EGUIDE:
Do you upgrade your server or replace it? Answering this question involves making a number of tactical decisions. Use this e-guide as a reference to help make your decision. It will serve as your benchmark to keep you focused on what is really important when it comes to improving your server performance.
CASE STUDY:
Southwestern/Great American chose to swap its dual environment (SAP ERP ran off of a legacy IBM AS/400) for a leaner infrastructure based on VMware ESX and IBM blade servers with Intel Xeon processors that could run both SAP ERP and its Windows applications. Read this case study to learn about the combined VMware and Intel solution.
WHITE PAPER:
This white paper explains how data center needs have changed over the last five years and discusses the reasons why management of virtualized compute, network, and storage access should be integrated. Discover the vision behind a private cloud and learn how to avoid making common mistakes as you prepare for this new IT model.
CASE STUDY:
When Opus Interactive needed to provide customers with a cost-efficient, highly available pay-as-you-grow server and storage model, they turned to HP ProLiant server blades, the HP LeftHand P4000 SAN, and VMware. As a result there was 75% reduction in customer cost per server and higher availability.
WHITE PAPER:
Desktop virtualization is being considered by more IT pros as they face increasing pressure to control costs, security, regulate compliance and more. Read this white paper to learn about the various desktop virtualization models available for your infrastructure, how each model works and identify the best fit for your IT shop today.
EGUIDE:
In this expert e-guide from SearchDataCenter.com, the top blade server myths are debunked. Learn more about the benefits blades can deliver today and how to evaluate whether or not they’re a fit for your server architecture.
WHITE PAPER:
This Intel paper analyzes the effects of various factors on the utilization of the primary server resources: compute, memory and I/O. The analysis shows that 4-socket servers, which provide greater headroom than 2-socket servers, may be preferable in a number of situations.
WHITE PAPER:
This white paper describes the variety of desktop virtualization models available, how each works, and the advantages and limitations of each model for key vectors such as security, manageability, and power consumption. Also identified are the major providers of software solutions and the end-point devices to deploy each model.
EGUIDE:
The density and flexibility offered by blade servers make them increasingly popular options for IT pros to implement in enterprise data centers. This e-guide offers insight into this growing data center trend.
