WHITE PAPER - CIOs are increasingly aware that the Linux® platform offers a low-risk, robust, and value-for-money alternative to traditional UNIX® platforms. This whitepaper will list and describe a simple, six-step process for migrating from UNIX to Linux.
Posted: August 10, 2009 | Published: August 10, 2009


Topics:  Application Deployment | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Centers | Linux | Open Source | Open Source Software | Operating Systems | UNIX | UNIX Server Hardware

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper will provide an overview of the benefits of Storage Resource Management as a "front end" to data deduplication. We will demonstrate how an SRM tool such as Northern Storage Suite can work in concert with data de-duplication technologies to efficiently streamline data and assure optimal performance of an organization's storage inf...
Posted: August 3, 2009 | Published: January 5, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Centers | Data Deduplication | Data Management | IT Best Practices | NAS | Network Performance | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management Software | Storage Resource Management

WHITE PAPER - The Northern Storage Suite is a management solution by Northern Parklife Inc. that will help reclaim, reduce and maximize your current infrastructure. This article provides four real-world examples dealing with reclaiming capacity, reducing data growth, maximizing storage resources, and involving users while minimizing administration.
Posted: August 3, 2009 | Published: August 3, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Centers | Data Management | NAS | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Management Software | Storage Resource Management | Tiered Storage

WHITE PAPER - IT projects are being increasingly scrutinized, so expenditures must support business requirements and contribute to the operational efficiency of the data center. Combined with HP technology, Oracle dynamically optimizes shared resources to simplify administration of the physical and virtual platforms, letting you meet those business objectives.
Posted: July 30, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Performance Management | Cloud Computing | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Grid Computing

WHITE PAPER - IT managers are looking for ways to improve energy efficiency - to reduce power consumption and cooling requirements - to save money. Using HP Reference Architectures for Oracle, you get a modular, inherently flexible, and highly available application platform that accomplishes that. Read this paper for details.
Posted: July 30, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Computer Room Air Conditioning Units | Cooling Capacity | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers

WHITE PAPER - IT organizations are always looking for ways to save money and time without compromising on issues like security or compliance. Exploring the value of your systems management solution is a lot easier when you know the right questions to ask. We have a few suggestions for how to get started.
Posted: July 29, 2009 | Published: July 28, 2009


Topics:  Data Centers | Enterprise Systems | IT Management | Linux | Open Source Software | Operational Metrics (Systems) | Systems Maintenance | Systems Management | Systems Management Software

CASE STUDY - In 2000, Discount Tire Company decided to bring management of its e-commerce infrastructure in-house after having outsourced it for several years. Learn how they turned to the rock-solid reliability of Red Hat's Enterprise Linux platform to handle the task of supporting their new e-commerce environment.
Posted: July 28, 2009 | Published: July 28, 2009


Topics:  Data Centers | eCommerce | eCommerce Software | Linux | Open Source | Open Source Software | Operating Systems | Payment Card Industry | Server Software | Web Server Software

WEBCAST - It is becoming increasingly difficult for data center pros to manage their IT environments. This webcast explores best practices for automation and details the benefits you can realize from implementing the technology.
Posted: July 27, 2009 | Premiered: September 17, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Business Process Automation | Business Process Automation Software | Configuration Management | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Server Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper outlines the new capabilities and performance enhancements that NetApp / IBM N series clients can now realize with TSM 6.1 in two key enterprise backup and restore scenarios for network data storage.
Posted: July 27, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Continuous Data Protection | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Mirroring | Data Recovery | Data Storage | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Enterprise | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management

WEBCAST - This webcast explores a phased approach to consolidating application management solutions, aligning IT infrastructure with business needs and reducing costs.
Posted: July 27, 2009 | Premiered: July 27, 2009


Topics:  Applications Management | Business IT Alignment | Business Management | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Design | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Economic Environment | Infrastructure Management | IT Infrastructure | Network Management | ROI | Server Management | Software Architectures | Storage Consolidation | Storage Management | Strategic Planning | Systems Management | TCO

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - Monitoring mainframe performance is something every data center does. This quick video explains a set of software solutions that can help out with mainframe monitoring by observing and managing performance, providing visibility, and improving availability while reducing costs. Watch the video now to learn more.
Posted: July 10, 2009 | Published: July 10, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Mainframe Operating Systems | MIPS | Network Management Software | Network Monitoring Software | Server Management | Server Software | Software Upgrades

WHITE PAPER - This paper describes the principles for achieving power and cooling capacity management.
Posted: July 10, 2009 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Blade Servers | Capacity Management | Computer Room Air Conditioning Units | Cooling Capacity | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | ITIL | Power Consumption Monitoring | UPS

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - This presentation transcript features Brian Babineau, senior analyst with the Enterprise Strategy Group. Today Badineau would like to talk to you a little bit about driving efficiency within your data center and how you can reduce cost by reducing the amount of duplicate data that maybe in your environment.
Posted: July 9, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Deduplication | Data Governance | Data Management | IT Governance | IT Management | Rack Enclosures | Rack Servers

WEBCAST - View this VKernel webcast to learn how to best optimize resource utilization in your current ESX environment. During this 30 minute presentation, we'll discuss how capacity planning is different in an ESX environment, resource alignment, and many other aspects of capacity planning within your current environment.
Posted: July 9, 2009 | Premiered: July 9, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Centers | Enterprise Resource Management | Network Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | Systems Management | Virtual Machine Monitor | VMware | VMware ESX | VMware Server

TRIAL SOFTWARE - In a dynamic virtual environment where things are constantly changing, your VM documentation efforts become out-of-date as soon as you begin the time-consuming process.
Posted: July 8, 2009 | Published: July 8, 2009


Topics:  Data Centers | Data Visualization | Document Imaging Software | IT Management | Reporting Software | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | VMware | VMware ESX | VMware Server