Power will be the number-one issue for most IT executives within the next few years. Not only does it represent a significant percentage of data center operating costs, but demand is likely to overtake supply in the near future. This e-guide highlights available courses of action for reducing energy consumption – without sacrificing performance. 

Since power and cooling is needed to run the data center, it is essential that data center managers find ways to lower costs. This expert e-guide explores how you can implement the right power and cooling strategies for your environment to reduce overall energy costs. 

The purpose of this guide is to support a self-guided, hands-on evaluation of VMware vSphere™ 4 by press reviewers, technology analysts, and IT professionals who wish to compare vSphere to competing virtualization products such as Microsoft Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer. 

Many IT professionals are intrigued by the idea of a private cloud to reduce performance bottlenecks and simplify management. This expert e-guide from SearchCloudComputing.com provides insight into what you need to consider before investing in a private cloud strategy. 

This exclusive e-guide presents top data center infrastructure management (DCIM) offerings and tools to help you successfully organize and manage your data center while also monitoring power for an improved, efficient data center. Also inside, discover the full benefits of this management tool. 

<p>Customers considering blade servers should carefully assess hardware capabilities and configuration options before making a purchasing decision. This expert e-guide presents an in-depth overview of blade servers, covering their recommended uses, unique features, and offerings in the market.</p> 

This guide highlights scenarios that show how virtualization can enable server consolidation, business continuity, and an optimized desktop environment, among others, while examining the Microsoft those solutions. It also explains some of Microsoft’s technology partnership investments that support heterogeneous virtualization environments. 

<p>This expert e-guide reviews the resources and characteristics you need to ensure your records management strategy is up to par. Gain insights on how to achieve compliance goals, develop your policy, determine costs and evaluate vendors.</p> 

This white paper provides a simple guide and checklist for IT professionals focusing on the four key virtual workforce requirements to create an efficient and secure architecture for success. 

This guide explains why processors should be considered in a company's server selection process. Discover the key features of one platform and learn how it paves the way for virtualization and the cloud. 

Read this e-guide for tips on implementing data deduplication, one of the hottest technologies in data backup and primary storage. Learn all about the advantages and disadvantages of data deduplication as well as the key dos and don’ts of implementing this technology. 

The majority of today's businesses have flat or decreasing data center budgets. In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchDataCenter.com and Dell, you will gain insight into the latest data center purchasing trends.