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- Internet performance management makes data center consolidation possible
- There are many more advantages to consolidation... Virtual switch technology... Virtual switch technology, is far faster than anything Ciscoor other hardware router vendors can push through your INTRAnet.... In the era of mashups... and multi database applications, you want internet connections that are at memory transfer speeds, not...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, data center consolidation, data center, hub/Switch, IP, hardware, Internet
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- Internet performance management makes data center consolidation possible
- Fewer data centers means longer distances between servers and users. Network services and Internet performance management therefore need to be brought considered to produce the desired effect of topnotch applications and data delivery to enterprises, consumers, partners, and employees at far lower cost. by Dana Gardner
- Tags: Data Center, Performance, Data Center Consolidation, Data Centers, Internet, Performance Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2009-10-30
- Racemi and BMC take on disaster recovery and datacenter consolidation
- Racemi and BMC Software are presenting a different take on how to go about the task of making virtual servers more highly available and more manageable. They're combining a physical/virtual management product BladeLogic Operations Manager with a powerful disaster recovery/backup/system portability product DynaCenter to create a reliable, agile computing environment....
- Tags: BMC Software Inc., Data Center, Virtual Server, Provisioning, Server, Data Center Consolidation, Disaster Recovery, Racemi, It Management, It service Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-02-20
- Managing Virtualization Within Data Center Consolidation
- At first look, consolidating data centers should make managing and monitoring performance easier because the infrastructure and IT organizations are more centralized. However, there are new challenges that can impact overall service quality within a consolidated environment - cross-domain collaboration and virtualization of applications. This paper will evaluate the new...
- Tags: Data Center, Service Quality, Data Center Consolidation, Fluke Networks, Data Centers, Performance Management, Data Center Virtualization, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2008-12-01
- A Pragmatic Approach to Server and Data Center Consolidation
- This whitepaper provides an overview of the factors driving consolidation initiatives and considers best practices for ensuring a successful consolidation initiative and a maximum return on investment. It also provides an introduction to workload profiling and portability technology which has helped thousands of organisations accelerate their consolidation initiatives and...
- Tags: Data Center, Citrix Systems Inc., Data Center Consolidation, Consolidation Initiative, Server Consolidation, Data Centers, Roi/Tco, Servers, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- White papers 2008-09-03
- Gartner: Data Center Consolidation - 3
- The attendee of this webcast will learn what drives data center consolidation and why data center managers must become finance, environment and marketing managers.
- Tags: Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Gartner Inc., Data Center Consolidation, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- Webcasts 2007-12-01
- Preserving Network Performance After Data Center Consolidation With HP Route Analytics
- Ensuring that the network is able to handle data center consolidation and application rollouts or changes before they are made is critical to preserving service and application performance during and after such changes. This webcast will cover HP Software's Network Management Center focusing on the HP Route Analytics Management System...
- Tags: Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Network, Analytics, Data Center Consolidation, Data Centers, Networking, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- Webcasts 2007-08-22
- 8 Phases of a Successful Consolidation Initiative
- As organizations look to reduce the physical and environmental footprint of their IT operations, consolidation is a logical first step. However, a poorly planned or executed consolidation effort can result in complex configurations and increased IT overhead. In some cases, physical server sprawl is merely replaced with virtual sprawl where...
- Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Data Center, Information Technology, Data Center Consolidation, Data Centers, Storage, Server Consolidation, Strategy, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Management
- White papers 2007-08-20
- A Pragmatic Approach to Server and Data Center Consolidation
- This paper provides an overview of the factors driving consolidation initiatives and considers best practices for ensuring a successful consolidation initiative and a maximum return on investment. It also provides an introduction to workload profiling and portability technology which has helped thousands of organizations accelerate their consolidation initiatives and optimize...
- Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Data Center, Data Center Consolidation, Consolidation Initiative, Data Centers, Server Consolidation, Roi/Tco, Storage, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- White papers 2007-03-12
- Data Center Consolidation: Financing Options Address More Than Just Costs
- Data center consolidation affords corporations an opportunity to achieve multiple gains in business performance through a single strategic initiative. With the right approach to this challenging undertaking one can cut the job down to size, free up financial resources, and focus on strategic objectives and business outcomes instead of tactical...
- Tags: Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Financial, Financing, Data Center Consolidation, Data Centers, Financial Accounting, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Finance
- White papers 2007-03-01
- Data Center Consolidation With 4Gb FC SANs
- Information is a dynamic force in the enterprise, and the rapid acceleration in the amount of data being collected and generated at most companies requires a strategic approach to storage infrastructure. How information is stored, managed, protected, and distributed directly affects a company's success in lowering costs and accelerating revenues....
- Tags: Data Center, Data Center Consolidation, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2007-03-01
- Data Center Consolidation
- As both technology and government agency management systems improve, so too does the viability of enterprise-level Data Center Consolidation DCC. The significant and short-term cost savings, as well as the resulting improvements in information security and cross-agency collaboration, make DCC more attractive than ever. Looking at the major trends in...
- Tags: Data Center, Data Center Consolidation, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2007-02-15
Additional Resources
- Solutions Brief: Storage Consolidation and Data Protection for the Remote Office/Branch Office (ROBO)
- Driving Enterprise-level efficiencies and capabilities beyond the corporate data center.
- Tags: Storage Consolidation, Dell Computer Corp., Data Protection, Dell EqualLogic, Data Centers, Disaster Recovery, Backups, Storage Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2009-11-20
- Next year is THE year for cloud computing
- Here is what Indu Kodukula, CTO of SunGard Availability Services thinks how cloud computing is likely to transform the computing industry landscape in 2010. Commentary - Yogi Berra had it right - it?s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future. It?s especially difficult...
- Tags: CIO, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware, cloud, Indu Kodukula
- News items 2009-11-17
- Technical Report:Â Deploying Microsoft Hyper-V with PS Series Arrays
- Server virtualization is a common practice is today's data centers for server consolidation, power reduction, rapid provisioning, high availability, and data protection. All of these reasons lead to lower data center costs and TCO. Virtual servers together with intelligent virtual storage increase the chances for successful deployments of virtual data...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Data Center, Dell EqualLogic, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Data Centers, Server Consolidation, Data Center Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Roi/Tco, Storage, Virtualization, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- White papers 2009-11-04
- News to know: Microsoft store; Domain names; Blackberry Storm2; VoIP; Android
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Robin Harris: A visit to Microsoft's first store Zack Whittaker: Web addresses to extend to non-English languages...
- Tags: Data Center, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Domain Name, Sam Diaz, Data Centers, Sales Strategy, Telephony, VOIP, Storage, Telecommunications, Hardware, Data Management, Sales, Networking
- Blog posts 2009-11-02
- Oracle unveils Exadata 2 [video]
- At Oracle's OpenWorld conference in San Francisco, CEO Larry Ellison previews the company's Exadata Version 2 computer. He says the new database computer is designed for online transaction processing and data warehousing. He adds that Exadata 2 can do faster processing at a much lower cost than can its biggest...
- Tags: Data Warehouse, Oracle Corp., Analytics, Video, Larry Ellison, Computer, Productivity, Business Intelligence, Financial Planning, Storage, Data Centers, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Finance, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-14
- Two new tomes offer tips to guide your Green IT strategy
- Believe it or not, I have a stack of 10 business books on my desk right now, begging to be read and reviewed. Two are pertinent for the loyal Green IT folks in the GreenTech Pastures, so I felt it appropriate to mention them as a scan some of the...
- Tags: Strategy, Data Center, Green IT, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-10-09
- News to know: Adobe; OpenSUSE; Ubuntu; IBM; P2P; Palm
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Adobe Flash for all smartphones ... except iPhone Andrew Mager: Google and Adobe join forces on Open...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Data Center, Information Technology, P2P, Palm Inc., Novell OpenSuse, Jason Perlow, Apple Inc., Beta, IBM Corp., Data Centers, Tablets, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Notebooks & Tablets, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-05
- Gartner research suggests data center energy metrics still mystery to many businesses
- Sometimes I feel like I'm beating a dead horse with these blogs, especially when reporting the results of ongoing Green IT research. The latest disheartening report, for me at least, is the declaration by Gartner that along close to 70 percent of data center managers say that...
- Tags: Data Center, Green IT, Gartner Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-10-04
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