EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - Read this expert E-Guide from Dell to learn key concepts that will help you architect your next SQL Server installation.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Published: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Administrators | Database Design | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Databases | High Availability | Server Virtualization | SQL Server

WHITE PAPER - In this Handbook, you'll learn how Mobile User Management has emerged as the most effective application of ITSM leveraging ITIL to support mobile user connectivity and mobile application access.
Posted: October 8, 2009 | Published: October 8, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Configuration Management | Help Desk Management | High Availability | IT Infrastructure | IT Service Management | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Workers | Service Level Management | User Needs Assessments

WHITE PAPER - HP LeftHand P4000 SAN Solutions provide optimized storage for your virtualized server environment, allowing your storage infrastructure to support virtual servers, including support for high-availability (HA) and disaster-recovery (DR) features in virtual environments.
Posted: October 8, 2009 | Published: October 8, 2009


Topics:  High Availability | SAN | Storage Architectures | Storage Management | Storage Standards | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - In the event of downtime, workloads can be rapidly powered on in the PlateSpin Forge recovery environment and continue to run as normal until the production environment is restored. PlateSpin Forge® ships with everything you need to begin protecting your servers straight out-of-the-box.
Posted: October 1, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Backup Server Hardware | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | High Availability | RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) | Server Management | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - This white paper proposes a spectrum of reference configurations using Sun servers based on Intel processors, the broad range of Sun storage systems and appliances, and the VMware suite of virtualization products to configure cost-effective information systems for these businesses.
Posted: October 1, 2009 | Published: August 31, 2009


Topics:  High Availability | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | SMBs | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Systems | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes how various UPS topologies work and looks at the impact of operating mode on five key factors of UPS performance
Posted: October 1, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | High Availability | Network Performance | Power Consumption Monitoring | Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) | RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) | Systems Maintenance | Systems Management | UPS

WHITE PAPER - This paper compares traditional data protection options and provides an overview of the impact data deduplication is having on the storage industry. Deduplication is quickly gaining momentum in the growing disk-to-disk backup market and offers several significant improvements over traditional data protection methods.
Posted: September 29, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection | Data Deduplication | Data Replication | Data Security | Disk Backups | Disk Mirroring | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape | High Availability

WHITE PAPER - The following six secrets to 24x7, disaster-tolerant Exchange will show you how to implement an Exchange environment with zero lost data and continuous application availability—with no IT intervention—in the event of a disaster.
Posted: September 28, 2009 | Published: September 28, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | Email Management | Email Management Software | High Availability | IT Infrastructure | Knowledge Management | Microsoft Exchange

WHITE PAPER - All organizations are becoming increasingly reliant upon their computer systems. The availability of those systems can be the difference between the organization succeeding and failing. This series will examine how we can configure our Windows Server 2008 environments to provide the level of availability our organizations need.
Posted: September 28, 2009 | Published: September 28, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Clustering | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Downtime | High Availability | Load Balancing | Network Monitoring | Network Performance | SLA | Systems Management | Windows Server Software

WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses five steps for protecting Windows Server applications from downtime, offering established best practices to reduce potential single points of failure and ensure rapid recovery or continued operations in the event of failure.
Posted: September 28, 2009 | Published: September 28, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Downtime | High Availability | IT Infrastructure | Network Monitoring | Power Blackouts | Productivity | RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) | Windows Server Software

WHITE PAPER - This white paper reviews the common causes of application downtime and discusses Oracle's Maximum Availability Architecture framework that provides clear and concise guidance on implementing best practices using Oracle's proven high availability technologies.
Posted: September 25, 2009 | Published: September 25, 2009


Topics:  Database Architectures | Database Management | Database Performance Management | High Availability | High Performance Computing | ROI | SOA

WHITE PAPER - This paper will interest those concerned with creating or implementing email management strategies, as well as managers with responsibility for business continuity processes. It looks at the general approaches available to ensure email continuity and the implications on infrastructure, budget, people and resilience of deploying each strategy.
Posted: September 23, 2009 | Published: September 23, 2009


Topics:  Backups | CIOs | Clustering | Email | Email Archiving | Email Management | Email Security | Email Security Policies | Email Security Services | Email Threats | High Availability | Storage Management | Storage Security

CASE STUDY - Find out how Argo Global Capital utilized server virualization to simplify, consolidate and reduce operating costs in their data center. Since implementing XenServer with everRun, Argo has had zero downtime, even during a significant hardware failure.
Posted: September 18, 2009 | Published: September 18, 2009


Topics:  Applications Management | Citrix XenServer | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Downtime | High Availability | Network Performance | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization

CASE STUDY - Find out how Abercrombie & Fitch and Dematic selected everRun®, Marathon's automated high availability software, to protect the graphic system monitor and to meet the campus' high availability requirements.
Posted: September 18, 2009 | Published: September 18, 2009


Topics:  Data Centers | Data Security | Downtime | High Availability | Network Performance | Server Management | Systems Maintenance | Systems Management | Windows Server Software