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The Disturbing Truth About Terascale and Petascale Storage
sponsored by Scality
WHITE PAPER: This informative resource reveals an unsettling truth about today's terascale and petascale storage challenges. Discover why traditional storage architectures are falling short and explore the concept of object storage and how it can help you overcome these and other critical obstacles. Read on now to learn more.
Posted: 22 Nov 2013 | Published: 18 Nov 2013

Scality

Rethink Storage: Transform the Data Center with EMC ViPR Software-Defined Storage
sponsored by EMC
WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, explore an automated storage management tool that allows storage to migrate from traditional physical structures to simplified, flexible virtual platforms, creating a truly software-defined data center (SDDC) for today's evolving technology.
Posted: 14 Nov 2013 | Published: 31 May 2013

EMC

Gain Peace of Mind with a Private Cloud - Data Protection and Control
sponsored by Hitachi Vantara
WHITE PAPER: This informative paper explores a converged platform that enables you to deploy a private cloud to give you control over your data and the peace of mind that it's fully protected and readily available whenever you need it. Read on now to learn more.
Posted: 14 Nov 2013 | Published: 13 Nov 2013

Hitachi Vantara

Optimize Virtual Desktop Performance & VMware Integration with Simplified Storage Management
sponsored by Dell and VMware
WHITE PAPER: This brief paper explores an approach designed to deliver significant benefits for VDI implementations. Find out how to ensure your VDI infrastructure is ready to deal with increased I/O demands.
Posted: 13 Nov 2013 | Published: 30 Sep 2013

Dell and VMware

Best Practices for VMware vSphere Implementation
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This technical white paper details a set of best practices for configuring storage in a virtual environment.
Posted: 13 Nov 2013 | Published: 13 Nov 2013

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

Taneja Group Reviews Hybrid Blade Arrays: The Storage Foundation for a Converged VDI Solution
sponsored by Dell and VMware
WHITE PAPER: This white paper details a solution to virtualized desktop issues often caused by antiquated storage infrastructure and methods.
Posted: 12 Nov 2013 | Published: 28 Dec 2012

Dell and VMware

Storage I/O Performance Testing: How to Design, Size and Deploy a VMware View-Based VDI Solution
sponsored by Dell and VMware
WHITE PAPER: This comprehensive white paper presents the results of a series of storage I/O performance tests and provides storage sizing guidance and best practices based on those results for a VMware View based VDI solution.
Posted: 11 Nov 2013 | Published: 11 Nov 2013

Dell and VMware

FAS2240 - An Inside Look
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: This informative white paper details NetApp's ground breaking storage platform designed to provide resiliency, availability, serviceability, and manageability.
Posted: 08 Nov 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2012

NetApp

Linxdatacenter
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: In this brief resource, you will discover how an international carrier-neutral data center and LinxCloud solutions provider deployed a solution portfolio that combines NetApp storage systems, Cisco Unified Computing System servers, and Cisco Nexus fabric into a single, flexible architecture to create a reliable cloud platform.
Posted: 05 Nov 2013 | Published: 31 Mar 2013

NetApp

VSPEX Proven Infrastructure for Virtualized Exchange 2013
sponsored by EMC
WHITE PAPER: This informative paper explores a proven infrastructure that consolidates and virtualizes your Exchange environment while addressing user SLAs, lowering costs and simplifying overall management. Read on now to learn more.
Posted: 31 Oct 2013 | Published: 31 Jul 2013

EMC

Solution Impact Analysis: SMBs Leverage EMC VSPEX for Rapid ROI
sponsored by EMC
WHITE PAPER: This informative paper explores how three different organizations transformed their environments with a simple, efficient and flexible virtualization platform.
Posted: 30 Oct 2013 | Published: 31 Jul 2013

EMC

Top reasons why customers virtualize with EMC VSPEX
sponsored by EMC
WHITE PAPER: Check out this short paper to learn how to transform your environment with this simple, efficient and flexible virtualization solution. Find out how this architecture can help you simplify your backup and recovery, reduce backup times and storage requirements, effortlessly scale depending on your needs and much more.
Posted: 28 Oct 2013 | Published: 30 Apr 2013

EMC

Astute ViSX Performance Storage Appliances Frequently Asked Questions
sponsored by Astute Networks, Inc
WHITE PAPER: This white paper showcases a new class of solutions to resolve existing and prevent future I/O performance problems associated with physical and virtual infrastructure. Discover complex questions about flash-based performance storage appliances and how they meet these challenges.
Posted: 23 Oct 2013 | Published: 23 Oct 2013

Astute Networks, Inc

Taneja Group: Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110 Hybrid Blade Arrays: The Storage Foundation for a converged VDI solution
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This white paper details a solution to virtualized desktop issues often caused by antiquated storage infrastructure and methods.
Posted: 22 Oct 2013 | Published: 23 Oct 2012

DellEMC and Intel®

Best Practices: Dell Compellent Storage Center Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This comprehensive whitepaper serves as a best practice guideline when configuring and using Microsoft Exchange Server 2010.
Posted: 22 Oct 2013 | Published: 26 Jan 2012

DellEMC and Intel®

Simplifying virtual desktop deployments with EqualLogic PS-M4110 blade storage arrays
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This short solution brief showcases innovative blade storage arrays that enable a fully virtualized architecture that integrates storage, servers and networking within one blade chassis.
Posted: 18 Oct 2013 | Published: 02 Sep 2013

DellEMC and Intel®

The Benefits of and Critical Buying Criteria for Clustered Storage Solutions
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: This paper looks at the adoption and benefits of clustered storage across a variety of enterprises. Discover what these storage users consider to be the most important attributes for a clustered storage system.
Posted: 18 Oct 2013 | Published: 29 Mar 2013

NetApp

HP Simply StoreIT Solutions for Virtualization Brochure
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: Read this whitepaper to learn about navigating to the storage solution that’s right for your virtualization needs. Inside, you’ll learn about the steps you need to take based on your current virtualization experience or situation.
Posted: 15 Oct 2013 | Published: 15 Oct 2013

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

NetApp FAS2240 - An Inside Look
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: This article takes an inside look at the unique design features of the NetApp FAS2240, including: Integration of controllers within NetApp SAS disk shelves; I/O and performance enhancements; New resiliency and availability features.
Posted: 10 Oct 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2012

NetApp

DCIG 2013 PRIVATE CLOUD STORAGE ARRAY BUYER’S GUIDE
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: If you are considering an investment in a midrange unified storage array access this exclusive buyer's guide. Take a look now to gain deeper insight into the results, as well as get an introduction into key concepts that can accelerate your evaluation process and help you to develop a short list of models to investigate further.
Posted: 10 Oct 2013 | Published: 10 Oct 2013

NetApp

High Performance Storage for the Evolving Computational Requirements of Energy Exploration
sponsored by Hitachi Vantara
WHITE PAPER: Check out this informative paper to explore a NAS storage solution to conquer these today's challenges. Discover how this technology keeps pace with evolving requirements and find out the benefits it can provide. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 26 Sep 2013 | Published: 31 Jul 2013

Hitachi Vantara

IDC Technology Spotlight - Continuous Operations for Applications with Multiple Storage Array Access
sponsored by EMC Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This informative paper explores a distributed storage approach within your data center. Read on to discover how this technology can help you, minimize downtime with continuous operations, reduce application complexity and achieve higher storage utilization with increased availability.
Posted: 25 Sep 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2012

EMC Corporation

Maximize Operational Efficiency in a Tiered Storage Environment
sponsored by Hitachi Vantara
WHITE PAPER: Check out this resource to explore how combining two storage tiering technologies can help you reduce costs through self-optimized use of storage tiers, eliminate manual data classification, achieve space efficiency through thin provisioning and much more. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 09 Sep 2013 | Published: 31 May 2012

Hitachi Vantara

Maximize IT with an Integrated, Unified, Converged Solution Strategy
sponsored by Hitachi Vantara
WHITE PAPER: Check out this informative resource to explore three technology enhancements that enable the use of one platform for all of your data. Plus, find out how to simplify the tasks of implementing flash, unified storage with primary dedupe, and converged infrastructure. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 09 Sep 2013 | Published: 10 Jul 2013

Hitachi Vantara

Hitachi Unified Storage Family
sponsored by Hitachi Vantara
WHITE PAPER: Check out this informative paper to explore one leading vendor's unified storage solution that can infuse your overburdened data center with greater flexibility, investment protection and cost savings. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 06 Sep 2013 | Published: 31 Jul 2013

Hitachi Vantara