Breaking Through The Storage I/O Barrier For Cloud Computing [ Source: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. ]
September 2011- It's no secret that public and private cloud computing is experiencing exponential growth. IDC projects that by 2014, server sales will grow to $718M for public clouds and $11.8 billion for private clouds. IDC also projects public cloud services will grow at 30% per year, five times that of global IT spending in 2011. <br><br> One of the biggest challenges in cloud computing is the storage I/O bottlenecks that come with large-scale virtual ...

Data Center Architectures Explained [ Source: Dell ]
March 2012- A consolidated and virtualized 10 GbE data center offers numerous benefits; including, reduced complexity, improved lifecycle management, increased adaptability of the network to meet changing business requirements and reduced requirements for space, power, cooling and cabling.<br><br> This white paper explains how to design consolidated, virtualized, and SOA-enabled data centers based on the ultra high port-density 10 GbE switch/router products of Force10 Networks.

Data Center Infrastructure Management [ Source: Avocent ]
July 2011- Today's data centers are no longer just an enabler to the business; they can often provide corporations with competitive advantages and are the underpinnings to corporate success. Effective data center infrastructure management strategies can propel the efficiency, utilization, and availability of data center assets and services. However, a fundamental rethinking of the relationships between facilities and IT infrastructure components, that provides consistent and predictable levels of efficiency, utilization, and availability to their respective organizations, needs ...

Moving to Virtualization: A Guide to What's Possible From VMware [ Source: VMware ]
October 2010- Did you know that over the next year, 50% of small and midsized businesses are moving to virtualization? That's because virtualization allows businesses to run multiple operating systems and applications simultaneously on the same server, delivering a range of great benefits.

Read our guide to learn how you can get started quickly with VMware. VMware delivers reliable, enterprise-class solutions at a price your business can afford. Create a more robust, highly available infrastructure at ...

User Survey Analysis: Next Steps for Server Virtualization in the Midmarket [ Source: VMware ]
August 2011- Approximately 30% of midsize businesses worldwide started to virtualize servers before 2009, but that number roughly doubled during 2009. The majority of midsize businesses are virtualizing at a rapid pace.<br><br> Server virtualization has empowered midsize businesses to examine the entirety of their infrastructure and look for ways to lower their cost base, while improving utilization and availability - in many cases, more so than large enterprises. Because of this, midsize businesses have ...

Technology Brief: The Right Platform for Midsize Businesses to Provision IT Services [ Source: AMD ]
May 2012- IT administrators in midsize companies are being asked to do more with less. Users expect speedy access to applications and services. Virtualization needs to be applied to respond quickly to business changes and reduce server sprawl. The IT infrastructure must be optimized to support growth. Yet with today's limited budgets, too many IT organizations are struggling just to maintain the status quo. <br><br> To move beyond this impasse, IT departments ...

RHEV for Desktops: Competitive Pricing whitepaper [ Source: Red Hat ]
May 2012- This document compares the pricing of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops (RHEV) with the pricing of VMware View 5 for desktop virtualization. Both the RHEV for Desktops subscription pricing and the Vmware View 5 license and support pricing are explained prior to the detailed pricing comparison for the use cases of 100 virtual desktops. As the analysis reveals, a RHEV for Desktops solution costs 75-80% less than Vmware View 5 solution. Or, in other words, VMware can be ...

Using storage to extend the benefits of virtualization and iSCSI [ Source: HP/Intel ]
May 2012- Companies are increasingly investing in virtualization to save money, improve utilization, and increase service levels to the business. By leveraging this opportunity, companies can extend these benefits to their storage architecture as well. HP has optimized primary and backup storage solutions to align with virtualization requirements to help companies capitalize on their investment.<br><br> <strong>Sponsored by:</strong><p><A href="https://...

Hardware vs. software deduplication: finding what's right for you [ Source: HP/Intel ]
May 2012- Clearly both software deduplication and dedicated hardware deduplication appliances can offer good return on investment. However, it's important to consider factors like replication needs, backup application transparency needs, and network connectivity along with other critical backup requirements before selecting which type of data deduplication is best suited for your business environment.<br><br> <strong>Sponsored by:</strong><p><A href="https://h30406.www3....

Total Economic Impact Of VMware vSphere: Virtualizing Mission-Critical Oracle Databases [ Source: VMware ]
May 2012- In this paper, Forrester Consulting examines the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) realized by three Enterprise organizations as they virtualized mission-critical Oracle databases on the VMware vSphere platform.<br><br> The purpose of this study is to provide readers with a framework to evaluate the potential financial impact of VMware vSphere on their organizations.