EGUIDE - This expert e-guide from SearchCIO.com points out one common mistake companies make after setting up their virtual environments. Find out how IT operations differ in physical and virtual worlds and obtain exclusive advice to help you fully leverage your virtual infrastructure.
Posted: February 3, 2012 | Published: February 3, 2012


Topics:  IT Management | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Software | Software Architectures | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes an integrated virtualization architecture that delivers high performance and availability while minimizing the power consumption of each physical server.
Posted: February 1, 2012 | Published: January 23, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Power Management | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization

WEBCAST - With Hyper-V benefits come new security risks that organizations must address. This expert mediacast explores Hyper-V within the context of network security and offers detailed guidance for setting up and maintaining endpoint protection.
Posted: February 1, 2012 | Premiered: January 27, 2012


Topics:  Endpoint Security | Microsoft Hyper-V | Network Security | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Virtualization Security | Windows Server 2008 R2

WHITE PAPER - This white paper recommends a specific virtualization architecture and explores its key characteristics and capabilities. Discover the risks of virtualizing older servers and learn how to avoid them here.
Posted: February 1, 2012 | Published: January 23, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Windows Server 2008 R2

WHITE PAPER - This white paper examines the benefits they have noticed so far and the tradeoffs that they hadn't anticipated. Discover the top challenges these organizations face and the technologies they are considering to address them.
Posted: February 1, 2012 | Published: January 23, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Center Networking | Security | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Storage Architectures | Virtualization Security

CASE STUDY - This case study explains why one company chose to consolidate and virtualise its servers and describes the approach they implemented and the results they realised, including significant cost savings, reduction of floor space requirements, and more.
Posted: January 13, 2012 | Published: January 12, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - As organizations continue to virtualize their data centers, IT faces new challenges in managing virtual server deployment, migration, power and performance monitoring across the physical and virtual environments. Access this white paper to learn how integrated software management tools can help organizations maintain peak performance.
Posted: January 12, 2012 | Published: January 12, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Management | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Consolidating infrastructure servers across several business locations can reduce management costs, improve availability and help you transition towards a greener IT environment.  This white paper examines how one IT organisation accomplished this goal by deploying Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 Datacenter Edition across all 12 of its locations.
Posted: January 11, 2012 | Published: January 11, 2012


Topics:  Infrastructure Management | Microsoft Hyper-V | Microsoft Virtual Server | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Windows Server 2008 R2

WHITE PAPER - Server virtualization and consolidation is a key element in managing your organization’s power consumption. But simply reducing the number of servers you use is not enough. Learn how you can leverage integrated power management capabilities that can help you maximize the efficiencies gained through virtualization.
Posted: January 11, 2012 | Published: January 11, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Many enterprises today are looking to cut expenses, reduce the number of physical servers operated and optimise system flexibility in order to effectively meet business requirements. This white paper examines how one IT consulting company implemented Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V technology to enhance data centre operations.
Posted: January 11, 2012 | Published: January 11, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Windows Server 2008 R2

WHITE PAPER - Many businesses are looking for effective ways to provision and manage server infrastructures and reduce power consumption without overstretching their budgets. This white paper discusses how one advertising company leveraged Windows Server 2008 R2 to virtualise and improve management of their IT environment, all while cutting costs.
Posted: January 11, 2012 | Published: January 11, 2012


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine | Windows Server 2008 R2

WHITE PAPER - With enterprises increasingly turning to virtualization to consolidate servers, businesses need more robust servers that can deliver enhanced performance. Access this resource to see how increasing core density and memory scalability can help your business handle more workloads, lower power usage and scale out.
Posted: January 11, 2012 | Published: January 11, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Turning to virtualization can increase an organization’s IT performance. But finding the ideal consolidation solution can be tricky. Read the white paper, “A Comparison of PowerVM and VMware Virtualization Performance”. See how IBM Power7 and PowerVM outdo other x86-based platforms to achieve broader scalability and increased flexibility.
Posted: January 4, 2012 | Published: April 14, 2010


Topics:  Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Virtual Machine | Virtual Machine Migration | VM

WHITE PAPER - Running your Linux workloads on inefficient x86-based server farms is complex and costly. But switching to a consolidated server solution can be difficult. Read the white paper to learn the best practices for migrating to Power System servers. You’ll also see how simple it is to leverage IBM’s offerings to maximize performance and cost savings.
Posted: January 4, 2012 | Published: October 7, 2011


Topics:  Linux | Linux Server Hardware | RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine | Virtual Machine Migration | Workload Automation

WHITE PAPER - Consolidating data center servers through virtualization is integral to successful IT systems design. Read the white paper and see how IBM PowerVM on POWER7 offers higher ratios of server virtualization than VMware on comparable Intel x86 platforms. This enables superior performance, greater operational savings and improved efficiency.
Posted: January 4, 2012 | Published: September 30, 2011


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | IT Systems | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Systems Design and Development | VMware | VMware Server