The Dark Side of Cloud Computing

What is a computing cloud, really? It is a large collection of processors, memory, and storage space with access to massive amounts of Internet bandwidth. Astaro dives deeper into Cloud Computing technology.

Reinventing IT as a Business Driver. How Thick is Your Cloud?

The Cloud’s benefits are often considered from a one-dimensional perspective of cutting costs in infrastructure and operations- the ‘depth.’ This paper looks at the often overlooked different services capabilities, notably ways to generate revenues- the ‘breadth’ of the cloud.

CONTROLLING IT COSTS, Governance, Standards, Automation Key to Curbing Expenses

Organizations will continue to face challenges in controlling IT costs. But with efforts in IT governance, project management & automation of processes, enterprises can keep costs from out of control.

How to measure Energy Consumption in your data center.

This research outlines a pragmatic approach on how to measure energy consumption in your data center. Without a practical measurement methodology, users will waste money and operate the center at suboptimal levels.

IDC IView on Novell Automated, Standardized, and Private Cloud Management

This new approach to datacenter planning, provisioning and operation requires new approaches to IT workflows and demands widespread use of highly automated infrastructure management tools.

An Introduction to Data Center Infrastructure Management

This paper will discuss some important data center infrastructure management issues, and to support data centre future requirements and even extend data center life.

What consolidated disaster recovery solution do you currently have?

This whitepaper shows you how server virtualisation, with workload portability, facilitates an affordable and flexible disaster recovery plan while providing fast restore times and workload protection.

Virtualization and Data Center Management

The white paper highlights best-practice methodologies to tackle challenges in data centres. We explore an approach to consolidating all elements into a single, audited solution that helps administrators manage smarter and more intelligent.