Blackboard needs a highly available, very scalable platform for its mission-critical learning management system offered through managed hosting from six global data centers. Ease of set-up and monitoring are of paramount importance. Read this case study to learn how Dell servers and Intel processors make it happen. 

Read this case study to learn how PharmaCorr turned to Esker DeliveryWare to transition to a less paper-centric process and read all the benefits PharmaCorr reaped from implementing Esker DeliveryWare, including better accessibility, visibility, lower costs and higher ROI. 

Listen to this podcast to learn key considerations for building a new data center. Receive strategies for each step of your infrastructure construction, from the data center design to finding the right contractor to carry out the project. 

This webcast explores the emerging paradigm for fixed asset management -- including new approaches and technologies for tracking the logical and physical deployment of fixed assets within the enterprise to extend asset life, improve utilization, and squeeze every dollar out of a company’s investment in equipment and facilities. 

Join Forrester analyst Galen Schreck for a discussion on maintaining readiness for recovery in 2010. He shares ideas on the topic, starting with consolidation and infrastructure, combining virtualization and automation to reduce your cost, making better hardware decisions, and optimizing your data center facilities. 

This SearchDataCenter.com eBook takes a look at how to master the climate control for the data center. Organizations are creating more heat in smaller places which in turn requires efficient and effective climate control. Read this paper to learn more about how to properly cool your data center. 

In an increasingly digital world, it's clear that business continuity is no longer an option. Keeping systems running 24x7 and ensuring that data reaches its intended destination — precisely when it's needed — is the heart and soul of a business. This paper discusses Business-Continuity (BC) initiatives on a tight budget and with limited resources. 

Attend this free virtual event and hear from top data center experts who will provide you with a coherent strategy to consolidate your data center, build a new facility or make an educated decision on the cloud model best suited for your environment. 

Check out this white paper that discusses the findings of an IDC survey of over 600 IT organizations worldwide. The survey identifies issues confronting IT departments that are adopting service models and to better understand the status and priorities of key functions and processes that underlie successful implementation of IT service management. 

Tune into this webcast to discover why Tripwire should be your go-to solution for managing the configurations of your physical and virtual IT infrastructures. 

To curb server proliferation and rising electrical costs, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center moved its virtualization infrastructure to the Windows Server 2008 operating system with Hyper-V technology, using Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 to manage its server landscape. 

The chapters in this Techfocus eBook will discuss the importance of site selection and planning, data center conceptualization and cost analysis, and negotiating with contractors.