Disks

WHITE PAPER: This paper examines server-based caching approaches, such as the QLogic FabricCache 10000 Series Adapter, and how it can reduce cost and complexity, and support clustered applications, without disrupting or requiring any changes to the existing infrastructure.

Posted: 24 May 2013 | Published: 24 May 2013

WHITE PAPER: In this evaluation report, you will gain insight in to an analysis of innovative accelerators in both primary storage and caching configurations with its EnhanceIO SSD Cache Software, and to compare these solutions to a more traditional Fibre Channel SAN hard disk drive storage solution.

Posted: 20 May 2013 | Published: 28 Feb 2013

WHITE PAPER: In this brief white paper, you will discover how to gain a competitive edge over your competition and reduce storage cost with a comprehensive solution to your application performance problems.

Posted: 20 May 2013 | Published: 20 May 2013

WHITE PAPER: This paper will demonstrate differ­ences in comparative SSD products. The analysis reconciles instanta­neous benchmark data to actual user performance, over time in a work­ing system under a true enterprise workload.

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 | Published: 25 Feb 2010

WHITE PAPER: The right way to evaluate the quality of your system and data protection is to evaluate the Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO). These metrics define how long you think it will take you to get back online and how current the data has to be. Read this white paper to learn more.

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 | Published: 28 Sep 2010

WHITE PAPER: Microsoft's Hyper-V technology provides a full-featured server virtualization environment that is well suited for Windows and non-Windows environments. This article will help you understand Hyper-V with some guidelines for getting started using the technology in NetApp environments.

Posted: 09 Feb 2009 | Published: 09 Feb 2009

WHITE PAPER: IBM DS8700 and Storwize V7000 users now have the tools in Easy Tier and its associated software tool Storage Tier Advisor to evaluate the benefits of, plan for, deploy, and manage on an ongoing basis SSDs in combination with existing HDDs. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 | Published: 01 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: Intel IT is evaluating solid-state drive (SSD) technology to better understand the benefits to users and the impacts on the enterprise. We have initiated a proof of concept (PoC) study that includes extensive benchmark testing as well as deployment of notebooks with SSDs to the Intel workforce.

Posted: 27 May 2009 | Published: 05 Jan 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper describes the benchmark testing that was done with IBM Storwize V7000 storage system and Fidelity information services in January 2012.

Posted: 02 May 2013 | Published: 31 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: SanDisk X110 Solid State Drives, based on 19nm MLC NAND flash, bring all the benefits and speed of high performance SSDs to ultrabooks, notebooks and desktops at a competitive price. This resource outlines the SanDisk X110 SSD's features and specifications, and how it stacks up against comparable brands.

Posted: 14 Mar 2013 | Published: 14 Mar 2013

WHITE PAPER: In this brief white paper, you will get insight into an innovative SanDisk product that accelerates application performance in VMware guest machines.

Posted: 07 May 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2012

WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, you'll discover a new technology introduced by SanDisk, designed for an enterprise software caching engine that supports the higher demand of I/O requests from mission critical applications and virtualized infrastructures by using intelligent software to get the most performance out of SSDs.

Posted: 09 May 2013 | Published: 16 Jan 2013

WEBCAST: In this webcast, you will learn about something called disk staging, the frustrations of backing up and using tape as a primary backup media, and the solution to alleviate the headaches of costly and complicated Band-Aid methods to backing up with tape.

Posted: 22 May 2013 | Premiered: Feb 7, 2013

WHITE PAPER: This white paper reveals the benefits of switching to solid state solutions which will provide the support to meet customer demands from sales enablement to advanced training to business planning and performance.

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 | Published: 21 Mar 2013

WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn how to avoid 10 disk backup with deduplication mistakes that could persist for years. Read on to explore topics including tape backup, dedupe approaches, disk backup architectures and much more.

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 | Published: 26 Feb 2013

EGUIDE: Disk is still rising to dominance in IT storage, but it's adapting to the increasing preference toward all-in-one and integrated backup appliances. Check out this SearchStorage.com E-Guide to explore these new options.

Posted: 24 May 2012 | Published: 24 May 2012

EGUIDE: Check out this exclusive SearchDataBackup.com E-Guide for an expert look at backup approaches including continuous data protection (CDP), cloud and disk.

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 | Published: 28 Mar 2013

EGUIDE: In this E-Guide, expert Jon Toigo offers advice on maximizing the disk storage you have and avoiding the tendency to use this media when it isn't necessary.

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 | Published: 19 Jun 2013

WHITE PAPER: Download this white paper to explore IT expert Bill Kleyman's perspectives on planning for disk-based backup systems, understanding your unique data recovery demands, disk-based backup in distributed data centers and more.

Posted: 18 Jan 2013 | Published: 18 Jan 2013

WHITE PAPER: This resource will help IT leaders understand storage vendors' strategies and market strengths.

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 | Published: 21 Mar 2013

WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the business imperatives behind the need for a modernized backup solution namely, disk backup with deduplication.

Posted: 31 May 2013 | Published: 31 May 2013

WHITE PAPER: In this brief white paper, you will discover an innovative disk array that can work well as an all flash array (AFA)

Posted: 30 May 2013 | Published: 18 Apr 2013

WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to explore the results of a TCO (total cost of ownership) study of tape vs. disk as the primary storage media for archiving. Read on to explore which medium has a significant TCO advantage over the other.

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 | Published: 23 Dec 2010

EGUIDE: This E-Guide explores the role that scale plays in determining the impact of a disruption and discusses enterprise data protection requirements that apply to SMBs. Find out why disk, CDP and cloud backup offerings are worth further consideration and learn how hybrid appliances are making DR quick and cost-effective.

Posted: 23 Apr 2013 | Published: 23 Apr 2013

WHITE PAPER: Consolidating resources through data center virtualization techniques can improve the return on IT investments, boost productivity and increase system reliability Read this white paper to learn how you can realize the immediate benefits of virtualization.

Posted: 20 Sep 2007 | Published: 31 Aug 2011

WEBCAST: In this brief webcast, you will learn about the key considerations for selecting disk backup with deduplication.

Posted: 22 May 2013 | Premiered: Feb 7, 2013

PODCAST: In this podcast, find out why tape has persisted all these years and learn how you can use it to meet your data retention requirements.

Posted: 03 Dec 2012 | Premiered: Nov 19, 2012

EGUIDE: This e-guide analyzes the key drivers behind state storage deployment and reveals the most common types of implementation. Discover whether pricing and performance still weigh heavily in SSD purchasing decisions, if the days of hard disk drives are numbered, and how automated tiering can support and supplement this technology.

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 | Published: 04 Jun 2013

WHITE PAPER: Access this one-page data sheet to get the facts on the savings you could realize with LTO tape.

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 | Published: 07 Mar 2013

WHITE PAPER: This paper provides a 5-step guide to making the move from tape to disk backup with deduplication. Discover a concise summary of the downsides of tape and explore the superiority and economy of next-generation disk backup with deduplication.

Posted: 21 May 2013 | Published: 21 May 2013

WHITE PAPER: In this fourth tip of a seven-part series, Jon Toigo explains how vendors have changed traditional storage hierarchies and cites it as yet another driving force behind the 'storage infrastruggle.'

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 | Published: 16 Oct 2012

PODCAST: In this fourth tip of a seven-part video series, Jon Toigo explains how vendors have changed traditional storage hierarchies and cites it as yet another driving force behind the 'storage infrastruggle.'

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 | Premiered: Oct 16, 2012

WEBCAST: In this fourth tip of a seven-part video series, Jon Toigo explains how vendors have changed traditional storage hierarchies and cites it as yet another driving force behind the 'storage infrastruggle.'

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 | Premiered: Oct 16, 2012

CASE STUDY: This case study explores the Wisconsin and Upper Michigan division of The Salvation Army implementing an innovative off-site removable disk drive to fully recover its 500 GB disks to new servers after a water main break flooded the entire data center, destroying several servers, critical data and forcing operations to a contingency facility.

Posted: 22 May 2013 | Published: 22 May 2013