SmartBiz IT Research Library

PODCAST - Listen to this podcast and discover a new solution for business-critical, 24/7 computing environments that dramatically increases performance, reduces costs and complexities and uses energy efficiently.
Posted: October 22, 2008 | Premiered: October 22, 2008


Topics:  Enterprise Computing | Fault Management | Fault Tolerance | Grid Computing | High Performance Computing | Legacy Applications Software | Network Architectures

WHITE PAPER - The harm caused by only a few seconds of system downtime can be gauged from inconvenience to bankruptcy to the loss of human life. Learn how to achieve HA and DT objectives in multi-operating system environments with HP Integrity servers.
Posted: October 16, 2008 | Published: October 16, 2008


Topics:  Business Processes | Disaster Planning | Downtime | Enterprise | Fault Management | Fault Tolerance | High Availability | RPO | RTO | Windows Server 2003

WEBCAST - A special live HP mediacast event entitled The New World of Fault-Tolerant Solutions is scheduled for Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 12:00 p.m. EST.
Posted: October 8, 2008 | Premiered: November 5, 2008


Topics:  Blade Servers | Business Intelligence | Enterprise Computing | Fault Management | Fault Tolerance | Grid Computing | High Performance Computing | Mainframe Computers | Mainframe Server Hardware | Network Architectures

WHITE PAPER - This document describes the business continuance definition, RTOs, RPOs, important data protection options to meet SLAs, and best practices and experiences in real BC/DR testing.
Posted: October 1, 2008 | Published: September 30, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Business Continuity Planning | Data Replication | Disaster Recovery | Fault Tolerance | High Availability | Server Virtualization | Software

WHITE PAPER - Learn about the new HP Integrity NonStop BladeSystem, which delivers a highly available, fault-tolerant, linearly scalable system that also dramatically increases performance, reduces costs and complexities, saves floor space...
Posted: September 23, 2008 | Published: September 23, 2008


Topics:  Blade Servers | Fault Management | Fault Tolerance | High Availability | Infrastructure Management | Infrastructure Services | Software | Telecommunications Service Providers

WHITE PAPER - This white paper will break through the noise and false claims to offer an understanding of the value of these terms and, more importantly, examine what these technologies can actually do for businesses.
Posted: September 10, 2008 | Published: March 14, 2007


Topics:  Applications Management | Business Continuity Planning | Clustering | Continuous Data Protection | Data Replication | Disaster Recovery | Fault Tolerance | High Availability | Microsoft Exchange

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn the seven secrets to 24x7, disaster-tolerant Exchange and get step-by-step tips on how to implement an Exchange environment with zero lost data and continuous application availability.
Posted: September 10, 2008 | Published: September 10, 2008


Topics:  Clustering | Continuous Data Protection | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | Email | Fault Tolerance | High Availability | Microsoft Exchange

TECHNICAL ARTICLE - This technical report discusses how integrating NetApp® solutions for virtual infrastructures can solve the unique challenges inherent with the server virtualization solutions from Citrix®.
Posted: September 9, 2008 | Published: September 8, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Fault Tolerance | IT Infrastructure | Operating Systems | Product Management | RAID | Security | Server Virtualization | Software

WHITE PAPER - This E-Guide includes a variety of tips and articles on how to leverage virtualization for high availability. Learn how to design a HA strategy and how to avoid potential roadblocks.
Posted: August 8, 2008 | Published: August 1, 2008


Topics:  Clustering | Disaster Planning | Downtime | Fault Tolerance | High Availability | Network Performance | Security | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

PODCAST - Learn how disaster recovery complements high availability and what technologies are available to enhance high availability in your IT organization.
Posted: July 29, 2008 | Premiered: July 29, 2008


Topics:  Cluster Software | Clustering | Data Replication | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Fault Management | Fault Tolerance | High Availability | IT Infrastructure | Storage Replication

WHITE PAPER - This document explores a range of off-the-shelf technologies to enhance the availability and reliability of IT infrastructure in existing installations without necessarily needing to install new hardware.
Posted: July 22, 2008 | Published: July 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Enterprise Systems | Fault Tolerance | Hardware | High Availability | IT Infrastructure | Server Virtualization

WEBCAST - In this webcast, we discuss the ways organizations can improve the fault tolerance of their servers, new features in servers that improve fault tolerance, and best practices for keeping virtualized servers up and running.
Posted: June 26, 2008 | Premiered: June 26, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Management | Fault Tolerance | High Availability | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Systems Maintenance

JOURNAL ARTICLE - New automated application recovery products, geared toward SMBs, keep Exchange running 24/7.
Posted: April 23, 2008 | Published: April 1, 2008


Topics:  Clustering | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Fault Tolerance | High Availability | Microsoft Exchange | RPO | RTO | Storage Appliances | Storage Replication

WHITE PAPER - Disaster recovery solutions enable companies to regain access to the data, hardware and software necessary to recover and resume critical business operations.
Posted: February 20, 2008 | Published: September 10, 2008


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | Enterprise | Fault Management | Fault Tolerance | High Availability | VMware | Windows

WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses the common errors and misunderstandings in evaluating Uninterruptible Power Supply efficiency. UPS efficiency curves are explained, compared, and their cost implications quantified.
Posted: September 20, 2007 | Published: September 3, 2007


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Disaster Planning | Downtime | Electrical Cable | Fault Tolerance | High Availability | Network Performance | RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) | TCO | UPS