September 08, 2009 - (Free Research) Business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) should be major components of any risk-management strategy. After all, no business wants to be caught unprepared for unforeseen events such as floods, fires, terrorist attacks, power outages or other disturbances. That's why planning and regularly testing BC and DR programs is essential.
May 10, 2010 - (Free Research) Improving your storage management and better leveraging your network-attached storage (NAS) data or block storage data is a challenge for many IT organizations. Read this transcript to learn best practices for improving storage management and how to better control NAS data storage systems via data classification, tiering techniques and more.
August 12, 2009 - (Free Research) The purpose of this white paper is to describe the benefits of a clustered architecture in comparison with traditional controller-based architectures, and to discuss the technology that makes HP LeftHand SANs better by design.
May 11, 2010 - (Free Research) Centralized SAN data storage for VMware environments needs to meet the demands placed on it by the organization. These requirements typically include high capacity, high speed, high reliability and must be easy to deploy and manage. Read this white paper for more.
August 23, 2010 - (Free Research) Data storage that is simple to setup, use and manage, easily expandable, and cost-effective vs traditional alternatives only available in enterprise storage.
July 30, 2010 - (Free Research) Few organisations are willing to pay more for storage every year. Data reduction can get you off the treadmill by reducing the amount of data you need to store, backup and manage, and this e-book explains compression, data de-duplication, archiving and several other techniques to achieve this outcome.
February 24, 2010 - (Free Research) 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.
June 30, 2010 - (Free Research) Bill Roth, Technical Product Marketing Manager at EMC, details how EMC Data Domain Boost software integrates with enterprise backup software and distributes parts of the Data Domain deduplication process, significantly increasing throughput and simplifying management.
April 01, 2010 - (Free Research) The essence of Fluid Data is to provide data storage that is as dynamic as the demands placed upon it by fickle applications and business needs. Not only can Compellent deliver strongly against this construct, the company is aiming to permanently change the way that data storage is discussed and described.
March 05, 2010 - (Free Research) 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.
June 03, 2010 - (Free Research) Read this white paper to learn more about the Xiotech’s Emprise 5000 system, a revolutionary concept in data storage offering the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) of any storage area network (SAN) or SAN-like system on the market.
February 01, 2010 - (Free Research) 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.
April 26, 2010 - (Free Research) 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.
June 02, 2010 - (Free Research) In this paper we remind ourselves of the requirements of core storage and consider the impacts, both positive and negative, of server virtualisation.
March 01, 2010 - (Free Research) This IDC White Paper discusses the practical approaches the IT organization must consider so that it can effectively execute on the corporation's compliance and eDiscovery objectives while still meeting the IT organization's budget, application performance, and service-level objectives.
February 04, 2010 - (Free Research) The goal of an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) system is to connect the people, processes, and information of an organization. This document is intended to aid IT administrators and other stakeholders responsible for deploying and managing an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) system for their organization.
June 02, 2010 - (Free Research) Applications are central to business, and the performance of those applications can mean the difference between market success and lost revenues. In order to keep pace with these applications, speed time to value and improve availability, IT has adopted technology innovations like virtualization and cloud.
August 31, 2010 - (Free Research) Join Senior Analyst from ESG, Terri McClure as she discusses why data storage is a top priority when it comes to optimizing the IT environment and how a combination of file virtualization and deduplication storage can address the financial and operational challenges created by data growth.
August 12, 2010 - (Free Research) Join Senior Analyst from ESG, Terri McClure as she discusses why data storage is a top priority when it comes to optimizing the IT environment and how a combination of file virtualization and deduplication storage can address the financial and operational challenges created by data growth.
August 12, 2010 - (Free Research) Join Senior Analyst from ESG, Terri McClure as she discusses why data storage is a top priority when it comes to optimizing the IT environment and how a combination of file virtualization and deduplication storage can address the financial and operational challenges created by data growth.
August 09, 2010 - (Free Research) This complimentary report, authored by Jeffrey Wheatman, research director within Gartner's Information Security, Risk Management and Privacy research group, includes Gartner's compiled list of 10 critical database activities and behaviors that enterprises should be auditing now. Read this report now to learn more.
July 09, 2010 - (Free Research) Companies looking for ways to reduce their backup costs are increasingly turning to more modern and efficient data management solutions that utilized disk-based technology and online backup. This white paper outlines 7 ways that new backup solutions can help control costs.