http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ Use IThound RSS Feeds to keep up-to-date with new research on the topics that are most important to you. How Blade Computing Improves Your Business The evolution of Blade Computing has moved from mere server consolidation to a way of managing IT assets which brings significant business benefits. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2534 Go Green with IBM System x Servers and Intel Xeon Processors Do you remember how much your last server cost you overall? With energy prices on a steep climb, soon the cost to power and cool a server over its life span could equal its purchase price. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2533 IBM System x Enterprise Servers in the New Enterprise Data Center Coping with dynamic change in the data center while stretching your IT dollars further and further and doing more with less are facts of life. New technologies offer you many options for relieving the strain. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2532 The Role of x86 Processors in the Virtualized, Energy-Constrained Datacenter This IDC White Paper analyzes the latest technology and market developments in the x86 server space, which has been significantly impacted by the spread of virtualization solutions and the rise of energy issues. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2481 UK Jeweller Seamlessly Accommodates 50 per cent Growth with Powerful Storage Area Network Following acquisitions or mergers, the increase of business data, new applications, and users can place a strain on organisational systems, leading to ongoing management issues and business disruption. Discover why the Goldsmiths Group turned to Dell to ensure fast migration, within budget. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2396 Simplified IT Boosts Learning Environment Learn how this UK school improved the delivery of education 24 hours a day, seven days a week with virtualized infrastructure. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2395 What You Should Look for in a 'Virtualization 2.0-Ready' Monitoring Solution This document outlines the key management challenges that must be overcome as the use of virtualization continues to increase in production enterprise environments. 'Virtualization 2.0-Ready' identifies fundamental changes that are needed in terms of how virtualized environments should be monitored http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2386 Virtualization and Management – Trends, Forecasts, and Recommendations (Summary) This EMA Advisory Note summarises the findings of an extensive study into virtualisation and its management in a broad range of organisations from SMBs to large enterprises. In particular it provides advice on how to ensure that the benefits from a P to V consolidation can be realised. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2381 Achieving Business Performance Goals through Virtualization Management Best Practices Virtual environments hosting critical business services need comprehensive performance monitoring tools that understand the interdependencies of the whole environment – hosts, VMs, application components – and can track, analyze, and prevent problems across the entire IT service infrastructure. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2380 Serving Up Security with Dell PowerEdge servers Read this white paper and find out how Enterasys Networks relies on Dell PowerEdge servers and the Dell OEM Industry Solutions Group to build better network security appliances. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2347