SmartBiz IT Research Library

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper examines strategies for moving an organization toward more dynamic IT using datacenter virtualization technologies.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Virtualization | Windows Server Software

PODCAST - Virtual desktops provide many consolidation opportunities, as well as some unique security and business continuity advantages. This podcast 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:  Desktop Computer Support | Desktop Management | Operational Support Systems | Personal Computers | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | 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:  Desktop Computer Support | Desktop Management | Operational Support Systems | Personal Computers | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Managing the virtual infrastructure end-to-end is becoming more challenging as virtual environments continue to grow and more data center elements meld into the "cloud". This whitepaper will discuss the push for continued virtualization and the "cloud", best practices, and present questions that will help you create an organizational strategy for t
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Business Service Management | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | ITIL | Server Virtualization | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - In this report, we examine the pressing need within organizations and businesses for migration to advanced platforms, as well as the businessbuilding opportunities companies can leverage from the transition.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Applications Management | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | Network Performance | Operating Systems | Server Management | Server Virtualization

ANALYST BRIEF - Xiotech has released its Virtual View solution that automates the provisioning, reporting, and management of storage for VMware environments. This solution takes the pressure off server administrators when they need to align server and storage resources in the increasingly virtualized world. Kudos to Xiotech for taking the initiative.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: June 4, 2008


Topics:  Server Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Provisioning | VMware | VMware Server

WHITE PAPER - Read this whitepaper to learn how truly future-proofing your environment involves a comprehensive approach and engagement with newer technologies and methods, aligning them with overall best practices —and strengthening your ability to innovate.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | High Performance Computing | IT Management | Microprocessors | Server Virtualization | Service Level Management | Systems Management

PODCAST - Virtual desktops provide many consolidation opportunities, as well as some unique security and business continuity advantages. This podcast 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:  Desktop Computer Support | Desktop Management | Operational Support Systems | Personal Computers | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | 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:  Desktop Computer Support | Desktop Management | Operational Support Systems | Personal Computers | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | VMware

ASSESSMENT TOOL - CA ARCserve Backup unites innovative data deduplication technology, powerful storage resource management (SRM) reporting and robust security measures. Use this ROI calculator to find out how much your organization can save with ARCserve.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: November 20, 2009


Topics:  Data Deduplication | Data Security | Server Virtualization | Storage Management | Storage Management Software | Storage Resource Management | Storage Resource Management Software | Storage Security

PRODUCT LITERATURE - CA Virtualization Management solutions provide integrated end-to-end management, business-driven automation and security. As such, CA facilitates virtualization's promise of cost reduction and efficiency gains through consolidation, standardization and lower energy consumption, which drive better business outcomes.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: November 20, 2009


Topics:  Enterprise Resource Management | IT Management | IT Services | IT Systems | Server Virtualization | Systems Management

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - Virtualizing your servers enhances server consolidation and provides easier server management. It might also introduce new availability requirements for your applications. Your virtual environment must be able to quickly recover from physical server failures. This paper introduces SAN solutions that work with VMware to deliver high availability.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: April 19, 2009


Topics:  High Availability | Server Virtualization | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Spending | Storage Virtualization

EBOOK - A solid disaster recovery plan can overcome bandwidth and latency issues without any data loss. Techniques to restore data and prevent loss vary in the virtual data center. In Chapter 1 of this eBook, you'll learn about disaster recovery strategies for the virtual data center.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: November 19, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Deduplication | Disaster Recovery | SAN | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Machine | Virtual Machine Backups

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

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes the key infrastructure management challenges facing IT managers today. It then discusses how IT teams can improve the economics of infrastructure management by taking advantage of integrated, automated performance analysis and fault isolation technologies.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: July 25, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Applications Management | Business IT Alignment | IT Management | IT Managers | Operational Support Systems | Server Virtualization