WHITE PAPER - Organizations can benefit from the advantages of 10GbE, consolidation on Dell PowerEdge blade servers, and virtualization with VMware. By implementing 10GbE solutions, organizations can enjoy the economies they hoped to obtain by consolidating and virtualizing their server environment, along with increased performance, reliability, and security.
Posted: August 12, 2009 | Published: June 9, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | Data Center Consolidation | Ethernet Adapters | Fibre Channel | iSCSI Protocol | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Storage Devices | Storage Virtualization | TCO | VMware | VMware ESX | VMware Infrastructure 3

WHITE PAPER - A business manager identifies an urgent need for a software application and requests a server to run the new application. Then the server provisioning process kicks off. Read this short whitepaper to learn about new techniques and technologies that can enable your business to cut through so much of the red tape involved in adding new applications.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 8, 2009


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Infrastructure | Application Life-Cycle Management | Applications Management | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This white paper examines how the Sun Oracle Exadata Storage Server allows companies to accelerate database performance, handle change and growth in scalable and incremental steps, and deliver mission-critical data availability and protection.
Posted: September 25, 2009 | Published: September 25, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Cluster Management | Database Design | Database Management | IT Infrastructure | Platform as a service | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Software

WHITE PAPER - This paper will discuss the importance of an enterprise-class storage infrastructure as you migrate to a virtualized data center. Dell™ EqualLogic™ PS Series Internet SCSI (iSCSI) storage area network (SAN) arrays enable advanced integration with the robust server virtualization.
Posted: June 9, 2009 | Published: June 9, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Enterprise Architectures | Enterprise Resource Management | High Availability | iSCSI SAN | Server Management | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Market research leader TNS conducted a total cost of ownership (TCO) study for HP to determine how its BladeSystem c-Class offering compared with rack-based offerings from Sun Microsystems. This white paper re-examines the issues around rack-vs.-blade TCO in the context of recent changes on the processor front.
Posted: March 2, 2010 | Published: March 2, 2010


Topics:  Blade Servers | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Server Appliances | Server Hardware | Server Management | TCO

WHITE PAPER - Butler Group has identified three key opportunities that virtualization offers organizations wanting to operate effectively in the new global economy, and these can be categorized as: automation, flexibility, and business alignment. Read this white paper to learn more.
Posted: February 26, 2010 | Published: March 6, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Management | Business Process Automation | Data Centers | Globalization | Server Management | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Virtualized environments are taking IT datacenters by storm. The desire to gain the technology and cost benefits of virtualization is rapidly driving corporate initiatives. View the white paper now and get the practical tips you need to manage virtualization in your datacenter. 
Posted: March 4, 2010 | Published: February 28, 2010


Topics:  Applications Management | Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Center Management | Data Centers | High Availability | Network Monitoring | Network Performance | Server Management | Server Virtualization | VMware | VMware ESX

WHITE PAPER - This reference document will provide you with detailed information on how to effectively manage your BlackBerry Enterprise Server architecture.
Posted: March 18, 2009 | Published: March 18, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Enterprise Applications Software | Handheld Device Security | Handheld Devices | Mobile Device Management | Server Management | Server Software | Wireless Applications Software | Wireless Computing

WHITE PAPER - Directors of IT operations are under pressure to control or reduce mainframe operating costs while maintaining service levels to the business. This paper describes how BMC® MAINVIEW® from BMC Software uniquely delivers aggressive and strategic performance management and optimization.
Posted: April 17, 2009 | Published: April 17, 2009


Topics:  IT Management Services | IT Services | IT Systems | Mainframe Operating Systems | Operating Systems | Server Management

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper to learn about the Sun GlassFish Portfolio open web application platform that provides business with innovations from leading open-source communities, packaged in a solution that offers flexible subscription-based pricing and enterprise-class support.
Posted: May 15, 2009 | Published: February 1, 2009


Topics:  Governments | Health Care Applications Software | Open Source | Open Source Software | Portfolio Management (Finance) | Portfolio Management (IT Management) | Server Management | Telecommunications Software

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper by Global Knowledge instructor, John Hales, to learn how to build a home lab for VMware vSphere for study. This paper is broken down into three major sections; the first and most detailed is about the hardware required, the second is about the Workstation configuration, and the third is about installing vSphere and Virtual Center.
Posted: February 12, 2010 | Published: February 12, 2010


Topics:  Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Management | VM | VMware | VMware ESX | VMware Workstation

WHITE PAPER - This white paper provides reference architectures and best practices for deploying and configuring Dell’s eleventh generation R710 server, using Dell MD3000i Storage Array and Microsoft Virtualization. The solution is based upon iSCSI storage technology as the storage environment.
Posted: November 24, 2009 | Published: July 24, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Hardware | Storage Management

WHITE PAPER - Read this solution brief to learn how the Dell EqualLogic PS Series' bundled Auto-Snapshot Manager and Auto-Replication features are used to effectively integrate with VMware for scalable online data protection of the complete virtual infrastructure. This paper also discusses protection and simplification for the virtual environment.
Posted: May 13, 2009 | Published: May 13, 2009


Topics:  Data Management | Data Recovery | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Infrastructure Services | Security | Server Management | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This Guide is a companion to How to Guide: Consolidating multiple SQL Server systems onto Dell PowerEdge Servers using Microsoft’s Hyper-V. In this Guide, we use the Dell PowerEdge R900 and PowerEdge R905 as target servers.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Published: September 10, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Databases | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Consolidation | Server Management | SQL Server | Storage Consolidation

WHITE PAPER - This document covers the key overall concepts and procedures you need to setup and configure your Hyper-V platform. It reviews in detail the approach that PT and Dell recommend for a tested and validated installation of Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Published: September 10, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Management | Databases | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Consolidation | Server Management | SQL Server | Storage Consolidation