File Storage Usage for a Mid-sized Technology Company
sponsored by F5 Networks UK
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"Company ABC" is a successful enterprise with an annual storage growth rate of 70%, and a series of data management challenges. Check out this report to see what they uncovered by conducting a file system inventory -- and how they used that information to reduce costs and improve data management.
Posted: 06 Nov 2009 | Published: 06 Nov 2009
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Nine Storage-Related Attributes of an Enterprise Cloud
sponsored by Compellent
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A robust enterprise cloud should not be focused myopically on CPUs, memory, disks, and a range of IP addressees. Businesses instead should include the nine attributes presented in this paper when formulating an enterprise cloud platform strategy.
Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Published: 04 Nov 2009
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Dell™ Reference Architecture Overview for Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 in a VMware® ESX Server Environment using EqualLogic PS Series Storage
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
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This paper describes the Dell Reference Architecture, a blue print or a starting configuration, for designing Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 storage in a virtualized server environment using Dell™ EqualLogic™ arrays.
Posted: 28 Oct 2009 | Published: 28 Oct 2009
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Advanced Data Protection and Disaster Recovery
sponsored by Syncsort
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Coupling NetApp’s SnapMirror and SnapVault technology with Syncsort’s BEX software has created an integrated disk-based solution for data protection and disaster recovery of mission-critical digital assets. Within minutes of an outage or disaster, applications, databases and users can be accessing data and resuming business.
Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009
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Finding the Risks and Opportunities in Your Storage
sponsored by NTP Software
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Managing storage has become one of the most important tasks for many companies. Often the volume of data and the complexity of the environment make it hard figure out where to start. This White Paper will help you understand where to find the things that matter in your environment.
Posted: 20 Oct 2009 | Published: 20 Oct 2009
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How an SRM Tool can Improve and Centralize Storage Technologies
sponsored by Northern Parklife
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Massive data growth and long retention periods of fixed-content data is changing the landscape of enterprise data storage and is challenging storage administrators to deliver a cost effective storage strategy. A Storage Resource Management [SRM] tool can help manage the flow/volume of data.
Posted: 16 Oct 2009 | Published: 16 Oct 2009
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E-Guide: Storage Virtualization Best Practices
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
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This E-Guide explores server virtualization and its impacts on storage. Learn more about the dynamic nature of virtualized environments and the overall state of adoption, performance spectrum, benefits, and challenges.
Posted: 09 Oct 2009 | Published: 09 Oct 2009
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Long-Term Data Protection and Retention: Finding the Correct Balance
sponsored by Quantum Corporation
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Tape remains the most cost effective, energy efficient and reliable program technology for storing large amounts of inactive, off-line or near-line data while complimenting disk-based data protection and retention solutions. Read this paper and find out why.
Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009
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Using VMware Infrastructure 3 with 3PAR Utility Storage in Datacenter Deployments
sponsored by 3PAR
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This paper discusses the complementary benefits of combining features of VMware and 3PAR technologies to gain increased performance and avoid the cost of over-provisioning servers and storage in an IT infrastructure.
Posted: 02 Oct 2009 | Published: 02 Oct 2009
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Best Practices Guide - Intel® Xeon® Edition: VMware Reference Configurations for Midsize Companies
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation
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This white paper proposes a spectrum of reference configurations using Sun servers based on Intel processors, the broad range of Sun storage systems and appliances, and the VMware suite of virtualization products to configure cost-effective information systems for these businesses.
Posted: 01 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2009
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Getting Virtualisation Right: Five Virtualisation Rules Every Organisation Must Know
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
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HP has identified five common virtualisation rules employed by organisations that have succeeded where others have not. While technology differs in complexity and scale from one business to the next, nearly every successful organisation deployed the same five rules to realise the full potential of virtualisation.
Posted: 29 Sep 2009 | Published: 29 Sep 2009
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Storage Virtualization with the HP StorageWorks
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
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The most powerful application of virtualization today is at the storage system level. With the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array and HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services platform, organizations can take advantage of the many benefits of virtualization with a solution designed specifically for open systems.
Posted: 24 Sep 2009 | Published: 24 Sep 2009
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Improving IT Economics with Storage and Server Virtualization
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
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This white paper describes the powerful combination of HP StorageWorks SVSP storage virtualization solution with server virtualization products to produce a more dynamic IT infrastructure that improves efficiencies and simplifies operations.
Posted: 23 Sep 2009 | Published: 23 Sep 2009
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Where Do You Put a Million Files? HP StorageWorks 9100 Extreme Data Storage System
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
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Today’s storage-intensive businesses bring extreme data volumes with them. This must be stored as economically as possible, while providing the critical uptime to satisfy thousands of diverse users.
Posted: 21 Sep 2009 | Published: 21 Sep 2009
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Take Control of SharePoint Proliferation with Unified Recovery, Retention, and eDiscovery
sponsored by Mimosa Systems UK
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This white paper explores how an archiving solution supports the management and protection of SharePoint content across an enterprise by providing: Back-Up & Recovery, Storage Optimisation, Retention Management, eDiscovery, and Seamless End User Access.
Posted: 18 Sep 2009 | Published: 18 Sep 2009
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Oracle 10gR2 Databases on Hitachi NAS Platform, Powered by BlueArc
sponsored by Hitachi Data Systems
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The Hitachi NAS Platform, powered by BlueArc, delivers a high-performance, intelligent and scalable multiprotocol solution. This document describes best practices for using Oracle databases on Linux with NAS connectivity provided by the Hitachi NAS Platform through the NFS protocol.
Posted: 14 Sep 2009 | Published: 14 Sep 2009
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The Business Value of Intelligent Tiered Storage
sponsored by Hitachi Data Systems
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Tiered storage is one of those things that is a means to an end—and not an end in itself. The reason is a matter of economics. Read this paper and find out why.
Posted: 14 Sep 2009 | Published: 14 Sep 2009
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Hitachi NAS Platform 3080 and 3090: Storage Consolidation and Intelligent Tiering for VMware Environments
sponsored by Hitachi Data Systems
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The rapid adoption of server virtualization technology by organizations of all sizes has been driven by cost, flexibility and time to market. The cost savings in server consolidation are the primary motivators, but the ability to quickly deploy new applications to suit changes in the business has led many to use VMware products.
Posted: 14 Sep 2009 | Published: 14 Sep 2009
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HP LeftHand SAN Failback Procedure for VMware
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
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This white paper documents the procedure for failback from a VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) recovery site after SRM has performed a failover on an HP LeftHand SAN. This document is intended for customers who are using an HP LeftHand SAN with VMware.
Posted: 27 Aug 2009 | Published: 27 Aug 2009
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Detecting Worn Tapes Before it's Too Late
sponsored by Maxell Corporation of America
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Damaged or worn out tape cartridges can force you to recreate lost data, which can be costly or even impossible. How do you know which cartridges should be retired? This paper details how a cartridge memory chip inside a storage tape cartridge provides a wealth of information on the remaining viability of that cartridge.
Posted: 26 Aug 2009 | Published: 26 Aug 2009
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Everything you wanted to know about upgrading to IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Version 6, but were afraid to ask
sponsored by Mainline Information Systems
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The release of Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) version 6 from IBM has sparked numerous questions from existing TSM v5 customers. This white paper is designated for existing TSM v5 customers who would like to explore the options for upgrading to the latest and greatest release of TSM.
Posted: 17 Aug 2009 | Published: 17 Aug 2009
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Fundamentals of a Well-Built SAN
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
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The purpose of this white paper is to describe the benefits of a clustered architecture in comparison with traditional controller-based architectures, and to discuss the technology that makes HP LeftHand SANs better by design.
Posted: 14 Aug 2009 | Published: 14 Aug 2009
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Configuring Sun™ Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems for Oracle® Databases
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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In planning storage solutions for Oracle database applications, Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems offer a range of performance and scalability options, and can be configured to meet specific application requirements for capacity, performance, and reliability.
Posted: 04 Aug 2009 | Published: 04 Aug 2009
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Email, Database and File Sharing on Dell™ NX4
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
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The NX4 allows businesses to consolidate Microsoft Exchange application storage, Microsoft SQL database storage, and general purpose file servers on to a single, unified storage platform. This consolidated storage methodology delivers network-attached storage (NAS) for file sharing and iSCSI or Fibre Channel storage area network (SAN) connectivity.
Posted: 22 Jul 2009 | Published: 22 Jul 2009
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Dell NX4: Achieving Storage Efficiency with Data Deduplication
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
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This paper illustrates the concepts of Celerra Data Deduplication. It also shows how a user can use and manage deduplication on the Dell NX4 network-attached storage (NAS) system.
Posted: 22 Jul 2009 | Published: 22 Jul 2009
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