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Case Study: Building Materials Company Virtualizes SAP Applications [Unified Computing]
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: When it came time to replace its blade servers, Pacific Coast Building Products, Inc. sought a new platform that would support growth. Read this case study to learn how Pacific Coast implemented a platform that simplified provisioning and management of their SAP applications in a virtualized environment.
Posted: 21 Nov 2011 | Published: 31 Dec 2010

Cisco Systems, Inc.

10GbE, Servers, Storage and Virtualization – Interoperability Review and Highlights
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Organizations can benefit from the advantages of 10GbE, consolidation on Dell PowerEdge blade servers, and virtualization with VMware. By implementing 10GbE solutions, organizations can enjoy the economies they hoped to obtain by consolidating and virtualizing their server environment, along with increased performance, reliability, and security.
Posted: 12 Aug 2009 | Published: 09 Jun 2009

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

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.

Eight Steps to Building a BladeSystem
sponsored by HPE and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This guide explains the benefits of a converged infrastructure. It also explains the process of designing and implementing HP BladeSystem as well as a technical breakdown of this approach.
Posted: 02 May 2014 | Published: 28 Feb 2013

HPE and 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

Ten Cooling Solutions to Support High-density Server Deployment
sponsored by Schneider Electric
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to discover ten cooling solutions to support high-density server deployment. These strategic approaches can help you increase cooling efficiency, cooling capacity and power density.
Posted: 13 Jul 2012 | Published: 13 Jul 2012

Schneider Electric

IBM's System x eX5 Servers Attack Customers' Most Challenging IT Problems with Efficiency and Flexibility
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: The System x eX5 family provides not only the performance, but also the flexibility necessary to address businesses most pressing needs: Performance and cost savings, all in one package. This white paper shows how listening to customers priorities helped the IBM System x team achieve their goal.
Posted: 19 Jan 2011 | Published: 19 Jan 2011

IBM

Red Hat Cloud Foundations, Edition One: Implementation Cookbook
sponsored by Red Hat and JBoss
WHITE PAPER: This paper provides an overview of a reference architecture prepared by Red Hat that fully documents how to build your own private cloud.
Posted: 15 Feb 2011 | Published: 09 Feb 2011

Red Hat and JBoss

BladeCenter E-Kit
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Download a complimentary copy of the IBM BladeCenter e-kit which contains white papers, videos and case studies featuring real-life success stories.
Posted: 16 Jan 2009 | Published: 16 Jan 2009

IBM