WHITE PAPER - To provide disaster recovery for virtual machines running on a Hyper-V host, look to Double-Take for Hyper-V from Double-Take Software to protect your workloads with real-time replication and automated failover for virtualized workloads. Read this white paper for more details.
Posted: November 16, 2009 | Published: October 8, 2009


Topics:  Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Replication | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Double-Take Move provides migration functionality that dramatically reduces the impact and risk of migrations in the data center and across any geographic distance.
Posted: November 16, 2009 | Published: April 9, 2009


Topics:  Data Migration | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Software Migration | Storage Management | Storage Management Services | Storage Management Software

WHITE PAPER - This IDC White Paper examines the roles of virtualization and automation in improving operational efficiencies. Delivering end-to-end service visibility across both physical and virtual infrastructures is a key requirement for preventing service outages or failures.
Posted: November 13, 2009 | Published: May 25, 2009


Topics:  Business Service Management | Change Management | Configuration Management | Data Center Management | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Service Management | Server Virtualization | TCO

WHITE PAPER - Pano Logic® is the first company to offer a complete, purpose-built solution for virtual desktops combining a unique zero-client endpoint device with centralized tools designed specifically for the tasks of deployment and managing virtual desktops.
Posted: November 13, 2009 | Published: November 12, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Power Management | Data Security | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | Productivity | Server Virtualization | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

WHITE PAPER - The very same virtualization infrastructure you use for your servers today can be naturally extended to support the hosting of desktops as well. As a result, users gain the flexibility of connecting to a well-managed desktop from virtually any network endpoint. But how do you get there?
Posted: November 13, 2009 | Published: November 12, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Network Performance | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

WHITE PAPER - This paper describes the hardware and software components of Sun’s new reference architecture, Sun Systems for Enterprise 2.0 and Web 2.0 with MySQL, studies the scalability of the architecture, and includes step-by-step directions for setup and configuration.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: October 22, 2009


Topics:  Database Management | Database Server Software | MySQL | Networking | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Web 2.0

WHITE PAPER - This paper describes a high-level cloud computing infrastructure services framework and the underlying technology enablers, such as virtualization, automation, self-service portal, monitoring and capacity planning. It also discusses examples of, and the value propositions for, certain data centers that have been built in this manner to date.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: February 24, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Cloud Computing | Data Center Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Service Management | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This independent study by the International Technology group found IBM PowerVM more cost-competitive over time, compared to VMware, in terms of IT costs and the costs of downtime.
Posted: November 10, 2009 | Published: April 14, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | CRM | ERP | IT Spending | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | UNIX | VM | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This document describes an end-to-end solution for monitoring and managing VMware vSphere or Virtual Infrastructure 3 using a full integration with Microsoft Systems Center Operations Manager (Ops Mgr) to produce a comprehensive image of system health with minimal impact on your operations staff.
Posted: November 10, 2009 | Published: November 10, 2009


Topics:  Enterprise Systems | Microsoft Operations Manager | Network Monitoring | Network Performance | Server Virtualization | VMware | VMware ESX | VMware Infrastructure 3

WHITE PAPER - Virtualization introduces an array of new security risk challenges including compliance, separation, data leakage, forensics, and much more. If your organization has already deployed a virtualized environment, read this paper for advice on how to review your infrastructure and establish best practices going forward.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Published: November 9, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Physical Security | Data Security | Security Management | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine | Virtualization Security

WHITE PAPER - What will be most important to IT organizations over the next 12 months? It's probably no surprise that cost control or reduction in spending is the key priority. This white paper looks at the near-term activities of the IT organizations surveyed by TechTarget, along with their constraints, issues, motivating factors, and strategies.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Published: November 9, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Change Management | Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | IT Management | IT Management Services | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - BMC Software's internal IT organization launched a virtualization and automation initiative that achieved financial payback in less than six months. The effort improved productivity, increased responsiveness, and saved the company $5 million per year.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: November 3, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn the ways in which new technologies are impacting power demand patterns, explores the consequences of having too much power capacity or too little and then provides concrete advice on strategies for right-sizing your power systems.
Posted: October 30, 2009 | Published: October 30, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Cooling Capacity | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Energy Efficiency | Network Performance | Power Consumption Monitoring | Power Generation Equipment | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Dealing with disasters at remote offices, where you likely have little or no technical staff, can be challenging—and, if you're not careful, expensive. Here are our top 10 tips for optimizing branch office DR while achieving overall improvements in cost efficiency.
Posted: October 29, 2009 | Published: October 29, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Cloud Computing | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | Downtime | Remote Office Connectivity | ROBO | RPO | RTO | Server Virtualization | SMBs

WHITE PAPER - In this paper, various configurations of Exchange Server 2007 are tested in physical and virtual environments to evaluate the performance scalability and to understand the sizing requirements for Exchange Server 2007 in a virtualized environment.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Microsoft Exchange | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Testing | Virtual Machine | Windows Server 2003