This document provides an overview of BranchCache, explains the different modes in which BranchCache operates, and describes how BranchCache is configured. The paper also explains how BranchCache works with Web servers and file servers and the steps BranchCache takes to determine that the content is up-to-date. 

Listen to this podcast to learn about the top ten most useful advantages of Windows Server 2008 R2. Gain insight into improvements made to Terminal Services and Hyper-V that can provide your organization with increased flexibility. 

Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 represents a significant milestone in Microsoft's ongoing efforts to help customers streamline the management of their unique IT infrastructures. Read this white paper to learn how to manage Windows Server 2008 R2. 

One of the leading questions IT organizations face when thinking about their installed base of servers is when and how to refresh those servers. This white paper discusses why you should refresh, provides common approaches meet new requirements, and explores the x86-based Sun server line using Intel Xeon processors. 

This whitepaper discusses the issues involved in sharing files between Macs and Windows servers and compares the options for successful integration. It is intended for systems administrators, technical evaluators and decision-makers who are considering upgrading or purchasing Group Logic's ExtremeZ-IP solution for the first time. 

This whitepaper is about enterprise architecture as it pertains to finding and maximizing the business value in greener operations. Higher energy efficiency and a smaller carbon footprint are obvious areas of interest for any business, but how do you balance these goals with productivity, customer service, and all your other business concerns? 

This tool allows you to enter data about your existing server environment and evaluate the benefits of replacing x86 server technology with the latest generation Sun servers powered by Intel® Xeon® processors. 

This paper discusses the use of industry standard servers, with an abundance of CPU and memory as storage controllers by leveraging industry standard hardware and general purpose software to create a high performance storage architecture. 

In one neat package, the Web Platform Installer gives you the frameworks, web server, database, tools and applications you need to quickly build and run Web applications and solutions on Windows. 

Employing UltraSPARC® T2 Plus processors - an evolution of the industry's first massively threaded systems on a Chip (SoC) - the Sun SPARC® Enterprise T5440 server offers breakthrough performance and energy efficiency to drive Web 2.0 infrastructure and address other demanding datacenter challenges. 

Latency is an important metric that should be considered when evaluating web application delivery solutions. Through tests performed, Citrix NetScaler exhibited very low latencies and was at least 3x fast than F5 BIG-IP in almost all test scenarios. 

With the changing regulations affecting organizations today, regulatory compliance is never really done. Organizations that have met compliance soon find they need a more strategic approach to uphold it. Watch this videocast for tips on using a risk-governance model to establish an enterprise-wide program and a common framework. 

Virtualization has become the standard in data centers today with its ability to allow IT pros to do more with less – but it still has its challenges. Watch this episode of Cisco TechWiseTV to learn how to overcome these challenges to take full advantage of virtualization.