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Managing the Server Migration Process: The HP Approach to Reducing Operational Costsser
- Source:
- Intel
- Posted:
- Oct 11, 2011
Save time, reduce errors and eliminate time-consuming manual processes when migrating servers. Discover how HP Insight Control server migration streamlines, simplifies and automates the process of server migration for physical and virtual environments. Sponsored by HP and Intel
PDF DownloadChanging the Economics of the x86 Environment
- Source:
- IBM
- Posted:
- Nov 07, 2011
IBM engineers took a fresh look at the technology underlying the IBM System x and IBM BladeCenter systems. With the introduction of fifth-generation IBM Enterprise X-Architecture technology (eX5), IBM is the first to decouple memory and input/output (I/O) from the processor – moving processing power from what’s theoretically possible to what’s actually possible.
PDF DownloadWhite paper sponsored by IBMHighly Available Virtualization With Microsoft Hyper-V and SCVMM 2008
- Source:
- IBM
- Posted:
- Jun 16, 2009
Combine Microsoft Hyper-V with SCVMM 2008 on a Dell PowerEdge server and learn how high availability can help you to avoid lost revenue, maintain productivity, and protect data from system failure.
PDF DownloadForrester: Server Virtualization, Q3 2008
- Source:
- Forrester
- Posted:
- Jun 16, 2009
Forrester's IT infrastructure and operations team answered 220 inquiries on data centers, servers, and virtual appliances in 2008, 72 were specifically in regard to server virtualization. If you are considering or are in the process of implementing this study could make all the difference by showing you which questions you too should be asking.
PDF DownloadIBM’s System eX5 Attack Customers’ Most Challenging IT Problems
- Source:
- IBM
- Posted:
- Nov 07, 2011
When it came to determining the features and capabilities to include in its fifth generation of System x Enterprise X Architecture-based servers, dubbed System x eX5, IBM’s System x server team went directly to the source. Team members packed their suitcases and hit the road on a 22-city tour to talk to System x customers. This whitepaper presents the findings.
PDF DownloadWhite paper sponsored by IBMGetting Started with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V On Dell Servers
- Source:
- IBM
- Posted:
- Jun 16, 2009
Get the facts on Hyper-V virtualization, discuss the architecture and technologies, and receive guidance on best practices for deployment of Dell PowerEdge servers loaded with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V.
PDF DownloadThe ROI of Defragmenting the Windows Enterprise
- Source:
- Diskeeper Corporation
- Posted:
- Jun 01, 2009
Why is defragmentation so important? This paper covers disk fragmentation, the problems it creates, and how that translates to lost time and productivity on a massive scale. IDC conducted lab tests to find the actual performance and productivity losses caused by fragmentation and analyzed the costs vs. ROI for different methods of dealing with the problem. Read this white paper and see why defragmentation is vital to maintaining productivity and controlling costs.
PDF DownloadData Center Convergence with IBM BladeCenter HX5 Servers
- Source:
- IBM
- Posted:
- Nov 03, 2011
In today’s tough economic times organizations are looking for ways to reduce operating expenses while improving business agility, to respond quickly to changing markets. Increasingly, these business pressures are driving IT strategy, which has become central to today’s information powered organizations. By leveraging technologies such as scalable blade servers, virtualized storage, and integrated networking organizations are often able to replace multiple racks of heterogeneous technology with a single rack of more powerful and easier to manage technology, which reduces operating costs and improves service delivery for the company.
PDF DownloadWhite paper sponsored by IBMDBMS Migration for IDMS/ADSO
- Source:
- Blue Phoenix
- Posted:
- May 27, 2009
Many organizations are considering migration of their core business applications from IDMS to RDBMS-based systems. In many cases, this migration path has a very compelling ROI and a low risk rate when compared to redevelopment of systems that have evolved over several decades. Moving from an IDMS environment to an RDBMS environment is a very challenging and complex task, requiring a comprehensive and reliable solution.
PDF DownloadBladeSystem: The business case for adopting HP Integrity server blades in the data center
- Source:
- Hewlett-Packard
- Posted:
- May 18, 2009
Blades are widely viewed as compact and efficient servers that primarily save space and power. However, the full story behind blades goes far beyond considerations of the individual server. Built from the ground up for tomorrow's IT demands, the HP BladeSystem represents the logical evolution of traditional rack-mount infrastructures. Based on HP's award-winning HP Integrity servers, HP ProLiant servers, and HP StorageWorks portfolio, a bladed architecture can accelerate the integration and transformation of your data center.
HP BladeSystem is an infrastructure in a box. With it, you can build vital business solutions that are more affordable, take less time to maintain, use less power, and are ready to grow with you. With its all-in-one
design, you have the essentials to build, maintain, and upgrade your infrastructure from start to finish giving
you the business agility you need today and throughout the lifecycle of your infrastructure.
Data Center Convergence with IBM BladeCenter HX5 Servers
- Source:
- IBM
- Posted:
- Nov 03, 2011
In today’s tough economic times organizations are looking for ways to reduce operating expenses while improving business agility, to respond quickly to changing markets. Increasingly, these business pressures are driving IT strategy, which has become central to today’s information powered organizations. By leveraging technologies such as scalable blade servers, virtualized storage, and integrated networking organizations are often able to replace multiple racks of heterogeneous technology with a single rack of more powerful and easier to manage technology, which reduces operating costs and improves service delivery for the company.
PDF DownloadWhite paper sponsored by IBMThe Impact of Disk Fragmentation on Servers
- Source:
- Diskeeper Corporation
- Posted:
- May 18, 2009
Every application that touches the hard drive will benefit from a good tool that defragments and manages the files on your servers." And now here's the proof! Through a series of precise performance test results, you'll discover the surprising difference defragmentation makes in key areas of server operation such as time to copy a file, open a document, backup and AV scan. Get the inside data on how fragmentation affects SQL and Exchange operations. Absolutely vital data for all IT staff, download this report FREE here.
PDF DownloadCA ARCserve® Backup, CA XOsoft™ Replication, and CA XOsoft™ High Availability – Virtualization Support
- Source:
- VMWare
- Posted:
- May 04, 2009
CA ARCserve® Backup, CA XOsoftTM Replication, and CA XOsoftTM High Availability provide several key features that enable you to both protect virtualized servers and benefit from server virtualization in your overall recovery management strategy.
PDF DownloadAn In-House Memory Appliance to Analyze SAP Transactional Business Operations in Real Time
- Source:
- IBM
- Posted:
- Sep 30, 2011
Download this whitepaper to know how in-memory computing leverages technology innovations to establish a continuous real-time link between insight, foresight and action to deliver significantly accelerated business performance and reduced total cost of ownership (TCO).
PDF DownloadWhite paper sponsored by IBM
Virtual Servers Need Virtual Storage
- Source:
- Equal Logic
- Posted:
- Apr 24, 2009
Virtualization is a sea change from the days of one image per physical machine. And the benefits are clear, from better hardware utilization to lower costs to easier management. But while the resulting server consolidation is a good thing, it only solves half the problem. You still need to ensure that best-practice storage management is available to both your physical and virtual servers. This paper discusses the benefits of moving data off of direct attached storage (DAS) inside the server and onto a shared pool of storage in a storage area network (SAN).
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