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Creating a Dynamic Infrastructure through Virtualization

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Overview In almost every case,the transformation to a dynamic infrastructure will involve virtualization.Many IT professionals think of virtualization specifically in terms of servers.IBM,however,has a broader perspective,in which virtualization is seen as a generalapproach to decouple logical resources from physical elements,so that thoseresources can be allocated faster,more cost-effectively and more dynamically,wherever the business requires them in real time to ideally meet changingdemand levels or business requirements.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	IBM	File Format	PDF
Date Published	September 2009
Format	White Papers
Topics	Back-up, Database Management, Data Center, High Performance Computing, Virtualization

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Creating a Dynamic Infrastructure through Virtualization

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Publisher:
IBM

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back-up

Dynamic Infrastructure Helping Build a Smarter PlanetDelivering Superior Business and IT Services with Agility and Speed

In this smarter world, we need our infrastructure to propel us forward, not hold us back. This infrastructure becomes instrumented, interconnected and intelligent to bring together the business and IT...

Publisher:
IBM

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database management

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Backup-to-Disk and Recovery with Deduplication

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Dell EqualLogic

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back-up

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Publisher:
CA XOsoft

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network disaster recovery

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