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Jun 20, 2013

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ALSO CALLED: SAN Architecture, Storage Network, Server Area Networks, Storage SANs, Storage Area Networks DEFINITION: A SAN file system (that is, a storage area network file system) is programming that enables the sharing of the same copies of files stored on common storage media among multiple servers that may have different operating systems. Without a SAN file system, although different servers may share common storage media (using virtualization approaches), they cannot share the same files. A SAN file system … Definition continues below.
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The Value of Storage Virtualization sponsored by FalconStor Software WHITE PAPER: This white paper addresses the specific topic of storage virtualization. Posted: 11 Apr 2013 \| Published: 31 Dec 2011 TOPICS: IP Networks \| NAS \| SAN \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Management \| Storage Management Software \| Storage Systems

HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage designed for mission-critical high availability sponsored by HP & Intel® WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes a storage approach designed to deliver 99.999 percent availability, giving you the optimal performance you need. Inside, discover other solution benefits, including rapid recovery from failed disks, automated OSSA, resilient enterprise RAID levels, and more. Posted: 10 Apr 2013 \| Published: 30 Nov 2012 TOPICS: Disk Storage Systems \| Fibre Channel \| RAID \| SAN \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Service Providers

Eliminate Tradeoffs between DAS and Networked Storage sponsored by Coraid 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 TOPICS: DAS \| Ethernet Networks \| Fibre Channel \| Fibre Channel SAN \| iSCSI SAN \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Spending \| Storage Virtualization

Keep up with the Speed of Business sponsored by SanDisk Corporation 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 TOPICS: Backups \| Disk Backups \| SAN \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management

Coraid eyes cloud storage opportunity, grows revenue sixfold over two years sponsored by Coraid 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 TOPICS: Cloud Storage \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Virtualization

Coraid for Hadoop: Scale Out Storage for Big Data Analytics sponsored by Coraid 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 TOPICS: DAS \| Data Analytics \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Management \| Unstructured Data

Silverton Whitepaper: NetApp SAN Performance and Clustered ONTAP sponsored by NetApp WHITE PAPER: This comprehensive white paper explores how a modern unified storage system with integrated data protection can provide a more agile and responsive storage infrastructure that can continually change and adapt as new, unforeseen demands arise. Read now to learn more. Posted: 14 Mar 2013 \| Published: 28 Dec 2012 TOPICS: SAN \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Security \| Storage Spending

7 ways Dell Compellent optimizes VMware server virtualization sponsored by Dell, Inc. 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 TOPICS: Data Recovery \| Data Storage \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Capacity \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| VMware

Meeting the Demands of Virtualized IT Environments While Optimizing Existing Investments sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper considers current data center storage challenges and outlines features of Dell EqualLogic PS Series SAN arrays that meet the demands of increasingly virtualized IT environments while optimizing investments. Posted: 06 Nov 2012 \| Published: 14 Nov 2011 TOPICS: SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Capacity \| Storage for File Virtualization/NAS Virtualization \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers \| Storage Virtualization \| VM \| VMware

Buyer's Guide to Tomorrow's SAN Technology sponsored by ORACLE APAC WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to find 3 criteria for SAN storage systems worthy of your investment and find five questions geared to help you determine your SAN needs. Read on to learn how finding the right SAN system for your company can lead to maintained costs and a sharpened competitive edge. Posted: 23 Oct 2012 \| Published: 23 Oct 2012 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| SAN \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Management \| Storage Spending

Real-time Compression Advances Storage Optimization sponsored by IBM 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 TOPICS: SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Industry \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Security \| Storage Spending \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers

Forrester: The Total Economic Impact Of IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller sponsored by IBM 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 TOPICS: SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Controllers \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Virtualization

Will the future of enterprise storage be defined by software? sponsored by The 451 Group 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 TOPICS: Data Storage \| NAS \| NAS Software \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Industry

Unlocking the Value of Global Deduplication for Enterprise Data Management sponsored by CommVault Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: CommVault Simpana software is the only end-to-end data management solution that delivers global data deduplication across replication, backup and archiving functions. This white paper explains more about this single-platform architecture that keeps compressed data on shared storage resources, giving you control over all data management functions. Posted: 27 Dec 2012 \| Published: 16 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Continuous Data Protection \| Data Management \| Disaster Recovery \| NAS Software \| RAID \| SAN \| Storage Resource Management

Unified Data Center Fabric: Reduce Costs and Improve Flexibility sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Discover how implementing a Unified Fabric can reduce costs and improve the alignment of data center assets to better fulfill business requirements. Posted: 18 Oct 2012 \| Published: 18 Oct 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Cooling \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Networking \| Data Center Power Management \| LAN \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| SAN \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| TCO \| Virtual Machine \| VM

Slashing Energy Costs by Improving Storage Efficiency sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd 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 TOPICS: NAS \| NAS Software \| Oracle (Product) \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage for File Virtualization/NAS Virtualization \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Spending \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers

Edison: Competitive Management Cost Study: IBM Storwize V7000 vs. EMC VNX5500 Storage Systems sponsored by IBM 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 TOPICS: SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Spending \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers \| Storage Virtualization \| Tiered Storage

Optimizing Storage Performance, Availability and Utilization sponsored by IBM 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 TOPICS: Data Compression \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Solid State Disks \| Storage Capacity \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Management \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Replication \| Storage Spending

The Relevance & Value of a Storage Hypervisor sponsored by IBM 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 TOPICS: Disaster Recovery \| Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Virtualization \| Tiered Storage \| VMware

Cloud Networking: The Importance of the Cloud Backbone sponsored by Ciena WHITE PAPER: Uncover the importance of the network to cloud computing and learn how – by leveraging high-capacity Ethernet service-oriented architectures between data centres – you can achieve a cost-efficient, high-performing network to support your cloud initiative. Posted: 13 Jun 2012 \| Published: 31 May 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Data Center Networking \| Ethernet Cable \| Ethernet Networks \| Fibre Channel \| Fibre Channel Switches \| Network Architectures \| Network Best Practices \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Analysis \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| SAN \| SOA \| WAN

Developing a Strategic Approach to Data Center Networking sponsored by Ciena WHITE PAPER: Uncover how to overcome many data centre networking challenges by developing a coherent networking strategy, which will help you architect a stronger, more flexible network to enable future growth in a cost-efficient, deterministic, and manageable manner. Posted: 29 May 2012 \| Published: 30 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Bandwidth Management \| Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Construction \| Data Center Cooling \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Data Centers \| Ethernet Networks \| MAN \| Metro Ethernet Networks \| NAS \| SAN \| WAN

Enterprise Storage Solution for Hyper-V Private Cloud and VDI Deployments using Sanbolic’s Melio Cloud Software Suite sponsored by Sanbolic Inc. 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 TOPICS: Microsoft Hyper-V \| Private Cloud \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Management Software \| VDI \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure \| Windows Server 2008 R2 \| Windows Server Software

Maximize Your Investment in Citrix XenDesktop With Sanbolic Melio sponsored by Sanbolic Inc. 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 TOPICS: Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Management \| Storage Management Software \| VDI \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

LBBW Asset Management Improves Fault-Tolerance and Scalability of Citrix® XenDesktop® VDI Deployment with Sanbolic® Melio™ sponsored by Sanbolic Inc. 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 TOPICS: Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| High Availability \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Management \| Storage Management Software

Dell Compellent Storage Center - Linux sponsored by Dell, Inc. 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 TOPICS: Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Disk Backups \| Disk Drives \| iSCSI SAN \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Management

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SAN DEFINITION (continued): … simplifies and streamlines SAN management, minimizes storage and retrieval time, optimizes the use of storage resources, allows network components to be scaled individually, and eliminates the need for storage redundancy.The SAN programming consists of a client on each server that is written especially for the operating platform used by that server. To create or write to a file, the client makes a request to a common metadata server which controls traffic in the SAN. Once access is granted, a server can access the file without having to go through the metadata server, ensuring that most I/O …
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