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An examination of server consolidation: the trends that can drive efficiencies and help businesses gain a competitive edge

Overview This white paper provides a starting point for organizations contemplating server consolidation. It includes an overview of server consolidation concepts and techniques and provides guidance on methodologies. It also looks at the potential cost savings associated with server consolidation and offers information on how organizations can sustain the advantage they have gained by consolidating their servers.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	IBM	File Format	PDF
Date Published	June 2008
Format	White Papers
Topics	Data Center, Blades, Strategic Planning, Server Consolidation, Virtualization

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What's the fuss about... server consolidation?

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HBOS inks £35m hardware support deal

The move follows the consolidation from seven data centres to two after the merger between Halifax and the Bank of Scotland in 2001 and the creation of a single IT group for the bank in 2003. Having done the data centre consolidation one of the key...

Channel:
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RFID on airline luggage: ROI in three years?

The study added that RFID implementation is purely a cost issue - there is no benefit for airlines to be gained from using the track and trace technology aside from saving a few pennies. It concluded that employing such a system wouldn't bring...

Channel:
LANs
Tags:
luggage,
airport,
airline,
rfid

Brocade snaffles McData for $713m

Brocade's planned acquisition marks further consolidation in the storage area networking (SAN) market, and it comes as McData faces overall weakness in demand for some of its high-end enterprise products.

Channel:
Storage
Tags:
mcdata,
san,
brocade

CIO Jury: M&As bad for innovation and competition

We are therefore partly responsible for suppliers buying market share, expanding their product portfolio, consolidating their back-office functions and offshoring production to Asia. Mark Devine, IT director at ACCA, said that it is market forces...

Channel:
CIO Jury
Tags:
cio jury

Virtualisation - a CIO's best friend?

CIOs are already starting to reduce the number of boxes [servers] and they're doing that through having more highly configured systems and systems that are more suited to consolidation than systems have been in the past - and we expect that trend...

Live Webcast: Telecoms 2.0 - Where is telecoms heading?

In this webcast, our panel of experts will review where we are with next generation telecoms in the UK, working through the concept of 'Telecoms 2.0': - Realising the potential of Next Generation Networks - why it isn't just about the technology? - What attributes should firms be looking for in their telco partner? - Is the relationship between telco provider and customer changing? - What things need to happen to make next generation services a reality? - You say you want the supplier to change. Do you want to change too? - What is Telecoms 2.0?

Publisher:
ZDNet UK

Telecom 2.0: Mind over matter

ntl:Telewest Business believes that the role of the telco is evolving. Gone are the days when it was enough to simply focus on circuits and minutes, customers now need a far higher degree of interaction and look for suppliers who will talk business solutions with them.

Publisher:
ntl:Telewest Business

IBM Information Server Change Data Capture

In today's fast-paced world, access to real-time data has never been more important. To be successful, organizations need to be able to report and analyze corporate data quickly and easily, regardless of what applications created the data, what platform they're running on, or what database they're stored in.

Publisher:
IBM

An examination of server consolidation: the trends that can drive efficiencies and help businesses gain a competitive edge

This white paper provides a starting point for organizations contemplating server consolidation. It includes an overview of server consolidation concepts and techniques and provides guidance on methodologies. It also looks at the potential cost savings associated with server consolidation and offers information on how organizations can sustain the advantage they have gained by consolidating their servers.

Publisher:
IBM

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