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Distributed IT Infrastructures: Alternative Approaches sponsored by VM6 Software
 | White Paper: | Posted: 27 Oct 2009
| | Published: | 27 Oct 2009 | |
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This whitepaper outlines the benefits derived and the costs associated with virtualization in the Remote Offices/Branch Offices, in the classic model versus the proposed model.
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Cost-effective Strategies for Building the Next-generation Data Center sponsored by ZT Systems
 | White Paper: | Posted: 23 Oct 2009
| | Published: | 23 Oct 2009 | |
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This white paper will discuss the forces behind the rise of flexible, cloud-like data center architectures; describe the hardware needs created by those new architectures; and show why custom servers from ZT Systems powered by AMD Opteron™ processors are an exceptional fit for these demanding new data center environments.
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PlateSpin® Recon: Virtual Capacity Management and Consolidation Planning sponsored by Novell Inc.
 | White Paper: | Posted: 01 Oct 2009
| | Published: | 01 Oct 2009 | |
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PlateSpin® Recon from Novell is a sophisticated workload analysis, planning and management solution that provides new levels of intelligence, visual analysis and forecasting for optimizing the data center.
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Executive Guide: Assess the Value of Deduplication for your Storage Consolidation sponsored by Data Domain
 | White Paper: | Posted: 29 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 01 Sep 2008 | |
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This IDC Workbook discusses consolidation at the datacenter, server, and storage system levels, including the use of virtualisation. This paper also discusses how deduplication can help improve consolidation of resources and reduce storage footprint, as well as improve data protection and disaster recovery under heavy workload conditions.
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Optimizing the Data Center for Cost and Efficiency sponsored by Dell India
 | White Paper: | Posted: 29 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 14 Apr 2009 | |
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The current state of the datacenter demands a transformation that helps in improving space utilization and lowering power consumption while still providing the scale and availability the business requires. Read this report to learn how your organization can optimize data center efficiency and lower costs.
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The Tangible Value of Server Virtualization sponsored by Dell India
 | White Paper: | Posted: 29 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 17 Dec 2007 | |
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Virtualization is more than just a concept-- it is a concrete business strategy that can provide tangible value for companies in virtually any industry. Read this paper to learn more about Dell's virtual infrastructure solutions.
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Microsoft Exchange Server 2007: Performance on VMware vSphere 4 sponsored by Global Knowledge
 | White Paper: | Posted: 21 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 21 Sep 2009 | |
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Increased adoption of VMware infrastructure and continued performance advances in hardware and software have driven the virtualization of Microsoft Exchange. This paper will detail experiments that demonstrate the efficient performance and scalability of Exchange when running inside a virtual machine on a VMware vSphere 4 environment.
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Three Steps to Improving Server Virtualization ROI with everRun sponsored by Marathon Technologies
 | White Paper: | Posted: 18 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 18 Sep 2009 | |
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Server virtualization offers a tremendous opportunity for cost savings in the data center. This paper will give three steps you can take to dramatically improve your cost savings from server virtualization as well as show how companies are using Marathon's everRun software to implement those steps.
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Application Grid: Ideal Platform for IT Consolidation sponsored by Oracle Corporation
 | White Paper: | Posted: 18 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 01 Apr 2009 | |
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Application grid brings the same type of efficiency, scalability, and quality of service to the application layer that database clusters brings to the database layer. With an application grid you get greater efficiency, exceptional agility, and superior quality of service. Download this free white paper now.
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Increasing Reliability and Availability in a Virtualized SQL Server Environment sponsored by Marathon Technologies
 | White Paper: | Posted: 18 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 18 Sep 2009 | |
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As companies continue to consolidate and look for best possible uses of both existing and new computer hardware, nowhere is this more apparent than server management. This paper will provide you some best practices and key success stories that you can use in designing and implementing your own virtualized SQL environment.
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The New Economics of Mid-size Enterprise Computing: Sun Systems based on the Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation
 | White Paper: | Posted: 17 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 17 Sep 2009 | |
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This paper examines how investing in new Sun servers can actually cut your data center costs. Find out how Suns latest technology will cut the number of servers you need.
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Best Practices for Managing Data Center Costs via Application and Server Consolidation sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation
 | White Paper: | Posted: 17 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 17 Sep 2009 | |
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This paper shows how next-generation Sun servers, based on the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series, allow IT organizations to meet these challenges by delivering game-changing performance and virtualization improvements that help enable companies to leverage best practices for IT management, application deployment, work processes, and cost control.
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Reassessing Server Costs for Mid-Size Companies sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation
 | White Paper: | Posted: 17 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 17 Sep 2009 | |
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This paper argues that while the current economic climate might suggest delaying data center upgrades, the opposite will save you money. Learn how upgrading to Sun Fire servers can put more on your bottom line.
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Consolidating Multiple SQL Server 2000 systems using Hyper-V sponsored by Dell, Inc.
 | White Paper: | Posted: 10 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 10 Sep 2009 | |
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This document covers the key overall concepts and procedures you need to setup and configure your Hyper-V platform. It reviews in detail the approach that PT and Dell recommend for a tested and validated installation of Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V.
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Virtualization Buzz and Benefits: Decoupling Hardware From Software for Greater Efficiency sponsored by CDW Corporation
 | White Paper: | Posted: 09 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 09 Sep 2009 | |
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Advanced technology allows businesses to get maximum bang out of hardware buck while reducing server counts and support costs. Read this whitepaper to learn how virtualization can help your business get the most out of its server hardware.
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