Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency Research
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The Relationship between Virtualization & HCI
Sponsored by: Hitachi Vantara CorporationIn this E-Guide, learn about the dynamics of the relationship between HCI and its secretive virtualization layers. Later, learn about ten of the most frequent HCI buying mistakes that can impact virtualization capabilities among others.
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VMware Pulls vSAN 6.7 Deeper into vSphere
Sponsored by: VMware and IntelRead this e-guide to learn how vSAN's tighter vSphere integration works, how the release differs from past releases of vSAN, and more granular information on the latest update from our SearchStorage.com Editorial Director Dave Raffo.
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Three Solid-state Storage Advantages That Boost HCI Performance
Sponsored by: Dell EMC and Intel®This expert guide dispels cost and hardware longevity concerns regarding using SSDs to support HCI platforms, highlighting 3 critical advantages flash brings to HCI. Read on to learn how to maximize your HCI investment.
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Making the Most of the Hyper-converged Cloud
Sponsored by: CohesityThis expert guide from SearchConvergedIT.com will help you navigate the new hyper-converged cloud space. Download your copy to learn how vendor offerings differ from one another, and view one such product— Cohesity CloudSpin—that provides developers with quick access to back up data in the cloud for test/dev.
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Shorten Your Data Storage Problem List with Hyper-convergence
Sponsored by: Dimension DataThis guide was designed to help you shorten your data storage problem list using hyper-converged infrastructure (with 4 pertinent problems highlighted), and also includes an HCI supplier roundup from TechTarget's 2018 HCI technology and market survey. Read on to jump-start your infrastructure improvements now.
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Creating a Thorough Server Management and Monitoring Strategy
Sponsored by: VMware and IntelWithout the proper management strategies in place, these crucial workloads are more susceptible to downtime. In this guide, learn how to strengthen your server management and monitoring strategies and pick the right tools to strengthen your workloads' reliability.
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Working with the Kubernetes Configuration to Deploy Containers
Sponsored by: DiamantiIn this expert guide, Alan Earls, contributor to SearchITOperations.com, walks you through using the Kubernetes configuration for container deployment. Inside, you'll find expert instruction on properly applying Kubernetes' nodes, pods, schedulers, and volumes to bypass orchestration challenges, and more.
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Making the case for converged and hyper-converged infrastructure
Sponsored by: TechTarget Data CenterThis e-book from the experts at SearchConvergedInfrastructure.com helps you make the case for converged and hyper-converged in your organization. Read on to access a package of articles that will help you sell HCI to upper management, prep your environment for HCI platform installation, and more.
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The Background of DCIM Tools and Their Role in the Enterprise
Sponsored by: RunSmartThis expert guide dives into the background of DCIM tools, and from it you'll learn about the 9 most critical capabilities every DCIM tool should include—beyond just PUE calculation. Read on to claim your copy.
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DCIM Tool Evaluation Guide
Sponsored by: RunSmartSince the data center infrastructure management (DCIM) market seems nearly limitless, it is important to have an evaluation process to find the software platform that best meets your organization's unique needs. This e-guide discusses the six key evaluation areas necessary to finding the DCIM tool that works best for you.
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The DCIM Tool and Its Place in the Modern Data Center
Sponsored by: RunSmartBecause there is a learning curve with DCIM tools, buyers must first consider why their organizations might need them and examine their features. Download now to see the role DCIM tools play in disaster prevention preparation, asset management, monitoring and managing energy costs, and more.
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IT Priorities: Server Virtualization and IT Automation
Sponsored by: Dell EMC and MicrosoftThis e-guide contains insights from IT professionals as to why they server virtualization is still valuable, how older platforms can leverage new technologies, and five ways IT infrastructure automation eases your day-to-day operations.
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Digital Transformation Needs Mainframe DevOps
Sponsored by: Ensono LimitedYour mainframe is the heart of your business. If it is not working at full capacity, neither will your applications or your employees. If you are like most organizations and looking to undergo a digital transformation, your mainframe needs DevOps. This e-guide unveils how DevOps improves mainframe system capabilities.
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Guide to Server Consolidation and How to Choose Between Replacing and Upgrading Servers
Sponsored by: Dell EMC and MicrosoftIn this guide, you'll learn how to choose between replacing and upgrading your servers. Download your copy to hear from our experts on this topic, as well as how server-side SSDs can improve performance, should you choose to upgrade, and how to integrate them into your server consolidation efforts.
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Overcoming Data Center Power Challenges
Sponsored by: RunSmartThis e-guide breaks down everything you need to know about optimizing your data center's power designs, the challenges you need to overcome, and preventing the outages that will rattle your organization to its core.
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How to Evaluate DCIM Tools for the Modern Data Center
Sponsored by: RunSmartThere are almost too many data center infrastructure management (DCIM) tools in the market. You need a way to evaluate these tools to ensure that they take advantage of modern data center trends. This e-guide helps you evaluate DCIM tools to help you leverage your system data for actionable insights.
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Prepare Your Data Center Infrastructure for Private Cloud
Sponsored by: Oracle CorporationPrivate cloud offers increased flexibility and scalability without compromising control. The problem is that implementing a private cloud deployment can be frustrating. Access this e-guide now to ease the private cloud implementation process and ensure that your data center infrastructure is prepared.
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All in on Hyper-Converged Infrastructure?
Sponsored by: DellShould you go all-in on hyper-convergence infrastructure (HCI) or play it more conservatively? This e-guide explores why traditional storage infrastructures are falling short, why the industry is leaning toward HCI, and more.
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How Hyper-convergence Impacts Your Data Center
Sponsored by: DellConverged systems have seen significant growth over the last five years, traditional storage arrays are dropping off, and cloud stack vendors are muscling their way in. This e-guide offers perspective on the underlying drivers of these key trends and provides advice on how to make fundamental decisions regarding your next-generation data center.
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Converged v Hyper-converged Infrastructure Storage
Sponsored by: DellAs the converged versus hyper-converged infrastructure debate rages on and wrestle with your decision, you need to pay attention to the storage layer. This e-guide will help you evaluate both infrastructure approaches from the storage point-of-view and simplify your decision-making process.
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HCI Management Strategy Guide
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard EnterpriseHyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) promises to simplify your data center management, but you need a management strategy for HCI itself. This e-guide covers the areas you will need to focus on in order to develop a successful HCI management strategy.
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HPE-SimpliVity Deal Raises Support, Price and Development Questions
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard EnterpriseWhat's to be expected from HPE's purchase of SimpliVity? Download this guide by searchConvergedInfrastructure.com editors, as SimpliVity customers react to the move. The info inside will help you keep an eye on HPE's support of SimpliVity products, how and if SimpliVity becomes part of HPE's multicloud strategy, and more.
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Test Your Hyper-converged Tech Knowledge
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard EnterpriseHyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) is still relatively new and limited in its capabilities. How much do you know about HCI? What about the challenges that come from all-flash HCI storage? Access this e-guide, take the quiz, and find out.
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HCI Can Pave the Way to a Software-defined Platform and the SDDC
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard EnterpriseBefore purchasing and implementing a complete SDDC, download this guide to determine how much of a software-defined platform your business needs. You'll discover the role of HCI in SDDCs, and learn how build an SDDC by using HCI's software-defined platform as foundation for version-controlled node automation, and more.
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Converged Infrastructure Drop-off Doesn't Mean Data Center Death
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard EnterpriseThe dropping adoption of converged infrastructure doesn't foretell its death. Read on here to discover why many enterprises still select CI as a more stable and agile operating environment over HCI, and to consolidate assets acquired through acquisitions, as told by our experts in this guide.