Troubleshooting is a necessary evil. Where does one start when the operating system does not start, the application does not load or run correctly, the network hangs or a network service does not listen or perform? Linux is noted for being rock solid, stable, and easy to manage but not as user friendly. 

While the virtualized data center increases capacity, flexibility and efficiency, many of these gains require large amounts of system memory. Take a look at this resource to learn how to optimize the performance of your virtualized data center by using the Dynamic Memory feature of Windows Server 2008 R2. 

This document reviews actions that IT managers can take to improve overall server performance within their IT environment, and discusses how to go about selecting servers for large-scale virtualized environments. 

Global Knowledge and Red Hat have assembled 10 Tips and Tricks from Red Hat Certified Engineers® (RHCEs) to give you a quick reference guide to help you navigate Red Hat® Linux™ systems. 

Ovum analyses data growth, big data, disk shortages, public cloud storage, flash memory, and other storage trends. 

Read this white paper to learn how Oracle In-Memory Database Cache significantly reduces response time, while improving overall application throughput, by bringing data closer to the application, and by processing queries in an in-memory database. 

In this e-guide, find out how to improve the performance of SQL Server- based business intelligence applications in small and medium-sized organizations. 

Read this white paper and discover the benefits of running the HP DL980 on the Linux operating system. Chief among these is the lower cost inherent in a clustered Linux environment. 

This webcast featuring Wayne Eckerson, BI expert and Director of Research for Business Application and Architecture at TechTarget, examines how BI tools will balance top-down, metrics-reporting with bottom-up, ad hoc analysis in a user friendly manner that delivers fast performance while securing information consistency. 

In this paper, various configurations of Exchange Server 2007 are tested in physical and virtual environments to evaluate the performance scalability and to understand the sizing requirements for Exchange Server 2007 in a virtualized environment. 

In this podcast, SAP HANA experts cover new developments in high-performance analytics and discuss where the industry is headed. 

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.