Blade Server Hardware White Papers

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Data Center Management: The Key Ingredient for Reducing Server Power While Increasing Data Center Capacity
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: The pressure to improve data center efficiency is nothing new. In fact, this demand has been growing for over a decade. This resource describes the key elements of effective IT management and compares the offerings of two key players in the market.
Posted: 14 Jan 2012 | Published: 01 Jun 2010

Cisco Systems, Inc.

HP BladeSystem Matrix: Delivering the Converged Infrastructure
sponsored by HP & Intel®
WHITE PAPER: IT organizations that find server deployment complex and inefficient are looking at new options, such as HP's BladeSystem Matrix. Using this converged infrastructure approach, organizations can reduce acquisition costs for servers, storage and network infrastructure, while reducing total cost of ownership.
Posted: 20 Sep 2010 | Published: 20 Sep 2010

HP & Intel®

Highly-Scalable Virtualization: Optimizing your Infrastructure with IBM eX5 and VMware vSphere
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: For small and midsize companies, System x, BladeCenter, and VMware virtualization solutions offer cost-effective options for transforming IT into a simple more powerful computing infrastructure. Look to IBM and VMware to show you how you can be distinctly competitive and profitable.
Posted: 19 Jan 2011 | Published: 19 Jan 2011

IBM

HP BladeSystem Leadership and Innovation for the Data Center
sponsored by HP and Intel® Xeon® processor
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper features a Gartner evaluation of other important blade server market trends, including an in-depth evaluation of some of today’s biggest vendors.
Posted: 21 Nov 2013 | Published: 21 Nov 2013

HP and Intel® Xeon® processor

 Datacenter Efficiency with Oracle x86 Blade System Solutions
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: To address the ongoing IT mission to adapt IT resources and to improve levels of service, Oracle has integrated Sun hardware with Oracle's software applications and management tools to deliver a complete end-to-end solution that reduces IT complexity. Read this paper for more information.
Posted: 15 Mar 2011 | Published: 15 Mar 2011

Oracle Corporation

Managing Access Control through SAS Zoning
sponsored by PMC-Sierra, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) is gaining popularity in small SAN environments. Read this white paper to learn about SAS zoning and how it helps IT administrators create more flexible, scalable and efficient server networks that meet their business needs.
Posted: 06 Oct 2005 | Published: 01 Sep 2005

PMC-Sierra, Inc.

Integrating Blades Solutions with Dell EqualLogic SANs
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: There are many ways that blade enclosures can be attached to a Dell EqualLogic SAN. This paper reviews three ways, but depending on the blade enclosure design features there may be other options. Each of the three architecture strategies presented here provides different trade-offs in cost, complexity and scalability.
Posted: 05 May 2009 | Published: 30 Dec 2008

DellEMC and Intel®

Clabby Analytics Research Report - How Cisco's UCS Compares to IBM Flex System - Nov 2012
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Access this research report for an in-depth comparison of Cisco's UCS and IBM Flex System integrated system offerings. This report focuses on areas such as extended memory servers, blade and rack designs, performance, systems management, and more!
Posted: 15 Jul 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2012

IBM

Memory Provisioning Recommendations for Vmware Infrastructure 3
sponsored by Kingston Technology Company, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: In order to successfully base server consolidation on VMware Infrastructure 3, it is important to have appropriately sized physical memory. Learn how to determine the right amount of memory for a VI3 deployment and the consequences of sub-optim...
Posted: 19 Oct 2007 | Published: 19 Oct 2007

Kingston Technology Company, Inc.

Why Scalable Blades: HP Integrity Server Blades (BL860c i2, BL870c i2, and BL890c i2)
sponsored by HP & Intel®
WHITE PAPER: If you are considering upgrading from a current bladed or non-bladed server design to a next generation server, this white paper is intended to highlight some of the capabilities of the HP Integrity server blades to aid in your evaluation.
Posted: 03 May 2010 | Published: 03 May 2010

HP & Intel®