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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...
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...
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...
An Approach to Data Management with Higher Application Service Levels at a Lower Cost by Sybase, Inc.
Learn how ASE Cluster Edition employs a shared data cluster architecture designed to support up to 32 computers (or nodes), each running one or more instances of ASE's core database manager. ASE Cluster Edition employs a shared data cluster architecture designed to support up to 32 computers (or nodes), each running one or more instances of ASE's core...
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...
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...
FREE TRIAL: Patch Authority Ultimate Version 6.1 - Prevents Attacks! by ScriptLogic Corporation
Patch Authority Ultimate's rich interface and extensive feature set deploys the latest patches in a few simple steps to all desktop and servers, local and remote. Download this free trial today. Patch Authority™ Ultimate, ScriptLogic's comprehensive, enterprise-class patch management solution, prevents attacks and exploits through...
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...
Sun™ Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Software 2.0: Your Desktop, Wherever You Are by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Sun™ Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) software 2.0 enables organizations 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...
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...
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Product Overview by Microsoft
This paper introduces Microsoft's Hyper-V, a powerful virtualization technology that enables businesses to take full advantage of the benefits of virtualization with without the need to purchase third-party software. Today's datacenter is a complex ecosystem with different kinds of servers, operating systems, and...
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...
5 Virtualization Do's and Don'ts by Information Security Magazine
Virtualization changes the game for enterprise IT, but security doesn't have to be a barrier to implementation. Five years from now, few enterprises will use "real" computers. Everything done with databases, Web applications or file shares will be intercepted and emulated by virtualization software, allowing one rack-mount server to act like 10.

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CA E-Guide: VoIP Management Tool Kit by CA
View this expert E-Guide and learn about the tools and strategies needed to guarantee 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...
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...
Improve Your Business through Best Practice IT Management by Kaseya
This white paper provides insight on ways that MSPs and IT departments can improve their management of services. Learn how using ITIL best practices with an automated management solution can address a number of the unique challenges these businesses face. MSPs and corporate IT departments each have their own particular challenges that they...
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...
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Uninterruptible power supply load bus synchronization: Yes or no? by Christopher Johnston, PE, National Critical Facilities Chief Engineer, Syska Hennessy Group, Inc.
benefits the project. Here are some thoughts:

1. Modern computer equipment (with switch mode power supplies) experiences no difficulties when switched between sources, regardless of whether the sources are synchronized or not. The entire load is supplied at DC (direct current) from the power supplies.

2. AC (alternating current) motors, such as cabinet... More...

Cheap commodity servers can turn into expensive investments by Robert Crawford, Contributor
and cooling for it."

"Right, more electricity into the computer room. I'll requisition an extension cord and a three-prong adapter."

"And let the system admin team know it's got to image the operating system on it. Let's get Linux because it's free."

"We'll get another copy of Red Hat's distribution."

"Oh, and this will be a database server, so we'll need a DBMS [database... More...

Top tactics for patch management strategy by Kackie Cohen, Contributor
these patches, ranging from manual patching each computer and device in your enterprise to a fully automated system that provides rule-based installation and reporting capabilities. However, there's more to effective patch management than just getting the latest and greatest patch on a machine. Good processes and policies are essential for... More...
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Experian drills backup water supply to cool data center by Mark Fontecchio, News Writer
Experian, which relied on city water to supply the chillers that cool its McKinney data center.

"We lost all city utility as far as water pressure," said Russ Burlew, the data center facility manager. "It took three and a half days to repair that line, and we were without water. We had vendors come in with water trucks and pumps to keep our tower full."

"When everyone talks... More...

After Transitive acquisition, will IBM shed translation software beneficial to competition? by Bridget Botelho, News Writer
what you think about the story; email Bridget Botelho, News Writer. And check out our data center blogs: Server Farming, Mainframe Propellerhead, and Data Center Facilities Pro.

IBM plans to acquire Transitive Corp., whose translation software enables applications to run on various combinations of CPU and OS. But will IBM continue to enable translation for non... More...
Running Linux and z/OS on a single mainframe poses no problem by Mark Fontecchio, Nes Writer
even more so with the z10 it introduced this year, IBM has promoted big iron as a server consolidation savior – in particular, for x86 Linux server consolidation.

In the same vein, IBM has hardly been shy about supporting a Linux-only mainframe in which hundreds or even thousands of virtual Linux servers run on z/VM, along with a bunch of Integrated Facility for... More...