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It’s no secret that organizations today are facing the increased consolidation of data centers and a widely distributed workforce. Jim Frey (Enterprise Management Associates) talks to two experts from SolarWinds, Sanjay Castelino and Josh
... ens, to see what sort of impact this is having on day-to-day planning and IT operations objectives.View More"Virtualization, by definition, is using one piece of hardware to supply the resources needed by multiple “virtual” machines. The division of resources is important and must be carefully considered when setting up the server and the virtua
... hines it will host. In this whitepaper, learn server virtualization best practices including selecting virtualization software, setup and creation of virtual machines, and maintenance. "View More
Date: 01 Aug, 2009
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When IT managers talk about doing more with less and increasing efficiency, they often focus on improving resource utilization. The first step in that process is to find tools that will enable staff to save time. In this whitepaper, learn
... tools that enable quick collection and analysis of critical system data in order to optimize efficiency in data center management.View More
Date: 01 Jul, 2009
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Backup optimization is often an endless ride where backup managers try to fix individual segments of the process to shorten the backup window. However the best first step is a full analysis of the backup environment in order to understand
... ing capabilities and limitations. This whitepaper discusses the importance of performing such an analysis and recommends strategies and tools for accomplishing that task.View More
Date: 15 Jan, 2010
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"Most enterprises have more than one backup application, and use more than just backup software to protect their data. The task of managing multiple backup applications, let alone ensuring their success, can be daunting. This whitepaper la
... t the characteristics of a successful backup management strategy for real world IT environments, including Centralized View, Monitoring vs Reporting and Predicting Failure. "View More
Date: 01 Nov, 2009
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Broadly, the goal of Total Capacity Management is to ensure that all resources in the data center are being used at an effective but safe level. In this whitepaper, learn the critical value of implementing tools that not only improves reso
... utilization, but also allow for capacity planning. Too little resource utilization and tight budget dollars are wasted. Too much utilization and an organization’s digital assets are put at risk.View More
Date: 01 May, 2009
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One TB of SAN-based storage typically costs about $5000 USD. But the average organization often has GBs and TBs of wasted, abandoned, and mis-allocated storage. With the right tools, organizations can identify and reclaim wasted storage sp
... saving money while adding efficiency. This whitepaper discusses strategies for managing storage usage in order to reduce costs and gain the greatest ROI possible.View More
Date: 01 Sep, 2009
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When it comes to storage, capacity costs money. Wasted capacity is lost money. Proper resource utilization requires tools that provide a real-time, heads-up indication of what’s going on in the environment, as well as trending capabilities
... g forward. This whitepaper discusses how to improve compute and storage utilization rates, as well as improving server virtualization rates in order to do more with less storage space.View More
Date: 01 Aug, 2009
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"To get maximum benefit when driving out storage management costs you need to first drive in efficiency through a proper analysis of the IT environment. Today, tools exist that provide independent third party analysis of the storage enviro
... and how applications interact with that environment. In this whitepaper, learn how to cut storage costs by inventorying the data set, mapping primary and secondary data and assessing performance. "View More
Date: 01 May, 2009
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