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Sun Fire X4170, X4270 and X4275 Server Architecture: Optimizing Performance, Density and Expandability to Maximize Datacenter Value
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 | White Paper: | Posted: 17 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 01 Apr 2009 | |
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This white paper describes the architecture of the Sun Fire X4170, X4270 and X4275 servers, including the processor technology, I/O subsystem, built-in system management features, and range of supported operating systems.
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Reassessing Server Costs for Mid-Size Companies
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation
| White Paper: | Posted: 17 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 17 Sep 2009 | |
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This paper argues that while the current economic climate might suggest delaying data center upgrades, the opposite will save you money. Learn how upgrading to Sun Fire servers can put more on your bottom line.
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Unleashing Application Performance with Solid-State Drivers and Sun Servers
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation
| White Paper: | Posted: 17 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 01 Mar 2009 | |
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This paper is intended for executives and managers and tells how Sun servers equipped with Flash-enabled solid-state drives (SSDs) offers dramatic improvements to HPC, Web 2.0, and data center application performance.
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The Solaris Operating System – Optimized for the Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation
| White Paper: | Posted: 17 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 30 Mar 2009 | |
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This document is intended as a quick reference guide for developers and system administrators that want to optimize the Solaris™ OS on the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series platform.
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SCALING VIRTUAL DESKTOPS ON SUN FIRE™ X4450 SERVERS: Evaluating Performance and Capacity with VMware
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation
| White Paper: | Posted: 17 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 01 Mar 2009 | |
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Managing desktop environments across the enterprise can be challenging for many organizations. Virtualization of desktop systems is an increasingly popular solution, but requires scalability and balanced design for successful implementation. This white paper discusses the use of Sun Fire X4450 servers as a virtual desktop infrastructure platform.
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Planning and deploying a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure on HP hardware: Creating a 150 user VDI proof-of-concept implementation
sponsored by HP, Vmware and AMD
| White Paper: | Posted: 15 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 01 Feb 2008 | |
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This document is intended for IT decision makers, planners, architects, service professionals and installers that are evaluating VDI. A moderate level of technical expertise and familiarity with VMware, Microsoft Windows Server and Desktop Operating Systems as well as HP ProLiant and StorageWorks hardware is considered essential.
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Consolidating Multiple SQL Server 2000 systems using Hyper-V
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
| White Paper: | Posted: 10 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 10 Sep 2009 | |
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This document covers the key overall concepts and procedures you need to setup and configure your Hyper-V platform. It reviews in detail the approach that PT and Dell recommend for a tested and validated installation of Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V.
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Consolidate SQL Server 2008 on Dell 4 Socket - Multi-Core Servers - using Hyper-V
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
| White Paper: | Posted: 10 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 10 Sep 2009 | |
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This Guide is a companion to How to Guide: Consolidating multiple SQL Server systems onto Dell PowerEdge Servers using Microsoft’s Hyper-V. In this Guide, we use the Dell PowerEdge R900 and PowerEdge R905 as target servers.
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SQL Server 2008 - 10-20Terabyte Data Warehousing
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
| White Paper: | Posted: 10 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 01 Nov 2008 | |
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This white paper documents the performance of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse solutions deployed on Dell PowerEdge servers with Dell PowerVault storage. Using the knowledge gained through joint development this white paper illustrates the cost-effective performance of Dell Solutions for SQL Server 2008.
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Mainstreaming the vSwitch: HP Network Automation Extends Control to Virtual
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
| White Paper: | Posted: 10 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 01 Sep 2009 | |
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HP recently announced availability of a driver for their long-fielded HP Network Automation product which delivers integrated support of virtual switches (vSwitches) – virtual network elements that exist within VMWare’s ESX virtual server platform.
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Virtual Servers, Real Savings
sponsored by CDW Corporation
| White Paper: | Posted: 09 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 09 Sep 2009 | |
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With server virtualization, you do more with less. Instead of filling your data center with underutilized boxes, you run multiple operating systems and applications on a single physical machine. You make the most of your space while taking full advantage of your hardware investment. Read this whitepaper to learn more about these benefits.
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P2V Benefits: Moving Servers From the Physical to the Virtual World Cuts Costs, Saves Space and Parallels Green Initiatives
sponsored by CDW Corporation
| White Paper: | Posted: 08 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 08 Sep 2009 | |
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Virtualization basically means inserting a software layer between your hardware and your operating system. This decouples the operating system from the hardware and allows you to run many operating systems at the same time on top of that same physical piece of hardware. Read this short paper to learn about the benefits of using virtual servers.
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A Case to Optimize
sponsored by CDW Corporation
| White Paper: | Posted: 08 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 08 Sep 2009 | |
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A business manager identifies an urgent need for a software application and requests a server to run the new application. Then the server provisioning process kicks off. Read this short whitepaper to learn about new techniques and technologies that can enable your business to cut through so much of the red tape involved in adding new applications.
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Datacenter Management Optimization with Microsoft System Center
sponsored by Microsoft
| White Paper: | Posted: 08 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 08 Sep 2009 | |
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System Center lowers the cost of delivering datacenter services through integrated, end-to-end management of physical and virtual environments, and supports the optimization of the datacenter in three primary ways. Each of these benefits, and the solutions that enable them, are discussed in this paper.
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Branch Modernization
sponsored by Microsoft
| White Paper: | Posted: 08 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 01 Jun 2009 | |
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Your organization can reduce information technology (IT) costs, improve IT service levels, and enable new business scenarios by adopting best practices that will enable you to modernize your branch infrastructure. These best practices presented in this paper include virtualization, centralized management, and increased network efficiency.
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