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White Papers
Bel-Art: A Case Study in IT Efficiency
Nov 2011
Bel-Art Products is a leader in plastics and specialty products for laboratories. But their IT infrastructure was falling behind. Learn how virtualization and other technologies helped them reduce...
Provided by CDW & 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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White Papers
Understanding the Cloud Computing Stack: SaaS, PaaS, IaaS
Aug 2011
Cloud Computing is a broad term that describes a broad range of services. As with other significant developments in technology, many vendors have seized the term "Cloud" and are using it for...
Provided by Rackspace Hosting
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Whitepapers
eBook: Five Things You Need to Know Today about Disaster Recovery Planning
Sep 2012
When was the last time you looked at your disaster recovery plan? What do you expect would happen if the ceiling collapsed in your data center? This free eBook outlines five important topics that...
Provided by Attachmate
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Whitepapers
Guide to 50% Faster VMs - No Hardware Required
Dec 2013
For administrators who want to increase application performance in their virtual environment without incurring the cost of additional hardware, this white paper outlines how I/O optimization...
Provided by Condusiv Technologies
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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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White Papers
Architectural Strategies for Cloud Computing
Aug 2009
Opportunities for improving IT efficiency and performance through centralization of resources have increased dramatically in the last few years with the maturation of technologies such as SOA,...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Simplifying Server Virtualization
Nov 2011
In today's uncertain business world, companies are asking IT to do more with less. Technology needs to be more efficient than ever. This white paper shows how server virtualization can help. It...
Provided by CDW & VMware
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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
How does IBM deliver cloud security?
Feb 2013
Cloud computing is changing the way we use computing and has the potential for significant economic and efficiency benefits. But the speed of adoption depends on how quickly trust in new cloud...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Reducing profile corruption - Cutting costs and increasing productivity
Feb 2013
User Profile Corruption is one the most costly, and common aspects of desktop management. It is a time-consuming IT task which also impacts the business through loss of user productivity and high...
Provided by AppSense
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Whitepapers
10 Reasons to Modernize the Desktop: CIO
Aug 2011
IT departments require a solution that meets the evolving needs of the business, employees, and IT - something not possible with a traditional PC model. Desktop modernization is about evolving...
Provided by VMware
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Whitepapers
Hyper-V Server 2008 R2: Free Virtualization without a Server Operating System
Feb 2011
Virtualization is a hot topic, with a number of techniques, tools, and technologies available. Some of the benefits of virtualization include hardware cost savings, role separation, configuration...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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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
Building a Home Lab for VMware vSphere5
May 2012
I often get asked by my students how to setup a home lab for study after class, and the result is this white paper. This paper is broken down into three major sections: the hardware required, the...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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Whitepapers
Microsoft Exchange 2010 Best Practices
Feb 2011
Exchange 2010 is better than ever, with new functionality and feature sets. In this new Quest white paper, get an overview of what's new in Exchange 2010 - including three high-level benefits -...
Provided by Quest Software, now a part of Dell
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Whitepapers
Storage system comparison: IBM Storwize V7000 vs. EMC VNX5500
Jun 2012
Organisations must continue to deal with growing data storage requirements, while doing more with less. The growing adoption of storage-as-a-service, business intelligence, and big data results in...
Provided by IBM
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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
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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Podcasts
The TELUS Leadership Philosophy
Feb 2013
TELUS' Dan Pontefract highlights the parallels TELUS sees between Skillsoft’s asset offerings and the TELUS Leadership Philosophy, which focuses on engagement, connection and collaboration before...
Provided by SkillSoft
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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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Webcasts
Webcast: Ubuntu Cloud
Nov 2011
After years of development and fine tuning, the cloud vision of true computing elasticity is finally a reality. The question now is how organizations can best take advantage of the latest cloud...
Provided by Canonical Ltd
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Whitepapers
Best Practices for an Active Directory Migration
May 2013
An Active Directory migration can be complex. You must first understand your source environment at the domain and the object level to make good decisions and minimize the data you need to move....
Provided by Quest Software
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Whitepapers
Key technical support considerations for smart IT infrastructures
Feb 2013
Today, new business challenges require a smarter IT infrastructure that includes technologies like cloud computing and virtualization along with services like proactive monitoring and intelligent...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
VMware Solutions for Small and Midsize Business
Nov 2011
VMware is the most trusted virtualization vendor across all industries and company sizes, used by more than 250,000 customers worldwide. With VMware, you can keep your business running with...
Provided by CDW & VMware
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Whitepapers
Hybrid Cloud Storage: Getting the Best of Both Worlds
Jan 2012
A new storage architecture, Hybrid Cloud Storage is emerging on the market. Its architecture combines the benefits of on-premise Scale-out NAS with public Cloud storage. In January 2012 Aberdeen...
Provided by Red Hat AU
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Whitepapers
User Virtualization: What It Is and How It Can Save You Money
Jul 2011
Better managed desktops are crucial for achieving the cost benefits of virtual desktop Infrastructure, server-based computing, or some other single-image desktop virtualization solution. User...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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Whitepapers
Five considerations when choosing an archiving solution
Oct 2012
In this white paper, we explore the five key points that you should consider when choosing an archiving solution: - Think long-term; - Evaluate how easy it is to manage; - Consider how much data...
Provided by Symantec
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Whitepapers
VMware vSphere 5 on NetApp Data ONTAP 8.1 Operating in Cluster-Mode
Jan 2013
Technical Report - This document aligns the server hypervisor with the storage hypervisor by prescribing the best practices for deploying VMware® vSphere® 5 on Cluster-Mode
Provided by NetApp
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eBooks
How Virtualization is Key to Managing Risk
Apr 2013
Is your IT environment ready for a disaster? Virtualization can save your infrastructure before an outage occurs and can also ensure an efficient recovery without data loss. Read this eBook to...
Provided by VMware
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Whitepapers
Ten vSphere HA and DRS Misconfiguration Issues
Nov 2011
VMware has a popular and powerful virtualization suite of products in the vSphere and vCenter family of products. This white paper will focus on ten of the biggest mistakes people make when...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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Whitepapers
Oracle SPARC Innovation Infographic
Mar 2013
Oracle celebrates 25 years of SPARC with an infographic highlighting the past, present and future of SPARC technology. From the launch of Sun Microsystems to our next-generation SPARC M-Series...
Provided by Oracle
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Whitepapers
Desktop transformation: Getting started with virtual desktops
Oct 2012
Desktop virtualization is becoming a mainstream way of delivering desktops and applications to users. While IT leaders have a choice in vendors and technologies, they must carefully map out the...
Provided by Citrix Systems
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White Papers
Cloud Computing Fundamentals
Jul 2010
As the leading trend in information technology, there are a few very important things that IT and business decision makers need to understand about cloud computing. Included in this useful...
Provided by TechRepublic
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Whitepapers
Analyst Paper, Kusnetzky Group: Maximizing the Benefits of Virtualization with Real-time Compression
Nov 2012
This analyst report by The Kusnetzky Group discusses how real-time compression may be one of the best storage efficiency approaches in the market, especially in virtualization environments.
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Gartner Magic Quadrant for Blades Custom Newsletter
Nov 2012
Utilizing the best technology to solve your business needs is paramount to getting an edge on the competition, improving efficiency, and maximizing benefits for your IT budget. HP's leadership in...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard & Intel®
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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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White Papers
Top 10 Reasons Why EMC is the Best Choice for Your Virtualized IT Infrastructure
Apr 2012
Virtualization is more than a fad; it's far and away the next phase in IT. If you haven't thought about virtualizing your network, you're already behind. Then again, even if you've already started...
Provided by Computer Design & Integration
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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
HP Client Virtualization Gen8 Enterprise Reference Architecture for VMware View 5.1
Oct 2012
This paper outlines HP's recommended approach to Client Virtualization with VMware and describes the hardware and software needed as well as the process to create a 480-user proof of concept...
Provided by HP and Intel®
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Whitepapers
Taking Advantage of Multicore/Multiprocessor Technologies to Meet Today’s Storage Needs
May 2013
Data growth is not only driving up storage costs, but also transforming performance and efficiency requirements for storage systems. If you're looking for new storage solutions that can address...
Provided by Oracle
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Whitepapers
The Tactical Realities of Building a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Jan 2013
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) has made the transition from global strategy to a practical reality with the development of advanced best practices. These progressive strategies enable IT...
Provided by Insight
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Whitepapers
Optimize your Virtualization Efforts with a Blade Infrastructure
May 2013
The increased adoption of virtualization is placing new demands on IT infrastructure. The interdependencies between server, storage, and network elements must be finely balanced to maximize...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Whitepapers
Evaluating Blade Servers for your IT Infrastructure eBook
May 2013
This eBook will cover the following topics: Blade Up: Cost Savings Is Just the Beginning A Closer Look at Using Blade Servers for Virtualization A Closer Look at the HP BladeSystem
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Whitepapers
Too Many Racks? Simplify with Bladesystem, HP's Advanced Blade Infrastructure
May 2013
Throughout this guide, we’ll look at the design differences between blade systems and old school racks. Why should you have to lift out an entire engine to simply change a few spark plugs?...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Whitepapers
Virtualizing Your Infrastructure with a Path to the Cloud: 5 Reasons Why Your IT Infrastructure Should Run on Blade Servers
May 2013
Blades allow for small hardware footprints, eliminate the cable clutter typically found in data centers, and streamline setup and maintenance over the server’s life cycle. They are designed to...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Whitepapers
The Blade is Mightier than the Rack Server
May 2013
With the typical data center rack, every time you add a new server, you have to add more cables, more interconnects, more switches, more power, and on and on. It's almost impossible to make...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Whitepapers
How to Boost Physical Servers by 50%—Without New Hardware
Jan 2013
IT faces immense data growth and heavier server workloads, but there is no longer a need to add hardware for performance: IT now has the ability to manage the I/O explosion and gain...
Provided by Condusiv Technologies
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Whitepapers
Condusiv’s V-locity 4 Accelerates Exchange by 60% on Virtual Machines without Additional Hardware
Mar 2013
openBench Labs recently tested Condusiv’s V-locity 4, seeking to validate the claim that V-locity I/O optimization software accelerates applications in virtual environments by 50% or more—with no...
Provided by Condusiv Technologies
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Whitepapers
EMC Customer Profile - Northern Hospital of Surry County
Nov 2011
Northern Hospital of Surry County - EMC puts community hospital on course to private cloud and virtual machine mobility.
Provided by EMC
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Whitepapers
Migrating Your Applications to the Cloud: How to Overcome the Challenges and Reduce the Costs
May 2013
Migration to a new platform used to be a comparatively straightforward process. Today, however, many organizations want to realize the benefits of using their applications in the cloud, and...
Provided by Quest Software, Inc., now a part of Dell
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Whitepapers
Backup Game Day eBook
Dec 2012
Organizations that transform backup environments report significant business benefits. In fact, they directly link backup transformation to faster product development cycles, accelerated global...
Provided by EMC
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Whitepapers
Plan your mission critical future
May 2013
Outlines the four steps to prepare your infrastructure for the future of mission-critical computing by consolidating your UNIX platforms with x86 systems. See HP and its Intel® Itanium®...
Provided by HP and Intel® Itanium® Processors
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Whitepapers
Mastering Exchange Migrations
May 2013
Ensure a safe, secure and affordable migration to Exchange 2013 Are you ready to make the move to Exchange 2013 and enjoy its new, powerful features? In this new white paper, see if your company...
Provided by Quest Software
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Whitepapers
Best Practices for an Active Directory Migration
May 2013
An Active Directory migration can be complex. You must first understand your source environment at the domain and the object level to make good decisions and minimize the data you need to move....
Provided by Quest Software
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Whitepapers
What the cloud means for storage growth (and cost)
Apr 2013
This white paper is directed at IT managers and storage administrators who are looking to better understand the implications of the cloud on storage growth and management. It outlines a better...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Whitepapers
VNR Algorithm: A Greedy Approach For Virtual Networks Reconfigurations
Oct 2011
In this paper, the authors address the problem of virtual network reconfiguration. In their previous work on virtual network embedding strategies, they found that most virtual network rejections...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Whitepapers
SimP2P: A Peer-to-Peer System for Texture Distribution in Social Virtual Worlds
Oct 2011
Social virtual worlds (MMOW) allow users to dynamically create new content with high degree of personalization and immersion in shared real time environments. Popular MMOWs, such as Second Life...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Whitepapers
A Proposed Topology Design and Admission Control Approach for Improved Network Robustness in Network Virtualization
Oct 2011
Worldwide, network virtualization has attracted attention as a promising network technology and is expected to be utilized in new-generation networks. In this paper, the authors propose a topology...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Whitepapers
A comprehensive guide to the data center transformation (Spanish)
Apr 2013
Allow the data center more efficient and agile. Domain TenSM Cisco provides a holistic framework that allows you to identify gaps and create an architectural plan for consolidation, virtualization...
Provided by Cisco
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Whitepapers
Benefits of Consolidating on New IBM System x 2-Socket Servers
Apr 2013
Read this white paper to see how consolidating with IBM’s 2-socket servers can help reduce cost, complexity and improve performance especially in virtualized environments. IBM® System x3650 M4...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
IBM SmartCloud Entry on System x with VMware vSphere Essentials Plus
Apr 2013
To address rapidly changing IT demands, small and midsize businesses (SMBs) can now go beyond virtualization and tap into the economic advantages of private clouds, enabling them to reinvent their...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Deploying Cloud with IBM System x
Apr 2013
As a small or medium-sized business, knowing which infrastructure investments you need to make to improve your business is easy. The struggle is being able to apply your finite resources for...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
IBM System x M4 Servers Deliver Compelling Performance and Energy Efficiency
Apr 2013
The M4 generation of IBM® System x® servers, featuring Intel® E5-2600 processors, brings compelling benefits to datacenters, even where existing servers are a just few generations old. Processor...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
A Hierarchical Approach for Efficient Virtual Network Embedding Based on Exact Subgraph Matching
Oct 2011
The Virtual Network (VN) embedding problem is concerned with mapping the nodes and links of a VN request to a shared substrate network while maximizing some objective function such as maximizing...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Whitepapers
ESG Whitepaper: HP StoreOnce Backup Is “Better Together” with Symantec Backup Solutions
Apr 2013
As much as deduplication originally solved the main setback for disk-based backups (the cost of storing the data), the evolution of deduplication must bring the optimization discernment closer to...
Provided by HP & Intel® Xeon® Processors
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Whitepapers
HP StoreOnce is “Better Together" with HP Data Protector 7
Apr 2013
The Enterprise Strategy Group reports that in December 2012, HP upped the ante again by providing a firmware update for the full range of existing StoreOnce Backup appliances to further improve...
Provided by HP & Intel® Xeon® Processors
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Whitepapers
HP Thin Technologies: A Competitive Comparison
Apr 2013
As the drive to "do more with less" becomes a mantra for many organizations, optimizing space utilization is a key goal of many IT departments. Storage continues to be one of the major cost...
Provided by HP & Intel® Xeon® Processors
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Whitepapers
HP 3PAR StoreServ Double Density: Delivering twice the VM density versus traditional arrays
Apr 2013
Why does storage performance matter? There are few storage administrators who have not witnessed an unhappy moment where lack of storage performance brought an application to its knees. But...
Provided by HP & Intel® Xeon® Processors
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Whitepapers
HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000: Enterprise for the Mid-range
Apr 2013
Over the past couple of years the mid-range storage market has become a hotbed of ongoing innovation. The mid-market demands enterprise capability -- performance, resiliency, and features -- but...
Provided by HP & Intel® Xeon® Processors
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Whitepapers
Email Is A Key Workload For Storage Strategy
Apr 2013
Email has been a mission-critical application for years and at the heart of organizations' communications and business practices. From an architecture perspective, email has frequently been...
Provided by HP & Intel® Xeon® Processors
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Whitepapers
Adaptable Resilient VDI Deployments
Nov 2012
VDI deployment is a worthy undertaking for lightening the desktop footprint, centralizing application administration, and covering licensing concerns. But it is a complex system that increases the...
Provided by F5 Networks
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Whitepapers
Enhancing VMware View with F5 Solutions
Dec 2012
T departments are challenged to ensure high performing, reliable access to virtual desktops as concurrent desktop connections increase, and end users demand flexibility, multiple access options,...
Provided by F5 Networks
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Whitepapers
Guarantee Delivery and Reliability of Xen App and Xen Desktop
Dec 2012
As Cloud, VDI, and BYOD converge upon IT, it can be challenging to meet performance and security expectations. Citrix XenDesktop and Citrix XenApp, -- coupled with F5 ADCs -- enable you to meet...
Provided by F5 Networks
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Whitepapers
Too Many Racks? Simplify with Bladesystem, HP's Advanced Blade Infrastructure
Apr 2013
In the data center, many rack-mount servers perform well enough, but are reaching the point where they're proving difficult to maintain. The design of the rack is increasing the complexity of the...
Provided by HP
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eBooks
The Blade Is Mightier than the Rack Server
Apr 2013
With the typical data center rack, every time you add a new server, you have to add more cables, more interconnects, more switches, more power, and on and on. It's almost impossible to make...
Provided by HP
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Whitepapers
Process Implanting: A New Active Introspection Framework for Virtualization
Jul 2011
Previous research on virtual machine introspection proposed "Out-of-box" approach by moving out security tools from the guest operating system. However, compared to the traditional "In-the-box"...
Provided by Purdue Federal Credit Union
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Whitepapers
Taming Hosted Hypervisors With (Mostly) Deprivileged Execution
Feb 2013
Recent years have witnessed increased adoption of hosted hypervisors in virtualized computer systems. By non-intrusively extending commodity OSs, hosted hypervisors can effectively take advantage...
Provided by North Carolina State University
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Whitepapers
KVM Security in the Cloud: A Choice That Matters
Apr 2013
With many IT departments moving their infrastructure to the cloud, security-related concerns due to a shared environment have become increasingly prominent. While open source virtualization has...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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Whitepapers
Virtualisation and Cloud Computing: Optimised Power, Cooling and Management Maximises Benefits
Apr 2013
IT virtualisation, the engine behind cloud computing, can have significant consequences on the data center physical infrastructure (DCPI). Higher power densities that often result can challenge...
Provided by Schneider Electric - AU
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Whitepapers
Delivering IT to the virtual workforce
Sep 2012
Workshifting works for workers. It enables them more freedom than a 9 - 5 office routine. Workshifting also works for employers. They can readily shift workers -- virtually or physically -- from...
Provided by Citrix Systems
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Whitepapers
Platform-as-a-Service Private Cloud with Oracle Fusion Middleware
Oct 2009
Cloud computing is one of the hottest topics in IT today, but many IT professionals are struggling to determine how best to achieve cloud's promises of agile deployment and elastic capacity...
Provided by Oracle
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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
The Need to Standardize Storage Device Performance Metric
Jul 2011
In this IDC white paper, sponsored by Seagate, IDC lays the foundation and discusses the importance for storage device vendors to define and coalesce around a set of common performance metrics...
Provided by Seagate
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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
Monitoring Virtual Networks With Lattice
Feb 2010
The use of the Lattice monitoring framework as a fundamental part of an overlay management system for virtual networks is presented. Lattice has been specially designed for monitoring resources...
Provided by University College London
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eBooks
Desktop Modernization eBook
Aug 2011
This eBook looks at the challenges involved in delivering and managing desktops, today and in the future. Its goal is to demonstrate how VMware desktop virtualization can deliver a solution to...
Provided by VMware
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White Papers
Understanding the Cloud Computing Stack: SaaS, PaaS, IaaS
Aug 2011
Cloud Computing is a broad term that describes a broad range of services. As with other significant developments in technology, many vendors have seized the term "Cloud" and are using it for...
Provided by Rackspace Hosting
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Whitepapers
Optimize Your IT Systems with Oracle Optimized Solution for Oracle E-Business Suite
Apr 2012
The combination of Sun SPARC Enterprise M-series systems and Oracle Solaris 10 provides an ideal platform for Oracle Database deployments. The Oracle Solaris Operating System delivers built-in...
Provided by Oracle
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Whitepapers
Building a Home Lab for VMware vSphere5
May 2012
I often get asked by my students how to setup a home lab for study after class, and the result is this white paper. This paper is broken down into three major sections: the hardware required, the...
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
Hyper-V Server 2008 R2: Free Virtualization without a Server Operating System
Feb 2011
Virtualization is a hot topic, with a number of techniques, tools, and technologies available. Some of the benefits of virtualization include hardware cost savings, role separation, configuration...
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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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
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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Whitepapers
HP Client Virtualization Gen8 Enterprise Reference Architecture for VMware View 5.1
Oct 2012
This paper outlines HP's recommended approach to Client Virtualization with VMware and describes the hardware and software needed as well as the process to create a 480-user proof of concept...
Provided by HP and Intel®
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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
Hybrid Cloud Storage: Getting the Best of Both Worlds
Jan 2012
A new storage architecture, Hybrid Cloud Storage is emerging on the market. Its architecture combines the benefits of on-premise Scale-out NAS with public Cloud storage. In January 2012 Aberdeen...
Provided by Red Hat AU
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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 50% Faster VMs - No Hardware Required
Dec 2013
For administrators who want to increase application performance in their virtual environment without incurring the cost of additional hardware, this white paper outlines how I/O optimization...
Provided by Condusiv Technologies
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Whitepapers
Oracle SPARC Innovation Infographic
Mar 2013
Oracle celebrates 25 years of SPARC with an infographic highlighting the past, present and future of SPARC technology. From the launch of Sun Microsystems to our next-generation SPARC M-Series...
Provided by Oracle
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Webcasts
Client Virtualization. Solved.
May 2011
Hear how CDW helped one customer create a virtual desktop infrastructure to centrally manage desktops, reduce costs and maintenance time and improve recovery time.
Provided by CDW & VMware
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Whitepapers
HP Reference Architecture for Client Virtualization
Oct 2012
Businesses are looking to enable flexible work styles for their users with the ability to work anytime, anywhere, from any device while increasing IT efficiency through cloud services. Client...
Provided by HP and Intel®
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Whitepapers
Oracle's SPARC T4-1, SPARC T4-2, SPARC T4-4 and SPARC T4-1B Server Architecture
Dec 2011
Delivering on the demands of IT services applications and virtualized, eco-efficient data centers requires a comprehensive approach that includes innovative processors, system platforms, and...
Provided by Oracle
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Webcasts
Webinar: Securing the Cloud Dec 10th, 2pm ET / 11am PT
Nov 2009
Cloud computing promises to provide vast computing power, reliable off-site data storage, wide availability, all at lower maintenance and investment costs. But recent cloud computing mishaps have...
Provided by Enterprise Florida
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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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White Papers
Competitive Comparison Between Microsoft® and VMware Cloud Computing Solutions.
Jan 2011
As organizations evaluate how cloud computing can help them improve business agility, reduce management complexity and control costs, they are faced with numerous choices. However, simply moving...
Provided by Microsoft
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Podcasts
The TELUS Leadership Philosophy
Feb 2013
TELUS' Dan Pontefract highlights the parallels TELUS sees between Skillsoft’s asset offerings and the TELUS Leadership Philosophy, which focuses on engagement, connection and collaboration before...
Provided by SkillSoft
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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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Whitepapers
Accelerate Oracle DB 10g Creation and Deployment Using VMware Infrastructure and EMC Celerra Writeable Checkpoints
Mar 2008
VMware Infrastructure provides a great framework for creating and deploying encapsulated virtual machines. The benefits include cost savings, improved manageability, added flexibility, and...
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Virtualization: Current Benefits and Future Potential
Jan 2008
This white paper reviews server and storage (file and network) virtualization technologies from EMC and how virtualization can address the problems of massive data growth and increased...
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Deploying Authenticated VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Solutions Using EMC Celerra Storage and RSA SecurID
Sep 2008
VMware' s Virtual Desktop Infrastructure helps businesses to control costs, ensure data security, and provide a uniform user experience in desktop environments Because it centralizes data in one...
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Deploying a Mainframe Virtual Tape Solution: Planning and Design Considerations for EMC DLm4080
Apr 2008
This white paper describes planning and design considerations for implementing EMC DLm4080 in a mainframe production environment It includes topology, tape analysis, and design considerations as...
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Deploying a Virtual Infrastructure for SAP With EMC and VMware Technologies
Mar 2009
This white paper describes technical and business considerations for deploying a virtual infrastructure for SAP landscapes with EMC and VMware technologies. The paper addresses a variety of key...
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EMC CLARiiON Guidelines for VMware Site Recovery Manager With EMC MirrorView and Microsoft Exchange - Best Practices Planning
Sep 2008
The progressive virtualization of organizations' server environments is taking place at an ever-increasing rate thanks to the considerable cost savings virtualization offers. VMware's new Site...
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EMC CLARiiON Integration With VMware ESX Server - Applied Technology
Jan 2009
This white paper provides a quick overview of how to connect an EMC CLARiiON storage system to a VMware ESX Server. It highlights the VMotion, VMware HA, and Distributed Resource Scheduling...
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EMC CLARiiON Virtual Provisioning
May 2009
When implemented appropriately, thin provisioning can be a powerful complement to organizations' processes and technologies for improving ease of use, enhancing performance, and utilizing storage...
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Systemwalker Resource Coordinator Virtual Server Edition V13.3.0
Oct 2008
As concerns about environmental issues continue to grow, businesses and organizations around the world are seeking ways to achieve operational sustainability through the implementation of green IT...
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How to Create a Virtual Server Environment With VMware Converter on Fujitsu PRIMERGY
Aug 2008
VMware Converter provides migration solutions for machines, both from physical to virtual and virtual to virtual environments. VMware Converter is easy to use, allowing one to complete migrations...
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