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More Functionality, Less Infrastructure: Managed IT with Netboot/i by Double-Take Software
has been evolving throughout the history of computer systems. Storing both operating system state and data within the computer caused management challenges such as storage over provisioning, data duplication as well as expensive and ineffective backup solutions. Shifting data storage to Storage Area Networks (SAN) provided numerous advantages in both hard and soft...
Preventing Data Corruption in the Event of an Extended Power Outage by APC
Protecting computer systems with Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) hardware is part of a total data center solution, but power management software is also necessary to prevent data corruption after extended power outages. Without shutdown software installed on the protected computer, the net effect of the UPS is simply to delay the...
Profitably Improving Site Infrastructure Energy Efficiency by Upsite Technologies, Inc.
and mechanical systems supporting the computer equipment load divided by the computer equipment load. There are several ways to reduce the amount of energy consumed in your data center. Learn about the causes of energy overconsumption and how to improve your organization's overall energy efficiency, resulting in huge cost savings...
Building a Small Office Network: Getting Started by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Building a small office network means starting with a foundation of switches and routers. The following guide will help you understand the difference between switches and routers and develop a clear vision for what your network foundation needs. Building a small office network means starting with a foundation of switches and routers. The...
Sun™ Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Software 2.0: Your Desktop, Wherever You Are by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
to move desktop instances of operating systems and applications off physical personal computers, consolidate them in the datacenter. Read this white paper to learn how to design an infrastructure that enables organizations to move desktop instances of operating systems and applications off physical personal computers, consolidate them in the...
An Approach to Data Management with Higher Application Service Levels at a Lower Cost by Sybase, Inc.
instances of ASE's core database manager. The systems simultaneously access the same data stored in a Storage Area Network. If one or more nodes in the cluster fail, others automatically take over. Patent-pending Virtualized Resource Management technology simplifies the task of consolidating and maintaining multiple applications on ASE Cluster Edition...
FREE TRIAL: Patch Authority Ultimate Version 6.1 - Prevents Attacks! by ScriptLogic Corporation
2003, Vista, and 2008 client and server operating systems are supported on both x86 and x64 platforms. Embedded Windows and versions of Windows prior to NT 4.0 are not supported...
Raging Wire & Critical Power Competency Center by Square D Critical Power Competency Center
44; uptime and an ultimate success. Power systems in today's data centers represent the highest level in optimization for reliability. This is a necessity, since the computer and IT equipment in these facilities and served by these power systems are extremely sensitive to even a momentary loss of power. When a data center has reached the highest level of...
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Product Overview by Microsoft
with different kinds of servers, operating systems, and applications interacting with a wide variety of desktop computers and mobile client computers. For IT departments, managing and supporting this assortment of mission-critical technologies is a challenge. Deploying server virtualization technology is an increasingly popular option for facing...
The Case for an Untethered Enterprise by Motorola, Inc.
Learn how to take your enterprise completely wireless by implementing the most up to date wireless technology. Today, most enterprises are running two separate network's one wired, and one wireless. Most enterprises have treated Wi-Fi as an ancillary tool, meant to complement, but not replace, a company's wired Ethernet network. However, several new...
CA E-Guide: VoIP Management Tool Kit by CA
a complete management solution for VoIP systems. Management of enterprise VoIP systems to ensure voice quality and reliability is a key element to an organizations success. Therefore, it's important to make sure the companies have acceptable tools in place to make certain this high-level of service is achievable. This expert E-Guide examines the...
Virtualization Reference Guide: Discover the Benefits of One Computer Doing the Work of Many by CDW Corporation
This document provides information that allows to make educated decisions and it also examines those areas that can see marked improvement through virtualization. Virtualization allows for the separation of resources or dependencies, which makes it easier to control and move other resources to different locations in order to enhance...
Is virtualization a black hole in your security? 5 ways to ensure it isn't by Sophos Inc.
against them. The ease with which virtual computer image files can now be downloaded means there is a much higher risk of end users running unauthorized applications - from games to browsers to beta software - in a virtual environment, making corporate systems and data much more vulnerable than in the past. This paper describes the hidden threats raised by...
Malicious Code Detection Technologies by Kaspersky Lab
world, but also in the wider context of computer security systems. The early malicious code detection technology was based on signatures - segments of code that act as unique identifiers for individual malicious programs. Using signatures is a relatively primitive and repetitive technology which requires little explanation and is widely understood...
Making the Most of Virtualization by CA
time and money while achieving more with the computer resources you already own. VMware allows you to visualize and manage logical entities as easily and as well as physical entities. Management of a virtual environment presents unique challenges; many organizations do not thoroughly anticipate the differences in managing a virtual environment from a purely...
Taking Virtualization from the Data Center to the Desktop by IDC by Hewlett-Packard Company
As an IT professional, you're caught between the needs for security and accessibility, now there's a more effective solution: HP and Neoware virtualization technology. This white paper has more. As an IT professional, you're caught between the needs for security and accessibility. You can simplify your IT infrastructure, better leverage...
Beyond Server Consolidation: Bringing the Benefits of Virtualization to the Desktop by CDW Corporation
of the experience they get from a traditional computer. While server virtualization is becoming commonplace in data centers, desktop virtualization is still in its infancy. Now the technology is maturing fast, and it can improve security, administration and reliability for many organizations. Desktop virtualization allows IT control over applications...
Automating and Optimizing Service Desk Performance by Kaseya
The service desk is the first line of defense for reacting to IT issues, yet most organizations haven't designed their service desk properly. Read this white paper to learn about a solution that addresses this problem and help support your clie... A key component of any successful IT management strategy is an effective service delivery...
Total Economic Impact Of VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure - Healthcare Industry by VMware, Inc.
Find out how a VMware healthcare customer used VMware View, formerly VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, to reduce costs, free up office space and increase worker productivity in its remote offices. In July 2008, VMware commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact and potential ROI of deploying VMware View 3...
Qualcomm's Successful Virtualization Experiment by VMware, Inc.
For Qualcomm, virtualization started as an experiment. The experiment in consolidating physical server computers proved successful, and the Qualcomm IT department aggressively pursued virtualization starting in 2003. For Qualcomm, the well-known wireless telecommunications research and development company, virtualization started as an...
e-Book: Chapter 1 - What is e-discovery and Why Should IT Shops Care? by Symantec Corporation
can be carried out offline on a particular computer or it can be conducted on a network. In e-discovery, data of all types can serve as evidence. This can include text, images, calendar files, databases, spreadsheets, audio files, animation, Web sites, and computer programs. Even malware such as viruses, Trojans and spyware can be secured and investigated.

This e-book is an...
eGuide: Technology Management Strategies for the Midmarket CIO by Hewlett-Packard Company
Learn how midmarket CIOs are re-examining computer infrastructure and realizing a return on their investment while grappling with new challenges. As midmarket organizations move to centralize and consolidate computing environments, server virtualization is a natural fit. Learn how midmarket CIOs are re-examining computer infrastructure and realizing a...
RS-232: A Key to Understanding Data Communications by Global Knowledge
DCE). Classically, the DTE component is a computer or a terminal. These days, a router is often the DTE piece of the puzzle. In the past, the DCE component was usually a modem connected to the public, switched telephone network, but now you are likely to find a CSU/DSU instead that connects to a digital leased line (like a T1, for instance) or maybe a Terminal Adapter (TA, for...
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CICS 3270 bridge tutorial, part 2: Using DFHL3270 by Robert Crawford, Contributor
24 years, Robert Crawford has worked off and on as a CICS systems programmer. He is experienced in debugging and tuning applications and has written in COBOL, Assembler and C++ using VSAM, DLI and DB2. According to CICS expert Robert Crawford, using DFHL3270 is not as hard as it looks... More...
Mainframe serviceability using SMP/E by Robert Crawford, Contributor
data to prevent bad maintenance from getting onto our systems.

There are two tricks to this: making sure the hold data is up to date; and being aware of any potential landmines. This column will show how to keep current hold data and an SMP/E report that flags the fixes you have to worry about.

Keeping hold data current
A few years ago we only received hold data... More...

DMTF tries to SMASH systems management costs by Matt Stansberry, Site Editor
Task Force (DMTF), Winston Bumpus. He explains how systems management standards, like the Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware (SMASH) Initiative, can make life easier in the data center.

Listen to our audio Q&A with Bumpus.

The DMTF keeps a low profile, but its leadership includes members from every major IT vendor. The organization... More...

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After Transitive acquisition, will IBM shed translation software beneficial to competition? by Bridget Botelho, News Writer
said an IBM spokesperson, "which is based on Transitive technology and allows Power Systems servers to run Linux x86 binary applications unmodified without recompilation. IBM is evaluating Transitive's other products as part of its overall Systems product strategy."

Whatever the case, acquiring Transitive makes sense for IBM, because shifts in the... More...

Running Linux and z/OS on a single mainframe poses no problem by Mark Fontecchio, Nes Writer
instead of two [or more]," Kernochan said. "You don't have to communicate between two systems or walk between them, so administrative costs can be lower."

But what about sharing resources on the same box? Is there concern that Linux apps could hog mainframe resources from z/OS, or vice versa? Not anymore.

"If you asked me that 10 years ago, I might give you a different... More...

AMD releases 45-nm Shanghai Opteron processor on schedule by Bridget Botelho, News Writer
says that Shanghai is now the only x86 processor that supports two- to eight-socket systems while maintaining its socket and thermal compatibility with previous-generation AMD processors. Because Shanghai is drop-in compatible with the 65-nm Barcelona, OEMs don't have to redesign their motherboard to upgrade, Banda said.

Shanghai also includes the new... More...