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- Marketing Firm Optimizes Infrastructure to Cut IT Costs, Boost Uptime
- R.L. Polk is one of the largest consumer marketing firms in the United States and a leading provider of automotive marketing information. To keep up with annual business growth of 30 percent and remain focused on delivering new data services, Polk needed to reduce the time spent deploying and managing...
- Tags: Data Center, Information Technology, Server, Infrastructure Inc., Uptime, IT Cost, R.L. Polk, Data Centers, Storage, Marketing Research, Hardware, Data Management, Marketing
- Case studies 2009-08-07
- HP Adaptive Infrastructure Solution Security: For HP BladeSystem Matrix
- The HP BladeSystem Matrix Matrix solution is an in the box, cloud infrastructure that brings the economics, scalability, and response times of the cloud to diverse applications across data center. The BladeSystem Matrix combines capacity planning, disaster recovery, and automated provisioning with a self-service portal into one command center. This...
- Tags: Security, Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Infrastructure Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Portals, Hardware, Data Management, Internet
- White papers 2009-08-01
- TechNet Webcast: Infrastructure Optimization With the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator (Level 300)
- The presenter of this webcast will explore how Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator MAP tool can make it easier to assess the current IT infrastructure and determine the right Microsoft technologies for the IT needs. It is a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that can securely inventory computer...
- Tags: Software, IT Infrastructure, Webcast, Optimization, Information Technology, Infrastructure Inc., Microsoft Corp., Computer, Microsoft TechNet, Productivity, Real Estate, Strategy, Business Operations, Management
- Webcasts 2009-07-21
- Backup and Recovery for VMware Infrastructure - Driving Costs Out of Your Virtual Environment
- Meeting backup windows is always a challenge. But, with more data to backup, more data to move, and higher server consolidation and utilization rates, VMware pushes existing backups to the max. The attendee of this webcast will learn how to best backup and protect the VMware environment. The attendee will...
- Tags: Recovery, Virtual Environment, Infrastructure Inc., VMware Inc., Backups
- Webcasts 2009-07-02
- Spanish Environmental Business Consolidates Servers by Approximately 63 Per Cent and Doubles Storage With Virtualized Infrastructure
- As a result of continued growth, Tecnigral found its dataroom expensive to power and cool - plus backups were time consuming. In addition, management complexity made administration less productive. The company built a new environment featuring Dell storage and Microsoft virtualization technology running on Dell servers. To maximise performance, it...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Infrastructure Inc., Spanish Environmental Business, Servers, Hardware
- Case studies 2009-07-01
- Online Editing House Scribendi Grows 57 Percent in Two Years With the Help of Powerful Client and Server Infrastructure From Dell
- The Scribendi management team was ready to implement an aggressive five-year expansion plan, and wanted the company's IT infrastructure to be ready to keep pace. Scribendi used Dell PowerEdge servers with multi-core Intel processors to power its expansion plans and standardized on Dell PCs to streamline IT management in the...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Infrastructure Inc., Servers, Desktops, Strategy, Hardware, Management
- Case studies 2009-07-01
- Dell Brings Infrastructure Stability and Longevity to German Construction Firm
- Deutsche Everlite relied on a single server and direct attached storage to run mission critical applications such as order processing, but this posed a risk to business continuity. The company needed to improve stability and manageability. Dell worked with the company to design a solution based on Dell servers and...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Brings Co., Infrastructure Inc., Construction, Storage, Servers, Hardware
- Case studies 2009-07-01
- ElegantJ BI Business Intelligence: Implementation for a Leading Construction & Infrastructure Development Company in India
- Founded in 1982 as a construction company, client has successfully positioned itself amongst the top 10 construction & infrastructure management companies in India. To address the analytical needs, the company wanted to have a business intelligence solution that was built on an industry standard architecture, interoperable with their existing platforms...
- Tags: India, Infrastructure Inc., ELegant MicroWeb Technologies, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management
- Case studies 2009-06-30
- The Savvy IT Guide to ARRA and EHR - How to Build the Infrastructure for Your Initiatives
- EMC has the solutions that enable the organization to create a solid information infrastructure for the EHR - one that stores, protects, manages, and shares patient information. These solutions provide high performance, highly scalable, and highly available storage, security, and integrated tools to virtualize and automate IT management, governance, and...
- Tags: Information Technology, Infrastructure Inc., EMC Corp., EHR, Storage, Hardware
- Webcasts 2009-06-16
- PacLib Group Increases Hardware Utilization From 10 to 60 Percent With a Virtualized Infrastructure Based on Microsoft Hyper-V Technology and Dell Hardware
- Accommodate company growth by creating a flexible, scalable, robust, and energy-efficient infrastructure that is easy to manage and that delivers a high return on investment. PacLib Group's IT team created a virtualized infrastructure by running Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V technology on Dell PowerEdge servers supported by Dell EqualLogic...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Infrastructure Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, PacLib Group, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Roi/Tco, Storage Management, Backups, Storage, Servers, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Hardware
- Case studies 2009-06-01
- Educational Foundation Cuts Server Footprint by Approximately 66 Per Cent With a Virtualized Infrastructure by Dell
- Educational foundation Skipov, wanted to virtualize its infrastructure to improve availability and provide a more powerful and scalable platform for future growth. The foundation turned to Dell Consulting Services to help design a new virtualized environment, running on Dell PowerEdge servers and a Dell/EMC storage area network. The environment is...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Infrastructure Inc., Storage, Servers, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Hardware
- Case studies 2009-06-01
- HP Adaptive Infrastructure: Delivering a Business-Ready Infrastructure to Optimize Business Outcomes
- Given the current economic climate, every business is placing a sense of urgency on its IT infrastructure to be more agile - while managing costs more tightly - to react quickly to emerging market opportunities. CIOs, data center managers, and IT Architects are seeking better answers, while operating under a...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Infrastructure Inc., Data Centers, Strategy, Marketing Research, Financial Services, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Marketing
- White papers 2009-06-01
- Database and Application Migration From SPARC to HP + Intel Standards-Based Infrastructure: Guidance for Porting and Migration to HP ProLiant and HP Integrity Servers
- The migration from SPARC to Intel-based HP ProLiant and Integrity servers is both flexible and straightforward. This paper leverages best practices from HP and EDS an HP company for porting, application upgrades, and database migration. HP is uniquely qualified to assist SPARC customers to undertake this work, having helped accounts...
- Tags: HP Integrity, Database, Hewlett-Packard Co., Infrastructure Inc., Migration, Sun Sparc, Standards, Intel Corp., HP Compaq ProLiant, Processors, Servers, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2009-06-01
- HP Data Center Management Architecture: Adaptive Infrastructure Supply Chain
- Infrastructure virtualization has provided significant benefits to IT - allowing resource utilization to increase significantly and reducing the cost of many time consuming steps in the deployment lifecycle. This white paper introduces the next step beyond infrastructure virtualization: Infrastructure provided as a service inventory, allocated on order as in a...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Infrastructure Inc., Infrastructure Virtualization, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Data Centers, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Enterprise Software, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2009-06-01
- Infrastructure Intelligence - Optimizing Your Storage Environments
- The presenter of this webcast will illustrate how EMC can help customers successfully leverage IT to meet business demands. The presenter will target three types of projects that many organizations are considering today Microsoft SharePoint enterprise portals, Infrastructure intelligence and optimization and Platform migrations to Microsoft.
- Tags: Infrastructure Inc., Environments Inc., EMC Corp., Storage, Hardware
- Webcasts 2009-05-26
- Dynamic Server Infrastructure: Design Guide
- The future viability of an IT infrastructure is linked closely with the business process. A business process is typically supported by an array of applications. The purchasing department cooperates with its suppliers via a purchasing portal. Production planning transfers the purchased materials to its system. And orders from customers are...
- Tags: Business Process, Fujitsu Ltd., Infrastructure Inc., Portals, Operational Planning, Web Technology, Servers, Internet, Business Operations, Hardware
- White papers 2009-05-05
- HP Partners Wageningen UR in a Constant Drive for Infrastructure Optimisation
- Wageningen UR wanted to centralise its technology infrastructure and create an efficient, cost-effective, reliable and flexible architecture via a continuous programme of infrastructure optimisation. Wageningen UR assessed the limitations of its three disparate infrastructures and conducted a transformation programme to centralise and consolidate its infrastructure into a single data centre....
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Infrastructure Inc., Blade Servers, Disaster Recovery, Utility Computing, Servers, Productivity, Hardware, Data Management
- Case studies 2009-05-01
- Migrating From SPARC to HP + Intel Standards-Based Infrastructure: Cost Savings, Architecture Options, Supporting Technologies, Process Recommendations
- In today's economy, eliminating fixed costs due to older, dedicated servers is an excellent way to shift budgets and resources to projects which make the business more competitive. Many organizations running mature application environments based on SPARC hardware are considering their choices for new server platforms. Adopting a standards-based infrastructure...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Cost Savings, Infrastructure Inc., Sun Sparc, Standards, Intel Corp., Storage, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components
- White papers 2009-05-01
- ERP and Infrastructure Partners Team to Win More Business, Deliver Better Solutions
- InterDyn - Socius specializes in Microsoft Dynamics GP and Microsoft Dynamics CRM. The company has offices across Ohio. Within the Microsoft partner ecosystem, it is not uncommon for a small to medium-sized IT services firm to focus solely on ERP or infrastructure. Matt Scherocman, Vice President of Consulting Services for...
- Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Team, Solutions Inc., ERP, Infrastructure Inc., Microsoft Corp., Pricing, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Databases, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management
- Case studies 2009-04-14
- Preparing Your WLAN Infrastructure for Voice
- Adding mobility to enterprise voice communications can be the key to unlocking business productivity and responsiveness. Whether addressing production problems, planning promotions or responding to customer requests, enterprises require that associates be able to move about freely and still be accessible at a moment's notice. A sound and reliable wireless...
- Tags: Voice Service, Network, Voice, WLAN, Infrastructure Inc., VOIP, Wireless LANs, LANs, Telecommunications, Wireless And Mobility, Wi-Fi, Networking
- White papers 2009-04-01
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