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ESG White Paper: Enabling Enterprise Class Features for the Mid-Range: Focus on BlueArc Mercury

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this White Paper from ESG to learn about current data growth and consolidation challenges as well as BlueArc's new mercury series products, foreceful consolidation solutions, providing enterprise class file system features to support mid-range applications. Published by: BlueArc Corp.

SiliconFS™: The BlueArc® Filesystem

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The BlueArc Filesystem, SiliconFS, is the engine which drives the entire architectural platform forward. The filesystem is the foundation which enables greater performance and scalability for the entire platform. This document describes to the latest version of SiliconFS. Published by: BlueArc Corp.

Data Deduplication Tutorial

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Data Deduplication is a vital technology to consider as part of your overall data protection strategy. Data Deduplication significantly reduces the amount of space required for backup and the network bandwidth required for replication. This tutorial explores several facets of data deduplication technology and compares vendor offerings. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Essential Guide to Data Backup for SMBs

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Data backup is still the No. 1 pain point for storage administrators. The tips in this guide will help you simplify your backup process and put together a reliable backup and recovery plan. Published by: SearchSMBStorage.com

StoredIQ for Intelligent eDiscovery and Information Management

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

StoredIQ is riding the eDiscovery wave into companies that have had enough of discovery costs and costly failures and are ready to make a change for the better. StoredIQ leverages its technology platform to include not only litigation-based eDiscovery, but also governance, risk and compliance management (GRC) and storage management for IT. Published by: StoredIQ

VMware® ESX 3.5 Deployment with Sun Storage 7000 Series Unified Storage System

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This paper details a few of the possible deployment scenarios when using Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System (called Unified Storage System hereon ) with Vmware Infrastructure ESX 3.5. This paper also describes how each of the deployment differs from one another. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Reducing Storage Complexity with Sun Unified Storage

Mon, 01 May 2006 24:00:00 EDT

With all protocols and storage features included in the cost of the system, Sun claims its new unified platform delivers significant performance gains and cost benefits versus proprietary unified storage solutions. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

eGuide: Get More Out of Your Data Protection Plan

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Every storage pro is looking to do more with less, especially in today's economy. This eGuide offers the practical advice storage pros need in order to get more out of their data protection plan, an increase overall IT efficiency. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

E-Guide: Expert Strategies for Managing Server Virtualization Complexity

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com, HP, Intel and VMware, gives expert tips for managing the complexity associated with virtualized servers. Learn how to reduce server virtualization sprawl and gain insight into key virtualization management strategies for your server environment. Published by: HP, Intel, & VMware

Best Practices for Defining and Establishing Effective Archive Retention Policies

Sat, 30 Jun 2007 24:00:00 EDT

Electronically stored information (ESI) has become a major source of business records, and any organization that uses ESI - from email to word processing to instant messaging - must manage those records. This paper explains best practices for establishing effective archive retention policies. Published by: Symantec Corporation

Top Five Strategies for Getting an Email Archiving Project off the Ground

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 24:00:00 EST

Proactive archiving reduces business risks, lower costs and increases efficiency. This quide has five strategies recommended by Symantec for building the case for an archive and rationalizing your requirements of an email archiving system. Published by: Symantec Corporation

Top Five Ways to Improve E-Discovery with Archiving

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 24:00:00 EST

Organizations are increasingly being ordered to produce email messages and other files relevant to electronic discovery - and the penalties for noncompliance with a court's discovery order can be severe. Thus it is vital that every organization manage its electronic data for fast, easy, accurate retrieval when required. Published by: Symantec Corporation

E-Guide: SMB Backup Tips

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This eGuide discusses the backup best practices available for SMBs in today's storage market. It's more important now than ever for SMBs to gain efficiency in their backup processes. This eGuide will highlight how SMBs can save money, and also how they can make their data backups more secure. Published by: EMC Corporation

Network-Attached Storage FAQ

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Though network-attached storage (NAS) offers a number of benefits, it also presents some challenges. Ashish Nadkarni, Principal Consultant with GlassHouse Technologies Inc., discusses the pros and cons of using NAS in an SMB environment and offers some best practices. Published by: EMC Corporation

Tiered data storage strategies for SMBs

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Whether it's for performance or capacity improvements, the goal of tiered storage is simply to get data on the appropriate storage system. This tipcast details how SMBs can benefit from a tiered storage solution. Published by: EMC Corporation

Tiered Storage Best Practices for File Archiving

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this expert videocast, Greg Forest from Contoural diagrams a typical file-archiving system and details the software and hardware components that comprise a file-archiving architecture. He also explains best practices for organizing tiered storage for the best performance, availability and cost savings. Published by: Hitachi Data Systems

Data Deduplication: It's more than Just a Box on the Network

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:45:00 EDT

This session will discuss the various operational and design factors that go into making the right technology decision for deduplication. Published by: FalconStor Software

Stepping Up to Deduplication with Simpana8

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:45:00 EDT

This brief webcast provides a basic overview of CommVault's inline, embedded deduplication capability. It will cover how we dedupe, how our approach differs from traditional appliance-based dedupe and several use cases for implementing deduplication within your organization. Published by: CommVault Systems, Inc.

Data Deduplication Beyond Backup

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:45:00 EDT

In this TechTalk, W. Curtis Preston, Executive Editor for TechTarget's Storage Media Group and independent consultant, discusses the state of deduplication for primary storage, the pros and cons of the different approaches, and what we should expect to see in future systems. Published by: Storage Decisions

Live Q&A with W. Curtis Preston

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:00:00 EDT

Please join us for today' Live Q&A with backup and recovery expert, W. Curtis Preston. This interactive Q&A session will provide attendees with the opportunity to have all backup and recovery questions answered by Mr. Backup himself. Published by: Storage Decisions

Implementation Advanced Uses and Testing Part I

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:30:00 EDT

The first session starts with an explanation of why we are using disk in the backup system, as it will build the foundation for later discussions. Published by: Storage Decisions

Implementation Advanced Uses and Testing Part II

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Preston explains the differences between the different types of dedupe, including source and target, hashing vs. delta differentials, inline vs. post processing and local vs. global deduplication. He continues with an explanation of some advanced uses of deduplication and finishes the session with some thoughts on how to test deduplication. Published by: Storage Decisions

Video: Four Principles for Reducing Storage TCO

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Watch this video summary, which outlines methods of quantifying storage infrastructure costs and identifying those that can be reduced. It also presents techniques, developed over several years and hundreds of customer engagements, for reducing those costs and helping you create a lean, dynamic storage environment that's economically sustainable. Published by: Hitachi Data Systems

HP Simply Business Protection: Reliable Data Protection for Business Continuity

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

No matter the business, industry, or size, reliable data access is essential to operations. As that data continues to grow exponentially, it is important to have a backup and recovery strategy that meets current business needs and has the flexibility to grow and change. Read this white paper to learn about HP data protection solutions. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

HP and VMware: Working Together

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This HP Video shows how the HP StorageWorks EVA6400/8400 is an ideal fit with VMware virtualization technology to deliver an optimized environment. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

The Better Choice: HP StorageWorks EVA and HP BladeSystem

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper is based on a study conducted by Edison Group to verify advantages showing that, from the standpoint of management software efficiencies, EVA storage arrays and HP BladeSystem comprise the best solution in a VMware environment. Use of EMC's CLARiiON arrays is assessed for comparative purposes. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Real-World Strategies for Effective Web 2.0 and Cloud Datacenter Scaling

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 24:13:00 EDT

Today's data-intensive Web 2.0 and cloud computing datacenters face soaring costs and data growth. Join noted MySQL authority Peter Zaitsev and Schooner Information Technology for an informative one-hour webinar that will provide real-world strategies for leveraging these technology advances and effectively scaling MySQL. Published by: Schooner Information Technology

The SUN Storage 7000 Unified Storage System as a storage target for Symantec Enterprise Vault

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

This paper describes how to quickly configure and deploy the Sun Storage 7110 Unified Storage appliance for Symantec Enterprise Vault and set up File System Activities. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Sun and Symantec Open Archive Solution for Mid-sized Companies: Solving your data management and discovery challenges

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper will discuss how Sun Microsystems and Symantec have teamed up to create an open archive solution for Mid-sized companies. This archive solution can lower your total storage costs while at the same time improving your ability to search and discover archived data. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

eBook - Email Archiving: Planning, Policies and Product Selection - Chapter 1: Email-Archiving Project Roadmap

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Get the fundamentals of email archiving from start to finish in this e-book, “Email Archiving: Planning, policies and product selection.” Each chapter of this e-book will guide IT managers through the individual phases of the email-archiving project process. Published by: SearchExchange

Protecting Data on the Edge

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this expert podcast W. Curtis Preston describes the most effective techniques, tools and best practices for protecting edge or mobile data. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Smarter Deduplication with CommVault® Simpana® Software

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

CommVault^® Simpana^® software provides a holistic approach to data deduplication. Data deduplication should not be deployed as a band aid or "quick-fix" point product. Read this product overview to learn more about the key benefits and capabilities of this solution. Published by: CommVault Systems, Inc.

Case Study: Lime Pictures Implements its Vision with Quantum StorNext

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This case study highlights the challenges faced by an independent production company and the benefits achieved through the adoption of Quantum's StorNext digital workflow solution. Published by: Quantum Corporation

ESG Report: Data Deduplication Diversity: Evaluating Software- vs. Hardware-Based Approaches

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Deduplication dramatically improves the value proposition of disk-based data protection as it eliminates the redundancy typically seen in secondary storage processes. The use of deduplication will drive further backup-to-disk adoption and deliver associated performance and reliability benefits. Published by: CommVault Systems, Inc.

Deduplication Calculator

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Data deduplication is a smart approach to handling continued data growth with minimal budgets. Utilizing this Deduplication Calculator, you'll discover how much time and money you can save by implementing CommVault^® Simpana^® software. Published by: CommVault Systems, Inc.

Taking the Lead in Data Deduplication

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Join Brian Brockway, VP of Product Management at CommVault, as he takes a look at data deduplication and explores some of the new features of CommVault® Simpana® 8 software. Published by: CommVault Systems, Inc.

ESG Brief: CommVault® Simpana® 8: Emphasis on Efficiency

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This ESG data protection brief discusses IT spending challenges with the current state of the economy, key data protection/management considerations, and closes by providing an analysis of CommVault^® Simpana^® 8 software. Published by: CommVault Systems, Inc.

ESG Brief: Hitachi Data Systems Helps Users Realize Maximum Benefits from Virtualization

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Server virtualization, data center consolidation, and IT efficiency all act as catalysts for the highly virtualized next generation data center. Hitachi storage systems enable customers to accelerate the adoption of virtualization and improve IT's service to the business. Published by: Hitachi Data Systems

Ensuring Cost-effective, High-performance Storage Deployments for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Environments

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

A well thought out storage design will help your organization achieve the most from your Exchange solution architecture - taking into consideration capacity, performance and availability, as well as budget, requirements. This Solution Brief includes nine key considerations for storage deployments to support your Microsoft Exchange environment. Published by: Hitachi Data Systems

Case Study: Avocent Increases Its Distribution Capacity and Throughput Without a Costly Physical Expansion

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Avocent needed to increase its distribution capacity and throughput without a costly physical expansion. Read this case study to see how Catalyst stood out as the clear choice to partner Avocent on this project plan of upgrading their SAP warehouse management system. Published by: CDC Global Services - Catalyst

Four Principles for Reducing Storage TCO

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper shares proven strategies for storage infrastructure cost reduction. You will uncover four keys to minimizing storage costs and maximizing return on assets based on the tried and tested Storage Economics framework. Published by: Hitachi Data Systems

ESG Labs Validation Report: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2000 Family

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

This ESG Lab Report documents the results of hands-on testing of the Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage (AMS) 2000 family with a focus on ease of implementation and management, availability, and agility as well as scalability of both performance and capacity. Published by: Hitachi Data Systems

Presentation Transcript - Trends in the Storage Market: Open Storage

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This transcript presents the idea and strategies of Open Storage and the key benefits it delivers to storage architectures. Learn more about Open Storage and how it can help your organization build a highly scalable, reliable, and affordable enterprise storage system. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

E-book: Choosing Your Server-- What Every IT Manager Must Know About Selecting, Installing and Implementing the Proper Server Architecture

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This eBook provides comprehensive information about servers and server implementation to help IT managers choose the best option for their storage needs. Published by: Dell, Inc. and Intel

5 Things That Will Mess Up Your Backups-- and How to Avoid Them

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This presentation discusses the importance of backups, causes of backup failures, and ways to reduce backup failures. Published by: Symantec Corporation

Backup Technologies Track: Backup on a Budget

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this presentation, you'll learn about some of the non-traditional backup alternatives that IT shops might consider when funds are tight. Published by: Symantec Corporation

The Dollars and Sense of Online Backup

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Businesses today face unrelenting data growth. IT staffs are struggling to ensure data availability under tight fiscal constraints. The unreliability and intensive management of traditional tape-based backup has forced backup administrators to create manual, error-prone processes in order to protect their data. Concentric has the solution! Published by: Concentric

E-Book: The Midmarket CIO's Guide to Disaster Recovery Planning

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this guide, midmarket CIOs are offered expert advice and resources on a full range of issues associated with disaster recovery planning -- from virtualization and applications to outsourcing and affordable solutions. Published by: Compellent

Evaluating Concentric Managed Backup - A Guide for the Technical Decision Maker

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this white paper, you will learn about some of the underlying technology and architecture behind the capabilities of Concentric Managed Backup. Technical decision-makers should come away from this document with a deeper knowledge of the Concentric Managed Backup platform and its overall architecture. Published by: Concentric

UK Storage Pros Purchasing Priorities

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Aimed at backup and storage-focused GMs, sales leaders and marketers who have the UK as part of their primary responsibilities, this podcast summarizes the results of a purchasing intentions survey we conducted of TechTarget's UK Storage audience and compares it with US results. Published by: SearchStorage.co.UK

Maximizing Data Efficiency: Benefits of Global Deduplication

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Companies are now at a juncture where they have a unique opportunity to put in place an underlying backup and archive disk infrastructure that eliminates today's silos of deduped data and islands of underutilized capacity resulting from scalability and scope limitations. Published by: NEC Corporation of America

Effective Risk Management in a Collaboration Driven Enterprise

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT

How will platform and content access interruptions affect productivity, revenue, and compliance-related exposure? This document will analyze common consequences of such interruptions and discuss why successful SharePoint deployments require effective management, vigorous protection, diligent compliance protocols, and continuous availability. Published by: AvePoint, Inc.

Optimizing Data Access with Intelligent SharePoint® Replication

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This document is intended to aid IT administrators and other stakeholders responsible for managing distributed SharePoint deployments, in planning and implementing a comprehensive, reliable and efficient replication strategy to optimize collaboration and increase productivity. Published by: AvePoint, Inc.

A Strategic Blueprint to Increase Return on Assets: A Global Financial Institution Case Study

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

A leading global financial institution embarked on a data center consolidation and reclamation project that spanned nearly 2000 servers and 76 EMC arrays. The results included US$4 million in savings by reducing physical storage capacity 40 to 60 percent. Published by: Hitachi Data Systems

Quantum DXi-Series: Deduplicated Backup and Remote Replication Solutions

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Watch this illuminating video to learn more about data deduplication as well as how the Quantum DXi-Series disk backup and replication solutions leverage data deduplication technology to dramatically shrink your disk requirements and enable remote replication replication as a disaster recovery technique. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Essential Information about NomaDesk - File Sharing and Back Ups

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

NomaDesk is the easiest, most secure way to share, synchronize and back up your business-critical files. This document contains facts, features, and testimonials about this products. Published by: NomaDesk

Data Deduplication Background - A Technical White Paper

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The purpose of data deduplication is to increase the amount of information that can be stored on disk arrays and to increase the effective amount of data that can be transmitted over networks. Read this white paper to learn more about data deduplication as well as Quantum Dxi-Series disk-based backup solutions. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Case Study: Quantum Data Deduplication Solution Provides IFB with Complete Return on Investment in Only Four Weeks

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

How does a dynamic U.K. business get its large customers to entrust it with their data? The answer is to deploy a Quantum data deduplication solution. By implementing a comprehensive disk-to-disk-to-tape (D2D2T) backup and restore infrastructure based on the Quantum DXi-Series.. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Xenos Contemporary Solutions to Traditional ECM Challenges

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This podcast reviews how Xenos solutions add value in a number of target areas with regards to enterprise content management (ECM). Published by: Xenos Group Inc.

Xenos ePresentment™ for IBM® Content Manager OnDemand

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Xenos ePresentment™ for IBM® Content Manager OnDemand (CMOD) is an ultra high-performance, fully integrated solution designed to deliver customer-facing documents online for external customers and internal customer support representatives. Join Steve Jones, VP of Solutions Strategy, as he explores this high-performance solution. Published by: Xenos Group Inc.

SQL Server Database Backup and Restore Planning

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Whether a business is small, medium or large business, it must have a well-written plan for backing up the servers. Planning a backup strategy up-front and documenting not only the backup process but also the restore process, will save you a ton of time in the end. Read this paper for backup tips. Published by: AppAssure Software

What Data Domain is Doing to Storage

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper outlines the impact of data deduplication on data protection, and specifically how Data Domain pioneered the combination of storage system interfaces and software to make the disk-based solution an efficient and cost-effective alternative to tape-based methods. Published by: Data Domain

De-Mystifying VMware Storage Consumption

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Quest's technical brief discusses how Quest's Storage Horizon® makes storage in VMware environments more efficient and cost effective. Read it today. Published by: Quest Software

NomaDesk: The Easiest and Most Secure Way to Share, Synchronize and Backup Critical Files

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Targeted for the mobile workforce at the SMB, SOHO, and enterprise levels, NomaDesk is the easiest, most secure way to share, synchronize and back up business critical files, from anywhere, even offline. Published by: NomaDesk

Be SURE About Storage Capacity Management

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

In this Quest white paper you'll learn how you can become proactive - not reactive - when managing your storage capacity. Learn best practices to maximize your existing resources, and how doing keeps your budget under control. Read the paper white today. Published by: Quest Software

Storage Evolution: Leveraging and Revolutionizing your Storage Network

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

It's been estimated that Open Storage architectures will make up just under 12 % of the market by 2011, fueled by the industry's need for more scalable and economic storage. The following podcast will present the ideas and strategies of Open Storage and the key benefits it delivers to storage architectures. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Reduce Storage Spending with Quest Horizon

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Quest's technical brief "De-Mystifying VMware Storage Consumption" discusses how Quest's Storage Horizon® makes storage in VMware environments more efficient and cost effective. Read it today. Published by: Quest Software

Open Storage Implementation

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

IT professionals have been looking to flexibly scale, reconfigure, and or repurpose their storage infrastructures to reserve their allocated budget. The product presented in this Videocast combines open-storage software with industry-standard hardware, enabling you to reduce your reliance on high-priced systems and save up to 90% on storage costs. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Open Storage vs. Closed Storage: The Evolution or The New Evolution in Storage

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This video discusses the key differentials between the high performance, high efficiency strategy of today's Open Storage approach vs. the high capacity attributes of yesterday's closed storage. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

The Importance of a Single Platform for Data Integration and Quality Management

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper examines the evolution of the data integration and quality industry, and explains the benefits of moving toward a single data services architecture. It outlines requirements for a software platform for supporting such an architecture, and, as an example, reviews the BusinessObjects“ Data Services XI Release 3 platform. Published by: SAP America Inc

Control Capacity with Storage Virtualization

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

With ever-growing capacity, storage managers are struggling to ensure that their installed disk capacity is being used as effectively and efficiently as possible. By pooling capacity from disparate storage systems, storage virtualization can help control spiraling growth while easing storage provisioning and management. Published by: SearchStorage.com

Trends in the Storage Market: Open Storage

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This Videocast presents the idea and strategies of Open Storage and the key benefits it delivers to storage architectures. Learn more about Open Storage and how it can help your organization build a highly scalable, reliable, and affordable enterprise storage system. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Presentation Transcript: Leveraging Virtualization to Constrain Costs

Wed, 27 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Download this presentation transcript to learn how virtualization has been a major key to the success of everyone's favorite discount travel site as Priceline.com has continued to grow its competitive edge in the face of lean economic times. Published by: 3PAR

Protecting a Paperless Office

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Peterson Sullivan PLLC needed a consolidated yet scalable IT infrastructure. They created just that with VMware software, Dell PowerEdge servers, and Dell EqualLogic storage while enhancing data protection with Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware Edition software for automated, integrated, and scalable protection of virtual machines. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Best practices for deploying an Exchange 2007 environment using VMware ESX 3.5

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This paper describes best practices to deploy a 1,500-user virtualized Exchange 2007 environment using VMware ESX 3.5. Specifically, it demonstrates how to configure and deploy the Exchange 2007 Mailbox, Hub Transport, and Client Access server roles onto individual virtual machines, which in turn are deployed onto a single VMware ESX Server. Published by: HP, Intel, & VMware

Prescription For Growth: Dell Storage Helps Navicure Reduce Disaster Recovery Site Deployment Time By Nearly 75%

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Navicure, an insurance claims processing company, needed a more robust storage and disaster recovery solution. They chose a scalable, in-house storage area network using Dell EqualLogic PS Series Internet SCSI arrays, and automated the planning, testing, and deployment of a disaster recovery solution using VMware Site Recovery Manager software. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Rethinking Server Virtualization: Breaking Performance and Manageability Barriers

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper describes the advantages of scale-out iSCSI storage in four areas-- cost, high availability and disaster recovery, performance, and management-- and illustrate how iSCSI SANs, particularly the HP LeftHand SANs, provide better overall support for virtualized environments. Published by: HP, Intel, & VMware

Try nsfRewind - A Data Backup and Auditing Utility for Lotus Notes Databases

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

nsfRewind is a data backup and auditing utility for Lotus Notes databases. nsfRewind monitors the fields in your Notes documents allowing you to restore a single field from backup while keeping a detailed change history of your data's entire life-cycle. Published by: Conxsys

Exchange Backup versus Archiving

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This expert webcast explains the differences between backup and archiving on Exchange. Learn about the key differences as well as how data is structured, where it's stored and when it's needed. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Microsoft

How to get mainframe MIPS under control: Tips for shrinking your mainframe processing costs

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Today's data center pros need to cut costs wherever possible, and the mainframe presents significant opportunities to do so. This expert podcast explains how to use specialty processors, load balancing, and compression database software for this task. Published by: BMC Software, Inc

Storage Decisions Data Deduplication Virtual Seminar

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:00:00 EDT

On June 30, 2009, backup and recovery expert W. Curtis Preston brings the popular Storage Decisions Deduplication Seminar to the virtual world. This live, one-day online workshop features how-to advice on the hottest technology in storage. Get questions answered live by Preston and meet reps from the leading technology providers. Published by: Storage Decisions

How Virtualization Can Make IT the Good Guys

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This Executive keynote presentation gives a broad view of virtualization, including storage and server virtualization, and storage optimization for the whole virtual infrastructure (server, storage, desktop, network). Published by: Storage Decisions

The Other Green -- Storage Efficiency and Optimization

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This presentation session will look at various techniques and strategies to optimize either on-line active or primary as well as near-line or secondary storage environment during tough economic times, as well as to position for future growth. Published by: Storage Decisions

The Five Myths of Storage Management for Distributed Systems and Mainframe Environments

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this presentation, Jon Toigo examines the five myths that have developed around contemporary storage management and outlines a service-oriented strategy for bringing storage under better control. Published by: Storage Decisions

FCoE -- Happiness or Hype?

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This presentation will look at the issues surrounding the marketing and development of Fibre Channel over Ethernet as well as some viable alternatives to that approach. Published by: Storage Decisions

Integrating Solid State Storage

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this presentation, we'll look at the advantages/disadvantages of integrating solid state drives in traditional storage systems. The presentation will also describe new techniques that solid state vendors or using to make this integration more effective. Published by: Storage Decisions

Not "Just a Switch" Anymore -- Data Center "Backbone" Architectures

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The leading switch vendors have revealed their visions of a unified data center network infrastructure. It sound good, but what are the ramifications for the storage networking infrastructures you have in place. Explore this presentation to learn more. Published by: Storage Decisions

Storage Network Performance -- The Weakest Link

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This presentation identifies just what aspects of performance are or are not critical to the successful deployment of these storage network technologies. Published by: Storage Decisions

Proven, defensible eDiscovery for the Enterprise: Reduce Cost and Risk

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This data sheet provides several real world examples on how companies have reduced costs and risks by implementing proven, defensible eDiscovery for their Enterprises. Published by: StoredIQ

Legal Aid: How IT Can Be the Difference Between Litigating or Settling

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

A new partnership is being forged between the legal and IT departments at many organizations. The focus is on electronically-stored information (ESI), with records management joining the discussion. When it comes to production of records for legal cases, IT is being transformed from a technical roadblock to a risk and cost-mitigation powerhouse! Published by: StoredIQ

Using Thin Provisioning to Your Best Advantage in the Data Center

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This presentation outlines the various approaches and technologies behind thin provisioning. Learn about the major business needs that thin provisioning meets and find out about the major vendors in the space. Published by: Storage Decisions

New Developments in Scale-out vs. Scale-up Storage

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Scale-out disk storage systems are built using nodes or modules that, when linked together, act as a single system. Check out this presentation to learn about the new wave of scale-out systems and what analysts are predicting about them. Published by: Storage Decisions

Deep Dive Into Solid State Storage Technology

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This presentation is an in-depth look at the architectures and technologies of solid state storage devices. The presentation will describe solid state in detail, and compare solid state with traditional magnetic media. Published by: Storage Decisions

Tools to Help You Manage Capacity

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this presentation, you'll learn about the tools and best practices that are key to managing disk capacity. Published by: Storage Decisions

Right-sizing Primary Data

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this presentation, the most effective methods for reducing and managing the data footprint on primary storage will be described -- including tools and techniques. Published by: Storage Decisions

The Truth about Virtualizing Storage

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This presentation is a "roll up your sleeves" look at the technical details of implementing storage virtualization. The practical benefits of storage virtualization will be discussed, including how to assess your environment to determine the cost-effectiveness of virtualization. Published by: Storage Decisions

Dell completes virtualization deployment for heavy-equipment dealer Kelly Tractor in 20 days

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 24:00:00 EDT

An aging, proprietary enterprise resource planning (ERP) system at Kelly Tractor limited the company's ability to integrate information from separate departments and build new, innovative sales and services tools. Read how the company benefited from Dell and VMware virtualization. Published by: Dell and VMware

How vStorage Enabled SANs Will Help Maximize VMware Investment

Fri, 29 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Check out this podcast to learn how VMware and Dell are leveraging VMware vStorage with the Dell EqualLogic PS Series SANs for greater virtual server performance and more efficient management. Published by: Dell and VMware

Server Virtualization Study

Fri, 29 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Take this quick survey on server virtualization to show us the important advantages between solutions. Published by: Dell and Microsoft

Sun Storage Free Trial Catalog

Fri, 29 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this free trial guide to see which Sun storage solution works best for you. Choose from a variety of options such as theSun Storage Unified Storage Systems, Sun StorageTek systems, and many more. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Podcast: Priceline.com Capitalizes on Lean Economic Times

Fri, 29 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Download this podcast to learn how virtualization has been a major key to the success of everyone's favorite discount travel site as Priceline.com has continued to grow its competitive edge in the face of lean economic times. Published by: 3PAR

Backup and Archive Are Not the Same Thing!

Fri, 29 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Does your compliance team think retaining everything forever is easy or that your existing backup application makes a good archive utility? If you've ever had to try to recover backup data from a retired backup application or an out-dated media format, then check out this presentation for answers. Published by: Storage Decisions

Cloud-based Archiving Services

Fri, 29 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this presentation, we assess online archiving, rating their advantages/disadvantages compared to deploying your own archivers. Published by: Storage Decisions

New Trends in Content-addressed Storage (CAS)

Fri, 29 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

CAS, (Content Addressable Storage) is a mechanism that can store and retrieve information based on its content, not its storage location. Explore this presentation to learn more about CAS and the innovative new solutions that are swiftly gaining popularity. Published by: Storage Decisions

Building a Service-oriented Data Protection Strategy

Fri, 29 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Data protection is not a one-size-fits-all strategy and this can create added complexities when building a service level-based data protection strategy. Explore this presentation for tips and best practices on how to overcome this challenge. Published by: Storage Decisions

Storage magazine Online June 2009: Heal Thyself

Thu, 28 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

A trend in storage product messaging these days is the theme of self-healing storage - the ability of a system to detect and repair hard disk problems automatically. In this month's cover story, independent storage expert Marc Staimer explains how and how well they work. This electronic issue also includes features on storage efficiency... Published by: SearchStorage.com

Server Virtualization, Business Continuance and Disaster Recovery

Thu, 28 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Explore this presentation to learn tips and tricks on building an accessible BC/DR strategy server virtualization and the storage products that enable efficient, flexible green and virtual data centers. Published by: Storage Decisions

Stuff Happens -- How to Assess Risks and Set Objectives for Business Continuity Plans

Thu, 28 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Many DR planning efforts get bogged down when planners become preoccupied with identifying all of the risk scenarios that might impact company operations. In this presentation you'll get a better idea of the process for doing a good job with upfront analysis. Published by: Storage Decisions

Replication Alternatives for DR

Thu, 28 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

There are a variety ways of implementing replication, each with its own advantages and disadvantages, and within a wide range of costs. This presentation will give you a better idea on the different replication architectures and options. Published by: Storage Decisions

Recovery Site Configurations

Thu, 28 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this presentation, you'll learn the basics on how to determine, set up and manage your disaster recovery site. Published by: Storage Decisions

The Green and Virtual Data Center - CHAPTER 8: Data Storage - Disk, Tape, Optical, and Memory

Wed, 27 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this chapter of The Green and Virtual Data Center, Greg Schultz, Founder and a Senior Analyst for the StorageIO Group, discusses how to deal with the increased management costs and complexity of ever expanding data footprints, green data storage management concerns, and storage virtualization. Published by: SearchStorage.com

Presentation Transcript: File Virtualization with Greg Schulz

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Find out who should be using file virtualization and why. Get answers to questions about how file virtualization is performed, the pros and cons of file virtualization appliances, limitations to the technology -- and more. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Priceline.com Capitalizes on Lean Economic Times

Wed, 27 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Watch this videocast to learn how virtualization has been a major key to the success of everyone's favorite discount travel site as Priceline.com has continued to grow its competitive edge in the face of lean economic times. Published by: 3PAR

Case Study: Lloyd's TSB Corporate Markets

Fri, 22 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Following a thirty day pilot test of the proposed Data Domain solution, Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets implemented two Data Domain DD430 restorers and one DD460 restorer; they gained instantaneous data replication capability, scalability, and other benefits. Published by: Data Domain

ESG Report: Extremely Efficient Storage

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) storage systems brief discusses the importance of storage efficiency, examines major considerations driving IT investments over the next two years, and makes the business case for Compellent's storage offerings. Published by: Compellent

Leveraging Enterprise DeDupe for Maximum ROI

Wed, 20 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This webcast is part of Falconstor Software's "IT as a Weapon Series" designed to provide insight for IT managers and storage professionals. In this presentation, Vice President of Falconstor's Enterprise Solutions, Chris Poelker, discusses common IT challenges, the importance of deduplication, and examines the benefits of Falconstor's solutions. Published by: FalconStor Software

Enhancing Disk-to-Disk (D2D) Backup with Data Deduplication

Wed, 20 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Today's storage environments need a way to keep data intact without consuming corresponding disk storage. The FalconStor® File Interface Deduplication System provides the solution. Read on to discover the amazing benefits of this data deduplication solution. Published by: FalconStor Software

FalconStor Opens Up an Entirely New Market for Themselves in Disk-to-Disk Backup

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This Taneja Group analyst report focusses on FalconStor Software's announcement of a file-interface deduplication system, a NAS interface option for their existing line of disk-to-disk (D2D) backup solutions. The report highlights Falconstor's strategy and attractive benefits of their new interface to end-users. Published by: FalconStor Software

Leveraging Virtualization for Greater ROI

Wed, 20 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this webcast you'll hear from Falconstor Software's Product Marketing Manager , Peter Eichers, as he discusses Falconstor storage virtualization solutions. Published by: FalconStor Software

Deduplication for the Enterprise: Six Steps to Optimal Results

Wed, 20 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Data deduplication is a must-have technology for today's enterprises. However, there are a wide range of choices and issues to be considered. This article covers six steps an organization can take to make sure implementing a deduplication technology is a smooth process. Published by: SEPATON

SEPATON Architecture: Designed for Data-Intensive Enterprises

Wed, 20 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper describes the innovative architecture that SEPATON has designed specifically to meet the data protection challenges of data-intensive enterprises while achieving optimal cost savings and measurable ROI. Published by: SEPATON

Business-Ready Configurations for Deploying and Using VMware Virtualization on Dell Blades and in iSCSI Storage Environments

Wed, 20 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this technical article you will learn how the Business-Ready Configurations for Dell PowerEdge™ blade servers, Dell EqualLogic™ SAN, and VMware Infrastructure™ provides a detailed reference architecture for deploying and using VMware virtualization on Dell blades and iSCSI storage environments. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Simplifying Disaster Recovery (DR): One-Button Replication for Combined Physical/Virtual Data Centers

Tue, 19 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The FalconStor® Network Storage Server (NSS) solution can be deployed in conjunction with VMware vCenter SRM to empower VMware vCenter SRM to automate and manage the DR process for the entire physical and virtual infrastructure. Read this white paper to learn more. Published by: FalconStor Software

Five Key Considerations for Enterprise Disaster Recovery and Backup

Tue, 19 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Disaster recovery planning is a critical part of any large data-intensive enterprise data center environment. This article describes five key factors to consider when choosing an enterprise disaster recovery solution. Published by: SEPATON

Network-Optimized, Secure Replication for Enterprise-Class Disaster Recovery

Tue, 19 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

DeltaRemote software for the SEPATON S2100-ES2 virtual tape library (VTL) delivers network-optimized, secure replication for data-intensive enterprises that have complex data protection environments. Read this paper for details. Published by: SEPATON

Idera SQL safe backup - High performance backup and recovery for SQL Server

Tue, 19 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

A robust backup and recovery solution is arguably the most important safeguard of an organizations' data. Without this, backup times can easily exceed maintenance windows, huge amounts of storage space are needed, and managing backup jobs across multiple servers becomes a major headache. Published by: Idera

MultiCare Health System Speeds Recovery of Data with SEPATON VTL and Data Deduplication

Tue, 19 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

MultiCare Health System, a leading-edge, integrated health organization, deployed the SEPATON S2100-ES2 virtual tape library (VTL) with DeltaStor software for data deduplication and increased its backup performance dramatically. This case study reveals it was configured and how the company benefited from it. Published by: SEPATON

Victaulic Speeds Backup and Restores, Cuts Capacity with SEPATON VTL and Data Deduplication

Tue, 19 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Facing exponential data growth and lengthening backup times, Victaulic Company's tape backup systems could no longer provide the performance or capacity they needed for efficient data protection. For a cost comparable to tape, Victaulic Company implemented a SEPATON S2100-ES2 virtual tape library (VTL) with DeltaStor data deduplication software. Published by: SEPATON

Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center Reduces Backup Time with SEPATON

Tue, 19 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

When the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC) IT staff needed a faster, more reliable way to protect its important data, they chose a SEPATON S2100-ES2 virtual tape library with dramatic positive results. Published by: SEPATON

SAN and Server Virtualization Podcast Transcript

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This podcast transcript examines the pros and cons traditional Fibre Channel SAN and a slightly newer iSCSI SAN. Published by: Nexsan Technologies

Webcast: IT Disaster Recovery - Data Domain and Simply Continuous

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Simply Continuous has partnered with Data Domain to provide offsite data protection and recovery services based on Data Domain deduplication storage. This joint solution offers customers an easy way to transition off of tape and provides a path to true IT disaster recovery. Published by: Data Domain

Importance of Operational Simplicity in Selecting Disk-to-Disk Data Protection

Tue, 01 May 2007 24:00:00 EDT

This analyst report makes the business case for Data Domain's D2D solution - one that stands out in its ability to dramatically shrink required capacity of a secondary storage environment, but also provide ease-of-use and significant results. Published by: Data Domain

Thin Provisioning with the Pillar Axiom

Thu, 14 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Pillar recognizes the value of thin provisioning and has taken its inherent benefits one step further by introducing a smarter approach with the Application-Aware Pillar Axiom®. Read this white paper to learn more about the features of Pillar's Axiom storage solution as well as the features and key benefits of thin provisioning. Published by: Pillar Data Systems

Lulu.com executes Disaster Recovery plans 83% faster using VMware Infrastructure 3 and Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs

Thu, 14 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

VMware Infrastructure 3 and Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs deliver a flexible, scalable, and highly available virtual infrastructure that provides the IT agility that Lulu requires to effectively run its busines. Published by: Dell, Inc.

On Demand Webcast: Cost Efficient - High Impact Business Solutions with Dell and VMware vSphere

Wed, 13 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Watch this webcast to learn how Dell and VMware are delivering integrated enterprise solutions to help reduce the cost of IT, as well as some best practices and planning considerations for cost efficiently deploying a virtual data center. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Data Protection: Online Backup & Recovery Resource Center

Tue, 12 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In today's volatile economy, IT professionals are being challenged to do more with less. View this resource center from Iron Mountain Digital to learn about online backup and recovery solutions that meet your company's needs. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

StorExpress: Integrating Solid State Storage in a PCI Express Clustering Interconnect

Tue, 12 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Direct PCI Express (PCIe) attached flash storage offers unparalleled performance levels and vastly outperforms SAS/SATA-attached flash storage solutions. However, such PCIe attached flash storage cards have many restrictions. Read this white paper to learn about an enhanced PCIe flash storage solution from Dolphin, in partnership with Fusion-IO. Published by: Fusion-IO

Sun™ Storage 7000 NFS Solution For Windows Server Consolidation Using VMware

Tue, 12 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The simple, high-performance, self-healing, low-cost, and insightful Sun Storage 7000 System also benefits from a strong open-source community that fuels further innovation and goes through a rigorous Sun engineering testing and VMware certification criteria, thus offering a superior quality product for mission-critical deployment. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Sun Solutions for MySQL Rich Media - Storage Solution Brief

Thu, 01 May 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Demand for data is quickly outpacing the capabilities of traditional storage systems. To stay competitive, you need to build a storage architecture that supports unstructured content and structure your data with cost-effective building blocks based on Sun systems, MySQL™ database software, and open-source software. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Sun and Infobright - Delivering high-performance data warehouse solutions that cost less to run

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Bringing together innovative software, server, and storage platforms, the Sun and Infobright solution provides an easy to manage, enterprise-class, highly scalable data warehouse with low total cost of ownership. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Overview Webcast - Storage Strategy for a Down Economy: Stop Buying Storage

Mon, 11 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this challenging economy it is important to take advantage of what you already have. Watch this webcast to learn how you can utilize your existing storage assets to gain efficiency. Published by: Symantec Corporation

Stop Buying Storage - Part 3: Controlling Email and File Server Growth and Costs with Intelligent Archiving

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Storage management can sometime be overwhelming with a constant barrage of information growth. This webcast will discuss how to control email growth, manage files based on corporate policy, optimize storage capacity, and eliminate .pst/.nsf headaches. Published by: Symantec Corporation

Stop Buying Storage - Part 4: Deduplication and Other Strategies for Protecting Your Assets with the Veritas NetBackup Platform

Mon, 11 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In today's tight economy, companies need a better way to balance backup storage costs with business needs for rapid and reliable data recovery. Symantec's NetBackup data protection platform lets you do more with your existing resources. Published by: Symantec Corporation

Stop Buying Storage - Part 1: Reporting, Managing Change and Other Strategies to Increase the Utilization of Existing Storage Assets

Mon, 11 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

View this Webcast to learn more about how to utilize existing storage assets to accommodate your growing needs. Specifically this portion of the series will cover reporting, managing change, and best practices for utilizing what already exists in your system. Published by: Symantec Corporation

Architecting Deduplication and Virtualization for Best of Breed Data Protection

Fri, 08 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this webcast you'll hear from Brad Blake, IT Director for Boston Medical Group, as he discusses their rapid growth in storage requirements, relationship with Data Domain, and the benefits achieved from implementing Data Domain systems. Published by: Data Domain

The State of Deduplication in Fortune 1000 Companies

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This TIP research paper delivers findings from over 245 in-depth interviews with Storage professionals at large enterprises, most of them among the Fortune 1000. Read on to learn about the top Storage team challenges and initiatives, current state of deduplication environments and solutions, and much more. Published by: Data Domain

The State of Deduplication in Europe

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

In this research paper you'll learn about the top challenges facing storage professionals in Europe and information about Data Domain deduplication storage systems. Published by: Data Domain

Best Practices Guide: Microsoft SharePoint Data Protection Best Practices with Data Domain

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Data Domain deduplication storage offers a powerful data protection solution by reducing redundant data across backups and providing a cost-effective replication option for simpler disaster recovery. This paper looks into some of the options and strategies for developing a data protection plan for your Microsoft SharePoint environment. Published by: Data Domain

Backup and Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Server - Data Domain Deduplication Storage Best Practices Guide

Fri, 08 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In many companies, Microsoft Exchange is now commonly viewed as a mission-critical application. Protecting Exchange information is critical and backup is still the primary method used. This paper focuses on the traditional backup and recovery practices for Microsoft Exchange Server along with solutions from Data Domain. Published by: Data Domain

Presentation Transcript - Applying Data Deduplication Technology to Disk Backup

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 24:00:00 EST

This presentation transcript is the first of a two-part ESG e-Seminar Series on data de-duplication. In part one, Tony Asaro, ESG Senior Analyst, and Heidi Biggar, ESG analyst, will discuss the various technology considerations when applying data deduplication technology to disk backup. Published by: Data Domain

Sun™ J4400 Array as Disk Storage for Zmanda Recovery Manager for MySQL™ Database

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Combining the power of the Solaris™ 10 Operating System with the data integrity and simplified administration of ZFS, the Sun Storage J4400 array is a strong candidate for improving backup & restoring operations. This paper discusses how to configure & deploy Zmanda Recovery Manager for MySQL databases with the Sun Storage J4400 array. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Backing Up Virtual Servers

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this presentation transcript, backup expert, Mark Bowker, answers questions regarding virtual server environments and how their deployment affects the backup process. Published by: BakBone Software

iSCSI for TL-Series Tape Libraries

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

To supplement the growth in iSCSI SANs, Dell has introduced an iSCSI-to-SAS bridge card for the TL-series of tape libraries. This allows a customer to directly attach a tape backup target to their iSCSI 1Gb Ethernet SAN with little to no degradation in transfer speed. This white paper explores this setup and configuration. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Addressing Significant Growth Of Data With The iSCSI Protocol

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 24:00:00 EDT

In the summer of 2008, Dell commissioned a study by Forrester Research to determine the current state of iSCSI adoption, the applications that it is commonly used for, drivers for adoption, experience of adoptors, and attitudes of those who have not yet adopted the protocol. Read the fascinating findings here. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Exchange 2007 SAN performance test: Comparing performance between Dell EqualLogic PS Series SAN and HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 24:00:00 EDT

Dell, Inc. commissioned Principle Technologies to compare the performance on a heavy Exchange 2007 workload of two mid-range Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions. Tested and compared were the Dell PowerVault MD3000i iSCSI SAN Array and HP StorageWorks 2000i Modular Smart Array. Read this paper for a detailed analysis of the results. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Storage Magazine Online May 2009: Put Dedupe to the Test

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this month's Storage Magazine Online cover story, our resident backup expert, W. Curtis Preston, shows how to test various systems against your data so you can make the right decisions. Plus, check out features on recession-proof storage tips, four-tier storage design, and Continuous Data Protection (CDP). Published by: SearchStorage.com

Microsoft SQL Server in a VMware Environment on Dell PowerEdge Blades and Dell EqualLogic Storage

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper provides an overview for deploying SQL Server in a virtualized environment for VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4 (U4) running on the latest PowerEdge M610 and M710 blade servers and EqualLogic PS6000XV iSCSI storage arrays. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Avoiding Data Quality Failure: Identifying Data Quality

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 24:00:00 EST

This presentation transcript features speaker Evan Levy, partner and co-founder of Baseline Consulting, a professional services firm concentrating on enterprise data issues. This discussion is about data quality and some of the challenges and pitfalls that are seen during data quality implementation. Published by: Pitney Bowes Business Insight

Dell/EMC CX4 and Dell PowerEdge Blades for Oracle and Microsoft Exchange Environments

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Dell/EMC CX4 series storage arrays and Dell PowerEdge blade servers can be advantageously de-ployed in Oracle and Exchange 2007 solutions. The examples provided in this paper depict two such solutions. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Benefits and Best Practices For Deploying SSDS In An OLTP Environment Using Dell Equallogic PS Series

Tue, 05 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Using Solid State Disks (SSDs) in enterprise storage arrays is one of today's hottest storage trends. This whitepaper discusses the best practices for deploying SSDs in an OLTP environment using Dell EqualLogic PS Series arrays. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Dell/EMC CX4 Exchange Performance

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper takes a high-level look at the features and functionality that make the CX4 an excellent choice for Microsoft Exchange and other electronic mail systems. It examines new features, discusses disaster recovery and VMware integration, and provides a brief example of CX4's performance in Exchange environments. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Virtual Instruments VirtualWisdom Family of Products

Mon, 04 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this data sheet to explore the advantages of the Virtual Instruments VirtualWisdom family of products for optimizing your virtual IT infrastructure or large Fibre Channel SAN. Published by: Virtual Instruments

Why VirtualWisdom When You Have Other Monitoring Tools?

Mon, 04 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper highlights the key benefits and unique features of Virtual Instruments' VirtualWisdom solution designed to identify and correct SAN infrastructure issues. Published by: Virtual Instruments

Halifax Bank of Scotland Uses Virtual Instruments' NetWisdom Monitoring Tools to Help Manage its Ever-Expanding Storage Area Network (SAN)

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this case study you will learn how The Halifax Bank of Scotland leveraged Virtual Instruments' NetWisdom SAN I/O performance and analysis solution to proactively isolate and resolve SAN issues as well as design optimal SAN storage to easily scale over time. Published by: Virtual Instruments

Industry Report: Virtual Infrastructure Optimization

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

The Taneja Group's opinion is that real-time or near real-time performance-based analytics is the required foundation for building and managing a virtual infrastructure. This industry article presents an overview of virtual infrastructure optimization, answering common questions and exploring core capabilities differentiating emerging solutions. Published by: Virtual Instruments

Real-Time Protection for Hyper-V

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

To provide disaster recovery for virtual machines running on a Hyper-V host, look to Double-Take for Hyper-V from Double-Take Software to protect your workloads with real-time replication and automated failover for virtualized workloads. Read this white paper for more details. Published by: Double-Take Software

Virtualization Technologies and Their Impact On Disaster Recovery Planning

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The need to protect these virtualized systems is paramount and in situations where companies are looking to reduce the costs associated with disaster recovery planning, virtualization can enable easier recovery without a great deal of additional cost. Read this white paper for more information from Double-Take Software. Published by: Double-Take Software

Windows Server Multi-Site Clustering with GeoCluster®

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Although the new features of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 provide significant improvements for managing clusters in multi-site architectures, improvements to Failover Clustering do not yet provide a way to replicate the shared data used by a cluster. This white paper details how Double-Take's GeoCluster resolves that issue. Published by: Double-Take Software

Thinking Beyond Tape: The Case Against Tape Backup

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 24:00:00 EST

This whitepaper explores the high cost, complexity and potentially dangerous shortcomings of a backup strategy based only on tape backup. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to dynamically move, protect, and recover your critical applications. Published by: Double-Take Software

Enhance SQL Reporting Services with Double-Take®

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 24:00:00 EST

This white paper provides an overview of how Double-Take can greatly increase your production server's performance by offloading Microsoft SQL Reporting Services to a secondary server. Published by: Double-Take Software

More Functionality, Less Infrastructure: Managed IT with netBoot/i™

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

Download this free whitepaper to learn about netBoot/i - a cost-effective and flexible solution that will allow you to better manage desktops or servers by booting them from images stored on any iSCSI storage area network. Published by: Double-Take Software

Protecting Exchange

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 24:00:00 EST

The combination of the award-winning, proven protection and recovery capabilities of Double-Take with the new recovery and availability features of Microsoft Exchange Server can provide an end-to-end solution for Exchange protection. Read this white paper for me information. Published by: Double-Take Software

Migrating to Virtual Machines with the Double-Take® Virtual Recovery Assistant

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Server virtualization technology has changed the IT landscape for the better in many ways but it's has also presented new challenges. One concern that IT decision makers face is how to most effectively migrate between disparate server and storage infrastructures without halting production applications or requiring extensive manual intervention. Published by: Double-Take Software

Data Protection Strategies Leveraging Replication: An In-Depth Look at Evaluation Criteria and Usage Scenarios

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 24:00:00 EST

As dependence on continuous access to critical data grows, so does the importance of avoiding service interruption. This paper examines four data protection strategies and compares their merits for the most common business continuance scenarios. Published by: Double-Take Software

LIVEWIRE™: Full-Server Protecting and Recovery in Real-Time

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Download this free whitepaper to learn about LiveWire from Double-Take Software - a cost effective solution that will keep your second tier servers up-to-date on disk and ready to recover to any physical or virtual machine in just hours - or less! Published by: Double-Take Software

E-Guide: Less is more: The real value of data deduplication and virtualization for your business

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This E-Guide will discuss how to build a business case for deduplication, so that your organization can begin to reap the benefits of this technology which include cost reduction, reducing your network bandwidth requirements, better data reduction, and more. The benefits of data virtualization are also discussed. Published by: Data Domain

SUN FIRE X4170, X4270, AND X4275 Server Architecture - Optimizing Performance, Density, and Expandability to Maximize Datacenter Value

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 servers combine the power of a new generation of Intel® Xeon® processors with Sun's system engineering expertise. They offer the needed performance, density, and expandability to satisfy demanding datacenter applications. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation

Podcast: Data Centres - The New Centre of the IT Universe

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

View this Podcast to explore the major issues that need to be considered before you can achieve an efficient data center, and in turn, improved IT and business operations. Published by: Oracle Corporation

eGuide: An in-depth look at data deduplication methods

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This E-Guide will discuss the various approaches to data deduplication. You'll learn the pros and cons of each, and will benefit from independent expert insight that will help you get the most out of the approach you take with data deduplication technology. Published by: FalconStor Software

eGuide: Virtualization Strategies: Key Considerations for Management, Security and Performance

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com and ePlus Technology, Inc., discusses key virtualization strategies for any organization. Discover how virtual system management can be used to effectively improve your infrastructure. Published by: ePlus Technology

ROI Case Study: Budget Reclamation through Data Management

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Learn how one of the world's most well-known companies used data management techniques and unstructured data management technology to achieve storage reclamation goals and cost savings that could be used to fund critical enterprise initiatives including compliance, security, and e-Discovery. Published by: Digital Reef

The Solaris Operating System - Optimized For The Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This document is intended as a quick reference guide for developers and system administrators that want to optimize the Solaris OS on the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series platform. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation

The Solaris OS and the Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series - Maximizing performance while minimizing energy costs

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The decision to invest in an IT development and deployment platform is complex, and requires assessing current needs as well as accurately predicting future technology and business trends. IT professionals want to ensure that their development and deployment platforms take full advantage of all that can be offered. This paper gives more details. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation

The Sun Fire X2270 Server Architecture - Solve greater computational challenges faster

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Offering a compact form factor, innovative high-speed data storage options, and the versatility to execute most any x86 or x64 application, the Sun Fire X2270 server is an excellent building block for Web infrastructure and high-performance computing environments. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation

Five Ways to Mitigate Unstructured Data Risk

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper exposes the various kinds of threats that unmanaged data poses to the organization. Topics include: identifying confidential or regulated data in documents, making DLP solutions more effective, addressing the risks created by reports in spreadsheet format, and discovering and classifying unstructured data assets automatically. Published by: Digital Reef

Increasing Power Efficiencies: Fortune 250 Energy Company Turns to ePlus Technology for Server Consolidation and Virtualization

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

A Fortune 250 utility company with more than 20,000 megawatts of generation capacity was searching for ways to reduce its IT spend and optimize systems management. At the same time, the energy company wanted to increase power efficiencies and "go green" with its IT initiatives. Read this paper and see how ePlus helped them achieve their goals. Published by: ePlus Technology

The Complete Data Center Solution

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Are your data center needs outgrowing your space and capacity? Are you planning to consolidate data centers or branch office servers? ePlus can help transform your facility into a next-generation data center that will accelerate your business. Read this paper for details. Published by: ePlus Technology

MV Capacity Trending Advisor

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

BMC Capacity Trending Advisor saves time and money, reduces the skills required for capacity planning, and delivers precision results that give you the data you need to procure the right resources to support business services. Learn more today. Published by: BMC Software, Inc

EMC SourceOne™ Email Management: A Next-Generation Email Archiving Solution

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

EMC SourceOne™ Email Management is a completely new architecture and next generation email archiving product. This paper compares the EMC EmailXtender product and the next generation EMC SourceOne™ Email Management offering including its use and advantages. Published by: EMC Corporation

ESG: Realizing and Maximizing E-mail Archiving ROI

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

ESG research indicates that organizations with e-mail archive implementations experience several measurable benefits, including lower storage costs as well as more efficient compliance, electronic discovery, and data protection operations. This white paper discusses the benefits of evaluating solutions to achieve the statuses mentioned above. Published by: EMC Corporation

Presentation Transcript: Open Storage and Solid State Disk: Addressing the Needs of Changing Economics

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this transcript, you'll learn about the newest advances in open storage and SSD technologies and find out about an innovative approach that combines these technologies to deliver fast, simple, innovative new tools for storage management. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

FAQ Guide: Virtual server backup FAQ

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

How much are virtualized server environments affecting backup processes? Mark Bowker, analyst with the Enterprise Strategy Group, answers the most common questions about virtual server backup from storage administrators. Published by: BakBone Software

Advanced virtualization management for Hyper-V and System Center environments

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Citrix Essentials for Microsoft Hyper-V extends the management capabilities of Hyper-V and System Center Virtual Machine Manager with advanced virtualization tools for managing storage in virtual environments, automating the virtual machine lifecycle, and dynamically provisioning Hyper-V infrastructure. Published by: Citrix

Cisco MDS Director Rated Best for Reliability and Performance

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Miercom awarded Cisco MDS with 'Rated Best' for Reliability and Non-Blocking Performance in the Director Class Storage Area Networks Switch Industry Assessment. This paper explains the features Cisco MDS has that led to that award. Published by: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Cisco MDS along with other Datacenter 3.0 products enable large research university to scale and reduce cost

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This case study details how Cisco MDS high performance data center solution is expected to help one of Italy's leading research and development universities to improve and increase the use of computing resources, enhance innovation, increase investment and bring scientific breakthrough to market faster. Published by: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Cisco MDS 9000 alleviate business and technical challenges of deploying SAN in Virtual Server environments

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This document addresses the relevant business and technical challenges that the Cisco MDS 9000 N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) feature addresses and then describes the solution benefits that help meet these challenges. Published by: Cisco Systems, Inc.

The Benefits of Running VMware VI3 on Cisco MDS Optimized SAN

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Virtual Infrastructure makes it possible to run multiple applications and operating systems in a single resource pool that spans several physical machines. This White Paper describes the innovative approach introduced by Cisco and VMware to support an end-to-end virtualized SAN environment that is flexible, scalable, and mobile. Published by: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Choosing the Right Virtualization Rollout Strategy

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

How do you decide what workloads to virtualize? Mark Fontecchio, News Writer for SearchDataCenter.com sits down with George Crump, President and Founder of IT analyst firm Storage Switzerland to get to the bottom of the virtualization rollout mystery. Published by: ePlus Technology

A Superior Hardware Platform for Server Virtualization with the Intel Xeon 5500

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

To gain full value of virtualization, you need servers that are built to handle the heavy and ever-changing demands of a virtualized and consolidated computing environment. To help you get maximum benefits from virtualization, Intel has built a better physical server platform with unique hardware-assist features to enhance the virtual data center. Published by: Intel Corporation

Performance that Adjusts to Your Data Center Environment

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Servers based on the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series provide a foundation for IT management to refresh existing or design new data centers, achieving greater performance and energy efficiency. The Intel Xeon processor 5500 series brings intelligent performance to the world's most trusted server architecture. Published by: Intel Corporation

Agentless Architecture: Agentless Backup is Not a Myth

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Agentless backup is NOT a myth. The Asigra solution is proof because it requires no agents, which inherently makes it easier to install and support than legacy backup and recovery solutions. This paper serves as an introduction to Asigra's Hybrid Cloud Backup and Recovery Software. Published by: Asigra Inc.

Developing a DR Strategy for Your Virtual Environment

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Traditional recovery methods can present challenges in growing virtual server environments. Recoveries are often unreliable and slow. Recovery plans may be more complex than they need to be. How do you develop an effective backup and DR strategy? How do tools like VMware's Site Recovery Manager (SRM) fit in? Published by: Datalink Corporation

Avoiding Disk Bottleneck in Data Domain's Deduplication File System

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper presents a set of techniques to substantially reduce disk I/Os in high-throughput deduplication storage systems. These techniques are general methods to improve throughput performance of deduplication storage systems. Published by: Data Domain

Dedupe-Centric Storage

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Deduplication has leverage across the storage infrastructure for reducing data, improving data protection and, in general, simplifying data management. Storage system vendors who treat deduplication merely as a feature will check off a box on a feature list, but are likely to fall short of delivering the benefits deduplication promises. Published by: Data Domain

IT Budget Strategy in a Down Economy: Stop Buying Storage!

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

With the current downturn in today's economy, organizations are reluctant to spend any more money than absolutely necessary. Read this paper to learn how Symantec is uniquely able to deliver products and solutions with the immediate ROI that the current financial situation demands. Published by: Symantec Corporation

ESG: Data De-duplication & Disk-to-Disk Backup Systems

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The fact that most companies and organizations still use tape as their primary defense against data loss events is troubling. This report recommends they consider data de-duplication to complement and even replace their tape systems. Published by: Data Domain

Implementing Virtualization in a Global Business-Computing Environment

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Intel IT planned, engineered, and has implemented a virtualized business-computing production environment. This multi-year initiative has confirmed virtualization benefits including server consolidation ratios between 10:1 and 16:1, faster deployment, and faster recovery. This white paper explains how they implemented virtualization. Published by: Hewlett Packard Company and Intel

Optimise Deduplication with Data Domain SISL™ Scaling Architecture

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The SISL (Stream-Informed Segment Layout) scaling architecture optimizes deduplication throughput scalability and minimizes disk footprint by minimizing disk accesses. This paper explores the Data Domain SISL approach and compares it to emerging alternatives. Published by: Data Domain

Webcast: How to Consolidate and Simplify Backup and Recovery for Your VMware Environment

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This webcast will take a look at the challenges enterprises face when managing and protecting server environments and guide you through the common steps taken by enterprises to developing a successful backup and recovery approach. Published by: Data Domain

Podcast: How to Consolidate and Simplify Backup and Recovery for Your VMware Environment

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this podcast, you will hear from industry leaders VMware and Data Domain as they discuss solutions to today's data protection and disaster recovery challenges for these virtualised server environments. Published by: Data Domain

Deploying Oracle® Siebel CRM on Sun™ Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This article acts as a guide for installing Oracle Siebel CRM 8 software in conjunction with these scalable open storage systems. It can be used to help customers and Sun technical support engineers create proof-of-concept environments for application testing or benchmarking. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Nexsan iSeries™ - Enterprise Class iSCI SAN

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Data is growing exponentially in size and complexity, challenging organizations to improve how they store, manage, access and protect all their data without increasing resources. Nexsan iSeries overcomes these challenges by extending enterprise services, performance and continuous access to all your digital assets. Published by: Nexsan Technologies

Nexsan iSeries™: Simple, Affordable, Powerful Enterprise Class iSCSI SAN for Your Business

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Nexsan iSeries™ is the perfect solution for server virtualization, databases, file storage, data consolidation and multiple data storage requirements where performance and scalability are a must and simple IP deployment is desired. In this podcast, CTO Gary Watson discusses how the iSeries addresses current SAN architecture limitations. Published by: Nexsan Technologies

Virtual server backup FAQ

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this Podcast, backup expert, Mark Bowker, addresses how this technology helps leverage your storage, network, and computing resources. Published by: BakBone Software

Secure Copy Version 5.0.2 - Data Migration solution

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Getting data moved over to a new server is more than merely copying the most recent files and folders to that machine. File security, permissions, shared folders and local groups facilitating access need to be maintained. Published by: ScriptLogic Corporation