WHITE PAPER - VMware virtualization software helps organizations to deliver practical disaster recovery solutions that deliver improved protection across a far greater set of IT services while reducing the cost and complexity of disaster recovery.
Posted: December 2, 2008 | Published: December 2, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | Hardware | Software | Testing | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This paper explores and outlines how to apply HP Data Protector 6.0/6.1 software and other key HP StorageWorks storage array technologies to manage and deploy an effective backup strategy in a VMware Virtual Infrastructure.
Posted: December 1, 2008 | Published: November 27, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | IT Managers | NAS | RAID | SAN | Server Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper to learn how to address some of the most fundamental disaster recovery considerations in data center design and build-out-- site integrity, site selection, and site recovery.
Posted: November 26, 2008 | Published: November 26, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | Investments | Regulatory Compliance | Risk Assessment | Risk Management | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Despite the devastating disasters and disruptions as 9/11, the European floods of 2005, and Hurricane Katrina, there is still significant room for improvement when it comes to enterprise disaster recovery preparedness.
Posted: November 26, 2008 | Published: November 26, 2008


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Data Centers | Databases | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | High Availability | IT Infrastructure | Server Virtualization | SMBs

WHITE PAPER - This document is based on a DataDomain/TechTarget webcast entitled "Making Virtual Backups Real" where Curtis Preston will discuss about server virtualization and backups.
Posted: November 25, 2008 | Published: November 25, 2008


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | Data Centers | Server Virtualization | SQL | VMware

WHITE PAPER - In this document Andreas Antonopoulos and Mark Boltz will discuss about securing the benefits of virtulization with a different twist on what one may have heard before on virtulization security.
Posted: November 25, 2008 | Published: November 25, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Security | Security Policies | Server Virtualization | VLAN

WHITE PAPER - Intel Premier IT Program members can review this presentation which explains how to optimize all of the elements in a data center in order to deliver the best energy efficiency.
Posted: November 21, 2008 | Published: November 21, 2008


Topics:  Cooling Capacity | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Energy Industries | IT Best Practices | Metrics | Power Supplies

WHITE PAPER - To deploy new computing resources without exceeding the thermal limits of its data center, CERN is taking a comprehensive approach to improving energy efficiency. This paper outlines key strategies, including a move to Intel Xeon processors.
Posted: November 21, 2008 | Published: November 21, 2008


Topics:  Cooling Capacity | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Energy Industries | Multi-core Processors | Operating Systems | Power Supplies | Server Virtualization | Software Virtualization | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - Read this bried to discover how to gain significant IT OpEx and CapEx advantages through reduced data center space, reduced power, and lower application licenses for our given design performance/throughput needs.
Posted: November 21, 2008 | Published: November 21, 2008


Topics:  Capital Expenditures | Cooling Capacity | Data Centers | ERP | Microprocessors | Performance Testing | Processor Architectures | Server Hardware | TCO

WHITE PAPER - Learn all the ways that server virtualization and consolidation can benefit IT: everything from greater agility to lower energy bills.
Posted: November 21, 2008 | Published: November 21, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Firewall Management | ROI | SAN | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | TCO | VM

WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses new piping approaches, which can dramatically reduce the risk of leakage and facilitate high-density deployment.
Posted: November 21, 2008 | Published: November 20, 2008


Topics:  Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | IT Managers | Rack Enclosures | TCO

WHITE PAPER - To mitigate against the problems described in this document, designers and managers of data centers and network rooms must adapt to the new realities of dynamic power consumption.
Posted: November 21, 2008 | Published: November 20, 2008


Topics:  BIOS | Data Centers | Power Connectors | Security | UPS | VoIP | Wi-Fi

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:  Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | IT Managers | LAN | Storage Systems | Vendors

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 Center Management | Data Centers | Data Management | Storage Systems | TCO | 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:  Computer Room Air Conditioning Units | Data Center Management | Data Centers | ERP | Fans