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whitepaper University Physicists Reach New Research Horizons With High-Performance Computing2009-11-01 Microsoft
  The Department of Physics at the University of Bologna needed to increase its computation speed for complex tomographic analysis of large works of art. After successful testing, it now conducts its calculations on a cluster that runs the Windows HPC Server 2008 operating system. Doing so made it possible for university researchers to avoid rewriting code, reduce calculation times from 20 days to 6 hours, and expand into new areas of research.

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whitepaper University Technology Centre Uses High-Performance Solution for Aerodynamic Design2009-11-01 Microsoft
  The University of Southampton in the U.K. houses the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) for Computational Engineering. The centre undertakes aerodynamic research and design using a range of advanced Rolls-Royce structural and fluid flow prediction methods. To operate the increasingly complex computational needs of this work - currently the Spitfire cluster has around 650 Central Processing Unit (CPU) cores - the centre adopted Windows HPC Server 2008.

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whitepaper Achieve Cost Reduction of Communications and Enhance Productivity2009-10-30 Microsoft
  'HHI Office' was HHI's Notes based groupware and had a great reputation in the industry since its functionalities were developed based on feedbacks from the field and continuously optimized enabling reliable operation for a long period of ten years. However, it was insufficient to support the rapidly changing business management strategies. The ten year old HHI's Office was a groupware offering core functions such as, mail, bulletin and payment. Vice-president visited SKC&C, which deployed "Hiper Workplace" a next generation business environment based on Microsoft solution and now is expanding the "Hiper Workplace" across entire SK Group.

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whitepaper HP print solutions for Logica2009-10-14 Hewlett-Packard (HP)
  IT services and business provider, Logica wanted to replace an ageing fleet of legacy printers and copies from different vendors with a single-vendor solution which would reduce costs and increase efficiency. One of the IT improvements,. Support callout reduction of 50 per cent.

Tags: Peripherals, Workflow Management, Data Infrastructure		   
whitepaper HP print solutions and Barclays Wealth2009-10-14 Hewlett-Packard (HP)
  Leading investment management advisor Barclays Wealth wanted to replace its disparate, multi-vendor print environment with a more efficient and environmentally sound solution. One of the business benefits, Annual savings from cash efficiencies and lower support costs amount to £1.25 million ($2.0m), a cost reduction of over 50 per cent in managing the print network.

Tags: Peripherals, Workflow Management, Financial Services, Data Infrastructure		   
whitepaper Top 10 Ways to Increase IT ROI Without Adding Staff2009-10-12 KACE
  Tough economic times are upon us, and no one knows how long they may last. Today, IT managers are looking for alternative strategies to increase their IT ROI. The first principle is: Simplify operations. This white paper outlines 10 specific strategies for increasing IT ROI.

Tags: Software Development Tools, Data Infrastructure, Government, IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper Video: Benefits of Oracle 11g2009-10-12 Oracle
  Consolidate. Compress. Control. Watch the free, on-demand video to hear industry experts discuss Oracle's second release of Oracle Database 11g. Understand the substantial benefits of the Oracle Database 11g Release 2 for IT & Administrators to easily manage, install and deploy to the database. Learn how to spend less time on administration and more time focused on tuning and security. Watch Now! Best viewed in Internet Explorer enabled with RealPlayer.

Tags: Data Infrastructure, Data Tools, Data Infrastructure, Data Tools		   
whitepaper Video: Experts Discuss Oracle Database 11g Release 22009-10-12 Oracle
  Consolidate. Compress. Control. Watch the free, on-demand video to hear industry experts discuss Oracle's second release of Oracle Database 11g. Understand the substantial capabilities of the Oracle Database 11g Release 2 for IT & Administrators to easily manage, install and deploy to the database. Learn how to spend less time on administration and more time focused on tuning and security. Watch Now! Best viewed in Internet Explorer enabled with RealPlayer.

Tags: Data Infrastructure, Data Tools, Data Infrastructure, Data Tools		   
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 The top 10 reasons why Nehalem is ideal for the cloud2009-10-01 Intel
  Intel officially launched the Intel® Xeon® 5500 processor (formerly codenamed "Nehalem") for servers and workstations. One of the most exciting uses of this new platform will be as a key building block in cloud computing infrastructure. Whether you've bought into the hype of cloud computing or are a jaded IT realist - you can't afford to pass up this list of 10 reasons the Intel Xeon 5500 processor is perfect for the cloud. Read the blog post for details on the top 10 reasons.

Tags: Internet and Web, Data Infrastructure, Server Hardware, IT Infrastructure