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Virtualization Challenges Are Highlighted by User Survey sponsored by Syncsort
 | Analyst Brief: | Posted: 16 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 16 Nov 2009 | |
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To understand the impact of server virtualization, Syncsort commissioned Ziff Davis Media to conduct a survey around end-user experiences with migrating physical servers to virtual machines (referred to as P2V migration). Read the results here.
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EnterpriseDB Evaluation Guide sponsored by EnterpriseDB Corporation
 | eGuide: | Posted: 13 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 13 Nov 2009 | |
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This guide will walk you through evaluating EnterpriseDB's products, Postgres Plus Standard Server and Postgres Plus Advanced Server, to help you decide which product is right for you. This evaluation guide will also help with installation and testing and provide additional information on how to use the product.
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Optimizing Business Service Management (BSM) in a Challenging Global Economy: Delivering Service Quality While Improving IT Efficiency sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
 | White Paper: | Posted: 13 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 25 May 2009 | |
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This IDC White Paper examines the roles of virtualization and automation in improving operational efficiencies. Delivering end-to-end service visibility across both physical and virtual infrastructures is a key requirement for preventing service outages or failures.
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Webcast: Business-Driven Virtualization: Optimizing Insight and Efficiency in the Dynamic Datacenter - Vendor Webcast sponsored by Hyper9, Inc.
 | Webcast: | Posted: 13 Nov 2009
| | Premiered: | Available On Demand | | | Speakers: |
Dave Bartoletti, Senior Analyst, Taneja Group
Jonathan Reeve, Director Product Management, Hyper9
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In this webcast, discover how to achieve greater virtualization maturity, from clearer visibility to higher service levels in your VMware environment. Learn how to identify where your company fits in the virtualization maturity model and find virtualization tools that enable optimal IT performance.
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Thin Clients vs Zero Clients - What's the Real Story? sponsored by Pano Logic, Inc
 | Analyst Brief: | Posted: 13 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 12 Nov 2009 | |
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Sometimes what seems like a small difference can become a big difference - that is the case with thin vs zero clients, in fact it is large enough to seriously reduce the intended advantages. This benefit brief will explore these differences and show the true advantages of the only true zero client, complete VDI solution - the Pano System.
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Virtual Desktops and the Pano System sponsored by Pano Logic, Inc
 | White Paper: | Posted: 13 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 12 Nov 2009 | |
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Pano Logic® is the first company to offer a complete, purpose-built solution for virtual desktops combining a unique zero-client endpoint device with centralized tools designed specifically for the tasks of deployment and managing virtual desktops.
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Questions Answered In Implementing Virtual Desktops sponsored by Pano Logic, Inc
 | White Paper: | Posted: 13 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 12 Nov 2009 | |
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The very same virtualization infrastructure you use for your servers today can be naturally extended to support the hosting of desktops as well. As a result, users gain the flexibility of connecting to a well-managed desktop from virtually any network endpoint. But how do you get there?
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From Silicon to Cloud: Building Up to Cloud Computing sponsored by ZT Systems
 | Analyst Report: | Posted: 12 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 01 Apr 2009 | |
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Moving user data and environments to the Internet, so that they can be accessed via any Internet connection, dramatically changes the nature of the underlying server and client platforms. Server platforms must balance performance with power management in view of cost and other requirements such as security and reliability.
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Intel IT Technology Center sponsored by Intel
 | Microsite: | Posted: 12 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 12 Nov 2009 | |
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The resources compiled here explore ways your organization can work to achieve high performance computing. Read more about boosting server performance, how you can power desktops, increasing mobility and securing client systems. These tools will provide you with information to help your organization deliver the best overall performance. Period.
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Virtual Data Center - Volume 16: Software Licensing and Support, Virtualization and the Cloud sponsored by SearchDataCenter
 | Ezine: | Posted: 11 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 11 Nov 2009 | |
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In this month's issue, find out which aspects of licensing need special attention in the virtual world. Also in this issue, make maintenance easier with a little bit of planning, and learn what to do when virtualization fails.
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Sun Systems for Enterprise 2.0 and Web 2.0 with MySQL sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 | White Paper: | Posted: 11 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 22 Oct 2009 | |
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This paper describes the hardware and software components of Suns new reference architecture, Sun Systems for Enterprise 2.0 and Web 2.0 with MySQL, studies the scalability of the architecture, and includes step-by-step directions for setup and configuration.
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Seeding the Clouds: Key Infrastructure Elements of Cloud Computing sponsored by IBM
 | White Paper: | Posted: 11 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 24 Feb 2009 | |
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This paper describes a high-level cloud computing infrastructure services framework and the underlying technology enablers, such as virtualization, automation, self-service portal, monitoring and capacity planning. It also discusses examples of, and the value propositions for, certain data centers that have been built in this manner to date.
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Power Systems: Comparing Costs of IBM PowerVM and x86 VMware for Enterprise sponsored by IBM
 | White Paper: | Posted: 10 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 14 Apr 2009 | |
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This independent study by the International Technology group found IBM PowerVM more cost-competitive over time, compared to VMware, in terms of IT costs and the costs of downtime.
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Best Practices: VMware Monitoring with Operations Manager 2007 and MOM 2005 sponsored by Veeam Software
 | White Paper: | Posted: 10 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 10 Nov 2009 | |
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This document describes an end-to-end solution for monitoring and managing VMware vSphere or Virtual Infrastructure 3 using a full integration with Microsoft Systems Center Operations Manager (Ops Mgr) to produce a comprehensive image of system health with minimal impact on your operations staff.
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VMware Monitoring with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager: MTT Reduces Costs sponsored by Veeam Software
 | Case Study: | Posted: 10 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 10 Nov 2009 | |
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Learn how they used the nworks Management Pack (MP) to centralize monitoring of physical and VMware virtual infrastructures, reduce costs of implementing VMware monitoring, and give them the ability to receive performance metrics specific to the VMware virtual infrastructure.
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