WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn how to enable a fast, scalable, fault-tolerant distributed foundation for data management that runs dynamically across the many-machine, many-core, memory-based computing topologies that today's organizations are assembling from existing IT resources and pay-as-you-go clouds.
Posted: February 10, 2012 | Published: February 10, 2012


Topics:  Cloud Archive | Cloud Management | Data Integration | Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Quality | Distributed Computing | Fault Tolerance | Messaging Software

WHITE PAPER - This white paper explores the need for uptime, explains the three components that contribute to uptime, reviews some of the problems with existing enterprise server management, provides a clear definition of clustering, and finally gives an honest explanation of what it can and can’t offer your organization.
Posted: August 9, 2010 | Published: August 9, 2010


Topics:  Clustering | Data Center Management | Fault Management | Fault Tolerance | High Availability | Linux | Open Source | RAID | SAN | Server Management

WHITE PAPER - The purpose of this guide is to support a self-guided, hands-on evaluation of VMware vSphere™ 4 by press reviewers, technology analysts, and IT professionals who wish to compare vSphere to competing virtualization products such as Microsoft Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer.
Posted: June 16, 2010 | Published: December 1, 2009


Topics:  Clustering | Fault Tolerance | High Availability | Power Consumption Monitoring | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Software Selection | Storage Management | Virtual Machine | Virtual Machine Migration | VMware | VMware ESX

WHITE PAPER - Modularity is an established technique for organizing and simplifying a complex system. In data centers, modular design has already taken root in new fault-tolerant architectures for servers and storage systems. The mission of this paper is to illustrate how modularity delivers a profound reliability benefit: fault tolerance
Posted: April 29, 2009 | Published: January 1, 2005


Topics:  Backups | Data Center Design | Fault Management | Fault Tolerance | High Availability | Load Balancing | Network Management | RAID | Reliability

WHITE PAPER - Access this exclusive resource to learn how to avoid mistakes when installing cooling systems and racks in data centers or network rooms. This paper examines these typical mistakes, explains their principles, quantifies their impacts, and describes simple remedies.
Posted: April 29, 2009 | Published: December 1, 2003


Topics:  Buildings and Facilities | Cooling Capacity | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Fault Tolerance | Load Balancing | Network Capacity | Network Management | Power Generation Equipment | Rack Enclosures | Rack Servers | Systems Design and Development

WHITE PAPER - This white paper addresses common data center cooling challenges and describes five strategies for deploying ultra-high power racks, with practical solutions for both new and existing data centers.
Posted: April 29, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2010


Topics:  Blade Servers | Cooling Capacity | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Fault Tolerance | High Availability | Network Performance | Rack Enclosures | Rack Servers | RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) | RPO | UPS

WHITE PAPER - Methods and requirements for providing electrical power to Rack Enclosures for Information Technology Equipment are described. The need for the rack power system to adapt to changing requirements is identified and quantified.
Posted: October 31, 2002 | Published: February 1, 2003


Topics:  Data Centers | Fault Tolerance | High Availability | IT Infrastructure | Power Supplies