Storage Management White Papers

WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides an overview of Oracle’s capabilities for data warehousing and discusses the key features and technologies by which Oracle-based business intelligence and data warehouse systems easily integrate information, perform fast queries, scale to very large data volumes and analyze any data.

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 | Published: 01 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: Access this resource to learn how user virtualisation technology can help your organisation accelerate Windows 7 deployments, maximise application virtualisation adoption, and ensure successful VDI implementations.

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 | Published: 27 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: To keep up with rising data center demands, many organizations are turning to scale-out-storage, an architecture that fosters a flexible environment to cost-effectively support data growth. Read this white paper to learn how this approach can provide energy-efficient performance, data protection and scalability for your advanced data center.

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 | Published: 24 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This IDC white paper explores one such technology - a data center solution designed to help organizations achieve timely, repeatable and consistent virtual deployments - and explores how it stands up against some of today's most pressing virtualization challenges. Also included are today's best practices regarding virtual environments.

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 | Published: 11 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper is here to help you find the right cloud solution for your organization, and will help you unlock the full potential that cloud has to offer in terms of the fast and secure delivery of information. Read on to learn about the latest developments in cloud technology, and gain insight as to how to answer today's top cloud questions.

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 | Published: 16 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Data protection is simple: take everything and copy it somewhere far enough away so that you’ll have it in an emergency. The challenge is how to do this in an efficient and reliable way. Learn Riverbed optimizes DR across the widest range of backup mechanisms, with no changes to your software or storage

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 | Published: 12 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper makes the business case for utility storage, the delivery of IT resources as a service (similar to a water or electric company), and introduces an infrastructure solution designed to leverage this principle and improve an organization's journey to the cloud. Read on to learn about this emerging technology and its benefits.

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 | Published: 10 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Though businesses have begun virtualizing their non-mission critical applications, major storage challenges have stood in the way of enterprises virtualizing their critical production applications. Find out how block storage solutions tailor-made for virtual infrastructures addresses these issues.

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 | Published: 04 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Using a combination of VMware and NetApp you can create a unified and comprehensive solution that simplifies your entire Windows environment— applications, data, and infrastructure— enabling you to easily achieve your IT goals. Read this white paper now to learn more.

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 | Published: 03 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the reasons for consolidating Windows environments and discusses the benefits of doing so with a joint NetApp-VMware solution, which include simplified management, enhanced availability and cost-effectiveness.

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 | Published: 20 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper explores the reasons for consolidating Windows environments and the benefits of doing so with a joint NetApp-VMware solution.

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 | Published: 20 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: Learn about Dell solutions that are optimally configured to run virtualized workloads while providing maximum redundancy, scalability, and manageability. This document covers network architecture, storage configurations, and best practices for configuration and deployment.

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 | Published: 12 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper features today's best practices regarding efficient data management and provides you with the information you need to optimize your existing storage infrastructure and increase efficiency throughout your data center. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 | Published: 12 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides an introduction to the EMC Isilon OneFS operating system, the foundation of the Isilon scale-out storage platform. In this paper, you'll learn about the benefits of storage scaling and gain an overview of the architecture of this platform.

Posted: 12 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: Storage in virtual environments can get tricky - with traditional backup methods unable to keep up with the demands of virtualization, new strategies are essential. This white paper from ESG introduces a new virtual storage solution designed to maintain efficiency and meet the growing demands of server virtualization. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: This ESG lab review explores the results from hands-on testing of an emerging SAN solution designed to meet today's growing storage challenges. In this paper, learn how this integrated technology can deliver an unprecedented price-performance ratio while maintaining easy installation and simplified management.

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: IT leaders are challenged by the growth of the amount of data they have to manage. While data management encompasses several areas of an organization, ensuring the data protection and business continuity is one of the most critical aspects. Inside this white paper, uncover strategies for avoiding data loss and lack of application availability.

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 | Published: 02 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper addresses some of the new features in vSphere, as well as how to connect a vSphere 5 environment to a Dell EqualLogic PS Series iSCSI SAN.

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 | Published: 02 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: Symantec conducted its SMB Threat Awareness Poll in September 2011, asking 1,900 SMBs how familiar they are with threats, and what they are doing to protect themselves. This white paper features the results of this survey, and provides best practices and recommendations to help your organization's data stay secure. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 | Published: 22 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: Tiered storage is a smart storage solution that directs application workloads to a specific storage location (or "tier") based on performance and cost characteristics. This white paper provides an introduction to tiered storage; learn exactly how tiered storage functions, and how to determine which data should be sent to which tier.

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides a brief introduction to several technologies that can help you reap the benefits of storage consolidation. Read on to learn the keys to creating a unified storage infrastructure, and how to lower costs throughout your storage infrastructure without compromising efficiency or performance.

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper for a technical introduction to storage tiering and its implementation. You'll learn exactly how tiered storage works, and how to determine if it's the right strategy for your organization. Finally, you'll receive recommendations on how to evaluate available tiered solutions and determine which will best meet your needs.

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 | Published: 30 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: The health care industry is beginning to fully embrace EHR as the foundation for sharing information and delivering quality patient care. The benefits of an electronic  environment are clearly recognized, but the transition from paper to pixel is difficult and requires a new strategy. Read on to learn how to simplify the transition to EHR.

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 | Published: 22 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, you'll learn about some of the most common pitfalls associated with backups and how to avoid them. You'll learn about the repercussions of poor/failed backups, and learn how to establish a backup strategy that can ensure minimal downtime during a disaster. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 | Published: 22 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: Intelligent Data Management is Dell’s overall approach to help enable IT organizations to evolve from managing the storage of their data, to managing and delivering the data as strategic information.

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 | Published: 15 Nov 2011