WHITE PAPER - This paper shows a simple and effective way to develop a capacity plan for a data center or network room.
Posted: November 21, 2008 | Published: November 20, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Data Management | Storage Systems | TCO | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - An understanding of the 9 types of cooling systems and their attributes can be used to develop guidelines for when each type should be used, and such guidelines are provided in this paper for both raised floor and hard floor applications.
Posted: November 21, 2008 | Published: November 20, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | IT Managers | LAN | Storage Systems | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - This paper explains and quantifies the effects of airflow management blanking panels on cooling system performance.
Posted: November 21, 2008 | Published: November 20, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Fans | Motherboards | Product Development

WHITE PAPER - This document discusses ways to address power, cooling, floor-space, environmental (PCFE) issues and best practices for improving energy efficiency.
Posted: November 21, 2008 | Published: November 19, 2008


Topics:  Cooling Equipment | Data Centers | Server Virtualization | Storage Consolidation | Storage Virtualization | Tiered Storage | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This white paper examines several key criteria related to high-availability service delivery, also it examines the importance of factors such as operational processes and service assurance, combined with maintenance and lifecycle strategies.
Posted: November 20, 2008 | Published: November 20, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Data Centers | Infrastructure Management | IT Infrastructure | Security | UPS

WHITE PAPER - This paper highlights the geographic advantages inherent in establishing data center operations in Colorado, addressing major events and probabilities of natural disasters.
Posted: November 20, 2008 | Published: November 20, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Enterprise | Hardware | Security

WHITE PAPER - In each section in this workbook are provided a number of questions you might consider using, along with space for noting or collecting information.
Posted: November 20, 2008 | Published: November 20, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | Infrastructure Management | Security | UPS

WHITE PAPER - The IBM System Storage TS7650G ProtecTIER De-duplication Gateway based on innovative Diligent ProtecTIER technology was designed to meet the data protection needs of midrange and enterprise-class data centers.
Posted: November 20, 2008 | Published: November 20, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Data Management | Enterprise | Information Security | Purchasing | SAN | Storage Systems

WHITE PAPER - This paper outlines several innovation approaches for dealing with the symptoms of chaos and for eliminating the root causes of disorder.
Posted: November 20, 2008 | Published: November 20, 2008


Topics:  Change Management | Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | Routing | UPS

WHITE PAPER - This paper explains the nature of humidity, its effects and its management in computer rooms and data centers.
Posted: November 20, 2008 | Published: November 20, 2008


Topics:  Computer Room Air Conditioning Units | Cooling Equipment | Data Centers | Downtime | High Availability

WHITE PAPER - This paper examines both methodologies and highlights the reasons why hot aisle containment emerges as the preferred best practice.
Posted: November 20, 2008 | Published: November 20, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Computer Room Air Conditioning Units | Cooling Equipment | Data Centers | Downtime | Storage Capacity

WHITE PAPER - This paper provides a five-step roadmap for standardizing and optimizing organization within both low and high density enclosure, with special emphasis on how to plan for higher densities.
Posted: November 20, 2008 | Published: November 20, 2008


Topics:  Blade Servers | Data Centers | Disk Drives | Networking | Routing | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Sun's latest tape drive and tape library solutions can help companies grow automated tape environments without disruption, and consolidate mainframe and open system operating environments while minimizing power and operating costs.
Posted: November 19, 2008 | Published: November 19, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | Storage Consolidation | Storage Infrastructure | Tape Drives

WHITE PAPER - This white paper provides some information on how Dorado Software can help organizations to more efficiently and cost effectively manage the various components of their IT infrastructure.
Posted: November 19, 2008 | Published: November 19, 2008


Topics:  Configuration Management | Data Centers | Database Management | Infrastructure Management | Patch Management | Regulatory Compliance | Remote Access Security | SLA | Troubleshooting | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - Concentric Hosted Exchange is a fast, reliable and affordable solution for email, calendaring, collaboration, and mobility based on Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Microsoft Outlook® 2007.
Posted: November 19, 2008 | Published: November 19, 2008


Topics:  Collaboration | Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | Email | High Availability | Productivity | SAN | Security | Virus Protection

WHITE PAPER - This white paper explains the growing importance of the CIO, the new technologies that can positively impact the data center's energy consumption without sacrificing performance or the need to be changeready.
Posted: November 19, 2008 | Published: November 19, 2008


Topics:  Architectures | Data Centers | Network Security | Security | Security Threats

WHITE PAPER - In order to determine what "security virtualization" really means, it is useful to understand how companies define and enforce their security and accompanying compliance policies today.
Posted: November 19, 2008 | Published: November 19, 2008


Topics:  Application Security | Blade Servers | Data Centers | Databases | Malware | Network Processing | ROI | Security Policies | Security Software

WHITE PAPER - This paper highlights a new solution with improved and secure tools to manage large SANs for overall better utilization of SAN assets.
Posted: November 18, 2008 | Published: November 12, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Data Centers | Data Migration | Disaster Recovery | Server Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This white paper will examine trends in server virtualization security and reveal the many compelling advantages of cross-platform VM isolation solutions.
Posted: November 18, 2008 | Published: November 18, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Marketing | Security | Server Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses the experiment in consolidating physical server computers proved successful, and the Qualcomm IT department aggressively pursued virtualization starting in 2003.
Posted: November 14, 2008 | Published: November 11, 2008


Topics:  Blade Servers | Data Centers | RAM | ROI | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This article provides an overview of the Atrato system's unique approach to eliminate drive tending and minimize risk of data loss for a three-year operational lifetime.
Posted: November 14, 2008 | Published: November 13, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Disk Drives | ERP | RAID | Storage Replication | Storage Resource Management

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper presents the power consumption characteristics of several types of modern disk-based data storage systems in large data centers.
Posted: November 14, 2008 | Published: November 13, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Data Storage | Disk Drives | SAN | Storage Resource Management | Storage Systems

WHITE PAPER - This paper explains the advantages that virtual machine provides to the IT department.
Posted: November 14, 2008 | Published: November 14, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | IT Departments | Memory | ROI | SAN | Security | Systems Management | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn how the Performance Assurance Lifecycle eliminates performance and financial risks, taking the data center from 15-20 percent virtualized to 70-100 percent.
Posted: November 14, 2008 | Published: November 14, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | Memory | Performance Testing | ROI | Server Virtualization | SLA | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - As data center infrastructures become increasingly complex, so do the IT processes--such as incident management and server provisioning--that keep infrastructure up and running.
Posted: November 14, 2008 | Published: June 10, 2008


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Professional Services Automation Software | SOA | Supply Chain Automation | Supply Chain Execution