SmartBiz IT Research Library

WEBCAST - Please join this webinar to learn about the business intelligence platform Mozilla Corporation uses to support the management of some of the world's largest collaborative, open-source development projects such as the Firefox web browser.
Posted: November 12, 2008 | Premiered: November 12, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Collaboration | Grid Computing | Open Source | Systems Management | Web Browsers

WHITE PAPER - This chapter from Windows Servers and Storage (Revised edition, November 2008) contains information to guide administrators and IT managers in the selection and installation of servers, systems and subsystems.
Posted: November 12, 2008 | Published: November 12, 2008


Topics:  Bandwidth Management | Blade Servers | Clustering | Data Centers | Grid Computing | Scalability Testing | Server Management | Server Virtualization

DATA SHEET - Read this white paper for in-depth information on how Oracle WebLogic Application Grid provides the data grid, Java runtime, and management features to meet demanding requirements.
Posted: November 4, 2008 | Published: November 4, 2008


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Caching | Grid Computing | Java | Oracle (Product) | QOS | Scalability Testing | TCO

TRIAL SOFTWARE - Download ScaleOut Software's products free for a 30 day period. ScaleOut StateServer enables organizations to deliver scalable performance and high availability for Java Web and grid computing applications running on Linux or Solaris.
Posted: October 29, 2008 | Published: September 9, 2008


Topics:  Caching | Data Center Management | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Grid Computing | High Availability | Java | Scalability Testing | Server Management

JOURNAL ARTICLE - The storage and server cluster installed at The University of Texas at Austin is a lesson in how to do HPC. Storage requirements for HPC go beyond massive capacity, and include the use of high-performance file systems.
Posted: October 23, 2008 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Cluster Software | Clustering | Grid Computing | High Performance Computing | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Systems | Tiered Storage

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 - This paper addresses how distributed computing technologies like grid infrastructures enable companies to avoid datacenter growth and contain power and cooling costs. The payoff is extremely beneficial for both the company and the environment.
Posted: October 20, 2008 | Published: October 18, 2008


Topics:  CIOs | Data Center Consolidation | Data Centers | Enterprise | Environmental Compliance | Environmental Industry | Grid Computing

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 - Virtualization technology is revolutionizing IT, it has taken root in large, medium and small enterprises throughout the world, and we are only just beginning to fully grasp the transformational potential of this technology.
Posted: October 7, 2008 | Published: October 7, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | ERP | Grid Computing | Server Virtualization | SOA | Utility Computing

ANALYST REPORT - This report outlines the important findings of a survey of 627 respondents involved with virtualization, compares the results with previous EMA research, examines the trends in virtualization and forecasts the future for virtualization management.
Posted: September 24, 2008 | Published: September 24, 2008


Topics:  Clustering | Grid Computing | Server Virtualization | Software as a Service | Storage Virtualization | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - Grid computing is the preferred high performance data processing architecture in many companies, but storage response issues and added hardware increase costs and complexity. Read this white paper to learn about a storage technique for high performance...
Posted: September 16, 2008 | Published: September 16, 2008


Topics:  Financial Services | Grid Computing | Network File System Protocol | SAN | Storage Capacity

WHITE PAPER - Read this whitepaper to learn the best practices for dashboard formatting and layout. It also discusses nine dashboard design problems and solutions.
Posted: September 12, 2008 | Published: September 11, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Content Management | Dashboards | Design Verification | Grid Computing | Model Driven Architecture | Visual Basic

WHITE PAPER - This white paper explores a completely new approach to availability for virtual machines-an approach recognized with the Best of VMworld 2007 - New Technology award.
Posted: September 9, 2008 | Published: September 8, 2008


Topics:  Clustering | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | Grid Computing | IT Managers | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine Monitor | Windows

WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses the advantages of using SuperSockets with Dolphin Express to build scalable, high performance and highly cost-effective Oracle RAC clusters with industry standard servers and Dolphin components.
Posted: August 19, 2008 | Published: August 19, 2008


Topics:  Architectures | Cluster Management | Databases | Grid Computing | Hardware | High Performance Computing | Mainframe Operating Systems | Oracle (Product) | Remote Access Protocols

CASE STUDY - UniCluster Express from Univa UD is a fully integrated, community-enabled open source cluster software stack with unrestricted support for all its components.
Posted: August 14, 2008 | Published: August 14, 2008


Topics:  Cluster Management | Cluster Software | Data Center Management | Grid Computing | High Performance Computing | Pharmaceutical Industry