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Survey: Virtualization and physical infrastructures need to be managed in tandem

Virtualization is seen as a key enabling technology. But on its own it does not address the most important operational and management challenges in a shared infrastructure. by Dana Gardner

Tags: Survey, Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2009-11-03

Virtualizing a Windows Active Directory Domain Infrastructure

This white paper focuses on best practices for implementing an enterprise Active Directory infrastructure using virtualization technology. We will discuss how to perform a full migration of your physical AD infrastructure to a virtualized environment. Many of the topics are also relevant if you plan to support a mixed environment

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Global Knowledge, Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware

White papers 2009-10-12

Responding to Today's Demands with a Dynamic Infrastructure

As the world becomes more instrumented, intelligent, and interconnected, the demands on your infrastructure continue to grow. IBM continues to chart a strategy to help you deliver a new kind of infrastructure. One that helps you reduce costs, manage risks and improve service. A dynamic infrastructure — designed for a...

Tags: Infrastructure, IBM Corp.

Webcasts 2009-10-01

Management Strategy for Network-Critical Physical Infrastructure

When choosing a management solution for the physical infrastructure of IT networks, management of individual devices is necessary in order to have visibility to the many data points required for the reliable operation of network-critical physical infrastructure NCPI. Element management solutions offer the optimum approach as they manage a particular...

Tags: Strategy, American Power Conversion Corp., Network, Infrastructure, Networking

White papers 2009-09-30

Dynamic Infrastructure Helping Build a Smarter PlanetDelivering Superior Business and IT Services with Agility and Speed

In this smarter world, we need our infrastructure to propel us forward, not hold us back. This infrastructure becomes instrumented, interconnected and intelligent to bring together the business and IT infrastructure to create new possibilities across the business. IBM has developed a strategy for a dynamic infrastructure that will help...

Tags: Information Technology, Infrastructure, IBM Corp., Strategy, It Services, Management

White papers 2009-09-16

Change Reporter for VMware 2.0.45 (Windows)

The freeware reporting tool for change management of your virtual infrastructure. Reports changes to virtual hardware, configuration of ESX servers, resource pools, clusters, and other virtual and physical objects. The tool sends a daily report, outlining all changes made to virtual infrastructure, including previous values of configuration settings. You can...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, VMware Inc., Infrastructure, Change Management, Virtualization, Business Intelligence, Ip storage, Leadership, Tools & Techniques, Management, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-09-16

Discover real-world examples of how an SOA infrastructure can lower costs

See how organizations in several different industries have put an SOA infrastructure to use and discovered untapped value within their businesses. This white paper reveals strategies learned from experience to relieve budget pressures, improve time-to-market, boost productivity and many other benefits from a reusable SOA infrastructure.

Tags: SOA, Infrastructure, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2009-07-06

Accounting and Billing for Federated Cloud Infrastructures

Emerging Cloud computing infrastructures provide computing resources on demand based on postpaid principles. For example, the RESERVOIR project develops an infrastructure capable of delivering elastic capacity that can automatically be increased or decreased in order to cost-efficiently fulfill established Service Level Agreements. This infrastructure also makes it possible for a...

Tags: Accounting, Billing, Data Center, Infrastructure, Data Centers, Operational Accounting, Storage, Financial Services, Hardware, Data Management, Finance

White papers 2009-05-29

Maximize Your Data Protection Infrastructure

The attendee of this webcast will get a better understanding on how to maximize the NetBackup data protection infrastructure. Building a robust infrastructure begins with the right architecture and this webcast will provide guidance on this design process and the most important areas of consideration.

Tags: Symantec Corp., Data Protection, Infrastructure, Disaster Recovery, Backups, Data Management

Webcasts 2009-05-19

Infrastructure sharing to save companies $60 bln by 2014

ABI Research finds that the worldwide combined OPEX and CAPEX savings from active infrastructure sharing could amount to as much as $60 bln over the next five year period. The study finds that operators could enjoy at least 40% cost savings in addition to those available from passive site sharing....

Tags: Infrastructure, AM

Blog posts 2009-04-08

ETech: Programming future habitats

This morning at ETech, Jennifer Magnolfi, the senior integration architect for programmable environments at Herman Miller presented an approach that allows for physical buildings to dynamically evolve and support change. Herman Miller is known for creating the widely popular Aeron Chair. The initiative, Programmable Environment, is a spatial system...

Tags: Environment, Infrastructure, Programming, Programmable Environment, Georgia Tech Library, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-03-10

Deploying a Virtual Infrastructure for SAP With EMC and VMware Technologies

This white paper describes technical and business considerations for deploying a virtual infrastructure for SAP landscapes with EMC and VMware technologies. The paper addresses a variety of key considerations for deploying such an infrastructure. Specifically, the paper provides example deployment options for the main layers of the infrastructure, including the...

Tags: SAP AG, VMware Inc., EMC Corp., Infrastructure, Storage, Hardware

White papers 2009-03-01

Control System Cyber Vulnerabilities and Potential Mitigation of Risk for Utilities

Today's global industrial infrastructure includes thousands of electric utilities, water/wastewater management companies, oil and gas suppliers, chemical manufacturers and other facilities critical to daily functioning. At the same time, the control and monitoring system networks that operate these infrastructures are among the most vulnerable targets for hackers, extortionists and disgruntled...

Tags: Network, Juniper Networks Inc., Vulnerability, Infrastructure, Remote Access, Cyberthreats, Engineering, Security, Networking, Viruses And Worms

White papers 2009-02-01

Creating a Smarter Infrastructure

When it comes to changes in the global marketplace, reacting slowly to them can mean the difference between success and failure. What if one could enhance the infrastructure to be just as dynamic as today's business climate, and respond to changes swiftly and effectively without missing a beat? Now one...

Tags: Infrastructure, Strategy, Security, Management

Webcasts 2009-01-01

NCP Network Communications Products Engineering Case Study: Bundeseisenbahnvermögen (BEV)

The Bundeseisenbahnvermogen BEV is a temporary employment agency and property reseller. The BEV had set itself the target to deploy the initiatives 'Modern State' and 'Federal Germany Online 2005'. BEV wanted to create a high performance, secure net infrastructure and full availability of centralised IT applications, regardless of location. The...

Tags: Infrastructure, NCP Network Communications Products Engineering, BEV, Terminal Services, VPNs, Smart Cards, Thin Clients, Authentication/Encryption, Network Security, Digital Security, Networking, Security, Hardware

Case studies 2009-01-01

2009

Here are a few more projections of what could happen in greentech world during 2009. First some predictions about what could be up in the world of infrastructure. (I know that's a useful word but I sure hate it...how about big stuff, instead?) These are...

Tags: China, Public Sector, Financial, Infrastructure, Financial Accounting, Finance, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-12-31

Migrating to Amazon Web Services: The blueprint

Moving your infrastructure to Amazon Web Services--or any other cloud platform--sounds like a no-brainer in many respects. You can scale up or down as needed and pay only for the computing and storage you use. The big question, however, is this: How exactly does a company migrate its infrastructure? ...

Tags: Web Service, Amazon.com Inc., Infrastructure, Helpstream, EC2, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Software As A Service (SaaS), Web Services, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-18

Connection-Oriented Ethernet: Operational and Deployment Considerations

Connection-oriented Ethernet technology holds great promise. It creates, for the first time, a single metro aggregation and transport infrastructure that service providers can use for: access to IP and other higher layer services, high-quality private-line site-to-site enterprise services, residential wireline broadband backhaul infrastructure and mobile broadband backhaul infrastructure. Service providers...

Tags: Broadband, Fujitsu Ltd., Technology Choice, Infrastructure, Ethernet, Business Services, Network Technology, Networking, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications

White papers 2008-12-04

Amazon CTO: Cloud infrastructure keeps companies focused on innovation

On the night of the historic U.S. presidential election, news outlets across the country streamed live video of the news coverage on their Web sites. Obviously, the Web traffic that night, compared to others, was exponentially greater. But it’s not as if news organizations went out and spent boatloads of...

Tags: Innovation, Amazon.com Inc., Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-20

Interview: rPath's Billy Marshall on how enterprises can virtualize applications as precursor to cloud use

The cloud forces the older notion of "write-once, run anywhere" into a new level of "deploy correctly so you can exploit the benefits of cloud choices and save a lot of money." by Dana Gardner

Tags: Dana Gardner, Benefits, Human Resources, Application, Hypervisor, Infrastructure, Virtual Machine, rPath, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Data Centers, Hardware, Storage, Data Management

Blog posts 2008-11-14