Virtualisation of SAP Applications with VMware ESX Server on IBM System x3850/x3950 M2

This whitepaper looks at how Virtualization is the concept of decoupling the hardware from the operating systems and applications. This can be implemented a number of ways as we will...

Virtual SMB Centre in a Box?

What types of organizations have the most efficient IT operations? Data centers that provide highly available and resilient services with a minimum of human intervention and management? IT shops that can...

Increasing Energy Efficiency with x86 Servers

The current economic crisis has most companies scrambling for ways to get the most out of every dollar they spend. However, to date, many of the gains have been illusory...

Trend Watch: Mission Critcial x86

This paper examines how, over the past several years, research has shown many organisation moving mission-critical systems onto x86 servers.

"We Have Met the Enemy, and He is Us."

Organisations are being force towards indentity- based acess lifecycle management tools in order to support IT agility & flexability, safeley empowering staff and rapid evolution of data cetres and core...

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• Virtualization,
• Core,
• Structure,
• Staff

IBM Virtualization Services

Virtualization is a powerful technology and can have profound effects on the datacenter; however, it should be viewed as a component of an overall IT strategy that will be able...

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• Knowledge And Data Management

IBM Information Server Change Data Capture

In today's fast-paced world, access to real-time data has never been more important. To be successful, organizations need to be able to report and analyze corporate data quickly and easily,...

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• Database Management,
• Analyze,
• High Performance,
• Capture

IBM System x Virtualization Solutions

System x enterprise servers leverage decades of IBM development and virtualization expertise to give you a proven foundation for your virtualized environment. They're highly scalable, and designed for availability and...

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• Systems Integration

Creating a Dynamic Infrastructure through Virtualization

In almost every case,the transformation to a dynamic infrastructure will involve virtualization.Many IT professionals think of virtualization specifically in terms of servers.IBM,however,has a broader perspective,in which virtualization is seen as...

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• Back-up

Enabling sustainable compliance management across the organization.

From industry regualtions to data privacy laws and government mandate, meeting compliances has become a permanent citerion for doing business. This white paper discusses the growing tide of data security...

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• Privacy Issues,
• Privacy,
• Standards,
• Strategy

Maximize the Business Value of Datacenters

"Combining the strengths of the quadcore Intel Xeon processor, the IBM eX4 technology, and VMware Infrastructure software, organizations can virtualize x86 servers to transform enterprise-class datacenters, making them more efficient, cost-effective,...

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• Knowledge And Data Management

Fact Sheet : IBMXIV Storage System

The IBM XIV® Storage System is a ground-breaking, high-end disk system, designed to support business requirements for a highly available information infrastructure. Built from a grid of standard Intel®/Linux® components, it is...

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• Disaster Recovery

Delivering Information in Real Time

With customer-centric approaches being the norm for most businesses nowadays, information delivery has taken on a more crucial role than ever before. IBM's acquisition of DataMirror enhances the value of customer...

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• Virtualization,
• Ibm Information Server,
• Integration,
• Acquisition

Comparing Two- and Four- Socket Platforms for Server Virtualization

Intel IT compared the performance of two and four processor-socket servers with Intel quad-core processors in a virtualized environment. Our results showed that for memory capacity-limited scenarios-keeping TCO consistent- a...

Not an End In Itself: Information Protection and Return on Risk

Information protection, a core discipline of information stewardship, must balancing rick mitigation with utility. This white paper deals with the shift in "is this technology secure enough" to "we can...

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• Business Strategies,
• Utility,
• Protection,
• Deals

Increasing Energy Efficiency with x86 Servers

Increasing energy efficiency with x86 servers. Robert Frances Group (RFG) explains why Intel/IBM is a winning combination.

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• Mainframes

IBM XIV® Storage System: Performance Reinvented

One of the major requirements of any SAN administration team is to provide users and applications with adequate performance levels. This task becomes increasingly difficult with demands for high performance...

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• Disaster Recovery

Go Green with IBM System x Servers and Intel Xeon Processors

By "going green" with energy-efficient IBM® System x™ servers featuring Intel® Xeon® processors, you can win back control of your IT budget—and win the battle with data center power constraints.

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• High Performance Computing

Escaping PCI purgatory. Compliance roadblocks and stories of real-world successes

By now, any companies driving high volumes of credit card transactions that are not compliant with the payment card industry (PCI) data security standards (DSS) faces steep penalties. This white...

• Tags:
• Card,
• Point Of Sale Devices,
• Pci,
• Dss

Strengthen business resiliency with integrated information risk management efforts.

Information has become the driving force in todays world. As a result organisations invest significant resources to create cost effective and high performing IT enviroments that facilitates the secure information...

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• Knowledge And Data Management,
• Cost Effective,
• Deals,
• Force