Server Consolidation Research
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E-Brief: Capacity Planning for Virtualized Infrastructure
Sponsored by: TechTarget Data CenterExplore current trends and tools for capacity planning in this e-brief. Discover how you can maximize server space and overcome top challenges of capacity planning to increase server utilization and ROI these tips from virtualization pro David Davis.
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Virtual Data Center E-Zine Volume 37: Maximizing Virtual Data Center Consolidation
Sponsored by: TechTarget Data CenterVirtualization may be well underway, but it doesn't mean new challenges won't arise as you continue to navigate your initiative. This expert e-zine offers detailed guidance for achieving the right balance in your virtual data center and presents key findings concerning your peers' consolidation objectives for 2012.
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Presentation Transcript: Navigating The Complexities Of An Increasingly Virtualized World
Sponsored by: Dell SoftwareThis presentation covers the trends, challenges, and impact of virtualization on SMBs today, and also discusses how to implement effective backup and recovery for virtualized environments.
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When blade servers meet virtualization: Cost concerns
Sponsored by: IBMCustomers interested in purchasing blade servers must carefully assess the costs of implementing and maintaining these platforms. This expert e-guide presents a cost/benefit analysis of blade servers and explains why virtualization should be factored into investment decisions.
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Analytics Required to Successfully Manage Performance and Capacity in Cloud Environments
Sponsored by: Turbonomic an IBM companyDiscover how proactive and automated workload management can help you maximize virtualization ROI and deliver truly optimized workload performance. Read on to discover what most virtual management tools are lacking and how you can gain the analytical abilities you need.
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Virtualized Management: Choosing the Right Tools
Sponsored by: Turbonomic an IBM companyExplore the top 8 considerations to keep in mind when selecting a tool to manage your virtual environment, including reviewing the product’s update path, considering the learning curve involved, and more.
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Brandbank uses Sanbolic’s Melio to Deliver High Availability and Improve Performance for Image File-Serving Service
Sponsored by: Sanbolic Inc.This case study details how one company leveraged a dedicated software to gain simultaneous access to critical information, eliminating the need for redundant copies of data and realizing tremendous storage savings.
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SQL Server Consolidation Good -- Not Checking Metrics Bad
Sponsored by: Sanbolic Inc.Read this expert e-guide to learn how SQL Server consolidation can help you cut costs and increase efficiency. Discover why many companies are choosing to consolidate several databases on different physical servers into a single SQL Server and the metrics you must consider before doing so.
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MicroScope - April 2012: A special issue looking at the opportunities for resellers in the server market
Sponsored by: MicroScopeThemed ezine looking at the issues in the server market and the opportunities for resellers.
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IT Handbook: Planning a Server Refresh
Sponsored by: Dell, Inc. and Intel®Server buyers should consider the implications of vendor roadmaps and consolidation and look to capacity planning and objective tools when updating data center hardware. In this IT handbook you will learn the importance of a server roadmap, factors to consider in server selection, tips on server consolidation and capacity planning, and much more.
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NexGen n5 Storage System
Sponsored by: NexGen StorageCheck out this ESG Report for a hands-on introduction to a hybrid solid-state storage solution designed to deliver fast performance for mixed-application workloads in both consolidated and virtual server environments. Read on to learn about the features of this technology, and to discover how it stacked up against ESG's lab testing.
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Presentation Transcript: Data Center Consolidation Trends
Sponsored by: Dell, Inc. and Intel®2012 holds a lot of promise for today's data centers, with several new trends taking off at the same time. This presentation transcript follows the evolution of virtualization, cloud computing, and other recent technologies and projects the impact they will have on business infrastructures.
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Presentation Transcript: The Path to Cloud Enablement: Modernize and Migrate
Sponsored by: Red Hat/Cisco/IntelIn part one of this guide to consolidating, virtualizing and enabling a successful and scalable cloud infrastructure, discover how you can modernize your data center with technologies from Cisco, Intel and Red Hat.
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Business Advantage Delivered: The Cisco Unified Computing System
Sponsored by: Cisco Systems, Inc.This white paper explains why more and more companies are adopting a unified approach to data centre management and offers detailed guidance to help them address concerns over capacity planning, application performance, server sprawl, and more.
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Presentation Transcript: Strategies for Enabling a Virtual and Converged Data Center
Sponsored by: DellEMC and Intel®In this presentation transcript, learn how your company can successfully transition to a multi-tenant, virtual and converged data center.
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Why Solid-State Drives Usage Scenarios Are Expanding for the Datacenter
Sponsored by: Oracle CorporationThis paper explains that to accomplish the objectives of making more-efficient use of IT resources, lowering power consumption, and reducing operating expenses, many companies are turning to server consolidation and virtualization efforts—endeavors that increase server CPU utilization and reduce the number of discrete servers in a datacenter.
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Buyer's Guide - Where Next for Virtualisation?
Sponsored by: AppSenseAs businesses undertake virtualisation of their datacentres to consolidate servers, reducing administrative tasks and costs in the bargain, they may run into many unexpected challenges with networking, storage and server hardware. In this expert buyer's guide, discover how to overcome the trickiest virtualisation challenges.
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Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 Live Chat Transcript
Sponsored by: Red HatIn this Q&A session with the Red Hat Virtualization team, gain insights into the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) platform and discover how RHEV compares to the competition in terms of price, flexibility, features and more. Review the experts' responses to key questions posed by your peers.
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RHEV for Servers Feature Comparison
Sponsored by: Red HatThis document details the features of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 in comparison with VMware vSphere 5 and Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 R2. This document is designed to give you information about Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) and to allow you to compare features and benefits across multiple virtualization platforms.
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KVM: Hypervisor Security You Can Depend On
Sponsored by: Red Hat & IBMImplementing secure virtual and cloud environments is a major concern for businesses. Discover how KVM hypervisors provide the security businesses need with features such mandatory access control and hardware-based isolation, and compare its performance against other general-purpose x86 hypervisors.
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Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 Live Chat
Sponsored by: Red HatJoin this exclusive live chat on February 23rd, 11 AM - 2 PM EST to explore Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization with the Red Hat Virtualization team. Discover how you can leverage this enterprise-grade solution for mission-critical workloads, and get key questions answered.
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Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 on IBM System X – a Smarter Choice
Sponsored by: Red Hat & IBMOrganizations stand to gain cost-savings of 40-75% from server consolidation and reduced data center space and power needs. Discover how a Red Hat and IBM partnership can help deliver enterprise-ready virtualization solutions that offer increased performance, scalability, security and manageability.
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Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization TCO Calculator
Sponsored by: Red Hat & IBMWith this online virtualization assessment tool, discover the potential savings your business stands to gain from deploying Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) technology in your data center. Customize each setting to gain a detailed ROI analysis and TCO comparison for your business.
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VMware: Virtualizing Your Infrastructure Just Got Easier
Sponsored by: EMC Converged Platforms.Concerns about migration downtime, security, and application service level maintenance have kept many organizations from virtualizing their infrastructure. Read this paper to discover how a converged infrastructure platform can bring you all the benefits of virtualization without the risks typically associated with an implementation.
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Driving Business Value with VLOCK Infrastructure Platforms
Sponsored by: EMC Converged Platforms.Read this white paper to learn about the significant advantages of private cloud computing and find strategies for overcoming the challenges and risks of an implementation.
