Server virtualization has become a strategic initiative in many organizations.  However, virtual server data protection and management has emerged as a key barrier to success in many data centers and CIOs are starting to pay attention.  This whitepaper covers what every CIO should be asking about virtual server data protection. 

Access this white paper to learn how to identify server monitoring solutions that can easily adapt availability and service quality measures for a myriad of server configurations. 

This webcast explores key factors companies should consider when making a server selection, including compute capacity, management, and energy consumption. Discover single-socket systems that possess these attributes, enabling you to save money without sacrificing performance, flexibility, or ease of use. 

VMware vSphere 5.0 delivers enhanced performance and scalability to ensure that even the most resource-intensive applications can run on your cloud. Find out about the newest improvements that contribute to faster HA configuration times and failover rates, lower management operational latencies, and higher management operations throughput. 

Discover how VMware vSphere, the leading virtualization platform, can help your organization transition existing data centers to the cloud, streamline IT management and support business-critical applications. 

This exclusive resource explains how one SMB employed a converged infrastructure to increase uptime with minimal administration. Discover how a converged infrastructure solution can help your organization improve recovery time for critical servers, reduce hardware failure rates, increase reliability, and much more! 

This white paper is designed to help companies upgrade to Microsoft SQL Server 2008, from either the 2005 or 2000 version. Discover seven reasons your peers are making this move and access guidelines to ensure your initiative is a success. 

Keeping Exchange Server 2010 running at full torque requires diligent management and administration. This e-guide examines some of the most common performance issues and explains how to mitigate them. Exchange MVP Andy Grogan also details best practices you should follow to prevent any performance setbacks. 

This white paper takes a closer look at a host of new improvements to SharePoint 2010.  Discover the most notable ones, including better performance, support for additional browsers, and more. 

In this SearchSQLServer.com e-guide, find out how to improve the performance of SQL Server-based BI applications in small and medium-sized organizations. Continue reading to learn more about technologies and best practices that can help improve performance, scalability and, ultimately, the overall success of your BI applications. 

Content provided by Google. Do you send and store important business records in email? Do you need ready access to this content for a variety of reasons? If the answer to any of these questions is “Yes,” then you will need an archiving system that will preserve this information and make it available when needed. 

End-user requirements for reliable, high-performance applications have left SMBs searching for ways to further leverage their virtualized environments. Read this white paper to find out why SMBs are deploying Windows Server 2008 R2, why SMBs will move to Windows Server 8, and how best to configure your infrastructure to optimize this technology.