Converged Infrastructure Is in Your Future

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions Optimizing Infrastructure August 19, 2011 A Roadmap to a Converged Infrastructure The future of computing can be described as a data center that is a dynamic environment consisting of pools of high-performing computing resources that can be centrally managed, readily automated and efficiently maintained — a converged infrastructure, a term first coined by HP. Converged infrastructure breaks from the tradition of dividing the IT environment into silos by product category, such as servers, storage, networks and management. Read more > Featured White Papers Consolidating Security Across Platforms: A Mainframe Solution Read this white paper to learn about an integrated hardware platform that provides comprehensive, centralized security capabilities for organizations with distributed, multiplatform IT environments. •  The Active Directory Challenge: Higher Efficiency with Better Security •  IT Service Management: Choosing the Right Approach •  Why Load Testing from the Cloud Doesn't Work Premium Tools Cloud Computing Foundation Certification Kit Cloud computing is a topic you need to be well versed at iif you want your IT management career to advance. This downloadable resource will step you through the services available, deployment models and security risks associated with Cloud Computing. Use this 185 page eBook and access to a unique eLearning experience to grow your career. •  The Complete IT Policy Kit •  The Strategic IT Planning Bundle •  The ITIL V3 Foundation Certification Kit IT Marketplace Latest White Papers Global Report: The Role of the CIO in Risk Management Strategy Cloud Service Models & Your Network: The Bigger Truth Voice Transformation: Giving Business Something to Talk About The Art of Integrating Mobility into Your Phone System Enhanced MPLS Architecture for the Anywhere Office MPLS can deliver consistent application performance to the "anywhere workforce" while laying the groundwork for next-generation cloud communications services. Download now > "In the cloud, hardware is passe. And yet, without hardware, there is no cloud." Excerpt from Arthur Cole Center Column Seven Best Practices for Virtualization Initially pursued because of the dramatic savings from server and storage consolidation that it makes possible, virtualization today is quickly becoming more than just a compelling technology that allows IT pros to do the same things better, faster and cheaper. Application Acceleration in the Clouds While already an established market, WAN acceleration and application optimization technologies are taking center stage on enterprise IT investment checklists in 2011 and beyond. Five Reasons to Consider Moving Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery to the Cloud If you think business continuity/disaster recovery (BC/DR) planning means there's no way around adding redundant physical servers to your back room, it may be time to reassess your strategy. Blogs Arthur Cole Infrastructure Lower Power Means More Efficient Cooling Mike Vizard IT Unmasked Linux Rises on the Mainframe Rob Enderle Unfiltered Opinion The Agile Data Center: Ensuring IT Job Security in a Cloud World Server Monitoring — The Single Pane of Glass Approach   Easily monitor, measure, and manage physical, virtual, and cloud environments with this deep, easy-to-use, and affordable server monitoring solution. Try this free trial software download today! Download now > This e-mail is sent by: NarrowCast Group, LLC, 10400 Linn Station Road, Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40223 Copyright ©2003-2011 NarrowCast Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved. E-mail Reports Sign up for these additional e-mail reports to get the best return on your company's technology and talent: •  Aligning IT & Business Goals    •  Optimizing Infrastructure    •  Integrating the Enterprise    •  Maximizing IT Investments    •  Business Tools & Templates •  IT Careers •  Leveraging Enterprise Software •  Managing Compliance Standards •  Mobile and Telecom •  Fortifying Network Security •  CTO Edge Update •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise