SAS Enterprise Intelligence Platform
[ Source: Anovatek Inc ]
December 2007-
SAS has developed an integrated platform for delivering enterprise intelligence. This platform, which we call the SAS Enterprise Intelligence Platform, optimally integrates individual technology components within your existing infrastructure into a single, unified system. The result is an information flow that transcends organizational silos, diverse computing platforms and niche tools — and delivers access to the insights that drive value for your organization.
The SAS Enterprise Intelligence Platform extends the value of your existing ....
Intel Virtualization Technology and Intel Active Management Technology in Retail Infrastructure
[ Source: Intel ]
January 2008-
Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) and Intel Virtualization Technology (VT) enabled Retail Point of Sales systems serve as a retail management program that allows users to maintain absolute control over sales and inventory while utilizing an easy and professional customer checkout. This paper illustrates the usage model of Intel Virtualization Technology and Intel Active Management Technology in Retail Infrastructure Point of Sales Systems. The paper explains the key features of these technologies and provides practical ....
Virtualization for the Real World
[ Source: Dell ]
January 2008-
Virtualization is making a tremendous impact in the IT community around the world and across enterprises, agencies and institutions. The results of virtualization demonstrate clear benefits and tangible value to managers and decision-makers at every level of the IT organization. Virtualization technology changes the game by transforming a traditional IT environment into a virtualized IT environment, or virtual infrastructure. Virtual infrastructures provide great flexibility and open up new ways of thinking about the IT environment. ....
Effectively Securing Virtualized Data Centers
[ Source: Apani ]
June 2008-
For security directors at large organizations, securing virtualized data centers is a major concern. Server virtualization offers several benefits including better total cost of ownership, increased operational efficiencies and more flexible management capabilities. But server virtualization may also increase security risks. Virtual machines (VMs) themselves are no less secure than their physical counterparts, but organizations often apply different procedures to their deployment and management. In addition, server virtualization while ....
The Case for Consolidated IT Operations
[ Source: HP ]
October 2008-
To achieve the business results needed, IT operations must work smarter. This paper explores the problems IT operations can encounter in coordinating the activities of multiple application and infrastructure specialist teams, and it proposes an approach - consolidated operations -designed to get incidents to the right person with the right information fast so problems can be resolved quickly, with no duplication of effort and at an appropriate level ....
HP Reference Configuration for Virtualization - HP ProLiant BL685c Server and VMware Infrastructure 3
[ Source: Hewlett-Packard ]
January 2008-
HP BladeSystem c-Class features both full and half height blades. This paper discusses and diagrams deployment of the HP ProLiant BL685c, an AMD Opteron, 4-socket, full-height blade server in an architecture that follows both Hewlett-Packard and VMware best practices for maximum data and network redundancy. The paper graphically represents an enterprise reference configuration for HP c-Class BladeSystem running VMware Infrastructure 3 in the most redundant, rapidly recoverable and highly available configuration. Solutions utilizing HP c-Class ....
Quick Migration with Hyper-V
[ Source: Microsoft Corporation ]
September 2008-
In this white paper, we begin with an introduction to quick migration of virtual machines using the Hyper-V technology. We then describe how to apply Hyper-V's quick migration to enhance the availability of services. We explore how you can prepare for planned downtime by using quick migration to save the state of a running virtual machine, move the storage connectivity from one physical server to another, and then restore the virtual machine (for unplanned downtime, ....
How BladeSymphony Can Reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
[ Source: Hitachi ]
July 2008-
Gartner, a neutral third-party company in the IT industry, was the first to advocate the concept of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). This report is precisely categorized and tabulated based on system operation TCO components defined by Gartner. These TCO components are roughly divided into asset costs and staff costs to demonstrate how BladeSymphony can help reduce TCO.
The Cloud on Your Terms: Your Apps, Where and When You Want Them
[ Source: VMware ]
October 2008-
Get a working definition of cloud computing, get tips to choosing the right cloud computing platform for your business, and learn the advantages of the VMware vCloud solution.
Going Green In The Data Center Or Going Going Gone!
[ Source: CommScope ]
April 2008-
Faced with the stark realities of global warming and rising energy costs, government agencies and private firms worldwide are examining ways to protect the environment. To address what is increasingly being perceived as a crisis, there is a growing global movement to implement more environmentally friendly computing. CommScope looks at the value of going green in this presentation.