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SCALING VIRTUAL DESKTOPS ON SUN FIRE™ X4450 SERVERS: Evaluating Performance and Capacity with VMware
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation
 | White Paper: | Posted: 17 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 01 Mar 2009 | |
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Managing desktop environments across the enterprise can be challenging for many organizations. Virtualization of desktop systems is an increasingly popular solution, but requires scalability and balanced design for successful implementation. This white paper discusses the use of Sun Fire X4450 servers as a virtual desktop infrastructure platform.
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Planning and deploying a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure on HP hardware: Creating a 150 user VDI proof-of-concept implementation
sponsored by HP, Vmware and AMD
| White Paper: | Posted: 15 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 01 Feb 2008 | |
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This document is intended for IT decision makers, planners, architects, service professionals and installers that are evaluating VDI. A moderate level of technical expertise and familiarity with VMware, Microsoft Windows Server and Desktop Operating Systems as well as HP ProLiant and StorageWorks hardware is considered essential.
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Presentation Transcript: Virtualization - Growing Your Success in the Data Center to the Desktop
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
| White Paper: | Posted: 15 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 01 Sep 2009 | |
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Desktop and server virtualization are not the same. This podcast, featuring virtual desktop experts, Brian Madden and Zeus Kerravala, explains how some methods and tools that work for servers disrupt desktops. Discover how to plan a successful virtual desktop project by addressing customization needs of users and meet your organization's goals.
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Mainstreaming the vSwitch: HP Network Automation Extends Control to Virtual
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
| White Paper: | Posted: 10 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 01 Sep 2009 | |
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HP recently announced availability of a driver for their long-fielded HP Network Automation product which delivers integrated support of virtual switches (vSwitches) – virtual network elements that exist within VMWare’s ESX virtual server platform.
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Virtualization Buzz and Benefits: Decoupling Hardware From Software for Greater Efficiency
sponsored by CDW Corporation
| White Paper: | Posted: 09 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 09 Sep 2009 | |
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Advanced technology allows businesses to get maximum bang out of hardware buck while reducing server counts and support costs. Read this whitepaper to learn how virtualization can help your business get the most out of its server hardware.
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Virtual Servers, Real Savings
sponsored by CDW Corporation
| White Paper: | Posted: 09 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 09 Sep 2009 | |
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With server virtualization, you do more with less. Instead of filling your data center with underutilized boxes, you run multiple operating systems and applications on a single physical machine. You make the most of your space while taking full advantage of your hardware investment. Read this whitepaper to learn more about these benefits.
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Desktop Management and Security: Two Big Reasons Desktop Virtualization Is an Easy Choice
sponsored by CDW Corporation
| White Paper: | Posted: 09 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 09 Sep 2009 | |
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This paper is actually a combination of four smaller papers all rolled into one PDF. It features articles on revisiting old virtualization practices for new business purposes, desktop virtualization strategies for faster provisioning and migration, network security concerns in a virtual environment, and more.
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Taking Control: Consolidation Can Help You Take Control of the Server Room
sponsored by CDW Corporation
| White Paper: | Posted: 09 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 09 Sep 2009 | |
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Server sprawl creates a serious financial and efficiency leak at many organizations. Consolidation can help ease management requirements and reduce costs. Read this whitepaper to learn how to take control of server sprawl with a server consolidation solution.
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Common Pitfalls in Server Virtualization
sponsored by CDW Corporation
| White Paper: | Posted: 09 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 25 Aug 2008 | |
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For all its benefits, server virtualization can be difficult to implement and could actually increase your costs and complicate network management. Here are some common pitfalls to look out for and avoid.
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Say Yes to Virtualization: Server Virtualization Helps Businesses Achieve Considerable Reductions in Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
sponsored by CDW Corporation
| White Paper: | Posted: 09 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 09 Sep 2009 | |
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Virtualized servers are yielding dramatic cost savings through consolidation of physical resources, reductions in power and cooling requirements, and slashed operational expenses. It’s delivering a magnitude of benefits that many businesses find virtually amazing. Read this whitepaper to learn more about the benefits of server virtualization.
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Perfect Marriage: Coupling Blade Servers With a Virtual Infrastructure Can Cut Costs and Add Efficiencies
sponsored by CDW Corporation
| White Paper: | Posted: 08 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 08 Sep 2009 | |
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The recent push for more efficient computing platforms has businesses venturing beyond basic servers and systems. In order to manage resources more effectively, save data center space, reduce IT administrative tasks, and go green, many organizations have turned to virtualization. Learn how your organization can benefit from virtualization.
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P2V Benefits: Moving Servers From the Physical to the Virtual World Cuts Costs, Saves Space and Parallels Green Initiatives
sponsored by CDW Corporation
| White Paper: | Posted: 08 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 08 Sep 2009 | |
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Virtualization basically means inserting a software layer between your hardware and your operating system. This decouples the operating system from the hardware and allows you to run many operating systems at the same time on top of that same physical piece of hardware. Read this short paper to learn about the benefits of using virtual servers.
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A Case to Optimize
sponsored by CDW Corporation
| White Paper: | Posted: 08 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 08 Sep 2009 | |
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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.
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Find Balance in Your Data Center
sponsored by CDW Corporation
| White Paper: | Posted: 08 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 08 Sep 2009 | |
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Virtualization has become a common solution to the problem of server sprawl. By using this technology to consolidate servers, many companies are using less floor space, cutting energy consumption, and simplifying management. But IT must translate these technological advantages into concrete improvements for the business. Read on to learn more.
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Branch Modernization
sponsored by Microsoft
| White Paper: | Posted: 08 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 01 Jun 2009 | |
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Your organization can reduce information technology (IT) costs, improve IT service levels, and enable new business scenarios by adopting best practices that will enable you to modernize your branch infrastructure. These best practices presented in this paper include virtualization, centralized management, and increased network efficiency.
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