ANALYST REPORT - One of the leading questions IT organizations face when thinking about their installed base of servers is when and how to refresh those servers. This white paper discusses why you should refresh, provides common approaches meet new requirements, and explores the x86-based Sun server line using Intel Xeon processors.
Posted: July 22, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Blade Servers | Data Center Management | High Performance Computing | IT Spending | Linux Server Hardware | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Solaris

ASSESSMENT TOOL - This tool allows you to enter data about your existing server environment and evaluate the benefits of replacing x86 server technology with the latest generation Sun servers powered by Intel® Xeon® processors.
Posted: October 1, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  ROI | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | TCO

EGUIDE - This expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com, Sun, and Intel, discusses how to successfully buy, configure and manage a virtual server environment.
Posted: November 16, 2009 | Published: November 15, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | CIOs | Cloud Computing | Data Center Management | Disaster Recovery | HIPAA Compliance | IT Management | IT Managers | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine | Virtualization Security

VIDEO - In this videocast, get expert advice on selecting a cost-effective server to fit your IT needs. Discover how blade and rack servers compare and learn the pros and cons of unified compute system (UCS) servers. Also, determine which hardware options to choose and decide whether it is better to scale-up or scale-out your virtualization project.
Posted: September 22, 2009 | Premiered: September 22, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Rack Servers | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization

WEBCAST - Watch this webcast to learn how the latest blade server modules from Sun Microsystems, based on the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series, deliver significant performance gains and energy savings, plus an innovative approach to networking that virtualizes each 10GbE port and provides high-bandwidth connectivity to each virtual server.
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Premiered: September 17, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | Data Center Design | Data Center Management | Rack Servers | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization

WEBCAST - Engineering teams from Sun and Intel are collaborating on optimizing how the Solaris ecosystem and the new Intel Core Microarchitecture (formerly code-named Nehalem) for the Intel® Xeon® processor work together, with compelling results. View this webcast to see how these results can improve your own infrastructure.
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Premiered: September 17, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | Data Center Construction | Data Center Design | IT Infrastructure | Network Architectures | Rack Servers | ROI | Server Software | Server Virtualization

WEBCAST - This webcast examines how upgrading your system with new Sun Fire servers can actually save you money.
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Premiered: September 17, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Design | Data Center Management | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization

WEBCAST - View this webcast to gain insight into how upgrading your aging infrastructure can grow your bottom line.
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Premiered: September 17, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Processor Architectures | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization

WEBCAST - Watch this webinar to learn best practices for enterprise-level server consolidation by leveraging next-generation server platforms developed jointly by Sun and Intel.
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Premiered: September 17, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Design | Data Center Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization

WEBCAST - This eSeminar will provide you with the information that you need to best implement SSDs and achieve the optimal ROI and service level improvements that you require.
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Premiered: September 17, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Design | Data Center Management | Economic Environment | Solid State Disks

WHITE PAPER - This white paper proposes a spectrum of reference configurations using Sun servers based on Intel processors, the broad range of Sun storage systems and appliances, and the VMware suite of virtualization products to configure cost-effective information systems for these businesses.
Posted: October 1, 2009 | Published: August 31, 2009


Topics:  High Availability | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | SMBs | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Systems | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Managing desktop environments across the enterprise can be challenging for many organizations. Virtualization of desktop systems is an increasingly popular solution, but requires scalability and balanced design for successful implementation. This white paper discusses the use of Sun Fire X4450 servers as a virtual desktop infrastructure platform.
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Published: March 1, 2009


Topics:  Desktop Applications Management | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | Remote Computing | Server Management | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This document is intended as a quick reference guide for developers and system administrators that want to optimize the Solaris™ OS on the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series platform.
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Published: March 30, 2009


Topics:  Energy Efficiency | Intelligent Databases | Intelligent Networks | Performance Testing | Processor Architectures | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This paper is intended for executives and managers and tells how Sun servers equipped with Flash-enabled solid-state drives (SSDs) offers dramatic improvements to HPC, Web 2.0, and data center application performance.
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Published: March 1, 2009


Topics:  Hard Disk Drives | High Availability | High Performance Computing | Server Hardware | Server Management | Solid State Disks | Web 2.0

WHITE PAPER - This paper shows how next-generation Sun servers, based on the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series, allow IT organizations to meet these challenges by delivering game-changing performance and virtualization improvements that help enable companies to leverage best practices for IT management, application deployment, work processes, and cost control.
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Published: September 17, 2009


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Infrastructure | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Power Management | IT Best Practices | IT Management | ITIL | Server Consolidation