WHITE PAPER - In this report, we examine the pressing need within organizations and businesses for migration to advanced platforms, as well as the businessbuilding opportunities companies can leverage from the transition.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Applications Management | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | Network Performance | Operating Systems | Server Management | Server Virtualization

ANALYST BRIEF - Xiotech has released its Virtual View solution that automates the provisioning, reporting, and management of storage for VMware environments. This solution takes the pressure off server administrators when they need to align server and storage resources in the increasingly virtualized world. Kudos to Xiotech for taking the initiative.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: June 4, 2008


Topics:  Server Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Provisioning | VMware | VMware Server

WHITE PAPER - Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 represents a significant milestone in Microsoft's ongoing efforts to help customers streamline the management of their unique IT infrastructures. Read this white paper to learn how to manage Windows Server 2008 R2.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: August 1, 2009


Topics:  IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Managers | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Management | Systems Management | Virtual Machine | Windows Server Software

EGUIDE - This guide is designed to provide you with a technical overview of the new and improved features in Windows Server 2008 R2.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Management | Server Software | Server Virtualization Software | Windows | Windows Server Software

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper for a discussion of the many benefits of virtualization, how it has evolved, and how it intersects with data center optimization strategies.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: October 30, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Power Management | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

CASE STUDY - MySpace knows better than anyone the high demands that consumers can make on application and web servers. It maintains two sets of servers depending on application transaction load. Even so, continued transaction growth on these servers was resulting in poor performance. MySpace decided to give Fusion-io a try.
Posted: November 18, 2009 | Published: November 18, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Green Data Center | Power Consumption Monitoring | Server Management | Server Provisioning

WHITE PAPER - The power/density paradox hinders end users from utilizing the very floor space that high density systems were intended to conserve. This brief explores what the power/density paradox is and how IT professionals can mitigate the risk.
Posted: November 18, 2009 | Published: November 18, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Design | Data Center Physical Security | Power Consumption Monitoring | Rack Enclosures | Rack Servers | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Provisioning

EZINE - In this issue, we'll discuss how virtualization sprawl has quickly become a major issue in virtualized SharePoint deployments since today's technology makes it so easy to create virtual machines. We'll also talk about taking advantage of SharePoint's underutilized business intelligence tool, and using jQuery to enhance your user interface.
Posted: November 18, 2009 | Published: November 18, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Governance | Microsoft Hyper-V | Microsoft Office | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine | VMware ESX

ANALYST BRIEF - SEPATON is among the growing list of vendors to join the VMware Technical Alliance Partner (TAP) Program. SEPATON has its sights set on solving the backup challenges of virtual server implementations - in particular, VMware environments - with VTL.
Posted: November 18, 2009 | Published: April 17, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Server Management | Server Software | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Virtual Machine Backups | Virtual Tape Libraries | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes validated architectures for Dell | VMware™ virtual infrastructures. The Virtualization RA is intended to provide customers with an example basis to consider, evaluate, and select the Dell virtualization solution components that best fit their requirements.
Posted: November 17, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Construction | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Storage Hardware | VMware | VMware ESX

PRODUCT LITERATURE - Consolidating and virtualizing application, web, and database tiers for enterprise Oracle® Siebel 8.0 CRM applications is one approach to help reduce costs and enhance flexibility. Read this paper to learn about Sun's platform for the Oracle Siebel CRM software stack.
Posted: November 16, 2009 | Published: November 16, 2009


Topics:  Applications Management | CRM | CRM Software | Open Source | Server Hardware | Server Management | Solaris | Storage Hardware

EGUIDE - This expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com, Sun, and Intel, discusses how to successfully buy, configure and manage a virtual server environment.
Posted: November 16, 2009 | Published: November 15, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | CIOs | Cloud Computing | Data Center Management | Disaster Recovery | HIPAA Compliance | IT Management | IT Managers | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine | Virtualization Security

WHITE PAPER - To provide disaster recovery for virtual machines running on a Hyper-V host, look to Double-Take for Hyper-V from Double-Take Software to protect your workloads with real-time replication and automated failover for virtualized workloads. Read this white paper for more details.
Posted: November 16, 2009 | Published: October 8, 2009


Topics:  Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Replication | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Double-Take Move provides migration functionality that dramatically reduces the impact and risk of migrations in the data center and across any geographic distance.
Posted: November 16, 2009 | Published: April 9, 2009


Topics:  Data Migration | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Software Migration | Storage Management | Storage Management Services | Storage Management Software

EGUIDE - In this Pocket E-Guide, you will find insight into the causes of persistent Windows server security risks. Learn how a lack of standards adoption, delegation, and coordination among security teams can lead to compliance gaps and security breaches, and why a lack of cohesive priorities within a team can create significant Windows vulnerabilities.
Posted: November 16, 2009 | Published: November 16, 2009


Topics:  Security | Security Management | Security Threats | Server Management | Vulnerability Management | Windows Security | Windows Server 2003 | Windows Server Software