WHITE PAPER - This paper outlines key aspects of information security companies should look for in SaaS solutions to protect information and ensure business success, focusing on three essential elements instrumental to achieving this goal: data privacy, access control and business continuity.
Posted: July 21, 2009 | Published: July 17, 2009


Topics:  Access Control | Business Continuity Planning | CRM | Data Center Management | Data Security | Disaster Recovery | High Availability | Software as a Service

WHITE PAPER - This paper explores common challenges associated with server virtualization deployments and the ways Citrix Essentials for Hyper-V together with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager can help organizations maximize the value of server virtualization.
Posted: July 20, 2009 | Published: July 20, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Desktop Virtualization | High Availability | HyperWave | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Provisioning | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | Workload Automation

VIDEO - High availability (HA) for hypervisors is vital to limit unplanned downtime, making it critical to discern which technology works best for your virtual environment. This videocast compares popular hypervisor methods used to ensure high availability.
Posted: July 14, 2009 | Premiered: July 14, 2009


Topics:  High Availability | High Performance Computing | Microsoft Exchange | Microsoft Hyper-V | SQL Server | Systems Design and Development | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This solution brief discusses how the Dell EqualLogic™ PS Series can provide a fully virtualized storage infrastructure that delivers high availability, resiliency, flexibility, and scalability that is simple and cost-effective to deploy, manage and grow.
Posted: July 9, 2009 | Published: December 5, 2008


Topics:  High Availability | Infrastructure Management | SAN | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

WHITE PAPER - The BlueArc Filesystem, SiliconFS, is the engine which drives the entire architectural platform forward. The filesystem is the foundation which enables greater performance and scalability for the entire platform. This document describes to the latest version of SiliconFS.
Posted: July 2, 2009 | Published: July 2, 2009


Topics:  Caching | Data Migration | Data Replication | Data Security | FPGA | High Availability | NAS | Storage Architectures | Storage Consolidation | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization | Tiered Storage | Virtual Machine

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - In this E-Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com and BMC, you will discover expert tips for effective virtual systems management. Explore the top five target areas essential for improved virtual performance and availability management.
Posted: July 1, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Enterprise Resource Management | High Availability | Network Infrastructure | Network Monitoring | Network Performance Management Software | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Service Level Management | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - Unparalleled agility is the promise of virtualization. But managing change, staying compliant, and preventing virtual sprawl are just a few of the challenges you could face before you reap the rewards. VMware joined us recently to co-author 7 must-read tips for striking the perfect balance in your virtual environment.
Posted: June 17, 2009 | Published: June 15, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Change Management | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Configuration Management | High Availability | High Performance Computing | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Storage Virtualization | VMware | VMware Server

WHITE PAPER - Virtualization adds a whole new level of complexity to the IT infrastructure, introducing new challenges in every step of the process - from planning to configuration and management. Read how effective service management can help tackle the challenges of virtualization in this white paper from BMC Software.
Posted: June 17, 2009 | Published: June 15, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | High Availability | High Performance Computing | IT Infrastructure | Server Virtualization | Service Level Management | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Virtual Machine | Virtual Machine Migration

WHITE PAPER - This paper proposes several sample virtualization architectures based on Dell's server and storage products. Architectures are divided into three main categories: Small, Medium, and Large. These categories are based on the features and capacity of each product, as well as the complexity of the overall architecture.
Posted: June 9, 2009 | Published: December 5, 2008


Topics:  Enterprise Architectures | High Availability | SAN | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Storage Architectures | Storage Best Practices

WHITE PAPER - This paper will discuss the importance of an enterprise-class storage infrastructure as you migrate to a virtualized data center. Dell™ EqualLogic™ PS Series Internet SCSI (iSCSI) storage area network (SAN) arrays enable advanced integration with the robust server virtualization.
Posted: June 9, 2009 | Published: June 9, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Enterprise Architectures | Enterprise Resource Management | High Availability | iSCSI SAN | Server Management | Server Virtualization

CASE STUDY - This case study outlines how Info Support, a Dutch IT service provider, was able to launch new servers and storage up to 75% faster using virtualization. The challenge was that Info Support wanted to respond to their clients faster by creating an environment where new projects were up and running in a couple of hours.
Posted: June 9, 2009 | Published: June 9, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Blade Servers | CRM Best Practices | Customer Loyalty | Customer Satisfaction | High Availability | Scalability Testing | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - In this solution brief learn how the Dell EqualLogic™ PS Series can provide a fully virtualized storage infrastructure that delivers high availability, resiliency, flexibility, and scalability that is simple and cost-effective to deploy, manage and grow.
Posted: June 9, 2009 | Published: November 3, 2008


Topics:  High Availability | Performance Testing | SAN | Server Virtualization | Storage Architectures | Storage Best Practices | Storage Virtualization

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - Download this presentation transcript to learn how virtualization has been a major key to the success of everyone's favorite discount travel site as Priceline.com has continued to grow its competitive edge in the face of lean economic times.
Posted: June 5, 2009 | Published: May 27, 2009


Topics:  Backups | CIOs | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Economic Environment | Green Data Center | Green Storage | High Availability | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization | TCO

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes the advantages of scale-out iSCSI storage in four areas-- cost, high availability and disaster recovery, performance, and management-- and illustrate how iSCSI SANs, particularly the HP LeftHand SANs, provide better overall support for virtualized environments.
Posted: June 5, 2009 | Published: April 2, 2009


Topics:  Disaster Recovery | High Availability | iSCSI Protocol | iSCSI SAN | Performance Testing | SAN | Server Virtualization | Storage Management | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This document is intended for executives evaluating the use of a horizontally scalable grid for database application deployment, as well as project managers, system engineers, integration specialists, and other technical staff looking to design, implement, and tune database applications in a grid computing environment.
Posted: June 5, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Cluster Management | Cluster Software | Clustering | Database Administration | Database Administrators | Database Architectures | Database Management | Database Managers | Database Performance Management | Databases | High Availability | Operating Systems | Oracle (Product)