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- Provisioning
- Setting up a telecommunications service for a particular customer. Common carriers provision circuits by programming their computers to switch customer lines into the appropriate networks. Self-provisioning is when...
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- IBM XIV® Storage System: Thin Provisioning Reinvented
- Managing IT storage infrastructure is an endless balancing act of providing enterprise-class functionality and services while controlling costs. "Thin provisioning" is the practice of allocating storage to applications on a "just-in-time" and "as needed" basis. This document explores the benefits of thin provisioning, the XIV approach...
- Tags: Provisioning, Storage System, IBM Corp., Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2009-10-12
- VMware to step up data center automation game
- ResponseThis is great news for the IT world. These tools will greatly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of virtual environments. And VMware is smart to focus on automation. They understand better than anyone that automation is the key to virtualization and then cloud computing.Without it, you?re not likely...
- Tags: Server virtualization, Virtualization, VMware Inc., game, automation, provisioning, virtual server
- Discussion threads 2009-09-27
- CABIntegr 1.1.0.6 (Mobile)
- World''s first CAB file editor working on a Windows Mobile device! CABIntegr features:Creating new CAB filesEditing CAB filesAdding filesAdding multiple files in one operationAdding registry keysImporting registry keys from REG filesAdding custom* shortcutsCAB files compression supported**Pre- and post- XML provisioning files supported***Managing storage of information needed for the program removalViewing...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Provisioning, SKKV Software, World', Mobile Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Marketing, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-09-04
- Managing IT Infrastructure With Template-Based Provisioning
- The ideal approach is one in which all underlying physical IT data center resources and their interdependencies can be manipulated in software-defined templates. The entire application or service infrastructure can be provisioned or repurposed on-demand or automatically in response to real-time business needs. This results in less overbuilding, significant operational...
- Tags: IT Infrastructure, Data Center, Information Technology, Provisioning, Liquid Computing, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2009-09-03
- 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
- University Improves Performance, Provisioning; Cuts Costs With Virtualization
- Founded in 1975, Universidade Vila Velha UVV has grown into the largest private university in Espirito Santo, Brazil. Its IT staff of 15 professionals is responsible for managing the entire UVV infrastructure, which is accessed by 1,500 faculty members and 18,000 students. UVV needed to replace its aging servers with...
- Tags: Data Center, Virtualization, Performance, Environment, Provisioning, Microsoft Corp., Data Centers, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software
- Case studies 2009-09-01
- University Cuts Costs, Improves Performance, Speeds Provisioning With Virtualization
- The University of Miami UM is one of the leading research universities in the United States. With a server infrastructure that exceeded its facility's capacity and required the use of valuable resources to administer, the 10 IT staff in UM's enterprise Windows server group needed to consolidate servers and streamline...
- Tags: Virtualization, Performance, Provisioning, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Servers, Hardware
- Case studies 2009-07-01
- Intel vPro Technology: From Provisioning to Use Case Implementation
- To increase the ability to remotely manage PCs while driving down management costs, Intel IT is implementing Intel vPro technology throughout the environment. The paper developed a use case implementation methodology that describes how to identify the highest priority use cases, develop an implementation roadmap, analyze the required changes to...
- Tags: Intel vPro, Use Case, Provisioning, Intel Corp.
- White papers 2009-07-01
- EMC CLARiiON Virtual Provisioning
- When implemented appropriately, thin provisioning can be a powerful complement to organizations' processes and technologies for improving ease of use, enhancing performance, and utilizing storage capacity more efficiently. CLARiiON Thin Provisioning integrates well with existing management and business continuity technologies, and is an important advancement in capabilities for CLARiiON customers.
- Tags: EMC Clariion, Provisioning, EMC Corp., CLARiiON Thin Provisioning, Storage, Servers, Hardware
- White papers 2009-05-01
- Stop Buying Storage - Part 2: Maximize Storage Assets With Thin Provisioning, Tiered Storage, and Cluster File Systems
- Thin Provisioning represents an opportunity to immediately optimize the storage systems and make more capacity available to the applications. Although thin provisioning is a storage array feature, servers need to be 'Thin aware'. In order to migrate from "Thick" to "Thin," one need tools that makes the transition seamlessly and...
- Tags: Provisioning, Tiered Storage, Storage, Hardware
- Webcasts 2009-04-16
- Best Practices for Fast, Simple Capacity Allocation With EMC Symmetrix Virtual Provisioning
- EMC Symmetrix Virtual Provisioning, which marks a significant advancement over technologies commonly known in the Industry as "Thin provisioning," adds a new dimension to tiered storage in the array by improving capacity utilization and simplifying storage management. Symmetrix Virtual Provisioning integrates with existing device management, replication, and management tools, enabling...
- Tags: EMC Symmetrix, Provisioning, Allocation, Best Practice, EMC Corp., Symmetrix Virtual Provisioning, Storage, Storage Management, Hardware
- White papers 2009-04-14
- Sychron OnDemand Desktop 3.0 - another take on desktop virtualization
- Although the industry's attention has largely be focused on server virtualization and consolidation, there is a very dynamic market for desktop virtualization as well. From time to time I have the chance to speak with executives of companies focused on this market. This time, I had the chance to chat...
- Tags: Environment, On-demand, Provisioning, Virtual Desktop, Sychron OnDemand Desktop 3.0, Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Virtualization, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-03-30
- IT Management in Tough Economic Times
- Every small and midsize business knows what these are: manually upgrading applications, applying patches, provisioning servers, fixing the same problems over and over. All too often, IT organizations find themselves caught up in a cycle of service and support that is anything but efficient. But in tough economic times, the...
- Tags: Economic Times, IT Administration, Information Technology, Provisioning, Server, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2009-03-17
- AppZero's Virtual Application Appliances cloud computing simplified
- AppZero, formally Trigence, demonstrated a different approach to allowing organizations to take advantage of the computing resources made available by hosting suppliers at Demo 09. Rather than taking the approach that is typically proposed by the suppliers of virtual machine technology, AppZero's approach is to encapsulate applications rather than complete...
- Tags: Operating System, Environment, Provisioning, Server, Virtual Machine, AppZero, Cloud Computing, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-03-03
- Lab Test: AppZero Turbo-Charges Server Consolidation
- Server consolidation continues to be one of the strongest drivers of virtualization adoption, and one of its most significant pay-offs. However, when it comes to provisioning server-based applications, AppZero's Virtual Application Appliance VAA approach offers dramatic benefits in agility, cost, and performance - whether deploying to physical or virtual machines....
- Tags: Provisioning, Application Virtualization, Virtual Machine, AppZero, Desktop Virtualization, Application Performance Management, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Hardware
- White papers 2009-03-01
- 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
- Interview: Guillaume Nodet and Adrian Trenaman on Apache ServiceMix and role of OSGi in OSS clouds
- As SOA and open-source projects have already collided, and as OSGi is gaining favor as the container model de jour, it makes a great deal of sense to apply these software advances to the need for higher productivity and lower total costs on the business side. Open source on-premises enterprise...
- Tags: Progress Software Corp., Provisioning, Apache Software Foundation, Health Care, SOA, OSS, Apache ServiceMix, OSGi, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Enterprise Service Bus, Vertical Industries, Open Source, Benefits, Healthcare, Middleware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2009-02-13
- The Death of Passwords: 3 Easy Steps to Increasing User Productivity, Enhancing Authentication, and Lowering Password Reset Costs With Enterprise Single-Sign On
- Eliminating passwords is no longer a "Pipe dream." It is an attainable reality - one that can be implemented in the enterpriser. Enterprise Single Sign-On ESSO is no longer the unattainable "Holy grail." The Passlogix v-GO Sign-On Platform has emerged as the first industry standard sign-on platform with a full...
- Tags: Password, Passlogix, Provisioning, Authentication
- White papers 2009-02-10
- Best Practices for Provisioning Databases for Test & Development - Oracle Applications
- Organizations maintain on average 8 to 12 database copies per production application which are typically used for testing, development, training and QA. As production databases get larger, the traditional approach of generating non-production copies incurs significant costs. This paper from Applimation, now Informatica, provides information on best practices and new...
- Tags: Database, Informatica, Oracle Corp., Provisioning, Best Practice
- White papers 2009-02-03
- Start Thin, Get Thin, and Stay Thin With Thin Provisioning Technology From Symantec and 3PAR
- This white paper discusses the fundamental problem that thin provisioning was designed to address - that of allocated-but-unused storage. It explains the concepts behind thin provisioning and describes key benefits in detail. It examines 3PAR Thin Provisioning software and also discusses how, for applications already deployed on legacy storage, IT...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Provisioning, 3PARData Inc.
- White papers 2009-02-01
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