SAN and Virtualization

WHITE PAPER: This ESG Lab Validation offers an evaluation of one vendor's efficient, flexible, scale-out NAS and SAN response to the current storage conundrum. Read now to explore test results of operational efficiency, non-disruptive operations, and on-demand flexibility and performance optimization.

Posted: 01 May 2013 | Published: 30 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: Access this expert white paper to learn the top 10 considerations to make when choosing a storage virtualization solution.

Posted: 25 Mar 2013 | Published: 25 Mar 2013

WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores modern solutions that bring together the best qualities of direct-attached storage and shared storage. Read now to learn more.

Posted: 25 Mar 2013 | Published: 20 Mar 2013

WHITE PAPER: Check out this research report to explore the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats around ATA over Ethernet and cloud orchestration technology. Read on for more information on the latest innovations in these developing spaces!

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 | Published: 29 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Access this brief paper to learn about an Ethernet SAN technology with the simplicity, performance and cost of DAS designed to expand the benefits of Hadoop file systems. Read on to learn how this storage can help you optimize your big data analytics.

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 | Published: 19 Mar 2013

WHITE PAPER: Access this two-page solution brief to learn about a unified, virtualized, IP-based storage system designed to reduce costs and complexities, centralize storage management, grow with your business and to integrate with Microsoft Windows Server environments.

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 | Published: 07 Jan 2013

WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn how one leading vendor's storage center SAN complements VMware environments and explore 7 ways this SAN optimizes VMware server virtualization.

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 | Published: 31 May 2010

WHITE PAPER: This short white paper provides in-depth answers to the 5 key questions you should ask as you embark on a SAN storage consolidation project. Read now to learn more.

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 | Published: 30 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides an overview of Data ONTAP 8.1 operating in Cluster-Mode, including its architecture and core capabilities, and positions it firmly in the 21st-century data center. Read now to learn more.

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 | Published: 29 Jun 2012

WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how organizations can enhance IT efficiency and free up time and resources by implementing a unified, virtualized storage environment. Access it now to learn about unifying storage with a scale-out architecture, the impact of application server complexity on storage and how to manage application storage cost-effectively.

Posted: 17 Sep 2012 | Published: 10 Apr 2013

WHITE PAPER: This buyer's checklist is designed to help you understand how you can leverage storage virtualization to reap benefits equivalent to those of server virt. Check it out today for an expert breakdown of storage virt, 15 key considerations and to learn how to calculate the ROI of storage virtualization at your shop.

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 | Published: 14 Sep 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores how next-gen, real-time compression is changing the game by offering a robust, efficient, and cost-effective optimization solution. Read now to learn more.

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 | Published: 30 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: In June 2011, IBM commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact and potential ROI enterprises may realize by deploying System Storage SAN Volume Controller. Read now to learn the results.

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 | Published: 31 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Over the last 20 years, the emergence of the networked-storage-systems market has given rise to an entire multibillion-dollar industry. Although many things have changed over this period, there has been one constant: Systems were largely defined by, and features were mainly delivered through, hardware.

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 | Published: 03 Dec 2012

WHITE PAPER: This paper examines some of the innovative ways in which organizations all around the world are optimizing storage resources to save space, improve performance and reduce energy waste and costs.

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 | Published: 08 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: This white paper details the results of a recent study in comparing the cost, complexity and ease-of-use of the IBM Storwize V7000 and the EMC VNX5500. Read now to learn the results.

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 | Published: 30 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: This short white paper explores the 4 key capabilities your organization needs to meet today's storage requirements, and how to seamlessly acquire them. Read now to learn more.

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 | Published: 31 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: The IBM Storwize V7000 Unified storage system, combined with powerful management software from IBM Tivoli, provides an ideal complement to VMware vSphere deployments by providing a highly virtualized storage infrastructure designed to meet the specific needs of virtual server environments. Read now to learn more.

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 | Published: 31 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: ESG asked senior IT professionals in enterprise and midmarket organizations in North America and Western Europe to identify the most important considerations for justifying IT investments in 2009-2011. Read now to learn the results.

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: Explore how an advanced, host-based storage fabric solution can provide the highly scalable and available storage necessary to support Hyper-V private cloud or VDI deployments.

Posted: 18 May 2012 | Published: 30 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: Discover how your organization can overcome many VDI storage-related challenges and maximize the return on your desktop virtualization project by leveraging shared storage. Explore the advantages this storage approach offers virtualized environments, and learn how you can easily enable shared storage.

Posted: 18 May 2012 | Published: 18 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper highlights several new features within EMC® Avamar® 6.0 that specifically target and greatly advance the capabilities and performance of VMware® data protection.

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 | Published: 31 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper examines and quantifies the costs and benefits of deduplication in VMware environments. Three detailed case studies from organizations in different industries are presented.

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 | Published: 30 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: In this case study, discover how you can prevent unexpected downtime and enable highly available and scalable virtual desktops. Find out how you can build a fault-tolerant infrastructure and reduce your storage requirements with a robust software suite.

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 | Published: 20 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides an overview of specific information required for administrating storage on Linux servers connected to the Dell Compellent Storage Center. The information is intended for administrators with at minimum a basic understanding of Linux systems, specifically general tasks around managing disk partitions and file systems.

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 | Published: 05 Apr 2012