September 01, 2009 - (Free Research) Is cloud computing or in-house virtualization the answer to your scalability challenges? Maybe both. Cloud computing and in-house virtualization offer a wide range of complementary capabilities that can help your organization not only scale smoothly, but also simplify your IT infrastructure, reduce data center complexity, and cut costs.
September 01, 2009 - (Free Research) Is cloud computing or in-house virtualization the answer to your scalability challenges? Maybe both. Cloud computing and in-house virtualization offer a wide range of complementary capabilities that can help your organization not only scale smoothly, but also simplify your IT infrastructure, reduce data center complexity, and cut costs.
February 2009 - (Free Research) The planning sequence described in this paper covers the design of the data center's physical infrastructure layer, whose job it is to house, power, cool, and protect the data center's computing and network functions.
November 2009 - (Free Research) Operational cost savings have proved elusive for many customers adopting virtualization, either in-house or with outsourcers. However, some customers have achieved significant cost efficiencies thanks to five best practices that are surprisingly high-level in approach. Read this Gartner report to learn key findings and recommendations.
August 2010 - (Free Research) It's no secret that there is discord between IT staff and facilities managers in organizations with large data centers. This e-book serves as a guide for IT pros looking for information to ensure that their physical infrastructures support the data center. It also provides insight into some of the challenges facing data center facilities teams.
June 2009 - (Free Research) Dell worked with partner Symantec to provide ENGlobal, an energy engineering firm, with a data protection and deduplication solution running on Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers and Dell EqualLogic™ iSCSI storage arrays. Read this case study to learn how these solutions helped cut storage management time by 50% and improve data protection.
July 2010 - (Free Research) 3PAR's next generation of thin technologies can save you up to 60% on the cost of a technology refresh, then help keep your storage costs low over time. Read this white paper now to learn more about 3PAR’s Thin Technologies, including: Thin Provisioning, Thin Conversion, Thin Persistence and Thin Copy Reclamation.
January 2010 - (Free Research) Widely known as a thin storage pioneer, 3PAR® is not just a leader in thin provisioning but in overall storage efficiency—including minimizing power consumption, reducing administration time, and promoting environmental responsibility.
June 2007 - (Free Research) This paper covers projects involving new construction or upgrades to the data center’s physical infrastructure - the power, cooling, and other physical systems that house and protect the data center’s IT equipment.
January 2009 - (Free Research) If you're not saving as much money as you'd hoped from your virtualization and consolidation efforts, you can learn from the best practices of the companies that are realizing huge savings. These companies run at least five times more virtual machines per physical host than other companies and use streamlined IT processes.
May 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.
July 2010 - (Free Research) The amount of electronic information that you retain – combined with the way you manage it – represents your organization’s level of risk. Manage it well and your risk is minimized; manage it poorly and your risk is increased dramatically – maybe even to the level of threatening your ability to stay in business.
July 2010 - (Free Research) Energy and utility companies can work smarter through better collaboration and greater insight, so that their employees can make more informed decisions that reduce costs, minimize waste and improve efficiency while improving customer satisfaction. Read this paper for more information.
September 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 2010 - (Free Research) The decisions of CIOs today are high on the business agenda as they prepare their companies for post-slump growth while continuing major cost reductions. In this paper you'll hear from Steve Schuckenbrock, President, Large Enterprise at Dell, as he discusses the role of the CIO, dilemnas CIOs face today, and much more!
May 2010 - (Free Research) Read this case study to learn how a major global media and entertainment company achieved significant benefits and efficiency gains by implementing a virtual tape library solution to streamline their nightly data backup process.
August 2010 - (Free Research) The goal of this white paper is to provide an introduction to the key areas involved in developing an e-discovery capability and to help organizations plan to become better prepared for the rigors of the e-discovery process. Should e-discovery be a top priority for your company? What can the right e-discovery capabilities do for your company?
February 2009 - (Free Research) In chapter 13 of "Storage Area Networks For Dummies," important concepts of data de-duplication are detailed. The techniques described are designed to "lighten the load" of a company's data storage infrastructure, freeing up crucial storage space, and eliminating multiple instances of the same data.
January 2008 - (Free Research) Download this Forrester commissioned case study and learn how a global F500 company simplified database monitoring for SOX and generated a 239% ROI and 5.9 months payback without impacting performance or requiring changes to their IT infrastructure.
July 2010 - (Free Research) In this presentation transcript, learn why it is becoming increasingly important for companies to have efficient virtual desktop environments. Discover how to cost-effectively ensure both physical and virtual efficiency in your infrastructure by designing a storage array that fits unique workloads.
July 2010 - (Free Research) Companies looking for ways to reduce their backup costs are increasingly turning to more modern and efficient data management solutions that utilized disk-based technology and online backup. This white paper outlines 7 ways that new backup solutions can help control costs.
July 2010 - (Free Research) In this webcast, learn why it is becoming increasingly important for companies to have efficient virtual desktop environments. Discover how to cost-effectively ensure both physical and virtual efficiency in your infrastructure by designing a storage array that fits unique workloads.
