EGUIDE:
What decisions go into building a modern data center? This e-guide discusses the data center design decisions. Inside, you will find discussions on three interface options for remote server monitoring and management, and the differences between blade and rack servers.
CASE STUDY:
Southwestern/Great American chose to swap its dual environment (SAP ERP ran off of a legacy IBM AS/400) for a leaner infrastructure based on VMware ESX and IBM blade servers with Intel Xeon processors that could run both SAP ERP and its Windows applications. Read this case study to learn about the combined VMware and Intel solution.
WHITE PAPER:
Virtualization is having a profound effect on the data center, and many IT pros are wondering what they can expect and how they should prepare for the future. This white paper explains why the increased adoption of virtualization calls for new approaches to data center management and cites the benefits and drawbacks of converged infrastructure.
CASE STUDY:
Access this exclusive case study and learn how an HP management software helped one organization increase scalability and application performance while reducing data center space, power needs and costs.
WHITE PAPER:
This white paper explains how data center needs have changed over the last five years and discusses the reasons why management of virtualized compute, network, and storage access should be integrated. Discover the vision behind a private cloud and learn how to avoid making common mistakes as you prepare for this new IT model.
WHITE PAPER:
This whitepaper features a Gartner evaluation of other important blade server market trends, including an in-depth evaluation of some of today’s biggest vendors.
CASE STUDY:
This case study details how virtualization enabled one company to achieve 99.999 percent availability. Find out how the decision to virtualize paved the way for a private cloud and gain insight into various managed service offerings available.
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT:
Is your organization struggling to reduce server costs and improve performance? This presentation transcript explores how various virtualization and server platforms stack up in performance tests. Learn how to leverage this technology to achieve significant consolidation and cost savings.
EGUIDE:
The goal of every data center admin has been to simplify hardware platforms while increasing operational agility. Blade server architecture is the reigning champion, but the rising superstar that is hyper-converged infrastructure is aiming to take the crown. Access this e-guide to see which will one you should put your money on.
EZINE:
“Workloads in transition” is one way to characterize virtualization, which ranges from physical-to-virtual to virtual-to-virtual and virtual-to-physical. Although each type of migration has its advantages, it has its challenges too. Find out where potential problems lurk, and keep them from dragging down your process.
