WHITE PAPER - This white paper introduces different ways of implementing storage virtualization and illustrates how the virtualization technology embedded in Infortrend ESVA storage systems benefits users with optimized efficiency of storage utilization.
Posted: August 17, 2010 | Published: August 17, 2010


Topics:  Backups | Enterprise Systems | Network Infrastructure | SAN | Scalability Testing | Storage Architectures | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization | TCO

ANALYST REPORT - Users should evaluate network attached storage products based on their business needs, workload characteristics and infrastructure strategy. This document offers a point-in-time snapshot of vendors' positions in the market at the time of the evaluation and evaluates each vendors' strengths and cautions.
Posted: August 12, 2010 | Published: March 15, 2010


Topics:  NAS | NAS Software | Storage Architectures | Storage Consolidation | Storage Hardware | Storage Industry | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Provisioning | Storage Service Providers | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization

CASE STUDY - In this case study, you'll learn how Dell EqualLogic PS Series iSCSI SANs maximize SAN efficiency at Boston Medical Center. Watch this video to learn about the features and business benefits of these Dell EqualLogic solutions.
Posted: August 10, 2010 | Published: August 10, 2010


Topics:  Health Care Industry | Health Care Storage | iSCSI SAN | SAN | Storage Architectures | Storage Capacity | Storage Hardware | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Systems | Tiered Storage

WHITE PAPER - SANs are frequently difficult to set up and configure, requiring a lot of effort to perform necessary tasks. This paper explains how a Fluid Data architecture can make life as a storage admin much easier.
Posted: August 2, 2010 | Published: February 24, 2010


Topics:  Data Management | RAID | Storage Architectures | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management | Storage Provisioning

PODCAST - Listen to this podcast to discover what Exchange 2010 archiving entails  and learn about its capabilities and limitations. Learn why it is essential to have a retention policy in place to meet e-discovery regulations and determine how Exchange 2010 and 3rd party archiving tools compare when it comes to compliance.
Posted: July 21, 2010 | Premiered: July 21, 2010


Topics:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Electronic Discovery | Email Archiving | Email Management | Microsoft Exchange | Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 | Storage Architectures

WHITE PAPER - This white paper introduces IP storage technologies and the platform benefits for Oracle running on consolidated IP storage over NFS. It also reviews the features of Oracle 11g Direct NFS and summarizes the business and performance benefits observed after extensive lab testing on EMC® Celerra® network-attached storage (NAS).
Posted: July 13, 2010 | Published: March 1, 2009


Topics:  Databases | High Availability | NAS | Network File System Protocol | Oracle (Product) | Storage Architectures | Storage Infrastructure

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - A RAID is a method of ganging up, so to speak, a bunch of disk drives, such that the availability and/or the performance is actually improved. Read this transcript for more basics of RAID.
Posted: July 8, 2010 | Published: July 8, 2010


Topics:  Disk Backups | Disk Drives | Disk Storage Systems | RAID | Storage Architectures | Storage Consolidation | Storage Management

WEBCAST - This webcast highlights best practices for setting up a virtualized Exchange 2010 infrastructure. Learn about the major changes made to Exchange 2010. Find out about various deployment scenarios, recommended storage architectures, and backup and recovery strategies for the new version of Exchange.
Posted: July 6, 2010 | Premiered: July 6, 2010


Topics:  Backups | Disaster Recovery | Microsoft Exchange | Server Virtualization | Storage Architectures

CASE STUDY - This case study will examine The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General's implementation of NetApp’s storage solution. Read on to learn the specific benefits since deploying, including reduced operational costs and increased user productivity.
Posted: July 1, 2010 | Published: December 23, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Storage | ROI | Storage Architectures | Storage Best Practices | Storage Consolidation | Storage Infrastructure

WHITE PAPER - With Compellent, enterprise data is actively, intelligently managed throughout its lifecycle so you can constantly adapt to changing business conditions. This paper discusses eight Compellent technologies that combine to create new levels of efficiency and flexibility while cutting cost now and in the future.
Posted: June 28, 2010 | Published: February 1, 2010


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Storage | Storage Architectures | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Organizations for the first time now have at their fingertips a Buyer’s Guide that provides them with a comprehensive list of midrange arrays that can assist them in this all-important buying decision while removing much of the mystery around how midrange arrays are configured and which ones are suit­able for which purposes.
Posted: June 8, 2010 | Published: June 8, 2010


Topics:  iSCSI SAN | SAN | Storage Architectures | Storage Capacity | Storage Hardware | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Management Software | Storage Service Providers | Storage Standards

WHITE PAPER - Data center power, cooling, and space requirements are becoming key IT challenges for organizations of all size; not to mention data protection demands, restore performance and longer retention times. Read this white paper to discover successful methods for meeting these IT challenges.
Posted: June 7, 2010 | Published: August 26, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Data Deduplication | Data Recovery | Storage Architectures

WHITE PAPER - This white paper defines six types of replication and looks at the advantages and drawbacks of each. It also provides an overview of factors (such as protocol and total cost of ownership) that should be taken into account when developing a replication strategy.
Posted: May 5, 2010 | Published: May 5, 2010


Topics:  Data Centers | Data Replication | Data Security | Data Storage | Data Synchronization | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Oracle (Product) | SLA | Storage Architectures | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Systems

ANALYST REPORT - The market for midrange and high-end network-attached storage has become increasingly consolidated, yet still competitive, over the past year. This document offers a point-in-time snapshot of vendors' positions in the market at the time of the evaluation and evaluates each vendors' strengths and cautions.
Posted: May 4, 2010 | Published: March 15, 2010


Topics:  NAS | NAS Software | Storage Architectures | Storage Consolidation | Storage Hardware | Storage Industry | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Provisioning | Storage Service Providers | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization

VIDEO - Bob Laliberte, senior analyst at the Enterprise Strategy Group, discusses EMC's new Fully Automated Storage Tiering (FAST) technology. Learn why FAST is one of the most important innovations in IT today.
Posted: May 1, 2010 | Premiered: April 30, 2010


Topics:  Server Virtualization | Storage Architectures | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization | Tiered Storage

WHITE PAPER - If you are in charge of IT at a mid-size enterprise, you’re probably about to bite the bullet to add a new Storage Area Network (SAN). Why? The simple answer is that it’s a combination of challenges and opportunities. Read this paper to learn why any organization that runs more than one business server application should consider a SAN.
Posted: April 26, 2010 | Published: April 26, 2010


Topics:  Citrix XenServer | Data Storage | Disk Backups | High Availability | IT Management | IT Spending | SAN | Server Virtualization | Storage Architectures | Storage Capacity | TCO

EBOOK - Your backup application looks a lot different than it did a few years ago. In the March edition of Storage Magazine, see what new capabilities are being built in by backup vendors plus other storage related articles.
Posted: March 12, 2010 | Published: March 12, 2010


Topics:  Storage Architectures | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Management Services | Storage Management Software | Storage Resource Management | Storage Standards | Storage Virtualization

ANALYST REPORT - Virtualization goes beyond consolidation by maximizing IT cost savings and enabling timely delivery of highly scalable business services. Download this tech report to learn about storage enhancements that provide better performance, improved usability and easier administration.
Posted: March 5, 2010 | Published: March 5, 2010


Topics:  Data Storage | iSCSI SAN | Server Virtualization | Software Selection | Software Upgrades | Storage Architectures | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | VMware

DATA SHEET - Dell™ EqualLogic™ PS Series storage area network (SAN) arrays offer a solid shared storage foundation for a virtualized data center that can enable organizations to take full advantage of the high-availability features included with Windows® Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V™.
Posted: March 2, 2010 | Published: March 2, 2010


Topics:  High Availability | Microsoft Hyper-V | SAN | Server Virtualization | Storage Architectures | Storage Hardware | Storage Management | Virtual Machine Migration | Windows Server Software

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper to learn about 12 best practices for data backup and recovery such as Reliability, Breadth of Offering, Security, Accessibility, Scalability, Cost-effectiveness and more!
Posted: January 11, 2010 | Published: January 11, 2010


Topics:  Storage Architectures | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management | Storage Media | Storage Security | Storage Spending | Storage Standards | Storage Systems

EBOOK - This eBook provides comprehensive information about servers and server implementation to help IT managers choose the best option for their storage needs.
Posted: December 28, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2009


Topics:  Clustering | Grid Computing | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Software | Server Virtualization | Storage Architectures | Storage Hardware | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management

WHITE PAPER - Business Ready Configurations for Virtualization are pre-configured, easy to order, bundled solutions that include Dell PowerEdge™ blade servers, Dell EqualLogic™ SAN, and VMware vSphere™. This white paper provides a detailed reference architecture for the Business Ready Configurations.
Posted: November 17, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | Data Center Construction | Data Center Design | Server Virtualization | Storage Architectures | Storage Hardware | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Machine | Virtual Machine Migration | VMware | VMware Infrastructure 3

EBOOK - Servers play a crucial role in daily enterprise operations. But even the most powerful and resilient servers are useless without adequate storage. Storage solutions contain the operating systems, applications and virtual images needed to operate every server. This eBook chapter will help you better understand your data center storage challenges.
Posted: August 11, 2009 | Published: August 10, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Construction | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Disk Drives | RAID | SCSI Devices | Solid State Disks | Storage Architectures | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization | Windows Server 2003

EBOOK - This eBook provides comprehensive information about servers and server implementation to help IT managers choose the best option for their storage needs.
Posted: June 15, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2009


Topics:  Clustering | Grid Computing | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Software | Server Virtualization | Storage Architectures | Storage Hardware | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management

EBOOK - This eBook will walk you through some of the key steps to setting up a dedicated server room. Whether your server project is large or small, having a dedicated server room will allow you to store backup disks, blades, equipment, and also allow you to have an onsite console for administrators.
Posted: June 15, 2009 | Published: April 15, 2009


Topics:  Backup Server Hardware | Cooling Capacity | Server Appliances | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Service Creation | Service Creation Tools | Storage Architectures | Storage Devices | Storage Hardware | Storage Infrastructure