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 - Read this whitepaper to learn how truly future-proofing your environment involves a comprehensive approach and engagement with newer technologies and methods, aligning them with overall best practices —and strengthening your ability to innovate.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | High Performance Computing | IT Management | Microprocessors | Server Virtualization | Service Level Management | Systems Management

PODCAST - Critical to any successful implementation of desktop virtualization is to understand how desktop virtualization can help and which implementations will be most successful. View this podcast for an overview of desktop virtualization, several virtual desktop solutions, and the operational efficiency gains possible with desktop virtualization.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Premiered: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Desktop Management | Operational Support Systems | Personal Computers | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware

WEBCAST - Critical to any successful implementation of desktop virtualization is to understand how desktop virtualization can help and which implementations will be most successful. View this webcast for an overview of desktop virtualization, several virtual desktop solutions, and the operational efficiency gains possible with desktop virtualization.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Premiered: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Applications Management | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Desktop Computer Support | Desktop Management | Operational Support Systems | Personal Computers | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware

ASSESSMENT TOOL - CA ARCserve Backup unites innovative data deduplication technology, powerful storage resource management (SRM) reporting and robust security measures. Use this ROI calculator to find out how much your organization can save with ARCserve.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: November 20, 2009


Topics:  Data Deduplication | Data Security | Server Virtualization | Storage Management | Storage Management Software | Storage Resource Management | Storage Resource Management Software | Storage Security

PRODUCT LITERATURE - CA Virtualization Management solutions provide integrated end-to-end management, business-driven automation and security. As such, CA facilitates virtualization's promise of cost reduction and efficiency gains through consolidation, standardization and lower energy consumption, which drive better business outcomes.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: November 20, 2009


Topics:  Enterprise Resource Management | IT Management | IT Services | IT Systems | Server Virtualization | Systems Management

CASE STUDY - This case study looks at the experience of a a mid-sized Fortune 1000 company that was dealing with the challenges of disparate servers and desktop systems as well as underutilized servers with huge energy consumption. See how they used desktop virtualization to obtain power cost savings and increased management efficiency.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: November 20, 2009


Topics:  Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Centers | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Network Management | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Systems Management

CASE STUDY - This case study looks at the typical experience of a Fortune 1000 company. A company turns to server and desktop virtualization in an effort to reduce the cost of distributed centralized operations centers.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: November 20, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Center Consolidation | Data Centers | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | Server Virtualization

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - Virtualizing your servers enhances server consolidation and provides easier server management. It might also introduce new availability requirements for your applications. Your virtual environment must be able to quickly recover from physical server failures. This paper introduces SAN solutions that work with VMware to deliver high availability.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: April 19, 2009


Topics:  High Availability | Server Virtualization | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Spending | Storage Virtualization

EBOOK - A solid disaster recovery plan can overcome bandwidth and latency issues without any data loss. Techniques to restore data and prevent loss vary in the virtual data center. In Chapter 1 of this eBook, you'll learn about disaster recovery strategies for the virtual data center.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: November 19, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Deduplication | Disaster Recovery | SAN | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Machine | Virtual Machine Backups

WHITE PAPER - One of the greatest challenges facing IT professionals today is the number and variety of desktop virtualization (VDI) solutions from which they can choose. This white paper examines four major considerations for efficient, effective and successful PoC results to help you choose the proper VDI solution for your organization.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: November 19, 2009


Topics:  Applications Management | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | Disaster Recovery | Network Management | Server Virtualization | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

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

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes the key infrastructure management challenges facing IT managers today. It then discusses how IT teams can improve the economics of infrastructure management by taking advantage of integrated, automated performance analysis and fault isolation technologies.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: July 25, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Applications Management | Business IT Alignment | IT Management | IT Managers | Operational Support Systems | Server Virtualization