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Protecting virtual macchines: the "best of Vmworld" approach | 2008-06-06 | Citrix Systems |
| By enabling IT managers to move virtual machines (and the applications they host) between physical servers, server virtualization gives them a powerful method for reducing planned downtime and speeding recovery. But protecting virtual machines from unplanned downtime and unforeseen outages is a challenge. IT managers need availability solutions that are simple, non-disruptive and costeffective so they can extend availability to any virtual machine to ensure business resiliency. This white paper will explore a completely new approach to availability for virtual machines - an approach recognized with the Best of VMworld 2007 - New Technology award. Tags: Storage Management, Database Management, Service-Oriented Architecture, Virtualization |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2: Virtualization Technology Support | 2008-06-06 | Novell |
| SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 10 provides integrated Xen-based virtualization, which can be used to provision, de-provision, install, monitor and manage multiple virtual machines (VMs) on a single physical system. Out of the box, it can create VMs running both modified, highly tuned, paravirtualized operating systems and unmodified operating systems.
Tags: Linux Server OS, Virtualization |
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Energy Company Standardizes Its IT Environment to Support Integration | 2008-06-05 | Microsoft |
| DONG Energy was formed in 2006 by a combination of six Danish energy companies. After the merger, the company was left with a highly complex IT infrastructure with multiple desktop platforms. To simplify management and integrate its business applications - and provide a platform for developing new ones - DONG Energy built a common IT infrastructure standardized on Microsoft products. This included deploying a single desktop image based on the Windows Vista Enterprise operating system and Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007 on 6,000 personal computers in over 50 locations. The new IT environment is helping DONG Energy provide a consistent user experience for its employees and simplify desktop management for its IT staff.
Tags: Windows Vista, Application Development |
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On-Demand Webcast: Learn How to Have a ZeroIMPACT Exchange Migration | 2008-06-05 | Quest Software |
| Your messaging platforms are in a constant state of change, with upgrades, enhancements and the latest bells and whistles keeping employees productive and the business ahead of the pack. But staying ahead means you can't afford to lose a minute to downtime during an Exchange migration.
In the Webcast "The Top Five Ways to Survive and Thrive During an Exchange Migration," learn how to migrate your critical Exchange data with ZeroIMPACT. Quest Software's on-demand Webcast discusses the best practices you need for an accurate, efficient and ZeroIMPACT migration across all major platforms. Watch it today. Tags: Email, Strategic Planning, Methodology |
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Case Study: Improve Network Security, Cut Carbon Emissions | 2008-06-04 | Microsoft |
| The John Lewis Partnership was founded in London 143 years ago. The company, which operates John Lewis department stores and Waitrose supermarkets, had consolidated its diverse IT infrastructure over several years, which included installing Windows Server® 2003. It wanted to take the next step to improve its network operations. In 2007, the company evaluated Windows Server 2008 features, including new security enhancements. It plans to deploy the Read-Only Domain Controller option to more than 200 remote sites. With the new solution, the John Lewis Partnership anticipates that it will be able to remove at least one server from each remote site. The company expects to improve security, increase productivity, and reduce energy consumption and costs.
Tags: Software Project Management, Network Security, Security Applications, ROI - TCO |
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Sterling Insurance: Cuts Quote Time by 90 Per Cent | 2008-06-04 | Microsoft |
| Sterling Insurance Group needed to change its application deployment infrastructure. The company replaced the solution, built on earlier-release Microsoft® technologies and running on Citrix Presentation Server, with an application hosted on the Windows Server® 2008. This more flexible infrastructure will help the insurance tool generate quotes in less than 5 seconds, cut business costs, and ensure the continuing growth in business volumes can be easily supported.
Tags: Knowledge and Data Management, Service Level Management, Application Development, Presentation Software |
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Health and Social Services Organization Aims to Lower Costs With New Software | 2008-06-04 | Microsoft |
| Northern Ireland's Belfast Health and Social Care Trust experienced rising costs due to the complexity of managing computers across many different locations. Time-intensive administration also limited the IT department's ability to deliver key services to employees. The Trust decided to upgrade to the Windows Vista operating system and the 2007 Microsoft Office system to simplify desktop management, enhance security, and boost employee efficiency.
Tags: ERP, Windows Vista |
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Delivering High Availability for Mission-Critical Applications in a Windows Server Environment | 2008-06-03 | Symantec |
| As Windows Server moves up into the datacenter, more organizations are running mission-critical applications on Windows - Microsoft Exchange and applications based on Microsoft SQL Server are the most obvious examples. With increasing scale, comes increasing management complexity. IT professionals who attend this webcast will learn how Veritas Storage Foundation for Windows High Availability from Symantec provides advanced online storage management; works across multi-vendor storage environments; ensures high availability and disaster recovery of mission-critical applications; and delivers high availability with Windows Server 2008.
Tags: High Availability, Application Servers |
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Italian Technology Company Enhances Productivity With Integrated Software | 2008-06-03 | Microsoft |
| A leading Italian provider of engineering and information services, Sielte has established a long-term commitment to technological innovation. In order to take advantage of new productivity features, Sielte is upgrading its computers to the Windows Vista operating system and the 2007 Microsoft Office system. The initial deployment to 600 computers has already helped improve employee productivity by an estimated 20 percent, while contributing to a 20 percent reduction in help-desk calls. The company is using new IT management tools to automate and streamline deployment, and is taking advantage of Microsoft training resources to help ensure a smooth transition for employees.
Tags: Upgrades and Migration, Windows Vista |
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Enhancing Operational Recovery with TimeData CDP | 2008-06-01 | Double-Take Software |
| When an organization depends on its data, the challenge is to be able to recover that data with the minimal amount of data loss and in the shortest possible time should the unimaginable happen. While most organizations focus on disaster recovery so they can resume operations quickly after a major outage, it is important for those organizations to excel at operational recovery in order to have a complete business continuity plan. This white paper addresses the current challenges for operational recovery and introduces a fast and efficient software-based Continuous Data Protection (CDP) product, TimeData, which allows companies to easily recover their data from any point in time. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to protect and recover business critical data and applications.
Tags: Knowledge and Data Management, Back-up, Data Recovery - Security |