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The information varies from structured cabling, testimonials, Cisco's franchise on transceivers, network audits, data centre design and Cisco support right through to solutions on application delivery , data centre design, disaster recovery, IP telephony, wireless solutions and even the aptly named article - Use our Optics or Else.
These downloads have been selected to enable you to find out the information you need to ensure your network is running as efficiently as possible. There is information from Cisco, Force10, PowerDsine, Microsoft, Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP, F5, ColdLogik and Smartpac from a variety of independent sources.

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Products

Cabling

Power Management UPS

  • pdf Eaton UPS Product Range Explained
    By adding more electrical equipment to your existing network you are increasing your power consumption and you will need to make allowances for this in the provision of a UPS solution.
  • pdf Eaton UPS Product Range Explained
    By adding more electrical equipment to your existing network you are increasing your power consumption and you will need to make allowances for this in the provision of a UPS solution.
  • pdf Eaton 3 Phase UPS Solutions
    Find out more information about the full range of Eaton’s 3 phase UPS products and learn more about the benefits of using Eaton UPS to protect your Data Centre and IT facilities.
  • pdf CEMEP - Environmental considerations
    An independent paper produced by CEMEP (European Committee of Manufacturers of Electrical Machines and Powere Electronics), focusing on the environmental impact of UPS power usage.

Servers

  • pdf The Real Story HP ProLiant Vs. Dell Servers
    Innovation separates HP from Dell. HP customers are clear what type of innovation is more important to their bottom line innovation in virtualisation, management and power efficiency making their infrastructure simpler and more efficient.

Switches & Routers

Services

Asset Recovery

  • pdf Asset Management
    Hardware.com's approach to effective management of your IT network; from procurement, repair, support, asset management, leasing, disposal and managing upgrades.
  • pdf Asset Management (US version)
    Hardware.com's approach to effective management of your IT network; from procurement, repair, support, asset management, leasing, disposal and managing upgrades.

Network Audit

Network Repair

Network Support and Maintenance

Solutions

Application Delivery

Microsoft

Oracle

IP Telephony

Virtualisation

  • pdf VMware vSphere Competitive Reviewer's Guide
    A hands-on evaluation of VMware vSphere 4 by press reviewers, technology analysts, and IT professionals who wish to compare vSphere to competing virtualisation products such as Microsoft Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer.
  • pdf What’s New in VMware vSphere 4: Performance Enhancements
    VMware vSphere 4, the industry's first cloud operating system, includes several unique new features that allows IT organisations to leverage the benefits of cloud computing, with maximum efficiency, uncompromised control, and flexibility of choice.
  • pdf What Is New in VMware vSphere 4: Storage
    VMware has added many new storage management capabilities that increase disk utilisation rate, provide greater control of these storage resources and enable increased options for datastore protocol support and format of virtual disk format.
  • pdf Virtual Appliances Are Coming
    A new virtualization specification, the Open Virtualization Format (OVF) lays the foundation for a fundamental change in how enterprises deploy and manage software. This development has ramifications on how users recover applications, clone golden images, and ensure license compliance.
  • pdf VMware vSphere Raising Data Centres Closer to the Cloud
    While it is true that server virtualisation is an essential building block of the infrastructure required for cloud computing initiatives, a considerable base of infrastructure and technology has to be in place in addition to server virtualisation to achieve the promise of cloud computing.
  • pdf VMware: Clearing the Fog for a Look into the Clouds
    While it is true that server virtualisation is an essential building block of the infrastructure required for cloud computing initiatives, a considerable base of infrastructure and technology has to be in place in addition to server virtualisation to achieve the promise of cloud computing.
  • pdf Quantifying the Business Value of VMware View
    An analysis of organizations adopting a centralized virtual desktop computing environment with the use of VMware View shows that investment in the technology can result in significant business value with very high return on investment.
  • pdf VMware vSphere Overview and Pricing
    VMware vSphere Essentials editions are all-inclusive packages that enable you to virtualise and consolidate many application workloads onto three physical servers running vSphere and centrally manage them with vCenter Server for Essentials.
  • pdf VMware vSphere Enterprise
    As the industry’s first cloud operating system, VMware vSphere holistically manages hardware resources and provides built-in application service level controls, creating dramatically simplified cloud infrastructures for organisations of all sizes.
  • pdf VMware vSphere 4 Essentials
    VMware vSphere Essentials editions are all-inclusive packages that enable you to virtualise and consolidate many application workloads onto three physical servers running vSphere and centrally manage them with vCenter Server for Essentials.
  • pdf VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager
    If disaster strikes you need to be sure that you are able to recover your resources with as little disruption as possible. With vCentre Site Recovery manager you are able to build your disaster recovery plans easily and more importantly implement them quickly and seamlessly.
  • pdf VMware vCenter CapacityIQ
    VMware vCentre CapacityIQ allows you delivery of the right capacity to your applications and to eliminate wasted resources within your datacentre. You can monitor the demand of your applications and provision resources as required.
  • pdf VMware Data Recovery
    VMware Data Recovery provides you with a centralised data backup and recovery system that provides complete data protection for your environment. Unlike traditional backup products which use tape as their medium, Data Recovery takes snapshots of the virtual machines and uses de-duplication technology to efficiently store them on disk. This means if you have to recover a server, it is back at the touch of a button.
  • pdf VMware View
    Deliver unique and personalised desktop environments to your users and benefit from truly centralised administration. VMware View allows you to run the desktops virtually in your datacentre and provide your users with a familiar environment. This provides you with greater efficiency, security and allows for rapid deployment.
  • pdf Why Choose VMware?
    When choosing a virtualisation platform to build your cloud infrastructure, it is important to ensure that you realise all the benefits of virtualisation and maximise your return on investment.

Wireless Solutions