February 04, 2010 - (Free Research) The February 2010 issue of Storage magazine online unveils the 2009 Storage Products of the Year. 3 winners are named in 5 categories – Backup and DR Hardware, Backup and DR Software and Services, Disks and Disk Subsystems, Storage Management Tools and Storage Networking Equipment.
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 10, 2010 - (Free Research) The virtual server environment has clearly changed the data storage management tools landscape. For all the benefits virtualization brings, it also complicates the processes of planning and provisioning storage networks. Read this feature to learn more about data storage management and new market tools for a virtualized server environment.
June 09, 2010 - (Free Research) In order to fully understand present and future advancements in RAID technology, start with the basics principles of what makes RAID such an effective enterprise storage technology. This podcast discusses everything RAID including the different levels, basic principles, benefits and drawbacks of leveraging RAID, the 2010 market trends and more.
June 18, 2010 - (Free Research) Nothing in virtualization is as simple as it first seems. Smaller IT organizations have neither the expertise nor bandwidth to resolve frustrating virtualization issues. This paper will briefly examine those unintended problems, current industry workarounds, as well as industry solutions.
August 04, 2010 - (Free Research) Virtualization, the convergence of data and storage networks, and the evolution of how and where people work are all changing the way the data center should be designed. This e-book examines the issues and offers strategies for developing a data center network that will stand the test of time and emerging technology.
August 03, 2010 - (Free Research) This webinar provides a detailed look at what’s going on in healthcare networks today and discusses how many healthcare organizations are successfully dealing with high bandwidth applications.
April 01, 2009 - (Free Research) Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A., a Columbia, South Carolina-based law firm with five locations throughout the state sought to consolidate legacy servers, improve availability for remote users, increase storage capacity and implement a new disaster recovery DR/BC strategy. In this case study you'll learn about their new Dell and VMware solutions.
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.
April 01, 2010 - (Free Research) Online dieting website SparkPeople.com sought to eliminate its storage I/O bottleneck to give customers fast, simplified access to their information from its database-powered Web site, and ensure that the next busy season would pose no scalability problems. Learn how they achieved their goals with Dell and Dell/EMC solutions.
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.
June 15, 2010 - (Free Research) In this webcast we'll discuss what you can do today from a server, storage, and network perspective to adopt a VDC strategy in your organization. Whether it's taking small incremental steps to build a VDC foundation or enacting a more robust plan of action, we can provide valuable insight to ensure you avoid missteps along the way.
August 04, 2010 - (Free Research) AT&T defines the cloud as a way for enterprises to quickly and easily tap computing, storage, software, development and network resources on demand. The model offloads the capex burden from enterprise budgets and moves it into a "pay-as-you-use" service model, reducing overall IT spend and service commitment terms.<!-- /Executive Summary -->
January 22, 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper walks you through how Data Domain integrates with NBU, including planning and sizing considerations, operational considerations, offsite replication, and other integration basics so you can get the most out of this powerful solution.
March 05, 2010 - (Free Research) Deduplicatoin is a technology that not only aids in accelerating storage efficiency by reducing cost but also alleviates physically constrained data centers. This white paper covers the basics of deduplication and lists considerations for evaluating deduplication technology.
March 31, 2010 - (Free Research) By turning to a virtual-ready infrastructure, IT has the opportunity to create a next-generation architecture that fundamentally changes the way data centers work for the future. In doing so, IT has the opportunity to transform its own value to the organization by making the infrastructure more flexible and ready to move at the speed of business.
September 02, 2010 - (Free Research) In this month's cover story, Jacob Gsoedl explores how unstructured data became one of the top challenges in today’s organizations and highlights how file/NAS virtualization allows for future growth.
August 19, 2010 - (Free Research) The constant drive to improve patient care and streamline business processes can tax your hospital’s current I.T. infrastructure. With help from CDW Healthcare, you can expand and upgrade your server, storage and network systems to accommodate advanced applications quickly and securely.
August 17, 2010 - (Free Research) Growing your business at "Internet speed" means scaling your web application according to business and market requirements. The unique value proposition of Cloud Computing creates new opportunities to align IT and business goals. Read this white paper to learn more.
April 05, 2010 - (Free Research) Working with Dell will ensure that your virtualization projects achieve fast time to value and return on investment (ROI). Read this paper to learn about how Dell Global Infrastructure Consulting Services, backed by a close partnership with Microsoft, offers flexible, high-impact consulting services for comprehensive solution design and much more.
April 02, 2010 - (Free Research) Virtualization is one of the hottest topics in enterprise computing today, with advocates promoting benefits including improved business efficiency, cost savings, and mission-critical data and application protection. This series examines some of the implications of virtualization on small and medium-sized businesses.
March 01, 2009 - (Free Research) This paper provides a survey of the practices and technology related to business process management (BPM). Basic concepts are explained, the transformational effect on the enterprise is examined, and the value that BPM can create is analyzed. The paper then presents a survey of the vast array of technology that is related to BPM.