Server Software Reports

EGUIDE: When it comes to virtualization, budget planning is the key to success for any organization. This e-guide reviews why no matter what kind of cost saving benefits virtualization promises, having an established budget is essential to help with new purchases, ongoing support and software licensing costs.

Posted: 18 May 2011 | Published: 18 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: Success increasingly relies on users being able to communicate from anywhere in a cost-effective and secure manner. Organizations seek integrated productivity tools that enable real-time collaboration. This guide shows the process for implementing Microsoft collaboration tools in a small company, one with fewer than 250 employees.

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 | Published: 15 Jun 2011

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

EGUIDE: Microsoft Exchange Server is one of the most mission-critical IT services for enterprises, and can mean major headaches when mail servers are down. Learn how to select and verify a hypervisor to avoid common high availability mistakes.

Posted: 10 May 2011 | Published: 10 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: IT pros have been virtualizing Notes and Domino on VMware virtual infrastructures for a while now. With recent product releases from IBM, VMware, Intel, and AMD, it is important to understand how these updates can benefit your Domino environment. Explore the top benefits here.

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 | Published: 29 Apr 2011

EZINE: Some applications are a natural fit for the cloud; some are better kept within your administrators’ control. What about Exchange Server? Volume 9 of the Exchange Insider E-zine outlines the pros, cons and costs of running Exchange Server in-house and in the cloud.

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 | Published: 27 Apr 2011

EGUIDE: This e-guide provides expert insight into how to choose the right hardware for Windows server virtualization. Learn why it’s important to determine the needs of virtual workloads when purchasing servers. And find out which server features are essential for virtualization, including powerful processors, abundant memory and ample storage.

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 | Published: 22 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: Intel® Virtualization Technology FlexMigration allows virtualization software vendors to deliver live migration solutions across different generations of Intel® Xeon® processor-based servers. This white paper explains how Intel VT FlexMigration works, including how and why some instructions are masked by the hypervisor while others are not.

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 | Published: 18 Mar 2011

VIDEO: This 8 minute video illustrates how customers can quickly turn data into insights to support analytics, reporting and BI needs with solutions built on IBM System x, IBM System Storage and IBM Software. 

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 | Premiered: 17 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: OpenX has calculated all the 'hidden' costs of hosting your own ad server. Read this white paper and understand the full range of costs such as technical infrastructure, soft-costs such as staff time, and risks associated with self-hosting.

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 | Published: 23 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: This TechWise Research offering gives a detailed analyses of costs and benefits associated with upgrading earlier versions of the HP-UX 11i operating environments to HP-UX 11i v3.

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 | Published: 22 Feb 2011

BROCHURE: This family brochure highlights the features, functions and benefits of the IBM family of blade chassis and blades, including the BladeCenter S chassis, the HS22, LS22, LS42, HS12, JS12, JS22, JS23, JS43 and BladeCenter Options.

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 | Published: 20 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the architecture and performance of the Intel Xeon processor 5600 Series. The performance analysis covers latency to main memory, memory bandwidth and application performance, and addresses performance issues related to memory speed and population of memory.

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 | Published: 20 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the architecture and performance of the Intel Xeon processor 7500 and 6500 Series. The analysis covers latency to main memory, memory bandwidth and application performance, and addresses performance issues related to memory speed and population of memory.

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 | Published: 20 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: Whether you plan to integrate new SAP products into your infrastructure or are preparing for an upgrade, the IBM Systems solution with SAP Discovery system can help you thoroughly evaluate SAP applications - and validate their benefits.

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 | Published: 19 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: This Intel paper analyzes the effects of various factors on the utilization of the primary server resources: compute, memory and I/O. The analysis shows that 4-socket servers, which provide greater headroom than 2-socket servers, may be preferable in a number of situations.

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 | Published: 19 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: VMware vSphere takes virtualization to the next level. VMware vSphere is a next-generation virtualization platform that enables businesses to deliver efficient, reliable, and flexible IT.

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 | Published: 19 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how Intel and IBM have been working for years to create systems that change the economics of x86 computing. One of the results of that collaboration is a platform for clustered, distributed systems that delivers unprecedented flexibility and scalability.

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 | Published: 23 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

RESOURCE CENTER: This resource center is home for evaluation software that will provide your CIO with a better understanding of how Windows Server 2008 R2 functions.

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 | Published: 03 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: Limited space, power, and cooling capacity have led many organizations to recognize that capital and operating expenses for datacenters have become an increasing part of their budgets. Read this paper to learn about the range of technologies that can help you drive more efficiency in your datacenter.

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 | Published: 01 Mar 2010

WHITE PAPER: Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher (BI Publisher), Oracle’s enterprise reporting server that writes, manages, and delivers all types of highly formatted documents, eliminates the need for costly point solutions. Read this paper to find out so much more.

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 | Published: 01 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: This document examines the standards and guidelines as outlined by NIST, and demonstrates the ways in which BlueCat Network’s DNS solution address these guidelines.

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 | Published: 31 Aug 2010

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: There are a number of considerations that companies need to make when selecting server hardware to run databases on. In this video, get expert advice on considerations including availability, service and support and how the database should be scaled.

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 | Published: 23 Aug 2010

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Mergers are very difficult to do well. In a merger, the technology that can be more easily spread across the new entity is likely the one to survive. The expert in this video focuses on the importance of selecting systems that are flexible, modular and have required infrastructure to anticipate change and growth during a merger or acquisition.

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 | Published: 23 Aug 2010