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 - Read this white paper to learn how your organization can achieve significant cost savings by conducting data migrations while applications are running rather than scheduling down time.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: December 7, 2007


Topics:  Application Integration | Application Performance Management | Application Server Hardware | Application Server Software | Data Migration | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Storage Capacity | Storage Management

ANALYST REPORT - With all protocols and storage features included in the cost of the system, Sun claims its new unified platform delivers significant performance gains and cost benefits versus proprietary unified storage solutions.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2006


Topics:  IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Systems | Open Source | Server Management | Storage Architectures | Storage Best Practices | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management

CASE STUDY - Read this case study to learn how LifeChurch.tv implemented the Veeam Management suite Plus to manage their virtual infrastructure to decrease file-level recovery time from hours to seconds, reduce time to document infrastructure by 98 percent, and improve file copy speed six times faster than other products.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Published: November 9, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Capacity Planning | Reporting Software | Server Management | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Management | Systems Management Software | VMware ESX

WHITE PAPER - The uses, requirements, and complexity of servers have all increased dramatically. Consequently, server monitoring has more importance in today's environments. This guide looks at some of the most pressing challenges you might face in ensuring optimal server performance. It offers insights into the tools and strategies for addressing these demands.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: November 4, 2009


Topics:  Load Balancing | Network Management | Network Managers | Network Monitoring | Network Monitoring Software | Network Performance | Server Management | Systems Operations

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

CASE STUDY - Morgan Stanley’s Global Wealth Management Group and their internal Financial Advisors need the very latest information about market changes, the execution of trades and informed analysis to make the best investment decisions. To achieve this, they rely on BMC BladeLogic.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: November 3, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | Server Appliances | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - Read this transcript featuring guest speakers Doug Washburn, Forrester Research Analyst, and co-presenter John Skinner, Intel's Director of Marketing, Eco-Technology, as they discuss the scope of energy-efficient computing, and how new incentives can be leveraged to accelerate the ROI of your technology investments
Posted: October 30, 2009 | Published: October 30, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Energy Efficiency | Green Data Center | Network Best Practices | Network Management | Power Consumption Monitoring | Server Consolidation | Server Management

TRIAL SOFTWARE - Deeply monitor all Virtual, Physical and Cloud based servers, applications, resources, and services from a single, unified dashboard with "up.time". Immediately cut costs and drive global performance and availability.
Posted: October 29, 2009 | Published: October 29, 2009


Topics:  High Availability | IT Management | Network Monitoring Software | Reporting Software | Server Management | Systems Management | Systems Management Software | Virtual Machine

WHITE PAPER - A comprehensive disaster recovery implementation is critical to ensuring computing resources maintain operations in the event of a server failure or data loss. Mastering disaster recovery in mid-sized organizations requires the careful identification and implementation of end-to-end backup along with recovery tools and services.
Posted: October 29, 2009 | Published: October 29, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Disaster Recovery | Remote Office Connectivity | ROBO | Server Management | SMBs | Storage Management | Storage Security

DATA SHEET - Dell's FastTrack for Windows Server® 2008 includes assessment, design and validation consulting performed in a phased, contiguous approach. FastTrack is Dell's recommended end-to-end service for customers that would like a validated, repeatable migration process necessary to deploy a best of breed, Windows Server 2008 solution.
Posted: October 29, 2009 | Published: October 28, 2009


Topics:  Consulting Services Industry | IT Infrastructure | IT Managers | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Windows Server 2003

DATA SHEET - The Hyper-V Technology Introduction with Advanced Management for Windows Server 2008 is an approximate 10 day service and consists of either a single-node implementation or dual-node highly available (HA) host-based cluster configuration and up to two servers for the System Center elements. Read this paper to learn more.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Published: October 28, 2009


Topics:  IT Infrastructure | IT Managers | Microsoft Hyper-V | Microsoft Operations Manager | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Storage Management | Virtual Machine | Virtual Machine Monitor | Windows Server 2003

CASE STUDY - ServiceU Corporation was challenged to deploy reliable hardware to support its Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 environment and virtualize other applications to enhance business flexibility. Read this case study to learn about the benefits that ServiceU achieved through by implementing Dell hardware and Microsoft Hyper-V technology.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Published: February 1, 2009


Topics:  IT Infrastructure | Microsoft Hyper-V | SAN | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Software as a Service | SQL Server | Storage Management

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

WEBCAST - User demand for infrastructure and services has increased at a much greater rate over the past few decades than IT resources available, thus causing an IT service delivery gap. Learn how Surgient's self-service platform can bridge that gap.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Premiered: October 28, 2009


Topics:  IT Infrastructure | IT Services | IT Spending | Self-Service Applications Software | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Service Level Management | SLA | User Needs Assessments | Virtual Machine