Storage for Virtualized Servers White Papers

WHITE PAPER: Read ESG’s report on the crucial role of storage management to simplify administration and advance virtualization adoption and benefits: efficiency, productivity and cost reduction.

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Jul 2010

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: 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 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: The Hybrid Storage Pool architecture is a unique way to integrated flash-based SSDs into the storage system, providing for higher performance and lower power consumption compared with traditional approaches. Read this white paper to learn more.

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 | Published: 11 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: The integration of Oracle's x86 blade systems, Oracle VM, and Oracle Unified Storage appliances, connected with either Ethernet or InfiniBand fabric services, forms a dynamic and elastic infrastructure-as-a-service solution for private cloud deployments. Read this white paper to learn more.

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 | Published: 11 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: With the emergence of cloud computing, businesses are looking to increase their storage capacity to support the increase in digital content . Access this white paper to learn how about scale-out-storage initiatives that will benefit your business.

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 | Published: 06 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines important information regarding next-gen storage and the requirements that different companies must meet in order to implement these new technologies.

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 | Published: 27 Sep 2010

WHITE PAPER: HP Data Protector software, a key component of the HP Information Management solutions portfolio, helps you protect enterprise information in both physical and virtual environments. Read this white paper to learn more.

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 | Published: 26 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper sponsored by HP & Intel evaluates a solution that aims to enable the movement of data without physical limitations. Read now and see how this could enable agility and efficiency.

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 | Published: 22 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: This technical white paper covers the vSphere® Storage Appliance (VSA) architecture, deployment of a VSA cluster, and basic monitoring and management.  Discover that VSA is resilient and easy to deploy, while enabling you to use advanced vSphere features like vSphere HA, vMotion®, and vSphere DRS.

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 | Published: 24 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper explores  the success story of a travel insurance company that implemented a private cloud to solve their busines needs.

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 | Published: 23 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper covers the real value of storage virtualization from both business and IT perspectives, and offers explanations of the varying storage virtualization approaches with advice on how to make a technology and vendor decision.

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 | Published: 14 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: The IBM XIV Storage System was designed to create a different enterprise storage reality. By listening carefully to customers—including Oracle users—IBM has designed a storage system that tackles real storage issues head-on. Read this white paper to learn more.

Posted: 08 Aug 2011 | Published: 08 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: Data centers are going through massive changes at the compute layer. Server virtualization is transforming the IT landscape achieving amazing improvements in price-performance and agility. However, realizing the price-performance and agility benefits of virtualization at the storage layer can be a challenge. Read this white paper to learn more.

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 | Published: 02 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: As virtualization initiatives have gathered momentum and virtual environments are becoming the norm rather than the exception, the infrastructure necessary to support these environments has exploded, creating new opportunities for inefficiency. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 | Published: 08 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: Unified networking over 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) offers significant benefits for the data center, including a simplified power infrastructure, lower equipment and power costs, and the flexibility to meet the evoling needs of virtualization. This paper dives into these benefits and reveals how you can make them a reality in your data center.

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 | Published: 05 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: The foundations of cloud computing are built on ethernet and ethernet-based storage. This white paper explores the forces behind the transition to 10 Gigabit Ethernet unified networking, and reveals how you can acheive its benefits in your own data center.

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 | Published: 05 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: To cut costs while continuing to meet service level objectives, organizations of all sizes are initiating projects based on strategies to simplify IT, consolidate resources, and increase energy efficiency. One of the technologies many organizations are leveraging to meet these goals is virtualization.

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 | Published: 30 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: Today’s business environment requires a more optimized approach to IT sprawl. EMC’s new VNXe series storage system in conjunction with the company’s Unisphere storage management address IT staff’s demand for improved “usability” in storage solutions.

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 | Published: 23 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: This guide provides an overview of the specific reasons customers choose to deploy Microsoft applications with VMware vSphere Essentials on EMC's VNXe storage solution.

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 | Published: 23 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper introduces EMC Fully Automated Storage Tiering for Virtual Pools (FAST VP) technology and describes its features and implementation.

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 | Published: 23 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes a simple, efficient, and powerful EMC proven solution that enables small and medium size businesses to deploy up to 250 virtual desktops rapidly and cost-effectively.

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 | Published: 23 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, TBR analyzed IBM’s competitive performance over the past seven quarters - and explains why IBM has consistently held the number 1 ranking in TBR's x86 server study on product reliability, quality, service excellence, and server value.

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 | Published: 20 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: This report from Gabriel Consulting Group discusses IBM eX5 innovations and how IBM, Intel and VMware are working together to help customers get the most value from their systems investments.

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 | Published: 20 Jun 2011