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Leading Dutch Juvenile Care Office Enhances Data Protection and Increases Efficiency With Symantec 2006-09-05 01:00:12 Symantec

The IT department of Bureau Jeugdzorg Haaglanden/Zuid-Holland (The Office for Juvenile Care) is fully aware of the need to securely protect its data. Bureau Jeugdzorg recently migrated and consolidated its backup and restore strategy using Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers and VERITAS Replication Exec. By unifying these critical data protection tasks across 800 users in 20 sites, Bureau Jeugdzorg is benefiting from a highly resilient environment for the protection of its critical social care information; comprehensive and cost-effective backup and recovery; and reduced the cost of administration.

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and Server Based Computing: Comparative Highlights 2006-09-01 Ericom Software

VMware's Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is a relatively new method of implementing centralized computing. This paper presents a brief overview of VDI and compares it to Server Based Computing (SBC), the current widely recognized method for implementing centralized computing. The paper highlights several advantages that VDI has over SBC, which may eventually establish it as the preferred method. However to achieve this, several VDI limitations and shortcomings must be addressed. This paper explains these limitations and discusses how they may be addressed utilizing solutions and technologies that are currently available for SBC.

Foundation for Virtualization: Red Hat Linux Enterprise on Intel Server Platforms 2006-11-04 01:00:15 Intel

This presentation will provide an overview of the capabilities and features that RHEL5 delivers as an enterprise virtualization platform, providing thoughts and examples on how to leverage these new features in a customer environment. The presentation provides forward looking opportunities leveraging RHEL5 and Intel VT and deployment models and thoughts. It explains how to implement virtualization features into an existing or newly deployed infrastructure and shows why the IT environment offers new opportunities for deployment, consolidation and provisioning which go beyond the traditional IT processes implemented today.

WLMTK Overview: Using HP-UX Workload Manager Effectively With Your Most Critical Applications 2007-01-03 02:05:11 Hewlett-Packard

HP-UX WorkLoad Manager (WLM) is a virtualization solution that helps to achieve a true Adaptive Enterprise. As a goal-based policy engine in the HP Virtual Server Environment (VSE), WLM integrates virtualization techniques - including partitioning, resource management, utility pricing, and clustering - and links them to the Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and business priorities. Using WLM in combination with HP-UX WorkLoad Manager Toolkits (WLMTK), a person can quickly and effectively deploy WLM for use with his or her key applications. This paper discusses the toolkits available with WLMTK A.01.10, which runs on PA-RISC servers (HP 9000) running HP-UX 11i v1 or later or on PA-RISC or Intel Itanium-based servers running HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) or later.

Intel Virtualization Technology 2006-09-01 01:00:13 Intel

Intel is taking server and workstation virtualization to a new level with Intel Virtualization Technology - a complementary hardware-assisted technology available on new Intel platforms that makes virtualization solutions even better. Intel Virtualization Technology provides greater support for increasing server utilization in the data center by consolidating more applications, at the same time improving data center reliability and reducing the complexity of software-only virtualized environments. It also sets the stage for future virtualization usages such as instantaneous failover environments and dynamically adjusting workload datacenters.

IDC Technical Brief: Enabling Technologies for Power and Cooling 2006-11-01 06:07:19 Hewlett-Packard

In June 2006, Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced its next-generation blade portfolio, the BladeSystem c-Class, which addresses some of the total cost of ownership (TCO) issues that typify high-density computing environments. Among the concerns addressed by HP's newest line of blade servers is the need to manage power and cooling at the rack level. This IDC Technical Brief discusses this issue at length and explains how HP Thermal Logic technologies, introduced with the BladeSystem c-Class portfolio, can help manage and optimize power and cooling resources in high-density data centers.

Multi-Port Network Adapters for Server Consolidation and Virtualization 2006-10-06 01:00:14 Hewlett-Packard

This white paper discusses the IT benefits that enterprises can gain from VMware Infrastructure 3 virtualization software when using HP ProLiant multi-port network adapters with Intel technology. High-speed Gigabit Ethernet network adapters (NICs) play an essential role in the VMware Infrastructure model - server networking functionality is important for secure management of VMware ESX Server 3, for enabling VMotion technology and for meeting the network throughput requirements of multiple virtual machines. In particular, best practices for VMware ESX Server 3 call for at least three dedicated network connections. HP ProLiant multi-port adapters are the optimum solution, providing extra ports to support the VMware Infrastructure in one Input/Output (I/O) server slot and freeing I/O slots in the server for other purposes.

Six Best Practices for Windows File Server Consolidation 2006-12-05 12:57:34 ONStor

Is storage growth driving up costs in your data center? Are you looking for ways to simplify operations? Server consolidation can help. It can streamline your workload and it's proven to cut costs by up to 60 percent! But what's the best approach to server consolidation?

This exclusive report from The Taneja Group answers that question and more. It highlights six best practices for Windows file server consolidation and offers valuable, vendor-neutral advice that'll help you see where opportunities to consolidate your servers may exist, and to help ensure the success of your consolidation project. Read the report for answers to these key questions:

What are the benefits of server consolidation?

How do we get buy-in from both upper management and end users?

Which works best -- centralized or delegated management?

What challenges will we face with data migration?

How can we demonstrate ROI?

What common problems must we avoid?

For answers to these questions and more, download this Taneja Group paper, compliments of ONStor, today!

Credit Suisse Group Optimizes Resources With an Automated Server Provisioning Solution From Symantec 2006-08-29 01:00:13 Symantec

Credit Suisse Group is a leading global financial services company headquartered in Zurich. With business-critical applications residing on more than 1,000 Sun UNIX-based servers, server provisioning was a time-consuming endeavor for Credit Suisse Group. The problem was particularly acute for the development and engineering environment, with provisioning taking as long as a couple hours. Leveraging VERITAS OpForce software from Symantec, the global financial services leader reduced server provisioning to 30 minutes, thereby enabling faster roll out of new software releases and time to market for new application services.

Reduce the Total Cost of Ownership in Your Virtual Data Center With BMC Software and VMware Solutions 2006-08-28 BMC Software

Efficient use of computer resources is essential to a company's overall success. Yet maintaining a data center can be costly and overwhelming. The right combination of business service management and virtualization can lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), deliver faster and more comprehensive services, increase revenue opportunities, and reduce overall risk to the business. This paper describes common business problems and explains how BMC, in its partnership with VMware, can help to identify and solve these problems. Business scenarios describe how a combination of BMC applications and best practices - with virtualization technology from VMware - addresses data center problems and improves overall efficiency.

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Title	Date Added	Company
Leading Dutch Juvenile Care Office Enhances Data Protection and Increases Efficiency With Symantec	2006-09-05 01:00:12	Symantec
The IT department of Bureau Jeugdzorg Haaglanden/Zuid-Holland (The Office for Juvenile Care) is fully aware of the need to securely protect its data. Bureau Jeugdzorg recently migrated and consolidated its backup and restore strategy using Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers and VERITAS Replication Exec. By unifying these critical data protection tasks across 800 users in 20 sites, Bureau Jeugdzorg is benefiting from a highly resilient environment for the protection of its critical social care information; comprehensive and cost-effective backup and recovery; and reduced the cost of administration.
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and Server Based Computing: Comparative Highlights	2006-09-01	Ericom Software
VMware's Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is a relatively new method of implementing centralized computing. This paper presents a brief overview of VDI and compares it to Server Based Computing (SBC), the current widely recognized method for implementing centralized computing. The paper highlights several advantages that VDI has over SBC, which may eventually establish it as the preferred method. However to achieve this, several VDI limitations and shortcomings must be addressed. This paper explains these limitations and discusses how they may be addressed utilizing solutions and technologies that are currently available for SBC.
Foundation for Virtualization: Red Hat Linux Enterprise on Intel Server Platforms	2006-11-04 01:00:15	Intel
This presentation will provide an overview of the capabilities and features that RHEL5 delivers as an enterprise virtualization platform, providing thoughts and examples on how to leverage these new features in a customer environment. The presentation provides forward looking opportunities leveraging RHEL5 and Intel VT and deployment models and thoughts. It explains how to implement virtualization features into an existing or newly deployed infrastructure and shows why the IT environment offers new opportunities for deployment, consolidation and provisioning which go beyond the traditional IT processes implemented today.
WLMTK Overview: Using HP-UX Workload Manager Effectively With Your Most Critical Applications	2007-01-03 02:05:11	Hewlett-Packard
HP-UX WorkLoad Manager (WLM) is a virtualization solution that helps to achieve a true Adaptive Enterprise. As a goal-based policy engine in the HP Virtual Server Environment (VSE), WLM integrates virtualization techniques - including partitioning, resource management, utility pricing, and clustering - and links them to the Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and business priorities. Using WLM in combination with HP-UX WorkLoad Manager Toolkits (WLMTK), a person can quickly and effectively deploy WLM for use with his or her key applications. This paper discusses the toolkits available with WLMTK A.01.10, which runs on PA-RISC servers (HP 9000) running HP-UX 11i v1 or later or on PA-RISC or Intel Itanium-based servers running HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) or later.
Intel Virtualization Technology	2006-09-01 01:00:13	Intel
Intel is taking server and workstation virtualization to a new level with Intel Virtualization Technology - a complementary hardware-assisted technology available on new Intel platforms that makes virtualization solutions even better. Intel Virtualization Technology provides greater support for increasing server utilization in the data center by consolidating more applications, at the same time improving data center reliability and reducing the complexity of software-only virtualized environments. It also sets the stage for future virtualization usages such as instantaneous failover environments and dynamically adjusting workload datacenters.
IDC Technical Brief: Enabling Technologies for Power and Cooling	2006-11-01 06:07:19	Hewlett-Packard
In June 2006, Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced its next-generation blade portfolio, the BladeSystem c-Class, which addresses some of the total cost of ownership (TCO) issues that typify high-density computing environments. Among the concerns addressed by HP's newest line of blade servers is the need to manage power and cooling at the rack level. This IDC Technical Brief discusses this issue at length and explains how HP Thermal Logic technologies, introduced with the BladeSystem c-Class portfolio, can help manage and optimize power and cooling resources in high-density data centers.
Multi-Port Network Adapters for Server Consolidation and Virtualization	2006-10-06 01:00:14	Hewlett-Packard
This white paper discusses the IT benefits that enterprises can gain from VMware Infrastructure 3 virtualization software when using HP ProLiant multi-port network adapters with Intel technology. High-speed Gigabit Ethernet network adapters (NICs) play an essential role in the VMware Infrastructure model - server networking functionality is important for secure management of VMware ESX Server 3, for enabling VMotion technology and for meeting the network throughput requirements of multiple virtual machines. In particular, best practices for VMware ESX Server 3 call for at least three dedicated network connections. HP ProLiant multi-port adapters are the optimum solution, providing extra ports to support the VMware Infrastructure in one Input/Output (I/O) server slot and freeing I/O slots in the server for other purposes.
Six Best Practices for Windows File Server Consolidation	2006-12-05 12:57:34	ONStor
Is storage growth driving up costs in your data center? Are you looking for ways to simplify operations? Server consolidation can help. It can streamline your workload and it's proven to cut costs by up to 60 percent! But what's the best approach to server consolidation? This exclusive report from The Taneja Group answers that question and more. It highlights six best practices for Windows file server consolidation and offers valuable, vendor-neutral advice that'll help you see where opportunities to consolidate your servers may exist, and to help ensure the success of your consolidation project. Read the report for answers to these key questions: What are the benefits of server consolidation? How do we get buy-in from both upper management and end users? Which works best -- centralized or delegated management? What challenges will we face with data migration? How can we demonstrate ROI? What common problems must we avoid? For answers to these questions and more, download this Taneja Group paper, compliments of ONStor, today!
Credit Suisse Group Optimizes Resources With an Automated Server Provisioning Solution From Symantec	2006-08-29 01:00:13	Symantec
Credit Suisse Group is a leading global financial services company headquartered in Zurich. With business-critical applications residing on more than 1,000 Sun UNIX-based servers, server provisioning was a time-consuming endeavor for Credit Suisse Group. The problem was particularly acute for the development and engineering environment, with provisioning taking as long as a couple hours. Leveraging VERITAS OpForce software from Symantec, the global financial services leader reduced server provisioning to 30 minutes, thereby enabling faster roll out of new software releases and time to market for new application services.
Reduce the Total Cost of Ownership in Your Virtual Data Center With BMC Software and VMware Solutions	2006-08-28	BMC Software
Efficient use of computer resources is essential to a company's overall success. Yet maintaining a data center can be costly and overwhelming. The right combination of business service management and virtualization can lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), deliver faster and more comprehensive services, increase revenue opportunities, and reduce overall risk to the business. This paper describes common business problems and explains how BMC, in its partnership with VMware, can help to identify and solve these problems. Business scenarios describe how a combination of BMC applications and best practices - with virtualization technology from VMware - addresses data center problems and improves overall efficiency.