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Which UPS is Right for the Job?
Considerations in Choosing Standby, Line-Interactive, Double-Conversion Designs - and New High-Efficiency, Multi-Mode Capabilities - for Your Data Center
sponsored by Eaton Corporation
 | White Paper: | Posted: 01 Oct 2009
| | Published: | 01 Oct 2009 | |
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This white paper describes how various UPS topologies work and looks at the impact of operating mode on five key factors of UPS performance
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Storage Virtualisation and the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
| White Paper: | Posted: 29 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 14 Feb 2008 | |
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This white paper presents an overview of storage virtualisation at the controller level of a storage system. It describes how HP defines virtualisation technology and how it applies to the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) storage system.
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Configuring High Availability for Windows Server 2008 Environments
sponsored by Marathon Technologies
| White Paper: | Posted: 28 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 28 Sep 2009 | |
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All organizations are becoming increasingly reliant upon their computer systems. The availability of those systems can be the difference between the organization succeeding and failing. This series will examine how we can configure our Windows Server 2008 environments to provide the level of availability our organizations need.
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Three Steps to Improving Server Virtualization ROI with everRun
sponsored by Marathon Technologies
| White Paper: | Posted: 18 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 18 Sep 2009 | |
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Server virtualization offers a tremendous opportunity for cost savings in the data center. This paper will give three steps you can take to dramatically improve your cost savings from server virtualization as well as show how companies are using Marathon's everRun software to implement those steps.
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Increasing Reliability and Availability in a Virtualized SQL Server Environment
sponsored by Marathon Technologies
| White Paper: | Posted: 18 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 18 Sep 2009 | |
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As companies continue to consolidate and look for best possible uses of both existing and new computer hardware, nowhere is this more apparent than server management. This paper will provide you some best practices and key success stories that you can use in designing and implementing your own virtualized SQL environment.
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Redefining the Economics of Running the Modern Data Center
sponsored by Eaton Corporation
| White Paper: | Posted: 16 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 16 Sep 2009 | |
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The cost of operating the data center is outpacing the cost of IT resources themselves. High-density equipment pressures power and cooling systems to the max. Learn of the new approaches and technologies that are redefining the economics of running the modern data center.
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'Lights Out' IT Management -- Automate Problem Identification & Resolution
sponsored by Dorado Software
| White Paper: | Posted: 16 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 16 Sep 2008 | |
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Lights-Out IT Management refers to the automation of both problem identification and problem resolution. The successful implementation of Lights-Out IT Management is built upon an integrated system that provides three key management functions: find, configure, and monitor. Read on to learn more.
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Mainstreaming the vSwitch: HP Network Automation Extends Control to Virtual
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
| White Paper: | Posted: 10 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 01 Sep 2009 | |
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HP recently announced availability of a driver for their long-fielded HP Network Automation product which delivers integrated support of virtual switches (vSwitches) – virtual network elements that exist within VMWare’s ESX virtual server platform.
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Using Total Cost of Ownership to Determine Optimal PC Refresh Lifecycles
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
| White Paper: | Posted: 20 Aug 2009
| | Published: | 04 May 2009 | |
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Wipro analysts gathered information from 106 IT organizations in North America, Great Britain, and Germany in March 2009. This whitepaper explores contributing factors that determine the optimal refresh rate for laptop and desktop PCs, using examples from the firms that participated in the survey.
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De-Duplication Is Physical - Storage Management Is Logical
sponsored by Northern Parklife
| White Paper: | Posted: 03 Aug 2009
| | Published: | 05 Jan 2009 | |
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This whitepaper will provide an overview of the benefits of Storage Resource Management as a "front end" to data deduplication. We will demonstrate how an SRM tool such as Northern Storage Suite can work in concert with data de-duplication technologies to efficiently streamline data and assure optimal performance of an organization's storage inf...
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Optimizing Virtualization to Deliver Best-in-Class Outcomes
sponsored by VKernel
| White Paper: | Posted: 24 Jul 2009
| | Published: | 24 Jul 2009 | |
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This EMA paper (prepared for VKernel) discusses the challenges in achieving virtualization goals in the enterprise and how capacity management can help optimize resource utilization while maintaining performance.
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Business Together with Microsoft: the unified communications and collaboration solution of Orange Business Services and Microsoft
sponsored by Orange Business Services
| White Paper: | Posted: 20 Jul 2009
| | Published: | 20 Jul 2009 | |
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With the momentum of IP convergence and the movement toward an all digital world, professional communication systems combining telephony over IP, e-mail, instant messaging and audio/video conferencing services are sparking serious interest due to the benefits they offer. Read on to learn more.
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Managing the WAN to Optimize Business
sponsored by Blue Coat
| White Paper: | Posted: 01 Jul 2009
| | Published: | 01 Jul 2007 | |
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Bandwidth management is a common technique employed by IT organizations to improve quality of service over the WAN by assigning guaranteed levels of bandwidth and prioritizing traffic to improve application performance. To be effective, bandwidth management must be perfectly aligned with business policies and priorities. Read on to learn more.
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Ethernet 10/100/1000 Copper Taps, Passive or Active?
sponsored by Gigamon
| White Paper: | Posted: 01 Jul 2009
| | Published: | 01 Jul 2009 | |
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This article presents an overview of the various Ethernet 10/100/1000 physical layer technologies for the copper medium. It discusses the pros and cons of active versus passive tapping and why active tapping is preferred for Gigabit Ethernet running over the copper medium. The switch-over behavior of active relay-based tapping is also presented.
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Application Acceleration for Satellite-Based Enterprise Services
sponsored by Blue Coat
| White Paper: | Posted: 26 Jun 2009
| | Published: | 30 Dec 2008 | |
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This paper reviews the best of the newest achievements in VSAT performance and utility and shows how these solutions could become part of the mainstream of corporate network deployment and an integral portion of commercial (and competitive) service provider offerings.
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