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From Silicon to Cloud: Building Up to Cloud Computing
sponsored by ZT Systems
 | Analyst Report: | Posted: 12 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 01 Apr 2009 | |
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Moving user data and environments to the Internet, so that they can be accessed via any Internet connection, dramatically changes the nature of the underlying server and client platforms. Server platforms must balance performance with power management in view of cost and other requirements such as security and reliability.
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Intel IT Technology Center
sponsored by Intel
| Microsite: | Posted: 12 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 12 Nov 2009 | |
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The resources compiled here explore ways your organization can work to achieve high performance computing. Read more about boosting server performance, how you can power desktops, increasing mobility and securing client systems. These tools will provide you with information to help your organization deliver the best overall performance. Period.
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Virtual Data Center - Volume 16: Software Licensing and Support, Virtualization and the Cloud
sponsored by SearchDataCenter
| Ezine: | Posted: 11 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 11 Nov 2009 | |
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In this month's issue, find out which aspects of licensing need special attention in the virtual world. Also in this issue, make maintenance easier with a little bit of planning, and learn what to do when virtualization fails.
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Sun Systems for Enterprise 2.0 and Web 2.0 with MySQL
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
| White Paper: | Posted: 11 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 22 Oct 2009 | |
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This paper describes the hardware and software components of Sun’s new reference architecture, Sun Systems for Enterprise 2.0 and Web 2.0 with MySQL, studies the scalability of the architecture, and includes step-by-step directions for setup and configuration.
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Seeding the Clouds: Key Infrastructure Elements of Cloud Computing
sponsored by IBM
| White Paper: | Posted: 11 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 24 Feb 2009 | |
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This paper describes a high-level cloud computing infrastructure services framework and the underlying technology enablers, such as virtualization, automation, self-service portal, monitoring and capacity planning. It also discusses examples of, and the value propositions for, certain data centers that have been built in this manner to date.
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Power Systems: Comparing Costs of IBM PowerVM and x86 VMware for Enterprise
sponsored by IBM
| White Paper: | Posted: 10 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 14 Apr 2009 | |
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This independent study by the International Technology group found IBM PowerVM more cost-competitive over time, compared to VMware, in terms of IT costs and the costs of downtime.
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Best Practices: VMware Monitoring with Operations Manager 2007 and MOM 2005
sponsored by Veeam Software
| White Paper: | Posted: 10 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 10 Nov 2009 | |
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This document describes an end-to-end solution for monitoring and managing VMware vSphere or Virtual Infrastructure 3 using a full integration with Microsoft Systems Center Operations Manager (Ops Mgr) to produce a comprehensive image of system health with minimal impact on your operations staff.
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VMware Monitoring with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager: MTT Reduces Costs
sponsored by Veeam Software
| Case Study: | Posted: 10 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 10 Nov 2009 | |
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Learn how they used the nworks Management Pack (MP) to centralize monitoring of physical and VMware virtual infrastructures, reduce costs of implementing VMware monitoring, and give them the ability to receive performance metrics specific to the VMware virtual infrastructure.
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Managing Virtualization Risk
sponsored by Integralis
| White Paper: | Posted: 09 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 09 Nov 2009 | |
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Virtualization introduces an array of new security risk challenges including compliance, separation, data leakage, forensics, and much more. If your organization has already deployed a virtualized environment, read this paper for advice on how to review your infrastructure and establish best practices going forward.
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IT Survey Results: Top Priorities Through 2010
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
| White Paper: | Posted: 09 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 09 Nov 2009 | |
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What will be most important to IT organizations over the next 12 months? It's probably no surprise that cost control or reduction in spending is the key priority. This white paper looks at the near-term activities of the IT organizations surveyed by TechTarget, along with their constraints, issues, motivating factors, and strategies.
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Podcast: File Virtualization FAQ with Jeff Boles - Expert Podcast
sponsored by F5 Networks UK
 | Podcast: | Posted: 06 Nov 2009
| | Premiered: | 08 Sep 2009 | | | |
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In this FAQ with Jeff Boles, Jeff discusses the ins and outs of file virtualization. He tells users the benefits and drawbacks of file virtualization, which file virtualization products are on the market and how they might work in specific IT shops, as well as how file virtualization affects replication or migration of files.
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eGuide: The Green Data Center: Understanding Energy Regulations, Power Consumption and More
sponsored by IBM
| eGuide: | Posted: 04 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 04 Nov 2009 | |
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Today’s businesses are being pushed to consolidate their data centers, address power consumption and implement virtualization in an effort to reduce operating costs and go green. But what are the best routes to achieving these objectives?
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Podcast: Systems Management Considerations for Server Virtualization - Vendor Podcast
sponsored by Dell and Symantec
| Podcast: | Posted: 04 Nov 2009
| | Premiered: | 04 Nov 2009 | | | Speaker: |
Jeremy Moskowitz, The Chief Propeller-Head for Moskowitz, inc. and GPanswers.com
Ryan Shopp, Dell Global Channel Marketing , Dell, Inc.
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This podcast explores the new virtualization tools available. Discover the management and monitoring risks of virtualization, and options for mitigating these risks. Learn how to leverage server virtualization to consolidate multiple servers and improve power, cooling and space efficiency.
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Systems Management Considerations for Server Virtualization
sponsored by Dell and Symantec
 | Video: | Posted: 03 Nov 2009
| | Premiered: | 03 Nov 2009 | |
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This videocast explores the new virtualization tools available. Discover the management and monitoring risks of virtualization, and options for mitigating these risks. Learn how to leverage server virtualization to consolidate multiple servers and improve power, cooling and space efficiency.
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Essential Guide to Storage Virtualisation
sponsored by Double-Take Software UK
| Essential Guide: | Posted: 03 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 02 Nov 2009 | |
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Virtual server technology has made one key task a lot harder: backup. In this SearchStorageUK essential guide, you'll learn everything you need to know about protecting virtual servers.
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