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Traditional approaches to infrastructure operations management are incapable of keeping up with highly dynamic virtual environments. VMware announced an extension of its management solutions aimed at simplifying and helping to mold a new operations model of virtual and cloud environments called vCenter Operations. This product brief highlights key findings of ESG's 2011 Virtualization Management survey to illustrate a shift in the way customers are ap...
This online eBook provides insight and advice on how to build an effective disaster recovery strategy in the evolving world of virtual infrastructures, while mitigating the impact of so-called 'Black Swan' events in the datacenter. Practical, how-to best practices, real customer success testimonials and links to additional resources.
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IT departments need a solution that meets the evolving needs of both the employees and IT— something not possible with a traditional PC model. This paper illustrates the benefits of moving beyond the physical PC to a modern desktop that is highly flexible, easy to manage, customizable to suit users’ needs, and ready for new and future technology.
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In 2011, business priorities and expectations focus on customer obsession. In the age of the customer, only the customer-obsessed will survive. That’s why your business is prioritizing revenue and customer growth over cost-cutting in 2011. But is your IT infrastructure and operations (I&O) organization ready to participate? On one hand, business decision-makers already value technology’s ability to support and serve customers much mo...
Small and midsize firms virtualize IT infrastructure to meet real-world challenges: simplifying operations to focus on business issues, speeding up application rollouts to get more done, safeguarding data and operations to stay open and productive, and saving money for the bottom line. It’s a new way to think about IT—and getting started is easy, fast, and inexpensive, using VMware solutions designed for your real-world small or mids...
Microsoft SharePoint is a powerful collaboration tool proliferating throughout enterprises. Download this white paper to learn about the challenges of optimizing a web-based SharePoint environment and how to address all the requirements across the application and technology stack to deliver the best return on investment and productivity for the business.
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With the advent of private cloud deployments, the pendulum has swung from a distributed model that propagated in the 90s to centralized computing. In this short video, Bob Gilbert, Riverbed’s tech evangelist, explains the reasons for the shift and how best to consolidate successfully. While consolidation sounds easy, the further users are away from the services they use, the poorer the performance will be. Watch this video now to learn about th...
Rayonier, a leading international forest products company, chose Riverbed Technology for a global WAN optimization solution in order to make its private cloud a reality. With Riverbed, Rayonier was able to consolidate and virtualize eight data centers down to two, without diminishing end-user performance or adding bandwidth. The success of this project enabled Rayonier to payback its Riverbed investment in less than one year. Payback on the RiverbedÂ...