February 19, 2010 - (Free Research) In this SearchNetworking.com Guide, learn how choosing the right cabling can affect 10 Gigabit Ethernet distance, speed and overall performance.
February 11, 2010 - (Free Research) Unifying and optimizing mainframe storage management practices under a single storage resource management (SRM) system delivers reductions in cost and administrative complexity. Read this paper to learn more about the benefits of the CA Automated Storage Optimization Mainframe Suite.
December 17, 2009 - (Free Research) This videocast highlights the importance of metrics and measurements for enabling efficient and optimized physical, virtual or cloud data centers and storage. It discusses some different metrics, for example performance, availability/data protection, and capacity/space. It also gives tips for what metrics to use when, where to use them, and why
August 20, 2009 - (Free Research) Read this expert E-Guide to discover strategies and best practices essential for effective SQL Server consolidation and optimization. Gain insight into the common challenges associated with consolidation initiatives and learn how to maintain a high level of availability and performance in SQL Server virtual machines.
October 27, 2009 - (Free Research) This whitepaper outlines the benefits derived and the costs associated with virtualization in the Remote Offices/Branch Offices, in the classic model versus the proposed model.
January 28, 2010 - (Free Research) Storwize’s STN-6000 series data reduction appliances increase the capacity of existing storage infrastructure helping organizations meet the demands of rapid data growth while also enhancing storage performance and utilization. The result is unprecedented cost savings, ROI, operational and environmental efficiencies.
October 22, 2009 - (Free Research) The proliferation of user-generated content and video sharing sites has made for a constant source of new material. However, the bandwidth demands of such media often congest WAN links. One approach is to just block flash video. This technical brief presents an alternate approach that can allow video and business critical applications to co-exist.
December 17, 2007 - (Free Research) The goal of this white paper is to discuss the role of caching, describe in detail how object caching and byte caching works, and show how these caching technologies work together to deliver true performance differentiation.
January 06, 2009 - (Free Research) There is much attention being paid to primary storage optimization, compression, deduplication and archiving, but none of the techniques will work on one of the biggest consumers of primary storage: allocated but unused storage. Thin provisioning is designed to allocate physically capacity only as an application needs it - when it writes.
February 28, 2010 - (Free Research) The data center has been, and continues to be, one of the key resources of innovation helping businesses become more agile and efficient while reducing total cost of ownership (TCO). This application note explores the means by which existing data center assets can be repurposed to increase utilization, and improved application agility.
February 11, 2009 - (Free Research) Despite progress in Virtualization, much development still remains. With predications that virtualization will become pervasive, this research highlights forthcoming challenges and strategic issues facing IT planners.
March 01, 2009 - (Free Research) Consolidating data centers directly affects OPEX by reducing costs -- not only of buildings, but the staff to run the data centers -- as well as reducing the complexity of the network. When consolidation is well architected, it calls for data mirroring, storage replication, and backup processes in order to proactively plan for business continuity.
December 29, 2009 - (Free Research) Today's data centers are faced with many challenges such as consolidation, resources optimization, power, cooling, cost reduction and more. Cisco foresaw these requirements and developed Virtual Storage Area Networks (VSANs) in 2002 to address these issues in the data center.
October 22, 2009 - (Free Research) This paper takes a look at some of the advantages of video conferencing in terms of both cost savings and time savings, explains some of the problems and challenges in making video conferencing work, and gives advice for making the network ready to accommodate video conferences.
June 10, 2009 - (Free Research) The purpose of data deduplication is to increase the amount of information that can be stored on disk arrays and to increase the effective amount of data that can be transmitted over networks. Read this white paper to learn more about data deduplication as well as Quantum Dxi-Series disk-based backup solutions.
March 10, 2010 - (Free Research) Business processes are expected to run lean and green. The Accounts Payable process that runs with optimal efficiency and accuracy will diagnose bottlenecks in seconds, generate minimal waste and keep vendors and partners happy with fast inquiry response and timely payments. Read this paper from Dolphin Corporation to learn about automating AP.
April 10, 2009 - (Free Research) Data de-duplication offers landscape changing value that is easy to quantify, improves reliability, simplifies management and provides rapid recovery of data. Read this ESG report to learn more about it.
November 17, 2009 - (Free Research) This expert podcast provides you with 10 steps for organizations that currently use Lotus Notes/Domino to determine if Google Apps is a good fit. Learn how to select a pilot project, calculate ROI and estimate training requirement to assist you in your decision making.
June 01, 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper introduces the next step beyond infrastructure virtualization: Infrastructure provided as a service inventory, allocated on order as in a supply chain.
March 02, 2010 - (Free Research) Perfect order management starts with perfect processes, which can help consolidate apps and free up capital. In this podcast, discover 20 steps to delivering the perfect order and learn other tips that can help your organization take a process-view of order fulfillment from expert Ray Wang.
December 11, 2009 - (Free Research) In August 2009, Dell commissioned Forrester Consulting to evaluate the current state of storage and perceptions/interest regarding new storage technologies, including unified fabric - the concept of using the same physical network or common network protocol for storage and application network traffic. Read this report to learn about key findings.
November 20, 2009 - (Free Research) This case study looks at a Fortune 1000 company who recognizes that its storage environment has changed and has not kept pace. Before the company makes another storage purchase, it turns to Forsythe for help in assessing its existing storage infrastructure and designing an optimized, cost-efficient storage environment.
