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whitepaper Technical Report:  Deploying Microsoft Hyper-V with PS Series Arrays2009-11-04 Dell EqualLogic
  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 centers.

Tags: Software Development Tools, Data Infrastructure, IT Infrastructure, Server Hardware		   
whitepaper Solutions Brief:  Dell EqualLogic PS Series and Microsoft WS2008 Hyper-V:  Enabling The Next Generation Virtualized Data Center2009-11-04 Dell EqualLogic
  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 server capacity, increase hardware utilization, and optimize their infrastructure all while improving service levels and network security.

Tags: Software Development Tools, Data Infrastructure, IT Infrastructure, Server Hardware		   
whitepaper Solution Brief: Dell Equalogic PS Series Can Offer Robust, High-Availability Infrastructure for Microsoft's 2008 R2 HYPER-V2009-11-04 Dell EqualLogic
  Virtualization has become a popular IT strategy for enhancing hardware utilization, helping organizations decrease power, cooling, and data center footprint costs, and enhance the flexibility of IT. While virtualization can offer a wide range of IT benefits, running multiple applications on each physical server can place availability at risk. If a physical server fails, all the virtualized applications running on that server could become unavailable. Even temporary downtime can impair worker productivity and jeopardize revenue.

Tags: Data Infrastructure, Server Platforms - OS, IT Infrastructure, Server Hardware		   
whitepaper Power Solutions Article:  A Smart Path to Virtualization2009-11-04 Dell EqualLogic
  As server virtualization continues to transform the data center, enterprises have some critical decisions to make. How will they migrate to a fully virtualized environment? How should the IT infrastructure be configured for maximum business benefit? Dell is partnering with other industry leaders to build a flexible, industry-standard approach that helps simplify the transition.

Tags: Software Development Tools, Data Infrastructure, IT Infrastructure, Server Hardware		   
whitepaper Market-Leading Data-Modeling Tools: Research Report from the Burton Group2009-11-01 Sybase
  The Burton Group provides an in-depth research report on Market-Leading Data-Modeling Tools. According to their research, basic data modeling tools have become commoditized - basic features are yesterday's news! Today's emphasis is less on data modeling features and more on Architecture. According to this research; Sybase PowerDesigner is the only modeling tool that supports architecture frameworks. We believe that after reading this assessment, if your IT department has needs beyond basic data models, you WILL want to hear more about PowerDesigner.

Tags: Software Development Tools, Software Development Tools, Internet and Web, Data Infrastructure		   
whitepaper Windows 7: Tips and Best Practices for Simplified Migration2009-10-12 KACE
  This white paper outlines best practices for systems administration and IT professionals in healthcare environments. Based on real-life experiences of IT professionals in the medical field, it outlines best practices for IT professionals fighting to keep IT systems healthy—just as they want their patients to be.

Tags: Enterprise Planning, Intrusion - Tampering, Data Infrastructure, IT Professionals		   
whitepaper Virtualizing a Windows Active Directory Domain Infrastructure2009-10-12 Global Knowledge
  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: Enterprise Planning, Data Infrastructure, IT Infrastructure, Server Hardware		   
whitepaper A Quick Primer on Data Center Tier Classifications2009-10-01 Switch and Data
  Today, a number of companies are either consolidating their data centers or implementing new data center projects. Their decisions are often based on the appropriate "tier level" of the IT facility. The tier level is determined by an industry standard classification system for infrastructure performance. A four-tier system rates a facility's ability to support uninterrupted operation of its data processing activities.

The tier classification model provides an academic and objective benchmark that helps describe and compare the functionality, capacity, and cost of data center infrastructures. At times, the drive to align the uptime of the IT facility with the business becomes bogged down in focusing on tier levels. Other factors beyond tier level compliance can impact uptime performance. In this paper, we will first review data center tier levels, then comment briefly on what is and is not critical to tier level attainment, and conclude with some pragmatic advice about facility assessment.

The tier classification system measures the performance of a site's operating infrastructure, which includes power, cooling, emergency backup, and fi re suppression. The power and cooling capabilities of a facility are delivered by its Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) infrastructure. This whitepaper discusses the following tiers:
  • Tier-1 Basic Data Center Infrastructure
  • Tier-2 Data Center with Redundant Capacity Components
  • Tier-3 Concurrently Maintainable Data Center
  • Tier-4 Fault-tolerant Data Center
ABOUT SWITCH AND DATA Switch and Data is a premier provider of network-neutral data centers that house, power and interconnect the Internet. Leading content companies, enterprises and communications service providers rely on Switch and Data to connect to customers and exchange Internet traffic. Switch and Data has built a reputation for world-class service, delivered across the broadest colocation footprint and richest network

Tags: Data Infrastructure, IT Budgeting, Data Infrastructure, IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper Nehalem-EX, the new standard in scalable performance2009-10-01 Intel
  Intel recently provided a server product update for the upcoming Nehalem-EX processor and the expandable platforms based on it. Here's a recap of some of the interesting messages: Nehalem Architecture and Quick Path Architecture are coming to the EX (MP) segment, 4 Socket Servers and above. EX Servers are ideal for server consolidation / virtualized applications, data demanding enterprise applications and technical computing environments. Read the full blog post for more details.

Tags: Data Infrastructure, IT Infrastructure, Server Hardware		   
whitepaper 10 Ways to Increase Power System Availability in Data Centers2009-09-28 Eaton
  Once, IT was just another important business resource. Today, IT is the business for many companies.

Without it, most organizations would be incapable of serving customers, collaborating with partners, developing new products or performing other basic business functions.

As a result, data center availability has become an essential precondition to competitiveness and profitability.

Tags: Data Infrastructure, IT Budgeting, Data Infrastructure, IT Budgeting