Drivers for Enterprise Virtualization Diversification Quick Pulse
[ Source: Red Hat ]
December 2012-
This CIO paper explores the current landscape shifts to use of a multi-vendor strategy in virtuallzation and the drivers for these shifts. In it we find that open virtualization offers compelling business advantages and shows even greater potential as companies choose diversification to address proprietary vendor lock-in.
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization White paper
[ Source: Red Hat ]
December 2012-
With virtual machine deployments already exceeding physical server shipments and virtualized workloads exceeding nonvirtualized workloads in the installed base, virtual is clearly the new normal in IT. As mature as the virtualization market is, the competition is actually just about to heat up. IDC data shows that a significant portion of the market is open to using a combination of hypervisors for various factors of cost and diversity.
IDC expects that over the ...
The Total Economic Impact of IBM System Z
[ Source: IBM ]
December 2012-
This Forrester Total Economic Impact analysis is based on interviews with and data provided by 5 System z customers. The analysis shows a composite ROI of 199% and a pay back of 4.67 months when compared to distributed system alternatives. The sources of customer savings identified were related to less administrative staff required, reduced infrastructure maintenance, reduced storage costs and reduced down time expenses.
Additionally the analysis found that these firms had more flexible and responsive ...
Quantifying the Value of a Unified Approach to Endpoint Data Management
[ Source: Druva ]
November 2012-
This study by the Ponemon Institute determines the value of cost savings and productivity improvements to an enterprise from a unified approach to endpoint backup, data loss prevention, secure file sharing, and analytics. It also provides estimates of the value per user, and the value per endpoint.
The report quantifies benefits of a unified solution for endpoint data management by:
• Defining five categories of cost savings and productivity improvements
• Estimating ...
Transforming software delivery with cloud
[ Source: IBM ]
November 2012-
The world is changing. A new reality is emerging for organizations of every size from every part of the planet. It is called the cloud?a profound evolution of IT with revolutionary implications for business and society, creating new possibilities and enabling more efficient, flexible and collaborative computing models. The term "cloud" however, holds different meanings to different audiences. Although we cannot interpret every organization?s understanding or use of cloud computing, what we can ...
Clipper Group: Storwize V7000 capitalizes on Real-time Compression and other extended features for IT Optimization as the best mid-range platform for key
[ Source: IBM ]
November 2012-
When it comes to storing data, the concepts of cost-effectiveness and efficiency are often at odds with each other. What we all seek is that elusive deal where we don't affect the quality of service, yet are able to store a lot more (without spending a lot more). Read this white paper to learn how IBM Real-time Compression provides the data center with the flexibility to increase capacity and maintain performance for all kinds of ...
When Infrastructure Really Matters, A Focus on High-End Storage
[ Source: IBM ]
November 2012-
This paper provides a pragmatic analysis about the undeniable importance of mission critical infrastructure, presenting IBM DS8870 as an assertive option to satisfy the needs of enterprise-class storage.
ESG: Storage Virtualization for Efficient Operations
[ Source: IBM ]
November 2012-
For the most part, organizations have had a fairly cavalier attitude towards storage. It's not that IT wasn't aware of its rising costs - it's more that it didn't see any other ways to address its data explosion problems. But server virtualization changed all that, demonstrating a better way to operate.
Read this white paper to learn how storage virtualization can emulate the efficiency and cost savings of the server virtualization paradigm, allowing ...
Why IBM's Storage Hypervisor is an Excellent Idea
[ Source: IBM ]
November 2012-
IBM's Storage Hypervisor concept is the best news since server-less back-up, and easier to understand. Thanks to the popularity of server virtualization, most business folks have some idea of what a hypervisor can do but a storage hypervisor has the potential to be much more transformative.
Quantifying the Value of Unified End-point Data Management
[ Source: Druva ]
November 2012-
In this paper, we provide a framework that estimates the value of a solution that integrates endpoint backup with data loss prevention, secure file sharing and analytics. Our framework assumes corporate value isgenerated from two sources - namely, cost savings and productivity improvements. While this research is sponsored by Druva, our analysis and determination of total value is independently conducted by Ponemon Institute and, hence, is not a product endorsement.