Nemertes Research looked at 120 products to devise this list of helpful tools for the new data center.
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In each of four categories, Nemertes Research looked at approximately 30 products, or 120 in all, to come up with this list of helpful tools for the new data center. Here’s a quick look:
Management
Featured tools: IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager and Intelligent Orchestrator. Runners-up: HP OpenView Management Suite for Servers; BladeLogic Operations Manager.
Storage
Featured tools: Cisco MDS with IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller software. Runner-up: NetApp V-Series
Computing
Featured tools: VMware’s ESX Server, VirtualCenter and VMotion. Runner-up: Egenera BladeFrame
Networking
Featured tool: Juniper DX Application Acceleration (formerly from Redline Networks). Runner-up: Cisco ONS Data-Center interconnect
