SmartBiz IT Research Library

SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD - Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer delivers all-in-one monitoring for the data center. A single interface provides a view to the availability and performance of servers and network and storage devices on a network. It eases troubleshooting without agents.
Posted: November 13, 2009 | Published: November 12, 2009


Topics:  Data Acquisition Hardware | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Recovery | Data Storage | Database Administration | High Availability | IT Management | IT Managers | LAN | SAN

WEBCAST - In this webcast, discover how to achieve greater virtualization maturity, from clearer visibility to higher service levels in your VMware environment. Learn how to identify where your company fits in the virtualization maturity model and find virtualization tools that enable optimal IT performance.
Posted: November 13, 2009 | Premiered: November 13, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Capacity Planning | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | IT Management | Mobile Workers | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Service Level Management | VMware

WHITE PAPER - The very same virtualization infrastructure you use for your servers today can be naturally extended to support the hosting of desktops as well. As a result, users gain the flexibility of connecting to a well-managed desktop from virtually any network endpoint. But how do you get there?
Posted: November 13, 2009 | Published: November 12, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Network Performance | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

WEBCAST - This session describes the emerging and continually maturing state of green energy management world wide from not only a data center view but a view across the enterprise.
Posted: November 12, 2009 | Premiered: November 12, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | Enterprise Systems | Green Data Center | Green Storage

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes the importance of managing energy consumption in data centers and provides an overview of the problems and issues associated with "greening" today's data centers.
Posted: November 12, 2009 | Published: August 11, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | Green Data Center | Green Storage | IT Asset Management | IT Service Management

MICROSITE - The resources compiled here explore ways your organization can work to achieve high performance computing. Read more about boosting server performance, how you can power desktops, increasing mobility and securing client systems. These tools will provide you with information to help your organization deliver the best overall performance. Period.
Posted: November 12, 2009 | Published: November 12, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | Data Security | Disaster Recovery | High Performance Computing | IT Management | Laptop Computers | Multi-core Processors | Notebook Computers | Productivity | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Software Development Tools | Software Implementation | TCO | WiMAX

WHITE PAPER - This paper will discuss the 5 areas of Virtualisation technology and introduce you to a virtualized framework solution from Virtustream that will not only provide the maximum ROI, but will address issues from a business perspective as well as an IT perspective, with a constant eye on the calculator for any business investment - your TCO.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: November 11, 2009


Topics:  Applications Software | Business Continuity Planning | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | High Availability | ROI | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Virtualization | TCO

WHITE PAPER - Optimizing the benefits of a data grid built with Oracle Coherence relies upon creating a modular, balanced architecture. Matching the number of application servers, memory capacity, and quantity of processing nodes to the target workload characteristics is important to achieving the best performance.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: November 11, 2009


Topics:  Architectures | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Construction | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Design Verification

VIRTUAL TRADESHOW - Attend this free virtual event and hear from top data center experts who will provide you with a coherent strategy to consolidate your data center, build a new facility or make an educated decision on the cloud model best suited for your environment.
Posted: November 10, 2009 | Premieres: December 9, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Construction | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | IT Infrastructure

WHITE PAPER - Virtualization introduces an array of new security risk challenges including compliance, separation, data leakage, forensics, and much more. If your organization has already deployed a virtualized environment, read this paper for advice on how to review your infrastructure and establish best practices going forward.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Published: November 9, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Physical Security | Data Security | Security Management | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine | Virtualization Security

WHITE PAPER - What will be most important to IT organizations over the next 12 months? It's probably no surprise that cost control or reduction in spending is the key priority. This white paper looks at the near-term activities of the IT organizations surveyed by TechTarget, along with their constraints, issues, motivating factors, and strategies.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Published: November 9, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Change Management | Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | IT Management | IT Management Services | Server Virtualization

WEBCAST - This webcast details an approach to optimize your virtualized infrastructure performance. Learn how to leverage key performance indicators and cross-domain analytics to plan for future capacity demands and improve service levels. Discover the secret to managing your VMware infrastructure performance for optimal resource utilization.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Premiered: November 3, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | IT Infrastructure | Network Management | Network Performance | ROI | Server Virtualization | Service Level Management | Systems Management | VMware

ANALYST BRIEF - As you know, automation is a critical component in achieving long-term IT savings. We've compiled a few resources to give you an overview of the benefits of service automation and the technology behind our comprehensive solution.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: November 3, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Process Automation Software | Business Process Management | Configuration Management | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management

WHITE PAPER - The commissioning process flow is described and critical success factors are discussed. The commissioning process inputs and outputs are also placed in context with other key data center project process phases and steps.
Posted: November 2, 2009 | Published: November 2, 2009


Topics:  Cooling Capacity | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Downtime | Power Generation Equipment | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses some of the new approaches to power distribution including modular distribution and overhead power busway, and shows their advantages when compared to the legacy approach.
Posted: October 31, 2009 | Published: October 31, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | DC Power Supplies | Network Performance | Power Consumption Monitoring | Power Generation Equipment | Server Consolidation | UPS