More businesses are finding that they require mission critical operations to support key applications. Mission critical means an application is operational when it is needed. This can range from 24/7 Website access to guaranteed ERP access...

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Server virtualization is a journey that starts with server consolidation where acquisition cost savings is the main force promoting the virtualization business case. However, to take advantage of higher virtualization goals, such as managed...

High performance computing (HPC) has been primarily used by academic and research facilities. With Microsoft's introduction of its Windows HPC Server 2008, some of the limitations of prior generations of HPC solutions are being removed. HPC is...

VMware ESX Server 3.5 provides the ability to monitor and respond to failures of host systems and individual virtual machines within a host system. The functionality to automatically deal with individual virtual machine failures is new, not...

Enterprise IT staff often find themselves looking towards high availability (HA) to ensure key applications are up and running. Before beginning the trek up the HA slope, IT staff must work with business management to evaluate realistic needs...

More businesses are finding that they require high availability (HA) of key applications. HA means an application is operational when it is needed. This can range from 24/7 Web site access to guaranteed IP phone access during a normal 40-hour...

High availability (HA) application requirements are found in enterprises of all sizes. For the small enterprise, the task of defining what HA means to the enterprise and beginning the implementation can be a difficult task. By carefully...

The latest version of NEC ExpressCluster offers a single high availability platform for Windows and Linux servers and applications. This support is available in both physical and virtual environments. In addition, when bundled with NEC Fault...

High availability (HA) for key applications is a requirement for businesses of all sizes. Small enterprises have fewer resources to allocate in creating an HA data center and so must be more adept at selecting the right components. Understand...

VMware's High Availability (HA) feature provides almost instant virtual machine failover from one physical machine to another. However, failing over an entire site from one location to another has not been automatic. VMware's Site Recovery...

IBM is courting smaller enterprises with its iSeries Solution Edition. The low end offering, System i5 520, begins at about $22,000. While this price seems competitive with x64 processor-based servers, most small enterprises should still avoid...