Business Intelligence Network - The Vision for BI and Beyond

CASE STUDY - The Dell IT group has virtualized more than 5,000 servers and saved the company over US$29 million using a scalable, worldwide virtualization model.
Posted: November 24, 2009 | Published: October 31, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

WHITE PAPER - This white paper provides reference architectures and best practices for deploying and configuring Dell’s eleventh generation R710 server, using Dell MD3000i Storage Array and Microsoft Virtualization. The solution is based upon iSCSI storage technology as the storage environment.
Posted: November 24, 2009 | Published: July 24, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Hardware | Storage Management

CASE STUDY - Blackboard needs a highly available, very scalable platform for its mission-critical learning management system offered through managed hosting from six global data centers. Ease of set-up and monitoring are of paramount importance. Read this case study to learn how Dell servers and Intel processors make it happen.
Posted: November 24, 2009 | Published: August 24, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Spending | Server Hardware | Server Management

CASE STUDY - When a major acquisition made Layered Tech a larger company with new goals and an opportunity to expand its customer base, the IT team had to revamp its infrastructure to match. Read this case study to learn about the solutions they use to provide the technology and infrastructure that best meets the needs of their customers.
Posted: November 24, 2009 | Published: September 24, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Spending | Processor Architectures | Server Hardware | Server Software

CASE STUDY - Read this paper to find out how Instantis managed to accommodate rapid customer growth, deliver outstanding performance, ensure “five-nines” availability for customers around the globe, cut ongoing IT costs, and reduce the environmental footprint of data center operations through reduced energy consumption.
Posted: November 24, 2009 | Published: August 24, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Green Data Center | Green Storage | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Storage Management

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper examines strategies for moving an organization toward more dynamic IT using datacenter virtualization technologies.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Virtualization | Windows Server Software

CASE STUDY - ITV.com’s IT management sought a future-proofed solution that would improve overall performance and future proof for High Definition editing without increasing the physical storage footprint requirements of their small datacenter. Nexsan was the only company that could deliver the solution they required.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Physical Security | Data Center Power Management | Data Storage | Storage Architectures | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Systems

WEBCAST - Virtual desktops provide many consolidation opportunities, as well as some unique security and business continuity advantages. This webcast gives an overview of desktop virtualization, highlights several virtual desktop solutions, and analyzes the operational efficiency gains possible with desktop virtualization.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Premiered: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Desktop Computer Support | Desktop Management | Operational Support Systems | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware

RESOURCE CENTER - The Xiotech Value Index was designed to establish an industry benchmark for evaluating disparate data storage systems. This formula determines each system’s “Value Index” by taking a holistic view of the system, analyzing its functionality versus its cost. Higher Value Indexs are more desirable.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Centers | Data Storage | Storage Architectures | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Standards | Storage Systems

WEBCAST - Critical to any successful implementation of desktop virtualization is to understand how desktop virtualization can help and which implementations will be most successful. View this webcast for an overview of desktop virtualization, several virtual desktop solutions, and the operational efficiency gains possible with desktop virtualization.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Premiered: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Applications Management | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Desktop Computer Support | Desktop Management | Operational Support Systems | Personal Computers | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware

PODCAST - This podcast, featuring Brian Madden and Gabe Knuth, provides expert advice to help you select the right thin client for your environment. Learn which features are important and how to manage thin clients effectively.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Premiered: November 20, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Operating Systems | Server Management | Thin Client Hardware | Thin Client Software | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

WHITE PAPER - Once you decide to deploy Oracle within the data center, a continuous lifecycle begins - moving from initial development, test, and deployment, to ongoing migration, to new releases of Oracle and deployment of new features with each release. The EMC Solutions Practice for Oracle can help you get started quickly.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: November 19, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Business Continuation Services | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Recovery | Data Storage | Database Administration | Oracle (Product) | Tiered Storage

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper for a discussion of the many benefits of virtualization, how it has evolved, and how it intersects with data center optimization strategies.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: October 30, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Power Management | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

PRODUCT DEMO - View this Flash demo on virtualization to understand how CA can help you accelerate your time to market, achieve operational excellence across physical and virtual environments and reduce risk associated with virtualization.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: November 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Systems | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Risk Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Virtualization Security

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - This presentation transcript details an approach to optimize your virtualized infrastructure performance. Learn how to leverage key performance indicators and cross-domain analytics to plan for future capacity demands and improve service levels. Discover the secret to managing your VMware infrastructure performance for optimal resource utilization.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: November 18, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | High Availability | Network Management | Network Performance | Server Virtualization | Service Level Management | Storage Capacity | Systems Management