In-Depth Research

VANTAGEPOINT 2010 Planning Guide: Data Center Strategies 9/24/2009 Planning Guide Root Document The Dynamic Data Center 6/11/2008 Overview VantagePoint 2008: Data Center Strategies 3/21/2008 Overview

COMPUTE Market Profile: Hardware Infrastructure as a Service (HIaaS), 2010 1/06/2010 Market Profile Amazon EC2: Is It Ready for the Enterprise? 11/13/2009 Assessment (Single Instance Use Case) Migration from UNIX/RISC to x86 10/08/2009 Assessment (Single Instance Use Case) x86 Blade Server Platforms: Cutting Through the Hype 9/08/2009 Report The Commodity Server Is Being Reshaped by Server Virtualization 7/07/2009 Overview Understanding Commodity Server Platforms and Vendor Differentiation Strategies 4/09/2008 Report Windows Server 2008: To Upgrade or Not to Upgrade? 2/29/2008 Report Linux Server Operating Systems: To Upgrade or Not to Upgrade? 2/01/2008 Report Solaris 10: Does Sun Have a Compelling Linux Alternative? 6/06/2005 Report The Enterprise Linux Ecosystem: Free Software, Cheap Hardware, and Expensive Support 1/24/2005 Report

STORAGE ILM: The Art of Data Placement 12/16/2009 Assessment (Single Instance Use Case) Storage Resource Management: Maximizing a Storage Investment 9/30/2009 Overview Cloud Storage: An Emerging Market 6/09/2009 Overview Data Deduplication in Storage Ecosystems 3/06/2009 Overview Solid-State Disks: Coming to a System Near You 11/19/2008 Overview NAS Platforms: A Crowded Market 7/18/2008 Report Efficient Storage: Well Within Reach 7/03/2008 Overview Network-Attached Storage Grows Up 5/12/2008 Overview Remote Backup Storage Service: Can You Leave It to the Pros? 5/06/2008 Report Midrange and Modular SAN Storage Arrays 10/17/2007 Report The Emergence of Disk-Based Backup and Archive: Is Tape Finally Dead? 8/24/2007 Overview iSCSI: A Storage Network Whose Time Has Come 5/14/2007 Overview Network Storage Virtualization: Technology Overview 5/14/2007 Overview

VIRTUALIZATION Server Virtualization Hypervisors Server Virtualization Hypervisors: Bricks, Mortar, and a Little Duct Tape 7/24/2009 Market Landscape Server Virtualization Hypervisors 4/01/2009 Technology & Standards Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V 10/13/2009 Product Profile VMware vSphere 4.0 9/18/2009 Product Profile Citrix Systems’ XenServer 5.5 8/04/2009 Product Profile Virtual Iron 4.5 4/15/2009 Product Profile Virtual Infrastructure Management: Is the Solution Complete? 6/26/2009 Report Desktop Virtualization: Choices and Challenges 4/22/2009 Overview VM Backup Bliss? The State of VM Data Protection in the Enterprise 1/19/2009 Report Virtual Infrastructure Management Best Practices 12/17/2008 Methodologies & Best Practices Windows Virtual Machine Guest OS Tuning and Optimization 9/05/2008 Methodologies & Best Practices N_Port ID Virtualization: Technology Breakthrough or Terminal Band-Aid? 6/16/2008 Overview OS Virtualization: Opportunities and Challenges 3/26/2008 Report Virtualization Licensing and Support Lethargy: Curing the Disease That Stalls Virtualization Adoption 1/22/2008 Report P2V: Migrate or Migraine? 9/04/2007 Report Let’s Get Virtual: A Look at Today’s Server Virtualization Architectures 5/14/2007 Overview

OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT Data Center Sourcing and Design Considerations 1/29/2010 Assessment (Single Instance Use Case) Data Center Consolidation: Getting Started 12/01/2009 Assessment (Single Instance Use Case) IT Contingency Planning for H1N1 Pandemic 11/05/2009 Assessment (Single Instance Use Case) Counting the Cost of the Elephant in the Data Center 10/19/2009 Overview Keeping Your Cool in the Dynamic Data Center 2/26/2009 Overview The Enterprise Needs More Power, Scotty! 1/27/2009 Overview Building a Business Impact Analysis: The Keystone to Effective Business Continuity Planning 7/30/2008 Methodologies & Best Practices Choosing a Data Center Site: “Location, Location, Location” 1/16/2008 Methodologies & Best Practices Data Center Systems Management: A Layered Approach 10/09/2007 Overview Improving Data Center Energy Efficiency: A Holistic Approach 9/18/2007 Overview Survival of the Fittest: Disaster Recovery Design for the Data Center 9/10/2007 Overview

Storage for Server Virtualization	5/29/2009
Data Center Availability	2/4/2009
Selecting the Correct Server Platform	12/14/2007
Storage Virtualization: Appliance-, Switch-, or Array-Based?	11/30/2007
Host, Co-Lo, or Do-It-Yourself?	9/25/2007
Virtualization Platforms	9/4/2007
Storage Area Network (SAN) Protocols	6/26/2007

Hardware Infrastructure as a Service	2/5/2010
Storage Management	12/11/2009
Virtual Desktop and Application Delivery	11/6/2009
Data Center External Cooling Infrastructure	8/12/2009
Data Center Cooling	8/12/2009
Storage Services	3/13/2009
Data Center System Continuous Availability	2/18/2009
Data Center System Standby Server	2/10/2009
Data Center Power	1/8/2009
Storage Resources	12/4/2008
Compute Node for High-Performance Compute Applications	10/15/2008
Compute Node for Infrastructure Applications	10/15/2008
Compute Node for Line-of-Business Applications	10/15/2008
Compute Node for Server Virtualization	10/15/2008
Compute Ecosystem	10/15/2008
Data Center Availability	10/2/2008
Data Center System High Availability	10/2/2008
Data Center System Data Recoverability	10/2/2008
Data Center System No-Recoverability	10/2/2008
Storage Virtualization	9/23/2008
Unified Storage Connectivity	9/23/2008
Storage-Only Connectivity	9/23/2008
Hybrid Storage Network	9/23/2008
Storage Ecosystem	9/23/2008
Data Center Model	9/17/2008
Enterprise Data Center	9/17/2008
Virtualization Physical Infrastructure: Development/Test	4/23/2008
Virtualization Physical Server	4/23/2008
Virtualization Physical Infrastructure: Production	4/23/2008
Virtualization Physical Infrastructure: Single Server (non-mission-critical)	4/23/2008
Virtualization	4/23/2008
SOHO Site	1/15/2008
Smaller Site: Private/Network VPN, Split Tunnel	1/15/2008
Smaller Site: Internet VPN, Split Tunnel	1/15/2008
Smaller Site: Private/Network VPN, Forced Backhaul	1/15/2008
Smaller Site: Internet VPN, Forced Backhaul	1/15/2008
Larger Site: Internet VPN, Forced Backhaul	1/15/2008
Larger Site: Internet VPN, Split Tunnel	1/15/2008
Larger Site: Private/Network VPN, Split Tunnel	1/15/2008
Larger Site: Private/Network VPN, Forced Backhaul	1/15/2008
Data Center Inline Firewalls Configuration (sub-template)	1/15/2008
Data Center Replicated Switched Configuration (sub-template)	1/15/2008
Data Center Reusable Switched Configuration (sub-template)	1/15/2008

Building a Data Center Cost Model	1/20/2010
Windows 7 Virtualization Features: Good News or Bad News?	11/11/2009
Amazon EC2: Is it Ready for the Enterprise?	9/16/2009
The New Sun Under Oracle: What Does It Mean to You?	7/17/2009
Hypervisor Competitive Differences: Beyond the Data Sheet	5/27/2009
Reducing the Footprint of Data Using Data Deduplication	4/8/2009
Demystifying the Cloud: Introduction to the Cloud Tiered Architecture	2/18/2009
Honey, I Shrunk the Data Center	12/19/2008
Achieving Storage Efficiency	11/12/2008
New Trends in Virtual Environment High Availability	9/24/2008
iSCSI vs. FCoE	8/15/2008
Dynamic Data Center AND Server Virtualization: What a Difference a Year Makes	7/2/2008
Windows Server 2008: Is it Worth the Upgrade Pain?	5/7/2008
Software Licensing for Virtual Environments: Current Problems and Future Trends	3/26/2008
Data Center Strategies VantagePoint 2008	2/13/2008
Data Center Systems Management: A Layered Approach	12/12/2007
Redefining the Mid-range Storage Array	10/31/2007
Business Continuity: Keeping Business Humming	9/5/2007
Virtual Machine Backup Bliss? The State of VM Data Protection	7/18/2007
Introduction to Data Center Strategies: Burton Group’s Newest Service	6/8/2007

Virtual Infrastructure Management Best Practices	12/18/2008
Windows Virtual Machine Guest OS Tuning and Optimization	9/5/2008
Building a Business Impact Analysis: The Keystone to Effective Business Continuity Planning	7/30/2008
Choosing a Data Center Site: “Location, Location, Location”	1/16/2008