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Case Studies
The Norfolk Group: Server Virtualisation Cuts Costs and Increases ICT Flexibility for Large Integrated Engineering Firm
Aug 2012
Norfolk Group (Norfolk) was a growing business with a growing problem - an ageing server infrastructure with six-year-old technology that resulted in increasing operational and management costs....
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
How Virtualization Affects PCI DSS Part 1: Mapping PCI Requirements and Virtualization
Feb 2009
Theft of credit/debit card information - also referred to as Cardholder Data (CHD) - is increasing with the steady rise in Internet shopping and e-commerce as well as the use of potentially risky...
Provided by McAfee
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Whitepapers
How Virtualization Affects PCI DSS Part 2: A Review of the Top 5 Issues
Feb 2009
Achieving Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance in a virtualized environment is very much attainable. It simply requires one to understand the intent of each of the requirements and how these are...
Provided by McAfee
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White Papers
Online Backup and Recovery of Virtual Server Environments
Nov 2008
Information Technology (IT) groups are embracing VMware to achieve server consolidation and other benefits. Iron Mountain's LiveVault online backup and recovery is supported on virtual machines,...
Provided by Iron Mountain
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White Papers
The Infrastructure Management Challenges Associated With Virtual Servers
Mar 2009
Although virtualization is important to IT organizations, it certainly isn't new: IT organizations have been implementing virtualized technologies such as Virtual LANs (VLANs) and Virtual Private...
Provided by CA
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White Papers
Securing Microsoft's Cloud Infrastructure
May 2009
This paper introduces the reader to the Online Services Security and Compliance team, a part of the Global Foundation Services division who manages security for the Microsoft cloud infrastructure....
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
Optimizing Disaster Recovery With VMware Site Recovery Manager and EMC Celerra Replicator V2
Aug 2008
Disaster recovery requirements are critical to applications deployed on virtual infrastructures. This white paper outlines a solution that leverages the native replication capabilities of the EMC...
Provided by EMC
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White Papers
Integrated Infrastructure and Performance Management for Virtualized Environments
Apr 2009
In addition to its commitment to supporting multiplatform, multivendor, multiprotocol infrastructures, CA has implemented a long-term strategic focus on virtualization. This corporate priority has...
Provided by CA
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White Papers
Making the Most of Fax Virtualization with Boardless Technology
Jan 2009
Virtualization software products such as VMware, Hyper-V and Xen have emerged as powerful tools to answer these challenges by running multiple applications and increasing hardware utilization. At...
Provided by Esker
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White Papers
Safety in the Cloud(s): 'Vaporizing' the Web Application Firewall to Secure Cloud Computing
Jul 2009
Cloud computing was not designed for security, although organizations such as Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) are making great strides in helping...
Provided by art of defence
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Case Studies
Microsoft Uses Virtualization in Branches to Achieve Agility, Improved Service Levels
Jun 2009
Microsoft has more than 400 sales and development branch offices around the world, and the Microsoft Field IT organization is responsible for providing IT services to employees working in those...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Healthcare Organization Simplifies Application Access With Virtualization Solution
Apr 2009
Vancouver Coastal Health provides a full range of healthcare services, including hospital treatment and home healthcare, to residents in Vancouver and Richmond, Canada. Vancouver Coastal Health...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Manufacturer Ups Efficiency and Agility, Cuts IT Costs by $325,000, With New Software
Jun 2009
Scholle Packaging is the leader in bag-in-box packaging for the food, beverage, and industrial markets. When Scholle began producing products globally rather than regionally, employees around the...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Humber College Speeds Application Deployment With Virtualization
Jun 2009
Located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Humber College is a polytechnic secondary-education institution with three main campuses. It has an active enrollment of 74,000 students. Humber College serves...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Architecting the Virtual Application Infrastructure at Microsoft
Jun 2009
To increase efficiency and lower costs associated with the application management life cycle, Microsoft Information Technology (Microsoft IT) uses Microsoft Application Virtualization version 4.5...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
School District Uses Virtualization to Improve IT and Cut Costs During Budget Crisis
Aug 2008
Volusia County Schools serves residents on east coast of Central Florida. To reduce costs, school district's IT department wanted to cut its server acquisition rate and consolidate existing...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
University Speeds Research and Enhances Researcher Agility With HPC System
Jul 2009
The Laboratory of Neuro Imaging at the University of California at Los Angeles is dedicated to the development of scientific approaches for the comprehensive mapping of brain structure and...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
U.K. Building Society Cuts Power Consumption by 75 Per Cent With Virtualised Servers
May 2009
Britannia Building Society has served the interests of its members for more than 150 years. It continues to perform strongly, and, in April, its members voted in favour of the society's merger...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
8 Strategies to Transform the Economics of Retailing
Jul 2009
Through creative strategies, enabled by powerful technology, retailers now have the unprecedented opportunity to transform the economics of their businesses. Download this FREE white paper to...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
University Uses Virtualization to Create More Responsive, Cost-Effective Data Center
Jun 2009
The Universidade de Sorocaba (UNISO), in Sorocaba, Brazil, responded to the tough 2008 economy by tightening budgets and consolidating three data centers to one. To do that, it employed Windows...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Global Firm Reduces Hardware and IT Costs With Desktop Virtualization
May 2009
TUV NORD is one of the world's leading technical service providers, renowned for its testing and certification expertise. The company needed a cost-efficient way to run older applications on new...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
UAE Authority Cuts IT Costs by an Estimated 60 Per Cent With Virtualisation Tool
May 2009
The Securities and Commodities Authority is a government agency that protects and regulates the financial markets in the United Arab Emirates. Established in 2000, it employs 135 people. The...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
On the Right Track With HP Virtualization Portfolio
Jun 2009
TTX Company owns and operates about 210,000 rail cars used by the leading railroads in the United States and Canada. TTX Company wanted to reduce data center space, power, and IT overhead while...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Case Studies
"Intelligent Infrastructure" Leverages HP Servers, Virtualization
Jun 2009
Virtualization has become a powerful tool to improve the cost-effectiveness, flexibility and reliability of IT infrastructures. Few organizations appreciate this more than the technology team at...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Case Studies
Dell Makes Application Virtualization Easy and Cost-Effective With Sequencing Service
Jun 2009
Dell, while known for excellent computing hardware, also offers technology services to help companies meet user needs. Dell developed a sequencing service for companies that use Microsoft...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Distributor Uses Virtualization to Reduce Disruptions and Costs, and Double Efficiency
Jul 2009
Based in San Antonio, Texas, SPFM is a distributor of medical equipment, health and beauty products, and specialty food items. The company needed to modernize its IT infrastructure to accommodate...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Great Communication Delivers Excellent Results
Jun 2009
IT personnel at John Brown spent too much time managing infrastructure issues. The organisation was experiencing explosive data growth and low server utilisation. Launching development...
Provided by Dell
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Case Studies
The Heart Is a Smile Wide
Jun 2009
Comic Relief wanted to provide a quickly scalable infrastructure reliable enough to be entrusted to process nearly 25% of the organization's annual income within a 7-hour window. As a solution...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Case Studies
Process Management Company Saves $49,000 With Virtual Server Solution
Jul 2009
Caltrol, a leading representative company for industrial process management and automation solutions, had a disconnected server environment and physical servers that were aging, unreliable, and...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
University Cuts Costs, Improves Performance, Speeds Provisioning With Virtualization
Jul 2009
The University of Miami (UM) is one of the leading research universities in the United States. With a server infrastructure that exceeded its facility's capacity and required the use of valuable...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Hoster Uses Hyper-V to Provide Servers on Demand and Boost Profitability by 55 Percent
Jun 2009
PoundHost is a fast-growing hosting service provider in Maidenhead, United Kingdom, that embraced server virtualization as a way to curb hardware costs and lower hosting prices. However, the high...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Network Considerations to Optimize Virtual Desktop Deployment
Apr 2009
Network architecture is evolving in response to a combination of new business requirements, technology changes, and growing end-user expectations. A new trend, virtual desktop infrastructure,...
Provided by Cisco Systems
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White Papers
Virtualization: Take Back Your Data Center
Jun 2009
As one of many IT solutions, virtualization can help enhance infrastructure performance. When combined with security and communications solutions, one of the world's most reliable networks, and...
Provided by Verizon
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White Papers
Building the Road to a Real-Time Infrastructure
Apr 2008
The vision of a real-time IT infrastructure offered by industry analysts and IT vendors is compelling. If implemented, it promises to deliver a number of highly-prized enterprise value...
Provided by Unisys
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Whitepapers
Cloud Computing for the Enterprise, Part 3: Using WebSphere CloudBurst to Create Private Clouds
Jun 2009
Data center cost is comprised of three main components: hardware, physical costs (such as power and cooling), and administrative management. Among the three, the administrative and management cost...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
NetApp SANscreen: Optimizing the Virtualized Data Center
Apr 2009
Today's business environment is more challenging than ever before. Global market conditions are subject to rapid change while compliance and regulation issues continue to be more demanding on IT....
Provided by Enterprise Strategy Group
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White Papers
Virtualization Beyond the Data Center: Increase Network Infrastructure Utilization and Efficiency to Reduce Operational Costs
Apr 2009
The concept of virtualization has gotten renewed attention with the advent of server virtualization in the data center, enabling organizations to simplify management and optimize performance of...
Provided by Cisco Systems
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White Papers
Server Virtualization and MySQL: Your Options
Oct 2008
Virtualization technology has now gone main stream, and its footprint within IT infrastructures continues to accelerate. If one is responsible for MySQL within the enterprise one needs a firm...
Provided by Sun Microsystems
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White Papers
Oracle VM Manager Template
Feb 2009
Oracle VM is Oracle's own x86/x86-64 server virtualization product, launched fall 2007. Oracle VM provides a very stable and high performance solution to run Oracle products in a production...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Oracle VM Benefits for ISVs
Apr 2009
Oracle's virtualization technologies are an excellent delivery vehicle for Independent Software Vendors (ISV's) looking for a simple, easy-to-install and easy-to-support application delivery...
Provided by Oracle
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Whitepapers
Cluster Management in a Virtualized Server Environment
Feb 2008
One of the most attractive topics of today is server virtualization. Sever virtualization is not a new concept. However technologies and market demand are increasing the use of server...
Provided by International Telecommunication Union
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Whitepapers
eGuide: Tomorrow's SAN Technology
Jun 2012
Many companies are reaching the limits of their current storage systems. Fortunately, innovations in storage area networks (SAN) technology can now more easily provide maximum capacity, peak...
Provided by Oracle
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Whitepapers
Towards Exitless and Efficient Paravirtual I/O
Jun 2012
Virtualization is a prominent technology used in data centers around the world. While many kinds of workloads can run at near-native performance even when virtualized, I/O intensive workloads...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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Whitepapers
Rethink the Virtual Machine Template
Mar 2011
Server virtualization technology facilitates the creation of an elastic computing infrastructure on demand. There are cloud applications like server-based computing and virtual desktop that...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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Whitepapers
The Tod Point Group: IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Provides Enterprise-Class Value in a Exchange Environment
Jun 2012
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 provides a powerful environment for users to conduct business through scheduling their time (calendar), managing their relationships (contacts), and communicating...
Provided by IBM Corp.
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Whitepapers
The Tod Point Group: IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Provides Enterprise-Class Value in a VMWare Environment
Jun 2012
Server virtualization from VMware provides a powerful environment for consolidating a large number of physical servers, thereby delivering cost savings, asset optimization and enhanced flexibility...
Provided by IBM Corp.
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Whitepapers
Forrester: Total Economic Impact Study of IBM Storwize V7000
Jun 2012
In June 2011, IBM commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) that enterprises may realize by deploying Storwize V7000. The...
Provided by IBM Corp.
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Whitepapers
IDC: Storwize V7000 with Real-time Compression expands IBM's IT Optimization lead and provides and easy upgrade path
Jun 2012
It should come as no surprise that storage budgets are constantly under pressure from opposing forces: On one hand, economic forces are pushing budgets to either stay flat or, in many cases,...
Provided by IBM Corp.
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Whitepapers
Gartner: Use Heterogeneous Storage Virtualization as a Bridge to Cloud
Jun 2012
Data center operators who are interested in private cloud storage technologies struggle with moving existing storage infrastructure into a cloud storage paradigm. Heterogeneous storage...
Provided by IBM Corp.
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Whitepapers
Why IBM's Storage Hypervisor is an Excellent Idea
Jun 2012
IBM's Storage Hypervisor concept is the best news since server-less back-up, and easier to understand. Thanks to the popularity of server virtualization, most business folks have some idea of what...
Provided by IBM Corp.
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Whitepapers
Forrester: The Total Economic Impact Of IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller
Jun 2012
In June 2011, IBM commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) enterprises may realize by deploying System Storage SAN Volume...
Provided by IBM Corp.
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Whitepapers
Sharing-Aware Algorithms for Virtual Machine Colocation
Jun 2011
Virtualization technology enables multiple Virtual Machines (VMs) to run on a single physical server. VMs that run on the same physical server can share memory pages that have identical content,...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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Whitepapers
An Empirical Study of Memory Sharing in Virtual Machines
May 2012
Content-based page sharing is a technique often used in virtualized environments to reduce server memory requirements. Many systems have been proposed to capture the benefits of page sharing....
Provided by University of Massachusetts
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Whitepapers
VMFlow: Leveraging VM Mobility to Reduce Network Power Costs in Data Centers
Apr 2011
Networking costs play an important role in the overall costs of a modern data center. Network power, for example, has been estimated at 10-20% of the overall data center power consumption....
Provided by International Federation for Information Processing
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Whitepapers
Modeling Dynamic Virtualized Resource Landscapes
Apr 2012
Modern data centers are subject to an increasing demand for flexibility. Increased flexibility and dynamics, however, also result in a higher system complexity. This complexity carries on to...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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Whitepapers
A Case for Virtualization of Content Delivery Networks
Nov 2011
Content Delivery Networks have gained a popular role among Application Service Providers (ASPs) and infrastructural companies. A CDN is an overlay network that gives more control of asset delivery...
Provided by Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers
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Whitepapers
Small Is Big: Functionally Partitioned File Caching in Virtualized Environments
May 2012
File cache management is among the most important factors affecting the performance of a cloud computing system. To achieve higher economies of scale, virtual machines are often overcommitted,...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Cerner Transforms Healthcare
Jul 2010
Learn about Cerner's Corporation's IT improvements helping it meet it's service level commitments for hosted clinical applications by way of HP storage and server technologies! Co-Sponsored...
Provided by HP and Intel®
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Whitepapers
Economics and ROI of IBM Storwize V7000
Jun 2012
This study by Forrester Consulting examines the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) that enterprises may realise by deploying IBM Storwize V7000. The purpose of this...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Using storage virtualisation for IT efficiency
Jun 2012
Creating a more efficient IT infrastructure is an essential ingredient in today's business environment. Recently, the focus on efficiency has increased during difficult economic times. An...
Provided by IBM
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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
Taking Advantage of Multicore/Multiprocessor Technologies to Meet Today's Storage Needs
Jun 2012
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 - Video
Oracle Fact Finders Video Series - Episode 2: Improving Storage Utilization
Jun 2012
Is your storage infrastructure keeping up with data growth and performance demands? Oracle's Aaron Newcomb finds the answers to help you grow your storage environments while maintaining optimal...
Provided by Oracle
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Whitepapers
Q&A: Extending datacentre capabilities across the network
Jun 2012
What are the key factors affecting today's networks? How will the cloud impact how organizations build their networks? Brocade CMO John McHugh explains the common challenges organisations face...
Provided by Brocade
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Whitepapers
Migrating to the cloud? Develop a roadmap
Jun 2012
To help ensure your organisation's cloud migration is successful and that you get the maximum benefits from cloud computing, it is vital to develop a roadmap both for the cloud migration and the...
Provided by Brocade
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Whitepapers
How cloud computing poses challenges for networks
Jun 2012
Today's cloud-based infrastructures and complex datacentres need networks that are capable of carrying multiple types of data, each with different types of requirements. How does one go about...
Provided by Brocade
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Whitepapers
Choosing the right cloud for your business
Jun 2012
Choosing which type of cloud deployment is right for you depends on many factors, including the industry your organisation is involved in, the regulatory requirements it may be subject to and even...
Provided by Brocade
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Whitepapers
VITRO Architecture: Bringing Virtualization to WSN World
Aug 2011
This paper presents the architecture of the VITRO system concept developed under the VITRO project for the realization of Virtual Sensor Networks. The aim of the proposed architecture is to enable...
Provided by Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC)
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Whitepapers
Improve Price-Performance and Agility by Moving to Linux on HP ProLiant Scale-up Family of Servers with Intel® Xeon® processors
May 2011
When it comes to getting the most performance, efficiency, and reliability, out of your network, the two things that matter most are your servers and operating system. Those factors have a...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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White Papers
Energy Efficiency and Server Virtualization in Data Centers: An Empirical Investigation
Jan 2012
With a growing concern on the considerable energy consumed by data centers, research efforts are targeting toward green data centers with higher energy efficiency. In particular, server...
Provided by Nanyang Technological University
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White Papers
10 benefits of desktop modernisation
Jun 2012
No longer is work a place, but rather an idea that is ubiquitous, constant and borderless. Employees want access to their data and applications anytime, anywhere, from any device, so that ideas,...
Provided by VMware
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White Papers
Benefits of virtualisation for small to midsize businesses
Jun 2012
Your business counts on you for reliable, secure, responsive IT services. It's a nonstop job, with no time off to figure out complex new technologies, wade through marketing promises, or wrestle...
Provided by VMware
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White Papers
Disaster recovery: Six steps to protect your IT
Jun 2012
As with many enterprises today, your datacentre houses the critical IT components — hardware, data and software — that your business depends on. But are they fully secure and protected from...
Provided by VMware
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White Papers
Extend the benefits of server virtualisation without shared storage
Jun 2012
Learn how small and midsized businesses are increasingly adopting virtualisation to deliver consolidation, improve data backup and disaster recovery and increase security with an in-depth new...
Provided by VMware
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White Papers
Leveraging real-time analytics and automation
Jun 2012
Traditional approaches to infrastructure operations management are incapable of keeping up with highly dynamic virtual environments. VMware announced an extension of its management solutions aimed...
Provided by VMware
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Whitepapers
Top Three Reasons Why Customers Deploy VMware on EMC VNX
Jun 2012
Checklist: Balancing Required Space with Various Applications One of the biggest challenges facing storage administrators today is balancing how much space will be required by the various...
Provided by EMC
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Whitepapers
Balen Municipality
Jun 2012
Balen Municipality Improves Public Services and Cuts Costs with A Modern Storage Platform The Belgian town of Balen has over 21,000 inhabitants and employs approximately 110 civil employees. Due...
Provided by EMC
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Whitepapers
Northstar Trade Finance
Jun 2012
Case Study: Financial Services Company Cuts Costs and Boosts Productivity With Unified Storage NorthStar Trade Finance, Inc. is a mid-sized financial services company in Vancouver. Until...
Provided by EMC
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White Papers
Autonomic Computing Strategy for Server Virtualization
Apr 2010
This paper presents a technique specially adapted for the implementation of some techniques for self-supply and self-optimization for autonomic computing with application in server virtualization....
Provided by University of Craiova
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White Papers
A Framework for Management of Virtualization Clusters
Mar 2012
Computer clusters have become a main stream of high performance computing platforms. To harvest these high performance systems, cluster operating environment has pressed on an additional...
Provided by AICIT
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Webcasts
Navigating the Desktop Virtualization Landscape
Jan 2009
Desktop virtualization encompasses a rapidly changing set of technologies, and according to Forrester, it's an area that's moving to the forefront of computing. As a result of this fast-changing...
Provided by Unisys
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Webcasts
7 Steps to Understanding and Mitigating Virtualization Security Risks
Jan 2009
Virtualization is definitely here, and the benefits can be tremendous, including cost-savings from reduced hardware purchases, less real estate required to house machines and a more agile IT...
Provided by Tripwire
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Webcasts
Does Virtualization Put Security at Risk?
Jan 2009
The cost benefits of virtualization are so great that the current economic situation will drive IT departments to greater adoption of the technology. However, security continues to be of utmost...
Provided by Tripwire
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Webcasts
Virtually Compliant: How Virtualization Technologies Impact PCI DSS Compliance
Jan 2009
More and more, organizations are deploying mission-critical applications in virtualized production environments. In many cases, it is without a full understanding of how virtualization impacts...
Provided by Tripwire
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Webcasts
Virtual Realities: Securing Your Virtualized Environment
Jan 2009
To keep up with their expanding computing needs, more and more companies are turning to virtualization. But as they do, they find very real security concerns. Does virtualization puts one more at...
Provided by Tripwire
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Webcasts
Controlling Virtualization Security Risks: Tips From the Experts
Jan 2009
The need for increased computing agility, coupled with the increasing cost and complexity of IT systems, has driven the rapid adoption of virtualization technologies. While virtualization has...
Provided by Tripwire
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Webcasts
Understanding and Mitigating Security Risks in Virtual Environments
Jan 2009
While virtualization has operational and economic rewards, the reality is that when information security controls are improperly implemented or neglected in virtualized environments, real security...
Provided by Tripwire
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Case Studies
Leading Turkish Financial Institution Drives Better Growth and Services With Intel Technology
Sep 2009
Turkiye Finans Katýlým Bank is one of the largest participation banks in Turkey. Turkiye Finans Katýlým Bank wanted to improve responsiveness of existing services and develop new ones to enhance...
Provided by Intel
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Case Studies
Dynamic Virtual Client Offers Telefonica I+D Virtualisation Advantages With Rich User Experience and Mobility
Sep 2009
Founded in 1988, Telefonica I+D is the largest private research and development centre in Spain and the most active company in Europe in terms of research projects in the information and...
Provided by Intel
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Case Studies
University Cuts Downtime, Saves Thousands of Dollars a Year in Data Center Costs
Oct 2009
Indiana University is a large state university and leading research center with 100,000 students. The university's Auxiliary Information Technology (AIT) department, which manages IT services for...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Natural Interface Solutions Maker Expects to Cut Hardware Support Costs by 60 Percent
Oct 2009
Wacom Europe, the European office of the leading manufacturer of pen tablets and natural interface solutions, wanted to increase its flexibility and reduce hardware costs. It deployed Windows...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Manufacturer Expands Virtualization Capacity by 20 Percent, Eases Remote Access
Oct 2009
Southern Spars wanted to expand its virtualization capabilities and simplify remote access, so it upgraded to Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. By using Hyper-V virtualization technology,...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
PetroChina Virtualizes for Efficiency, Expects 40 Percent Reduction in Server Hardware
Oct 2009
PetroChina wanted to maximize the operational efficiency of its IT system. To do this, the company upgraded to Windows Server 2008 R2 to take advantage of the enhanced Hyper-V technology and...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
School District Virtualizes Aging Servers, Saves $200,000
Oct 2009
Based in Louisville, Jefferson County Public Schools is the largest school district in the state of Kentucky. Operating in an economic downturn, the district felt pressure to reduce costs without...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Hosting Company Expects to Reduce Server Hardware by 83 Percent With Virtualization
Oct 2009
Hostway Korea, a leading hosting provider, wanted to improve remote access to its network and increase server capacity without adding data center space. To meet those needs, Hostway is deploying...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Transportation Firm to Cut Power Costs by 33 Percent With Virtualization and Clustering
Oct 2009
After struggling with disparate IT technologies based on Red Hat Linux, EmpireCLS Worldwide Chauffeured Services decided to transform its infrastructure using Microsoft software and HP hardware....
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Systems Integrator Improves Efficiency and Cuts Annual Costs by More Than $230,000
Oct 2009
Wortell, a systems integrator in the Netherlands, wanted to ease IT management and reduce data center costs. To simplify administration, Wortell standardized on Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Hoster Saves $971,000 in Data Center Costs With Integrated Virtualization Solution
Oct 2009
Fpweb.net has been hosting Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies since 1999. To weather a tough market, the company wanted to hone its competitive advantage by reducing operational costs...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Gazprom Neft Makes Use of Microsoft Hyper-V Virtualization Technology to Increase Efficiency and Reliability of Its IT Infrastructure
Sep 2009
In today's difficult economic environment, all companies seek ways to cut business costs. One of the possibilities for serious economizing in the field of information technologies can be reduction...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
College System to Cut Deployment Costs for Disaster Recovery Site by Nearly 80 Percent
Sep 2009
campuses and more than 100,000 students that depend on online access. To better serve them, KCTCS wanted a more flexible IT infrastructure and improved stability, but it also needed an affordable...
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
Virtualization for a Dynamic infrastructure
Apr 2009
This IBM white paper describes how Virtualization is an important element of a dynamic infrastructure and expands on the areas of server, storage, application, network, and client virtualization...
Provided by IBM
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Resource Center
The Similarities Between a Cloud Forest and Cloud Computing
Oct 2009
Nature is extremely efficient in it's use of a cloud forest. Likewise, Cloud Computing is an extremely efficient use of computing resources. It is for this reason that Intel IT has developed an...
Provided by Intel
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Resource Center
Better together: Engineering Collaboration at the Heart of Breakthrough Capability with VMware software and Intel hardware
Oct 2009
Intel has a well established rhythm of technology innovation - and a lot of really smart architects who know a thing or two about cpu design - but we get innovative ideas from the outside, too....
Provided by Intel
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Resource Center
Nehalem-EX, the new standard in scalable performance
Oct 2009
Intel recently provided a server product update for the upcoming Nehalem-EX processor and the expandable platforms based on it. Here's a recap of some of the interesting messages: Nehalem...
Provided by Intel
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Resource Center
The top 10 reasons why Nehalem is ideal for the cloud
Oct 2009
Intel officially launched the Intel® Xeon® 5500 processor (formerly codenamed "Nehalem") for servers and workstations. One of the most exciting uses of this new platform will be as a key building...
Provided by Intel
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White Papers
Cloud Computing Challenges and Related Security Issues
May 2009
The field of cloud computing is still in its infancy as far as implementation and usage, partly because it is heavily promoted by technology advancement and is so high resource dependent that...
Provided by Washington University in St. Louis
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White Papers
Sun and VMware Solutions Guide for Windows Server Consolidation
May 2009
Designing a Windows server consolidation initiative creates a new set of challenges for the storage infrastructure - storage solutions must offer simplicity, performance, availability, and ease of...
Provided by Sun Microsystems
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Whitepapers
Managing Virtualization Within Data Center Consolidation
Dec 2008
At first look, consolidating data centers should make managing and monitoring performance easier because the infrastructure and IT organizations are more centralized. However, there are new...
Provided by Fluke Networks
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White Papers
Virtualizing the Infrastructure With Sun x86 Blades
Apr 2009
Sun Microsystems has a long history of engineering systems that are optimized for network-enabled workloads. In the age of blade servers, this is translating into new designs for network...
Provided by IDG (International Data Group)
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Whitepapers
Virtualize for the Most Value With VMware and an EMC Information Infrastructure
Aug 2009
Virtualization has become a top IT strategy for one simple reason: business value. A fully virtualized data center - the first step of the journey to private cloud - brings simplicity and cost...
Provided by EMC
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White Papers
SQL Server Workload Consolidation: VMware ESX 3.5
Nov 2008
Database workloads are very diverse. While most database servers are lightly loaded, larger database workloads can be resource-intensive, exhibiting high I/O rates or consuming large amounts of...
Provided by VMware
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White Papers
Server Virtualization: A Step Toward Cost Efficiency and Business Agility
Jan 2009
Danger and opportunity aptly describe the current economic climate. Financial pressures are forcing companies to be extremely cautious. But if, in the midst of a crisis, executives fail to...
Provided by Avanade
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White Papers
Virtualizing the Datacenter Without Compromising Server Performance
Aug 2009
Physical servers' processing and computing powers have been increasing for the past years, giving rise to a new breed of multi-core and multi-bit processors, with unprecedented amounts of memory...
Provided by University of Dubai
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White Papers
ZL Unified Archive and the Importance of Total Server Virtualizatioin
Mar 2009
The ability to operate software in a completely virtualized environment has come to be a necessary capability in the IT world. Today's more powerful servers can only reach their full capacity when...
Provided by ZL Technologies
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White Papers
Virtualisation and Business Continuity
May 2009
The benefits of server virtualisation are transforming the way IT departments provision IT to their customers. If the first wave of x86 virtualisation was mostly focused on improvements in...
Provided by IDG (International Data Group)
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White Papers
IT Economics: CA Infrastructure Management Reduces Operational Costs and Increases IT Efficiency
Jul 2009
CA customers have provided a number of proof points that illustrate how automated, integrated infrastructure and performance management can significantly lower the cost and improve the...
Provided by IDG (International Data Group)
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Whitepapers
Optimizing VMware View VDI Deployments With F5
Aug 2009
Corporate desktop usage and management has long been a necessary evil for IT groups. Most employees need full desktops and there are usually multiple types of desktops required for different...
Provided by F5 Networks
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White Papers
Cloud Computing Security: Making Virtual Machines Cloud-Ready
Dec 2008
This paper identifies security concerns arising in cloud computing environments and outlines methods to maintain compliance integrity and preserve security protection as virtual resources move...
Provided by Third Brigade
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White Papers
Power Solutions Article: Highly Available Virtualization with Microsoft Hyper-V and SCVMM 2008
Nov 2009
In virtualized environments, high availability can be critical to avoiding lost revenue, maintaining productivity, and protecting data from system failure. Combining Microsoft® Hyper-V™ technology...
Provided by Dell EqualLogic
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White Papers
Customer Case Study: A L Filters
Nov 2009
Companies undergoing rapid expansion can all too soon find their IT infrastructures becoming unwieldy, inadequate and expensive to manage. Switching to virtualization with a consolidated and...
Provided by Dell EqualLogic
