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Integrated Systems and Streamlined Practices Propel New, Responsive IT Organizations sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Access this report for Forrester to discover how organizations are responding to the need to transform. Discover some of the challenges faced with the transformation, and how the change is far more fundamental than previously anticipated. Posted: 26 Nov 2013 \| Published: 26 Nov 2013 TOPICS: IT Best Practices \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| Systems Design and Development \| Systems Integration \| Systems Maintenance \| Systems Management

Gartner: Fabric Computing Poised as a Preferred Infrastructure for Virtualization and Cloud Computing sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This research note presents results from a recent survey on virtualization and cloud computing. Find out why many of your peers are looking into fabric-based infrastructures and get recommendations to help you leverage the full benefits of this technology. Posted: 24 May 2011 \| Published: 11 Feb 2011 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Networking \| Server Hardware \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Hardware \| Systems Integration \| Systems Maintenance \| Systems Management

IBM PureFlex and Flex System: Infrastructure for IT Efficiency sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Access this resource to uncover a study of how IBM PureFlex and Flex System have enable organizations to improve IT efficiency. Posted: 29 Aug 2013 \| Published: 29 Jul 2013 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Systems Integration \| Systems Management \| Systems Management Services \| Systems Operations

IDC: Linux in the Mainstream: Growing Deployment of Business-Critical Workloads sponsored by Red Hat & IBM WHITE PAPER: Access this resource to explore the growth of Linux as a server operating system and discover how deployment form factors have changed over time to support both workload data and the ecosystem. Posted: 28 Sep 2011 \| Published: 28 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Data Center Management \| Linux \| Linux Server Hardware \| Operating System Virtualization \| Operating Systems \| Systems Management

Distributed Object Store Principles of Operation: The Case for Intelligent Storage sponsored by Hitachi Vantara WHITE PAPER: This resource explores the growth of distributed object stores (DOS) and examines the underlying mechanisms that guide their use and development. Posted: 16 Feb 2012 \| Published: 16 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Applications Management \| DOS \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Management \| Storage Management Services \| Systems Management

Testing your Windows 7 Migration Strategy sponsored by AppSense WHITE PAPER: Migrating to Windows 7 can be a costly, complex and time consuming project. Learn how virtualization can actually reduce the time and cost of a Windows 7 migration while ensuring maximum user adoption. Inside, take our quick challenge to test your Windows 7 migration plan. Discover the advantages and pitfalls of a user virtualization strategy. Posted: 03 Oct 2012 \| Published: 01 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Server Virtualization \| Systems Management \| Virtualization Security \| Windows 7 \| Windows XP

The New Building Blocks of Network Design sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper explores network virtualization as a strategy to make corporations more agile and IT expenditure efficient. Posted: 26 Mar 2014 \| Published: 12 Jan 2009 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Content Delivery \| IT Infrastructure \| Network Design \| Network Management \| Systems Management

Zerto Hypervisor-Based Replication: A New Market Segment is Born sponsored by Zerto WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents a virtual replication solution that protects virtual machines at the disk format file level, which prevents management and TCO challenges associated with array-based replication. Discover how your organization can take advantage of features like non-disruptive process, virtual protection groups and more. Posted: 11 Jul 2012 \| Published: 11 Jul 2012 TOPICS: Disaster Planning \| Disaster Recovery \| Systems Management \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Backups \| VM \| VMware

Myth Busted: Affordable, Easy to Manage Virtualization with High-Availability is a Reality sponsored by Stratus Technologies WHITE PAPER: SMBs want to take advantage of the benefits of virtualization but it can be costly to manage if they do not have the required skills in-house. Dan Kusnetzky takes a deep look at all of the benefits as well as the issues these businesses are facing, including the requirement to use automated systems, reducing complexity and maintaining availability. Posted: 11 Aug 2011 \| Published: 11 Aug 2011 TOPICS: Application Monitoring \| Application Performance Management \| Applications Management \| Business Continuity Planning \| Competition \| Continuous Data Protection \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Recovery \| Disaster Recovery \| Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments \| Downtime \| High Availability \| SMBs \| Systems Management \| Virtualization Security

Next Generation Analytics for Optimizing Critical Application Operations in Virtualized Environments sponsored by SIOS Technology Corp WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the benefits and challenges of moving critical applications such as SQL Server, Oracle, and SAP to the new hybrid data center. Additionally, learn about an advanced analytics platform that can help meet stringent requirements for performance, efficiency, reliability, and resilience in virtualized environments. Posted: 02 Mar 2015 \| Published: 02 Mar 2015 TOPICS: Systems Integration \| Systems Management \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Migration \| VMware