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P2V Benefits: Moving Servers From the Physical to the Virtual World Cuts Costs, Saves Space and Parallels Green Initiatives  by CDW Corporation


September 08, 2009 - Virtualization basically means inserting a software layer between your hardware and your operating system. This decouples the operating system from the hardware and allows you to run many operating systems at the same time on top of that same physical piece of hardware. Read this short paper to learn about the benefits of using virtual servers.

 

Panduit's Interactive Resource Center - Unified Physical Infrastructure  by Panduit


February 12, 2010 - During this unique and interactive event, learn more what unified physical infrastructure entails and how it can help you address the challenges of the core systems – control, power, completion, security and communications – that have traditionally existed in a siloed environment.

 

Parsing and Standardization  by DataFlux Corporation


June 14, 2010 - In this paper, David Loshin from Knowledge Integrity looks at common data error paradigms: descriptions, examples, and ways that data set quality is impacted by common root causes for introducing errors. He then reviews aspects of metadata management including how metadata is used by parsing and standardization utilities to normalize data.

 

Part 2: What is a Network, and why should I care? Three IT Questions for the Small Business Owner  by Dell, Inc. and Microsoft


December 18, 2009 - In part two of this three part first server Q&A series, listen to expert Greg Shields discuss what a network is as well as why a network can act as a backbone for running a business.

 

Part 3: What is IT Management, and why should I care? Three IT Questions for the Small Business Owner  by Dell, Inc. and Microsoft


December 18, 2009 - In the third webcast of this three-part Q&A series with expert Greg Shields, learn what IT Management is and why, as a small business, you need to understand and care about IT Management.

 

PC: Backup and recovery of VMware environments with HP Data Protector software  by Hewlett-Packard Company


April 12, 2010 - The case for virtualization is compelling. But virtual servers present unique challenges where systems management is concerned and this is particularly true when it comes to storage, backup and recovery. In this webcast we'll explore these challenges and what you can do about them.

 

Performance Management Applications Overview  by Oracle Corporation


December 01, 2008 - Hyperion performance management applications deliver a wide range of Business benefits as well as IT benefits; this overview outlines key benefits.

 

Performance Optimization: Extending the IT Infrastructure  by Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.


May 29, 2009 - Performance optimization is a key ingredient in the struggle to stretch an invested IT dollar to its absolute limit. Read this whitepaper to learn about the 3-step 'prevent, find, fix' approach to handling performance optimization problems at any stage of the development lifecycle.

 

Perkins & Company reclaims 62% of data center floor space and gives staff anytime, anywhere access with virtualization solution from Dell  by Dell and Microsoft


June 01, 2010 - By rolling out Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 with Hyper-V™ and Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager on Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers, Perkins & Company consolidated servers and provided employees with virtual desktops. Learn how these solutions helped save time for IT staff, improve productivity for employees, and much more!

 

Plain Talk About Training Payment Options: The IT Professional's Guide to Making Smart Training Decisions  by Global Knowledge


September 21, 2009 - Studies show that training has a positive impact on performance, for both students and their companies. More than 60% of IT managers believe that the skill of their teams is the most important success factor for critical IT functions.

 

Podcast Part 2: What is a Network, and why should I care? Three IT Questions for the Small Business Owner  by Dell, Inc. and Microsoft


December 18, 2009 - Listen to expert Greg Shields discuss what a network is as well as why a network can act as a backbone for running a business.

 

Podcast- Dell and Intel Present - Client Virtualization: What are my options?  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


March 26, 2010 - In this podcast, learn which things are important to keep in mind when virtualizing desktops, from platform to functional applicability. Discover technology for applications and end users that enable increased security and manageability. Find out which functions make the most sense to centralize to achieve maximum benefits.

 

Podcast: Automating Resource Monitoring with Robot/CONSOLE  by Help/Systems


April 28, 2010 - Listen as we discuss the importance of monitoring and event notification for today’s computer systems. Learn about the critical role that Robot/CONSOLE can play by automating these processes.

 

Podcast: Benefits of 10 Gigabit Ethernet – an emerging storage technology  by Dell, Inc.


March 16, 2010 - This podcast outlines how to converge storage traffic onto a common, unified data center with 10 gigabit ethernet (10GbE). The benefits of this conversion include lower costs, easier deployment and greater flexibility and performance within the storage network.  Listen to this podcast to learn more.

 

Podcast: Best practices for using R2 Hyper-V for virtualization projects  by Dell and Microsoft


March 16, 2010 - This podcast explores the role that planning plays in the success or failure of virtualization adoption.  Gain insight into each phase of the project life cycle and how the associated processes can be improved for effective implementation.

 

Podcast: Convergence in Healthcare IT  by Hewlett-Packard Company


April 22, 2010 - What does the Electronic Medical Record and the HP Converged Infrastructure have in common? Both give the healthcare provider a manageable and meaningful way of creating efficiency, reducing cost, reducing errors and maximizing  available resources.

 

Podcast: Exchange 2010 Roadmap Series: Transition And Migration  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


December 09, 2009 - In this mediacast, Exchange expert, Lee Benjamin, discusses how to make the transition from your current Exchange version or how to migrate from a different messaging platform to Exchange 2010. Learn about the new features of Exchange 2010 and which requirements you should keep in mind to ensure a successful transition.

 

Podcast: How vStorage Enabled SANs Will Help Maximize VMware Investment  by Dell, Inc.


May 29, 2009 - Check out this podcast to learn how VMware and Dell are leveraging VMware vStorage with the Dell EqualLogic PS Series SANs for greater virtual server performance and more efficient management.

 

Podcast: Lessons in virtualization: Creating a virtual infrastructure for cloud computing  by Dell and VMware


March 05, 2010 - This podcast discusses the steps essential for creating a virtual infrastructure for cloud computing to improve the delivery of data center applications.

 

Podcast: Overcoming the challenges of virtualization in your infrastructure  by Citrix


July 16, 2010 - In this podcast, learn about the emerging technologies driving the transition to App Delivery 2.0. Uncover how network virtualization can be applied to better optimize application delivery, provide increased flexibility and create an efficient network infrastructure with a mix of hardware and software solutions.

 

Podcast: Part 3: What is IT Management, and why should I care? Three IT Questions for the Small Business Owner  by Dell, Inc. and Microsoft


December 18, 2009 - In the third podcast of this three-part Q&A series with expert Greg Shields, learn what IT Management is and why, as a small business, you need to understand and care about IT Management.

 

Podcast: Server Virtualization 101 Part 1 Server Virtualization Overview  by Dell and VMware


November 25, 2009 - 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.

 

Podcast: Server Virtualization 101: Part 3 The Many Applications of Virtualization  by Dell and VMware


December 03, 2009 - 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.

 

Podcast: Standard Requirements for Your Desktop Virtualization Pilot  by Dell Inc., Intel, Citrix


July 07, 2010 - This podcast focuses on identifying the standard requirements necessary to implement a successful desktop virtualization pilot, including selecting use cases, a time frame for the pilot and more.

 

PODCAST: The Evolution From Performance Management to Business Service Alignment  by ASG Software Solutions


May 24, 2010 - This podcast discusses current data center management challenges and provides guidelines for effectively addressing them.  Discover key performance and availability trends that can improve the efficiency and availability of your infrastructure.

 

Podcast: Understanding Your Hypervisor Architecture to Improve IT Management  by Dell and Microsoft


August 19, 2009 - In this podcast featuring IT expert, Greg Shields, learn about hypervisor architecture as it relates to your OS. Discover how to improve IT management with virtual machine managers for storage migration and check host compatibility prior to migration. Learn about a technology that allows for rapid provisioning and supports multi-processors.

 

Police Academy of the Netherlands Utilizes DocAve® to Replicate and Protect Mission Critical SharePoint® Data  by AvePoint, Inc.


February 04, 2010 - The IT administrators of the Police Academy of the Netherlands demanded a data protection solution that delivered granular, item-level backup and restore capabilities. In their search, they came to DocAve's Backup and Recovery solution as well as their Replicator solution to meet their backup and data protection needs.

 

Portfolio Construction and Trading: Seven Key Factors in Evaluating Order Management Systems to Close the Gap  by Advent Software, Inc


January 05, 2009 - This document examines the current state of Order Management Systems (OMS) portfolio management capabilities, identifies major challenges and "pain points" that firms encounter, and outlines seven system attributes needed to overcome them.

 

Post-Discovery Intelligent Applications: The Next Big Thing - Actionable, Trustworthy, Just-in-Time Information  by Attivio, Inc.


February 24, 2010 - This paper discusses how Post-Discovery Intelligence provides a radically different approach to delivering information - by focusing on eliminating the limits on the sources and types of information that can be accessed and at the same time provides a much more flexible environment for taking action on the valuable information that is retrieved.

 

Power Solutions Article: Designing a Scalable Architecture for VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure  by Dell, Inc.


November 25, 2009 - 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.

 

Powering the Cloud with AMD Opteron Processors: Delivering a Unique Balance of Performance, Power Efficiency, and Price  by Hewlett-Packard Company and AMD


July 02, 2010 - Cloud computing is a form of computing where IT-related capabilities are provided “as a service” delivered by Internet technologies. This paper breaks down the specifics of cloud computing - the top IT trend for 2010.

 

Powering Through the Economy: Five Strategies for Protecting the Environment and Boosting Your Bottom Line  by Eaton Corporation


June 30, 2010 - Today’s lean, more tightly-regulated economy and the ever-increasing importance of IT have many organizations caught in a bind. This white paper explores five specific steps you can take to power your way through these difficult times.

 

PPM Health Check Research Report by Loudhouse Research  by CA


February 19, 2010 - Read this paper for a discussion of the research findings of the CA Project Health Check, which analyzes the project management challenges facing companies and offers insight into how project portfolio management can benefit your organization.

 

Practical Open Source Data Integration Case Studies & Implementation Examples Volume 2  by Talend


February 11, 2009 - This document presents a few selected case studies, illustrating real-life implementations of open source data integration and its associated benefits.

 

Practical Open Source Data Integration Case Studies & Implementation Examples Volume 3  by Talend


March 16, 2010 - This white paper presents a few selected case studies, illustrating real-life implementations of open source data integration and its associated benefits.

 

Precision Cooling for High-Density Data Center Environments  by Dell, Inc.


December 01, 2009 - As rack densities rise, cooling systems play an increasingly critical role in protecting sensitive IT systems and maintaining system availability. Using precision cooling and the SmartAisle containment system from Emerson Network Power can help IT organizations efficiently handle heat loads and create a cost-effective data center infrastructure.

 

Predicting Oracle Performance Issues  by Quest Software


May 27, 2010 - Although the database plays a less central role today than it did in the client-server era, database performance is still critical for application performance. Read this paper to learn how database performance problems can be detected ahead of time, ensuring business continuity and reducing the cost of database-driven performance "brown outs".

 

Prescription For Growth: Dell Storage Helps Navicure Reduce Disaster Recovery Site Deployment Time By Nearly 75%  by Dell, Inc.


June 05, 2009 - Navicure, an insurance claims processing company, needed a more robust storage and disaster recovery solution. They chose a scalable, in-house storage area network using Dell EqualLogic PS Series Internet SCSI arrays, and automated the planning, testing, and deployment of a disaster recovery solution using VMware Site Recovery Manager software.

 

Presentation Transcript: Benefits of 10 Gigabit Ethernet – an emerging storage technology  by Dell, Inc.


April 01, 2010 - This presentation transcript outlines how to converge storage traffic onto a common, unified data center with 10 gigabit ethernet (10GbE). The benefits of this conversion include lower costs, easier deployment and greater flexibility and performance within the storage network. Download this transcript to learn more.

 

Presentation Transcript: Best Practices for Leveraging Existing Storage Systems  by Dell, Inc.


May 10, 2010 - Improving your storage management and better leveraging your network-attached storage (NAS) data or block storage data is a challenge for many IT organizations. Read this transcript to learn best practices for improving storage management and how to better control NAS data storage systems via data classification, tiering techniques and more.

 

Presentation Transcript: College of Virtualization - Lessons in Creating a Virtual Infrastructure for Cloud Computing  by Dell and VMware


March 05, 2010 - This presentation transcript discusses the steps essential for creating a virtual infrastructure for cloud computing to improve the delivery of data center applications.

 

Presentation Transcript: Convergence in Healthcare IT  by Hewlett-Packard Company


May 05, 2010 - What does the Electronic Medical Record and the HP Converged Infrastructure have in common? Both give the healthcare provider a manageable and meaningful way of creating efficiency, reducing cost, reducing errors and maximizing available resources.

 

Presentation Transcript: Exchange 2010 Roadmap Series - Transition and Migration  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


December 21, 2009 - In this presentation transcript, Exchange expert Lee Benjamin discusses how to make the transition from your current Exchange version or how to migrate from a different messaging platform to Exchange 2010. Learn about the new features of Exchange 2010 and which requirements you should keep in mind to ensure a successful transition.

 

Presentation Transcript: Standard Requirements for Your Desktop Virtualization Pilot  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


July 12, 2010 - This presentation transcript focuses on identifying the standard requirements necessary to implement a successful desktop virtualization pilot, including selecting use cases, a time frame for the pilot and more.

 

Presentation Transcript: The Evolution From Performance Management to Business Service Alignment  by ASG Software Solutions


May 25, 2010 - This presentation transcript discusses current data center management challenges and provides guidelines for effectively addressing them. Discover key performance and availability trends that can improve the efficiency and availability of your infrastructure.

 

Presentation Transcript: The Real Deal about Windows Server 2008 R2, Part 1 - Latest Security Enhancements  by Dell and Microsoft


May 21, 2010 - This presentation transcript compares the first and second releases of Windows Server 2008. Discover security improvements to this enhanced operating system and learn how they impact your small or mid-sized business.

 

Presentation Transcript: Three IT Questions for the Small Business Owner, Part 2 - What is a Network and Why Should I Care?  by Dell, Inc. and Microsoft


December 18, 2009 - In this presentation transcript you'll hear expert Greg Shields discuss what a network is as well as why a network can act as a backbone for running a business.

 

Presentation Transcript: Three IT Questions for the Small Business Owner, Part 3 - What is IT Management and Why Should I Care?  by Dell, Inc. and Microsoft


December 18, 2009 - In the third presentation transcript of this three-part Q&A series with expert Greg Shields, learn what IT Management is and why, as a small business, you need to understand and care about IT Management.

 

Presentation Transcript: Virtual Desktops Run Better with XioTech  by Xiotech Corporation


July 27, 2010 - In this presentation transcript, learn why it is becoming increasingly important for companies to have efficient virtual desktop environments. Discover how to cost-effectively ensure both physical and virtual efficiency in your infrastructure by designing a storage array that fits unique workloads.

 

Presentation Transcript: Virtualization 101 - Part 3 The Many Applications of Virtualization  by Dell and VMware


December 03, 2009 - This presentation transcript 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.

 

Presentation Transcript: Virtualization 101 - Part 4 High Availability  by Dell and VMware


December 03, 2009 - In this presentation transcript, learn how to ensure high availability (HA) to meet end user needs. Discover how virtualization software helps ensure optimal HA and get tips to plan for your high availability requirements. Find out how to combine virtualization software with servers and planning time to reach high levels of availability.

 

Presentation Transcript: Virtualization Best Practices - Beyond Virtualization Basics  by Dell and Microsoft


April 23, 2010 - In part 1 of this three part presentation, Greg Schulz takes an advanced look at virtualization, use case scenarios, and identifies the costs and technology impacts.

 

Presentation Transcript: Virtualization Best Practices 2010 - Technology in Action Demonstration  by Dell and Microsoft


April 23, 2010 - This presentation transcript features a demonstration from Dell and Microsoft that highlights the use cases and technology that represent best practices for using virtualization today. Learn how to move workloads onto virtual servers and gain insight into how to prepare your staff for the transition.

 

Presentation Transcript: Virtualization Best Practices 2010 - Virtualization Project Planning  by Dell and Microsoft


April 23, 2010 - This presentation transcript examines how effective server room deployment and management can maximize efficiency and minimize costs in virtual environments. Gain insight into key steps for evaluating your current infrastructure and realizing the benefits of virtualization.

 

Prevent Security Violations  by CCSS


April 27, 2010 - QMessage Monitor (QMM) offers real-time FTP monitoring for outbound requests on IBM i systems. With this functionality, you can audit the actual commands that are run both to and from the system and detect any holes in your network's security. Learn more about preventing security violations in your data center with these examples.

 

Privileged user management: It's time to take control  by CA Technologies


October 01, 2009 - IT managers everywhere feel overwhelmed with the rising tide of security threats in the face of an increasing regulatory burden. It is not surprising then that they tend to overlook one particular area of IT security, which is the privileged access that they grant to themselves and/or their colleagues in order to do their jobs.

 

Process Mapping 101: A Guide to Getting Started  by Lombardi Software, An IBM Company


June 25, 2009 - Read this paper for a thorough examination of process mapping and its place within the greater context of business process management.

 

Project Management & Business Skills Training Catalog  by Global Knowledge


December 08, 2009 - Throughout the following pages, you can read about our approach, solutions, methodology, and courses - the sum of our vast resources - all designed to promote your pursuit of superior personal and business performance through rapid skills development.

 

Project Management Training Brochure: April - September 2010  by Global Knowledge


April 21, 2010 - In this course, you'll gain the essential preparation needed to pass the PMP and CAPM exams. Concentrating on exam content from the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge-Fourth Edition (PMBOK Guide) and other sources, this course includes a wide variety of learning tools and study aids, all using PMI terminology.

 

Protecting a Paperless Office  by Dell, Inc.


June 05, 2009 - Peterson Sullivan PLLC needed a consolidated yet scalable IT infrastructure. They created just that with VMware software, Dell PowerEdge servers, and Dell EqualLogic storage while enhancing data protection with Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware Edition software for automated, integrated, and scalable protection of virtual machines.

 

Protecting Sensitive Data and Resources Throughout the Organization  by CA (India) Technologies Pvt. Ltd


March 01, 2009 - CA Data & Resource Protection is a family of solutions that provides a proactive approach to securing sensitive information and critical systems without impacting normal business and IT activities. Read this white paper to learn more!

 

Protecting the Dynamic Datacenter  by Trend Micro


August 01, 2009 - Trend Micro server and application protection addresses the challenging operational security and compliance needs of today’s dynamic datacenter. We provide comprehensive protection, greater operational efficiency, superior platform support, and tighter integration with existing investments. Read this paper to learn more!

 

Public Folders in Exchange Server 2010: What You Should Know  by Global Knowledge


March 17, 2010 - In the early days of the beta version of what became known as Exchange 2007, the internet was littered with rumors and speculation about the demise of Exchange Public Folders. In this white paper we will examine Exchange Public Folders and consider where they fit in our plans for a messaging infrastructure.

 
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