Managing multiple platforms for servers, storage, operating systems and network bandwidth is costly, inefficient and prone to errors. 

Since components in a unified fabric have both LAN and SAN technology elements, deciding who manages the fabric can be difficult. This E-Guide can help you find out who to pick! 

This resource explores how integrated processes such as Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) give IT pros the ability to simply deploy new assets and plan for future growth, control energy costs, reduce risks and increase operational efficiency. Learn more about DCIM solutions here. 

The major global telcos have led the competitive march from telecoms into cloud computing, and are now widely seen as credible players in cloud computing services including infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS). 

Because virtualization and cloud computing separate workloads from physical machines, they add to the difficulties of managing systems within the data center. This expert lesson explores the landscape for systems management and reveals statistical findings concerning systems management technologies and trends. 

Readers of this e-guide document will learn about the different ways to approach data center outsourcing, including assessing services-oriented architectures for infrastructure and software. IT professionals will benefit from this document in learning how to evaluate, select and manage relationships with potential data center outsourcing partners. 

While some larger organizations continue to manage internal data center, many business managers are able to increase service levels, cover more users, and lower response times by outsourcing their out-dated server farms to third-party data centers and cloud computing providers. This white paper will define data centers and explore cloud networking. 

Managing power consumption in the data center is a huge concern for IT organizations today. In this videocast, learn about the cost benefits of using Windows Server 2008 R2 for power and energy savings in the data center. The speaker will discuss the trends in this area and offer steps to improve power consumption and costs. 

Watch this webcast to learn how to best increase efficiency in your data center, how best to manage your private cloud, the benefits of virtualized storage, and more. 

As organizations deploy virtualization and increase their use of virtualization throughout the data center, it is critical that they also look at a holistic plan and strategy for managing energy consumption and energy costs. 

This expert E-Guide from SearchServerVirtualization.com discusses some of the obstacles facing administrators managing virtual environments. Explore the "side effects" virtualization can bring to the data center and learn how implementing a few new tools can help alleviate some of these pain points. 

To embrace the new instant-on, mobile, interconnected business world, IT organizations need to transform their infrastructure and data centers to support agility. This video series features 10 expert tips for planning your IT transformation. Check out this brief video for tips 4-1. 

Virtualization is changing everything for IT professionals who must plan and manage data center infrastructure. In order to achieve greater agility and lower operating costs, companies are becoming more innovative in how they provision computing resources and juggle support for hardware, software and network infrastructure.