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e-Books
eBook: A Guide to Modern IT Disaster Recovery
Aug 2011
This online eBook provides insight and advice on how to build an effective disaster recovery strategy in the evolving world of virtual infrastructures, while mitigating the impact of so-called...
Provided by VMware
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White Papers
Moving to Virtualization: A Guide to What's Possible from VMware
Jun 2010
Did you know that over the next year, 50% of small and midsized businesses are moving to virtualization? That's because virtualization allows businesses to run multiple operating systems and...
Provided by VMware
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Whitepapers
When Infrastructure Really Matters, A Focus on High-End Storage
Nov 2012
This Clipper Group paper provides a pragmatic analysis about the undeniable importance of mission critical infrastructure. The DS8870, the newest member of the DS8000 enterprise storage family,...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Database Consolidation onto Private Clouds
Feb 2011
Consolidating databases onto a private cloud is a new model for the delivery of database services. Private clouds consolidate servers, storage, operating systems, databases, and mixed workloads...
Provided by Oracle
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Whitepapers
The Future of Cloud Computing Planning Guide
Sep 2011
If the question hasn't come up yet in your organization, it probably will. How do you build a private cloud for your organization? Cloud computing is one of the top three priorities this year for...
Provided by Intel Corporation
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Whitepapers
Making Choices with DNS-Based Traffic Management
Nov 2012
Uptime is the bottom line and Dyn.com Chief Scientist Tom Daly explains how to use managed DNS to accelerate, deliver and protect your website's content and traffic. Learn benefits and concepts of...
Provided by Dyn
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Whitepapers
Virtualization 101
Jan 2012
This white paper defines virtualization and focuses on how certain trends, such as server virtualization, are changing the datacenter. We'll look at what makes virtualization so compelling to...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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Downloads
Executive's guide to the 21st century data center
Mar 2013
To help you develop the best data center strategies for your organization, ZDNet and TechRepublic pulled together this collection of the latest information, analysis, perspective, and advice.
Provided by TechRepublic
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Whitepapers
CBS eBook: Oracle Database
Dec 2011
Organizations are accelerating their push to more closely align their business and IT priorities in an effort to manage more information, improve quality of service and maximize their return on...
Provided by Oracle
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Webcasts
Introduction to VMware vSphere 5
Mar 2012
This presentation will be available to audience members until August 16, 2012 at 09:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time. The foundation of the new VMware Cloud infrastructure Suite is VMware vSphere5,...
Provided by VMware
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Whitepapers
White Paper: Business Transaction Management
Oct 2012
Companies build applications to support their business goals, so it's no wonder that business people expect to know how the applications are performing -- their success depends on it. But business...
Provided by Compuware
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White Papers
Best Practices for Data Center Infrastructure Design: Cabling Distances and Space Planning
Aug 2007
When designing and laying out a data center, understanding best practices as well the pros and cons for each type of data center is critical. The TIA 942 data center guidelines are very specific...
Provided by Siemon
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Webcasts
Introducing Capacity Management Essentials - Simplified Capacity Analysis and Planning for Enterprise Data Centers
Feb 2008
Capacity Management Essentials combines agentless data collection and built-in intelligence with a scalable architecture to provide a powerful, yet easy to use, capacity management solution that...
Provided by BMC Software
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Whitepapers
Virtualization: Myths vs. Facts
Mar 2012
Examine fifteen common myths surrounding virtualization, including many that prevent IT administrators (or their bosses) from getting the maximum value from virtualization. This paper is designed...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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Whitepapers
Five Secrets for Successfully Virtualizing a Data Center
Apr 2012
Here are some secrets, tips, and tricks for virtualizing your datacenter. We want to introduce some best practices for virtualization, while not being too biased towards one virtualization vendor...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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Whitepapers
Seven Tips for Troubleshooting VMware vSphere5
May 2012
Here are seven tips for working with vSphere, including: Logging in via Command Line, dealing with connection problems using ssh to an ESXi host; network performance issues; possible storage...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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Whitepapers - Video
Explore Benefits of Cisco Unified Fabric
Dec 2011
A one-size-fits all isn't the most efficient solution for your data center anymore. Cisco Data Centers deliver revolutionary scale, flexibility, intelligence and convergence transforming your...
Provided by Cisco Systems, Inc
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Whitepapers
HP Reference Architecture for Client Virtualization
Oct 2012
In today's "need it now" marketplace, enterprises are not only searching for ways to improve user experience but also the ability to scale their solutions over time. Enterprises are also looking...
Provided by HP and Intel®
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White Papers
10 must-read silicon.com Cheat Sheets
Sep 2011
This exclusive e-book contains 10 of our must-read cheat sheets covering some of the most important issues facing business and technology professionals today, from cloud computing, IPV6 and Office...
Provided by silicon.com
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Whitepapers
Guide to Improving First-Time IT Certification Pass Rates
Apr 2012
IT professional certifications are critical for many businesses. Certifications help business leaders feel confident that the people charged with designing and maintaining their mission-critical...
Provided by SkillSoft
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Whitepapers
Top 10 Mistakes in Data Centre Operations - Operating Efficient and Effective Data Centres
Jan 2013
How can you avoid making major mistakes when operating and maintaining your data centre(s)? The key lies in the methodology behind your operations and maintenance program. All too often, companies...
Provided by Schneider Electric - AU
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Whitepapers
Leveraging Microsoft's System Center 2012 Suite in the Private Cloud
Apr 2012
Ultimately, all large organizations will require the added flexibility and efficiency of the cloud. Initially, the private cloud will be the most obvious choice for enterprises that will not or...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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White Papers
Virtualization: Protecting Your Business
Nov 2011
Business continuity and disaster recovery planning is critical - especially for small and midsized businesses, where the cost of downtime can be devastating. Virtualization can help keep your...
Provided by CDW & VMware
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Webcasts
VMware vSphere 5 QuickStart Series Part 2: Introduction to VMware vCenter Server
Mar 2012
This presentation will be available to audience members until November 09, 2012 at 09:00 AM Pacific Standard Time. Who should view: IT Professionals looking to gain a technical understanding of...
Provided by VMware
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White Papers
Six Best Practices for Windows File Server Consolidation
Sep 2006
Is storage growth driving up costs in your data center? Are you looking for ways to simplify operations? Server consolidation can help. It can streamline your workload and it's proven to cut costs...
Provided by ONStor
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Whitepapers
How Storage Resource Management Suite Meets Today’s Storage Management Challenges
May 2013
This white paper outlines the common use cases Storage Resource Management Suite addresses including comprehensive monitoring, reporting, and analysis for heterogeneous block, file, and...
Provided by EMC Australia (grey BG)
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Whitepapers
The Four Steps to Virtual Port Channel
Aug 2011
Virtual port channel (VPC) takes redundancy to a new level in the data center. With the right equipment, you can leverage the functionalities of VPC by making all available paths usable and giving...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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Whitepapers
The Business Case for Disaster Recovery Planning: Calculating the Cost of Downtime
Sep 2006
IT leaders recognize that a disaster can be any event that prevents a business from accessing the data and systems it needs to operate. This could encompass everything from regional power...
Provided by Iron Mountain
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Webcasts
Introduction to VMware vSphere Storage Appliance
Mar 2012
This presentation will be available to audience members until August 23, 2012 at 09:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time. Business continuity is a top concern for small and midsize businesses (SMBs), who...
Provided by VMware
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Whitepapers
Why Cloud Computing Needs a Cloud-Intelligent Network
Jan 2013
Cloud computing has been on the horizon of most CIOs for the better part of half a decade. Cloud computing represents the next evolutionary step for computing. Decades ago, the mainframe era...
Provided by Cisco
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Whitepapers
Reduce Complexity and Accelerate Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure Deployments - A Business White paper
Jun 2012
To reap the full benefits of cloud computing, the IT infrastructure must run efficiently. Many organizations, however, are operating an IT infrastructure that has been cobbled together over time...
Provided by Oracle
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Whitepapers
Virtualization: Benefits, Challenges, and Solutions
Feb 2012
The majority of IT organizations have already implemented some server virtualization, and most intend to implement more over the next year. But moving to a virtual environment can raise...
Provided by Riverbed
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e-Books
A Virtualized Storage Strategy for Performance, Protection and Compliance
Apr 2012
If the concept of virtualization is a hard one to get your head around, good news...you're not alone. Virtualization is about creating a virtual infrastructure rather than a physical one. Instead...
Provided by Computer Design & Integration
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Webcasts
Operational Data Quality - Building the Business Case
May 2011
Often times, presenting a coherent business case and obtaining senior management approval often stands in the way of improving data quality and successfully implementing an MDM solution. Hear...
Provided by Trillium Software
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Whitepapers
Running Microsoft Enterprise Applications on VMware vSphere, NetApp Unified Storage, and Cisco Unified Fabric
Jun 2011
Technical Report – This document describes a solution that showcases virtualizing Microsoft applications on VMware vSphere 4.1 virtual infrastructure and NetApp unified storage, achieving...
Provided by NetApp
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White Papers
ESG Analyst White Paper - VMware's vSphere Storage Appliance: High Availability for Small IT Operations
Oct 2011
Learn how small and midsized businesses are increasingly adopting virtualization to deliver consolidation, improve data back up and disaster recovery and increase security with an in-depth new...
Provided by VMware
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Whitepapers
Data Center Design Philosophy
Mar 2003
This paper lays the foundation for addressing challenges of data center design, through a presentation of the more important design issues, priorities, and philosophies. This paper covers some...
Provided by Sun Microsystems
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Whitepapers
Database Security in Virtualization and Cloud Computing Environments
Apr 2013
Many organizations have found themselves drawn to virtualization and cloud computing architectures for the many benefits, only to find that the complexity of ensuring adequate data security was...
Provided by McAfee
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White Papers
Total Cost Comparison: NetApp vs. EMC Solutions for Windows File Services Consolidation
Dec 2007
Once companies have made the decision to consolidate their Windows file services environments, a key consideration for many is which storage platform will provide the lowest total cost. This...
Provided by NetApp
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eBooks
IBM System x eGuide
Oct 2012
Whether you have implemented virtualization already or not, a private cloud solution based on IBM System x servers built on Intel® Xeon® processors will deliver immediate and impactful...
Provided by IBM & Intel
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Whitepapers
Why Now is the Time to Get Started with BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10
Jun 2013
There are dozens of MDM options on the market. And given the sheer volume of research and analyst reporting available online, you could spend months simply getting up to speed – let alone coming...
Provided by BlackBerry
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Whitepapers
Choosing an MDM Platform: Where to Start the Conversation
Jun 2013
There are dozens of MDM options on the market. And given the sheer volume of research and analyst reporting available online, you could spend months simply getting up to speed – let alone coming...
Provided by BlackBerry
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Whitepapers
Knowledge Representation and Annotation for Semantic Web Library
May 2011
The information contained in the World Wide Web or the web content is increasing every day. In this paper, the authors describe the semantic annotation process for university's library semantic...
Provided by Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento
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Whitepapers
Adaptive Histogram Algorithms for Approximating Frequency Queries in Dynamic Data Streams
Nov 2011
Histograms can be used as summaries of frequency data. However, staying within the error tolerance becomes problematic when dealing with dynamic data streams. For dynamic data streams, the...
Provided by Bowie State University
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Whitepapers
Legal Feasibility of Automated Data Collection for Statistical Purposes in the EU
Jan 2013
Internet-based measurement is using Internet as source of data gathering and it is a method of automated data collection. The three most common Internet-based measurement approaches are...
Provided by Brunel University
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Whitepapers
A Light-weight Data Replication for Cloud Data Centers Environment
Jun 2012
Unlike traditional high performance computing environment, such as supercomputers, the cloud computing is a collection of interconnected and virtualized computing resources that are managed to be...
Provided by International Journal of Engineering and Innovative Technology (IJEIT)
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Whitepapers
Yank: Enabling Green Data Centers to Pull the Plug
Feb 2013
Balancing a data center's reliability, cost, and carbon emissions is challenging. For instance, data centers designed for high availability require a continuous flow of power to keep servers...
Provided by University of Massachusetts
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Whitepapers
A General Framework for Efficient Continuous Multidimensional Top-K Query Processing in Sensor Networks
Sep 2012
Top-k query has long been a crucial problem in multiple fields of computer science, such as data processing and information retrieval. In emerging cyber-physical systems, where there can be a...
Provided by Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers
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Whitepapers
Workload Dependent IO Scheduling for Fairness and Efficiency in Shared Storage Systems
Aug 2012
Supporting QoS control mechanisms in shared storage arrays is constrained by the well-justified fear of impacting the system efficiency. This motivates the authors' study of the tradeoff between...
Provided by VMW Games
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Whitepapers
Towards Proactive Resource Management in Virtualized Datacenters
Dec 2012
Proactive resource management involves taking actions to make resources available for upcoming load spikes. Proactive resource management is highly desirable for managing resources in a...
Provided by VMW Games
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Whitepapers
Demand Based Hierarchical QoS Using Storage Resource Pools
Feb 2013
The high degree of storage consolidation in modern virtualized datacenters requires flexible and efficient ways to allocate IO resources among Virtual Machines (VMs). Existing IO resource...
Provided by Wayne Stansfield
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Whitepapers
Cloud@Home: Performance Management Components
Oct 2010
Cloud computing is a new emerging paradigm that merges a large set of different technologies and solutions. The main idea driving the cloud computing approach is that all resources, hosted by...
Provided by University of San Francisco
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Whitepapers
Find the right platform for your server needs
Sep 2012
There are mounting business pressures to support more applications and users, store growing amounts of data, and manage an increasingly complex IT environment. Servers that fundamentally redefine...
Provided by HP
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Whitepapers
EMC Customer Profile - Rotary International
Dec 2012
Private cloud improves performance and reliability for mission-critical applications supporting humanitarian projects.
Provided by EMC
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Whitepapers
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Jun 2013
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Provided by Test
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Whitepapers
Turn retail IT challenges into your information advantage
Jun 2013
This solution brief summarizes how Intel-based HP AppSystems for SAP HANA provide retailers with real-time data to greatly speed analysis, enabling informed decisions on key retail IT challenges...
Provided by HP & Intel® Xeon® Processors
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Whitepapers
The Power of Flexibility
Jun 2013
Driven by unprecedented business demands, IT is expected to deliver more services and innovative solutions at record speed to an ever-widening global customer base. Meanwhile, high operational...
Provided by HP and Intel®
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Whitepapers
How to get the most out of Virtualization
Jun 2013
This white paper shows why it is important to pay proper attention to all aspects of people, processes, tools, and knowledge, as well as the technology needed to get value from virtualization. It...
Provided by HP and Intel®
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Whitepapers
Improving Datacenter Operations Management Using Wireless Sensor Networks
Oct 2012
Increasingly larger datacenters constructed to serve Internet-scale enterprise and Cloud computing workloads are creating significant challenges for the management systems designed to operate...
Provided by ICS
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Whitepapers
Path Consolidation for Dynamic Right-Sizing of Data Center Networks
Feb 2013
Data center topologies typically consist of multi-rooted trees with many equal-cost paths between a given pair of hosts. Existing power optimization techniques do not utilize this property of data...
Provided by University of Calgary
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Whitepapers
Big Data in the Background: Maximizing Productivity While Minimizing Virtual Machine Interference
May 2013
Despite the use of virtualization to share individual servers, data centers are still often only lightly loaded, leaving large amounts of spare capacity idle. In some ways, Big Data applications...
Provided by BeiHang University
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Whitepapers
HybridMR: A Hierarchical MapReduce Scheduler for Hybrid Data Centers
Dec 2012
Virtualized environments are attractive because they simplify cluster management, while facilitating cost-effective workload consolidation. As a result, virtual machines, either in public clouds...
Provided by Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union
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Whitepapers
Leveraging Endpoint Flexibility in Data-Intensive Clusters
Jun 2013
Many applications do not constrain the destinations of their network transfers. New opportunities emerge when such transfers contribute a large amount of network bytes. By choosing the endpoints...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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Whitepapers
Hybrid Optical and Electrical Network Flows Scheduling in Cloud Data Centers
Apr 2013
Hybrid intra-data centre networks, with optical and electrical capabilities, are attracting research interest in recent years. This is attributed to the emergence of new bandwidth greedy...
Provided by University of Essen
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Whitepapers
Security For Virtualization, the challenge, the solution, and how to get the business on board
Jun 2013
Few of us would dispute that virtualization makes good business sense. However, the view of leading analysts is that in the rush to implement virtualization, security has become a poor second. So...
Provided by Kaspersky Lab
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Whitepapers
Reducing the Complexity of Virtualization for Small and Midsized Businessess
Jan 2011
Because small and midsized businesses are often faced with more modest IT resources, challenges deploying and managing virtualization, as well as executing critical IT management tasks that...
Provided by VMware
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Whitepapers
How Apollo Group Evaluated MongoDB
Jun 2013
Apollo Group, best known as the parent company of the University of Phoenix, sought to build a cloud-based learning management platform and needed a new data store to support it. After a thorough...
Provided by The MongoDB Company
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Whitepapers - Video
No More Sticky Clients
Jun 2013
Now Aruba steps up to address the pervasive issue of "sticky clients." A sticky wireless client device is one that doesn't roam well from one AP to another. Watch how Aruba's 802.11ac rollout...
Provided by Aruba Networks
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Whitepapers
ESG Whitepaper FlexPod Your Gateway to the Private Cloud
Nov 2012
A private cloud needs to be built on a rock-solid data foundation. Learn why FlexPod is the solution of choice to enable an efficient and easily-managed cloud infrastructure.
Provided by NetApp
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Whitepapers
ESG Whitepaper Maximizing Private Cloud Benefits with an Efficient Storage Foundation
Oct 2012
How can you make sure that your private cloud is agile, responsive, and efficient? NetApp offers private cloud technology that aligns with the following recommendations from Enterprise Strategy...
Provided by NetApp
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Whitepapers
IDC: Through Hardware Innovation Comes Support Automation
May 2013
This IDC white paper outlines the support-oriented benefits of evolving technology incorporated into the physical box itself as well as technologies that enable remote support. As vendors develop...
Provided by HP & Intel® Xeon® Processors
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Case Studies
NetApp Seven Corners Case Study
Nov 2012
Seven Corners migrated from standalone servers with direct-attached storage (DAS) to a private cloud based on VMware vSphere® built on FlexPod®. Read the results of their experience leveraging...
Provided by NetApp
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Case Studies
NetApp City of Melrose Case Study
Aug 2012
With a creative investment in a re-imagined information infrastructure, the Massachusetts city of Melrose not only improved services and cut IT costs by a third, but is also offering the Cloud to...
Provided by NetApp
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Whitepapers
Private Cloud - More than Just Virtualization
Jul 2012
What is your plan to move your organization beyond virtualization? Learn more about how developing a cloud strategy can help you achieve the business agility you need to: Accelerate time to...
Provided by NetApp
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Whitepapers
Top Reasons Why Customers Virtualize With EMC VSPEX
May 2013
EMC VSPEC is a proven flexible architecture solution that allows IT to quickly and consistently deploy a virtualized infrastructure to consolidate servers, applications, and desktops, while...
Provided by Amcom
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Whitepapers
How Storage Resource Management Suite Meets Today’s Storage Management Challenges
May 2013
This white paper outlines the common use cases Storage Resource Management Suite addresses including comprehensive monitoring, reporting, and analysis for heterogeneous block, file, and...
Provided by EMC Australia (grey BG)
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Whitepapers
Introduction to Red Hat Storage Server Architecture
Jan 2012
Over the past ten years, enterprises have seen enormous gains in scalability, flexibility, and affordability as they migrated from proprietary, monolithic server architectures to architectures...
Provided by Red Hat
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Whitepapers
EMC STORAGE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SUITE: How Storage Resource Management Suite Meets Today's Storage Management Challenges
May 2013
This white paper outlines the common use cases Storage Resource Management Suite addresses including comprehensive monitoring, reporting, and analysis for heterogeneous block, file, and...
Provided by EMC
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Whitepapers
Successfully Consolidate Your Database onto Private Clouds
May 2013
Consolidating databases onto a private cloud is a new model for the delivery of database services. Private clouds consolidate servers, storage, operating systems, databases, and mixed workloads...
Provided by Oracle
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Whitepapers
Top Reasons Why Customers Choose EMC VSPEX For Virtualised Microsoft Applications
May 2013
EMC VSPEX is a proven flexible architecture solution that allows IT to quickly and consistently deploy a virtualised infrastructure to consolidate servers, applications, and desktops, while...
Provided by EMC Australia (grey BG)
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Whitepapers
Energy Efficient Cooling for Data Centers: A Close-Coupled Row Solution
Jan 2013
The trend of increasing heat densities in data centers has held consistent with advances in computing technology for many years. As power density increased, it became evident that the degree of...
Provided by APC by Schneider Electric
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White Papers
10 Ways to Increase Power System Availability in Data Centers
Sep 2009
This paper explains how organizations can significantly mitigate their exposure to power-related down-time by adopting proven changes to their business processes and electrical power system...
Provided by Eaton
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Whitepapers
Site Selection for Mission Critical Facilities
Jan 2013
When selecting a new site or evaluating an existing site, there are dozens of risk factors that must be considered if optimal availability is to be obtained. Geographic, site-related, building,...
Provided by APC by Schneider Electric
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Webcasts
Adopting iPad and iPhone for Enterprise Use
Jun 2010
Apple's iPad is being launched as a consumer device. Yet, there is little doubt that it will become a valuable enterprise productivity tool. IT departments should consider iPad when planning...
Provided by Sybase
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Case Studies
Rethinking the Data Center
May 2011
A case study on a Queensborough Community College infrastructure optimization project that resulted in savings of time, money and energy. The strategy included server virtualization and...
Provided by CDW & VMware
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White Papers
How Enterprise Architectures Must Adapt to Solid State Storage
Jul 2011
In this white paper, IDC discusses the case for solid state storage in enterprise data storage systems and servers. This white paper explores various aspects associated with integrating solid...
Provided by Seagate
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White Papers
IT Essentials for Data Center Trends and Innovations
Aug 2011
Once upon a time, the words "data center" described a pretty common facility, regardless of industry or enterprise. Today, however, the words "data center" can describe an overheated small closet...
Provided by TechRepublic
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White Papers
How to Build a SAN Guide: Convert Any Windows Server Into Shared Storage
Aug 2011
This How To Build A SAN guide provides simple step-by-step instructions for building your own Storage Area Network (SAN) or centralized, networked storage by using standard off-the-shelf x86...
Provided by Starwind Software
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White Papers
Virtual Mainframe: Rehost Development
Sep 2011
The reliability and security of mainframe environments have made rehosting development the natural choice for mission-critical business applications. With the majority of mainframe processing...
Provided by Micro Focus
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White Papers
Transform the data center with IBM servers and Intel Ethernet
Sep 2011
A transformation is taking place in the data center. With more powerful compute resources available, IT managers are using virtualization to consolidate more applications onto fewer physical...
Provided by Intel
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White Papers
Best Practices for Data Center Infrastructure Design: Cabling Distances and Space Planning
Aug 2007
When designing and laying out a data center, understanding best practices as well the pros and cons for each type of data center is critical. The TIA 942 data center guidelines are very specific...
Provided by Siemon
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Whitepapers
Seven Tips for Troubleshooting VMware vSphere5
May 2012
Here are seven tips for working with vSphere, including: Logging in via Command Line, dealing with connection problems using ssh to an ESXi host; network performance issues; possible storage...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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Whitepapers
Leveraging Microsoft's System Center 2012 Suite in the Private Cloud
Apr 2012
Ultimately, all large organizations will require the added flexibility and efficiency of the cloud. Initially, the private cloud will be the most obvious choice for enterprises that will not or...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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Whitepapers
Virtualization: Myths vs. Facts
Mar 2012
Examine fifteen common myths surrounding virtualization, including many that prevent IT administrators (or their bosses) from getting the maximum value from virtualization. This paper is designed...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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Downloads
Executive's guide to the 21st century data center
Mar 2013
To help you develop the best data center strategies for your organization, ZDNet and TechRepublic pulled together this collection of the latest information, analysis, perspective, and advice.
Provided by TechRepublic
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Whitepapers
Virtualization 101
Jan 2012
This white paper defines virtualization and focuses on how certain trends, such as server virtualization, are changing the datacenter. We'll look at what makes virtualization so compelling to...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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Whitepapers
Ten Errors to Avoid When Commissioning a Data Center
Apr 2013
Data center commissioning can deliver an unbiased evaluation of whether a newly constructed data center will be an operational success or a failure. Proper execution of the commissioning process...
Provided by APC by Schneider Electric
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Whitepapers
Cooling Entire Data Centers Using Only Row Cooling
Apr 2013
Row cooling is emerging as a practical total cooling solution for new data centers due to its inherent high efficiency and predictable performance. Yet some IT equipment in data centers appears...
Provided by APC by Schneider Electric
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Whitepapers
Database Consolidation onto Private Clouds
Feb 2011
Consolidating databases onto a private cloud is a new model for the delivery of database services. Private clouds consolidate servers, storage, operating systems, databases, and mixed workloads...
Provided by Oracle
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Whitepapers
Cooling Strategies for Ultra-High Density Racks and Blade Servers
Jan 2013
Rack power of 10 kW per rack or more can result from the deployment of high density information technology equipment such as blade servers. This creates difficult cooling challenges in a data...
Provided by APC by Schneider Electric
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White Papers
ORACLE DATABASE 10G STANDARD EDITION ONE
Sep 2005
Oracle Database 10g Standard Edition One is designed for deployment in small- to-medium business environments. It is easy to install and configure, and comes complete with built in selfmanagement...
Provided by Oracle
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eBooks
Server Virtualization for Dummies
Dec 2012
Making Everything Easier! - like they always do, "For Dummies" are back with an edition about server virtualisation. Download this book to find: -The benefits of application-driven virtualisation...
Provided by Oracle
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Whitepapers
The Top 9 Mistakes in Data Center Planning
Jan 2013
Why do so many data center builds and expansions fail? This white paper answers the question by revealing the top 9 mistakes organizations make when designing and building new data center space,...
Provided by APC by Schneider Electric
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e-Books
eBook: A Guide to Modern IT Disaster Recovery
Aug 2011
This online eBook provides insight and advice on how to build an effective disaster recovery strategy in the evolving world of virtual infrastructures, while mitigating the impact of so-called...
Provided by VMware
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Whitepapers
Top 10 Considerations for Getting Started with Virtualization
Apr 2013
Moving your workloads from physical servers to a virtualized environment can help your business drive down costs, increase IT efficiencies and improve application availability but it's important...
Provided by VMware
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Whitepapers
Guide to Improving First-Time IT Certification Pass Rates
Apr 2012
IT professional certifications are critical for many businesses. Certifications help business leaders feel confident that the people charged with designing and maintaining their mission-critical...
Provided by SkillSoft
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Whitepapers
IBM Storwize V3700 Entry Disk
Apr 2013
IT organizations have limited resources but need to stay responsive to dynamic environments and act quickly to consolidate, simplify and optimize their IT infrastructures. The new IBM® Storwize®...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
CBS eBook: Oracle Database
Dec 2011
Organizations are accelerating their push to more closely align their business and IT priorities in an effort to manage more information, improve quality of service and maximize their return on...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Oracle Essbase Studio Deep-Dive
Mar 2010
Using Oracle Essbase Studio, users can easily build a multidimensional model from data sources. The application allows users to add relational database tables, views, and flat files to OBIEE and...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
ESG Analyst White Paper - Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Workload Consolidation
Jun 2010
Increasing the use of server virtualization is a top priority for small and midsize businesses. According to ESG's 2010 Spending Intentions Survey, it is nearly tied as the top priority for SMBs...
Provided by VMware
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Webcasts
When Good Backups Go Bad
Jul 2011
This webcast addresses the top reasons backups fail, the repercussions of those failures, and why it doesn't have to be this way. Attendees will attain a broad understanding of backup and data...
Provided by Symantec
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Whitepapers
Impact of Hot and Cold Aisle Containment on Data Center Temperature and Efficiency
Apr 2013
Both hot-air and cold-air containment can improve the predictability and efficiency of traditional data center cooling systems. While both approaches minimize the mixing of hot and cold air, there...
Provided by APC by Schneider Electric
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White Papers
Beyond the Hypervisor: A Holistic Approach to Developing Next-Generation Data Center Architecture
Apr 2009
As organizations work to evolve their IT infrastructure from a static collection of individual assets into a system capable of rapidly adapting to meet business demands, they have become very...
Provided by Cisco Systems
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White Papers
An Inconvenient Truth ...: About Enterprise Job Scheduling
Dec 2007
Since the 1970s, job scheduling solutions have been adapting to the ever-changing landscape of information technology. Initially, job schedulers were monolithic programs residing on mainframe...
Provided by OpsWise Software
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Whitepapers
Assessing and Improving Data Center Storage-Related Energy Efficiency: Technology Concepts and Business Considerations
Dec 2008
Taking a holistic view of data center operations provides an objective assessment of overall efficiency and value, as well as enables guidance for improving processes. This white paper examines...
Provided by EMC
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White Papers
Services Oriented Storage
Aug 2008
Connecting IT with business has been the mantra of IT organizations for many years. However, reality often finds the data center mired in redundancies and the proliferation of monolithic...
Provided by Hitachi Data Systems
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White Papers
Power Distribution Considerations for Data Center Racks
May 2008
A well planned rack level power distribution strategy is important to ensure continuous power to all IT equipment and to monitor and control power consumption. Proper consideration should be given...
Provided by Avocent
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White Papers
FlexFrame for SAP Version 4.1
Jul 2008
This paper describes the technical aspects of the FlexFrame infrastructure solution as of version 4.1, which replaces the predecessor version 4.0. The paper addresses consultants, administrators...
Provided by Fujitsu Siemens Computers
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Case Studies
Baylor College of Medicine Finds New IT Muscle With an IBM Power Systems Solution
Jan 2009
Baylor College of Medicine, located in Houston, Texas, has a clear organizational mission-to be a national leader in advancing healthcare. Baylor needed an economical, energy-smart consolidation...
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
Building the Next-Generation Data Center
May 2008
In 2005, it became evident to CEO Mark Hurd and his executive staff that IT would play a critical role in HP's success. Hurd and his team determined that to become the world's leading IT company...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
