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The Scalability Revolution: From Dead End to Open Road
sponsored by GigaSpaces Technologies Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Learn how applications can improve performance and achieve linear scalability by switching from a tier-based model to space-based architecture (SBA).
Posted: 06 Mar 2007 | Published: 01 Feb 2007

GigaSpaces Technologies Inc.

Enhancing Virtualization Performance with VMware VStorage
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: VMware® vSphere™ is the industry's first private cloud operating system that provides a comprehensive framework from which Dell can help deliver enhanced virtualization capabilities to clients.
Posted: 24 Jun 2009 | Published: 24 Jun 2009

DellEMC and Intel®

Virtualization Overview
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains an approach to virtualization software that relies on the host operating system to provide the service to talk directly to the underlying hardware.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 11 Oct 2008

Global Knowledge

Built-in Manageability and Proactive Security for Business Desktop PCs
sponsored by Intel Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how built in desktop management can help address today?s key IT challenges such as avoiding malicious attacks, accurate inventory of assets, and the demand for IT services.
Posted: 05 Sep 2006 | Published: 01 Oct 2006

Intel Corporation

ISSU: A Planned Upgrade Tool
sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper describes the selection of an ISSU design, which requires a comprehensive approach that considers various permutations of redundant and non-redundant router architectures.
Posted: 25 Nov 2008 | Published: 25 Nov 2008

Juniper Networks, Inc.

Vista SP1: What You Need to Know before You Deploy
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: The release of Windows Vista SP1 enables customers to take advantage of improvements that Microsoft and its partners have developed. It's a continuation of Microsoft and its partners' drive to provide the best experience possible.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008

Global Knowledge

MD3000 and MD3000i: Array Tuning Best Practices
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides an overall approach to tuning I/O performance and also provides specific guidelines for using the storage array tuning controls.
Posted: 17 Sep 2008 | Published: 16 Sep 2008

DellEMC and Intel®

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Learn about the benefits of desktop virtualization: administrative and management tasks are reduced; applications can quickly be added, deleted, upgraded, and patched; security is centralized; and data is easier to safeguard and back up.
Posted: 07 Oct 2008 | Published: 03 Oct 2008

VMware, Inc.

Lab Test: AppZero Turbo-Charges Server Consolidation
sponsored by AppZero
WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the impact of application virtualization technology on overall system performance. It documents a simple performance evaluation of application virtualization using AppZero virtual application appliance (VAA) compared to a VMware ESXbased system using virtual machines (VM).
Posted: 04 Mar 2009 | Published: 04 Mar 2009

AppZero

Getting Started with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V on Dell Servers
sponsored by Dell EMC and Microsoft
WHITE PAPER: This article provides an introduction to Hyper-V virtualization, discusses the overall architecture and underlying technologies, and offers guidance on best practices for deployment on Dell PowerEdge servers.
Posted: 11 Dec 2008 | Published: 11 Dec 2008

Dell EMC and Microsoft