System Maintenance Reports

Gartner: Fabric Computing Poised as a Preferred Infrastructure for Virtualization and Cloud Computing
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This research note presents results from a recent survey on virtualization and cloud computing. Find out why many of your peers are looking into fabric-based infrastructures and get recommendations to help you leverage the full benefits of this technology.
Posted: 24 May 2011 | Published: 11 Feb 2011

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Energy Logic: Calculating and Prioritizing Your Data Center IT Efficiency Actions
sponsored by Emerson Network Power
WHITE PAPER: This paper reviews the challenges of measuring data center energy efficiency and proposes a solution: a new metric called CUPS, or Compute Units per Second, that allows data center managers to calculate data center efficiency.
Posted: 07 Jul 2009 | Published: 07 Jul 2009

Emerson Network Power

Cloud Based Disaster Recovery for SAP®
sponsored by Symmetry Corporation
WHITE PAPER: The impacts of a system outage are felt within minutes of the incident and range from production and shipping stoppages to lost business, industry penalties and failed audits. Read this paper to learn how a disaster recovery (DR) plan based in the cloud mitigates these risks and protects the interests of shareholders, investors and customers.
Posted: 13 Jan 2012 | Published: 13 Jan 2012

Symmetry Corporation

IDC White Paper: Maximizing System Performance to Manage the Cost of IT Operations
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This informative paper describes the implications of managing the availability of IT infrastructure across the enterprise and looks at the typical cost of downtime for various industries and regions. Read today for best practices to minimize downtime and discover the role of support and advance support services in maximizing system performance.
Posted: 17 May 2013 | Published: 30 Apr 2012

Oracle Corporation

Monitoring the Computer Room's Physical Environment
sponsored by Sensaphone
WHITE PAPER: This paper addresses the greatest environmental threats to the functionality of small to medium computer rooms and presents the time and cost savings associated with the integration of a remote monitoring system.
Posted: 22 Apr 2008 | Published: 22 Apr 2008

Sensaphone

Virtual Data Center E-Zine Volume 36: Selecting the Right System Management Tools
sponsored by TechTarget Data Center
EZINE: System management is a crucial issue in virtual environments, but selecting the most appropriate tools can be extremely challenging. Find out when it's better to deploy a comprehensive system management framework, when point tools are the right choice, and when an organisation should go with both.
Posted: 07 Dec 2011 | Published: 07 Dec 2011

TechTarget Data Center

8 Questions You Should Ask About Linux Systems Management
sponsored by Red Hat and JBoss
WHITE PAPER: IT organizations are always looking for ways to save money and time without compromising on issues like security or compliance. Exploring the value of your systems management solution is a lot easier when you know the right questions to ask. We have a few suggestions for how to get started.
Posted: 29 Jul 2009 | Published: 28 Jul 2009

Red Hat and JBoss

Integrated Systems and Streamlined Practices Propel New, Responsive IT Organizations
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Access this report for Forrester to discover how organizations are responding to the need to transform. Discover some of the challenges faced with the transformation, and how the change is far more fundamental than previously anticipated.
Posted: 26 Nov 2013 | Published: 26 Nov 2013

IBM

PlateSpin® Recon: Virtual Capacity Management and Consolidation Planning
sponsored by Novell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: PlateSpin® Recon from Novell is a sophisticated workload analysis, planning and management solution that provides new levels of intelligence, visual analysis and forecasting for optimizing the data center.
Posted: 01 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2009

Novell, Inc.

The Costs and Implications of EHR System Downtime on Physician Practices
sponsored by Stratus Technologies
WHITE PAPER: The paper includes calculations showing the cost of downtime expected for a given level of EHR solution uptime in practices of various sizes, as well as products associated with specific uptime levels. The report also includes a “cost per hour” tool that estimates the financial impact of downtime in practices they administer, oversee or assist.
Posted: 11 Aug 2011 | Published: 11 Aug 2011

Stratus Technologies