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SGI® InfiniteStorage Data Migration Facility (DMF): Virtualizing Storage to Enable Active Archiving
sponsored by SGI
WHITE PAPER: This paper explores the benefits of Data Migration Facility (DMF) for streamlining data management for the most data-intensive environments. Usage scenarios are discussed along with the core technologies that have made DMF so successful.
Posted: 20 Dec 2010 | Published: 20 Dec 2010

SGI

PCs as Strategic Assets
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: In this paper you'll learn how managing PCs as strategic assets, streamlining processes, and buying more-capable PCs with built-in manageability that improve productivity and security, not only reduces TCO but also delivers measurable top-line benefits year after year.
Posted: 17 Aug 2010 | Published: 01 May 2009

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

WebSphere Application Server v7 vs. Oracle WebLogic 11g
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This document briefly covers key differences between IBM® WebSphere® Application Server and Oracle WebLogic Server. While both products are of high quality and will perform well even in demanding mission-critical environments, there are still some differences in their efficiency and resulting total cost of ownership.
Posted: 02 Sep 2011 | Published: 02 Sep 2011

IBM

Best Practices for Architecting Storage in Virtualized Environments
sponsored by Nimble Storage
WHITE PAPER: This white paper highlights the shortcomings of legacy storage platforms in relation to virtualized environments. It also highlights the benefits that converged storage can provide in such a situation.
Posted: 23 Apr 2014 | Published: 31 Aug 2012

Nimble Storage

Analyst Whitepaper: Bloor Research: Sybase ASE Total Cost of Ownership - A Comparison to Oracle
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Given that Sybase ASE can now be deployed as the foundation for SAP Business Suite and BW implementations (in addition to Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server and IBM DB2), the information is relevant to SAP customers installing a new instance of SAP or looking to migrate their existing SAP installation to a different database.
Posted: 22 Apr 2012 | Published: 30 Sep 2011

SAP America, Inc.

Total Cost of Acquisition and Ownership Study for: Consolidating Lotus Domino x86 Workloads on IBM Power Systems
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Learn how companies can maximize the return on their investments by moving up to Lotus Domino 8.5 and consolidating from a larger number of x86 servers to a smaller number of IBM Power servers.
Posted: 06 Jun 2011 | Published: 14 Jul 2010

IBM

Extending the Lifecycle and Lowering the TCO of your SAN
sponsored by D-Link
WHITE PAPER: If you are in charge of IT at a mid-size enterprise, you’re probably about to bite the bullet to add a new Storage Area Network (SAN). Why? The simple answer is that it’s a combination of challenges and opportunities. Read this paper to learn why any organization that runs more than one business server application should consider a SAN.
Posted: 26 Apr 2010 | Published: 26 Apr 2010

D-Link

Getting the MAX from your Virtualized Investment: Comprehensive Solutions from VMware and IBM
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: VMware & IBM paper for small and midsize companies, System x, BladeCenter, and VMware virtualzation solutions offer cost-effective options for transforming IT into a simple more powerful computing infrastructure. Look to IBM and VMware to show you how you can be distinctly competitive and profitable.
Posted: 19 Jan 2011 | Published: 19 Jan 2011

IBM

Oracle Solaris and Sun SPARC Systems – Integrated and Optimized for Enterprise Computing
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This document is intended for IT architects, system administrators, and developers that want to understand the details of how Oracle® Solaris and SPARC® can improve your application solution environment. 
Posted: 24 Aug 2010 | Published: 25 Jun 2010

Oracle Corporation

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform: The Economic Evolution of Enterprise Storage
sponsored by Hitachi Vantara
WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the exceptional Storage Economics principles built into the Virtual Storage Platform. It delineates how it helps enterprises reduce capital and operating expenditures, garner a greater return on existing storage assets and ultimately lower the total cost of ownership (TCO).
Posted: 28 Jan 2011 | Published: 28 Jan 2011

Hitachi Vantara