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Tap Aggregation and Filtering to Enable Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) by Gigamon
software solutions that run on standard server hardware platforms, enabling providers to identify, classify or even selectively block IP traffic. DPI is used to detect and protect against security threats and network anomalies, and facilitate wiretapping and reconstruction of relevant digital transactions.

For the technology to work, DPI must be able to...
Introduction to Virtualization E-book, Chapter 1: Virtualization Concepts in Disaster Recovery by Hewlett Packard Company and Intel
into a virtual instance on almost any other server hardware located at the DR site. The DR site can run the virtual instance regardless of differences in the remote server's hardware. Read on to gain insight on the following topics:

  • How to determine if you are ready for a DR SAN
  • Best practices for testing a virtualized DR environment
  • Essential features for servers being
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Reducing TCO with Symantec Endpoint Virtualization by Symantec Corporation
adopted in every corner of the enterprise, from server hardware to user data. In general, virtualization increases flexibility, but complicates manageability, security and access, increasing the overall cost. Virtualization technologies are being adopted in every corner of the enterprise, from server hardware to user data. In general, virtualization increases...
Advanced virtualization management for Hyper-V and System Center environments by Citrix
reg; 2008 Hyper-V allows you to make the best use of server hardware investments, reduce management overhead and create a more dynamic IT infrastructure. However, as is common with new, game-changing technologies, server virtualization can challenge traditional approaches to IT delivery. For example, storage management in virtualized environments can be cumbersome and...
Open Source in the Next Computing Wave by Red Hat
operating systems and their applications from server hardware, and thereby makes it easier to physically move them from one machine to another. Cloud computing is changing where applications run - from on-premise to out-in-the-network.

Business dynamics are also changing. Even if it's often just a self-interested concern about their power bill, we are starting to see a greater...
Business Value of Virtualization: Realizing the Benefits of Integrated Solutions by Hewlett-Packard Company
how the IT industry is changing from static x86 server configurations to a more integrated approach. The introduction of modern solutions, such as blade architectures, allows systems to accommodate both physical and virtual migration which promotes uptime and efficient resource usage. This IDC white paper will look at how the IT industry is changing from static...
Ten Cooling Solutions to Support High-Density Server Deployment by APC
High-density servers offer a significant performance per watt benefit. But, depending on the deployment, they can present a cooling challenge. This paper provides ten approaches for increasing cooling efficiency, cooling capacity and power density. Blade servers use less powerful than traditional servers, but when housed compactly in a single...
The Cray CX1 Supercomputer : Leveraging the Cray Brand in the HPC Workgroup Market by Cray Inc.
Of the few iconic brands in the IT sector, only one - Cray - is synonymous with the term supercomputers. This paper explores the prospects for the new Cray CX1 supercomputer in the HPC workgroup segment for technical servers priced below $100,000. This paper explores the prospects for the new Cray CX1 supercomputer in the HPC workgroup segment for...
Gaining Business Value and ROI with HP Insight Control by Hewlett-Packard Company
support core management functions including server deployment, monitoring, optimization, and integration for HP ProLiant and HP BladeSystem servers. This IDC study looks at how businesses can gain business value and increase ROI using HP Insight Control. For this study, IDC interviewed IT staff from 15 North American, European, and Asian companies ranging in size...
What is Virtualization? by Dell and VMware
every new software application required a new server. This added costs to every project and deployment took days to weeks. This also drove server sprawl. Watch this demo for an animated explanation of how virtualization addresses common data center challenges. In the traditional IT approach, every new software application required a new server. This added costs to...
Running Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) on Sun™ Logical Domains by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
RAC nodes can be deployed on the same physical server to reduce hardware costs, while a production environment can place each Oracle node on a separate physical server for increased availability.

This paper addresses the following topics:

  • "Introduction" on page 1 provides an overview of Oracle RAC and LDoms, and discusses the various deployment options for this
    • ...
7 Ways Compellent Optimizes VMware Server Virtualization by Compellent
As enterprises turn to server virtualization to enhance IT flexibility while reducing costs, Server virtualization solutions such as VMware Infrastructure software are helping organizations achieve those goals by abstracting applications from physical resources. Read this paper for 7 Ways Compellent Optimizes VMware Server...
Messaging Security Goes Virtual: Improve Email Security and Lower Costs with Virtual Appliances by Proofpoint, Inc.
storage capacity without reinvesting in new hardware. That can translate into huge cost savings - not only in hardware costs, but in power, cooling, and management as well. Read on to learn how virtual appliances can deliver huge ROI. It doesn't take a degree in accounting to understand that the ability to increase server and storage capacity without having to invest a...
Introduction to Virtualization E-Book, Chapter 2: Optimizing Server Virtualization by Dell and Microsoft
Server sprawl and underutilization problems plague many data centers, with applications being assigned to a server that rarely uses any more than 5% to 10% of its computing capacity. This e-book explains optimizing server virtualization and server management and can help optimize a virtual server deployment...
Introduction to Virtualization E-Book, Chapter 2: Optimizing Server Virtualization by Hewlett Packard Company and Intel
Server sprawl and underutilization problems plague many data centers, with applications being assigned to a server that rarely uses any more than 5% to 10% of its computing capacity. This e-book explains optimizing server virtualization and server management and can help optimize a virtual server deployment...
SUN SPARC® ENTERPRISE! M4000, M5000, M8000, AND M9000 SERVER ARCHITECTURE by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
a more powerful infrastructure, optimize hardware utilization, and increase application availability - resulting in lower operational cost and risk...
Wipro Study: Microsoft SQL Server Migration Pays Big Dividends for SAP/ERP Customers by Microsoft
from a competitive platform to Microsoft SQL Server. Read this study and learn how Wipro consultants collected data from 68 companies running SAP on a variety of hardware and database platforms. Additionally an in-depth analysis was performed on five companies who had migrated from a competitive platform to Microsoft SQL Server.

Findings included migrating an...
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 PKI and Deploying the nCipher Hardware Security Module by Thales
the integrated solution of the Windows Server 2008 PKI and the nCipher nShield and netHSM hardware security modules(HSM). This includes the essential concepts and technologies used to deploy a PKI and the best practice security and life cycle key management features provided by nCipher HSMs. The modern corporation is using web based infrastructures in...
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 PKI and Deploying the nCipher Hardware Security Module by Thales
the integrated solution of the Windows Server 2008 PKI and the nCipher nShield and netHSM hardware security modules(HSM). This includes the essential concepts and technologies used to deploy a PKI and the best practice security and life cycle key management features provided by nCipher HSMs. The modern corporation is using web based infrastructures in...
Leveraging four-socket servers for your SQL 2000 to SQL 2008 consolidation by Dell, Inc.
6650 servers onto a single Dell PowerEdge R900 server with a PowerVault MD1000 storage array can yielded results that enabled use of nearly one-fifth the rack space, one-third the power, and one-eighth the number of SQL Server licenses. Server consolidation allows organizations to save money by reducing hardware, software, and operational costs. To help quantify the...
SQL 2000 to 2008 consolidation made easy with two-socket servers by Dell, Inc.
2650 servers onto a single Dell PowerEdge R805 server with a PowerVault MD1000 storage array can yielded less than one-third the rack space usage, less than one-fourth the power, and one-eighth the number of SQL Server licenses. Consolidating multiple database servers into a single server makes it possible for an organization save hardware, software, and...
Desktop Virtualization: Best Bet for a Dwindling IT Budget? by Quest Software
Server virtualization is a wonderful way to decrease server spend and better utilize computing resources in the datacenter. BUT... Desktop Virtualization offers equally significant savings in the areas of hardware, power consumption, desktop downtime, as well as a plethora of additional benefits. No doubt you...
eGuide: Hyper-V - Microsoft's Approach to Server Virtualization by Dell and Microsoft
and more. Organizations are looking to server virtualization to consolidate, increase efficiency and save money. Microsoft's approach to server virtualization is significantly different from that taken by VMware. In this informative E-Guide brought to you by SearchWindowsServer.com and Dell, learn specifically how Hyper-V is designed to...
HotSchedules Customer Case Study by Dell and Microsoft
annual business growth while also controlling hardware acquisition and power consumption costs. In this case study read how Hot Schedules needed to design and deploy a new data center infrastructure that could accommodate rapid annual business growth while also controlling hardware acquisition and power consumption costs. With help from Dell Global...
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Use DFHLS2WS to expose CICS applications as a Web service by Robert Crawford, Contributor
the language structures passed to and from the server program. LANG The language the structures are in. Additional choices are COBOL, C and C++ PGMNAME The program that CICS Web service links to passing the request language structure. WSBIND The directory and name of the bind file WSDL The directory and name of the WSDL file

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Third-party software vendors and the new IBM z10 technology by Wayne Kernochan
from data. Sirius Software adds SOAP support and a Web server to Model 204. Adabase SOA Gateway provides a Web-service interface to Adabas itself. So, in all of these cases, users find some degree of support for Web-enabling their existing mainframe-database-dependent applications.

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How remote management saved me an emergency flight overseas by Kyle Rankin, Contributor
is everything. This is especially true when you plan a server deployment. When crucial equipment arrives at the wrong time, it can ruin even the best plans. Even so, good planning and a good infrastructure can make up for even the worst timing. For a good example of this I only need to recall our last corporate retreat.

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HP's new server aims for cloud, Web 2.0 apps by Bridget Botelho, News Writer
of users, Martino said..

BigStockPhoto.com, a website that lets users upload and download photos, supports between 10 million and 20 million pages of content monthly. Its compute needs are less aggressive than the large scale-out companies HP targets with this system, but like the bigger Web 2.0 companies, BigStockPhoto is "growing constantly, so a... More...
Grow a green business: Cut costs and improve energy efficiency with green IT by Erin Kelly
the challenges businesses may face and offers energy-saving solutions. A free download of Chapter 1 of The Greening of IT, "The Importance of Green IT," is available for review.

Chapter 1 states many companies talk about reducing their total energy requirements, but are not actually going green where it counts. Why do you think this is true, and how can your... More...
IBM doubles refund for Sparc migrations: News in brief by Mark Fontecchio, News Writer
could save about 4% on a server's power consumption.

The updates also include a way to download HP-UX from high-bandwidth replicated servers to reduce deployment time and allows users to update the operating system while still online, needing only a standard reboot to switch to the new version.

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