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Server Consolidation

ALSO CALLED: Consolidation and Server Centralization
DEFINITION: The reduction in the number of servers by combining different types of applications through a process of co-location of multiple servers at fewer locations. The most important part of a server consolidation initiative is the planning and analysis of end-user requirements, application requirements, and  … 
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Dell and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Server Virtualization and Management
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft
WHITE PAPER: With the introduction of Microsoft Hyper-V as part of Windows Server 2008, and Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager, you can now take advantage of a powerful new set of tools to help simplify infrastructure management.
Posted: 15 Dec 2008 | Published: 12 Dec 2008
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Presentation Transcript: Initiating Your Virtualization Project
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This document is based on an IBM/TechTarget webcast entitled "Initiating Your Virtualization Project."
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008
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Virtualization Overview
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains an approach to virtualization software that relies on the host operating system to provide the service to talk directly to the underlying hardware.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 11 Oct 2008
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Presentation Transcript: Changing the SQL Landscape through Consolidation
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: Learn why HP Integrity is the ideal platform for business-critical SQL consolidation and helps deliver improvements in space and energy usage, flexibility and manageability, while lowering your overall TCO.
Posted: 08 Dec 2008 | Published: 08 Dec 2008
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Intel IT: Implementing Virtualization in a Global Environment
sponsored by Intel Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Learn all the ways that server virtualization and consolidation can benefit IT: everything from greater agility to lower energy bills.
Posted: 21 Nov 2008 | Published: 21 Nov 2008
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Deep Dive into Email Archiving Products: Eleven Essential Attributes of Email Archiving Systems
sponsored by SearchStorage.com
WHITE PAPER: This document explains essential attributes of email archiving, which aids in managing mail server growth, meeting compliance standards, and managing system usage.
Posted: 19 Nov 2008 | Published: 19 Nov 2008
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Enabling a More Dynamic Application Delivery Infrastructure with Virtualization
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: Ultimately, virtualization promises to deliver a better, less expensive and more flexible IT infrastructure. IT organizations, when considering all of the benefits of virtualization should pay close attention to the real goal - applicat...
Posted: 14 Nov 2008 | Published: 20 Aug 2008
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VMware and CA: Making the Most of Virtualization
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER: By using a combination of VirtualCenter and CA Unicenter ASM you can visualize and manage logical entities as easily and as well as physical entities, enabling you to dynamically map virtual system resources to business processes.
Posted: 31 Oct 2008 | Published: 30 Oct 2008
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Application Delivery Networks: The New Imperative for IT Visibility, Acceleration and Security
sponsored by Blue Coat
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn valuable ways to improve customer service and access more business intelligence, ensure fast and responsive application delivery and protect users, systems and applications from malicious threats.
Posted: 20 Oct 2008 | Published: 17 Oct 2008
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Microsoft SQL Server on HP Integrity Servers: Lowering Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) through Server Consolidation
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the economic justification for server consolidation of Microsoft SQL Server databases on HP Integrity servers through the financial analysis of two distinct customer environments.
Posted: 16 Oct 2008 | Published: 16 Oct 2008
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HP Virtual Server Environment Capitalizes on Workload Management Integration
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: Virtualization can significantly improve the utilization of computing resources. In this white paper learn how virtualization can assign unused resources to workloads in other parts of an organization that can benefit from them.
Posted: 16 Oct 2008 | Published: 16 Oct 2008
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HP Integrity Systems: Family Guide
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: The HP Adaptive Infrastructure portfolio creates the foundation for delivering better business outcomes by enabling you to reduce operational costs, accelerate speed of IT change, and deliver higher quality of service to the business.
Posted: 16 Oct 2008 | Published: 16 Oct 2008
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The Best Modular Systems for Network and Storage Availability
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
WHITE PAPER: IT shops can ensure availability of network and storage resources by addressing availability issues caused by changes in system configurations. This white paper explores a modular system that can help simplify this task.
Posted: 16 Oct 2008 | Published: 15 Oct 2008
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Breakthroughs in Enterprise Server Architecture
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
WHITE PAPER: Can your data center support current and future server, storage, networking, and management technologies? This white paper reviews a modular server enclosure that incorporates the latest advances in power, cooling, I/O, and...
Posted: 16 Oct 2008 | Published: 15 Oct 2008
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Improving the Out-of-Box Experience of Blade Servers
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
WHITE PAPER: The out-of-box experience of blade servers varies drastically-some systems take hours to unpack and assemble; others just 15 minutes. This independent study compares systems from Dell, HP, and IBM.
Posted: 16 Oct 2008 | Published: 15 Oct 2008
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Blade Server Performance and Power Consumption Comparisons
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
WHITE PAPER: It's essential to consider performance per watt when selecting a dual-socket blade server. Read this white paper to learn how systems from Dell, HP, and IBM stack, using an industry standard benchmark.
Posted: 16 Oct 2008 | Published: 15 Oct 2008
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A Shortcut Guide to Virtualization and Service Automation
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: This Shortcut Guide to Virtualization and IT Service Automation provides an insightful overview of virtualization and IT Service Management. It helps demystify virtualization and helps you determine if virtualization is right for your environment.
Posted: 10 Oct 2008 | Published: 10 Oct 2008
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Accelerating Virtualized Environments
sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the trends towards server consolidation and virtualization, and how wide-area data services can help IT organizations address the challenges of application performance and information availability within these environments.
Posted: 03 Oct 2008 | Published: 03 Oct 2008
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Figuring Out Which Virtualization is Best For You: Server, Desktop, Application, Storage
sponsored by Agilysys-Sun Technology Solutions
WHITE PAPER: All technologies start out as unproven, but some quickly make the leap to demonstrating real business value. Virtualization is one of those technologies. This white paper offers simple advice for realizing the promise of virtualization.
Posted: 29 Sep 2008 | Published: 29 Sep 2008
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Five Ways to Ensure Your Virtualization Initiatives Effectively Support Applications and End Users
sponsored by Quest Software
WHITE PAPER: This white paper seeks to help application owners, operations managers and data center managers ensure their virtualization initiatives effectively support applications and end users.
Posted: 18 Sep 2008 | Published: 18 Sep 2008
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Network Management - From Reactive to Proactive Mode Using Centralized Management Tools
sponsored by Stonesoft Inc.
WHITE PAPER: In many corporations, network management practices are out of date. New tools and approaches are needed. In this white paper IT departments are advise to change from reactive to proactive and become more vigorous in the process of network management.
Posted: 17 Sep 2008 | Published: 17 Sep 2008
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Benchmarking Your Virtualization Stage: Compare Your Progress to Other IT Departments
sponsored by Agilysys-Sun Technology Solutions
WHITE PAPER: Are the virtualization challenges you face typical? This white paper draws upon a survey of your IT peers to show the typical obstacles and progress of IT shops around virtualization (e.g. technical complexities, skill set deficiencies, and cost control).
Posted: 16 Sep 2008 | Published: 16 Sep 2008
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Protecting Virtual Machines: The "Best Of VMworld" Approach
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores a completely new approach to availability for virtual machines-an approach recognized with the Best of VMworld 2007 - New Technology award.
Posted: 09 Sep 2008 | Published: 08 Sep 2008
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Sun xVM Virtualization Portfolio: Virtualizing the Dynamic Datacenter
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper summarizes the benefits and challenges of traditional virtualization strategies, the advantages of Sun's approach, and the core capabilities of the Sun xVM portfolio.
Posted: 08 Sep 2008 | Published: 08 Sep 2008
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Server Virtualization - Deciding What You Need to Purchase
sponsored by CDW Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Server virtualization uses software to divide one physical server into multiple isolated virtual machines, each of which can run a different application on a different operating system.
Posted: 09 Aug 2008 | Published: 23 Jan 2008
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