Expect More from your Web Infrastructure [ Source: Red Hat ]
May 2013- There's a reason Red Hat Enterprise Linux is consistently chosen as the operating platform for industry-standard performance benchmarks. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is designed to deliver scale-out and scale-up performance for small and large servers, offering documented scalability up to 4,096 CPUs and 64 Terabytes of RAM.
Linux in the Mainstream: Business Critical Workloads Quickly Becoming the Norm [ Source: Red Hat ]
May 2013- This IDC White Paper takes a look at the growth of Linux as a server operating system and how deployment form factors have changed over time. Today, commercial Linux has become a key platform across many workloads. This paper considers both workload data and the ecosystem that has grown up to support the opportunity for Linux deployments, including application software, application development and deployment software, and infrastructure software. Detailed case studies covering the Red Hat ...
Building a Bridge to the Next-Generation Data Center [ Source: Red Hat ]
May 2013- Making your datacenter more agile and responsive requires changes to tools and processes. Organizations can build a bridge to the next generation by selecting a widely adopted operating system as a foundational component.
How Red Hat Delivers a Secure Enterprise Platform for Next-Generation Datacenters [ Source: Red Hat ]
May 2013- Traditional security measures such as network firewalls are no longer enough to keep an enterprise secure. With Red Hat Enterprise Linux, security mechanisms are incorporated and applied at the core of every solution, and security is extended to include all the open source packages that make up Red Hat Enterprise Linux. As a result, customers experience a higher quality of service.
Top 10 Considerations for a Successful Windows 8 Deployment [ Source: Dell Software ]
May 2013- Research firm IDC reports that businesses sticking with an outdated OS incur significant costs for impaired productivity. Is yours one of them? Support for Windows XP will end in April 2014, and Microsoft acknowledges that enterprisewide migration can take 18 - 32 months. Whether you are currently running XP or Vista on your systems, there's no time to waste in planning and executing your deployment to the most up-to-date OS. We can help: Top 10 Considerations for a Successful ...
Cloud-based UC: A Foundation for Business Transformation [ Source: Mitel ]
April 2013- The unified communications (UC) market is undergoing a remarkable transformation, thanks to a perfect storm of cloud computing, advances in IP communications, and the onslaught of mobile innovations. At the same time, efficiency-obsessed CIOs are turning to cloud-based UC to reduce IT costs and focus resources on investments that give their enterprises the greatest strategic advantages. In a market undergoing such fundamental changes, how can IT managers take advantage of cloud-based UC and create a ...
Manage IT services efficiently. Serve business effectively. [ Source: HP ]
April 2013-
Many organizations are now moving parts of their IT infrastructure to the Cloud. However, managing these resources within a comprehensive management framework is still essential. And the management approach for these hybrid environments needs to take a step forward and start to focus on service level management, not the care and feeding of discrete components.
This whitepaper provides the information needed on implementing Business Service Management (BSM) in hybrid environments.
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O'Reilly School of Technology Proves that an Education in NetVault Backup Pays Off [ Source: Dell Software ]
April 2013- O'Reilly School of Technology's lead System Administrator, Trent Johnson, noticed his backups were taking an entire weekend to complete, so he turned to Dell NetVault Backup. By taking advantage of its native NDMP feature and integration with NetApp, he reduced his backup time down to a couple of hours with minimal effort and expense.
Controlling and Managing Superuser Access [ Source: Dell Software ]
April 2013-
Effectively managing privileged accounts (sometimes called superuser accounts) is becoming more and more critical as security and compliance emerge as the driving forces behind most IT initiatives. Unfortunately, native tools and manual practices for privileged account management are proving to be inadequate for today's complex heterogeneous enterprise.
This white paper explores the risks associated with privileged accounts, and explains how solutions from Dell mitigate those risks by enabling granular access control and accountability ...
Forrester: The Total Economic Impact Of VMware View [ Source: VMware ]
April 2013-
In August 2012, VMware commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact and potential
return on investment (ROI) enterprises may realize by efficiently managing their virtual desktop infrastructure from a
single console using VMware View.
The purpose of this study is to provide readers with a framework to evaluate the
potential financial impact of VMware View on their organizations.
Top 10 Considerations for Getting Started with Virtualization [ Source: VMware ]
April 2013-
Moving your workloads from physical servers to a virtualized environment can help your business drive down costs, increase IT efficiencies and improve application availability but it's important to carefully plan the transition to virtualization in order to avoid any complications.
Read these considerations as you plan your move to virtualization to ensure a smooth transition and a successful project.
Don't Get Stuck on your Virtualization Journey: Where to Focus Next [ Source: VMware ]
April 2013-
You've virtualized a significant number of server workloads and have likely experienced signficant cost savings and performance improvements so, what's next?
Read this trend brief to identify which phase of virtualization you are in and where you should be headed to reap even more business benefits with expansion of your virtual environment.
Key Considerations when Evaluating an Enterprise Collaboration Solution [ Source: Cisco ]
April 2013- How do Cisco and Microsoft collaboration solutions compare? From cloud-based voice and video to comprehensive BYOD and mobility support to deployment costs, this report highlights six key areas to evaluate in collaboration offerings.
Drive optimal application delivery [ Source: Cisco ]
March 2013- Application-centric networking solves the application challenges facing IT departments, helping them maintain visibility into and control over applications regardless of where they reside or are accessed from.
Cloud-Intelligent Network: Secure and Scalable [ Source: Cisco ]
March 2013- 72% of IT managers list "security" as their primary concern about the cloud. In this ZK Research report, see why transitioning to a cloud-intelligent network is key to addressing security, visibility, and scalability concerns in the cloud.
Prepare Your Branch Office Network for the Cloud [ Source: Cisco ]
March 2013- There is a growing gap between management expectations and the readiness of branch offices for cloud computing. In this Lippis guide, learn the latest Cisco solutions to help address this gap and support a transition to the cloud.
Prepare Your Network for the Cloud [ Source: Cisco ]
March 2013- Secure cloud-based applications and services need to be available anytime, anywhere. Find out how the Cisco Cloud Intelligent Network helps get networks cloud-ready, with improved application performance, faster deployment, and almost 100% uptime.
Cisco - Enabling the World of Many Clouds [ Source: Cisco ]
March 2013- Private, public, hybrid - Cisco enables a world of many clouds with new levels of agility and security. This report from ACG Research looks how Cisco's cloud strategy improves economics beyond simple data center virtualization.
Impact of the Cloud on the Network [ Source: Cisco ]
March 2013- Cisco polled 1,300 IT professionals from around the globe to uncover the key priorities and challenges of moving to the cloud. From infrastructure essentials to top migration trends, get full survey results and an infographic that breaks it all down.
Management and Wireless in the Data Center [ Source: Raritan ]
March 2013- There are numerous advantages to using Wi-Fi for data center infrastructure management (DCIM) instead of hardwired Ethernet connections. This White Paper examines how wireless systems can support the reliability, performance and security requirements of mission-critical systems.
HP Newsletter with Gartner Research: Maximizing Your Infrastructure through Virtualization [ Source: HP ]
May 2013-
Virtualization is a proven way to cut costs and improve IT efficiency, so it's no surprise that IT pros are rolling out new deployments at a record pace. But to ensure that your virtualization project delivers the best results, it's important to follow best practices.
Straight from the Gartner files, this white paper shares the latest findings and most useful recommendations for virtualizing your organization's workloads. Learn how to develop a strategy that ...
How to Deploy a Cost-Effective VDI Solution for SMBs [ Source: Dell ]
February 2013-
As the migration to Virtual Desktop Infrastructures (VDIs) increases, storage managers are faced with the daunting task of deploying and maintaining these environments. Download, "E-Guide: Pros and Cons of VDI for SMBs" to obtain tips and solutions on how to implement the most cost-effective virtualization solution for your Organization, such as:
• Mixing and matching different vendors to get best-of-breed products/cost-efficient combinations
• Deploying a small number of desktops and gradually growing ...
Entry-Level Solutions for Private Cloud Automation Deliver Rapid Returns [ Source: Cisco ]
February 2013-
IDC expects spending on cloud server and application management software will total more than $3 billion by 2016 as IT customers of all sizes and across many industries embrace more efficient and automated datacenter operations strategies.
Often, the first step in this journey focuses on
implementing an in-house private cloud environment to enable self-service provisioning for
end users. Traditionally, the provisioning of physical and virtual servers has been a complex, time-consuming multistep process. However,using ...
The Journey to Cloud [ Source: Cisco ]
February 2013-
Traditionally, the provisioning process for new application environments and infrastructure resources contains numerous planning, technical, communication, and testing steps that can sometimes span over multiple weeks or even months.
Condensing this long, error-prone and often painful process to 15 minutes is the promise of the private cloud. But how can you leverage server, network, storage, automation, and orchestration resources that are already in place in your own datacenter to create a private cloud?
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Financial Services, Regulation and the Achilles Heel of Email [ Source: Proofpoint ]
February 2013-
Ensuring data privacy in compliance with government regulations and consumer protection laws presents a complex set of challenges for financial firms. Coupled with the rising sophistication in security threats, many industries are under regulatory fire in demonstrating accountability and addressing compliance requirements in accordance with federal and state laws. How an organization is able to store and manage their data, including email, has a high impact on regulatory compliance.
Read this white paper ...
Good APM Practices Get Results [ Source: NetScout Systems, Inc. ]
February 2013- Good application performance management (APM) practices get good results. NetForecast has benchmarked enterprise APM best practices for the last four years and consistently found that high marks for best APM practices correlate very closely with fewer performance problems as well as faster problem discovery and resolution times. According to NetForecast's latest APM best practices benchmark survey, enterprises with APM best practices benchmark scores above six on a ten-point scale (with ten the best) experience 75 percent ...