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Choosing Linux as a Strategic Platform
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This Technology Spotlight discusses the growth of Linux as a strategic platform for enterprises as well as the evolving uses of Linux and its benefits. The paper also looks at the role of Symantec in this important market.
Posted: 27 Dec 2010 | Published: 27 Dec 2010

Symantec Corporation

Consolidating Applications with Oracle Solaris Containers
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Oracle Solaris Containers implement OS virtualization using containers that are designed to provide a complete, isolated, secure runtime environment for applications—and in situations where resources can be managed with sub-CPU granularity.
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 | Published: 03 May 2010

Oracle Corporation

Client Virtualization in a Cloud Environment
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: Client virtualization is a complex beast. This white paper highlights some of the general issues and concerns surrounding this initiative.
Posted: 10 Jun 2011 | Published: 10 Jun 2011

Intel

Intel® Cloud Builders Guide: Parallels* Security Monitoring and Service Catalog for Public Cloud VPS Services
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: A cloud environment can be hard to secure, but certain technology can mitigate your risks.This essential white paper focuses on establishing a robust foundation for the deployment of secure multi-tenancy operations. Learn about a set of hardware components that can help you build and maintain a chain of trust to protect your sensitive information.
Posted: 29 Feb 2012 | Published: 29 Feb 2012

Intel

Mapping Security for your Virtual Environment
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: Access this brief white paper that addresses the concern over managing virtual environment security with an enterprise-ready system that provides full visibility of physical and virtual data center and simplified security policy management.
Posted: 25 Sep 2013 | Published: 31 May 2012

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Solitaire Interglobal: PowerLinux vs Windows for your SAP Deployments
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper assesses two leading operating systems and provides proven metrics for effectively evaluating them. Determine which platform offers the availability, performance, and efficiency that your SAP environment requires.
Posted: 27 Apr 2012 | Published: 27 Apr 2012

IBM

Why Linux Virtualization is Ready for Prime Time
sponsored by Red Hat - HPE
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to discover the benefits of virtualizing Linux workloads. This resource examines the historical concerns about Linux virtualization and outlines how enterprises can safely make this transition.
Posted: 20 Sep 2012 | Published: 20 Sep 2012

Red Hat - HPE

Oracle Solaris Operating System— Optimized for the Intel Xeon Processor 5600 and 7500 series
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This document is intended as a technical guide for developers and system administrators that want to understand the precise details of how Oracle Solaris and the Intel® Xeon® processor 5600 and 7500 series can improve your application solution environment.
Posted: 11 Mar 2011 | Published: 01 Mar 2010

Oracle Corporation

How Your Operating System Choice Impacts Business and IT Investments
sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd
WHITE PAPER: Choosing the right operating system and pairing it with the right hardware matters to your customers and business. Read this white paper to learn about the significant technical, administrative, and cost benefits of upgrading from Solaris 8 or 9 to Oracle Solaris 10.
Posted: 27 Oct 2010 | Published: 27 Oct 2010

Oracle Corporation UK Ltd

Linux in the Mainstream: Business-critical Workloads Quickly Becoming the Norm
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: Download this IDC whitepaper now to better understand the workload data and ecosystem available for Linux deployments, including application software, application development and deployment software, and infrastructure software.
Posted: 11 Dec 2013 | Published: 31 Jan 2013

Red Hat