Blade Server Hardware Reports

Understanding How Converged Infrastructure Works
sponsored by HP & Intel®
EGUIDE: This expert e-guide offers a discussion of the different types of converged infrastructure and provides an overview of their advantages for IT environments. The paper goes on to introduce converged infrastructure hardware and the advantages offered by its use of four types of virtualization.
Posted: 19 Feb 2013 | Published: 19 Feb 2013

HP & Intel®

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server: Uncompromised Virtual Desktop Performance
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: When employing a virtual desktop solution, it is crucial to choose the right combination of hardware and software. This white paper introduces a comprehensive technology suite that can deliver uncompromised virtual desktop performance while using less than 5% of available bandwidth.
Posted: 20 Jan 2012 | Published: 20 Jan 2012

VMware, Inc.

Power to the People Cooperative Beats National Average for Power Costs with HP's Help
sponsored by HP & Intel®
CASE STUDY: Access this exclusive case study and learn how an HP management software helped one organization increase scalability and application performance while reducing data center space, power needs and costs.
Posted: 31 May 2011 | Published: 31 May 2011

HP & Intel®

Virtualization of SAP Applications with VMware vSphere on IBM System x3850 X5
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Virtualization plays a major role in driving improvements in SAP landscapes. IBM System x and BladeCenter servers with eX5 Technology offer customers benefits including higher utilization, reduced maintenance costs, easier administration and faster response to changing business needs.
Posted: 19 Jan 2011 | Published: 19 Jan 2011

IBM

Migrating from IBM POWER Server Silos to HP BladeSystem and Converged Infrastructure
sponsored by HP & Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This paper looks at the options IT managers have for hosting enterprise applications when replacing end-of-life POWER 4 or 5 servers. It compares an HP Converged Infrastructure, based on HP Integrity and Proliant server blades, to approaches based on IBM POWER. It also addresses customer options for business-critical application migration.
Posted: 09 Feb 2011 | Published: 09 Feb 2011

HP & Intel®

Virtual Data Center E-Zine - Volume 31: How to Make the Transition from Physical to Virtual and Back
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
EZINE: “Workloads in transition” is one way to characterize virtualization, which ranges from physical-to-virtual to virtual-to-virtual and virtual-to-physical. Although each type of migration has its advantages, it has its challenges too. Find out where potential problems lurk, and keep them from dragging down your process.
Posted: 25 Mar 2011 | Published: 25 Mar 2011

VMware, Inc.

Reference Architecture Guide
sponsored by Hitachi Vantara
WHITE PAPER: It can be difficult to design, deploy, manage and support Microsoft Exchange 2010 environments with hardware components from multiple vendors. This solution reduces the complexity of Exchange environments by using servers and storage. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 30 Sep 2011 | Published: 30 Sep 2011

Hitachi Vantara

IBM BladeCenter: Build Smarter IT
sponsored by IBM
BROCHURE: This family brochure highlights the features, functions and benefits of the IBM family of blade chassis and blades, including the BladeCenter S chassis, the HS22, LS22, LS42, HS12, JS12, JS22, JS23, JS43 and BladeCenter Options.
Posted: 20 Jan 2011 | Published: 20 Jan 2011

IBM

Server Showdown: Blade Server Architecture vs Hyper-convergence
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
EGUIDE: The goal of every data center admin has been to simplify hardware platforms while increasing operational agility. Blade server architecture is the reigning champion, but the rising superstar that is hyper-converged infrastructure is aiming to take the crown. Access this e-guide to see which will one you should put your money on.
Posted: 16 Aug 2017 | Published: 14 Aug 2017

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

The Evolution of the Datacenter and the Need for a Converged Infrastructure
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Virtualization is having a profound effect on the data center, and many IT pros are wondering what they can expect and how they should prepare for the future. This white paper explains why the increased adoption of virtualization calls for new approaches to data center management and cites the benefits and drawbacks of converged infrastructure.
Posted: 09 Aug 2011 | Published: 01 Jun 2011

IBM