WHITE PAPER - In the world of WAN optimization, data center class products are designed to support high capacity WANs and a diverse mix of applications. When WAN optimization is the most challenging, these are the products you trust. Read this paper to find out so much more.
Posted: September 8, 2010 | Published: September 8, 2010


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | MPLS | Server Virtualization | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VPN | WAN

WHITE PAPER - This final installment of a three-part series explores how automation builds on the stable, efficient base formed by a standardized, simplified, virtualized infrastructure to create a scalable resource to serve business needs.
Posted: August 31, 2010 | Published: August 31, 2010


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | IT Services | Multi-core Processors | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | VMware ESX

WHITE PAPER - This installment, the second in a three-part series, explores how simplification extends the value of data center standardization efforts and forms a stable, efficient base that can be used to support automation.
Posted: August 31, 2010 | Published: August 31, 2010


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Networking | Data Center Power Management | IT Services | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Learn why data protection is the nexus that connects deduplication and virtualisation, how to go about achieving efficient data protection, as well as considerations and concerns to be aware of.
Posted: August 31, 2010 | Published: August 30, 2010


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Deduplication | Server Virtualization | Storage Management | Virtual Machine Backups

WHITE PAPER - The massive expansion of compute infrastructure over the last few decades has left many organizations facing power and cooling, floor space, and administrative challenges. Read this paper to learn how adopting application and server consolidation strategies to lower costs and streamline operations.
Posted: August 24, 2010 | Published: June 25, 2010


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | Oracle (Product) | Server Consolidation

WHITE PAPER - With MergePoint® Infrastructure Explorer software, you can quickly realize the benefits of predictive simulation and modeling for every device in your data center. The innovative user interface delivers detailed visual information that expedites day-to-day operations and planning activities while reducing the time to respond to issues.
Posted: August 9, 2010 | Published: August 9, 2010


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Downtime | High Availability | Network Monitoring Software | Power Consumption Monitoring | User Interfaces

WHITE PAPER - Massive consolidation and data mobility, enabled by virtualization, have radically altered how we build servers, design applications, and deploy storage for the emerging "cloud" decade. This paper discusses how Riverbed solutions effectively eliminate IT performance constraints in such environments.
Posted: August 4, 2010 | Published: August 4, 2010


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Cloud Computing | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Management | Data Management | Enterprise | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization | WAN

WHITE PAPER - This technology brief investigates the processes and tools that are needed to provide complete enterprise visibility and WAN acceleration for high-priority traffic.
Posted: August 4, 2010 | Published: August 4, 2010


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Enterprise | IT Infrastructure | Productivity | Server Virtualization | WAN

PODCAST - Server virtualization, data center consolidation and clustering solutions allow you to run multiple applications/operating systems independently on a single server, integrate disparate storage systems, increase efficiency in your power/cooling configurations and enhance business continuity.
Posted: July 28, 2010 | Premiered: July 28, 2010


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Clustering | Data Center Consolidation | Disaster Recovery | Health Care Industry | Health Care Networking | Networking | Operating Systems | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization

EZINE - This issue from Smart Paper explores virtualisation as an optimal solution for CIOs interested in increasing agility and efficiency in their business. Following a simple path, CIOs can migrate from a testing and development environment to a pure virtual or a hybrid production environment, thereby realizing the benefits of virtualisation.
Posted: July 28, 2010 | Published: July 28, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | CIOs | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Management | Green Data Center | IT Infrastructure | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper for an exploration of how organizations can gain significant performance and cost benefits by upgrading legacy 2-socket servers to new Dell PowerEdge 11th generation 4/2-socket servers.
Posted: July 12, 2010 | Published: April 23, 2010


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Performance Testing | Server Appliances | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Software

ANALYST REPORT - An investment in data deduplication products is easy to rationalize. These products cut data protection capital and operating expenses, facilitate consolidation of distributed backup operations, and slash server virtualization-related storage costs. Data deduplication offerings should be on every CIO‟s project short list in 2009.
Posted: July 7, 2010 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Deduplication | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Management | Data Mirroring | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Data Security | Data Storage

CASE STUDY - By rolling out Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 with Hyper-V™ and Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager on Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers, Perkins & Company consolidated servers and provided employees with virtual desktops. Learn how these solutions helped save time for IT staff, improve productivity for employees, and much more!
Posted: July 6, 2010 | Published: June 1, 2010


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | iSCSI SAN | Laptop Computers | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Windows Server 2008 R2

CASE STUDY - Boston Medical Center (BMC) needed to find ways to lower its operational costs to work within smaller budgets despite exploding data volumes, a sprawling server farm and 6,000 desktop users who needed access to clinical applications for patient care. The hospital pursued a data center virtualization strategy after partnering with Dell.
Posted: July 2, 2010 | Published: June 1, 2010


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Desktop Virtualization | Health Care Industry | Multi-core Processors | Power Consumption Monitoring | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Storage Consolidation | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - AMD has changed the x86 server landscape by combining multi-core AMD Opteron processors with advanced HyperTransport links.  Read this paper for more information on the AMD Opteron 6100 Series.
Posted: July 1, 2010 | Published: July 1, 2010


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Design | Data Center Management | Multi-core Processors | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization