February 11, 2010 - (Free Research) When deployed together, highly virtualized storage from 3PAR and server virtualization from VMware deliver a compelling utility computing solution. This combination boosts VMware ROI by allowing you to build a highly scalable virtual datacenter that serves more applications with fewer hardware resources and less management.
April 09, 2009 - (Free Research) This paper outlines the impact of data deduplication on data protection, and specifically how EMC Data Domain pioneered, and now leads, the combination of storage system interfaces and software to make the disk-based solution an efficient and cost-effective alternative to tape-based methods.
May 07, 2010 - (Free Research) Server virtualization is now beginning to deliver functional and economic benefits to nearly all classes of enterprises willing to take the virtualization plunge, down to and including organizations with just a few hundred seats.
August 05, 2010 - (Free Research) It's no secret that there is discord between IT staff and facilities managers in organizations with large data centers. This e-book serves as a guide for IT pros looking for information to ensure that their physical infrastructures support the data center. It also provides insight into some of the challenges facing data center facilities teams.
August 25, 2010 - (Free Research) This ESG white paper discusses the key criteria you need to consider before making your next IT investment and why it’s time to modernize your approach to storage.
April 30, 2010 - (Free Research) Security information management systems are effective platforms for the collection, analysis and storage of events from a broad range of systems and devices. We’ll outline what you should look for to get the most relevant data from SIMs. Read this paper to find out more.
June 15, 2010 - (Free Research) Midmarket organizations considering physical server upgrades must evaluate their environments, sift through offerings and integrate the servers with existing tools. This e-book will guide you through these complex efforts by covering three components: determining needs and requirements, understanding your options, and putting it all together.
December 01, 2009 - (Free Research) Protect your confidential information and comply with regulatory mandates. SafeGuard Enterprise provides multi-layered endpoint data security by combining encryption and data leakage prevention. Try it for yourself with this 30-day trial.
September 01, 2010 - (Free Research) Data protection can be challenging for healthcare networks. The exponential accumulation of patient administrative data complicates demands on already stretched resources. Deduplication, compression, and network optimization technologies can alleviate stress on WANs.
August 31, 2010 - (Free Research) The reason for the rise of 10GbE iSCSI is simple ‐ it offers the lowest cost of ownership and the highest performance among all SAN fabric alternatives. Read this white paper to learn more about these exciting developments.
June 16, 2010 - (Free Research) Read this solution brief to learn how to drive enterprise-level efficiencies and capabilities into your network by using Dell's EqualLogic line of iSCSI SAN storage solutions.
August 24, 2010 - (Free Research) Deduplication, compression, and bandwidth enhancement technologies available in Dell™ PowerVault™ DL2100 backup and Blue Coat® ProxySG® WAN Optimization appliances can alleviate stress on networks - helping organizations enhance data protection and application recovery at remote or branch offices.
August 20, 2010 - (Free Research) This At-A-Glance document, created by Cisco and Panduit, provides an overview of the key design considerations in addressing the interdependencies between the logical network and physical layer infrastructure to optimize data center storage networking.
March 15, 2010 - (Free Research) 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.
September 01, 2009 - (Free Research) The reference architecture illustrated in this article shows how enterprises may make the transition to 10GbE for storage using Dell™ EqualLogic™ PS Series arrays and Dell PowerConnect™ switches.
September 01, 2009 - (Free Research) This paper shows how enterprises may make the transition to 10GbE for storage using Dell™ EqualLogic™ PS Series arrays and Dell PowerConnect™ switches.
March 15, 2010 - (Free Research) 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.
November 24, 2009 - (Free Research) This data sheet discusses SAN Headquarters (SAN HQ) for managers of Dell EqualLogic storage. SAN HQ uses Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to collect performance, alarm and health status data from dozens of EqualLogic storage array groups that could be spread across multiple locations around the world.
December 01, 2009 - (Free Research) This ESG Lab report examines the economic excellence of highly scalable EqualLogic iSCSI storage solutions compared to traditional direct attached storage (DAS), Fibre Channel storage area network (FC SAN), and multi-protocol solutions (defined as systems that provide FC, iSCSI, and NAS connectivity).
March 05, 2010 - (Free Research) This case study examines VMware's use of client-side deduplication. In 2007, VMware evaluated and deployed the Avamar Axion client-side deduplication and replication offerings as a means of protecting and recovering over 300 physical and virtual systems across its infrastructure.
July 29, 2010 - (Free Research) As the number of doctors and hospitals using electronic health records and digital images grows, so will the demands on storage. The strategies presented in this e-book will help health care IT professionals meet those storage needs.
June 09, 2010 - (Free Research) Read this report for a discussion of the WAN and SAN performance results gained from using this new backup and replication solution.