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- Architecting the Virtual Data Center for Availability, Data Protection, and Disaster Recovery
- Virtualization offers the promise of simplifying your IT infrastructure from the desktop to the data center. But can your virtual environment maintain the level of availability you need to keep your business running or to recover from a disaster? Listen to this webcast were representatives...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Data Protection, Data Center, EqualLogic, Virtual Environment, Data Centers, Storage, Disaster Recovery, Hardware, Data Management
- Webcasts 2008-08-01
- LifeLink Foundation Builds Virtual Data Center For Continuous Operations Using Dell EqualLogic And VMware
- LifeLink Foundation needed to provide business continuity and DR of critical transplant related information to multiple locations and needed to manage DR planning and implementation in a hurricane zone. Learn how VMware & Dell EqualLogic worked together to implement two remote sites ...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Data Center, EqualLogic, VMware Inc., LifeLink Foundation, Disaster Recovery, Data Centers, Data Management, Storage, Hardware
- Case studies 2008-08-01
- Seminar: Simple, Affordable Disaster Recovery Automation in the Virtual Datacenter
- Site Recovery Manager is a new product from VMware that integrates directly with the Dell EqualLogic PS Series' Auto-Replication feature. View this on demand webcast to learn more about key elements of this joint solution.
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Data Center, EqualLogic, Automation, Data Centers, Disaster Recovery, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- Webcasts 2008-08-01
- An outage: Lessons learned
- Westminster College does not currently have a backup generator protecting its data center and telephone system. That is about to change. Backup generators are no longer optional. That--and other lessons learned--from recent outages at the college. by Scott Lowe
- Tags: Phone, Data Center, Payroll, Outage, Backup Generator, Data Centers, Storage, Backups, Payroll Solutions, Operational Accounting, Hardware, Data Management, Finance, Scott Lowe
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- Coming soon to your data center... freaking huge workstations!?
- Dell has released a new centrally managed workstation that consists of a full PC and a remote access terminal. Is there a market for this? Will Dell start to contribute to further sprawl in the data center? Scott Lowe ponders these questions. by Scott Lowe
- Tags: Desktop, Dell Computer Corp., Data Center, Workstation, ClearCube Technology, Scott Lowe, Data Centers, Remote Access, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Dell launches high performance 2U desktop that lives in the data center
- With the Precision R5400, Dell has opted for performance over space savings and cost trimming for its data center-hosted desktop solution. See why there might be an interesting ROI case to be made for all this computing power. by Jason Hiner
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Data Center, High-performance, Precision R5400, Workstations, Data Centers, Desktops, Roi/Tco, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Four ways to reduce energy costs and environmental impact
- With green IT, it doesn't take a whole lot of effort to make an impact in your organization. Here are four ways to get started and see the impact on ROI. by Scott Lowe
- Tags: Desktop, Disk, Data Center, SAN, ROI, Server Consolidation Project, Server Consolidation, Roi/Tco, Data Centers, Servers, Hardware, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Storage, Data Management, Scott Lowe
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- The "real skinny" on green computing
- Virtualization also fits in very nicely with the idea of "Green Computing"; by consolidating servers and maximizing CPU processing power on other servers, you are cutting costs saving money and taking less of a toll on our environment. As a decision maker in your company, coming up with ways to...
- Tags: Data Center, Virtualization, Power Consumption, Computing, Green Computing, Server Consolidation Initiative, Data Centers, Storage, Server Consolidation, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Steven Warren
- Blog posts 2008-07-20
- Live Webcast: Where Do Containers Fit in Your Data Center Strategy?
- The humble shipping container is transforming the data center and the jobs of data center managers--the longshoreman of the IT world--may never be the same. Mobile, containerized computing introduces a new scalable unit of growth and deployment that promises to change the dynamics of how and where information is...
- Tags: Data Center, Webcast, Rackable Systems, Intel Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- Webcasts 2008-06-27
- Top 10 IT headlines for June 20: 39 percent of users buy own laptops, data centers could reduce power by 80 percent
- Top 10 IT headlines for Friday, June 20, 2008: In-stat survey shows users buy a lot employees buy their own tech, data centers could save up to 80% of power, early gadget adopters are decried as conceited and arrogant, and more. by Jason Hiner
- Tags: Data Center, Information Technology, Laptop Computer, Data Centers, Storage, Strategy, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-06-20
- Transforming the Data Center with Unified Fabric
- Is Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE really the long-awaited breakthrough that will transparently integrate your network servers and storage, or is it simply the latest industry hype? Get the answers and expert insights from some of the most distinguished networking engineers in the industry on this 60-minute TechWiseTV video broadcast...
- Tags: Data Center, Fibre Channel, Cisco Systems Inc., TechWiseTV, Data Centers, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- Webcasts 2008-05-29
- TechNet Webcast: System Center and the Datacenter (Level 300)
- Businesses are demanding more processing power to succeed in today's digital marketplace, requiring their data centers to rapidly scale and adopt innovations in virtualization, clustering, and server consolidation. In contrast to these demands, challenges of security, automation, compliancy, and green initiatives all add complexity to truly meeting the needs of...
- Tags: Data Center, Webcast, TCO, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Data Centers, Roi/Tco, Storage, Server Consolidation, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- Webcasts 2008-05-14
- In a global economy it pays to protect your greatest asset
- Datacenters are a drain on resources - yours and the planet's. After al, the average datacenter's power consumption doubled between 2000 and 2005. Powering the network consumes 100 billion kilowatts of electricity and costs around $7.2 billion every year.And soon, the cost of running a server could be more that...
- Tags: Asset, Data Center, Sun Microsystems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2008-05-13
- Accurately Measuring Datacenter Power Efficiency Timely and accurate measurements with SunSM Eco Services
- Corporate attention spans can be short, and the best way to get attention and motivate efficiency improvements is to be able to generate accurate, up-to-date power statistics on a moment's notice.Taking accurate measurements takes time, however, and a statistical model built from a set of baseline measurements provides a means...
- Tags: Data Center, Sun Microsystems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2008-05-13
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: The Solution for Mission-critical Computing
- Dealing with costly and inflexible infrastructure that doesn't deliver enough value? Your data center should drive business forward--not derail it. It's time for a better choice in enterprise computing, and that's why organizations worldwide are turning to SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server from Novell. This innovative data center powerhouse is ready...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Data Center, Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Computing, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Data Centers, Open Source, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2008-05-08
- Sanity check: The top four trends in IT from Interop Las Vegas 2008
- One of the top priorities for me at large trade shows like Interop -- with 18,000 attendees and 500 vendors -- is to try to sniff out big IT trends. I look at the booths that are getting the most traffic, the sessions that appear to be the most crowded,...
- Tags: Data Center, Information Technology, Green IT, Splunk, Data Centers, Strategy, WANs, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Networking, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-05-04
- Fibre Channel Over Ethernet Storage Networking Evolution
- Evolving business requirements underscore the need for high-density, high-speed, and low-latency consolidated networks that enable data center scalability and improve manageability while controlling IT costs. Data centers typically run multiple separate networks, including an Ethernet network for client-to-server and server-to-server communications and a Fibre Channel Storage Area Network SAN. To...
- Tags: Storage Networking, Data Center, Fibre Channel, Network, Data Centers, Ethernet, Storage, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Networking, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2008-05-01
- Cisco MDS 9000 Family: Total Investment Protection
- Evolving business requirements underscore the need for high-density, high-speed, and low-latency networks that improve data center scalability and manageability while controlling IT costs. As discussed in this paper the Cisco MDS 9000 Family provides the leading high-density, high-bandwidth storage networking solution along with Integrated Fabric Applications to support dynamic data...
- Tags: Storage Networking, Data Center, Cisco Systems Inc., Storage Area Networks (SAN), Data Centers, Storage, Ip storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2008-05-01
- Microsoft reaches out to touch someone (your data center)
- Microsoft has just released beta versions of several technologies that will help it's System Center Operations Manager 2007 software to communicate with platforms other than Windows. The new extensions will allow the platform to manage virtual and physical servers including Unix, Linux, and VMWare ESX, and also include integrating with...
- Tags: Data Center, Olive, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft System Center, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Software Development, Linux, Storage, Operating Systems, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Data Management, Software/Web Development, Management, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- Remote Data Back-Ups (exe)
- The Agent is the software application installed on your computer that manages the backup and retrieval of your files. The Agent connects, via the Internet or local intranet, to a facility called the Data Center to back up your files. Your backups are then stored at the Data Center until...
- Tags: Data Center, Agent, West Tex Media, Data Centers, Real Estate, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2008-04-24
