October 10, 2011 - (Free Research) This resource describes the transformation from the traditional data center to the services data center, with special emphasis on the business impact of the transformation. Also, learn how communications service providers (CSPs) are positioning themselves for the data center of the future.
November 10, 2011 - (Free Research) Since data centers are usually built over a long period of time, businesses end up with several small data centers scattered over a diverse area. To make more efficient use of these facilities, it’s generally best to consolidate. This resource presents best practices to data center consolidation.
September 29, 2009 - (Free Research) Dell has a full line of the latest sever and storage hardware and software to enable you to consolidate and virtualize your environment, control your costs, and satisfy all of your IT needs. To learn more about the newest line of single- and dual-socket servers and storage in the Dell lineup, please read on.
September 02, 2011 - (Free Research) Because virtualization and cloud computing separate workloads from physical machines, they add to the difficulties of managing systems within the data center. This expert lesson explores the landscape for systems management and reveals statistical findings concerning systems management technologies and trends.
October 25, 2011 - (Free Research) Access this essential resource to learn how one organization within the financial industry freed up nearly half a megawatt of power, extended the life of their data center, and reallocated budgets by implementing a vendor solution to efficiently and cost-effectively manage all assets.
June 2008 - (Free Research) As data center infrastructures become increasingly complex, so do the IT processes--such as incident management and server provisioning--that keep infrastructure up and running.
December 2011 - (Free Research) Today’s data centres lack an established system for classifying software management tools, causing many IT pros to struggle with identifying which tools are necessary to ensure secure and efficient data centre operations. This resource divides the realm of data centre management tools into four distinct subsets and provides examples of each.
March 2012 - (Free Research) This talk covers, through a series of examples, how data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) software tools can simplify operational processes, cut costs, and speed up information delivery.
April 2011 - (Free Research) More than 90% of Fortune 1000 companies are not confident that they can completely failover to their remote data center within one hour. Given that the costs of downtime can be measured in millions of dollars per minute, companies with unreliable disaster recovery processes are taking a potentially fatal risk.
May 2011 - (Free Research) This real-world case study gives true insight into how an insurance industry IT organizations is applying new ideas to reduce the usage of physical space, power and cooling by updating their server infrastructure.
April 2011 - (Free Research) Through this year-long series of whitepapers and webinars, independent analyst Ben Kepes will be building a cloud computing curriculum designed for technologists and non-technical users alike.
April 2012 - (Free Research) Watch this videocast to learn about an IT services company that leveraged Oracle Sun to implement a high-availability data center.
September 2009 - (Free Research) Is cloud computing or in-house virtualization the answer to your scalability challenges? Maybe both. Cloud computing and in-house virtualization offer a wide range of complementary capabilities that can help your organization not only scale smoothly, but also simplify your IT infrastructure, reduce data center complexity, and cut costs.
August 2011 - (Free Research) Virtualization and cloud computing offer greater business agility and cost efficiency, but they also introduce new security obstacles. View this paper to explore an approach that helps to tackle this challenge and gain virtualization and cloud benefits by using new network architectures and tightly integrated security models.
November 2010 - (Free Research) Data centers are getting old – the average age of data centers in the United States is 12 years and they are struggling to keep pace with new technologies. But with data centers having an expected life of 20 years or more, there is still an opportunity to extend the life of existing data centers. Read on to learn how to help maximize cost savings.
November 2010 - (Free Research) Learn how IBM is helping clients today build and deploy data centers that are flexible and efficient. This Podcast describes how IBM’s experience, global network, and industry leading capabilities are helping clients redesign their data centers to drive growth and deliver energy efficiency savings. Find out how IBM can help your organization.
November 2010 - (Free Research) Data center energy efficiency yields immediate results. Listen to this podcast that discusses the drivers for organizations to integrate and focus on energy and environmental responsibilities – and how redesigning your data center to meet these pressures can drive growth and create energy efficiency savings.
November 2010 - (Free Research) Listen to this podcast that discusses data center actions in times of economic uncertainty. Action tips and advice include areas such as extending the life of your existing data center to defer potentially huge capital investment, and modular efficient approaches if considering a new data center.
November 2010 - (Free Research) Learn how your data center can take advantage of cloud computing to become more efficient, flexible, and responsive. Listen in as Steve Sams, IBM Vice President and resident expert on data centers, describes the steps you need to take to plan for and deploy cloud computing in your data center.
October 2011 - (Free Research) Join Jeff Paschke, Data Center Research Analyst with Tier1 Research, and Todd Goldman, VP Product Management with nlyte Software, for this informative online session on the why's and how-to's of data center consolidation.
October 2011 - (Free Research) This resource explores how integrated processes such as Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) give IT pros the ability to simply deploy new assets and plan for future growth, control energy costs, reduce risks and increase operational efficiency. Learn more about DCIM solutions here.
June 2011 - (Free Research) Energy saving is just one of the benefits of better data center management – but it is the current hot topic that can trigger a CEO to scrutinize the data center. Many CIOs are staying ahead of the curve with better data center infrustructure management (DCIM) technology. To learn more, download this white paper by industry experts CITO Research.
