July 08, 2010 - (Free Research) A RAID is a method of ganging up, so to speak, a bunch of disk drives, such that the availability and/or the performance is actually improved. Read this transcript for more basics of RAID.
June 01, 2010 - (Free Research) Many enterprises looking to increase the flexibility, improve the scalability, enhance the availability and reduce the costs of data storage have turned to SANs. The Compellent SAN enables businesses to continuously integrate new disk drive, switch and network interface technologies without having to replace existing hardware or software.
November 25, 2009 - (Free Research) This analyst report examines Quantum’s DXi6500 family of disk storage systems, which are designed to help companies deal with modern day backup and recovery challenges. Read on to learn about the DXi6500 family and their ability to improve backup performance, manage costs, speed up recovery and 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.
February 23, 2010 - (Free Research) Since the cost comparison between tape and disk is obviously far more complex than the media itself, this brief outlines all the considerations necessary for a more complete understanding of the benefit and true cost comparison between tape and disk to help IT professionals choose and justify their backup environment.
March 30, 2009 - (Free Research) This DCIG analyst report discusses the changing role of tape as a backup target in both the short- and long-term. It goes on to examine leading LTO technology, and why many companies are looking at refreshes - not overhauls - to meet new organizational expectations.
July 09, 2010 - (Free Research) This document is a 7-step guide for making the move from tape to disk backup with deduplication. Within these steps, the Guide provides a concise summary of the downsides of tape backup, and then examines the superiority and economy of second-generation disk backup with data deduplication.
July 23, 2009 - (Free Research) Check out this new program and hear experts reveal proven approaches to help you build a more efficient data center. Learn about three storage technologies that will help you cut power and cooling costs and reduce your overall number of disk drives.
June 03, 2010 - (Free Research) Xiotech’s Emprise 7000 family of storage area network (SAN) solutions is based on Xiotech’s patented Intelligent Storage Element (ISE™) technology and proven virtualized, distributed cluster architecture. Read this white paper now to learn about the Emprise 7000 family in detail and the many benefits available.
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.
January 29, 2010 - (Free Research) Rising energy costs and growing volumes of information mean is a sign to increase the efficiency of storage systems and reduce power consumption. Employing capabilities such as disk drive spin-down, virtual provisioning, and tiered storage design in Dell/EMC CX4 Series storage arrays helps IT organizations keep energy costs under control.
May 01, 2008 - (Free Research) This document discusses the reasons e-mail archiving is necessary, the benefits of archiving messages, the different options available for archiving, and how administrators can determine which option is best for a given company.
March 01, 2010 - (Free Research) The Xiotech Emprise 5000 storage device and its foundation component, the Xiotech Intelligent Storage Element (ISE), are designed to redefine the construct of a storage foundation building block. The idea is to provide a storage target that delivers application-specific requirements, such as I/O operations per second (IOPS). Read more!
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.
September 23, 2009 - (Free Research) After conducting extensive research on enterprise endpoint encryption, The Aberdeen Group has determined what separates “best-in-class” organizations from the industry average. This paper discusses the characteristics shared by companies achieving best-in-class performance, why full-disk encryption is currently on the rise, and much more.
May 24, 2010 - (Free Research) Key to choosing the right storage solution is costs and return on investment. Read this paper and learn how HP's VTL solutions for the Enterprise and for small to medium data centers compare to other competitors' products.
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.
May 06, 2010 - (Free Research) This tutorial, brought to you by SearchDataBackup.com, discusses what exactly makes tape an optimal backup tool and how it should be used in modern backup environments.
November 01, 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper outlines key business problems facing customer IT environments and how the new Enterprise Flash Drive (EFD) technology can be used to address these challenges. This paper provides an overview of the EFD technology and its effect on specific business applications.
May 05, 2010 - (Free Research) RAID has been a mainstay of data protection for decades, but now its days may soon be numbered. In the May 2010 cover story of Storage magazine, Marc Staimer details the various issues of traditional RAID today and highlights how alternative technologies aim to address these problems. More...
July 21, 2009 - (Free Research) Each month many companies, big or small, well known or unknown, experience a data security loss with the potential exposure of thousands to millions of sensitive customer or employee records. This brief examines cryptographic methods, specifically tape data encryption, to combat such security losses.
