WHITE PAPER - Access this white paper to learn about the developments of IBM i on Power Systems. Discover how to achieve valuable benefits like reliability, simplified installation and administration, continuing hardware innovations and much more.
Posted: May 18, 2012 | Published: May 18, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Hardware | Hardware Installation | Hardware Management | Operating Systems | Software | Software Architectures

WHITE PAPER - Discover how your organization can protect its expanding IT environment with effective support services. This white paper explores a proactive solution that can diagnose problems quickly to reduce downtime.
Posted: May 11, 2012 | Published: May 11, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | Hardware Management | Hardware Management Services | High Availability

ASSESSMENT TOOL - Justifying a server refresh isn't easy, especially with today's tight IT budgets. This assessment tool calculates the savings you can expect after replacing your existing hardware so you can decide if a refresh is the right decision for your organization.
Posted: May 8, 2012 | Published: May 8, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Design | Data Center Management | Hardware | Hardware Implementation | Hardware Installation | Hardware Management | Server Appliances | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Provisioning

WHITE PAPER - By using the Oracle Exadata Database Machine as a data warehouse platform you have a balanced, high performance hardware configuration. This paper focuses on the other two corner stones, data modeling and data loading, providing a set of best practices and examples for deploying a data warehouse on the Oracle Exadata Database Machine.
Posted: March 12, 2012 | Published: September 30, 2010


Topics:  Data Modeling | Data Warehouses | Database Performance Management | Database Performance Management Software | Databases | Hardware | Hardware Management | OLTP | Oracle (Product)

CASE STUDY - Read this resource for the inside scoop on how one SMB increased their overall uptime without a lot of administration using a converged infrastructure. Additionally, you'll discover how your organization can improve recovery time, reduce hardware failures and increase reliability.
Posted: February 8, 2012 | Published: February 8, 2012


Topics:  Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Hardware | Hardware Management | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization

ANALYST REPORT - In this report Ovum calls for a rethink of the traditional IT technology stack, to ensure better interoperability and adaptability.
Posted: November 23, 2011 | Published: November 23, 2011


Topics:  Architectures | Cloud Computing | Hardware Configuration Management | Hardware Management | Infrastructure Management | Legacy Applications Software | Software | Software Architectures

WHITE PAPER - For SMBs, business intelligence is a critical technology initiative that allows them to gain competitive advantages and improve business responsiveness with limited costs. Access this white paper to learn the five crucial steps for delivering optimal BI in your organization.
Posted: October 13, 2011 | Published: October 13, 2011


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Quality | Data Warehouse Architectures | Data Warehouses | Hardware Management | SMBs

WHITE PAPER - Desktop virtualization and cloud computing are two initiatives that are gaining popularity among the IT industry. This white paper highlights ways you can build a more stable, secure, and efficient computing environment around a virtual desktop infrastructure. Plus, learn how cloud and VDI work together to help you become an efficient business.
Posted: June 17, 2011 | Published: June 17, 2011


Topics:  Desktop Virtualization | Hardware | Hardware Management | Software | VDI | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware | VMware Server

WHITE PAPER - The Dell™ Management Plug-In for VMware® vCenter™ virtual appliance integrates with the VMware vCenter management platform to enable centralized management of Dell servers in virtualized environments from the VMware vSphere™ client.
Posted: April 26, 2011 | Published: April 26, 2011


Topics:  Hardware Management | Hardware Virtualization | Server Virtualization | Systems Integration | Systems Management | Systems Management Software | VMware | VMware ESX

WHITE PAPER - Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud, the world’s first and only integrated middleware machine, dramatically surpasses alternatives and provides enterprises the best possible foundation for running applications.
Posted: April 8, 2011 | Published: March 1, 2011


Topics:  Application Deployment | Applications Management | Cloud Computing | Enterprise Application Integration Middleware | Enterprise Applications Software | Hardware Management | Systems Management

EGUIDE - In this e-guide from SearchServerVirtualization.com, gain expert insight on how to approach a virtualization project to ensure maximum success. Understand what challenges you can anticipate and pitfalls to avoid. Plus, find out how to evaluate costs associated with virtualization and which areas can deliver the best advantages.
Posted: February 24, 2011 | Published: February 24, 2011


Topics:  Applications Management | Hardware Management | Hardware Virtualization | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Software Maintenance

TECHNICAL ARTICLE - Dell's adaptive infrastructure management (AIM) framework has something competitors don't: support for heterogeneous hardware. In a nutshell, it's possible to have a completely automated infrastructure using all Dell gear, or a nearly completely automated infrastructure using an array of hardware from other vendors.
Posted: February 17, 2011 | Published: February 17, 2011


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Enterprise Resource Management | Hardware Management | Server Management | Server Provisioning

ANALYST REPORT - By acquiring Scalent, Dell is sending the message to competitors, partners and end users that it intends to compete more aggressively in the emerging fabric-based infrastructure (FBI) market. Learn more by downloading this Gartner research report.
Posted: February 17, 2011 | Published: February 17, 2011


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Hardware Management | Infrastructure Management | Server Management | Software Infrastructure

WHITE PAPER - With database virtualization your database will be running on virtual servers, yet the applications querying it will see it as a normal database. Read on to learn the many benefits of taking this approach.
Posted: December 9, 2010 | Published: December 9, 2010


Topics:  Applications Management | Database Architectures | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Hardware Management | Storage Best Practices | Storage Controllers

WHITE PAPER - Building private or enterprise clouds eliminates the concerns over control, compliance and privacy which come along with using the public cloud. This white paper will discuss the advantages of enterprise clouds, the optimal infrastructure for supporting cloud services, determining what you need in a new server, and more.
Posted: December 9, 2010 | Published: December 9, 2010


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Data Center Management | Enterprise Computing | Enterprise Resource Management | Hardware Management | Hardware Selection | Private cloud computing