Operating Systems Research
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The Value of PowerVM Workload Partitions: New Virtualization Options in IBM AIX v6.1
Sponsored by: IBMThis white paper from the Sageza Group, Inc. explains why Workload Partitions (WPARs) are a more cost-effective way to meet the needs of your organization.
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IBM Tivoli Security User Compliance Management Demo
Sponsored by: IBMThis demonstration shows how Tivoli's security management products work together to provide an audit trail of unauthorized access when an IT administrator logs in to a human resource database containing sensitive information.
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Secrets to Shrinking Your Storage for VMware
Sponsored by: NetAppVMware has drastically increased storage capacity requirements, but deduplication functionality can help reverse this effect. Read this white paper to learn how real IT shops have managed to achieve space capacity savings in the virtualized data center.
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VMware ThinApp: Run Any Version of Any App on a Single OS Without Any Conflict
Sponsored by: VMware, Inc.Find out how VMware ThinApp, the leading desktop virtualization solution, enables agentless application virtualization for accelerated software development and desktop deployment. With ThinApp, you can run any version of any application.
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Dell High Availability Solutions Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V
Sponsored by: Dell EMC and MicrosoftThis Dell High Availability Solutions Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V introduces different options to implement HA for Hyper-V environments.
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Getting Started with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V on Dell Servers
Sponsored by: Dell EMC and MicrosoftThis article provides an introduction to Hyper-V virtualization, discusses the overall architecture and underlying technologies, and offers guidance on best practices for deployment on Dell PowerEdge servers.
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Vista SP1: What You Need to Know before You Deploy
Sponsored by: Global KnowledgeThe release of Windows Vista SP1 enables customers to take advantage of improvements that Microsoft and its partners have developed. It's a continuation of Microsoft and its partners' drive to provide the best experience possible.
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Virtualization Overview
Sponsored by: Global KnowledgeThis paper explains an approach to virtualization software that relies on the host operating system to provide the service to talk directly to the underlying hardware.
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Agentless Application Virtualization: Enabling the Evolution of the Desktop
Sponsored by: VMware, Inc.In this study, IDC analyst Michael Rose discusses how VMware ThinApp, an agentless virtualization solution, addresses the challenges of desktop computing. Read this paper to learn about the pros and cons of virtualized client computing.
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ISSU: A Planned Upgrade Tool
Sponsored by: Juniper Networks, Inc.This paper describes the selection of an ISSU design, which requires a comprehensive approach that considers various permutations of redundant and non-redundant router architectures.
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Streaming and Virtual Hosted Desktop Study
Sponsored by: IntelRead this paper to learn what Intel IT found when they compared the impact on servers and the network for both streaming software and virtually hosted computing models.
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Intel IT: Taking Power Management to the Limit--and Beyond
Sponsored by: Intel CorporationIntel maximizes power and thermal management in an aging data center to add needed servers--without expensive new infrastructure.
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HP Virtualization with Intel and VMware: End-to-end Virtualization of IT Resources
Sponsored by: VMware, Inc.This white paper explores a virtualization approach that easily enables you to consolidate IT resources, enhance disaster recovery capabilities, and more.
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Citrix XenApp 5.0: Preparing for a Successful Migration
Sponsored by: visionappCitrix XenApp 5.0 offers new functionality: with preferential load balancing, preset values can now be applied to both specific users and particular applications.
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MDS 9000 SAN-OS Software: The Virtual Machine Aware SAN
Sponsored by: Cisco Systems, Inc.This document describes the innovative approach introduced by the Cisco MDS 9000 Family to support an end-to-end virtualized SAN environment that is flexible, secure, scalable, and mobile.
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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Sponsored by: VMware, Inc.Learn about the benefits of desktop virtualization: administrative and management tasks are reduced; applications can quickly be added, deleted, upgraded, and patched; security is centralized; and data is easier to safeguard and back up.
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MD3000 and MD3000i: Array Tuning Best Practices
Sponsored by: DellEMC and Intel®This white paper provides an overall approach to tuning I/O performance and also provides specific guidelines for using the storage array tuning controls.
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Security Vs. Flexibility: Must IT Management Choose?
Sponsored by: FaronicsThis white paper focuses on how IT Managers can leverage Centralized Configuration Management (CCM) tools along with other techniques and tools to have it all: security, a uniform standard, and flexibility when needed.
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Keeping It Simple: How to Protect Growing VMware Environments
Sponsored by: BakBoneVMware has evolved to meet the needs of its growing customer base and has built an excellent foundation for data protection. It's Designed to work in conjunction with third-party backup software applications.
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Top Considerations for Implementing Secure Backup and Recovery
Sponsored by: Zmanda Inc.Since your backup is a copy of your most valuable digital assets, backup security is a critical consideration. This white paper details important considerations for ensuring security of backup data.
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Oracle Advanced Customer Services: Solution Support Center
Sponsored by: Oracle CorporationThe Oracle Solution Support Center, Oracle's most comprehensive Advanced Customer Service, is the best way to protect mission-critical operations and drive business success.
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Philips Medical Systems Cures Storage Heartache with the Intel® Entry Storage System SS4000-E
Sponsored by: Intel CorporationUsing two of the Intel SS4000-E storage servers mirrored for additional redundancy, Philips has cut about USD 10 thousand off the storage cost for more than one terabyte of data by eliminating the need to buy expensive optical disks.
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Intel Centrino Pro and Intel vPro Processor Technology
Sponsored by: Intel CorporationLearn how to improve security and management capabilities with Intel vPro processor technology. This white paper discusses how remote management can simplify systems management and save time for IT administrators.
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VMware ACE 2
Sponsored by: VMware, Inc.Complex desktop environments have proven difficult for deployments, maintenance, and control. Download this free trial from VMware which combines the power and versatility of virtual machines with the security and control of centrally managed PCs
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JIRA 3.11
Sponsored by: AtlassianThis IT download provides a project management tool known as Atlassian JIRA which is designed to improve the functionality and flexibility of legacy systems.
