WHITE PAPER - Processing very large data sets provides unique constraints, especially when time windows available for this processing are shrinking. This paper presents a variety of technologies available to accelerate the processing of large data volumes, including massive parallelization, optimized data-set-mode processing, grid deployment, and load balancing.
Posted: March 16, 2010 | Published: March 16, 2010


Topics:  Data Integration | Data Management | Data Management Software | ERP | ERP Software | Load Balancing | Open Source | Open Source Software | Parallel Processing | Processor Architectures

WEBCAST - Get more utilization from your data center by consolidating with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on HP’s powerhouse ProLiant DL785 G6 servers. Discover how by consolidating hundreds of virtual machines onto one server, with no increase in licensing costs, can minimize power consumption and maximize return on investment with less risk.
Posted: March 10, 2010 | Premiered: March 10, 2010


Topics:  Hardware Management | Load Balancing | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Provisioning | Server Software

WHITE PAPER - The data center has been, and continues to be, one of the key resources of innovation helping businesses become more agile and efficient while reducing total cost of ownership (TCO). This application note explores the means by which existing data center assets can be repurposed to increase utilization, and improved application agility.
Posted: March 1, 2010 | Published: February 28, 2010


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Cloud Computing | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Design | Data Center Management | Fixed Assets | Green Data Center | Load Balancing | Networking | Power Consumption Monitoring | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | SOA

CASE STUDY - Read this case study to find out how Microsoft recommended the use of Akorri’s BalancePoint virtual infrastructure management software for daily performance baselining that provides before and after virtualization comparisons of all infrastructure to maximize resource optimization, load balancing, and capacity planning and growth.
Posted: February 23, 2010 | Published: February 23, 2010


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Centers | IT Spending | Load Balancing | Network Monitoring | Performance Testing | Server Virtualization | Software Migration | UNIX

TECHNICAL ARTICLE - Read this success story to see how the world's largest producer of printing inks and pigments uses the advanced enterprise scheduling capabilities of BMC Control-M to keep complex business-critical batch processes running effortlessly. Sun IT lead: "Without it, we would need at least three times the number of people in our team"
Posted: February 17, 2010 | Published: February 17, 2010


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Data Centers | Job Scheduling Software | Load Balancing | Systems Management | Systems Management Software | Workload Automation

WHITE PAPER - IT workload automation results in average annual savings in staff costs alone of $750,000. Learn more about automating complex IT processes - read the white paper.
Posted: February 17, 2010 | Published: February 17, 2010


Topics:  Application Integration | Data Center Management | Data Centers | IT Management | IT Service Management | Job Scheduling Software | Load Balancing | SLA | Systems Management | Workload Automation

ANALYST REPORT - Read how Enterprise Management Associates evaluates the workload automation offerings of BMC, CA, IBM, ASG, and several others. Hint: the report concludes, "BMC has the strongest product overall, scoring above average on functionality and higher than any other vendor on architecture and integration."
Posted: February 17, 2010 | Published: February 17, 2010


Topics:  Data Centers | IT Management | IT Service Management | Job Scheduling Software | Load Balancing | Process Control Software | Server Provisioning | Workload Automation

WHITE PAPER - This paper addresses usage and configuration of F5 Network's BIG-IP© Local Traffic Manager™ (LTM) in combination with VMware's View 3.0 solution on Dell servers and Dell EqualLogic iSCSI storage.
Posted: February 15, 2010 | Published: February 15, 2010


Topics:  Application Deployment | Applications Management | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Load Balancing | Network Management | Network Performance | Network Traffic Management | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | Virtual Machine | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This paper examines the complexity and management challenges presented by the current storage landscape, the explosive growth of data storage requirements and what it all means to businesses.
Posted: January 26, 2010 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Load Balancing | Storage Appliances | Storage Controllers | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Standards

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - As the first midrange products to offer a serial attached SCSI (SAS) architecture and the Hitachi Dynamic Load Balancing Controller, the Adaptable Modular Storage 2000 family delivers highly resilient enterprise-quality storage in an affordable and easy-to-manage modular package.
Posted: January 25, 2010 | Published: January 25, 2010


Topics:  Disaster Recovery | Load Balancing | SCSI Controllers | Serial ATA | Storage Controllers | Storage Management | Virtual Tape Libraries

PRODUCT REVIEW - Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning software works with the Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2000 family to help reduce the impact of storage complexity by eliminating the need to configure the physical storage allocation for each application.
Posted: January 22, 2010 | Published: August 1, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Data Center Cooling | Load Balancing | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Provisioning | Storage Resource Management

WHITE PAPER - All organizations are becoming increasingly reliant upon their computer systems. The availability of those systems can be the difference between the organization succeeding and failing. This series will examine how we can configure our Windows Server 2008 environments to provide the level of availability our organizations need.
Posted: September 28, 2009 | Published: September 28, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Clustering | Data Center Management | Downtime | High Availability | Load Balancing | Network Monitoring | Network Performance | SLA | Systems Management | Windows Server Software

WHITE PAPER - Best practices and new technologies available for provisioning databases for test and development environments are outlined in this white paper. Using this as a guide, organizations can save time and resources, meet regulatory compliance standards, and streamline database provisioning processes for test and development environments.
Posted: April 1, 2009 | Published: January 16, 2009


Topics:  Banking Industry | CRM | Database Administration | Database Management | Databases | ERP | Financial Services Industry | Health Care Industry | Human Resources Management | Load Balancing | Load Testing | Regulatory Compliance | Retail Trade Industry | Storage Best Practices | Telecommunications Industry | Testing

WHITE PAPER - This paper helps us to understand the importance of desktop search tools fit in the universe of Microsoft search tools.
Posted: February 10, 2009 | Published: February 10, 2009


Topics:  Clustering | Enterprise Search Software | Group Policy | GUI | Indexing (Information Management) | Indexing Software | Load Balancing | Metadata | Search Engines | Windows Server Software

WHITE PAPER - In order to ensuring the EDW will get the optimal performance and will scale as your data set grows you need to get three fundamental things correct, the hardware configuration, the data model and the data loading process.
Posted: January 19, 2009 | Published: January 19, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Data Warehouses | Load Balancing | Memory | Parallel Processing | Systems Management