April 2009 - (Free Research) Deduplication is enabling a new generation of data storage systems. While traditional storage vendors have tried to dismiss deduplication as a feature, it is proving to be a truly fundamental. There are a vast number of requirements that make it very challenging to build a storage system that actually delivers the full potential of deduplication.
February 2009 - (Free Research) Innovation was the byword for storage vendors in 2008. See which products came out on top in this issue of Storage. Other topics covered include deduplication, multitiered disaster recovery, and storage in a down economy.
June 2008 - (Free Research) This case study explains how Gaston County, N.C. eliminated server sprawl, implemented a reliable disaster recovery plan and consolidated applications using Compellent as their storage foundation.
May 2009 - (Free Research) Using Solid State Disks (SSDs) in enterprise storage arrays is one of today's hottest storage trends. This whitepaper discusses the best practices for deploying SSDs in an OLTP environment using Dell EqualLogic PS Series arrays.
June 2009 - (Free Research) This research brief provides an overview of the current LTE market and addresses the technical and business challenges that operators will face as they migrate to all-IP networks. It provides insight into operators' common questions and helps address planning and implementation concerns including migrating away from existing legacy systems.
December 2008 - (Free Research) This Technology Brief discusses different approaches to data deduplication in the market today along with the pros and cons of each, and then matches some of the most common backup problems to a recommended deduplication approach. The brief close with a spotlight on Quantum's DXi7500 enterprise disk backup and replication system
June 2009 - (Free Research) Scale-out disk storage systems are built using nodes or modules that, when linked together, act as a single system. Check out this presentation to learn about the new wave of scale-out systems and what analysts are predicting about them.
June 2009 - (Free Research) In this presentation, we'll look at the advantages/disadvantages of integrating solid state drives in traditional storage systems. The presentation will also describe new techniques that solid state vendors or using to make this integration more effective.
May 2009 - (Free Research) CAS, (Content Addressable Storage) is a mechanism that can store and retrieve information based on its content, not its storage location. Explore this presentation to learn more about CAS and the innovative new solutions that are swiftly gaining popularity.
June 2009 - (Free Research) This presentation outlines the various approaches and technologies behind thin provisioning. Learn about the major business needs that thin provisioning meets and find out about the major vendors in the space.
June 2009 - (Free Research) The leading switch vendors have revealed their visions of a unified data center network infrastructure. It sound good, but what are the ramifications for the storage networking infrastructures you have in place. Explore this presentation to learn more.
April 2009 - (Free Research) This report, written by Forrester analyst Chenxi Wang, Ph.D, explores the state of the email filtering market and how the vendors stack up against each other. Forrester evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of top email filtering vendors.
February 2009 - (Free Research) CommVault deduplication eliminates redundant data across replicas, backup, and archive, which are typically stored across multiple disparate applications, servers, and storage systems. Please try this demo to see how our unique software approach removes hardware vendor dependence and helps you meet your recovery time and recovery point objectives.
May 2009 - (Free Research) Tape vendors have recently improved their tape devices' density, enhancing management tools, integrating tape with their disk storage systems, and adding encryption. Listen to this podcast to find out how you can take advantage of these new improvements.
March 2009 - (Free Research) There are many IP storage capabilities that are becoming increasingly critical requirements for all customers. And there are many vendors offering various IP-based storage solutions. So why choose EMC for IP storage? Read this white paper for the answer.
April 2009 - (Free Research) Deduplication has leverage across the storage infrastructure for reducing data, improving data protection and, in general, simplifying data management. Storage system vendors who treat deduplication merely as a feature will check off a box on a feature list, but are likely to fall short of delivering the benefits deduplication promises.
June 2009 - (Free Research) Though network-attached storage (NAS) offers a number of benefits, it also presents some challenges. Ashish Nadkarni, Principal Consultant with GlassHouse Technologies Inc., discusses the pros and cons of using NAS in an SMB environment and offers some best practices.
June 2009 - (Free Research) Data backup is still the No. 1 pain point for storage administrators. The tips in this guide will help you simplify your backup process and put together a reliable backup and recovery plan.
June 2009 - (Free Research) Email archiving is a burgeoning market at a time when many storage pros are faced with increasing ediscovery requests and compliance regulations. Listen to this podcast to find out the latest developments in email archiving.
May 2009 - (Free Research) In this white paper, Jon Oltsik, Principal Analyst at ESG, shows you where to start, how to focus on the real threats to data, and what actions you can take today to make a meaningful contribution to stopping data breaches. This is must read advice for storage and security professionals.
June 2009 - (Free Research) In this TechTalk, W. Curtis Preston, Executive Editor for TechTarget's Storage Media Group and independent consultant, discusses the state of deduplication for primary storage, the pros and cons of the different approaches, and what we should expect to see in future systems.
April 2009 - (Free Research) Deduplication dramatically improves the value proposition of disk-based data protection as it eliminates the redundancy typically seen in secondary storage processes. The use of deduplication will drive further backup-to-disk adoption and deliver associated performance and reliability benefits.
