CASE STUDY - Access this case study to learn how the Prairie North Health Region consolidated its server environment, reducing its hardware and power costs, and is leveraging a desktop virtualization solution to lower costs while improving the performance and availability of its desktop computing services — as well as those of neighboring regions.
Posted: January 9, 2012 | Published: January 9, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization for Healthcare | Desktop Virtualization Software | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

CASE STUDY - Access this case study to learn how the IT team at Ross Medical Center has virtualized 90% of their x86 servers and replaced more than half of their aging desktop PCs with low-cost thin clients, achieving dramatic cost savings while improving the productivity of clinicians and IT administrators alike.
Posted: January 9, 2012 | Published: January 9, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Desktop Management | Health Care Industry | Health Care Software | Health Care Storage | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

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 - 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

PODCAST - Introducing virtual servers into your data center both simplifies and complicates your backup processes. This expert podcast explores the best practices for backing up and recovering critical VMs to avoid these potential obstacles.
Posted: December 20, 2011 | Premiered: December 16, 2011


Topics:  Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage for Virtualized Servers | Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers | Storage Virtualization | VM

VIDEO - Introducing virtual servers into your data center both simplifies and complicates your backup processes. This expert webcast explores the best practices for backing up and recovering critical VMs to avoid these potential obstacles.
Posted: December 20, 2011 | Premiered: November 29, 2011


Topics:  Backup for Virtualized Servers | Backups | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage for Virtualized Servers | Storage Virtualization | VM

PODCAST - Listen to this podcast to learn about a comprehensive super-cluster server and storage solution that optimizes performance, availability, security, and system manageability.
Posted: December 13, 2011 | Premiered: December 13, 2011


Topics:  Cluster Management | Clustering | Oracle (Product) | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Systems Management

PODCAST - Listen to this podcast as Oracle systems product managers discuss the capabilities of the newest SPARC servers and their reliability in terms of virtualization, security, and integration into the enterprise.
Posted: December 13, 2011 | Premiered: December 13, 2011


Topics:  Oracle (Product) | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Systems Integration | Systems Management

WEBCAST - Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 not only offers the performance and management features that virtualization customers require for their data center workloads, but also provides a strategic alternative to proprietary virtualization to enable organizations to accelerate their innovation, increase manageability, and reduce costs.
Posted: December 8, 2011 | Premiered: January 26, 2012


Topics:  Enterprise Computing | Linux | Linux Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

WHITE PAPER - Access this case study to learn how MICROS Inc. consolidated and virtualized its servers to accommodate growth in the face of data center space and power limitations.
Posted: December 8, 2011 | Published: December 8, 2011


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Management | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

VIDEO - Many organizations are virtualizing today. Simplify the process with Intel VT-c – a connectivity solution that adds “assistants” to your processor to help transfer data and work with virtual machines so you can gain all the benefits from virtualization.
Posted: November 30, 2011 | Premiered: November 30, 2011


Topics:  Network Architectures | Network Infrastructure | Network Performance | Networking | Networking Hardware | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Virtual Machine | VM

WHITE PAPER - This resource presents key challenges you may face with a virtual environment and presents solutions for better management and effective monitoring.
Posted: October 24, 2011 | Published: October 24, 2011


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

WHITE PAPER - This paper divides server virtualization into two dimensions and identifies a strategy to minimize various virtualization challenges. Also covered here are details on how one business realized maximize value by aligning its storage portfolio with its virtual infrastructure.
Posted: October 21, 2011 | Published: October 21, 2011


Topics:  Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) | Infrastructure Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Virtualization | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - This white paper presents how a secured shared infrastructure can help simplify your journey to virtualization, gain integration with existing open source technology, address storage management issues, and achieve rapid results. Read on to learn more about how you can meet ongoing growth requirements as they arise.
Posted: October 11, 2011 | Published: October 11, 2011


Topics:  Integration Server Hardware | Security | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Hardware

VIRTUAL SEMINAR - This comprehensive interactive classroom explores what you need to know about server virtualization, and provides insights, analyses, and answers to FAQs.
Posted: September 20, 2011 | Premiered: September 16, 2011


Topics:  Disaster Recovery | Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Capacity | Storage for Virtualized Servers | Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers | Storage Virtualization