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In this week's Computer Weekly, we talk to UPS CIO Juan Perez to find out how making his IT department "business intimate" is driving innovation. We look at how cloud management platforms can help ease the adoption of multiple public cloud services. And we examine how UK local councils are struggling to deal with cyber attacks. Read the issue now.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW:
To gain full value of virtualization, you need servers that are built to handle the heavy and ever-changing demands of a virtualized and consolidated computing environment. To help you get maximum benefits from virtualization, Intel has built a better physical server platform with unique hardware-assist features to enhance the virtual data center.
EZINE:
According to the Data Center Decisions 2008 Purchasing Intentions Survey, server selection and disaster recovery (DR) are front-burner issues for data center decision makers.
PRODUCT LITERATURE:
The Dell PowerEdge server family offers offers a solid portfolio of powerful AMD processor-based servers that can help simplify and lower the cost of managing your IT environment. Read this product guide for more details.
RESOURCE CENTER:
This reference architecture describes the design for deploying and managing high-density clusters of VMs built on two hypervisors—VMware ESX* and Xen*—using Novell Cloud Manager.
WHITE PAPER:
For customers running Sybase ASE 12.5 on Solaris 8, the long-planned end of support for that platform means that they must move their workloads to a new environment or face special support contracts. Moving to HP infrastructure brings immediate payback through lower support costs and reduction in power and cooling requirements.
TECHNICAL ARTICLE:
Intel IT has standardized the Intel® Xeon® processors with a core frequency of 3 GHz for two-socket servers for design computing and enterprise server virtualization. Our analysis demonstrates that higher-end processors significantly enhance server performance for a minimal increase in total cost of ownership (TCO).
WHITE PAPER:
IT organizations looking to improve service levels and drive down total costs for their most demanding workloads should take a closer look at the latest Intel® Xeon® processor 7500 series. Read this paper to learn more.
