July 01, 2009 - (Free Research) This paper outlines the new capabilities and performance enhancements that NetApp / IBM N series clients can now realize with TSM 6.1 in two key enterprise backup and restore scenarios for network data storage.
March 01, 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper introduces IP storage technologies and the platform benefits for Oracle running on consolidated IP storage over NFS. It also reviews the features of Oracle 11g Direct NFS and summarizes the business and performance benefits observed after extensive lab testing on EMC® Celerra® network-attached storage (NAS).
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).
August 10, 2010 - (Free Research) This ESG analyst report discusses the technology companies leading the way in providing solutions that provide elasticity and efficiency in the storage infrastructure and remove many of the management headaches we’ve come to know, helping users start down the path towards virtual IT.
March 25, 2009 - (Free Research) Storage consolidation brings many applications together to a single storage pool. It improves storage utilization, simplifies management, and increases reliability in well implemented SANs. While consolidation makes it easier to manage, provision, and backup your data, how do you manage different application service level requirements?
May 05, 2010 - (Free Research) This white paper defines six types of replication and looks at the advantages and drawbacks of each. It also provides an overview of factors (such as protocol and total cost of ownership) that should be taken into account when developing a replication strategy.
June 18, 2010 - (Free Research) This e-guide offers advice about implementing file virtualization and details the benefits of implementing this technology. Read on to learn more.
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.
June 03, 2010 - (Free Research) Xiotech's Emprise 5000 system is a revolutionary concept in data storage. It is built on patented Intelligent Storage Element (ISE) technology and provides a perfectly balanced building block of performance, reliability, and scalability that delivers the lowest total cost of ownership of any SAN or SAN-like storage system on the market.
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.
June 23, 2010 - (Free Research) In this case study, Wikibon interviews a UNIX infrastructure manager about the four sets of storage management tools for the SAN that he and his team uses, his future SAN management plans, and how he has reduced the number of SAN management tools.
July 01, 2009 - (Free Research) This paper illustrates the concepts of Celerra Data Deduplication, a feature of the EMC® Celerra network file server that increases the efficiency with which network-attached storage (NAS) data is stored. Read this paper to learn how to achieve storage efficiency with data deduplication.
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.
October 08, 2009 - (Free Research) CIOs need to control storage costs while staying competitive simultaneously. Read this Gartner research paper to learn best practices on ensuring that the storage team is effective and efficient - ultimately resulting in better storage management.
July 01, 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper describes Celerra® Data Deduplication, a feature of the EMC® Celerra network file server that increases the efficiency with which network-attached storage (NAS) data is stored.
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.
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.
January 27, 2010 - (Free Research) The risks attached to not having a BC or DR plan are neither small nor cheap. Every good plan employs certain technologies and methodologies to limit the disruptiveness of an outage. CDW offers storage, power and networking specialists to assist with disaster recovery needs.
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.
February 09, 2010 - (Free Research) Implementing automated storage tiering with F5 ARX as part of its broader virtualization strategy has enabled Clackamas County to reduce storage costs, lighten the management burden on the IT team, and maximize the value of its existing iSCSI investment.
September 17, 2009 - (Free Research) Use this calculator to determine the potential storage cost savings your company could realize by implementing the F5 ARX solution. Just answer a few simple questions about your environment to get a three-year savings analysis. Make sure you review the Case Studies to learn how other companies have reduced their storage costs by 50% or more.
August 24, 2010 - (Free Research) Check out this webcast to learn how SAN tiering can improve both performance and efficiency and how Dell's PS Series' intelligent, virtualized storage technologies can help simplify tiering design, implementation and management.
