SmartBiz IT Research Library

PODCAST - In this podcast, learn about a unified approach to IT management. Discover how to decrease complexity introduced by virtualization and cloud computing to ensure optimal performance of your virtual and physical environments.
Posted: October 16, 2009 | Premiered: October 16, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Management | IT Infrastructure | ITIL | Network Monitoring | Reporting Software | Server Virtualization

WEBCAST - In this webcast, viewers will discover a new combination of tools that can help them transform their IT systems into agile, virtual infrastructures. Discover how to leverage this approach for a quicker return on investment and reduced operations, management and networking costs.
Posted: October 15, 2009 | Premiered: October 15, 2009


Topics:  Citrix XenServer | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Network Management | Network Performance | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | TCO

WHITE PAPER - This paper sets out a framework for evaluating a data center. It considers the special factors that apply to an on-demand infrastructure, many of which go well beyond the standards applicable to the average enterprise data center.
Posted: October 13, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Data Center Management | Data Centers | ERP | ERP Software | SaaS ERP | Software Architectures | Software Selection

WEBCAST - Join BMC's John McKinney with featured speaker Milind Govekar, Gartner analyst, for an informative webcast reinforcing the cost-cutting benefits of workload automation.
Posted: October 13, 2009 | Premiered: October 12, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Center Management | Data Centers | IT Spending | Job Control Language | Job Scheduling Software | Workload Automation

WHITE PAPER - This paper explores the reasons why data volumes are increasing and where bottlenecks most frequently occur. It then explains why adding more hardware isn’t a solution to these performance problems and delves into the various methods that can be used to break through the bottlenecks to speed applications.
Posted: October 12, 2009 | Published: October 12, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Data Center Management | Data Classification | Data Collection | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Mining | Data Quality | Data Storage | Data Warehouses | Database Administration | Database Management

EGUIDE - In this E-Guide brought to you by SearchWindowsServer.com and Dell, you will discover expert tips for comprehensive remote data center management, server hardware maintenance and much more!
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Published: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | IT Managers | IT Spending | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - In this white paper the main inefficiencies that can be found in a typical datacenter are examined and the different strategies that are commonly used to resolve them are discussed. Sun™ Ops Center is presented as a cost-effective solution to these inefficiencies.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | IT Best Practices | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Spending | TCO

EGUIDE - Logical Domains, or LDoms, is Sun's built-in, no-cost hardware virtualization technology for servers and blade systems powered by UltraSPARC® T1, T2, and T2 Plus processors. The purpose of this Sun BluePrints™ article is to provide a simple set of steps for setting up and running a server with Logical Domains 1.2 software.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Published: July 21, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | Data Center Management | Server Management | Server Software | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - In this presentation transcript of the "Offering the Clouds to Your Clients" webcast, learn how new technologies, demographic shifts and emerging business models in the cloud computing market are changing the way VARs and MSPs are working with clients.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Published: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Management | Cloud Computing | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Infrastructure Management | Network Management | Network Provisioning | Platform as a service | Software as a Service | VARs

VIDEO - This videocast sponsored by Dell and Intel featuring experts, Brian Madden and Gabe Knuth, explains the real possibilities of desktop virtualization versus its potential capabilities.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Premiered: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Desktop Virtualization | Host Management | Terminal Server Software | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | Virtual Machine | VM | VMware

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchDataCenter.com and BMC, you will discover how to best maintain your mainframe infrastructure in light of the current economic climate. Explore the biggest challenges encountered by mainframe users today and gain insight into the distinct vulnerabilities and risks associated with mainframes.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Published: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Applications Management | Authentication | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | DB2 | Mainframe Operating Systems | Mainframe Server Hardware | Software Migration

WEBCAST - This webinar will explain Dell's virtualization approach and discuss Dell's virtualization optimized technologies; explaining the methodologies and approaches taken to help you work with customers to bundle more solutions and services when selling virtualization solutions.
Posted: October 7, 2009 | Premiered: June 23, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | Customer Service | Data Center Management | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Storage Hardware | Storage Virtualization

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - In recent years, server technology has taken an enormous leap forward, thanks to the incredible advances from Dell's engineering teams and Intel's introduction and evolution of Xeon® processors. No matter what IT challenges you are helping your customers to solve, you'll find the answer with Dell and Intel.
Posted: October 7, 2009 | Published: October 7, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | Data Center Management | NAS | SAN | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Storage Hardware | Tower Servers

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - The Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series provides a foundation for IT management to refresh existing or design new data centers to achieve greater performance while using less energy and space, and dramatically reducing operating costs.
Posted: October 6, 2009 | Published: October 6, 2009


Topics:  Cooling Capacity | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Energy Efficiency | Server Appliances | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Management

EZINE - In this month's issue, learn how to keep compliance a priority in a virtualized environment. Also in this issue, get advice on how to buy hardware for virtual systems, and take a closer look at your storage needs.
Posted: October 6, 2009 | Published: October 6, 2009


Topics:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Security | Regulatory Compliance | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Storage Capacity | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Machine | VM | VMware ESX