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Storage Virtualization

ALSO CALLED: Virtualization, Storage-based Virtualization, Host-based Virtualization, SV, NAS Virtualization, SAN Virtualization, Block Virtualization, Storage Subsystem Virtualization, File Virtualization, Disk Virtualization, Network-based Virtualization, and Storage Device Virtualization
DEFINITION: File virtualization is the creation of an abstraction layer between file servers and the clients that access those file servers. Once deployed, the file virtualization layer manages files and file systems across servers, allowing administrators  … 
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Is SAN right for Windows file storage?
sponsored by SearchWindowsServer.com
WEBCAST: In this podcast, Bruce Mackenzie-Low provides answers to these questions and more, plus details on SAN management basics for Windows administrators.
Posted: 04 Sep 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Case Study: Protecting a VMware® virtualized data center with host intrusion defense
sponsored by Third Brigade
WEBCAST: Check out this webcast to learn how host intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS) can help your organization effectively secure virtualized data centers.
Posted: 29 Aug 2008 | Premieres: 25 Sep 2008, 14:00 EDT (18:00 GMT)
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File Virtualization For Dummies®: How to Get a Grip on Storage Growth and Reduce Costs
sponsored by F5 Acopia Data Solutions
WEBCAST: View this Webcast to learn how leading companies around the world are using intelligent file virtualization to reduce infrastructure complexity, boost operational efficiency and get costs under control.
Posted: 26 Aug 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Overcoming the Challenges of Tape with Disk-Based Backup
sponsored by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
WEBCAST: This webcast explains how to overcome the challenges of tape with a disk-based backup solution.
Posted: 15 Aug 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Consolidate and Simplify Backup and Recovery for Your VMware Environment
sponsored by Data Domain
WEBCAST: In this webcast you will learn about this powerful solution, hear about specific deployments and the resulting benefits.
Posted: 04 Aug 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Podcast on Green Storage with Nik Simpson, storage analyst for The Burton Group
sponsored by COPAN Systems
PODCAST: In this expert Podcast, Nik Simpson, analyst with The Burton Group, discusses trends in green storage, distinguishing industry hype from what storage managers are actually doing in the real world.
Posted: 01 Aug 2008 | Premiered: 01 Aug 2008
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Get the basics on using SANs for SQL Server
sponsored by SearchSQLServer
PODCAST: In this podcast, SQL Server MVP Hilary Cotter shares SAN basics for beginners.
Posted: 21 Jul 2008 | Premiered: 10 Jun 2008
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Top 5 tips for a successful Exchange Server and SAN deployment
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
PODCAST: In this podcast, Exchange MVP Mark Arnold shares his top tips for a successful Exchange Server and SAN deployment.
Posted: 21 Jul 2008 | Premiered: 12 Jun 2008
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SAN storage best practices for Exchange Server 2007
sponsored by SearchExchange
WEBCAST: With Exchange Server 2007's new 64-bit architecture and ability to host up to 50 storage groups, using storage area networks (SANs) becomes a more viable option than it was for Exchange 2003 installations. Using a SAN has its drawbacks as well.
Posted: 21 Jul 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Configuring SQL Server on storage area networks (SANs)
sponsored by SearchSQLServer
WEBCAST: Server MVP Hilary Cotter takes you from the pros and cons of SANs and disk fundamentals to the ideal number of LUNs and disk performance counter settings for the buffer manager.
Posted: 21 Jul 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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The Next Wave of Virtualization
sponsored by EMC Partner Organization
VIDEOCAST: The next generation of virtualization will have a big impact on storage infrastructures. Find out the chief storage management challenges associated with a virtualized environment, and get practical tips on how to deal with them.
Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | Premiered: 30 Jun 2008
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Virtual machines invade storage
sponsored by EMC Partner Organization
VIDEOCAST: In this Videocast, Brian Babineau, Senior Analyst with the Enterprise Strategy Group, explains how virtualization is impacting storage environments today.
Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | Premiered: 30 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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The Storage Virtualization Roadmap
sponsored by EMC Partner Organization
VIDEOCAST: Implementing and evaluating storage virtualization continues to be high-on-mind for many storage managers. But how did we get to this point in the storage continuum? In this expert Videocast, Steve Duplessie explains by building a virtualization roadmap.
Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | Premiered: 30 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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Formulating a Disaster Recovery Plan
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
PODCAST: This podcast from VMware and HP showcases the simple steps to looking at disaster recovery and how to implement against the needs and wants within a current storage infrastructure.
Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | Premiered: 30 Jun 2008
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Getting a handle on iSCSI
sponsored by EMC Partner Organization
VIDEOCAST: This expert Videocast discusses the major iSCSI myths and dispels them with ESG research. ESG analyst Mark Bowker sets the iSCSI vision and gives his expert opinion on this technology.
Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | Premiered: 30 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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Podcast: Innovations for Next Generation SAN Architectures
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
PODCAST: This Podcast discusses how a Cisco is innovating the storage networking market with investments in intelligent fabric applications like Storage Media Encryption, higher performance switching modules supporting 8G Fibre Channel, and consolidated I/O.
Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | Premiered: 30 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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Best Practices for Backup
sponsored by Syncsort
VIDEOCAST: In this videocast, W. Curtis Preston, one of the leading backup experts in the country, describes some key best practices that will help build a better backup system.
Posted: 27 Jun 2008 | Premiered: 27 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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Does Your Backup Stack Up?
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WEBCAST: Take "The Backup Exec Challenge" and find out! Take a moment to answer six questions about your current backup solution and get a chance to win a TomTom GO 720 GPS! Register now at http://www4.symantec.com/offer?a_id=64588
Posted: 26 Jun 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Transform Your Desktop with Virtualization: VDI solutions from AMD, HP and VMware
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WEBCAST: Sensitive data sitting on end user machines, roaming laptops and a workforce that's distributed around the world makes it difficult to manage and support your users while maintaining compliance and security.
Posted: 24 Jun 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Hot Storage Trends for 2008
sponsored by Zenith Infotech
VIDEOCAST: Greg Schulz, Senior Analyst for the StorageIO discusses hot storage topics, including: Power Cooling, Floor Space, Archiving, Data footprint reduction, Tiered Storage, Clustering, De-duplication, Data Protection Capacity Planning and much more.
Posted: 23 Jun 2008 | Premiered: 23 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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Re-architecting Your Virtual Environment: Analysis tools and platform decisions
sponsored by Insight and Sun Microsystems, Inc
VIDEOCAST: Chris Wolf talks about the tools that are used to increase virtual server performance. Later, virtualization platform decision points are covered with emphasis on OS and application compatibility and support, high availability, automation and management.
Posted: 20 Jun 2008 | Premiered: 20 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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Re-architecting Your Virtual Environment: Solutions to virtual infrastructure challenges
sponsored by Insight and Sun Microsystems, Inc
VIDEOCAST: In this final session, Wolf discusses application selection, focusing on using chargebacks to counter physical storage challenges. He gives network architecture examples, offers some CPU considerations, and tackles issues with heterogeneous VM management.
Posted: 20 Jun 2008 | Premiered: 20 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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Re-architecting Your Virtual Environment: Virtual infrastructure analysis
sponsored by Insight and Sun Microsystems, Inc
VIDEOCAST: In this first session, Wolf introduces principles of virtual infrastructure optimization and covers virtual machine placement optimization and bottleneck identification.
Posted: 19 Jun 2008 | Premiered: 20 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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Solutions for Simplifying Storage Management in VMware Environments
sponsored by Xiotech Corporation
VIDEOCAST: Fortunately, new solutions are emerging to combat these issues and this Videocast highlights one such technology. View this Videocast to learn about an innovative new solution that integrates with VMware environments to deliver critical benefits.
Posted: 17 Jun 2008 | Premiered: 17 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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Best Practices for Backup and Recovery
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WEBCAST: Check out this Symantec webcast discussing best practices for backup and recovery
Posted: 11 Jun 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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STORAGE VIRTUALIZATION DEFINITION (continued): …  to present clients with one logical file mount for all servers. The file servers continue to host file data and metadata.

While this arrangement may seem to add IT overhead unnecessarily, file virtualization provides several key advantages, including a global namespace to index files on network file servers. In addition, this virtual file storage consolidation allows excess storage capacity to be shared between file servers. Data migrations … 
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