WHITE PAPER - This white paper examines how the Sun Oracle Exadata Storage Server allows companies to accelerate database performance, handle change and growth in scalable and incremental steps, and deliver mission-critical data availability and protection.
Posted: September 25, 2009 | Published: September 25, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Cluster Management | Database Design | Database Management | IT Infrastructure | Platform as a service | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Software

PODCAST - This podcast explores how thin client deployments can enable businesses to achieve efficiency and high-performance benefits in your infrastructure. Receive recommendations for developing your own thin-client strategies.
Posted: September 25, 2009 | Premiered: September 22, 2009


Topics:  IT Infrastructure | Server Hardware | Thin Client Hardware

TEST RESULTS - In this report, we estimate both the number of older solutions each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace and the payback period for replacing those older solutions. One key finding discovered is that each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution with VMware ESX can replace seven Dell PowerEdge 2850 solutions, and could yield a payback in under 18 months.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  IT Infrastructure | IT Management | Performance Testing | Server Accelerators | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Test Results

TEST RESULTS - In this report, we estimate both the number of older solutions each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace and the payback period for replacing those older solutions. One key finding discovered is that each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace up to nine Dell PowerEdge 2850 solutions, and could yield a payback in around 9 months.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Operational Metrics (Systems) | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Systems Design and Development | Systems Management | Systems Operations | Test Results

WHITE PAPER - This white paper presents a sample Dell solution -- using the Dell R610 and R710 PowerEdge Servers (powered by Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 Series) -- designed to tolerate faults at multiple infrastructure layers to provide maximum level of availability for the virtual infrastructure.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Management | IT Best Practices | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization

TEST RESULTS - One key finding discovered from this test is that the Intel Xeon Processor E5520 2.26GHz-based Dell PowerEdge 710 server achieved 75.9% higher SQL Server 2008 performance than did the Intel Xeon Processor E5506 2.13GH-based Dell PowerEdge 710 server. Read this test report summary to learn more key findings.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Exchange Virtualization | IT Infrastructure | Performance Testing | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Test Results

CASE STUDY - Alenia Aeronautica, an Italian aviation company, wanted to increase processing speeds so that its engineers could run complex electromagnetic equations quickly and cost-effectively. Read this case study to see what solutions Dell had to offer.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  Aerospace and Defense Industry | Cluster Management | Hardware | Hardware Management | Hardware Selection | Server Hardware | Server Management | Workstations

WEBCAST - Is your organization struggling to reduce server costs and improve performance? This webcast explores how various virtualization and server platforms stack up in performance tests. Learn how to leverage this technology to achieve significant consolidation and cost savings.
Posted: September 23, 2009 | Premiered: September 23, 2009


Topics:  Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization

DATA SHEET - IBM BladeCenter HS22 - Versatile, easy-to-use blade optimized for performance, power and cooling.
Posted: September 23, 2009 | Published: September 23, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | IT Infrastructure | Rack Servers | ROI | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization

VIDEO - In this videocast, get expert advice on selecting a cost-effective server to fit your IT needs. Discover how blade and rack servers compare and learn the pros and cons of unified compute system (UCS) servers. Also, determine which hardware options to choose and decide whether it is better to scale-up or scale-out your virtualization project.
Posted: September 22, 2009 | Premiered: September 22, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Rack Servers | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Discover best practices for deploying a 250-user/250-GB three-tiered SAP ERP landscape in an HP BladeSystem c3000 blade enclosure with HP ProLiant BL460c blade servers running Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003, an HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) 4400 disk array, and an Ultrium 448c tape blade with HP Data Protector software.
Posted: September 18, 2009 | Published: September 18, 2008


Topics:  Blade Servers | SAP (Product) | Server Appliances | Server Hardware | Server Software | Server Virtualization | Storage Appliances | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management

WEBCAST - This webcast examines how upgrading your system with new Sun Fire servers can actually save you money.
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Premiered: September 17, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Design | Data Center Management | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes the architecture of the Sun Fire X4170, X4270 and X4275 servers, including the processor technology, I/O subsystem, built-in system management features, and range of supported operating systems.
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | Operating Systems | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper is intended for executives and managers and tells how Sun servers equipped with Flash-enabled solid-state drives (SSDs) offers dramatic improvements to HPC, Web 2.0, and data center application performance.
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Published: March 1, 2009


Topics:  Hard Disk Drives | High Availability | High Performance Computing | Server Hardware | Server Management | Solid State Disks | Web 2.0

WHITE PAPER - This document is intended as a quick reference guide for developers and system administrators that want to optimize the Solaris™ OS on the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series platform.
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Published: March 30, 2009


Topics:  Energy Efficiency | Intelligent Databases | Intelligent Networks | Performance Testing | Processor Architectures | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization