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- 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
- Solutions Brief:Â Dell EqualLogic PS Series and Microsoft WS2008 Hyper-V:Â Enabling The Next Generation Virtualized Data Center
- Server virtualization is one of the most significant technology trends in IT environments today, and a key enabler of the next generation virtualized data center. Server virtualization relies on hypervisors to provide the abstraction layer between the operating systems and the physical hardware, allowing IT administrators the ability to consolidate...
- Tags: Virtual Data Center, Dell Computer Corp., Dell EqualLogic, Microsoft Corp., Data Center Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Centers, Data Management
- White papers 2009-11-04
- Live Webcast: Enhanced Availability in a Virtual Data Center with the Dell PS Series and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V
- Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V™ introduces new capabilities designed to deliver high availability for virtualized environments. To capitalize on these capabilities, organizations must design an infrastructure that includes a robust, reliable shared-storage solution with built-in redundancy and tight integration of virtualization management capabilities. Join this live...
- Tags: Virtual Data Center, Dell Computer Corp., Webcast, Microsoft Windows Server, Dell EqualLogic, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Data Center Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Centers, Data Management, Virtualization
- Webcasts 2009-11-03
- GroundWork Monitor 6.0 offers new view into virtual data center
- GroundWork is a leading open source systems and network provider and recently enhanced its platform with JBoss and Microsoft System Center support. That's not all. Â GroundWork Monitor 6.0, which shipped on September 2, offers a new "Seurat" view designed to allow administrators to access the status and...
- Tags: Virtual Data Center, Performance, Dashboard, Microsoft Corp., JBoss, GroundWork, Data Center Virtualization, Virtualization, Performance Management, Open Source, Storage, Hardware, Data Centers, Data Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2009-10-01
- Consulting Expertise for the Virtual Data Center - Accelerating Your Journey to the Private Cloud
- Many organizations today want to do more than just virtualize their applications - they want to fundamentally transform how IT operates so they can deploy applications faster to get to market before the competition. Private cloud computing delivers the provisioning speed of virtualization and the flexible choice of consuming internal...
- Tags: Virtual Data Center, Provisioning, Consulting, EMC Corp., Data Center Virtualization, Virtualization, Storage, Hardware, Data Centers, Data Management
- Webcasts 2009-09-03
- Cast Iron, Amazon partner to push migration to EC2 cloud
- You've no doubt heard all the buzz about virtual data centers and doing business in the cloud, as well as all the money that can be saved. But when it comes time to do make the move, there are a lot of things to think about. Will...
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Migration, Cloud, Registration Information, Data Center Virtualization, Software As A Service (SaaS), Storage, Hardware, Data Centers, Data Management, Virtualization, Emerging Technologies, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-09-01
- A Cost-Effective Approach to Increasing Protection With EMC SRDF Extended Distance Protection
- The attendee of this webcast will learn more about Symmetrix V-Max, the new Symmetrix Virtual Matrix Architecture, and powerful new software capabilities that accelerate the transition to a virtual data center infrastructure.
- Tags: EMC Symmetrix, Virtual Data Center, EMC SRDF, EMC Corp., Data Center Virtualization, Storage, Virtualization, Storage Management, Hardware, Data Centers, Data Management
- Webcasts 2009-06-24
- Security for the Cloud Infrastructure: Trusted Virtual Data Center Implementation
- The Trusted Virtual Data Center TVDc is a technology developed to address the need for strong isolation and integrity guarantees in virtualized environments. In this paper, the author extends previous work on the TVDc by implementing controlled access to networked storage based on security labels and by implementing management prototypes...
- Tags: Security, Integrity, Virtual Data Center, IBM Corp., Trusted Virtual Data Center, Data Center Virtualization, Virtualization, Storage, Hardware, Data Centers, Data Management
- White papers 2009-06-19
- Growing Your VMware Deployments With EMC Symmetrix V-Max
- The attendee of this webcast will learn more about Symmetrix V-Max, the new Symmetrix Virtual Matrix Architecture, and powerful new software capabilities that accelerate the transition to a virtual data center infrastructure.
- Tags: EMC Symmetrix, Virtual Data Center, VMware Inc., EMC Corp., Data Center Virtualization, Storage Management, Storage, Virtualization, Hardware, Data Centers, Data Management
- Webcasts 2009-06-11
- EMC and VMware - Building Your Internal Cloud
- Building the internal cloud is the first step in building the private cloud. EMC, in cooperation with the VMware vSphere cloud operating system, creates a holistic approach to the virtual data center that includes storage, data protection, and security and management solutions. The attendee of this webcast will learn how...
- Tags: VMware Inc., EMC Corp., Data Center Virtualization, Storage, Hardware, Data Centers, Data Management, Virtualization
- Webcasts 2009-06-09
- Virtualization: Take Back Your Data Center
- As one of many IT solutions, virtualization can help enhance infrastructure performance. When combined with security and communications solutions, one of the world's most reliable networks, and Professional Services, it helps achieve a totally enabled enterprise. In most offices today, those old file cabinets are gone and the majority of...
- Tags: Data Storage, Data Center, Verizon Communications Inc., Data Centers, Storage Management, Data Center Virtualization, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2009-06-01
- Breaking Through Physical Boundaries With EMC Symmetrix Virtual Matrix Architecture
- The attendee of this webcast will learn more about Symmetrix V-Max, the new Symmetrix Virtual Matrix Architecture, and powerful new software capabilities that accelerate the transition to a virtual data center infrastructure.
- Tags: EMC Symmetrix, Virtual Data Center, EMC Corp., Data Center Virtualization, Storage Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Centers, Data Management, Virtualization
- Webcasts 2009-05-28
- VMware Infrastructure: A Guide to Bottom-Line Benefits
- Frustrated by the costs of maintain ever larger data centers—or building new ones—many companies are exploring virtualization. Virtualization lets your IT staff turn your data center into an internal cloud of computing resources controlled by a single virtual data center operating system (VDC-OS). Because the VDC-OS seamlessly aggregates network resources,...
- Tags: Virtual Data Center, Data Center, VMware Inc., Data Centers, Virtualization, Data Center Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Roi/Tco, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- White papers 2009-05-01
- Beyond the Hypervisor: A Holistic Approach to Developing Next-Generation Data Center Architecture
- As organizations work to evolve their IT infrastructure from a static collection of individual assets into a system capable of rapidly adapting to meet business demands, they have become very interested in the concept of infrastructure virtualization. And for good reason: properly architected and deployed, today's virtualization technologies hold significant...
- Tags: IT Infrastructure, Hypervisor, Information Technology, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Data Center Virtualization, Strategy, Hardware, Storage, Data Centers, Data Management, Management
- White papers 2009-04-01
- NetApp SANscreen: Optimizing the Virtualized Data Center
- Today's business environment is more challenging than ever before. Global market conditions are subject to rapid change while compliance and regulation issues continue to be more demanding on IT. In order to be more responsive to the business, organizations are looking to create greater efficiencies and drive more accountability for...
- Tags: Virtual Data Center, NetApp Inc., Data Center, Enterprise Strategy Group, Market Condition, Data Centers, Data Center Virtualization, Web 2.0, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Virtualization, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2009-04-01
- Unite Data Center Technologies with the Cisco Unified Computing System - Flash Overview
- Cisco is transforming the data center. Learn more about the foundation technologies of the Cisco Unified Computing Architecture and how Cisco has unified data center technologies, simplified the infrastructure, and amplified system functionality, over legacy server deployments. See key functionality of the Cisco Unified Computing System that you can leverage...
- Tags: Data Center, Cisco Systems Inc., Data Centers, Data Center Virtualization, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Virtualization
- Presentations 2009-03-16
- Innovations Behind Cisco Unified Computing System
- The Cisco Unified Computing System unites network, compute, and virtualization resources into a seamless system, simplifying setup, improving business results, and enabling just-in-time resource provisioning. A Unified Computing Architecture allows customers to scale their virtualized data center resources, supporting business services faster, dynamically, and more efficiently. This whitepaper describes the...
- Tags: Innovation, Virtual Data Center, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Unified Computing System, Unified Computing Architecture, Data Center Virtualization, Storage, Hardware, Data Centers, Data Management, Virtualization
- White papers 2009-03-16
- New book offer practical guide to greening your data center
- Looking for a prescriptive list of questions you should ask and issues you should consider when assessing the energy efficiency and overall "green-ness" of your data center? A how-to guide, if you will? You might find what you need in the form of a new book from...
- Tags: Data Center, Blade, Technology, Data Centers, Data Center Virtualization, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Storage, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Virtualization, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-02-26
- New book offers practical guide to greening your data center
- Looking for a prescriptive list of questions you should ask and issues you should consider when assessing the energy efficiency and overall "green-ness" of your data center? A how-to guide, if you will? You might find what you need in the form of a new book from...
- Tags: Data Center, Blade, Technology, Data Centers, Data Center Virtualization, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Storage, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Virtualization, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-02-26
- Analyst: clouds are 'fat dumb happy pipes'
- We've been talking about the growing convergence between SOA and private clouds for providing services across business units of enterprises. Private clouds offer greater security, especially in situations that involve sensitive corporate data. However, public clouds may offer greater flexibility and economies of scale. Gartner's Daryl Plummer...
- Tags: Service, Cloud, Data Center Virtualization, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Strategy, Storage, Hardware, Data Centers, Data Management, Virtualization, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2009-02-19
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