WHITE PAPER - Sun SPARC® Enterprise M4000, M5000, M8000, and M9000 servers are highly reliable, easy to manage, vertically-scalable systems with many of the benefits of traditional mainframes - without the associated cost, complexity, or vendor lock-in.
Posted: June 5, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Mainframe Operating Systems | Mainframe Server Hardware | Multi-core Processor Architecture | Multi-core Processors | Operating Systems

WHITE PAPER - This document is intended for executives evaluating the use of a horizontally scalable grid for database application deployment, as well as project managers, system engineers, integration specialists, and other technical staff looking to design, implement, and tune database applications in a grid computing environment.
Posted: June 5, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Cluster Management | Cluster Software | Clustering | Database Administration | Database Administrators | Database Architectures | Database Management | Database Managers | Database Performance Management | Databases | High Availability | Operating Systems | Oracle (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Troubleshooting is a necessary evil. Where does one start when the operating system does not start, the application does not load or run correctly, the network hangs or a network service does not listen or perform? Linux is noted for being rock solid, stable, and easy to manage but not as user friendly.
Posted: May 27, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Linux | Linux Clusters | Linux Desktop Environment | Linux Server Hardware | Network Configuration Management | Network Operating Systems | Network Performance | Operating Systems | Patch Management | Patch Management Software | Troubleshooting

WHITE PAPER - Join Glenn Weadock, Global Knowledge Instructor, MCITP, MCSE, MCT, A+, for this Windows 7 Review Guide. This white paper introduces the key areas in which Windows 7 differs from Vista - areas you'll need to focus on if you're thinking of moving to Windows 7, either from Vista or from XP.
Posted: May 13, 2009 | Published: May 13, 2009


Topics:  Enterprise Architectures | Enterprise Systems | Microsoft Certified Professional | Microsoft Excel | Microsoft Exchange | Microsoft Office XP | Microsoft Operations Manager | Operating Systems | Windows | Windows 2000 | Windows 98 | Windows CE | Windows Me | Windows Vista | Windows XP

WHITE PAPER - Directors of IT operations are under pressure to control or reduce mainframe operating costs while maintaining service levels to the business. This paper describes how BMC® MAINVIEW® from BMC Software uniquely delivers aggressive and strategic performance management and optimization.
Posted: April 17, 2009 | Published: April 17, 2009


Topics:  IT Management Services | IT Services | IT Systems | Mainframe Operating Systems | Operating Systems | Server Management

WHITE PAPER - Virtualization provides powerful, tangible ways to streamline many traditionally time-consuming processes and minimize the resources needed to deploy and manage IT resources. This white paper examines how Microsoft® customers are using virtualization technology to simplify their IT infrastructure, IT processes, and save money.
Posted: March 19, 2009 | Published: November 3, 2008


Topics:  Cost Benefit Analysis | IT Asset Management | IT Auditing | IT Best Practices | IT Governance | IT Infrastructure | IT Managers | IT Service Management | IT Spending | IT Systems | ITIL | Operating Systems

WHITE PAPER - This paper explains the need to select Cisco IP Phones, switches, routers for your home lab and explores how to configure the options of VMware so that you can load Cisco Call Manager and Cisco Unity virtual machines in a lab environment.
Posted: February 10, 2009 | Published: February 10, 2009


Topics:  Hard Disks | Networking | Operating Systems | VMware | VoIP

WHITE PAPER - Virtualization offers multiple ways to save money including hardware purchase, power and cooling costs over time and staff time needed when providing a test and analysis environment to name a few.
Posted: February 10, 2009 | Published: February 10, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | Data Centers | Data Management | Operating Systems | Security | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Server 2008 is a solid workstation product that makes for a nice demo machine and coincidentally gives you a platform (on the 64-bit version) for running Hyper-V.
Posted: January 23, 2009 | Published: January 23, 2009


Topics:  Device Drivers | Hardware | Operating Systems | Security | Server Management | Workstations

WHITE PAPER - This white paper addresses twelve common issues that network administrators should examine when troubleshooting network problems.
Posted: December 12, 2008 | Published: December 12, 2008


Topics:  Network Management | Network Managers | Network Security | Operating Systems | Routers | Switches | Troubleshooting

WHITE PAPER - This Dell High Availability Solutions Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V introduces different options to implement HA for Hyper-V environments.
Posted: December 11, 2008 | Published: December 11, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Enterprise | High Availability | Memory | Operating Systems | SAN | SMBs | Testing | Virtual Machine Monitor

WHITE PAPER - This article provides an introduction to Hyper-V virtualization, discusses the overall architecture and underlying technologies, and offers guidance on best practices for deployment on Dell PowerEdge servers.
Posted: December 11, 2008 | Published: December 11, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Data Center Management | DHCP | Enterprise | High Availability | Operating Systems | SAN | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine Monitor | VMware

WHITE PAPER - The release of Windows Vista SP1 enables customers to take advantage of improvements that Microsoft and its partners have developed. It's a continuation of Microsoft and its partners' drive to provide the best experience possible.
Posted: December 10, 2008 | Published: December 10, 2008


Topics:  BIOS | Enterprise | Internet | Operating Systems | Vendors | Windows

WHITE PAPER - This paper explains an approach to virtualization software that relies on the host operating system to provide the service to talk directly to the underlying hardware.
Posted: December 10, 2008 | Published: October 11, 2008


Topics:  Blade Servers | Hardware | IT Infrastructure | IT Managers | Networking Hardware | Operating Systems | Server Consolidation | Software | TCO | VMware