SmartBiz IT Research Library

WHITE PAPER - Building the data center to meet the needs of an uncertain future is an expensive and needless exercise in over-engineering. New designs need to be modular, with built-in expansion capabilities. This paper looks at the concepts and benefits of modularity in all the necessary elements of the power system.
Posted: September 16, 2009 | Published: September 16, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Batteries | Capacity Planning | Data Center Construction | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Power Management | Network Design | Power Consumption Monitoring | UPS

WEBCAST - Organizations that do not have an active management strategy are often left with significant server sprawl issues. This expert webcast discusses a three pronged approach for overcoming these issues and explores different options for virtualization on Linux platforms.
Posted: September 16, 2009 | Premiered: September 16, 2009


Topics:  Application Server Hardware | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | Linux | Linux Server Hardware | Network Performance | Open Source | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Systems Management

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - Without a comprehensive data center consolidation strategy, many of today's businesses are unable to lower power and cooling costs or effectively manage server workload utilization. In this expert Pocket E-Guide, you will discover why Linux should play a key role in your data center consolidation strategy.
Posted: September 15, 2009 | Published: September 14, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Linux | Mainframe Operating Systems | Network Management | Network Performance | Open Source | Power Consumption Monitoring | Server Consolidation | Software Licensing

CASE STUDY - Read this case study to learn how CDW helped Wipfli CPA and Consultants optimize their IT environment to overcome power, cooling, and space challenges, while simultaneously improving IT response times.
Posted: September 9, 2009 | Published: September 9, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine | VMware | VMware Server

WHITE PAPER - Advanced technology allows businesses to get maximum bang out of hardware buck while reducing server counts and support costs. Read this whitepaper to learn how virtualization can help your business get the most out of its server hardware.
Posted: September 9, 2009 | Published: September 9, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - With server virtualization, you do more with less. Instead of filling your data center with underutilized boxes, you run multiple operating systems and applications on a single physical machine. You make the most of your space while taking full advantage of your hardware investment. Read this whitepaper to learn more about these benefits.
Posted: September 9, 2009 | Published: September 9, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Application Server Hardware | Application Server Software | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization

CASE STUDY - Lakeview Medical Center needed to optimize their IT environment to combat data center infrastructure challenges. CDW helped them put VMware to work consolidating their servers and providing a more efficient environment. Read this quick case study to learn how they reduced backup times, improved response times, and reduced cost of ownership.
Posted: September 9, 2009 | Published: September 9, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | VMware | VMware Server

WHITE PAPER - Virtualized servers are yielding dramatic cost savings through consolidation of physical resources, reductions in power and cooling requirements, and slashed operational expenses. It’s delivering a magnitude of benefits that many businesses find virtually amazing. Read this whitepaper to learn more about the benefits of server virtualization.
Posted: September 9, 2009 | Published: September 9, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Power Management | Disaster Recovery | Energy Efficiency | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | VMware | VMware Server

WHITE PAPER - A business manager identifies an urgent need for a software application and requests a server to run the new application. Then the server provisioning process kicks off. Read this short whitepaper to learn about new techniques and technologies that can enable your business to cut through so much of the red tape involved in adding new applications.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 8, 2009


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Infrastructure | Application Life-Cycle Management | Applications Management | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - You probably think it couldn't happen to you, but disastrous events occur more often than not. Perhaps not a hurricane or earthquake or malicious attack, but there are potential risks for every business. Developing a solid data-recovery plan can keep your business up and running in the event of a disaster or other unfortunate event.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 8, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Centers | Data Recovery | Data Security | Data Storage | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Malware | Security Threats | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management | Storage Security

WHITE PAPER - Virtualization has become a common solution to the problem of server sprawl. By using this technology to consolidate servers, many companies are using less floor space, cutting energy consumption, and simplifying management. But IT must translate these technological advantages into concrete improvements for the business. Read on to learn more.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 8, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Desktop Virtualization | ROI | Server Virtualization | TCO | VMware | VMware Infrastructure 3

WHITE PAPER - Business continuity/disaster recovery requires a holistic approach that includes storage, infrastructure, servers, applications, middleware and the network. If that weren't complicated enough, today's new technologies are testing traditional methods of backup and data protection. It's time to take another look at your BC/DR plan.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 8, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Business Continuity Planning | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Recovery | Data Security | Data Storage | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | Power Blackouts

WHITE PAPER - Virtualization is a rapidly evolving technology with many moving parts, making increasingly difficult for customers to develop an effective strategy. Every organization moves at a different pace. Dell delivers tailored solutions for every customer.
Posted: September 3, 2009 | Published: September 3, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | IT Infrastructure | IT Spending | IT Workforce | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization

ANALYST REPORT - The current state of the datacenter, demands a transformation that helps in improving space utilization and lowering power consumption while still providing the scale and availability the business requires. Today, lowering the energy and administration/management costs are two key focus areas of datacenter managers in the Asia/Pacific region.
Posted: September 3, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Data Center Construction | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | IT Spending

ANALYST REPORT - Dell has teamed-up with Intel and Red Hat and developed a migration strategy to simplify the consolidation of the enterprise data center from an outdated, proprietary architecture to an easily managed open systems platforms. To learn about how easy it is to migrate from UNIX to Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Dell PowerEdge servers, please read on.
Posted: September 2, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Database Architectures | Linux | Linux Server Hardware | Open Systems Standards | Operating Systems | Server Consolidation | Server Management | TCO