May 2010 - (Free Research) Insufficient capacity allocation to a VM results in performance bottlenecks, unhappy users, and lots of firefighting. The VKernel Capacity Analyzer validates virtualized environments that have sufficient hardware resources to meet performance requirements. Try it free for 30 days!
March 2010 - (Free Research) Managing the persistent state of complex object graphs, empowering agile developers to work more efficiently. Designed for massive scale transactional systems and eliminating processing-intensive O/R mapping layers.
November 2009 - (Free Research) India's telecom giant uses a managed services solution from Alcatel-Lucent to achieve predictable operating costs, improve competitiveness, and refocus on exceptional customer satisfaction. Read on to learn more about the benefits of managed network services.
November 2009 - (Free Research) Network service providers dealing with massive bandwidth demand are struggling to evolve their networks while keeping costs under control. Expenditures must be reduced and revenue per transported bit increased. Read this strategic white paper to learn more about a more value driven approach to network management.
October 2009 - (Free Research) Consumer spending patterns undergo significant changes during an economic downturn. This paper presents the results of a worldwide study to assess how the current recession is affecting consumer spending. This information can help operators recognize the areas of greatest revenue potential in the months ahead and adjust accordingly.
April 2010 - (Free Research) If you are in charge of IT at a mid-size enterprise, you’re probably about to bite the bullet to add a new Storage Area Network (SAN). Why? The simple answer is that it’s a combination of challenges and opportunities. Read this paper to learn why any organization that runs more than one business server application should consider a SAN.
August 2010 - (Free Research) Compared to dedicated hosting, utility hosting is easily scalable and standardized as a turnkey package. Its chief advantage is that you pay only for the computing capacity that you use. A good time to adopt this solution is when change is taking place.
December 2008 - (Free Research) This paper proposes several sample virtualization architectures based on Dell's server and storage products. Architectures are divided into three main categories: Small, Medium, and Large. These categories are based on the features and capacity of each product, as well as the complexity of the overall architecture.
August 2010 - (Free Research) This paper provides a brief description of virtualization and offers details on the different types of virtualization technologies being used today throughout enterprise networks. It then takes a closer look at some of the challenges that might be introduced during implementation of these virtualization technologies. Read this paper to learn more.
November 2008 - (Free Research) After briefly considering and rejecting an open-source tool, Harvell and his team selected Vertica Analytic Database 2.0, as it is a high-speed, relational SQL database management system.
February 2009 - (Free Research) The planning sequence described in this paper covers the design of the data center's physical infrastructure layer, whose job it is to house, power, cool, and protect the data center's computing and network functions.
August 2010 - (Free Research) This booklet reviews best practices for test and troubleshooting methods as well as the test tools to ensure that installed optical fiber cabling provides the transmission capability to reliably support LAN or enterprise network applications.
June 2010 - (Free Research) Xiotech’s Emprise 7000 family of storage area network (SAN) solutions is based on Xiotech’s patented Intelligent Storage Element (ISE™) technology and proven virtualized, distributed cluster architecture. Read this white paper now to learn about the Emprise 7000 family in detail and the many benefits available.
April 2009 - (Free Research) Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A., a Columbia, South Carolina-based law firm with five locations throughout the state sought to consolidate legacy servers, improve availability for remote users, increase storage capacity and implement a new disaster recovery DR/BC strategy. In this case study you'll learn about their new Dell and VMware solutions.
March 2009 - (Free Research) Are your company's printers secure? Today’s networked printers and multifunction devices (MFDs) are an easy yet powerful way to offer cost-effective and more capable printing capabilities to employees. Read this paper to learn about security risks associated with printers and what you can do to heighten security.
August 2009 - (Free Research) In this expert webcast, learn the basic steps to take when selecting and setting up your organization's server room, with details on security considerations, environmental factors and more.
December 2008 - (Free Research) This whitepaper will discuss the various kinds of information technology requirements, their importance, the different requirement types, the concept of requirements engineering and the process for gathering requirements.
September 2010 - (Free Research) This paper compares Postgres Plus Standard Server and Postgres Plus Advanced Server 8.4 against MySQL 5.5. The comparison is broken down into a number of sections with a short commentary following each section. Read on to learn how the Postgres Plus 8.4 stacks up against MySQL 5.5 on all the above topics and learn which one comes out on top.
August 2010 - (Free Research) By preventing network congestion, enterprise content delivery networks (ECDNs) make it easier for users to access live video, on-demand training materials and other graphics-intensive presentations. AT&T’s Ethan Fox, Director of Product Management for Digital Media Solutions, explains how ECDNs help resolve the challenges posed by rich media.
February 2009 - (Free Research) To stay competitive in today's rapidly changing business world, companies must update the way they view the value of their investment in Network-Critical Physical Infrastructure (NCPI).
February 2009 - (Free Research) This document is intended to aid IT administrators and other stakeholders responsible for managing distributed SharePoint deployments, in planning and implementing a comprehensive, reliable and efficient replication strategy to optimize collaboration and increase productivity.