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HP Integrity Server Blades: Meeting Mission-Critical Requirements with a Bladed Form Factor
sponsored by HP & Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines the trends in the industry relating to blade server deployments, the challenges relating to systems management and power and cooling in that computing environment, and HP's approach to addressing those challenges.
Posted: 29 Sep 2010 | Published: 29 Sep 2010

HP & Intel®

Understanding Desktop Virtualization
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: Desktop virtualization is being considered by more IT pros as they face increasing pressure to control costs, security, regulate compliance and more. Read this white paper to learn about the various desktop virtualization models available for your infrastructure, how each model works and identify the best fit for your IT shop today.
Posted: 08 Jun 2011 | Published: 08 Jun 2011

Intel

IDC: Business Value of Blade Infrastructures
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company and AMD
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper that discusses the real business value blade servers can bring to your organization's data center infrastructure.
Posted: 16 May 2013 | Published: 16 Dec 2012

Hewlett-Packard Company and AMD

Sizing Server Platforms To Meet ERP Requirements
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This Intel paper analyzes the effects of various factors on the utilization of the primary server resources: compute, memory and I/O. The analysis shows that 4-socket servers, which provide greater headroom than 2-socket servers, may be preferable in a number of situations.
Posted: 19 Jan 2011 | Published: 19 Jan 2011

IBM

Cisco's Unified Computing System vs. IBM Flex System: How Do They Compare?
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Check out this exclusive resource to find out how Cisco's Unified Computing System measures up against IBM's Flex System, both of which have blade environments.
Posted: 21 Jan 2014 | Published: 30 Nov 2012

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®

Server Consolidation with IBM System x and BladeCenter Power by Intel Xeon Processors: Lowering Total Cost of Ownership
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Read this case study and see how the latest IBM System x and BladeCenter servers powered with the new energy efficient Intel Xeon 5500 series processors offer tremendous opportunity for reducing energy consumption, shrinking your data center footprint and lowering operational costs.
Posted: 22 Oct 2010 | Published: 22 Oct 2010

IBM

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®

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.

Dell PowerEdge Half-height M610 and Full-height M710 Blade Servers
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: The Dell PowerEdge M-Series blade servers help cut operating expenses through energy efficiency, product flexibility, and efficient use of data center space. When combined with Dell's world-class storage, management, and support offerings, the result is a total enterprise solution that can help you simplify and save on IT expenses.
Posted: 03 Sep 2009 | Published: 03 Sep 2009

Dell, Inc. and Intel®