SmartBiz IT Research Library

IT BRIEFING - The costs for power, cooling, server management and administration are now consuming more of IT budgets than even the cost for new hardware. In this IT Briefing, you'll learn about Citrix Essentials, Intel Xeon 5500, and HP ProLiant G6 for XenServer.
Posted: November 27, 2009 | Published: November 27, 2009


Topics:  Citrix XenServer | Data Center Management | IT Spending | Processor Architectures | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

CASE STUDY - When a major acquisition made Layered Tech a larger company with new goals and an opportunity to expand its customer base, the IT team had to revamp its infrastructure to match. Read this case study to learn about the solutions they use to provide the technology and infrastructure that best meets the needs of their customers.
Posted: November 24, 2009 | Published: September 24, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Spending | Processor Architectures | Server Hardware | Server Software

WHITE PAPER - This article provides real-life cases of how the software industry is delivering breakthrough solutions as they tap into the Intel Xeon processor 5500’s full capabilities. Learn how smart software combined with smart hardware saves time, money, and energy.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Published: October 28, 2009


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Administrators | Database Architectures | Database Design | Database Management | Processor Architectures | Software Architectures | Software as a Service | Software Asset Management | Software Best Practices | Software Configuration Management | Software Development Life-Cycles

DATA SHEET - The leading-edge Intel® Core™ i7 processor delivers unmatched technology for intelligent performance on the most demanding tasks, such as creating digital video and playing intense games.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Published: August 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Computer Hardware | Desktop Management | Multi-core Processor Architecture | Multi-core Processors | Processor Architectures

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - To gain full value of virtualization, you need servers that are built to handle the heavy and ever-changing demands of a virtualized and consolidated computing environment. To help you get maximum benefits from virtualization, Intel has built a better physical server platform with unique hardware-assist features to enhance the virtual data center.
Posted: October 6, 2009 | Published: October 6, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Management | Downtime | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Managers | Processor Architectures | Server Appliances | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | Workload Automation

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - Intel’s family of workstation platforms provides you with a range of options to meet your needs. They give you the tools to multi-task more productively, iterate through alternatives faster and innovate more.
Posted: October 6, 2009 | Published: October 6, 2009


Topics:  Digital Network Hardware | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | ITIL | Memory | Memory Management | Memory Management Interface Standards | Memory Management Units | Microprocessors | Processor Architectures | Server Appliances | Server Hardware | Server Management | Workload Automation | Workstations

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - Microsoft Windows Server® and SQL Server® 2008, together with intelligent server platforms based on the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series, deliver breakthrough performance and scalability within the same energy and space footprint as prior-generation processors.
Posted: October 6, 2009 | Published: October 6, 2009


Topics:  Configuration Management | IT Asset Management | IT Departments | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Service Management | IT Systems | ITIL | Memory | Microprocessors | Processor Architectures | Server Appliances | Server Hardware | Server Management | SQL | SQL Server

WEBCAST - View this webcast to gain insight into how upgrading your aging infrastructure can grow your bottom line.
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Premiered: September 17, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Processor Architectures | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This document is intended as a quick reference guide for developers and system administrators that want to optimize the Solaris™ OS on the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series platform.
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Published: March 30, 2009


Topics:  Energy Efficiency | Intelligent Databases | Intelligent Networks | Performance Testing | Processor Architectures | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization

BROCHURE - Unlike competitive products focused on raw performance, AMD technology-based servers deliver one platform to support the top-line demands of your business with a total cost advantage you can take right to the bottom-line.
Posted: September 15, 2009 | Published: September 15, 2009


Topics:  IT Infrastructure | IT Management | Performance Testing | Processor Architectures | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Software | VMware

WHITE PAPER - The combination of high performance and efficiency make the PowerEdge R900 an excellent Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization server.
Posted: December 11, 2008 | Published: December 11, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Enterprise | Processor Architectures | Server Virtualization | SQL | Testing | Virtual Machine Monitor