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How is performance on virtualized servers compared to physical servers? The truth is 95 percent of production databases can be supported as well or better in a virtualized environment than

Switch on a server and you've just doubled its cost. According to Gartner, between 2007 and 2012, most U.S. enterprise datacenters will spend as much on power and cooling as

Optimizing IT infrastructure is always in season. During challenging times, however, it becomes more than an aspiration: making the most of your IT assets becomes an imperative for competitive advantage,

We have written earlier about ways to dress up your PowerPoints with Zurb's Reel and Arctic Fox. There are several other players getting into the game with presentation apps and

We had one of those rare days. It almost felt like two politicians, going back and forth, playing to the crowd. But these were not fat cat politicians. They were

We regularly feature case studies that look at how organizations are using virtualization to overcome problems that relate to poor application performance. We thought it would be helpful over

When Welch's came close to outgrowing its data center, the fruit juice company's IT department turned to virtualization to keep things running smoothly without having to migrate everything to a

The Aucsland Group had been growing fast. An energy boom in the Pacific Rim had created new demands for the company and its various operations that included engineering and manufacturing

Quebecor World is one of the largest commercial printing companies in the world. The Canadian based company, now owned by Quad/Graphics, decided a few years ago to move all of

Millions of tweets run through Twitter. It's the poster child for big data on the Web. To get data out of Twitter and use it to track sentiment requires tools

Concello de Santiago in northwest Spain is the government body for the city of Santiago de Compostela. The city is renowned for its medieval architecture. It's a world heritage city.

We have two white papers to share this week that cover how virtualization can help optimize the enterprise and handle extreme workloads. Our first white paper explores how organizations

The University Hospital Leipzig is Europe's oldest running hospital. For years, the hospital system had been using SAP Human Resources and SAP Business Warehouse. The hardware running the systems were

Pooling its virtualized infrastructure has proven to have its benefits for Germany's University of Münster. The university has more than 38,000 students spread amongst 15 different departments. Its natural sciences

The demanding throughput requirements of large databases and transactional applications requires better virtual machine performance than previous generations. Intel and VMware are delivering an enterprise virtualization platform that can handle

Performance matters in the public sector. And that means systems need to be updated just as much as is required for a privately held organization. That is certainly the

Switch on a server and you've just doubled its cost. According to Gartner, between 2007 and 2012 most U.S. enterprise datacenters will spend as much on power and cooling as

An accounting firm in Los Angeles started having issue with its servers when it started to add applications. Virtualization helped solve that problem. Further, it helped the firm, Lodgen, Lacher,

Quebecor World is one of the largest commercial printing companies in the world. The Canadian based company, now owned by Quad/Graphics, decided a few years ago to move all of

The concept of virtualization has emerged and taken hold across all sectors of the market. The advertising world is no exception. Agencies have dozens of clients, each with their own

Gateway Bancorp's bank tellers, loan officers, and other employees rely on a series of financial software applications behind the scenes to better serve customers. In order to achieve maximum uptime

The most basic of services will often require the most complex of technologies to keep running. Allied Electronics, for instance, distributes electronics components in the United States and Canada.

Sometimes you just have to buy new servers. That's what Computer Science Corporation did after repeated issues with its aging infrastructure. Replacing the servers became an important effort after repeated

The demanding throughput requirements of large databases and transactional applications requires better virtual machine performance than previous generations. Intel and VMware deliver enterprise virtualization platform designed for these extreme workloads.

NorthScale is on the move. Hot off its recent accomplishment of winning several awards - including best in show at the 2010 Under the Radar event - the company announced