Operating Systems

Virtual infrastructure and cloud-based apps must deliver radical flexibility, transcendent efficiency and performance, cost reductions, and quality of service. The new Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 OS, powered by the AMD Opteron™ processors, promises breakthroughs on all these fronts.

This guide examines the business and IT advantages of migrating to Windows 7 and the costs of further delaying the move. We also take a look and migration strategies, best practices and lessons learned, as well as the resources to help men the move smoother and most cost-effective.

From a security perspective alone, healthcare organizations are well served by migrating from Windows XP to Windows 7. This paper outlines the challenges organizations can expect, automation techniques that can ensure a smooth process, and overall best practices to keep both IT and users happy.

Following the sale of a company division housing its corporate data center, Source Interlink had to relocate core IT operations. Teaming with CDW, they were able to not only relocate, but lower capital and operating costs, reduce their carbon footprint, and increase efficiency.

The expiration of Microsoft Windows XP support is driving enterprises and government agencies to prepare for the imminent move to Windows 7. The complete impact assessment process in this guide, which includes detailed assessment worksheets, will help IT managers accurately plan resource requirements and overcome common migration hurdles.

Today's businesses need simpler more efficient and flexible computing models. The IBM PureSystems family is comprised of platform systems and infrastructure systems that include built-in "patterns of expertise" to address complex business and operational tasks for smarter computing.

This technical white paper presents benchmark results showing greater VM consolidation ratios than demonstrated in previous benchmarks and demonstrating the extent of the performance lead that PowerVM virtualization technologies deliver over x86-based add-on virtualization products.

For years, many support teams have been hamstrung by their traditional service desk platforms, which require complex, time-consuming coding for virtually every aspect of customization. This complexity makes it costly and difficult for support organizations to adapt-and places an increasingly substantial burden on the agility and efficiency of the business as a whole.

Discover how flexible the Microsoft Enterprise Agreement Program is to help you build the right software solution agreement for your business. This paper highlights all the available options-from on-premise software and cloud service solutions, to payment options and enrollment programs, and more.