Bitpipe: Disk Drives Research

The Green and Virtual Data Center - CHAPTER 8: Data Storage - Disk, Tape, Optical, and Memory

Wed, 27 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this chapter of The Green and Virtual Data Center, Greg Schultz, Founder and a Senior Analyst for the StorageIO Group, discusses how to deal with the increased management costs and complexity of ever expanding data footprints, green data storage management concerns, and storage virtualization. Published by: SearchStorage.com

Intel Solid State Drives

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:20:00 EDT

In this video, Intel IT explains the benefits we've seen from using Intel Solid State Drives in our environment, including gains in productivity and reliability, and savings in energy costs. We also show a demo comparison between a laptop with a SSD and a conventional hard drive. Published by: Intel Corporation

Tipcast: Optimizing Tape Backup Systems

Wed, 20 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Many organizations still rely on tape instead of disks for their backup needs. As the amount of incoming data increases actions need to be taken to optimize and squeeze more life out of existing tape systems. As a result, storage venders have been taking action to improve these systems. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Sun™ J4400 Array as Disk Storage for Zmanda Recovery Manager for MySQL™ Database

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Combining the power of the Solaris™ 10 Operating System with the data integrity and simplified administration of ZFS, the Sun Storage J4400 array is a strong candidate for improving backup & restoring operations. This paper discusses how to configure & deploy Zmanda Recovery Manager for MySQL databases with the Sun Storage J4400 array. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Modular Systems: The Evolution of Reliability

Sat, 01 Jan 2005 24:00:00 EST

Modularity is an established technique for organizing and simplifying a complex system. In data centers, modular design has already taken root in new fault-tolerant architectures for servers and storage systems. The mission of this paper is to illustrate how modularity delivers a profound reliability benefit: fault tolerance Published by: APC

Five Basic Steps for Efficient Space Organization with High Density Enclosures

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

Crowded enclosures are not only unsightly, they also diminish efficiency and uptime in the data center. This paper provides a five-step roadmap for standardizing and optimizing organization within both low and high density enclosure, with special emphasis on how to plan for higher densities. Published by: APC

Dedupe-Centric Storage

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Deduplication has leverage across the storage infrastructure for reducing data, improving data protection and, in general, simplifying data management. Storage system vendors who treat deduplication merely as a feature will check off a box on a feature list, but are likely to fall short of delivering the benefits deduplication promises. Published by: Data Domain

Avoiding Disk Bottleneck in Data Domain's Deduplication File System

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper presents a set of techniques to substantially reduce disk I/Os in high-throughput deduplication storage systems. These techniques are general methods to improve throughput performance of deduplication storage systems. Published by: Data Domain

Webcast: Data Deduplication and Disk-to-Disk Backup Systems

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Please join Tony Asaro, Senior Analyst, ESG and Heidi Biggar, Analyst, ESG as they discuss the various technology considerations when applying data de-duplication technology to disk backup. This webcast explains why data de-duplication is making disk backup a more compelling alternative to tape. Published by: Data Domain

ESG: Data De-duplication & Disk-to-Disk Backup Systems

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The fact that most companies and organizations still use tape as their primary defense against data loss events is troubling. This report recommends they consider data de-duplication to complement and even replace their tape systems. Published by: Data Domain

Assuring Successful Exchange Recoveries

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

Exchange adminisrators burdened by time consuming backup process will be interested in this white paper about Replay, a backup and restore solution eliminates the daily hit an Exchange server takes with the daily backup process. Published by: AppAssure Software

Deduplication School: Reduce Storage Needs by Eliminating Redundant Data

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

This presentation from leading industry expert W. Curtis Preston will go in-depth into the technology options available, as he shares his insights on deployments he's managed. Published by: Data Domain

eGuide: A Guide to Virtualization Ready Servers

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This expert E-Guide from the writers at SearchServerVirtualization.com brings you up-to- date on the latest virtualization developments and explains how they can benefit your IT shop. Published by: Dell and Microsoft

Windows Server 2008 Backup Tool - A Review of Its Features

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper presents some of the more significant pros and cons of the Server 2008 version of the backup tool that debuted in Windows Vista. Published by: Global Knowledge

Sun Unified Storage Simulator 2008.11

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

The Sun Unified Storage Simulator is a VMware virtual machine that provides a simulated experience of the Sun Storage 7000 products on a virtual machine with sixteen simulated disk drives. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.