http://www.ithound.com/ Use IThound RSS Feeds to keep up-to-date with new research on the topics that are most important to you. 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://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=2481 Avoidable mistakes that compromise cooling performance in data centres and network rooms Although facilities staff are often held accountable for cooling problems, many problems are actually caused by improper deployment of IT equipment outside their control. This paper examines the typical mistakes, explains their principles, quantifies their impacts, and describes their remedies. http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=2355 Betfair chooses Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ BladeFrame to Increase their IT Agility and Flexibility Betfair, the world’s leading online betting exchange needed an efficient and agile pre-production staging environment to meet their accelerated growth. They chose PRIMERGY BladeFrame® system and VBlade™ software to get new products to their customers quickly, gaining competitive advantage. http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=2160 Dynamic Data Center in 2008 - Video This film takes the viewer through the day-to-day work of an IT manager and his modern data center in 2008. The viewers learn how various tasks are handled using a dynamic data center and thus receive a good insight into how a Dynamic Data Center works. http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=2151 The Architecture for Flexible Enterprise IT Dynamic Data Center Reduce the TCO by 30 to 40 percent in key IT areas and at the same time maintain a consistently high quality of service with less cost and effort. This white paper explores how Dynamic Data Center represents a new IT architecture that brings you maximum flexibility, efficiency and quality. http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=2140 Green IT: Reducing your Carbon Footprint with Citrix Virtualisation Going green has become an imperative! Limited energy supply and skyrocketing costs are compelling organizations to take radical measures to reduce their carbon footprint. Learn how Citrix products can help bring environmental and organizational objectives into alignment. http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=2101 Business Intelligence Best Practices for Dashboard Design Keys to Effective Dashboards: Data, Data, Data An oftenoverlooked aspect, data is one of the most important things to consider in designing dashboards. It is also important to ask yourself: Is the data reliable? Is it timely? Is any data missing? Is it consistent across all dashboards? http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=2026 Advisory Guide: Desperate For Space in Your Data Centre? This advisory guide offers an alternative solution to relocation or significant re-engineering for solving the problem of space and power in the data centre. http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=1784 Understanding Virtualization and VMware Infrastructure This web seminar from the director of product development at Avocent, discusses the key drivers of virtualisation technology, and analyses the advantages & disadvantages of implementing virtualisation. It then explains how VMware infrastructure can overcome the problems encountered. http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=1738 Secure, Centralised Data Centre Management From changing business requirements to emerging technologies, server administators are faced with ongoing obstacles in their quest to deliver consistent and reliable performance. View this demo to see how to manage virtual machines and the consolidation of physical and virtual infrastructures. http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=1739