011 | Published: 30 Jun 2011

IBM

Making Desktop Virtualization Part of Your Windows 7 Migration
sponsored by Dell Software
WHITE PAPER: Most organizations are migrating to Windows 7 – it’s powerful and full of new functionality. However, this migration promises to be complex, time-consuming, expensive and create downtime for users. In this white paper, see how adopting desktop virtualization simplifies your Windows 7 migration – while reducing costs and increasing security.
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 | Published: 28 Jun 2011

Dell Software

A Peer Survey: Desktop Virtualization Separating the Hype from Reality
sponsored by Dell Software
WHITE PAPER: Organizations are looking to desktop virtualization for improved productivity, security and easier management. Cut through the hype – and get to the facts – in this white paper from IT Business Edge and Quest Software.
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 | Published: 28 Jun 2011

Dell Software

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

Dell Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Reference Architecture
sponsored by Dell EMC and Microsoft
WHITE PAPER: This paper proposes several sample virtualisation architectures based on Dell's server and storage products. Architectures are divided into three main categories: Small, Medium, and Large. These categories are based on the features and capacity of each product, as well as the complexity of the overall architecture.
Posted: 22 Jun 2011 | Published: 21 Jun 2011

Dell EMC and Microsoft

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

System x Ranks #1 in Customer Satisfaction: x86 Server Customer Satisfaction Study
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, TBR analyzed IBM’s competitive performance over the past seven quarters - and explains why IBM has consistently held the number 1 ranking in TBR's x86 server study on product reliability, quality, service excellence, and server value.
Posted: 20 Jun 2011 | Published: 20 Jun 2011

IBM

WebSphere Virtual Enterprise Adds Value
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This study compares the performance and efficiency of several system configurations to determine which configuration is best for processing transactions.
Posted: 09 Jun 2011 | Published: 06 Jun 2011

IBM

IBM Presents Staged Approach to Virtualization Management
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses several common challenges that virtualization management solutions should be able to address.
Posted: 09 Jun 2011 | Published: 06 Jun 2011

IBM

IBM System X Family Brochure - IBM System x rack and tower servers
sponsored by IBM and Intel
WHITE PAPER: If you’re looking for ways to create a dynamic infrastructure, look no further. This brochure shows how IBM System x and BladeCenter servers help to deliver an infrastructure that reduces operating costs, manages present and future risk, and improves services.
Posted: 07 Jun 2011 | Published: 07 Jun 2011

IBM and Intel

Midsize businesses enhance performance and reduce costs
sponsored by IBM and Intel
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to see how IBM® System x® and IBM BladeCenter® servers can offer an outstanding platform for virtualization and consolidation.
Posted: 06 Jun 2011 | Published: 06 Jun 2011

IBM and Intel

IBM BladeCenter HS22 Product Guide
sponsored by IBM and Intel
WHITE PAPER: Read this Product Guide on the IBM BladeCenter HS22 reviewing the versatile, easy-to-use blade optimized for performance, energy and cooling.
Posted: 06 Jun 2011 | Published: 06 Jun 2011

IBM and Intel

Benefit Your Business with Fast, Efficient Middleware
sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd
WHITE PAPER: Modern enterprise software infrastructure must keep pace with dynamic business needs. As a business changes through growth, contraction, or seasonal variation, its middleware must be flexible, cost-efficient, and easily modified to accommodate this fluctuation.
Posted: 03 Jun 2011 | Published: 31 Jul 2009

Oracle Corporation UK Ltd

Cisco UCS – A Real World TCO Analysis
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper reveals five opportunities for infrastructure cost savings. Learn how to simplify management of your data center through integration and automation of network, compute, and virtualization technologies.
Posted: 03 Jun 2011 | Published: 01 Apr 2011

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor
sponsored by Red Hat.
WHITE PAPER: This document is designed to give you information about Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor and its many features including large scale consolidation, high performance, storage and networking support and memory management.
Posted: 19 May 2011 | Published: 19 May 2011

Red Hat.

Why Convergence is Essential to Today’s Data Centers
sponsored by HP & Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses why convergence is essential to today’s data centers to help solve key issues such as demanding service level agreements, constrained IT budgets and complex legacy applications for an easier to manage data center.
Posted: 05 May 2011 | Published: 05 May 2011

HP & Intel®