Virtual & Dynamic Infrastructure Strategy
[ Source: Adaptivity Inc. ]
October 2008-
The more tightly bound an application is to its underlying platform, the less capital efficiencies are realized. The IT waste associated with under utilized hardware resources has been clearly demonstrated, which in turn has spawned the creation of datacenter consolidation programs that devise ways to more tightly compress the application infrastructure footprint onto existing hardware resources. Breaking the bonds that tie an application to an instance of an operating system and tie an instance ....
Efficiently Isolating Contractors From Sensitive Data: The Many Advantages of Software-based Contractor Isolation
[ Source: Apani ]
March 2008-
For information security directors at large corporations, the growing reliance on contractors is a major concern. Local and offshore programmers provide businesses a competitive edge, but they also increase security risks. Often contractors are hired to rapidly solve problems while operating outside the security policies of employees. Once within the network, they have free access to confidential data and business systems. Even when access is restricted, these savvy individuals can easily jump to unauthorized systems-unknown ....
Ensuring Service Enablement From SOA
[ Source: AppLabs Technologies ]
January 2008-
If a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is implementing, or considering implementing, within organization, there are some simple questions one must ask. What does SOA mean? If SOA is implementing, how to know that the implementation is on track to deliver the promised business benefits, on time and on budget? SOA is not simply an enabling technology that solves myriad business problems, nor is SOA lead by the technologies used in its implementation. Fundamentally, SOA is ....
Managing Business Service Performance in a Virtual Environment
[ Source: ASG ]
April 2008-
Virtualization is proven to deliver many IT goals - such as server consolidation - but it is increasingly being used to deliver specific business service goals. By integrating virtualization into a Business Service Management (BSM) approach, that aligns the technology directly with business goals, enterprises can achieve competitive advantage, increase customer satisfaction, and drive both top line and bottom line revenues. However, such an approach demands rigorous management processes and methodologies to achieve key business ....
Cost Effective Scaling with Virtualization
[ Source: Coyote Point ]
September 2007-
Virtualization is likely to be the single most significant technology of the decade. Leveraging it to reduce costs and attain greater efficiency isn’t double-talk – it is something that every company can easily verify themselves using empirical methods.
A critical component to achieving the goals of virtualization is ensuring that the distribution of work is indeed balanced across all of the servers in the compute farm. Coyote Point ....
Data Domain Deduplication Storage Best Practices Guide
[ Source: Data Domain ]
June 2008-
VMware sites create more storage to manage and protect than their physical counterparts. By making it much simpler to multiply servers, it also becomes more likely that their storage footprints will multiply. This is significantly visible in backing them up. For example:
• Multiple similar VM environments, times multiple storage image versions for protection and DR, can
equal much larger storage than when servers were more expensive to clone.
• Restore requirements ....
Virtualization Beyond Consolidation: Driving Down OPEX, Not Just CAPEX
[ Source: Dell - Migration Expert Zone ]
April 2008-
Virtualization enables IT simplification, reduces both operational and capital expenditures, and is a foundational element in the future of high tech.
Modeling the Virtual Data Center
[ Source: Elastra ]
November 2009-
The transition to cloud computing is not simply about outsourcing or applying old technology to new IT processes, it signals a shift in how IT is designed and delivered. The ultimate value of cloud computing is realized by significantly reducing lead times needed to deliver critical business services. And, to realize this value, a new approach to modeling the new “virtual” data center should be considered.
The quickest path to model-driven automation within the ....
Automating the Virtual IT Lifecycle: Delivering Compliance, Command and Control with Process Automation
[ Source: Enigmatec ]
September 2008-
There is a shift occurring in the way many organizations view their IT operations. The new focus is on the customer's perspective of IT's contribution to the business, whether the customer is a development team, internal business unit, or external customer or partner. This shift is significant for IT organizations, as it forces them to think of themselves more as service providers than support teams. This discipline is termed IT Service Management (ITSM), and it's ....
The Alternative to Citrix, Ericom's Complete Presentation Virtualization Solution
[ Source: Ericom Software ]
January 2008-
Server-based computing (SBC) is finally achieving an accepted status as the preferred method for managed access and delivery of applications and desktops. Despite this recognition, the reality is that only a small percentage of organizations that should be using SBC actually are using it. Moreover, most of those organizations are limiting the use of SBC to the departmental level, rather than applying it throughout the organization.
We estimate the utilization ....