SmartBiz IT Research Library

PODCAST - This podcast explores several virtualization applications, and details 10 common use cases for virtualization and it can help your company improve their IT infrastructure. Discover how to enhance your disaster recovery and high availability plans without draining the IT budget.
Posted: December 4, 2009 | Premiered: December 3, 2009


Topics:  High Availability | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Virtualization Security

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

TECHNICAL ARTICLE - To help address the challenges of enterprise desktop management, VMware and Dell have created a scalable VMware View reference design based on VMware Infrastructure 3, Dell PowerEdge servers, and Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage arrays.
Posted: November 25, 2009 | Published: November 25, 2009


Topics:  Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | VMware | VMware Server

PODCAST - In this podcast, learn how virtualization can benefit your disaster recovery and high availability strategy. Discover the differences between physical and virtual environments and learn about architectural considerations to support virtualization.
Posted: November 25, 2009 | Premiered: November 25, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | High Availability | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Utility Computing | Virtualization Security

PODCAST - This podcast discusses how virtualization has gone beyond data center consolidation to become a key strategic driver for maximizing IT cost savings while enabling organizations to deliver solutions to customers in a timely manner and within SLA requirements.
Posted: November 25, 2009 | Premiered: November 25, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | High Availability | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | SLA | VMware

CASE STUDY - The Dell IT group has virtualized more than 5,000 servers and saved the company over US$29 million using a scalable, worldwide virtualization model.
Posted: November 24, 2009 | Published: October 31, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

WHITE PAPER - This white paper provides reference architectures and best practices for deploying and configuring Dell’s eleventh generation R710 server, using Dell MD3000i Storage Array and Microsoft Virtualization. The solution is based upon iSCSI storage technology as the storage environment.
Posted: November 24, 2009 | Published: July 24, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Hardware | Storage Management

WHITE PAPER - This white paper provides an overview of recommended servers, storage, software, and services. It can be used to plan, scope, and procure the required components to set up a virtualization infrastructure.
Posted: November 24, 2009 | Published: May 24, 2009


Topics:  IT Infrastructure | IT Spending | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Devices | Storage Hardware | Storage Infrastructure

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - This service can help you prepare to take full advantage of server virtualization, which can lower total cost of ownership, increase agility, and reclaim IT staff time. We can provide architectural recommendations and a road map for adopting virtualization through the use of automated discovery tools and best practices.
Posted: November 24, 2009 | Published: November 24, 2008


Topics:  Consultants | Data Center Management | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Systems Management | Systems Operations

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - Does your organization have a reliable and cost-effective site recovery system? This presentation transcript explores how site recovery tools along with virtualization enables IT pros to deliver secure application and data availability, implement site-wide disaster recovery and automate fail-over and fail back.
Posted: November 24, 2009 | Published: November 24, 2009


Topics:  Clustering | Data Recovery | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | IT Management | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Windows Server Software

ANALYST REPORT - In this report, Clabby Analytics explains why Hyper-V will overtake VMware in just a few years to become the x86 server virtualization market's leader.
Posted: November 24, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  Microsoft Hyper-V | ROI | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Virtual Machine | VMware

WEBCAST - Virtual desktops provide many consolidation opportunities, as well as some unique security and business continuity advantages. This webcast gives an overview of desktop virtualization, highlights several virtual desktop solutions, and analyzes the operational efficiency gains possible with desktop virtualization.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Premiered: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Desktop Computer Support | Desktop Management | Operational Support Systems | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware

WEBCAST - Critical to any successful implementation of desktop virtualization is to understand how desktop virtualization can help and which implementations will be most successful. View this webcast for an overview of desktop virtualization, several virtual desktop solutions, and the operational efficiency gains possible with desktop virtualization.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Premiered: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Applications Management | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Desktop Computer Support | Desktop Management | Operational Support Systems | Personal Computers | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware

EGUIDE - This guide is designed to provide you with a technical overview of the new and improved features in Windows Server 2008 R2.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Management | Server Software | Server Virtualization Software | Windows | Windows Server Software

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper for a discussion of the many benefits of virtualization, how it has evolved, and how it intersects with data center optimization strategies.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: October 30, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Power Management | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software