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. ....

Using Host Integration Server Printer Definition Files (PDFs) and Printer Definition Table (PDT) Files [ Source: Microsoft ]
January 2008- A PDF (Printer Definition File) is an editable ASCII file that contains macro definitions, session parameters, formatting controls and character definitions. This file is customized to provide function support. A PDT (Printer Definition Table) file is the compiled version of a PDF. A PDF/PDT file does not format the data stream sent by the host application. Based on what is defined in the PDF/PDT file, control codes in the data stream can be restored with ....

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 ....

Sun SPARC Enterprise Server Family Architecture Flexible, Mainframe-Class Compute Power [ Source: Sun Microsystems ]
January 2008- Sun SPARC Enterprise servers outfitted with SPARC64 VI processors, large memory capacity, an inherently reliable architecture, and an eXtended system control facility deliver new levels of power, availability, and ease-of-use to enterprises. The sophisticated resource control enabled by Dynamic System Domains, eXtended system boards, and Dynamic Reconfiguration further increases the value of these servers by enabling enterprises to optimize the use of these hardware assets. By taking advantage of fast, scalable Sun SPARC Enterprise servers, ....

HP Blade Servers for Everyone [ Source: HP ]
January 2008- The move to blades can save companies over a third of the start-up costs of deploying standalone blades. These savings come via both acquisition costs and facilities costs and are enhanced when coupled with HP deployment and support services. Learn the cost advantages in midsize and enterprise markets of two different HP BladeSystems models. Download now.

The Application Grid Approach to a Modern Data Center [ Source: Oracle ]
November 2009- View this on-demand webcast to see how Oracle Fusion Middleware products can modernize your middleware foundation software so your data center can respond instantly to changing business needs as well as reduce IT costs.

You will also learn how application grid computing offers agility and performance through data center optimization, and see the new Oracle Fusion Middleware offerings that significantly automate the process of adding, reducing or modifying existing IT deployments in ....

Tuning, Tweaking, And Troubleshooting Your Virtual Infrastructure [ Source: Interop ]
May 2009- Virtualization is great, but the business application is king. Getting your virtual infrastructure to perform optimally is essential to meeting application service levels. This requires performance monitoring and management; capacity management and chargeback; and troubleshooting tools that successfully navigate the complexities of the entire virtual infrastructure, including servers, storage, and networking. This panel discussion, moderated by Barb Goldworm, introduces some of the ways IT can address application performance and capacity management across virtual infrastructure.

Implementing Energy Efficient Data Centers [ Source: APC by Schneider Electric ]
October 2009- Electricity usage costs have become an increasing fraction of the total cost of ownership (TCO) for data centers. It is possible to dramatically reduce the electrical consumption of typical data centers through appropriate design of the network-critical physical infrastructure and through the design of the IT architecture. This paper explains how to quantify the electricity savings and provides examples of methods that can greatly reduce electrical power consumption.

Best Practices on Securing Your Virtual Infrastructure [ Source: Interop ]
May 2009- Security is an issue that is pervading because it involves almost everything within your network. The object of security is to protect information. Determining the value of the information you need to protect will help you determine which level of security you need to apply to it. Protecting virtual infrastructures presents challenges that you may never have faced. First, you need to understand the types of challenges that will arise in the resource pool, the ....

Which UPS is right for the job? [ Source: Eaton ]
October 2009- Traditionally, data center managers and facilities managers could choose from three UPS topologies: standby, line-interactive and double-conversion—offering widely varying levels of efficiency, performance and protection.

The latest generation of double-conversion UPSs offers unique multi-mode capabilities. The UPS operates in a very high-efficiency mode unless power conditions warrant a switch to the higher protective level typical of double-conversion mode.

This white paper describes how various UPS topologies work and looks at the impact ....