ANALYST BRIEF - IDC expects that centralized virtual desktop (CVD) will continue an upward growth trend through 2014. Read this white paper to get IDC analyst insight on the motivators for CVD deployment, the obstacles to adopting and deploying CVD, and the supporting role of converged infrastructure in CVD adoption and deployment.
Posted: February 10, 2012 | Published: August 31, 2011


Topics:  Converged Networks | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments | Network Security | Operating System Virtualization | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | Windows 7

WEBCAST - Inside, discover how bad airflow can impact IT equipment resilience and data center loading capacity and learn how engineers, IT and managers must work together to reclaim data center dead space.
Posted: February 10, 2012 | Premiered: February 10, 2012


Topics:  Co-Location Facilities | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management

EZINE - This expert e-zine discusses best practices for implementing and managing a private cloud in your enterprise. Gain insights on the complexities the cloud introduces,how to overcome them and the key steps to take to successfully build your private cloud. In addition, learn about advanced tools that can help ease your extensive transition.  
Posted: February 9, 2012 | Published: February 9, 2012


Topics:  Applications Management | Cloud Computing | Cloud Management | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Private Cloud | Private cloud computing | Service Level Management

CASE STUDY - This case study explains how one organization within the education industry improved network performance and IT reliability while reducing physical server count and power and cooling demands all with converged infrastructure solutions.
Posted: February 9, 2012 | Published: February 9, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Network Management | Network Management Services | Networking

WHITE PAPER - There are several stages in the road map from virtualization to cloud, and each should be planned strategically, rather than one step at a time.  This paper details the five stages in the path to cloud computing and what’s needed at each stage.
Posted: February 8, 2012 | Published: February 8, 2012


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Cloud Management | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | IT Infrastructure | Private Cloud | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

WHITE PAPER - When agencies begin their journey to the cloud with virtualization—an IT transformation starting point that preserves existing investments—they realize significant agility, cost and security benefits. Read this resource to learn how federal IT leaders are deploying VMware cloud infrastructure solutions to meet these new directives.
Posted: February 8, 2012 | Published: February 8, 2012


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Cloud Management | Cloud Security | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Government Agencies (U.S.) | IT Infrastructure

WHITE PAPER - Choosing a cloud vendor in today’s market can be a challenge.  This market profile from Taneja Group provides an objective review of current cloud infrastructure and management, application platform, and service provider solutions from leading vendors as well as key takeaways for IT leaders to consider when selecting a vendor.
Posted: February 8, 2012 | Published: February 8, 2012


Topics:  Application Infrastructure | Applications Management | Cloud Computing | Cloud Management | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | IT Infrastructure | Platform as a service

VIDEO - Cloud computing is changing the way we think about IT, allowing businesses to accelerate innovation, reduce costs and increase business agility. This exclusive video provides key insights on the cloud’s top opportunities and considerations today and what to expect from this dynamic environment in the future.
Posted: February 8, 2012 | Premiered: February 8, 2012


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Cloud Management | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Private Cloud | Private cloud computing | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

EBOOK - This online eBook provides insight and advice on how to build an effective disaster recovery strategy in the evolving world of virtual infrastructures, while mitigating the impact of so-called 'Black Swan' events in the datacenter. Practical, how-to best practices, real customer success testimonials and links to additional resources.
Posted: February 8, 2012 | Published: February 8, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Mirroring | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Data Security | Disaster Recovery | Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments

WEBCAST - The movement from tape-based to disk-based backup is well underway. Now that it is economically feasible to replace a broken tape-based system with disk-based backup, choices exist among a number of vendors with varying approaches to disk-based backup as well as data deduplication.
Posted: February 8, 2012 | Premiered: February 8, 2012


Topics:  Backups | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Deduplication | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Management | Data Storage | Disk Backups | Disk Drives | Disk Storage Systems | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Security

WEBCAST - Are you facing challenges like data growth, increased storage costs, slow backups or failed restores? Check out this short video to discover how ExaGrid is making backup better with the only system purpose-built for backup that protects your data, your time, and your budget.
Posted: February 8, 2012 | Premiered: February 8, 2012


Topics:  Backups | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Management | Data Security | Data Storage | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Security

WHITE PAPER - This resource introduces what a UPS is and explores what kinds of UPS are available. Discover how to select the right UPS and accessories for your needs.
Posted: February 7, 2012 | Published: February 7, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Cooling | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Energy Efficiency | UPS

WHITE PAPER - This resource examines the causes of today’s data center power and cooling crisis and outlines 5 steps businesses can take to remove inefficiencies from their power and cooling infrastructure.
Posted: February 7, 2012 | Published: February 7, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Cooling | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Energy Efficiency | Server Management | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This resource explores how to overcome 8 common power management challenges with a new generation of intelligent, logical, and complete power management solutions. Learn how to improve power efficiency and cost-effectiveness inside.
Posted: February 7, 2012 | Published: February 7, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Energy Efficiency | Green Data Center

WHITE PAPER - This paper explores how you can optimize UPS availability by focusing on minimizing repair time and maximizing redundancy, both inside your UPSs and across your power protection initiatives. Also learn why modular UPS designs provide superior availability even though they typically contain more parts that could potentially fail.
Posted: February 7, 2012 | Published: February 7, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | UPS