June 18, 2010 - (Free Research) Nothing in virtualization is as simple as it first seems. Smaller IT organizations have neither the expertise nor bandwidth to resolve frustrating virtualization issues. This paper will briefly examine those unintended problems, current industry workarounds, as well as industry solutions.
June 02, 2010 - (Free Research) Applications are central to business, and the performance of those applications can mean the difference between market success and lost revenues. In order to keep pace with these applications, speed time to value and improve availability, IT has adopted technology innovations like virtualization and cloud.
August 05, 2010 - (Free Research) It's no secret that there is discord between IT staff and facilities managers in organizations with large data centers. This e-book serves as a guide for IT pros looking for information to ensure that their physical infrastructures support the data center. It also provides insight into some of the challenges facing data center facilities teams.
August 16, 2010 - (Free Research) Continuous data protection (or CDP) has been used by large enterprises for sometime for disaster recovery and to achieve the highest level of business continuity. Read this whitepaper to find out the 5 things you need to know about CDP and 3 options for VMware disaster recovery.
July 06, 2010 - (Free Research) This webcast provides a roadmap for configuring SharePoint. Learn how to select a server protection strategy and gain insight into the interdependencies between critical SharePoint components.
October 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper explains the differences between the de-duplication approaches, discusses the strengths and limitations of each, shows how different backup tasks are likely to benefit from them, and talks about the business benefits.
April 2010 - (Free Research) Once your hypervisor is installed, what's next? You need to implement virtualization that's actually going to benefit your organization. Read in Chapter Two about how to get the most out of your hardware investment.
July 2010 - (Free Research) This white paper discusses how storage administrators can use file virtualization to move data between storage devices without taking users offline, remapping client shortcuts, or manually reapplying security attributes.
February 2009 - (Free Research) Green IT equals efficient IT - and that equals an efficient and sustainable enterprise with a healthy bottom line. Getting started along the path to a green data center does not have to be a complex undertaking. Read this paper to learn about the three critical steps that can empower CIOs to reduce both infrastructure costs and GHG emissions.
March 2010 - (Free Research) By using VMware and the Compellent SAN together, enterprises can compound the benefits of virtualisation. This paper addresses seven technical advantages and describes how they allow the Compellent SAN to optimise VMware server virtualisation.
July 2010 - (Free Research) 3PAR Utility Storage is highly virtualized storage built from the ground up to enhance the benefits of VMware vSphere by exceeding the demands that server virtualization places on the storage infrastructure.
December 2008 - (Free Research) This paper proposes several sample virtualization architectures based on Dell's server and storage products. Architectures are divided into three main categories: Small, Medium, and Large. These categories are based on the features and capacity of each product, as well as the complexity of the overall architecture.
June 2010 - (Free Research) Xiotech's Emprise 5000 and VMware vSphere 4 bring together the concepts of consolidation, high availability and fault tolerance for both storage and servers. This document contains virtualization concepts and scalable configurations using the Emprise 5000 and VMware vSphere.
June 2010 - (Free Research) The combination of market-leading VMware® virtualization software and powerful servers has led to a revolution in how organizations deploy applications. However, virtualized server environments place additional stresses on storage systems. Read this whitepaper to learn about the IT solutions by D-Link and VMware that address the storage challenge.
June 2010 - (Free Research) Boston Medical Center (BMC) needed to find ways to lower its operational costs to work within smaller budgets despite exploding data volumes, a sprawling server farm and 6,000 desktop users who needed access to clinical applications for patient care. The hospital pursued a data center virtualization strategy after partnering with Dell.
December 2009 - (Free Research) This Gartner research paper indicates which storage considerations need to be taken into account by an IT manager when starting server virtualization projects or improving the productivity of existing server-virtualized environments. It also highlights what can and cannot be achieved with today's storage technologies and solutions.
July 2010 - (Free Research) This paper discusses the benefits of deploying VMware vSphere with 3PAR InServ Storage Servers for greater consolidation, cost savings, and simplified administration in virtualized server environments, and lays out best practices for an integrated VMware vSphere plus 3PAR Utility Storage deployment.
June 2010 - (Free Research) This e-guide offers advice about implementing file virtualization and details the benefits of implementing this technology. Read on to learn more.
July 2009 - (Free Research) Dell and VMware are equipping SMBs with technology solutions that allow them to cost effectively optimize the use of their existing IT assets and resources as well as protect the systems, data, and applications that run the business. Read this solutions brief to learn about Dell and VMware solutions for virtualized server environments.
April 2009 - (Free Research) Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A., a Columbia, South Carolina-based law firm with five locations throughout the state sought to consolidate legacy servers, improve availability for remote users, increase storage capacity and implement a new disaster recovery DR/BC strategy. In this case study you'll learn about their new Dell and VMware solutions.
June 2009 - (Free Research) 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.
August 2010 - (Free Research) Join Senior Analyst from ESG, Terri McClure as she discusses why data storage is a top priority when it comes to optimizing the IT environment and how a combination of file virtualization and deduplication storage can address the financial and operational challenges created by data growth.
