WHITE PAPER - Virtualization is one of the hottest technologies in IT infrastructure today. Intel is helping enable the next generation of virtualization usage efficiently. Virtualization 2.0 focuses on increasing service efficiency through flexible resource management. In the near future, this usage model will become absolutely critical to data centers.
Posted: October 6, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Mainframe Operating Systems | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses the complementary benefits of combining features of VMware and 3PAR technologies to gain increased performance and avoid the cost of over-provisioning servers and storage in an IT infrastructure.
Posted: October 2, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2006


Topics:  Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | Storage Architectures | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Provisioning | Storage Resource Management | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization | VMware

TECHNICAL ARTICLE - This paper focuses on various points that should be considered when deploying 3PAR InServ Storage Servers with both VMware vSphere, VMware’s latest suite that includes VMware ESX™ 4, VMware vCenter, and Virtual SMP, and with previous versions of VMware ESX.
Posted: October 2, 2009 | Published: October 2, 2009


Topics:  Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | Storage Consolidation | Storage Hardware | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization | VMware | VMware Server

ASSESSMENT TOOL - This tool allows you to enter data about your existing server environment and evaluate the benefits of replacing x86 server technology with the latest generation Sun servers powered by Intel® Xeon® processors.
Posted: October 1, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  ROI | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | TCO

WHITE PAPER - 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.
Posted: October 1, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Network Capacity | Network Monitoring | Reporting Software | ROI | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Systems Maintenance | Systems Management | Virtual Machine

PODCAST - Join this Podcast, presented by PC Connection, featuring guest speakers Doug Washburn, Forrester Research Analyst, and co-presenter John Skinner, Intel’s Director of Marketing, Eco-Technology, as they discuss the scope of energy-efficient computing, and how new incentives can be leveraged to accelerate the ROI of your technology investments.
Posted: September 30, 2009 | Premiered: September 28, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Energy Efficiency | IT Management | Network Management | Power Consumption Monitoring | ROI | Server Consolidation | Systems Management

WEBCAST - Join this Webcast, presented by PC Connection, featuring guest speakers Doug Washburn, Forrester Research Analyst, and co-presenter John Skinner, Intel’s Director of Marketing, Eco-Technology, as they discuss the scope of energy-efficient computing, and how new incentives can be leveraged to accelerate the ROI of your technology investments.
Posted: September 30, 2009 | Premiered: September 28, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Energy Efficiency | Green Data Center | Network Management | Power Consumption Monitoring | ROI | Server Consolidation | Server Management

WHITE PAPER - 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.
Posted: September 29, 2009 | Published: December 17, 2007


Topics:  Cooling Capacity | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Power Management | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | TCO | VMware

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - In this presentation transcript, you will hear from industry leaders VMware and Data Domain, and we will discuss compelling solutions for today's data protection and DR challenges for these virtualised server environments.
Posted: September 29, 2009 | Published: September 29, 2009


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection | Disaster Recovery | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | VMware | VMware Disaster Recovery | VMware Server

PRODUCT LITERATURE - Vyatta offers users the unique ability to connect, protect, and optimize virtual appliances and applications within popular virtualization platforms by offering a complete software-based network operating system that eliminates the hardware dependencies of proprietary networking gear.
Posted: September 25, 2009 | Published: September 25, 2009


Topics:  Desktop Virtualization | Network Management | Network Performance | Network Traffic Management | Networking | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | SMBs

EZINE - This document highlights what you need to know about power consumption, server virtualization and outfitting data centers to make the most of the new technologies.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2008


Topics:  Configuration Management | Data Center Management | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Systems Maintenance | Web Content Management

TEST RESULTS - In this report, we estimate both the number of older solutions each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace and the payback period for replacing those older solutions. Read on to learn more.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Published: March 1, 2009


Topics:  Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Systems Management | Systems Operations

TEST RESULTS - In this report, we estimate both the number of older solutions each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace and the payback period for replacing those older solutions. One key finding discovered is that each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace up to nine Dell PowerEdge 2850 solutions, and could yield a payback in around 9 months.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Operational Metrics (Systems) | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Systems Design and Development | Systems Management | Systems Operations | Test Results

TEST RESULTS - In this report, we estimate both the number of older solutions each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace and the payback period for replacing those older solutions. One key finding discovered is that each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace up to nine HP ProLiant DL385 solutions, and could yield a payback in under 9 months.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Published: March 1, 2009


Topics:  Performance Testing | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Systems Management | Test Results

TEST RESULTS - In this report, we estimate both the number of older solutions each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace and the payback period for replacing those older solutions. Read this white paper to learn more.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  IT Best Practices | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | VMware