Hyperversity Driven by Technical & Cost Differences
[ Source: Red Hat ]
December 2012-
Gabriel Consulting Group’s recent annual x86 Data Center Surveys have shown that the average x86 enterprise customer is using three different hypervisors to virtualize their
workloads. Their latest survey shows that most customers aren’t simply test-driving them in hopes of finding the “One True Hypervisor.” They have solid reasons, primarily focused on cost and technical differences, for using multiple solutions and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. This survey digs ...
High-Performance Grid Computing for Financial Services: Get the advantages of grid computing the easy way with Infrastructure-as-a-Service
[ Source: Savvis ]
November 2012-
In the financial services industry, success often depends on timely reaction to market shifts and minimizing the time to assess current positions and make decisions. High Performance Computing (aka Grid Computing) delivers computing power and speed, helping financial institutions to accelerate innovation and improve business success by delivering fast transactions and analyses, even when those involve processing large data volumes.
This white paper discusses the benefits of leveraging a specialized Infrastructure as a ...
EO 13514 and Smart Federal Government Data Center Management
[ Source: Raritan ]
November 2012-
EO 13514 has made the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions a priority. Federal agency data centers need to perform more efficiently and reduce energy usage. This white paper examines data center management measurement, use and saving of energy in relation to the goals established by EO 13514.
Deploying High Power to IT Equipment Racks
[ Source: Raritan ]
November 2012-
With average rack power consumption still increasing, the deployment of high power to racks is becoming more of a necessity for data center managers. This white paper will help you learn about high power best practices, trends, common configurations, future industry speculation and more.
Survey: The State of Flash in Financial Services
[ Source: LSI ]
November 2012-
A variety of competitive, regulatory, and technology challenges continue to keep IT professionals awake at night. While new types of software systems address such challenges, flash-based storage and flash-based application acceleration technologies are vital to maximizing the benefits from such applications.
Download “Bullish on Data Center Flash“ to learn details of the state of flash-based technology deployments survey, such as:
• More than three quarters (77 percent) of all financial services firms report ...
Accelerate Deployment of mission-critical Virtualization on HP Integrity Server Blades
[ Source: HP ]
November 2012-
This technical white paper outlines the mission critical reference configuration that is part of the HP Virtual System family. This configuration for HP Integrity Server Blades provides a starting point for introducing virtualization into the mission critical data center. Consolidate old and new HP-UX computing environments, improve resource utilization, save on energy costs, and improve application availability during maintenance. Grow your configuration as you grow your data center.
Accelerate Deployment of mission-critical Virtualization on Integrity Superdome 2 Servers
[ Source: HP ]
November 2012-
Break through the IT sprawl, and turn technology assets into interoperable, shared pools of resources with a common management platform using HP VirtualSystem for Superdome 2/HP-UX . With this integrated solution, reduce the complexity of data center management, accelerate deployments, increase server utilization, and provide higher levels of service.
This white paper outlines and explains the core components and benefits of the HP VirtualSystem solution.
Moving the Data Center from Chaos to Control: Best Practices in Data Center Infrastructure Management
[ Source: Nlyte Software ]
November 2012-
Given the stunning growth of data centers in recent years, how can an enterprise's IT department improve efficiency, cost effectiveness and mission-critical reliability in the data center? This paper explores the complex web of challenges facing today's data center managers and discusses how Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software provides a complete solution for moving the data center from chaos to control.
Moving Beyond Spreadsheets and Diagrams: Getting Started with Data Center Infrastructure Management
[ Source: Nlyte Software ]
November 2012-
Many data center managers try to manage their dynamic environments with little more than spreadsheets and a few CAD diagrams. But as data centers have grown in size and complexity, managing this way has become increasingly difficult. Fortunately, there are many good Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solutions now available.
One of the challenges many companies face getting started with DCIM is that they are afraid that implementing a full scale DCIM solution ...
Case Study: PNC Financial Services
[ Source: Nlyte Software ]
November 2012-
A VP of Data Center Operations didn't have accurate information needed to make informed decisions, control costs and mitigate risks. In this informative case study, learn what caused this manager to say "We not only freed up half a megawatt of power, but also extended the life of our data center from five years to 15 years."