Server Virtualization is the process of presenting a logical grouping or subset of computing resources so that they can be accessed in ways that give benefits over the original configuration. This new virtual view of the resources is not restricted by the implementation, geographic location or the physical configuration of underlying resources. Commonly virtualized resources include computing power and data storage.
This white paper describes a virtualized infrastructure that applies storage and server virtualization technologies to cost-effectively achieve a flexible, high-performance, dynamic IT infrastructure that is simple to manage and scale. Download Now
Virtualization is a sea change from the days of one image per physical machine. And the benefits are clear, from better hardware utilization to lower costs to easier management. But while the resulting server consolidation is a good thing, it only solves half the problem. You still need to ensure that best-practice storage management is available to both your physical and virtual servers. Download Now
IT departments constantly face demands to deploy, maintain and grow a broad array of services and applications, but this has lead to server sprawl and high energy costs. Consolidation and containment solutions implemented with a virtual infrastructure meet the challenges of server sprawl and underutilization by reducing hardware and operating costs by as much as 50%. Download Now
Just west of Chicago's Cook County lies Kane County, the fourth largest in Illinois. Kane County is using VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) to help manage their dispersed desktop user base, lower IT staff costs and increase user satisfaction.
Discover best practices you can use to benefit from server virtualization today. Avoid mistakes that could affect the availability and performance of your mission-critical manufacturing IT solutions. Download Now
Continuous, high or 'on -demand' availability — the choice is yours. The coupling of two industry-leading technologies — VMware Infrastructure 3 and Stratus ftServer systems — gives IT managers a flexible, robust solution that delivers mission-critical SLAs along with the full benefits of virtualization. Download Now
It is not news that applications run the businesses virtually all of us depend upon; in fact, you could argue that, in many cases, the applications are the business, or are at least so intrinsically interwoven that the business would cease to exist without the application. Similarly, we are keenly aware that "the network" is critical to the delivery of business services to consumers or end users. Learn more today! Download Now
This 10 pg unbiased research note provides: •Guidance on whether this is best area for your organization to cut costs, •Specific cost-reduction measures including potential mistakes and mitigation steps, •Case studies that provide real-life insight. Learn more today!
Haitham Al-Beik, Product Development Engineer, highlights the key product attributes of Avance that deliver ease of use and other elements designed to improve an IT Administrator's world. Download Now
Lee Kaminski, Product Manager for Stratus Avance High Availability Solution, discusses what an effective availability solution requires and how Avance delivers.
Fault Tolerant is a pretty common term in the world of IT, also an often misused and misleading term. For 3 decades, Stratus Technologies has been engineering and manufacturing purpose built Fault Tolerant solutions. Check out this short video to understand what it takes to be REAL Fault Tolerant.
This whitepaper is essential reading for decision makers up to the CXO level. The paper describes a unique solution set for virtualizing a service provider network through an intelligent partitioning of resources in the forwarding, control and service planes. Download Now
This paper focuses generally on optimal storage and storage management for SharePoint and specifically evaluates NetApp's approach, detailing how the capabilities in NetApp's DataONTAP and SnapManager for SharePoint Server offerings help to drive storage efficiency, reduce cost, and exclude complexity in a comprehensive SharePoint implementation. It is not so much a "how to" guide, but rather a "why to" explanation. Learn more today!
Understand why, if you are planning to use virtualization to implement business continuity or disaster recovery, ensuring you have the most reliable hardware is essential. Download Now
What are your peers doing in terms of virtualizing Exchange? This 2008 Computerworld Research study explores initiatives surrounding virtualizing Microsoft Exchange. It analyzes Exchange 2007 migration and upgrade plans, the many drivers behind virtualizing Exchange, the challenges faced when virtualizing Exchange, the current status of virtualized server environments, and more. Download Now
Faced with a growing number of business-critical applications and services to support, SMBs and enterprises with remote environments are experiencing a real need for high availability. This paper discusses an easy-to-use, affordable high-availability and virtualization solution using standard x86 servers. Download Now
The need for reliable hardware that can maintain continuous uptime 24/7 is even more important in a virtual infrastructure. If you are planning to use virtualization to implement business continuity or disaster recovery, ensuring you have the most reliable hardware is essential. Download Now
This paper provides an introduction to server virtualization for hospitals and healthcare delivery organizations. It also offers best practices you can use to benefit from virtualization, while avoiding missteps that could affect the availability and performance of mission-critical healthcare IT. Download Now
How SAP uses Shunra VE to keep production problems at bay with pre-production testing on the virtual WAN. These testing approaches and methodologies reached far beyond conventional application testing and have become the preferred approach to ensure success. SAP does it, so should you! Download Now
Next generation, complimentary IDC white paper from HP cites relatively new, "simpler" solutions for IT managers. Discover how to quickly identify more cost effective and scaleable ways to manage bandwidth problems caused by the increased complexity of servers and their associated LAN and SAN environments. Download Now
After more than two decades of undisputed dominance in the corporate desktop space, PCs are now under significant threat following the long-time development of virtualisation technologies that finally make the delivery of remote desktops viable for businesses. This IDC white paper provides an overview of remote client solutions and how they compare with the traditional PC infrastructure.
IDC conducted a statistical ROI analysis of the use of thin clients based on interviews with four HP customers and found that companies received a 466% return on investment after purchasing a thin client for their business. The IDC whitepaper also takes an in depth look at the benefit of HP thin clients to major Australia and New Zealand ticketing partner, Ticketek. Download Now
This white paper discusses five things about Windows Server 2008 that are the less obvious, yet useful, features, such as network authentication, PowerShell, branch office support and licensing. Download Now
