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Storage Resource Management

ALSO CALLED: Storage and SRM
DEFINITION: Storage resource management (SRM) is the process of optimizing the efficiency and speed with which the available drive space is utilized in a storage area network (SAN). In recent years, numerous programs have become available that can help SAN administrators accomplish this task. This diverts  … 
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Storage Resource Management (SRM) Explained
sponsored by NEI
WHITE PAPER: This Tech Report, "SRM Explained" helps demystify the scope and capabilities of storage resource management tools and discusses how a new generation of SRM tools are helping storage professionals understand how much storage is available.
Posted: 10 Oct 2008 | Published: 10 Oct 2008
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Data Deduplication and Disk Backups: An End-User's Guide to Success
sponsored by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: ExaGrid systems provide unique byte-level data deduplication, a compression technology necessary to do an efficient job of backing up to disk.
Posted: 08 Oct 2008 | Published: 08 Oct 2008
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The Rise of Primary Storage Optimization
sponsored by Storage Decisions and i365, A Seagate Company
WHITE PAPER: PSO technologies keep storage capacity requirements as low as possible and guarantee zero impact on application performance.
Posted: 30 Sep 2008 | Published: 30 Sep 2008
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Dell Storage Solutions for Virtualization, Exchange and SQL
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Virtualization is a hot topic these days, and why wouldn't it be, the benefits are tremendous even for smaller environments. Discover how Dell can provide tailored solutions for your organization.
Posted: 30 Sep 2008 | Published: 30 Sep 2008
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Advanced virtualization: The evolution of hardware to support virtualization
sponsored by Intel Corporation
PODCAST: Unfortunately, most hardware wasn't designed for virtualized environments. In this podcast, computing infrastructure issues expert Gordon Haff explains how to retrofit hardware to make it work more effectively with virtualization software.
Posted: 29 Sep 2008 | Premiered: 29 Sep 2008
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The Email Management Crisis New Research on Seven Critical Email Management Problems
sponsored by Iron Mountain Digital
WHITE PAPER: Email message stores are growing at greater than 30% per year and IT managers cite archiving as one of their biggest problems. This report explores the requirements of an effective email archive system and suggests integral components of a solution
Posted: 19 Sep 2008 | Published: 19 Sep 2008
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Data Deduplication and Disk Backups: An End-User's Guide to Success
sponsored by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
WEBCAST: View this Webcast to discover why changing the way you do backup in today's financial climate will benefit your organization. Gain an understanding of data deduplication and learn the benefits of these solutions.
Posted: 19 Sep 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Pocket E-Guide - Managed Services: Leveraging Market Trends to Build High Margin Services
sponsored by Zenith Infotech
WHITE PAPER: This pocket E-guide is a quick and highly useful read for any Channel Professional interested in managed services.
Posted: 08 Sep 2008 | Published: 08 Sep 2008
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Gartner Names "ExaGrid Cool Vendor" in Data Protection
sponsored by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
PRESS RELEASE: Cool Vendors in Data Protection report points to a focus on new and less-expensive disk-based backup options that make the use of disk for faster backup and recovery a more viable option than traditional backup-to-tape methods.
Posted: 15 Aug 2008 | Published: 15 Aug 2008
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Capacity Management: A Continuous Practice for Boosting IT Infrastructure ROI
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: IndependentAssessment offers independent analysis of technology products by Alan Radding, a widely published IT analyst, and writer. In this report the HP Storage Suite is shown to enable firms to monitor, plan, analyze and report on storage usage.
Posted: 18 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Aug 2008
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Storage Consolidation 101
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This E-Guide, features expert articles and tips from SearchStorage.com outlines the major aspects of initiating a consolidation project.
Posted: 09 May 2008 | Published: 01 Feb 2008
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Arrays Score with Both File and Block
sponsored by Storage Magazine
JOURNAL ARTICLE: There are pros and cons to running multiple protocols through a single array controller.
Posted: 26 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
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Vendors Retool SRM Apps
sponsored by Storage Magazine
JOURNAL ARTICLE: Storage resource management tools come in a variety of flavors and offer features that take steps toward automating your storage environment, while reporting on the efficiency of the installed storage systems.
Posted: 26 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
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Hot Spots: New Year's Resolution: Get My Storage Organized
sponsored by Storage Magazine
JOURNAL ARTICLE: Storage resource management software is one way to make sure you have a leaner, meaner storage system in 2008.
Posted: 16 Jan 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2008
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Getting Real about Virtual Management: Managing Complex Infrastructures
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines the challenges that virtualization and clustering create for IT and provides techniques for addressing the specific requirements of these environments.
Posted: 06 Nov 2007 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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Making the Most of Virtualization
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER: Virtualization can help you save time and money while achieving more with the computer resources you already own. VMware allows you to visualize and manage logical entities as easily and as well as physical entities.
Posted: 06 Nov 2007 | Published: 01 Nov 2007
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Tools to Fine-tune Your Backups
sponsored by Storage Magazine
JOURNAL ARTICLE: Reports from specialized tools that work alongside major backup apps help you predict usage patterns and troubleshoot issues.
Posted: 20 Jul 2007 | Published: 01 Jul 2007
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Storage Bin: Boring Is Good
sponsored by Storage Magazine
JOURNAL ARTICLE: Some of the least-sexy storage tools just might be the most useful ones for coping with power problems.
Posted: 14 Jul 2007 | Published: 01 Jul 2007
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STORAGE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DEFINITION (continued): …  the burden of performing the chore manually, which can be considerable, away from administrators.

Functions of an SRM program include data storage, data collection, data backup, data recovery, SAN performance analysis, storage virtualization, storage provisioning, forecasting of future needs, maintenance of activity logs, user authentication, protection from hackers and worms, and management of network expansion. An SRM solution may be offered as a stand-alone product, or as part of an integrated … 
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