WHITE PAPER - This paper explains why accurate network time -- and therefore precise network time synchronization -- is critically important for network management. Read on to learn more about the importance of network time synchronization.
Posted: October 20, 2009 | Published: October 20, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Network Best Practices | Network Computers | Network Event Correlation | Network Management | Network Managers | Network Performance | NTP | QOS

EBOOK - Today's networks are highly complex, dynamic environments that demand comprehensive performance management. Fortunately, technological advancement is simplifying management and addressing new challenges. This eBook explains why management is more important now than ever and how it can help deliver business-critical applications better and faster.
Posted: October 20, 2009 | Published: October 20, 2009


Topics:  Application Monitoring | Application Performance Management | Application Performance Management Software | Applications Management | Enterprise Applications Software | Network Management | Network Management Services | Network Managers | Network Performance | Network Performance Management Software | Performance Testing | QOS

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - This eGuide will discuss physical considerations for data center network design, how best to build your network infrastructure, and how to monitor and manage your data center network.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Published: October 19, 2009


Topics:  Cooling Capacity | Data Center Design | Data Center Management | Data Center Networking | Data Center Power Management | Network Infrastructure | Network Monitoring | Network Performance | Rack Enclosures

WEBCAST - In this webcast, viewers will discover a new combination of tools that can help them transform their IT systems into agile, virtual infrastructures. Discover how to leverage this approach for a quicker return on investment and reduced operations, management and networking costs.
Posted: October 15, 2009 | Premiered: October 15, 2009


Topics:  Citrix XenServer | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Network Management | Network Performance | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | TCO

WEBCAST - In this webcast, discover how application and desktop virtualization together with blade servers and SAN technology provide the most cost-effective virtual desktop tools for everyone in your organization. Gain insight into how to leverage this approach to simplify your IT systems while improving the productivity of your users.
Posted: October 15, 2009 | Premiered: October 15, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | Desktop Applications Management | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | Microsoft Hyper-V | Network Performance | SAN | Storage Management | Systems Management

EGUIDE - This E-guide addresses configuration and change management in a partially virtual environment. Topics include: reporting on and managing virtual servers, the effects of physical changes on servers, how to extend change management processes like ITIL to cover the SAN, and handling human problems between the networking, datacenter, and storage teams.
Posted: October 15, 2009 | Published: October 15, 2009


Topics:  Change Management | Configuration Management | Hardware Configuration Management | ITIL | Network Configuration Management | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Network Monitoring | Network Performance | SAN | Server Virtualization

PODCAST - IT pros have several options to choose from when ensuring high availability, making it difficult to know which approach is best for their organization. This expert podcast explores these choices with a focus on cluster and grid computing. Discover the differences between the two with details on when to use them.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Premiered: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Cluster Software | Clustering | Downtime | High Availability | Network Monitoring | Network Performance | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Systems Management | Windows Server Software

WEBCAST - Businesses rely heavily on their servers, so if they fail productivity is lost. This expert webcast explores the dangers of unplanned server downtime. Discover some of the most important planning, configurations and management issues for server high availability.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Premiered: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Clustering | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | Grid Computing | High Availability | Network Management | Network Performance | SAN | Server Hardware | Server Management | Systems Management

PODCAST - Storage networks provide the link between the servers that need data and the storage systems that store that data. Too often, however, storage networks are just considered the connective tissue in the storage environment and are often overlooked when greater performance, scalability or new services are needed.
Posted: October 7, 2009 | Premiered: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Clustering | Disaster Recovery | Network Management | Network Performance | Storage Replication | WAN

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes how various UPS topologies work and looks at the impact of operating mode on five key factors of UPS performance
Posted: October 1, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | High Availability | Network Performance | Power Consumption Monitoring | Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) | RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) | Systems Maintenance | Systems Management | UPS

WHITE PAPER - This white paper presents an overview of storage virtualisation at the controller level of a storage system. It describes how HP defines virtualisation technology and how it applies to the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) storage system.
Posted: September 29, 2009 | Published: February 14, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Network Performance | SAN | Storage Architectures | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | TCO | Tiered Storage

WHITE PAPER - All organizations are becoming increasingly reliant upon their computer systems. The availability of those systems can be the difference between the organization succeeding and failing. This series will examine how we can configure our Windows Server 2008 environments to provide the level of availability our organizations need.
Posted: September 28, 2009 | Published: September 28, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Clustering | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Downtime | High Availability | Load Balancing | Network Monitoring | Network Performance | SLA | Systems Management | Windows Server Software

VIDEO - In this videocast, learn how to optimize your virtual infrastructure performance by allocating resources properly. Gain insight into essential steps you should take to begin the optimization process. Learn how to meet business requirements while increasing resource efficiency.
Posted: September 28, 2009 | Premiered: September 25, 2009


Topics:  Architectures | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | Network Performance | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine Monitor | VM

SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD - The VKernel VM Rightsizer is a simple tool for tuning your VMs with the right amount of resources (CPU, memory, and storage) to drive maximum VM densities without impacting performance.
Posted: September 25, 2009 | Published: September 25, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Centers | Network Monitoring | Network Performance | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Capacity | Virtual Machine | VM | VMware Server

SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD - Quickly finds where resource capacity (CPU, memory, and storage) are being wasted in the virtual infrastructure. By identifying zombie VMs, expired snapshots, and other wasteful consumers, users can reclaim expensive capacity to optimize virtual environments and achieve a better, faster ROI.
Posted: September 25, 2009 | Published: September 25, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Network Monitoring | Network Performance | ROI | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine | VM | VMware | VMware Infrastructure 3