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ESG White Paper: Intelligent Tiered Storage: BlueArc's Implementation

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This ESG White Paper discusses the importance of tiered storage, examines BlueArc's approach to intelligent tiering, and shows how it creates operational value for users' data storage infrastructures. Published by: BlueArc Corp.

NFS Evolution Changes the Landscape of HPC Data Management

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In HPC data management, traditional standards-based solutions have been limited in performance and scalability, but proprietary, high-performance solutions have required specific expertise to set up, manage, or scale. Read this Tabor Research White Paper to learn about file systems used in HPC environments as well as BlueArc storage solutions. Published by: BlueArc Corp.

ESG White Paper: Enabling Enterprise Class Features for the Mid-Range: Focus on BlueArc Mercury

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this White Paper from ESG to learn about current data growth and consolidation challenges as well as BlueArc's new mercury series products, foreceful consolidation solutions, providing enterprise class file system features to support mid-range applications. Published by: BlueArc Corp.

SiliconFS™: The BlueArc® Filesystem

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The BlueArc Filesystem, SiliconFS, is the engine which drives the entire architectural platform forward. The filesystem is the foundation which enables greater performance and scalability for the entire platform. This document describes to the latest version of SiliconFS. Published by: BlueArc Corp.

Presentation Transcript: Protecting Data on the Edge

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

According to industry statistics, the majority of a typical company's data doesn't reside on data center storage -- it lives on the "edge." The edge may be desktop PCs, laptops or even smart phones and PDAs. In this transcript, W. Curtis Preston describes the most effective techniques, tools and best practices for protecting edge or mobile data. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

VMware® ESX 3.5 Deployment with Sun Storage 7000 Series Unified Storage System

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This paper details a few of the possible deployment scenarios when using Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System (called Unified Storage System hereon ) with Vmware Infrastructure ESX 3.5. This paper also describes how each of the deployment differs from one another. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Network-attached storage FAQ

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Though network-attached storage (NAS) offers a number of benefits, it also presents some challenges. In this podcast, Ashish Nadkarni, Principal Consultant with GlassHouse Technologies Inc., discusses the pros and cons of using NAS in an SMB environment and offers some best practices. Published by: EMC Corporation

Top Five Ways to Improve E-Discovery with Archiving

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 24:00:00 EST

Organizations are increasingly being ordered to produce email messages and other files relevant to electronic discovery - and the penalties for noncompliance with a court's discovery order can be severe. Thus it is vital that every organization manage its electronic data for fast, easy, accurate retrieval when required. Published by: Symantec Corporation

Network-Attached Storage FAQ

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Though network-attached storage (NAS) offers a number of benefits, it also presents some challenges. Ashish Nadkarni, Principal Consultant with GlassHouse Technologies Inc., discusses the pros and cons of using NAS in an SMB environment and offers some best practices. Published by: EMC Corporation

Protecting Data on the Edge

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

According to industry statistics, the majority of a typical company's data doesn't reside on data center storage -- it lives on the "edge." The edge may be desktop PCs, laptops or even smart phones and PDAs. In this videocast W. Curtis Preston describes the most effective techniques, tools and best practices for protecting edge or mobile data. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Protecting Data on the Edge

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this expert podcast W. Curtis Preston describes the most effective techniques, tools and best practices for protecting edge or mobile data. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Matching Data Deduplication Approaches to Workload Characteristics: The Quantum DXi7500

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This Technology Brief discusses different approaches to data deduplication in the market today along with the pros and cons of each, and then matches some of the most common backup problems to a recommended deduplication approach. The brief close with a spotlight on Quantum's DXi7500 enterprise disk backup and replication system Published by: Quantum Corporation

Data Deduplication Background - A Technical White Paper

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The purpose of data deduplication is to increase the amount of information that can be stored on disk arrays and to increase the effective amount of data that can be transmitted over networks. Read this white paper to learn more about data deduplication as well as Quantum Dxi-Series disk-based backup solutions. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Presentation Transcript: File Virtualization with Greg Schulz

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Find out who should be using file virtualization and why. Get answers to questions about how file virtualization is performed, the pros and cons of file virtualization appliances, limitations to the technology -- and more. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

FalconStor Opens Up an Entirely New Market for Themselves in Disk-to-Disk Backup

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This Taneja Group analyst report focusses on FalconStor Software's announcement of a file-interface deduplication system, a NAS interface option for their existing line of disk-to-disk (D2D) backup solutions. The report highlights Falconstor's strategy and attractive benefits of their new interface to end-users. Published by: FalconStor Software

Deduplication for the Enterprise: Six Steps to Optimal Results

Wed, 20 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Data deduplication is a must-have technology for today's enterprises. However, there are a wide range of choices and issues to be considered. This article covers six steps an organization can take to make sure implementing a deduplication technology is a smooth process. Published by: SEPATON

MultiCare Health System Speeds Recovery of Data with SEPATON VTL and Data Deduplication

Tue, 19 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

MultiCare Health System, a leading-edge, integrated health organization, deployed the SEPATON S2100-ES2 virtual tape library (VTL) with DeltaStor software for data deduplication and increased its backup performance dramatically. This case study reveals it was configured and how the company benefited from it. Published by: SEPATON

SAN and Server Virtualization Podcast Transcript

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This podcast transcript examines the pros and cons traditional Fibre Channel SAN and a slightly newer iSCSI SAN. Published by: Nexsan Technologies

Podcast: Changing the Rules of Backup: Go Beyond Virtual Tape Library for Accelerating Your Backup

Fri, 15 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

For most IT organizations, traditional server backup remains the primary means of protecting data. And despite decades of technology development in this area, challenges remain. This podcast will discuss methods for backing up data and the relative performance characteristics of each method. Published by: FalconStor Software

Thin Provisioning with the Pillar Axiom

Thu, 14 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Pillar recognizes the value of thin provisioning and has taken its inherent benefits one step further by introducing a smarter approach with the Application-Aware Pillar Axiom®. Read this white paper to learn more about the features of Pillar's Axiom storage solution as well as the features and key benefits of thin provisioning. Published by: Pillar Data Systems

Swiss manufacturer installs out-of-the-box storage area network in less than half an hour

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

The existing storage solution at Eternit (Schweiz) AG, was unable to meet the growing needs of the organization. The company wanted a solution that was scalable, cost efficient and easy to use. Read this case study to find out how Dell was able to assist with these goals. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Reducing Storage Complexity with Sun Unified Storage

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

IT organizations of all sizes are struggling to deal with the tremendous growth in data and the complexity of managing it all. The march of digital applications and the data they create continues at a rapid pace, even in today's difficult economic times. IDC forecasts that external disk storage capacity will grow 50% through 2010.

Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Accelerating Performance and Reducing Costs for Data-Intensive High Performance Computing (HPC) Workflows

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this white paper to learn about how you can deliver the necessary I/O throughput for HPC applications. It will also cover Sun's offerings for addressing HPC challenges in the form of flash technology, network attached storage, parallel storage, and archive solutions. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Best Practices Guide: Microsoft SharePoint Data Protection Best Practices with Data Domain

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Data Domain deduplication storage offers a powerful data protection solution by reducing redundant data across backups and providing a cost-effective replication option for simpler disaster recovery. This paper looks into some of the options and strategies for developing a data protection plan for your Microsoft SharePoint environment. Published by: Data Domain

Backup and Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Server - Data Domain Deduplication Storage Best Practices Guide

Fri, 08 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In many companies, Microsoft Exchange is now commonly viewed as a mission-critical application. Protecting Exchange information is critical and backup is still the primary method used. This paper focuses on the traditional backup and recovery practices for Microsoft Exchange Server along with solutions from Data Domain. Published by: Data Domain

iSCSI for TL-Series Tape Libraries

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

To supplement the growth in iSCSI SANs, Dell has introduced an iSCSI-to-SAS bridge card for the TL-series of tape libraries. This allows a customer to directly attach a tape backup target to their iSCSI 1Gb Ethernet SAN with little to no degradation in transfer speed. This white paper explores this setup and configuration. Published by: Dell, Inc.

IT Briefing: Improving Data Center Efficiency with Network and Storage Consolidation

Wed, 06 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This IT Briefing will talk about the nightmare of the data center sprawl in the age of virtualization and how network and storage consolidation can reduce your total cost of ownership (TCO). Published by: Cisco Systems, Inc.

IDC Research: Enabling Efficient SAN Performance Management

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

This document explores the role Virtual Instruments' NetWisdom Enterprise monitoring and analysis technology plays in reducing the cost and complexity of managing the datacenter cloud - and the large heterogeneous and virtualized infrastructure within it. Published by: Virtual Instruments

E-Guide: Less is more: The real value of data deduplication and virtualization for your business

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This E-Guide will discuss how to build a business case for deduplication, so that your organization can begin to reap the benefits of this technology which include cost reduction, reducing your network bandwidth requirements, better data reduction, and more. The benefits of data virtualization are also discussed. Published by: Data Domain

eGuide: An in-depth look at data deduplication methods

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This E-Guide will discuss the various approaches to data deduplication. You'll learn the pros and cons of each, and will benefit from independent expert insight that will help you get the most out of the approach you take with data deduplication technology. Published by: FalconStor Software

Cisco MDS Director Rated Best for Reliability and Performance

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Miercom awarded Cisco MDS with 'Rated Best' for Reliability and Non-Blocking Performance in the Director Class Storage Area Networks Switch Industry Assessment. This paper explains the features Cisco MDS has that led to that award. Published by: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Cisco MDS along with other Datacenter 3.0 products enable large research university to scale and reduce cost

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This case study details how Cisco MDS high performance data center solution is expected to help one of Italy's leading research and development universities to improve and increase the use of computing resources, enhance innovation, increase investment and bring scientific breakthrough to market faster. Published by: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Cisco MDS 9000 alleviate business and technical challenges of deploying SAN in Virtual Server environments

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This document addresses the relevant business and technical challenges that the Cisco MDS 9000 N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) feature addresses and then describes the solution benefits that help meet these challenges. Published by: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Agentless Architecture: Agentless Backup is Not a Myth

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Agentless backup is NOT a myth. The Asigra solution is proof because it requires no agents, which inherently makes it easier to install and support than legacy backup and recovery solutions. This paper serves as an introduction to Asigra's Hybrid Cloud Backup and Recovery Software. Published by: Asigra Inc.

Secure Copy Version 5.0.2 - Data Migration solution

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Getting data moved over to a new server is more than merely copying the most recent files and folders to that machine. File security, permissions, shared folders and local groups facilitating access need to be maintained. Published by: ScriptLogic Corporation

Presentation Download: Backup School 2009

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This Advanced Backup School seminar presentation is guaranteed to provide you with time-tested advice and techniques that will make backup easier. Renowned backup guru W. Curtis Preston will review the basics - but will also be going into in-depth detail on the newest issues, technologies, and solutions surrounding backup. Published by: SearchDataBackup.com

File Virtualization with Greg Schulz

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

SANs and server virtualization podcast

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This podcast examines the pros and cons traditional Fibre Channel SAN and a slightly newer iSCSI SAN. Published by: Nexsan Technologies

Sun Virtualization Solutions for Medium-Sized Businesses: Seamlessly Enabling Profitability and Growth

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

In today's economy, mid-sized businesses need to optimize every possible aspect of their operations. By introducing virtualization technology into your environment, you'll be able to reduce TCO by enhancing your existing IT resources, increasing server utilization, and allowing your infrastructure to quickly react to dynamic business conditions. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Microsoft

An Economical Approach To Maximizing Data Availability: Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 24:00:00 EST

Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems offer enterprise-class storage features while leveraging open source software and industry standard components to lower costs and provide greater innovation. Read this paper and see how your organization can benefit from Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Microsoft

Configuring Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V on Sun Fire X64 Servers

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 24:00:00 EST

The paper describes the procedures used to install and configure Hyper-V on a Sun Fire X4150 server. It gives an example configuration that also used a Sun Storage J4200 array for additional storage and to spread the disk I/O over a great number of spindles for improved performance. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Microsoft

Elements Of A C-4 Strategy: Mastering The Storage Issue

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

From large enterprises to small to medium-size firms, IT planners face the same challenges: cost-containment, compliance, continuity and carbon footprint reduction. These C-4 issues will set the storage management agenda and throttle the options for IT investments for the foreseeable future. This paper gives further details. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Microsoft

MySQL Guide For Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This article describes a proof-of-concept study demonstrating the successful configuration of MySQL database servers using a Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System. Configuration procedures are included, describing how to configure both the Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System and the MySQL database servers for NFS and iSCSI access of storage. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Microsoft

Presentation Transcript: Changing the Rules of Backup and Disaster Recovery

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Join Independent Backup Expert W. Curtis Preston and Falconstor's Product Marketing Manager Peter Eichers as they explore common data protection challenges and what technologies can be used to address them. Published by: FalconStor Software

Getting a Handle on eDiscovery

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

eDiscovery is the process of using technology to identify, collect, preserve, process, review, and produce all the electronically stored information that is relevant to a particular legal matter. Read this white paper for a crash course in how effective information management can save your company time and money. Published by: StoredIQ

Storage Magazine March 2009

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

The March 2009 issue of Storage Magazine includes a cover story announcing the winners of the Midrange Arrays Quality Awards. Also in this issue, get information about remote office backups, disaster recovery plan testing, deduplication, and an eye-opening editorial on crucial data that often isn't being backed up properly. Published by: SearchStorage.com

Tipcast - Continuous data protection: Near vs. Real CDP?

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This PDF of a recent tipcast highlights the differences between continuous data protection and near-continuous data protection, and highlights the evolution of near-CDP. This tipcast also discusses the pros and cons of true continuous data protection. Published by: FalconStor Software

Tipcast: Do you really need continuous data protection?

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This PDF of a recent tipcast, sponsored by FalconStor, gives an in-depth overview of continuous data protection (CDP). Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs) and Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) that CDP products typically deliver is discussed in this tipcast, as well as how existing data protection software works with CDP. Published by: FalconStor Software

Replay AppImage: Disk-Based Imaging Solution

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Replay AppImage is a Hyper-V host based agent that enables fast backup and recovery of virtual machines running Windows workloads from a centralized Microoft Windows 2003/2008 Replay server. Published by: AppAssure Software

Integrating, Extending and Accelerating VMware Environments

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this video EMC's Chad Sakac outlines how EMC integrates, extends, and accelerates the value of a VMware infrastructure. Discover the EMC technologies - storage, backup, applications, management, replication, QoS - that help VMware customers at each stage of deployment, with every use case, and at every performance phase. Published by: EMC Corporation

Unified Storage Solutions: Take IP Storage to the Next Level

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

There are many IP storage capabilities that are becoming increasingly critical requirements for all customers. And there are many vendors offering various IP-based storage solutions. So why choose EMC for IP storage? Read this white paper for the answer. Published by: EMC Corporation

Capable and Affordable Entry-level SAN for VMware Environments

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This solution overview details the EMC CLARiiON AX4, an entry level SAN for VMware that brings VMware benefits by enabling and supporting new functionality. Give your SAN enterprise-class capabilities and efficiencies at a surprisingly economic price. Read on for further details. Published by: EMC Corporation

Storage Choices for Virtual Server Environments

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Forrester surveyed 124 of its global clients on storage for virtual server environments. For IT professionals who will either upgrade or deploy a new storage environment to support server virtualization, this report gives an overview of those survey reports, tells what firms have done in the past, and gives key Forrester recommendations. Published by: EMC Corporation

iSCSI Storage Review: Implementation and Migration for SMBs

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 24:00:00 EST

EMC Corporation commissioned Demartek to perform a hands-on evaluation of EMC's new entrylevel CLARiiON AX4 iSCSI storage system. This report shows the actual steps taken to install and use the AX4 storage system. Screen shots are included. Published by: EMC Corporation

Product Demo: Attractive, All-Inclusive Storage Platforms for SMB's

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this video, Michael Wilke, Director, Software Marketing with EMC, introduces the availability of a full-version NetWorker for midsize organizations in a simple to order and easy to implement package with attractive pricing. Published by: EMC Corporation

The Benefits of Consolidating Servers and Storage into a Single Easy-to-Manage Platform

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this video EMC's Tanya Loughlin, of Celerra product marketing, explains EMC's newest unified storage platform. The new Celerra NX4 features industry-leading price and performance, ease of deployment, and no-compromise availability. Published by: EMC Corporation

Increasing Storage Capacity with the Benefits of Going Green

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 24:00:00 EST

Companies around the globe are recognizing that a green initiative is not only good for the environment, it's good for the bottom line. Call it green or sound business practice, for IT the mission remains the same: lower infrastructure consumption and increase efficiency. Published by: EMC Corporation

eGuide: Hyper-V - What You Need to Know before Getting Started

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

In this E-Guide learn how Microsoft Hyper-V fits into the server virtualization landscape, with insight on exactly what Hyper-V has to offer, and analysis of how the Microsoft technology stacks up against the competition. Published by: Dell and Microsoft

eGuide: Hyper-V - Microsoft's Approach to Server Virtualization

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

In this informative E-Guide learn specifically how Hyper-V is designed to meet high availability requirements, how this technology is being used at the hardware level, role of a 64-bit operating system with virtualization and more. Published by: Dell and Microsoft

SMB data storage management

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Data storage management is a multifaceted process that is always changing. In this tutorial on SMB storage management, learn about iSCSI versus Fibre Channel storage area networks (SANs), managing your data backups, and the biggest SAN storage management trends for the year ahead.

Sponsored By: Learning Guide Published by: EMC Corporation

HP StorageWorks 4400/6400/8400 Enterprise Virtual Array configuration best practices white paper

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Simplified management is one of many business values of the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array. A storage system that is simple to administer saves time and money, and reduces configuration errors. This paper highlights common configuration rules and tradeoffs for optimizing HP StorageWorks EVAs for cost, availability, and performance. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Disk Backup with Data Deduplication - Resource Center

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

ExaGrid offers the fastest and most scalable disk-based backup system with byte-level data deduplication at the best price in the industry. It works with your existing backup application to eliminate failed backups and restores, reduce your window all at the same cost as tape. Visit the Disk Backup with Data Deduplication Resource Center for more. Published by: ExaGrid Systems, Inc.

Secrets to Successful DR and Continuity Planning

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This webinar reviews several enabling technologies that greatly simplify Disaster Recovery and business continuity like Silver Peak's WAN optimization solution. You'll also hear how OfficeWare was able to implement an effective and fully verified DR solution on a limited budget. Published by: Compellent

3 Steps to Eliminate Unused Capacity

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

In this demo, Compellent technology professionals explain and demonstrate their dynamic capacity and thin provisioning techniqies, how they reduce TCO and energy costs, and dramatically eliminate unused storage space. Published by: Compellent

Data Center Virtualization

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Many organizations are adopting server virtualization technologies to reduce capital costs, create a flexible pool of resources and shrink the data center footprint. But to take full advantage of the benefits of server virtualization, organizations need the support of an advanced storage platform. This data sheet gives more details. Published by: Compellent

Improving Data Center Efficiency with Network and Storage Consolidation

Tue, 12 May 2009 14:00:00 EDT

Do more with less! In today's economic climate, businesses need to find ways to improve agility, deliver business continuance, improve availability and reduce operational costs. Published by: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Three Must Haves for the Virtual Data Center

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

To take full advantage of server virtualization, and create a true virtual data center, IT departments need a holistic storage solution that allows fully shared resources, easy and automated storage classification and migration and complete data protection. Read this white paper for three "must haves" to achieve those objectives. Published by: Compellent

Going Beyond Certification

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Check out this fact sheet on Compellent's Storage Center SAN. It's HCL-certified with VMware to ensure seamless integration and support. Read on to learn just how your organization can easily achieve the real-world benefits of virtualization. Published by: Compellent

Enterprise Storage Priorities Emphasize Information and Infrastructure Efficiency

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

ESG's survey of 504 global storage professionals reveals that budget-conscious storage purchasers will emphasize efficiency in 2009. Enterprise organizations will allocate increasingly-scarce budget resources to products and services that help them address key barriers to true data center efficiency. Read on for more survey results. Published by: Compellent

7 Ways Compellent Optimizes VMware Server Virtualization

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

As enterprises turn to server virtualization to enhance IT flexibility while reducing costs, Server virtualization solutions such as VMware Infrastructure software are helping organizations achieve those goals by abstracting applications from physical resources. Read this paper for 7 Ways Compellent Optimizes VMware Server Virtualization. Published by: Compellent

Virtually Effortless Backup for VMware Environments

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) improves virtual server backup, but there are a number of limitations. FalconStor Software has a solution that works with VCB while overcoming these limitations. Using this solution, you can quickly and efficiently back up virtual machines and retain transactional consistency, without management complexity. Published by: FalconStor Software

ESG: Building a Comprehensive Information Retention Strategy with HP

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This paper examines the risks and costs organizations face if they do not make the appropriate investments in hardware and software technologies to support their information retention strategies. The second part of the paper discusses how HP is fully capable of supporting customers' information retention strategies. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Forrester: Inquiry Spotlight, Archiving Best Practices Q4 2008

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

In 2008, Forrester answered 106 end user inquiries on archiving, including questions on eDiscovery, retention, message archiving, and using archiving to cope with the data growth explosion. This white paper summarizes these answers and explains why it's necessary to retain data for regulatory compliance or legal discovery purposes. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

How to control the risk and costs of e-discovery

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

In this webcast hear from leading analyst firm Gartner Research and Information Management solution providers HP on how to reduce the cost and risk of e-discovery, with a focus on Legal Hold best practice and solutions, and how a proactive e-discovery strategy will help you optimize the Legal Hold process. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Why Records Management is important

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

Records management forces you to think about how you create, process, capture, and manage information. This requires a review of your business activities from an information-centric point of view, which in itself can highlight process inefficiencies. This white paper explains why such a process is important. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Preparing for e-discovery - The litigator and the information professional responsibilities

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

This paper reviews e-discovery scenarios where Legal and IT must be a united front; understanding both sets of requirements and responsibilities, managing the e-discovery process, and action steps for Legal and IT to ensure regulatory compliance and reduced costs and risk of e-discovery. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Seven Ways To Lower Storage TCO

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Organizations of all types and sizes are under pressure to boost efficiency, cut costs and reduce power consumption. Compellent Storage Center - a highly integrated, feature-rich data storage solution- was designed to lower data storage TCO. Read this white paper for more details on how Compellant can save save your company millions of dollars. Published by: Compellent

WAN-optimized Replication: Built into FalconStor Solutions

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

Data replication has become part of the fabric of IT due to its multiple uses and benefits. But as IT are aware, data replication increases your bandwidth and storage costs. WAN optimization technologies can help reduce the amount of bandwidth and storage capacity used by data replication, enabling cost savings while maintaining application... Published by: FalconStor Software

HP Dynamic Deduplication - achieving a 50:1 ratio

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

In 2008, HP introduced two products to the HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System Family. Both feature Dynamic deduplication based on an HP-patented algorithm that packs up to 50 times more backup data into the same disk footprint. This paper explains how Dynamic deduplication works and also establishes how a 50:1 deduplication ratio may be achieved. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Storage Magazine: Recovery Site Options - Hot, Warm, or Cold

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

The January 2009 issue of Storage magazine is highlighted with a cover story on how best to select a disaster recovery planning site. This issue also includes features and columns on solid state disk, killing infectious data, consolidated archiving, fast disk drive rebuilds and green storage. Published by: Storage Magazine

Storage: The Best Products of the Year 2008

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Innovation was the byword for storage vendors in 2008. See which products came out on top in this issue of Storage. Other topics covered include deduplication, multitiered disaster recovery, and storage in a down economy. Published by: Storage Magazine

Data Protection for VMware Environments: Simplify Backup and Recovery with Data Domain and Vizioncore

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:45:00 EST

This on-demand webcast provides an in-depth, technical analysis of how to address data protection challenges for VMware environments. Published by: Data Domain

Webcast (Part 2): Managing Backup and Archive Data with Data Domain and Symantec NetBackup (NBU) Integration

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Standard practices and conventional technologies are being pushed to their limits in many backup environments. Data Domain deduplication storage solutions for Symantec NetBackup (NBU) help customers efficiently manage the ever-increasing amount of backup Published by: Data Domain

Symantec NetBackup OpenStorage Best Practices Guide: Data Domain Deduplication Storage

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

In this guide, OpenStorage best practices are examined and discussed to assist in eliminating the bottlenecks associated with deployment and functional testing of the solution. Published by: Data Domain

How to Avoid the Dedupe Tax on Your Virtual Backups

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

In this webcast Jeff Crum and George Pradel talks about data deduplication a key-ingredient strategy in virtual server and storage environment. Published by: ExaGrid Systems, Inc.

Five Cost-Effective Ways to Enable Fast Recovery

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

This white paper reviews options for a multifaceted recovery strategy, ensuring that your key systems are protected with maximum efficiency at minimal cost. Published by: i365, A Seagate Company

Symantec NetBackup OpenStorage: Data Domain Deduplication Storage Best Practices Guide

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Oracle's X Factor: HP Oracle Exadata Storage Server and the HP Oracle Database Machine

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

This document includes some high-level facts about the products as announced, the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) relationship between Oracle and HP, and early support site customer claims about beta testing results. Published by: Oracle Corporation

IDC White Paper - Online PC Backup: Key Criteria in Selecting an Enterprise Solution

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This paper looks at the need for laptop and desktop data protection and, based upon recent IDC research, the key requirements firms should consider in evaluating enterprise-level online PC backup solutions. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

IDC Technology Spotlight: Optimizing Storage to Reduce Data Footprint and Lower Costs

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This white paper examines data deduplication technologies supported by the latest Storage Solutions from HP. Data deduplication is a hot topic in data protection and therefore, also a relevant topic for HP Data Protector software. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Integrating HP Data Protector Software with HP Data Deduplication Solutions

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This white paper will discuss HP Data Protector Software which fully supports HP data deduplication technologies allowing you to recover files more quickly while reducing your data management and storage costs. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Oracle Real Application Clusters 11g

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This paper explains how Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) allows Oracle Database to run any packaged or custom application, unchanged across a set of clustered events. Published by: Oracle Corporation

Blending Tape Virtualization and Data Deduplication to Optimize Data Protection Performance and Costs (Dec 08)

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This Solution Profile explores Tape Virtualization and Data Deduplication technologies, discusses how to most effectively blend them, and then provides a set of evaluation points which can be used to make deployment decisions in your environment. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Sun Storage 7000 Series Family: Radical Simplicity Combined with Breakthrough Price/Performance

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

The Sun Storage 7000 Series family helps simplify storage deployment and management with its unprecedented easy-to-use management interface, DTrace Analytics software, and self-healing capabilities. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Microsoft

Rethink Storage with Sun Storage 7000 Systems

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems bring a new level of simplicity and price/performance to the Open Storage market by integrating innovative storage software with hybrid storage pools and an open architecture solution. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Microsoft

Data Protection for Virtual Server Environments: Exploring Options and Technologies for Backup and Recovery of Virtual Machines

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

This white paper provides practical advice and considerations surrounding backup and recovery of virtual server infrastructures. Published by: Datalink

Comparing Disk with Tape: Improving Backup and Recovery Performance

Thu, 01 May 2008 24:00:00 EDT

There's no question: The face of data protection has forever changed - and that new face is disk. Today, more and more organizations prefer disk as the nightly backup target. For an increasing number of these organizations, it is the only solution. This paper explains the benefits of Disk Backup from EMC and how it can benefit your business. Published by: EMC Corporation