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Presentation Transcript: The Other Green - Storage Efficiency and Optimization

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This session will look at various techniques and strategies to optimize either on-line active or primary as well as near-line or secondary storage environment during tough economic times, as well as to position for future growth, after all, there is no such thing as a data recession! Published by: Symantec Corporation

Presentation Transcript: Getting Set for e-Discovery

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

In this presentation transcript, expert Michael A. Clark, Managing Director for EDDix LLC, highlights eDiscovery and offers insight for preparing your company for litigation. Published by: Symantec Corporation

Presentation Transcript: Backup and Archive Are Not the Same Thing!

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Discover some of the challenges you'll face when compliance mandates a retention policy that just doesn’t make sense, and learn about some alternate solutions to backup and archiving you may not have considered yet. Published by: Symantec Corporation

F5 Storage Cost Savings Calculator

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Use this calculator to determine the potential storage cost savings your company could realize by implementing the F5 ARX solution. Just answer a few simple questions about your environment to get a three-year savings analysis. Make sure you review the Case Studies to learn how other companies have reduced their storage costs by 50% or more. Published by: F5 Networks UK

Presentation Transcript: File Virtualization Explained

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

At its most basic, file virtualization is about separating file data from restrictions in how it is accessed and manipulated. It can also ease things when it comes to migrating those storage systems. Read this presentation transcript to find out more about file virtualization. Published by: F5 Networks UK

File Storage Usage for a Mid-sized Technology Company

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

"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. Published by: F5 Networks UK

Download F5 Data Manager Trial Version

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

F5 Data Manager helps you understand your file storage environment. This trial version will perform an inventory of your environment and enable you to run detailed reports that analyze which file types are being created, who is creating them, how quickly they age, and which resources they consume. Published by: F5 Networks UK

Building a Smarter Storage Infrastructure

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This whitepaper explains how building a smarter storage infrastructure based on the business value of data can enable you to address your data storage requirements efficiently and at the lowest cost. Published by: F5 Networks UK

Learning to Reduce Storage Costs through Automated Storage Tiering

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Learn how you can reduce your storage costs by 50% or more using intelligent file virtualization to optimize storage tiering. The basic idea of storage tiering is to match the business value of each chunk of data with the cost of storing that data. Watch Renny Shen of F5 Networks explain how virtualizing storage management can save up to 70%. Published by: F5 Networks UK

Live Chat: Unified Messaging features of Exchange 2010

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST

Join IT Knowledge Exchange for a LIVE chat hosted by Microsoft Unified Messaging and Exchange experts Frank Byrum, Ed Banti, and Yesim Koman. Sign up for a reminder today and join our chat LIVE on November 12th from 11AM EST to 2PM EST. Published by: Microsoft

Podcast: File Virtualization FAQ with Jeff Boles

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this FAQ with Jeff Boles, Jeff discusses the ins and outs of file virtualization. He tells users the benefits and drawbacks of file virtualization, which file virtualization products are on the market and how they might work in specific IT shops, as well as how file virtualization affects replication or migration of files. Published by: F5 Networks UK

Disaster recovery planning fundamentals: DR testing basics

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

A disaster recovery plan represents an organization's detailed roadmap of where to go, what to do and when to do it in the event of a disaster. Understanding what does the business need, and is it capable of addressing this need with regard to both capabilities and cost is essential in the overall planning stages. Published by: Zenith Infotech

Data Protection Examples Using PS Series Snapshots in a VMware® Virtual Infrastructure

Thu, 01 May 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This tech report demonstrates how using Dell EqualLogic SAN Snapshots can improve data protection in a VMware Virtual Infrastructure environment. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Stop Retaining Forever, Start Archiving Now

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Learn archiving tips from HP's Manu Chadha that will help you increase application performance and comply with regulatory, governance and e-discovery obligations. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

High Performance NAS

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this special report that reviews current NAS trends including high-availability clustered storage to address growing storage needs and today's media-rich file environments and more. Published by: BlueArc Corp.

Getting Control of Electronic Discovery

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This ESG analyst paper discusses the challenges posed by electronic discovery processes, current methods of dealing with these issues, and the potential cost savings that companies could achieve if they choose to invest in technology to help expedite the entire operation. Published by: FTI Technology

Where Angels Fear to Tread: The Problems of Keyword Search in E-Discovery

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

In this paper – first in a three part series - we will examine the difficulties of working with keywords during a matter, the many challenges associated with relying on keyword search, and the cost and risk associated with attempting to “guess” one’s way to a relevant document set. Published by: FTI Technology

Nine Storage-Related Attributes of an Enterprise Cloud

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

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. Published by: Compellent

Adaptec Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Adaptec Series 5Z RAID controllers with Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection (ZMCP - pronounced “zemcap”) provide maximum protection for cached data and eliminate the substantial costs and environmental impact of complex, messy and expensive Lithium Ion batteries, while improving cache protection and cache performance. Published by: Adaptec, Inc.

High-Performance Hybrid Arrays (HPHAs)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Built on Adaptec Unified Serial® (SATA/SAS) Series 5Z, Series 5 and Series 2 storage controller technology, High-performance Hybrid Arrays (HPHAs) provide for maximum performance at the lowest capital investment and operating costs. Published by: Adaptec, Inc.

Maximizing Enterprise Backup and Dedupe Performance for Greater ROI

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Disk-based backup systems fundamentally change the way we do backup and recovery. But the key is to treat disk as disk and not as tape. Solutions need to recognize the intelligent features of disk and take advantage of those features. This webcast explores how to leverage the advantages of disk for best possible backup performance and maximum ROI. Published by: FalconStor Software

Top points to achieving a fast ROI in Enterprise Backup and DR with Symantec, FalconStor and Hitachi Data Systems

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Disk-based backup systems fundamentally change the way we do backup and recovery. But the key is to treat disk as disk and not as tape. Solutions need to recognize the intelligent features of disk and take advantage of those features. This podcast explores how to leverage the advantages of disk for best possible backup performance and maximum ROI. Published by: FalconStor Software

Open Source Search: What's New in Apache Solr 1.4

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Apache Solr is the definitive application development implementation for Lucene, and it is the leading open source search platform. This white paper describes the new features and improvements in the latest version, Apache Solr 1.4. Published by: Lucid Imagination

Essential Guide to Storage Virtualisation

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Virtual server technology has made one key task a lot harder: backup. In this SearchStorageUK essential guide, you'll learn everything you need to know about protecting virtual servers. Published by: Double-Take Software UK

Deploying a BackUP system that won't break IT's Back.

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 24:13:00 EST

SonicWALL's award-winning solutions for the enterprise, distributed enterprise and SMB include network security, secure remote access, content security, backup and recovery, and policy and management technology. Published by: SonicWALL

Is cloud data backup service right for your organization?

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Assessing your organization's challenges, abilities and assets will help to determine if deploying a cloud-based data backup strategy is a better alternative than relying on an on-site data backup and recovery strategy. This tutorial spells out what you need to consider when trying deciding if cloud backup is right for your organization. Published by: i365, A Seagate Company

MarketScope for Records Management

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Organizations have long known that implementing their records management initiatives is challenging. People and processes are both important elements, but choosing the right records management solution can be the difference between success and failure. Read on to learn about selecting the right records management solution for your organization. Published by: IBM

How to Address the Federal Government’s Records Management Challenges

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This report documents the systemic failure of the U.S. federal government to understand the nature of electronic record keeping. There is a way forward, but first we must change attitudes and perceptions. Read on to learn more about overcoming records management challenges. Published by: IBM

On-Demand Hosting Provider SoftLayer Relies On Adaptec

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

When On-Demand Hosting Provider SoftLayer needed a single provider of SATA/SAS who offered the flexibility they needed, they turned to Adaptec. Published by: Adaptec, Inc.

Sun StorageTek Workload Analysis Tool 3.02 and Sun Flash Analyzer General Availability

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The Sun Flash Analyzer and Sun StorageTek Workload Analysis Tool (Swat), are open systems host-based, storage-centric Java applications that thoroughly capture, summarize, and analyze storage workloads for Solaris, Windows and Linux environments. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Data Deduplication – Different Approaches for Different Environments

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

There are so many different types of deduplication: source, target, hash-based, delta differential-based, and global dedupe, for example. Read this presentation transcript for a discussion of data backup methods, data security, and data storage strategies for various environments. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Sun™ Storage F5100 Flash Array Storage Considerations for Accelerating Databases

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper describes the Sun Storage F5100 Flash Array's innovative architectures and technologies, as well as storage deployment considerations, that bring tremendous business benefit to performance-hungry database applications. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Adaptec Intelligent Power Management: Reducing IT Costs and Storage Power Consumption by Up to 70%

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The challenge of saving power while maintaining server performance has become a primary concern within the IT environment. But, the latest generation of Adaptec RAID controllers provides Intelligent Power Management software and supports a variety of techniques that, together, enable significant savings without compromising performance. Published by: Adaptec, Inc.

Zenith ARCA Price List

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Check out this price list and specifications of all of Zenith's ARCA (Advanced Recovery and Continuity Appliance) models available. Published by: Zenith Infotech

Top 10 Ways to Optimize Remote Office Disaster Recovery

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Dealing with disasters at remote offices, where you likely have little or no technical staff, can be challenging—and, if you're not careful, expensive. Here are our top 10 tips for optimizing branch office DR while achieving overall improvements in cost efficiency. Published by: Zenith Infotech

Mastering Disaster Recovery for Mid-Sized Organizations

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

A comprehensive disaster recovery implementation is critical to ensuring computing resources maintain operations in the event of a server failure or data loss. Mastering disaster recovery in mid-sized organizations requires the careful identification and implementation of end-to-end backup along with recovery tools and services. Published by: Zenith Infotech

eBook: Backup and Disaster Recovery

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In these articles, Network World and its sister publications CIO, Computerworld, CSO and InfoWorld lay down the groundwork and explore the latest tips and technologies for no-fail corporate data backup and disaster recovery. Published by: Zenith Infotech

Zenith ARCA: Advanced Recovery and Continuity Appliance

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Learn how Freeland Community School District in Freeland, MI. used Zenith ARCA (Advanced Recovery & Continuity Appliance) to reduce management overheads, reduce RPO from 2 hours to 15 minutes. Published by: Zenith Infotech

Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-V Technology Introduction with Advanced Management

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The Hyper-V Technology Introduction with Advanced Management for Windows Server 2008 is an approximate 10 day service and consists of either a single-node implementation or dual-node highly available (HA) host-based cluster configuration and up to two servers for the System Center elements. Read this paper to learn more. Published by: Dell and Microsoft

Dell and Microsoft solutions help ServiceU deliver reliable system performance and create a virtualized environment that reduces power consumption by 50 percent

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

ServiceU Corporation was challenged to deploy reliable hardware to support its Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 environment and virtualize other applications to enhance business flexibility. Read this case study to learn about the benefits that ServiceU achieved through by implementing Dell hardware and Microsoft Hyper-V technology. Published by: Dell and Microsoft

Microsoft® Hyper-V™ Server 2008 for Dell™ PowerEdge™ Systems

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This document details the four available networking configurations for running Hyper-V on Dell™ PowerEdge™ systems. It also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each networking configuration with an emphasis on typical Dell system configurations. Published by: Dell and Microsoft

Dell™ ProConsult Virtualization Services

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Simplify, consolidate, and aggressively accelerate virtualization with a portfolio of services that help decrease TCO and speed time to value. Dell ProConsult Virtualization Services simplify virtualization by helping you assess, plan, design and implement virtualization projects. Read this data sheet to learn more. Published by: Dell and Microsoft

Dell™ Reference Architecture Overview for Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 in a VMware® ESX Server Environment using EqualLogic PS Series Storage

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Tech Report: Solid-State Storage Update

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Solid-state storage will eventually nudge spinning disks out of our data centers, but right now it's still mostly for wellheeled shops with power-hungry applications. But with new technology developments addressing some of solid state's shortcomings and larger-scale manufacturing, solid-state storage could come down to earth soon. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Why Virtualize?

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

There are compelling reasons to virtualize computing infrastructure. Hardware resources can be more efficiently utilized to consolidate devices, boost business continuity, and serve high-priority applications and users. This paper explains the potential benefits and key decisions associated with virtualization projects and how to get started. Published by: AT&T Corp

How to Virtualize

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Many organizations are looking into virtualization as a means of decreasing capital expenses and launching energy conservation initiatives. This paper explains why one must consider how business processes, administrative rights, capacity planning, performance monitoring, and security strategies will need to change before jumping into a deployment. Published by: AT&T Corp

Real-time Data Integration & CDC- An Attunity Report Featuring Gartner Research

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This report, enriched with a study from Gartner research, will help you better understand why real-time information is now a business imperative and about the data integration/CDC software solutions that can help you achieve it faster and more cost-effectively. Published by: Attunity

Tesco Migrates Crucial Mainframe Applications to Create a Common Operating Model that can be Quickly Deployed Anywhere in the World

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The retail giant Tesco has aggressive plans for global growth and has expanded its international presence significantly, including penetration of the huge US market. A key element in its expansion plan is its common operating model, which called for crucial mainframe applications to be modernized to run on standardized platforms worldwide. Published by: Micro Focus UK

The IT Management Software Megavendors

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The current recession and credit crunch deeply affected IT spending in the last quarter of 2008 and into 2009. This SWOT Analyst report for Q3 2009 regroups the market contenders by categories for an easier evaluation to enable vendor strategy professionals to substantiate decisions about their partnership and go-to-market strategies. Published by: BMC Software, Inc

Presentation Transcript: Architecting Deduplication and Virtualization for Best of Breed Data Protection

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this presentation transcript Brad Blake, IT Director for Boston Medical Group, discusses his organization's rapid growth in storage requirements, relationship with Data Domain, and the benefits achieved from implementing Data Domain systems. Published by: Data Domain

Extending the Benefits of Virtualization to Remote Office and Branch Locations, Small to Medium Businesses and Web Hosters

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

VM6 provides affordable software solutions to extend the benefits of enterprise-class virtualization to remote offices and branch locations (ROBO), small to medium businesses and web hosters. Published by: VM6 Software

Developing a mission-critical hardware strategy for your SAP environment

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

How can you develop the optimal hardware strategy for maximum performance of your SAP environment? This eBook includes tips and insight from server, storage, virtualization and SAP software pros that will help you get the most out of your SAP enterprise software. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Distributed IT Infrastructures: Alternative Approaches

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This whitepaper outlines the benefits derived and the costs associated with virtualization in the Remote Offices/Branch Offices, in the classic model versus the proposed model. Published by: VM6 Software

Advanced Data Protection and Disaster Recovery

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

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. Published by: Syncsort

Presentation Transcript: Optimize Business and IT with New Generation Application Lifecycle

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This transcript provides a complete overview of application lifecycle management (ALM) and discusses how SAP's integrated and open approach to ALM can accelerate innovation, ensure business continuity, reduce risk and lower TCO. Published by: SAP Community Network

Online Backup FAQ

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Trying to decide if online backup, or backup as a service, will be beneficial to your small or midsized business? Check out this podcast, where you’ll learn the benefits and drawbacks of online backup, the major players in online backup today, what to look for when evaluating online backup options, and more. Published by: i365, A Seagate Company

Cost-effective Strategies for Building the Next-generation Data Center

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper will discuss the forces behind the rise of flexible, cloud-like data center architectures; describe the hardware needs created by those new architectures; and show why custom servers from ZT Systems powered by AMD Opteron™ processors are an exceptional fit for these demanding new data center environments. Published by: ZT Systems

PODCAST: Architecting Deduplication and Virtualization for Best of Breed Data Protection

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Disk offers significant management and performance benefits over tape-based storage systems. Now, with advances in virtualization and deduplication, disk-only storage is also less expensive than tape. This podcast explores a real-world example of an organization going tapeless and outlines the processes required and the resulting benefits. Published by: Data Domain

Case Study: Rouse Partners with Double-Take Software to Develop a Robust Business Continuity Plan

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

As a highly respected leading global intellectual property (IP) consultancy and law firm, Rouse needed to be confident in its level of client service, even in the event of a IT system failure. Read this case study to learn how Rouse partnered with Double-Take Software to develop and implement a full business continuity plan. Published by: Double-Take Software UK

Next Generation Backup for Remote Offices

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Relying on tape backup for branch-office data protection is costly and risky. This white paper examines some of the strategies and technologies available for backing up remote or branch offices. Published by: Double-Take Software UK

A Practical Guide to Disaster Recovery Planning: The Basics to Getting Started

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 24:00:00 EST

This paper is intended to help simplify the process of starting a disaster recovery plan so as not to be so overwhelming. Through some basic steps, businesses can better protect themselves against data loss while working toward a more complete business continuity plan. Published by: Double-Take Software UK

Real-Time Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

To provide disaster recovery for virtual machines running on a Hyper-V host, look to Double-Take for Hyper-V from Double-Take Software to protect your workloads with real-time replication and automated failover for virtualized workloads. Read this white paper for more details. Published by: Double-Take Software UK

Presentation Transcript: Windows Server Provisioning for High Availability

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Businesses rely heavily on their servers, so if they fail productivity is lost. This expert webcast explores the dangers of unplanned server downtime. Discover some of the most important planning, configurations and management issues for server high availability. Published by: Marathon Technologies

What are the challenges of backing up remote sites?

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This is a presentation transcript of the SearchStorage.com expert videocast on Remote Backup. Dave Raffo, Senior News Director at TechTarget’s storage sites, discusses remote backup with Curtis Preston, Executive Editor at TechTarget. The transcript will address the challenges of backing up remote sites. Published by: 3X Systems

Architecting Deduplication and Virtualization for Best of Breed Data Protection

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Boston Medical Center details its decision process and successful implementation of Data Domain deduplication storage as well as the economic benefits received by going tapeless for backup and disaster recovery. Mr. Blake presented to an audience at Gartner's Data Center Conference. Published by: Data Domain

Double-Take Software Case Study: Matrix Group

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Matrix Group, a privately owned financial services business, was looking to implement a full disaster recovery and continuity strategy. Read this case study to learn how Matrix Group worked with Double-Take Software to create a highly resilient, reliable and predictable IT system. Published by: Double-Take Software UK

Double-Take Software Workload Optimisation Software

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Double-Take® Software workload optimisation software products help reduce the cost of managing, provisioning and maintaining server and workstation workloads while simultaneously increasing the efficiency, availability and flexibility of your existing infrastructure. Published by: Double-Take Software UK

Storage Decisions UK Virtual Seminar: Backing Up Virtual Machines

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST

The Storage Decisions Virtual Seminar, "Backing Up Virtual Machines" addresses the challenges in backing up and recovering virtual machines residing in a virtual infrastructure Published by: Storage Decisions

Storage Decisions Virtual Seminar: Backing Up Virtual Machines

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST

Data Deduplication for Primary Data

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This E-Guide will explore if Data Deduplication is suitable for primary data and what vendors are doing to keep performance high for your company’s backups. If you are an IT Professional looking to Dedupe your Primary data, this E-Guide will help you navigate all the options and decisions you need to make. Published by: SearchStorage.com

Lance Armstrong Foundation : Email Archiving with Professional Archive Manager for Exchange

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

See why the Lance Armstrong Foundation chose Metalogix's Professional Archive Manager for Exchange to centrally manage email archives and allow for reliable remote access to them. Published by: Metalogix Software, Inc.

Virtualization Capabilities Drive Taco Inc. to Choose Syncsort for Data Protection

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Because their data center was reaching its physical limits, Taco, Inc. found their backup and restore processes getting noticeably slower. With their exposure to IT disaster scenarios a distinct reality, they turned to Syncsort for their data protection needs. Published by: Syncsort

Syncsort BEX Virtualization Features

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Fast backup. Instant recovery. Superior data protection for physical and virtual environments. BEX Delivers excellent value for the lowest total cost of ownership. Read this data sheet for the specifics and benefits of BEX 3.1. Published by: Syncsort

Kerzner International Keeps Its Properties Running with Robust Backup, DR

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Because their IT department couldn’t guarantee prompt, efficient data restores, Kerzner International centralize backups by combining SyncSort with NetApp storage. The result was quicker and more efficient restores. Published by: Syncsort

BEX Data Reduction Solutions: Achieve Data Reduction Before the Data Transfer

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Syncsort BEX source side data reduction can be used to significantly decrease the amount of data sent to a backup target, reducing network traffic and CPU impact. Read this solution sheet for details. Published by: Syncsort

Path Aware Performance Management for HP EVA and XP Array

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper will address how current performance management challenges can be resolved through HP Storage Essentials Performance Edition (HP SEPE) software. Published by: Avnet, HP and Partners

Improve Your Back Up: Getting the Most out of Data Deduplication

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Now more than ever, organizations are looking at re-architecting their backup strategy and are learning that deduplication is necessary to consider in ‘next generation’ backup architecture. This presentation transcript explores some deduplication tips and advice on how to streamline your storage costs. Published by: PC Connection in partnership with EMC

Podcast: Data Deduplication -- Different Approaches for Different Environments

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

As storage capacity needs grow in SMBs, disk is increasingly being used as a backup storage target. In this FAQ, backup expert W. Curtis Preston, discusses the role of disk-based backup in the SMB space. Curtis takes a closer look at the benefits and cost differentiators of moving from tape to disk for data backup. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Dell™ Reference Architecture Sizing and Best Practices for Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 in a VMware® ESX Server Environment using EqualLogic PS Series Storage

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper describes the Dell Reference Architecture, a blueprint or a starting configuration, for Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 in a virtualized server environment and provides guidelines for designing and sizing the storage for the same using Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage systems. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Virtualizing Microsoft® Exchange® Server 2007 on Dell™ Systems Running VMware® ESX

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper provides an overview of deploying Exchange 2007 Server in a virtualized environment using VMware 3.5 Update 3 on Dell PowerEdge Servers and EqualLogic iSCSI storage array. In this paper a solution building block is proposed for 4000 mailbox users to deploy in an ESX environment running on Dell hardware. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Finding the Risks and Opportunities in Your Storage

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: NTP Software

Meeting Storage Management Goals with HP Proactive Select

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This webcast gives an overview of several options for HP Proactive Select IT services that address common and recurring events in typical, ever changing storage environments. Tune in to learn more about this exciting, cost- and time-effective IT support solution. Published by: Arrow/HP

Get More Virtual: Protecting Microsoft Applications with Dell and VMware vSphere 4

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Watch this webcast to learn how to ensure application security and availability in your VMware environment. Discover how to provide quick recovery of applications and how to use automation for server application protection. Published by: Dell and VMware

Four Critical Imperatives for Data Protection and Recovery: BEX Innovative Architecture Delivers Holistic Data Protection

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper describes an innovative, unified data protection model – developed by Syncsort – that not only supports each of these imperatives, but leverages them to provide actual return on your business investments. Published by: Syncsort

Virtualization, Deduplication, and the Data Protection Connection: Reinventing IT Infrastructure Consolidation with Efficient Data Protection

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

As data center resource consolidation gains traction, many organizations are missing the big picture. For reducing primary storage footprints, they're looking at virtualization in isolation; for reducing secondary backup storage, they're focusing on deduplication in isolation. To consolidate optimally, they must consider the full landscape. Published by: Syncsort

Value Proposition for IBM DB2 9.7 -- Cost Savings Potential Compared to Oracle 11g; International Technology Group; July 2009

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Informational applications have become one of the most critical areas of IT activity. How will these challenges be met? This report examines an option -– use of IBM DB2 9.7 as an alternative to Oracle 11g -– that represents a major new opportunity for organizations to meet escalating demand while reducing IT costs. Published by: IBM

Professional Archive Manager for Exchange - Free 15-Day Trial!

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Managing email is a time-consuming, costly and legally hazardous process as administrators spend extra time backing up and recovering email to manage volume, support end-user productivity and produce stored emails for regulation or litigation. Published by: Metalogix Software, Inc.

FAQ Presentation Transcript: Global Deduplication

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Global data deduplication allows users to deduplicate data across multiple boxes, which can simplify management as companies back up more and more data. W. Curtis Preston, executive editor of the Storage Media Group, discusses the pros and cons of global deduplication, who should consider it, and which vendors are offering it today in this Q&A. Published by: FalconStor Software

Sun Oracle Exadata Storage Server

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This data sheet highlights the features and benefits of the Sun Oracle Exadata Storage Server, a storage product highly optimized for use with Oracle Database. Published by: Oracle Corporation

Sun Oracle Database Machine

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This data sheet highlights the features and facts for the Sun Oracle Database Machine, the world's fastest for any type of database workload, and the only database machine that runs transaction processing applications. Published by: Oracle Corporation

Free Trial from Trend Micro – Getting Started with InterScan™ Messaging Hosted Security

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

InterScan™ Messaging Hosted Security provides industry leading hosted email security. In this video, Eric Jensen, Global Product Marketing Manager, advises you how to get started using InterScan™ Messaging Hosted Security. Published by: Trend Micro GmbH

eBook: Smart Data Management: 3 ways to boost development productivity

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

As IT budgets get tighter and skills get more expensive, companies are starting to think of ways to get more out of their existing workforce. This e-book proposes three solutions that can help your developers and architects realize the best possible value from their existing infrastructure. Published by: IBM

Future Proofing your HP Business Critical Infrastructure

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this webcast, get a firsthand look into a virtual platform that is designed to meet your current and future IT demands. Learn how to right-size system capacity and improve workload scalability. Discover industry best practices to increase agility of applications and systems. Published by: Forsythe Technology Solution

Data Deduplication -- Different Approaches for Different Environments

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Server Virtualization - Windows Server Virtualization in Windows Server 2008 Product & Technical Overviews

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Server Virtualization means more than server consolidation. Microsoft Windows Server can help your organization improve network reliability, scalability and security. Published by: SHI

Essential Guide To Storage Networking

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this e-guide, storage networking experts and technologists spotlight the advancements that will have the most significant impact in storage networking to help you prepare for the future. Published by: Double-Take Software

Desktop Virtualization Strategy – Choosing the Right Solution for Your Needs

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper describes how to create a virtualization strategy that improves mobility, flexibility, security, and compliance. It also introduces comprehensive desktop-virtualization solutions from Microsoft. Finally, it provides high-level guidance to help companies develop a desktop-virtualization strategy. Published by: SHI

File Virtualization Explained

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Remote Backup for SMBs

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this videocast, W. Curtis Preston provides an overview of remote backup. He discusses the challenges related to backing up remote sites, as well as the role of replication and deduplication. He also discusses cloud storage as it relates to remote backup. Published by: 3X Systems

How an SRM Tool can Improve and Centralize Storage Technologies

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Northern Parklife

Storage Magazine October 2009: Guide to Snapshot Technologies

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The October 2009 edition of Storage Magazine Online focuses on snapshot technologies. Snapshots offer backup managers the ability to reduce RTOs and RPOs, but one size doesn’t fit all. Storage expert Marc Staimer explains how to evaluate and choose the best approach for your environment. Published by: SearchStorage.com

Business Critical Cloud Storage: Best Practices for Archiving Customer Data

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Profiled in this whitepaper are two examples of ISVs that have turned to Iron Mountain's Archive Services Platform API solution to help their customers better manage their data. Read this Whitepaper from Iron Mountain to learn more. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

The Importance of a Cloud Storage API - New Information Management Capabilities and Revenue Streams for ISVs

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

As Storage Switzerland writes, APIs such as Iron Mountain’s Archive Services Platform API allow ISVs greater control than do cloud NAS gateways over how and where data is stored. Read this Technology Brief from Storage Switzerland to learn more. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Intelligent Secure Cloud Archiving for Application Data

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Iron Mountain’s Archive Services Platform API provides developers with the ideal remedy to take control of their data archiving challenges. A Web services interface allows developers to easily integrate their data-intensive applications, using almost any programming language, with Iron Mountain’s ultra-secure, highly scalable archive. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

2010 E-discovery Best Practices from Real-World Cases

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper details several best practices derived from real-world cases and explains how Clearwell customers have met their e-discovery challenges and achieved a significant return on investment (ROI) -- often within a single case. Published by: Clearwell Systems

Why Would You - Use Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp together with HP StorageWorks

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this webcast, discover how application and desktop virtualization together with blade servers and SAN technology provide the most cost-effective virtual desktop tools for everyone in your organization. Gain insight into how to leverage this approach to simplify your IT systems while improving the productivity of your users. Published by: HP, Citrix, and Intel

Building the Cloud - It takes more than an API - Secure, Reputable Support for ISVs and Application Developers

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

ISVs eager to unlock the potential of cloud technology have latched onto APIs that allow them to integrate cloud technology with their own applications. Ultimate success depends on choosing the right cloud storage provider. Read this Opinion Paper from the Taneja Group to learn more. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Taking Network Configuration and Change Management to the Next Level

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This E-guide addresses configuration and change management in a partially virtual environment. Topics include: reporting on and managing virtual servers, the effects of physical changes on servers, how to extend change management processes like ITIL to cover the SAN, and handling human problems between the networking, datacenter, and storage teams. Published by: Dorado Software

Key Considerations in Building an E-mail Archiving and Compliance Strategy - Webcast

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this webcast, learn how Brunel University solved their email management challenges of massive email growth, lengthy tape backups and long searches. Discover how to develop an email archiving strategy that automatically captures, preserves and manages all corporate emails for compliance regulations. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

CIO Decisions Ezine Volume 9 - Virtualization 2.0: Preparing for a Virtual World

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

A tsunami of change is riding into the data center on the back of virtualization. In this eBook, you'll learn where it is today, and how to keep up with management, licensing, and much more. Published by: CIO Decisions

HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualisation Services Platform: Simplifying Heterogeneous Storage Virtualisation

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This report documents the results of ESG Lab testing of the HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform (SVSP). The enhanced high availability and disaster recovery capabilities of asynchronous remote mirroring are also presented. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Top 10 Reasons to Upgrade to Windows Server 2008 R2

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Windows Server® 2008 R2 is the newest Windows Server operating system from Microsoft. Designed to help organizations reduce operating costs and increase efficiencies, Windows Server 2008 R2 provides enhanced management control over resources across the enterprise. Read the top 10 reasons why you should upgrade to Windows Server 2008 R2. Published by: Dell and Microsoft

Power Efficiency and Management in Windows Server 2008 R2

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, like its predecessor Windows Server 2008, has been designed with energy efficiency in mind. Recent tests found that Windows Server 2008 R2 improved power efficiency by up to 18 percent over Windows Server 2003, out of the box. Published by: Dell and Microsoft

5 Critical Factors to In-House eDiscovery Success

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

eDiscovery for civil litigation is a fact of life in the enterprise. This Technology in Brief, written by Christine Taylor form the Taneja Group, will discuss the top 5 critical factors of an in-house eDiscovery solution. Published by: Clearwell Systems

The E-Discovery “How-To” Guide: Practical Recommendations for Streamlining Corporate E-Discovery

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This paper breaks down the e-discovery process into phases, discusses best practices and relevant technologies for each phase, and provides a matrix to guide an e-discovery team’s decision making process. Published by: Clearwell Systems

Virtualization as a disaster recovery strategy

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this podcast, industry expert Mike Karp addresses how virtualization is increasingly being used within midmarket organizations and discusses the major pros and cons of relying on a virtual environment for backup. Published by: Compellent

Storage Explained: Cloud Storage Defined

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Cloud storage is a rapidly growing technology. Read this paper for the latest definitions of cloud storage and cloud service and to more closely examine cloud storage benefits and offerings. Published by: 3PAR

Speeding ETL Processing in Data Warehouses

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

For processing data for BI analytics and other applications, the usual go-to software products include various extract, transform, load (ETL) and data warehousing solutions. However, these products do not always provide the speed required to deliver data on time. An additional product can speed the processing of high volumes of data. Published by: Syncsort

Solving the Challenges of Exponential Data Growth

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper explores the reasons why data volumes are increasing and where bottlenecks most frequently occur. It then explains why adding more hardware isn’t a solution to these performance problems and delves into the various methods that can be used to break through the bottlenecks to speed applications. Published by: Syncsort

Presentation Transcript: MS SQL Server 2008

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Check out this transcript of a presentation given by Sumeet Bansal, Fusion-io Principal Solutions Architect, to learn how Fusion-io solutions enhance SQL server performance, improve customer experience, and optimize storage management systems. Published by: Fusion-IO

Podcast: Optimize Business and IT With New Generation Application Lifecycle Management

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This podcast provides a complete overview of application lifecycle management (ALM) and discusses how SAP's integrated and open approach to ALM can accelerate innovation, ensure business continuity, reduce risk and lower TCO. Published by: SAP Community Network

eGuide - Expert Guide: PCI and the Data Lifecycle

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this expert E-Guide, learn about 3 actions to take in your organization that improve security beyond the requirements of PCI compliance. Also discover how examining the flow of data in a new way allows you to communicate risks and issues to executive management, often justifying expenses in critical areas such as security and compliance Published by: Red Hat

Online data backup and recovery tips for SMBs

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Online backup is an effective solution for SMBs, which are often challenged by many of the same data management issues larger companies face. This podcast covers various aspects of online backup services, how to evaluate your needs, what to look for given your backup requirements, and how to decide if a combined backup/DR plan is right for you. Published by: 3X Systems

Using Pentaho Business Intelligence and MySQL™ Database With Sun™ Storage 7000 Unified Storage System

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This project demonstrates the feasibility of using the Sun™ Storage 7000 Unified Storage System as a repository for the MySQL™ database with the Pentaho Business Intelligence (BI) application. This proof-of-concept study provides steps to configure this setup, using Pentaho BI tools and MySQL database servers. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Windows Server Provisioning for High Availability

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

eGuide: Server Virtualization and Storage: Channel Opportunities Explored

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchITChannel.com and Dell, you will discover how solution providers are finding significant revenue opportunities in the consulting, planning, deployment and management of server virtualization and networking projects. Published by: Dell, Inc. and Intel

FalconStor® File-interface Deduplication System for Backup Capacity Reduction

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Please join Peter Eicher, Product Marketing Manager, FalconStor, as he highlights file-interface deduplication for backup capacity reduction. This presentation talks about why data deduplication is needed and how it works. It also describes how FalconStor’s FDS works and what applications it is useful for. Published by: FalconStor Software

E-Guide: Storage Virtualization Best Practices

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Data Deduplication Resource Center

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Check out this resource center for the latest information on emerging trends as well as best practices and tips for eliminating duplicate backup data; decreasing storage and bandwidth; and enabling efficient, storage-optimized data protection for the data center. Published by: Symantec Corporation

Reducing the Costs and Risks of Branch Office Data Protection

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this whitepaper to learn about how Double-Take Backup reduces the window for data loss, is more efficient than tape, and less costly than tape or other replications solutions. Published by: Double-Take Software

Lights Out: Disaster Recovery Solutions with VMware and Compellent

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

VMware provides a highly available virtualized server platform with hardware-independent disaster recovery capabilities. Compellent’s Replays allows fast local recovery from disk while Thin Replication enables DR functionality using native iSCSI ports for cost-effective WAN connectivity. Published by: Compellent

eBook - Email Archiving: Planning, Policies and Product Selection: Analyzing Email Archiving Features for Productivity

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Chapter 4 of this eBook gives advice on determining your email archiving goals and policies to establish a set of system features that match your company’s needs and boost archiving efficiency. Published by: Symantec Corporation

Securing Data Stored On Tape With Encryption

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

With companies storing data for longer periods of time to meet compliance regulations and business best practices, the inherent risk of a data breach is growing significantly. Organizations should develop sound encryption key management processes to minimize administrative overhead and maximize the value of data encryption. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Data Security Laws in the US

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This list features a selection of Data Security laws in the US. As Quantum is a computer storage company, we cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this list. Please check with your local government or legal advisors on the laws in your own location. Thank you. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Data Breaches in the US

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Learn the specifics of how, what and when data breaches occur in the United States by viewing this sales tool. Discover how much data was compromised by lost backup tapes, computer theft and lockbox theft from various organizations like health insurance companies, banks and federal departments. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Optimize your VMware protection strategy Leveraging Quantum Technology in a VMware Environment

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Organizations are often challenged by the need for a “mixed” data protection strategy that includes VCB or esXpress, agent-based backups of VMs, and backups of non-VMware systems. Quantum provides a broad portfolio of highly scalable disk and tape solutions designed to meet the data protection needs of any VMware environment. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Mobility Management the ITIL and ITSM Way: An Enterprise BlackBerry, iPhone (and Beyond) Imperative

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this Handbook, you'll learn how Mobile User Management has emerged as the most effective application of ITSM leveraging ITIL to support mobile user connectivity and mobile application access. Published by: BoxTone

Redesigning Backup and Recovery for a Virtualized and Consolidated Future

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

For many enterprises, the backup and recovery process has not kept pace with the sheer growth of data or the increased requirements for higher data protection. As a result, many storage organizations are redesigning their existing backup architecture. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Long-Term Data Protection and Retention: Finding the Correct Balance

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Global Dedupe FAQ

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

As storage capacity needs grow in SMBs, disk is increasingly being used as a backup storage target. In this FAQ, Executive Editor and Independent Backup Expert W. Curtis Preston, discusses the role of disk-based backup in the SMB space. Curtis takes a closer look at the benefits and cost differentiators of moving from tape to disk for data backup. Published by: FalconStor Software

Quantum esXpress Backup for VMware

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Quantum esXpress™ backup software combined with a Quantum DXi®-Series data deduplication system provides a comprehensive and scalable, yet easy to use data protection solution for VMware® environments. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Long Term Data Retention – 5 Key Considerations

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Recent technological developments in disk backup have had a positive impact on short term data retention requirements. But these improvements do not replace the need to execute and deliver on a long term data retention strategy. This tool provides 5 topics to think about as you design your long-term data retention plans. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Rethinking Virtualization Solutions with HP LeftHand P4000 SANs

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

HP LeftHand P4000 SAN Solutions provide optimized storage for your virtualized server environment, allowing your storage infrastructure to support virtual servers, including support for high-availability (HA) and disaster-recovery (DR) features in virtual environments. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

eBook - Email Retention: Standards and Practices

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Electronic records are as real as paper documents. In this SearchCompliance eBook, you'll learn the importance of having a records retention policy and how to properly manage the data for e-discovery and recovery in your organization. Published by: SearchCompliance.com

Kronos Streamlines Backup, Eliminates Failures and Speeds Up Restores

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

With a large IT backbone and growing backup challenges, Kronos decided it needed to upgrade its data protection infrastructure. After evaluating several alternatives, the company chose to deploy Quantum’s Scalar i2000 enterprise tape library. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Pocket E-Guide: 6 Solutions for Developing a Clear Data Growth Management Strategy

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Growth of data on databases and applications can lead to failure to meet service levels which stems from the high TCO involved in maintaining, supporting, and planning for growth. Read this E-Guide and explore the advantages of having a clear data growth management strategy. Discover 6 key solutions for managing your data before it manages you. Published by: IBM

Cornerstone Group Sees Six-Fold Reduction in Backup Time and Administration

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The company’s previous tape system wasn’t meeting Cornerstone’s needs, particularly with 50 percent annual data growth. Cornerstone selected the Quantum Scalar i500 intelligent tape library platform due to its modularity, speed and the ability to move to LTO-4 tapes. Published by: Quantum Corporation

How Effective Email Management Helps Solve IT Challenges

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

How long could your company survive if email suddenly stopped? This webcast presents how Iron Mountain's Total Email Management Suit can give you more control over corporate email, while cutting costs and complexity and reducing risks. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Intel-Powered Dell Server Solutions for PartnerDirect Partners

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In recent years, server technology has taken an enormous leap forward, thanks to the incredible advances from Dell's engineering teams and Intel's introduction and evolution of Xeon® processors. No matter what IT challenges you are helping your customers to solve, you'll find the answer with Dell and Intel. Published by: Dell, Inc. and Intel

Dell Virtualization: Simplifying the Path to Profit

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This webinar will explain Dell's virtualization approach and discuss Dell's virtualization optimized technologies; explaining the methodologies and approaches taken to help you work with customers to bundle more solutions and services when selling virtualization solutions. Published by: Dell, Inc. and Intel

Mosaic Technology trims sales cycle by up to 50% and converts 20% of leads into sales with Dell PartnerDirect program

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Mosaic Technology sought to partner with a larger company to obtain sales, marketing and technical support, thereby extending its reach into the server and storage virtualization market. Published by: Dell, Inc. and Intel

10 Ways to Reduce Your Email Costs Using Mimecast

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

If you’re considering cutting costs by switching to email archiving and management in the cloud, this white paper contains useful information and best practices. Download it and learn 10 ways MimeCast can save you time and money using cloud-based email management. Published by: Mimecast

Email and the Law: Challenges of Email Management

Fri, 15 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This presentation transcript covers how organizations can make their email policies compliant with applicable laws. It details ways in which email and the legal system interact and provides 12 steps for good evidential quality of email. Published by: Mimecast

NAS For Virtualized Environments

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

As more companies are turning to server virtualization, NAS clusters are seeing increased popularity. In addition to giving an overview of the basics of network-attached storage, this E-Guide discusses the best practices to put to use today when managing Networked-attached storage in a virtual environment. Published by: Hitachi Data Systems

Virtual Data Center E-Zine - Volume 15: Staying Compliant in a Virtual World

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this month's issue, learn how to keep compliance a priority in a virtualized environment. Also in this issue, get advice on how to buy hardware for virtual systems, and take a closer look at your storage needs. Published by: SearchDataCenter

Learn about the 7 Advantages of Backing up into the Cloud

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

With EVault disk-based backup solutions, your data is automatically backed up and can be stored on-site, offsite or both with local and remote vaults. Learn about the 7 Advantages of Backing up into the Cloud by view this video. Published by: i365, A Seagate Company

IBM WebSphere Cloudburst Appliance Demo

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Watch this demo to see how this new SOA appliance deploys and manages SOA in a private cloud. Published by: IBM

CA ARCserve r12.5 for Windows and Windows SBS

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

CA ARCserve Backup unites innovative data deduplication technology, powerful storage resource management (SRM) reporting and robust security measures — making it one of the market’s most secure, reliable and efficient methods of protecting the information residing on physical and virtual servers. Published by: Productive Corporation

Achieving GLBA Compliance with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper will illustrate how Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops can help organizations comply with specific GLBA mandates while increasing overall efficiency and agility. Published by: Red Hat

IDC Paper – Services for Virtualization

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

IDC's white paper reviews finds that virtualization can have significant benefits to an organization, like increased utilization, simplified management and reduced energy costs, but it can be a complex undertaking and if not planned correctly, it can hurt instead of help. Published by: IBM

Try LotusLive

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Virtualization - aligning IT supply with business demand

Sat, 01 Oct 2005 24:00:00 EDT

Virtualization allows you to dynamically allocate and manage resources in a utility-like way. It helps you break down the rigid IT structures that inhibit business agility. Virtualization also helps you increase utilization of valuable computing resources. Published by: Arrow ECS HP Group and Intel

Using VMware Infrastructure 3 with 3PAR Utility Storage in Datacenter Deployments

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: 3PAR

3PAR Utility Storage Pays Off Big For Travel Giant Priceline.Com

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Priceline.com purchased and deployed six 3PAR InServ S400 tiered storage arrays across multiple locations to consolidate and protect all mission-critical and SAN-resident data, including core demand collection and offer processing Oracle® databases. Published by: 3PAR

VMware on 3PAR Utility Storage - Tips for Simple and Efficient VMware Deployments with 3PAR InServ Storage Servers

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper focuses on various points that should be considered when deploying 3PAR InServ Storage Servers with both VMware vSphere, VMware’s latest suite that includes VMware ESX™ 4, VMware vCenter, and Virtual SMP, and with previous versions of VMware ESX. Published by: 3PAR

Careerbuilder Positioned for Global Expansion Thanks to 3par Utility Storage

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Global expansion plans combined with organic growth and an increasing number of job seekers were posing a serious problem for the traditional storage infrastructure underpinning CareerBuilder’s operations. After evaluating several vendors, CareerBuilder identified 3PAR as the only one meeting its performance, scalability, and flexibility demands. Published by: 3PAR

Best Practices for SAP Upgrades & Migrations with HP and Novell

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Join experts from HP and Novell in this webcast as they discuss how to empower your SAP solutions, deliver the right information to the right people at the right time, and execute upgrades and migrations successfully. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Data Backup for Dummies

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

From the best-selling “for Dummies” series comes Data Backup for Dummies. This informative guide discusses today’s biggest backup challenges and how EVaulting can help you overcome them. Published by: i365, A Seagate Company

EVault Online Backup and Recovery Solutions Demo

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

EVault online backup and recovery solutions make it easy to protect your data offsite, automatically. They’re easy to use, fast, and secure. And they make it simple to comply with regulations. View this demo to find out how you can sustain the life blood of your company today. Published by: i365, A Seagate Company

EVault Software rids East Coast law firm of tape “evils”

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Soon after installing EVault Software, Womble Carlyle, a top-100 law firm, realized significant reliability improvement both in its nightly backup jobs and its file and folder restores. EVault Software Agents, which are installed on the servers requiring backup, “wake up” at administrator-set times. Published by: i365, A Seagate Company

i365 EVault Data Protection

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

i365’s EVault Data Protection solutions are powered by the industry’s only fully integrated data protection technology for both physical and virtual environments. Our solutions scale seamlessly as your company grows, accommodating nearly any combination of network components. Our disk-to-disk backups eliminate the hassles of tapes. Published by: i365, A Seagate Company

Business Case for IBM Virtualization Solutions: Bottom Line Impact for Enterprise Infrastructures

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The IBM Dynamic Infrastructure initiative is a combination of programs, products and services designed to improve service to users, reduce costs and more effectively manage risk across all components of organizational IT infrastructures. Published by: IBM

Podcast: How to Virtualize your Servers

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Virtualization has become one of the latest trends in helping to drive efficiencies in the data center -- from management to energy costs, server virtualization may be able to help you optimize your IT environment. Listen to Tom Ready, IBM vice president as he describes the latest trends and benefits of server virtualization. Published by: IBM

Virtualization for a Dynamic Infrastructure

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This IBM white paper describes how Virtualization is an important element of a dynamic infrastructure and expands on the areas of server, storage, application, network, and client virtualization and the IBM technology and benefits from each. Published by: IBM

Riverbed Steelhead Product Family

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

What's the Riverbed difference? Speed. Scalability. And simplicity. Discover it for yourself and get the facts about the entire family of Steelhead solutions from Riverbed. Companies of all sizes depend on the Riverbed Steelhead product family to accelerate the performance of applications over the WAN. Published by: Riverbed Technology, Inc.

Riverbed Raises the Ante Again in WDS with RiOS 5.0

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 24:00:00 EST

Do your remote workers have a desire for higher performance computing? In this paper by the Taneja Group, learn how Steelhead appliances from Riverbed, with its enhanced RiOS 5.0 operating system, provides a number of improvements across major areas of WAN optimization, delivering LAN-like functionality to your WAN. Published by: Riverbed Technology, Inc.

Best Practices Guide - Intel® Xeon® Edition: VMware Reference Configurations for Midsize Companies

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation

Cutting Costs with WAN Optimization

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Did you know it’s possible to cut IT costs without impacting day-to-day IT operations? In fact, when you download this whitepaper from Riverbed on cost-savings through WAN optimization, you’ll discover how businesses of all different sizes have realized a return on investment in just a few months. Published by: Riverbed Technology, Inc.

Re-architecting Disaster Recovery Solutions Leveraging WAN Optimization Technology

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Disaster Recovery (DR) is a critical component of IT and risk mitigation strategies, and compounded in difficulty by ever growing data volumes, distributed computing, and new technologies. Published by: Riverbed Technology, Inc.

Centralized Data Backup: Proven Strategy for WAN based backup

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

With a growing number of branch offices, an increasing number of servers, and a high priority on reducing cost, backup is getting even harder to manage. Download this paper and learn about a proven strategy for combining WAN-based backup with WAN optimization solutions. Published by: Riverbed Technology, Inc.

Smart Move: Spend Less While Improving Data Protection

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The data protection market has evolved with a number of alternatives that can save costs. One type of solution is a disk-based backup solution. Implementing a disk-based backup solution can save up to 40% when compared to traditional tape backups. Published by: i365, A Seagate Company

Disk Backup versus Tape Backup

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Review the comparisons in this paper and learn the various ways that moving to disk-based backup and data protection solutions – as onsite software, SaaS or managed service – can be the smart move for your company. Published by: i365, A Seagate Company

12 Best Practices for Data Backup and Recovery

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

With disk-to-disk technology, your backup data resides on disk drives, proven to be far more reliable than tapes. When your backup completes, you know the data is secure and accessible on the disk drive. Read this paper to learn other best practices on disk-to-disk technology and more. Published by: i365, A Seagate Company

Pearson Marks 10th Year using Northern Storage Suite to Manage User Data

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Pearson, the international media and education company, is looking for a single tool that can provide information vital to their storage management. Its infrastructure support team selected Northern Storage Suite. Published by: Northern Parklife

Simple Deduplication Podcast

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Data deduplication is rapidly becoming a core fundamental of any storage system, and the implications go far beyond backup applications. Take this opportunity to learn the key differences between deduplication technologies available today. Published by: Data Domain

Simple Deduplication Presentation Transcript

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Case Study: Indiabulls Gets Bullish on Growth by Deploying Dell Servers and a Dell SAN

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 24:00:00 EST

Read this case study to learn how one of India's leading financial services firms paved the way for continued growth and improved customer service by deploying Dell servers and a Dell SAN. Published by: Dell India

Case Study: Shift to Blades Speeds Up and Simplifies IT

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Read this paper to learn how Precision Automation and Robotics India Ltd reduced server footprint by 50 percent and energy costs by 30 percent by implementing an infrastructure based Dell™ PowerEdge™ blades running virtualization and Dell/EMC SAN array. Published by: Dell India

Simple Deduplication Webcast

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Key Considerations For Online Backup

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This E-Guide will highlight the key considerations to be aware of when evaluating online backup solutions and will also highlight critical questions to ask vendors. Published by: 3X Systems

Workload Weighting for Mid-range Storage Array Administrators

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This white paper informs readers about the time and cost savings, from a storage administrator's perspective, that can be realized from using StorageWorks EVA as compared to competing solutions from EMC and NetApp. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Executive Guide: Assess the Value of Deduplication for your Storage Consolidation

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This IDC Workbook discusses consolidation at the datacenter, server, and storage system levels, including the use of virtualisation. This paper also discusses how deduplication can help improve consolidation of resources and reduce storage footprint, as well as improve data protection and disaster recovery under heavy workload conditions. Published by: Data Domain

Techniques to Avoiding Disk Bottleneck in the DataDomain File System

Tue, 29 Sep 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

Building Proven Data Protection Strategies Checklist

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

We are beginning to see the next generation of backup and recovery solutions appear. New data protection solutions led by Data Domain’s deduplication architecture are quickly gaining market momentum improving data and application availability while increasing the probability for a business to survive most types of outages. Published by: Data Domain

Building Proven Data Protection Strategies

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This paper compares traditional data protection options and provides an overview of the impact data deduplication is having on the storage industry. Deduplication is quickly gaining momentum in the growing disk-to-disk backup market and offers several significant improvements over traditional data protection methods. Published by: Data Domain

New Ways to Protect Enterprise Data: Best Practices on Eliminating Tape and Backup Reduction

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 24:00:00 EDT

Data protection is fast becoming the most critical part of IT strategies today. Read this paper to learn how your organization can address data protection issues using Data Domain enterprise protection storage systems. Published by: Data Domain

Data Deduplication: Top CIO Priority for 2009

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Deduplication is one of the few IT solutions that cuts costs quickly and improves service levels. ESG believes CIOs and IT executives should look to deduplication for cost reduction projects in their environments. Published by: Data Domain

IT Administrators Discuss New Ways to Protect Enterprise Data

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 24:00:00 EDT

This paper chronicles the implementations and results of three enterprises that addressed their data protection issues using Data Domain enterprise protection storage systems. Published by: Data Domain

Why CIOs Should Look To Data Deduplication

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

An investment in data deduplication products is easy to rationalize. These products cut data protection capital and operating expenses, facilitate consolidation of distributed backup operations, and slash server virtualization-related storage costs. Data deduplication offerings should be on every CIO?s project short list in 2009. Published by: Data Domain

How to Select the Correct RAID for an EqualLogic SAN

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

One of the most important decisions that you have to make when deploying a new storage solution is what RAID type(s) to use. Read this white paper for a discussion on how to select the right RAID policy for your Dell EqualLogic™ storage area network (SAN) arrays. Published by: Dell India

Evaluating the Costs and Benefits of Backup and Deduplication Storage

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Unreliable backups and recovery times that are too long have long plagued IT organisations. This paper takes a look at the costs and benefits of backup with deduplication storage as strategic assets for data protection. Published by: Data Domain

ESG Report: Key Questions to Ask When Considering Deduplication and D2D Backup

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 24:00:00 EST

Please read this presentation transcript featuring the first of a two-part ESG e-Seminar Series on data de-duplication. In part one, Tony Asaro, ESG Senior Analyst, and Heidi Biggar ESG analyst, will discuss the various technology considerations when applying data deduplication technology to disk backup. Published by: Data Domain

The Importance of Operational Simplicity in Selecting D2D Data Protection Solutions

Tue, 01 May 2007 24:00:00 EDT

Understanding and measuring an offering’s operational simplicity is crucial criteria for selecting a D2D solution. As we at Taneja Group will explore in this brief, we believe that Data Domain has delivered an offering that personifies this notion of operational simplicity. Published by: Data Domain

An IT Executive's Guide to Effective Unix Migrations with Dell Services

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this podcast, listen to expert Scott Sawyer explain how Dell Services can help you plan for modernization of your legacy Unix infrastructure. Published by: Dell, Inc. and Intel

Buying Criteria for Disk-to-Disk Solutions

Tue, 01 May 2007 24:00:00 EDT

Disk-to-Disk (D2D) backup has emerged in recent years to become a critical storage component of an enterprises’ data protection environment. Taneja Group has identified a locus of buying criteria that we believe compose the overall simplicity of operation of a D2D solution. Published by: Data Domain

Disaster Recovery: Eliminating Tape and Trucks

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Disaster recovery and remote office replication are top-of-mind issues for IT professionals, with frequent natural disasters underscoring the fallibility of tape-based backup strategies. This paper highlights the advantages of deduplication technology in disk-to-disk backup and wide area network (WAN) replication. Published by: Data Domain

Presentation Transcript: How to Consolidate and Simplify Backup and Recovery for Your VMware Environment

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this presentation transcript, you will hear from industry leaders VMware and Data Domain, and we will discuss compelling solutions for today's data protection and DR challenges for these virtualised server environments. Published by: Data Domain

Storage Virtualisation and the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 24:00:00 EST

This white paper presents an overview of storage virtualisation at the controller level of a storage system. It describes how HP defines virtualisation technology and how it applies to the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) storage system. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Business Value of Storage Virtualisation: Scaling the Storage Solution; Leveraging the Storage Investment

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This analysis looks at the positive business impact of networked storage virtualisation solutions that improve storage asset utilisation, reduce the administrative costs of provisioning new storage systems, and improve application availability. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Getting Virtualisation Right: Five Virtualisation Rules Every Organisation Must Know

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Backup and Archive Are Not the Same Thing!

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Deduplication Storage Best Practices Guide

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This paper provides general information for using Data Domain deduplication storage systems to backup virtual machines deployed with VMware Infrastructure 3 (VI3). Topics include an overview of VI3 components and various methods of backing up data in VMDK images and Guest OS files for discrete recovery. Published by: Data Domain

Six Secrets to 24x7 Exchange Availability

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The following six secrets to 24x7, disaster-tolerant Exchange will show you how to implement an Exchange environment with zero lost data and continuous application availability—with no IT intervention—in the event of a disaster. Published by: Marathon Technologies

5 Secrets to SQL Server Availability

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The following five secrets to affordable SQL availability will help you to implement a SQL environment with little or no downtime, zero data loss, and no added IT complexity. Published by: Marathon Technologies

Dedupe Simply – Presentation transcript

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Please read this presentation transcript in which Brian Biles, VP of Product Management and the Co-founder of Data Domain, discusses data deduplication. And, why is it important? What exactly is it? What are the things that make different implementations different? Learn the questions you should be asking. Published by: Data Domain

Configuring High Availability for Windows Server 2008 Environments

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

All organizations are becoming increasingly reliant upon their computer systems. The availability of those systems can be the difference between the organization succeeding and failing. This series will examine how we can configure our Windows Server 2008 environments to provide the level of availability our organizations need. Published by: Marathon Technologies

How Exchange 2010 Handles Archiving and Retentions - What's there and what isn't?

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this webcast, learn more about the buzz surrounding Exchange 2010's archiving and retention capabilities. Discover how the features of this technology can improve message management and ensure compliance requirements are met. Get a handle on expanding email volume with Exchange 2010 archiving functionalities. Published by: Mimosa Systems

Online Backup & Recovery

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Identifying scalable online backup solutions for safeguarding data stored on enterprise headquarter and remote-office PCs, Macs, laptops, and servers could minimize risk of lost data while reducing costs. We hope you find the materials in this resource center useful for identifying online backup and recovery solutions to meet your company's needs. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Control Your Email Environment with these 11 Tips

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The handling of email has become a critical business, IT and regulatory issue, driving a need for email archiving solutions in many organizations. This whitepaper will cover archiving and email management, eDiscovery and knowledge management. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

The Other Green - Storage Efficiency and Optimization

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Hitachi NAS Platform 3080 and 3090: Storage Consolidation and Intelligent Tiering for Microsoft® SharePoint® Server Environments

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Microsoft SharePoint Server is a powerful platform for collaboration and content management built upon the firm foundation of Microsoft SQL Server® technology. It provides simplified storage provisioning and management for SharePoint with performance and scalability that supports enterprise-wide content consolidation. Published by: Hitachi Data Systems

Partitioning with Oracle Database 11g Release 2

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this white paper to learn about the latest partitioning techniques, enhanced scalability, and extended manageability capabilities available in Oracle Database 11g Release 2. Published by: Oracle Corporation

Advanced Compression with Oracle Database 11g Release 2

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this white paper to learn more about how Oracle Advanced Compression can help you reduce the disk space and costs of managing large data volumes. Published by: Oracle Corporation

Lower IT Costs with Oracle Database 11g Release 2

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Learn how you can transform your business, budgets, and service levels with Oracle Database 11g Release 2. You’ll discover how its new options and features can help you reduce server and storage costs, improve query performance, and ensure availability during database application upgrades. Published by: Oracle Corporation

Hitachi NAS Platform 3080 and 3090: Storage Consolidation and Intelligent Tiering for Microsoft® SQL Server® Environments

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The midrange Hitachi NAS Platform 3080 and 3090 provide simplified storage provisioning and management for SQL Server with performance and scalability to meet the needs of enterprise class database management. Published by: Hitachi Data Systems

Hitachi NAS Platform 3080 and 3090: Unified Storage Architecture and Intelligent Tiered Storage for Enterprise Midrange NAS

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The midrange Hitachi NAS Platform 3080 and 3090 offer best-in-class performance and scalability for unstructured data consolidation, multiprotocol file sharing, backup, replication, archive and disaster recovery of commercial application data. Published by: Hitachi Data Systems

PODCAST: Improve Your Back Up - Getting the Most out of Data Deduplication

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Now more than ever, organizations are looking at re-architecting their backup strategy and are learning that deduplication is necessary to consider in 'next generation' backup architecture. This podcast explores some deduplication tips and advice on how to streamline your storage costs. Published by: PC Connection in partnership with EMC

Improve Your Back Up - Getting the Most out of Data Deduplication

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Now more than ever, organizations are looking at re-architecting their backup strategy and are learning that deduplication is necessary to consider in ‘next generation’ backup architecture. This webcast explores some deduplication tips and advice on how to streamline your storage costs. Published by: PC Connection in partnership with EMC

Data Center Virtualization and Efficiency: Server, Network and Storage Perspective

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Watch this webcast to gain insight into how data center virtualization technologies are contributing to dramatic increases in efficiency and reduced capital and operational expenses. Discover current trends driving the virtualized data center. Published by: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Tolly Report: Better Protection for VMware Environments

Mon, 25 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In order to quantify the performance of several backup and recovery offerings, engineers ran a series of tests on a VMware ESX server environment configured with three virtual machines that were connected to a Fibre Channel storage area network. Read this paper to learn the results. Published by: Symantec Corporation

5 Smart Ways to Take Action: The IT Leaders' Handbook - Optimization in Today's Economy

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

It may seem there's little you can do directly to reduce the impact of the current economic turbulence on your organization. This handbook distills the actions you can take to lay the foundations of a clear, strategic action plan for the coming year. Published by: Symantec Corporation

Deduplication Technologies and Strategies to Obtain Significant Storage Savings

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Deduplication technologies and strategies can produce storage savings for your organization. Listen to this podcast for expert advice on how you can employ these strategies and begin saving today. Published by: Symantec Corporation

A Candid Examination of Data Deduplication

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this white paper for an in-depth discussion of what data deduplication is, how it works, what problems it solves, and what options are available. Published by: Symantec Corporation

Ask the Experts – Data Deduplication

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The constant growth of data presents businesses with information management headaches and storage concerns. Check out this informative webcast for expert advice on how to choose the right data deduplication solution for your organization's needs. Published by: Symantec Corporation

PODCAST: MS SQL Server 2008

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Solid state drives (SSD) are going to play everywhere in the enterprise—at the storage array level, at the server level and in users’ notebook computers. This podcast discusses the issues involved in integrating SSDs at these three junctions in enterprise storage environments. Published by: Fusion-IO

Virtual Desktops: Improving Security and Availability

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this webcast, learn how virtual desktop implementation can ensure data security and uphold legal compliance standards. Discover how to execute best practices for data backup and offsite storage. Gain insight into how desktop virtualization can be utilized to improve data security and availability. Published by: HP, Vmware and AMD

eBook - Chapter 4: Pay-Per-Use in the Cloud – Cutting Infrastructure Costs

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Buying Infrastructure as a Service is a mouth-watering prospect for CIOs and IT departments eager to drive down costs and speed up provisioning. But once IT is outsourced, keeping control of it is a major challenge. Published by: SearchCloudComputing.com

MS SQL Server 2008

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Solid state drives (SSD) are going to play everywhere in the enterprise—at the storage array level, at the server level and in users’ notebook computers. This webcast discusses the issues involved in integrating SSDs at these three junctions in enterprise storage environments. Published by: Fusion-IO

An Expert Guide to SharePoint as an Email Archiving Solution

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this E-Guide, explore the benefits and drawbacks associated with using SharePoint as an archiving solution, and examine the overlap between SharePoint and Exchange to ensure your business selects the right platform to meet its needs. Published by: Mimosa Systems UK

Storage Virtualization with the HP StorageWorks

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Deploying and Protecting Microsoft Applications with Dell Equallogic and Vmware vSphere 4.0 Integrated, Scalable and Cost: Effective cloud-like IT environments for your mission critical applications

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Dell’s enterprise solutions, including EqualLogic iSCSI SANs, PowerEdge Virtualization Servers and Global Infrastructure Consulting Services (GICS) can help organizations confidently deploy, manage and protect their Tier-1 Microsoft® applications within a VMware vSphere environment. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Sun HPC Virtual Tradeshow

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Performance Computing (HPC) is business ready. HPC can give your organization a competitive advantage through shorter development cycles, better decision making and lower costs. Download this webcast to discuss new technologies, accomplishments, and collaborations in HPC, networking, storage, software, and data management. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

The Importance of Including Email with Business Continuity Planning

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper will interest those concerned with creating or implementing email management strategies, as well as managers with responsibility for business continuity processes. It looks at the general approaches available to ensure email continuity and the implications on infrastructure, budget, people and resilience of deploying each strategy. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

The Full Price Tag of Your Email Environment

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Understanding how much your current email system costs, and how that all adds up, is the key to making changes and to providing a better service for your users. This paper will list and discuss what your email infrastructure is really costing you. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

E-Guide: An Overview of Scale-Out Network Attached Storage

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This SearchStorage.com E-Guide provides an overview of the benefits of Scale-out storage and includes guidance on how to create an RFP when you are ready to invest in a NAS system. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Case Study: U.S. Air Force Manages Aircraft Site Using Powerful Storage Virtualization Platform

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

When the U.S. Air force needed a more powerful storage infrastructure, they turned to HP for a system that allowed them to meet business demands more flexibly, manage data more simply and efficiently and mitigate the risk of lost data with a storage area network (SAN) that pools, shares and centrally manages storage resources. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Virtualize Your End-to-End IT infrastructure and Reduce OpEx and CapEx

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Many companies that have deployed server virtualization are still struggling with massive data growth, rising storage maintenance cost, and underutilized storage assets from a multitude of vendors. A virtual storage infrastructure from HP can double your capacity utilization and cut management costs in half. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Improving IT Economics with Storage and Server Virtualization

Wed, 20 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Rethinking Storage Virtualization with the HP SAN Virtualization Services Platform

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

If you are looking to improve the efficiency of your storage infrastructure, consider the HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform (SVSP). It allows you to provision virtual volumes to meet the requirements of your standard and virtual servers. It delivers improved storage resource utilization along with comprehensive data protection. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Breaking the Scalability Barrier with Infinite Cache

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Infinite Cache™ from EnterpriseDB revolutionizes distributed cache management on commodity blade server hardware by substantially increasing the amount of memory available to hold data including entire databases with outstanding performance. Published by: EnterpriseDB Corporation

eGuide: 10Gb Ethernet-- What You Need to Know

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this eGuide to learn the latest information about 10Gb Ethernet networks and to get useful insight into how to select the best components to optimize your network, traffic, and data center. Published by: Gigamon

Presentation Transcript: High-Speed, Power-Efficient Deduplication: Saving Costs Without Sacrificing Performance

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Nexsan and FalconStor have formed a strategic venture to deliver an integrated system designed to optimize almost any backup environment and deliver immediate ROI. Read this presentation transcript to find out how you can minimize reliance on tape, reduce storage consumption and improve operational efficiency. Published by: FalconStor Software

Data Protection for Virtual Environments Webcast

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this webcast, Greg Schulz, Founder and Senior Analyst at The StorageIO Group, and Randy Glissman, Solutions Marketing Manager at Quantum, explore solutions for virtual server data protection and discuss general data center trends and perspectives. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007: Performance on VMware vSphere™ 4

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Increased adoption of VMware infrastructure and continued performance advances in hardware and software have driven the virtualization of Microsoft Exchange. This paper will detail experiments that demonstrate the efficient performance and scalability of Exchange when running inside a virtual machine on a VMware vSphere™ 4 environment. Published by: Global Knowledge

Where Do You Put a Million Files? HP StorageWorks 9100 Extreme Data Storage System

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape across Distributed Sites: Unified Approach Provides Improved Protection and Better ROI

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Every company with multiple locations has the challenge of managing backup data across different sites, media types, and retention periods for short term protection and long term retention. View this webcast to learn about a new consolidated approach to solving this problem by combining disk, deduplication, and tape storage systems. Published by: Quantum Corporation and Symantec

Six Easy Ways to Control Storage Growth

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Controlling storage growth has become one of the most important challenges for many companies. This White Paper explores six ways that others have used with great success. Published by: NTP Software

Reducing the Total Cost of Ownership for Mid-Range NAS Appliances

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Because network attached storage (NAS) is file-based storage, it is particularly suited for storing the types of unstructured, file-based data that is a challenge for many storage pros today. Also, NAS can be used on its own or in conjunction with a SAN, which is attractive to many organizations. Published by: Hitachi Data Systems

Email Archiving: Cut Costs, Improve Productivity, and Mitigate Risk

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Mirapoint's RazorSafe™ email archiving appliance addresses e-discovery, email server management, end-user productivity, business mining, and compliance/audit challenges in an all-in-one solution. Published by: Mirapoint Software, Inc.

City and Hackney Primary Care Trust

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Find out how National Health Service's (NHS) City and Hackney Primary Care Trust (PCT) used Mirapoint's RazorSafe 6000 email archiving appliance to solve the messaging challenges facing their Exchange servers. Published by: Mirapoint Software, Inc.

Choosing the Right Archiving Solution

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This whitepaper discusses the various reasons to archive email and other elctronic content, and it provides some guidance about how to select the appropriate archiving system that will meet an organization's requirements. Published by: Mirapoint Software, Inc.

Mirapoint RazorSafe™

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

RazorSafe operates in a low-risk, passive mode and archives all emails, while ensuring minimal impact on your email infrastructure. RazorSafe uses open, standard protocols (POP, IMAP, SMTP) to archive all emails sent or received from the email server. Published by: Mirapoint Software, Inc.

Email Archiving: Do More with Less – Cut Costs and Improve Productivity

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Learn how Mirapoint's RazorSafe™ email archiving appliance addresses email server management, end-user productivity, business mining, e-discovery, and audit challenges in an all-in-one solution. Published by: Mirapoint Software, Inc.

Best Practices for Deploying an SAP Landscape Using the c3000 Blade Enclosure and the EVA4400

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Discover best practices for deploying a 250-user/250-GB three-tiered SAP ERP landscape in an HP BladeSystem c3000 blade enclosure with HP ProLiant BL460c blade servers running Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003, an HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) 4400 disk array, and an Ultrium 448c tape blade with HP Data Protector software. Published by: Avnet, HP and Partners

Email Archiving: Mitigate Risk - Managing Compliance, eDiscovery, and Records Requests

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Learn the importance of email archiving and how it can help solve the many challenges facing organizations today with compliance, continuity in business knowledge, data retention policies and requests for electronic discovery. Published by: Mirapoint Software, Inc.

Mimosa NearPoint for SharePoint: A Better Approach to SharePoint Recovery, Retention, and eDiscovery

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The benefits SharePoint delivers are undeniable —better and more efficient team collaboration, version control for documents edited by multiple team members, and faster access to information via search; SharePoint brings a new level of control to high-volume, user-generated content. Published by: Mimosa Systems UK

Take Control of SharePoint Proliferation with Unified Recovery, Retention, and eDiscovery

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Mimosa Systems UK

Three Steps to Improving Server Virtualization ROI with everRun

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Server virtualization offers a tremendous opportunity for cost savings in the data center. This paper will give three steps you can take to dramatically improve your cost savings from server virtualization as well as show how companies are using Marathon's everRun software to implement those steps. Published by: Marathon Technologies

LSI SafeStore™ Encryption Services

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

The emergence of self-encrypting drives is timely in mitigating the security vulnerabilities of data-at-rest. LSI is pleased to offer SafeStore™ encryption services which combine local key management with self-encrypting drives. Published by: LSI Corporation.

Tucson Police Department Moves To Digital Imaging With Linear Systems And LSI 3ware RAID Controllers

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

When the Tucson Police Department decided to equip its crime scene specialists with digital cameras, it chose Linear Systems Enterprise DIMS ImageServer for the ID Section’s server and storage needs. For its RAID protection, Linear Systems chose the LSI 3ware 9650SE controller card. Read on to find out the amazing results. Published by: LSI Corporation.

An in-depth look at data deduplication methods

Thu, 17 Sep 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: CDW Corporation

An Overview of CDP

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

As continuous data protection (CDP) is integrated into backup environments, implementations with other backup protection programs may become complex. This E-Guide takes an in-depth look at the options available with Continuous Data Protection, and how to best utilize CDP with existing applications. Published by: CDW Corporation

SharePoint E-zine - Volume 14: Creating an InfoPath Development Strategy

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

InfoPath is a powerful SharePoint tool, but the easiest techniques aren't always the best ones. In this month's issue, learn how to incorporate best practices into your InfoPath forms development process to yield the biggest benefit for your company. Published by: SearchWinIT

Email Archiving Purchasing Considerations

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This E-Guide will highlight the archiving options that prove to be beneficial to storage pros today, as well as the best practices to be put to use when implementing email and file archiving products. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Consolidating SQL Server for Lower TCO

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Because of the success of SQL Server in recent years, unintended consequences have developed. These include low levels of utilization, poor availability, and an enormous management burden inflicted on many IT departments. This paper describes a solution: HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

IDC Report - Reducing Costs and Creating a More Secure IT Environment with a Holistic Approach to Data Protection

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

IDC interviewed eight FalconStor customers that had deployed at least one or a combination of the following FalconStor storage management solutions: Virtual Tape Library (VTL), Network Storage Server (NSS), and Continuous Data Protector (CDP). All customers reported high levels of satisfaction. Published by: FalconStor Software

Storage Cost Savings Calculator

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

File Systems Define the Future for Managing Storage

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Read this study for a thorough review of the file-based storage market. It describes technology while establishing use cases, analyzing the opportunity, and putting forth assumptions about the future. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Case Study: Snapfish Builds a Massive, High-Performing, Scalable Storage Infrastructure with HP Scalable NAS and EVA and MSA Storage Arrays

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

Because their previous storage infrastructure was not able to meet their existing and future needs, Snapfish was looking for a storage solution that would offer extreme scalability and improve performance, storage management and flexibility. This case study details how they solved this issue. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

ROI Case Study: Crest Animation

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 24:00:00 EST

Download this case study and read how Crest Animation eliminated storage bottlenecks, improved productivity, and gained more than $19 Million in benefits with HP StorageWorks Solution. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Dedupe Simply - Podcast

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This on-demand Podcast helps simplify the basics of data deduplication and outlines the benefits that are being achieved by enterprises around the world. Published by: Data Domain

Dedupe Simply

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This on-demand webcast helps simplify the basics of data deduplication and outlines the benefits that are being achieved by enterprises around the world. Published by: Data Domain

HP StorageWork EFS Clustered Gateway

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this webcast, learn how the HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services Clustered Gateway, a mid-range NAS file server gateway, allows you to scale your file serving performance in a near linear fashion. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Relavis Mobilizer: Mobilizing Lotus Notes Made Simple

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Mobilizing your business applications has never been easier than with Relavis Mobilizer. It is the only complete platform for developing, deploying and managing your mobile Lotus Notes data. With Relavis Mobilizer, there are no limits. Published by: Relavis Corporation

Quick-EDD/HA for System i and Quick-EDD/OPEN for Intel Based Servers

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

You need HA/DR, but do you think you can afford it? Quick-EDD offers world class products with options to purchase, lease or rent. We even provide turn-key solutions that take care of all your target needs. Published by: Quick-EDD/iSam Blue, llc.

How to write a RFP for Master Data Management: 10 Common Mistakes to Avoid

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 24:00:00 EDT

Critical master data management (MDM) functionality can be easily overlooked when request for proposals (RFPs) are narrowly focused on a single business data type. Ensure success by avoiding 10 costly mistakes when writing your RFP. Published by: Siperian, Inc.

Critical Technologies for Compliance and Risk Management

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Smart decision-makers are seeking technology investments -- such as Master Data Management -- to help establish good governance models that will help with regulatory compliance and lower their operational risk. Published by: Siperian, Inc.

Vizioncore is Making Virtualization Adoption as Easy as 1, 2, FREE!

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This podcast explains how to successfully adopt virtualization to cut costs and simplify resource management. Discover how to manage hypervisor environments and properly allocate storage resources. Learn how to automate time consuming manual costs to improve productivity. Published by: Vizioncore Inc.

Build for Today. Expand on Demand: Modularity in the Data Center Power Infrastructure

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Building the data center to meet the needs of an uncertain future is an expensive and needless exercise in over-engineering. New designs need to be modular, with built-in expansion capabilities. This paper looks at the concepts and benefits of modularity in all the necessary elements of the power system. Published by: Eaton Corporation

When Data Governance Turns Bureaucratic: How Data Governance Police Can Constrain the Value of Your Master Data Management

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Over the past several years, most Master Data Management implementations have used a "reactive" style of data governance. Learn how "reactive" data governance falls short and why leading organizations are using a "proactive" approach -- includes case study and migration questionnaire. Published by: Siperian, Inc.

Essential Guide to Data Deduplication

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The best way to select, implement and integrate data deduplication varies depending on how the deduplication is performed. Here are some general principles you can follow to select the right deduplicating approach and then integrate it into your environment. Published by: Data Domain

Disaster Recovery Seminar Presentation Download

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This presentation is divided into three modules. In the first module, we will examine the three keys to successful disaster recovery planning. In modules two and three, we will analyse data protection techniques and testing techniques. Published by: Data Domain

Next-Generation Disaster Recovery and Availability Technologies for IBM Power Systems

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper reviews the technology spectrum available for IBM i and AIX environments, including the latest, next-generation solutions, with a goal of preparing IT professionals to evaluate and adopt those most effective and appropriate for their organization. Published by: Vision Solutions

Optimize Business and IT With New Generation Application Lifecycle Management

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EDT

This webcast provides a complete overview of application lifecycle management (ALM) and discusses how SAP's integrated and open approach to ALM can accelerate innovation, ensure business continuity, reduce risk and lower TCO. Published by: SAP Community Network

Email Archiving: Planning, Policies and Product Selection - Chapter 3 - Choosing Email-Archiving Product Features for Compliance and Risk Reduction

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

It's critical to identify the key features when selecting an email-archiving system for risk reduction. The most important part of the process is defining the company's email-retention goals and policies. This chapter will discuss several tips for choosing the proper email-archiving product features for your organization. Published by: SearchExchange

Oracle 10gR2 Databases on Hitachi NAS Platform, Powered by BlueArc

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Hitachi Data Systems

The Business Value of Intelligent Tiered Storage

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Hitachi Data Systems

ESG Videocast: Server Online Backup Cloud-Based Data Protection

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Online backup is a growing trend for small and medium-sized companies or remote and branch offices of larger organizations. Please join Lauren Whitehouse, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group, for an interview with Jonathon Meltzer, Iron Mountain on how Iron Mountain protects data. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

F5 Data Manager Trial Version

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Hitachi NAS Platform 3080 and 3090: Storage Consolidation and Intelligent Tiering for VMware Environments

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Hitachi Data Systems

Hitachi NAS Platform 3080 and 3090 Storage Consolidation and Intelligent Tiering for Microsoft Exchange Environments

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Exchange Unified Messaging brings different mission critical systems together, effectively consolidating infrastructure while improving productivity for users, but at the cost of increasing the load on the Exchange environment in terms of management, storage and importance to the business. Published by: Hitachi Data Systems

Reduce Storage Costs through Automated Storage Tiering

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Presentation Transcript: Network Attached Storage

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Because network attached storage (NAS) is file-based (rather than block-based) storage, it is particularly suited for storing the types of unstructured, file-based data that is a challenge for many storage pros today. This FAQ Presentation Transcript answers key questions about NAS advantages and implementations. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Presentation Transcript: Clustered Storage - From SMB, to Scientific, to Social Networking and Web 2.0

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This Presentation Transcript breaks down the truth about clustered storage and answers some of the most important questions surrounding the subject. Find out more today. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

E-Discovery Considerations for Lotus Notes Domino Organizations

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Domino administrators in IT departments have become key players in corporate litigation due to the development of electronic discovery (e-discovery) procedures over the last several years. This paper will discuss the federal rules of e-discovery as well as introduce several e-discovery products from Sherpa software. Published by: Sherpa Software

Sterling Commerce: Managed Services

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Sterling Commerce Managed Services include Business-to-Business (B2B) integration solutions, allowing trading organizations to interact with each other across a secure network. Long considered as only appropriate for large organizations, Sterling Commerce Managed Services provide organizations of all sizes with the ability to trade and collaborate. Published by: Sterling Commerce

File System Inventory Summary Report: File Storage Usage for a Mid-sized Technology Company

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Create a Smarter Storage Strategy

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Consolidating Multiple SQL Server 2000 systems using Hyper-V

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This document covers the key overall concepts and procedures you need to setup and configure your Hyper-V platform. It reviews in detail the approach that PT and Dell recommend for a tested and validated installation of Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Consolidate SQL Server 2008 on Dell 4 Socket - Multi-Core Servers - using Hyper-V

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This Guide is a companion to How to Guide: Consolidating multiple SQL Server systems onto Dell PowerEdge Servers using Microsoft’s Hyper-V. In this Guide, we use the Dell PowerEdge R900 and PowerEdge R905 as target servers. Published by: Dell, Inc.

30% faster performance seen at CareerBuilder using Dell PowerEdge servers and Microsoft SQL Server

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 24:00:00 EST

In this case study learn how Dell and Microsoft partnered to provide a new business intelligence solution based on Microsoft® SQL Server®, Microsoft business intelligence software, Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers, and a Dell/EMC storage system. Published by: Dell, Inc.

SQL Server 2008 - 10-20Terabyte Data Warehousing

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper documents the performance of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse solutions deployed on Dell PowerEdge servers with Dell PowerVault storage. Using the knowledge gained through joint development this white paper illustrates the cost-effective performance of Dell Solutions for SQL Server 2008. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Taking the next step toward greater performance and cost efficiency in a dedupe solution? Go beyond the dedupe that you know.

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Join Brian Babineau, Senior Analyst with ESG, as he explores high-speed, power-efficient deduplication with industry innovators Nexsan and FalconStor who have formed a strategic venture to deliver the cost saving benefits of these technologies in an integrated system designed to optimize almost any backup environment and deliver immediate ROI. Published by: FalconStor Software

Gone in 30 Days: Exchange, Retention, and Regulatory Compliance

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this white paper, we will discuss how to discover, manage, and archive information within your Exchange enterprise to successfully limit your legal exposure and protect your corporate information. Published by: Sherpa Software

ESG Brief: Nexsan and FalconStor Team for High Performance, Operationally Efficient Disk-based Backup

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Disk-based backup, deduplication, and MAID are three of the most talked about technologies in the storage industry—each is so popular that organizations often purchase them individually just to see the capabilities they can bring to their environments. Now, all three are available in Nexsan's DeDupe SG—an integrated system from Nexsan & FalconStor. Published by: FalconStor Software

High-speed, Power-efficient Deduplication: Saving Costs Without Sacrificing Performance

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Industry innovators Nexsan and FalconStor have formed a strategic venture to deliver the cost saving benefits of these technologies in an integrated system designed to optimize almost any backup environment and deliver immediate ROI. Published by: FalconStor Software

Do You Know Where Your Messages Are?

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This whitepaper will dicuss the need for message archiving in your organization by covering the cost of storage, retaining and protecting messages to stay compliant, features in Microsoft Exchange that help reduce mailbox size, PST management and much more. Published by: Sherpa Software

Using FalconStor FDS as a Backup Target for Veritas NetBackup

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This document describes the basic concepts and integration guidelines for FalconStor® File-interface Deduplication System (FDS) in a Veritas NetBackup™ environment. It is intended to provide best practices for configuring all components. Published by: FalconStor Software

FalconStor Addresses Top Deduplication Criteria

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Data deduplication has quickly moved from a "nice-to-have" to a "must-have" technology for those organizations trying to keep pace with relentless data growth. Organizations surveyed by ESG are citing difficulty keeping up with storage capacity demands, while also reporting flat or decreasing IT budgets. Published by: FalconStor Software

The High Performance DBA: Optimizing Databases for High Performance

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

DBA's have always been faced with the difficult task of maintaining a successful database environment, but recently new trends have come along to further challenge them. Published by: Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.

Consultation, Design, and Implementation of Multiple IT Solutions: Global Forex Trading

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

GFT focuses on providing their customers an exceptional experience with a best-in-class online interface. GFT needs to stay more accessible, more reliable, and more secure than their competitors. To optimize their IT environment, GFT engaged CDW for consulting, design, and implementation of multiple IT solutions. Read on to learn more. Published by: CDW Corporation

Presentation Transcript: Controlling Electronic Information: Managing the Flood

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Many companies use electronic documents to conduct business, but there is only so much storage to hold all of this data. This expert Presentation Transcript discusses how to archive messages without having to manually delete items on a monthly basis. Published by: RSD

Essential Guide to Storage Virtualization

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this guide for expert advice on updating your storage system with virtualization. Covered here are the pros and cons of three architectures, a buying guide and vendor comparisons, a breakdown on how storage virtualization relates to disaster recovery, and a list of vendor resources. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Oracle Optimized Warehouse Solutions for Sun

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Leveraging vast engineering and field experience architecting and implementing data warehouses with the Oracle Database, Sun created a set of data warehouse solutions to help IT managers quickly select a configuration, thus reducing the risk and deployment times for data warehouse solutions. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

eGuide: What to Consider When Evaluating Dedupe

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

It's no wonder there's been so much buzz around data deduplication in today's storage market. This E-Guide will discuss what to consider when embarking on a data deduplication implementation, and will highlight the options available to storage pros today. Published by: SearchStorage.com

FalconStor Heats up VTL Deduplication and the Data Deduplication War

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Today, let's focus on one of the leading players in the data deduplication space, FalconStor. FalconStor can rightfully claim the market share leadership space for VTLs, even though there are other strong players in the space. But the market is fiercely competitive and FalconStor is not resting upon its laurels. Published by: FalconStor Software

Essential Guide to Backup and Virtual Servers

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This Essential Guide offers a collection of tips, tools and techniques that you can use to back up your virtual servers more efficiently. Find out about the intricacies of using VMware's Consolidate Backup (VCB) application, get tips on how to fine-tune your current backup app for virtual servers, and read about the common problems and solutions. Published by: SearchStorage.com

Taking Control: Consolidation Can Help You Take Control of the Server Room

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Server sprawl creates a serious financial and efficiency leak at many organizations. Consolidation can help ease management requirements and reduce costs. Read this whitepaper to learn how to take control of server sprawl with a server consolidation solution. Published by: CDW Corporation

Common Pitfalls in Server Virtualization

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT

For all its benefits, server virtualization can be difficult to implement and could actually increase your costs and complicate network management. Here are some common pitfalls to look out for and avoid. Published by: CDW Corporation

Hidden Costs in an SAP Virtualization Project

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This videocast takes a close look at what companies should consider before embarking on an SAP virtualization project, including costs, skills, data center and hardware requirements. Published by: Arrow ECS HP Group and Intel

DFS Changes in Windows Server 2008, Improvements and Best Practices

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

DFS has undergone incremental changes, all offering a basic solution for file management across LANs and WANs but the story is incomplete. In this E-Guide, brought to you by SearchWindowsServer.com and Peer Software, learn what improvements have been made to DFS in Windows Server 2008 R2 and what problems still exist. Published by: Peer Software

Getting Started with SAP Virtualization

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this videocast, learn how SAP customers are getting started with virtualization technology, and find out what needs to be considered in terms of hardware, staffing and SAP modules. Published by: Arrow ECS HP Group and Intel

Making the Case for SAP Virtualization

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this videocast, learn how SAP customers are getting started with virtualization technology, and find out why some companies are virtualizing mission-critical SAP applications. Published by: Arrow ECS HP Group and Intel

Step Up Your Strategy – Fine-Tune Use of Storage Availability Processes as a Part of a Business-Continuity Plan

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) should be major components of any risk-management strategy. After all, no business wants to be caught unprepared for unforeseen events such as floods, fires, terrorist attacks, power outages or other disturbances. That's why planning and regularly testing BC and DR programs is essential. Published by: CDW Corporation

How to sell business continuity to management in tough times

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Although more companies than ever have continuity plans, an AT&T study discovered that a high percentage of those plans are outdated. If your company is one of those with an outdated plan or no plan, here are some things that might help them understand the importance of good continuity planning. Published by: CDW Corporation

Preparing to Stay in Business - Storage Continuity Critical in 24-Hour World

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

You probably think it couldn't happen to you, but disastrous events occur more often than not. Perhaps not a hurricane or earthquake or malicious attack, but there are potential risks for every business. Developing a solid data-recovery plan can keep your business up and running in the event of a disaster or other unfortunate event. Published by: CDW Corporation

Windows Server 2008 High Availability: Technology Comparison

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:30:00 EDT

Downtime can create significant financial and regulatory non-compliance consequences. This webcast provides viewers with tips for planning a high availability strategy for Windows Server 2008 to reduce downtime. Published by: Marathon Technologies

Disaster Plan - New Technologies Put Fresh Wrinkles in Business-Continuity / Disaster-Recovery Planning

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Business continuity/disaster recovery requires a holistic approach that includes storage, infrastructure, servers, applications, middleware and the network. If that weren't complicated enough, today's new technologies are testing traditional methods of backup and data protection. It's time to take another look at your BC/DR plan. Published by: CDW Corporation

Data Growth - Addressing the Elephant in the Room

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This videocast discusses tiered storage strategies and also tips and tools on how to lower IT investments while optimizing storage efficiency. Download this informative videocast to learn more! Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

File Virtualization FAQ Podcast with Jeff Boles

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

IBM CloudBurst™: Making Rain in an Economic Dry Spell

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

A complement to your existing IT infrastructure, IBM CloudBurst™ includes hardware, software and services, and provides secure, reliable, private cloud computing. Fit-for-purpose and self-contained, IBM CloudBurst dramatically reduces capital and operational costs, accelerating investment payback. Read on to learn more . . . Published by: IBM

A Breakthrough in Service Delivery for Data Center Workloads

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Watch this Webcast as IBM reveals new offering that can sustain ongoing cost reduction while improving service levels over the long term. Published by: IBM

Disaster Got You Down?

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

While trying to predict an outage is impossible, being prepared for one is not. Having the right tools in place to respond to a "disaster" is essential to sustaining a successful organization. A business-continuity / disaster-recovery plan can help you cut costs by avoiding downtime, lost revenue and dissatisfied customers. Published by: CDW Corporation

CloudBurst Technical Demonstration

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The IBM CloudBurst Family is a line of pre-integrated service delivery platforms including hardware, storage, networking, virtualization, and service management software, which will enable you to create a private cloud environment. Published by: IBM

CloudBurst Marketing Demo

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

IBM CloudBurst is a quick-start to cloud computing. Simply roll it into your data center to quickly see the benefits of cloud computing. Published by: IBM

Reality Check – A Smart Business Continuity Strategy Can Offer Maximum Results at Minimum Cost

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In an increasingly digital world, it's clear that business continuity is no longer an option. Keeping systems running 24x7 and ensuring that data reaches its intended destination — precisely when it's needed — is the heart and soul of a business. This paper discusses Business-Continuity (BC) initiatives on a tight budget and with limited resources. Published by: CDW Corporation

Continuous Data Protection - Your Safety Net in a Disaster

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

When you resume business after a disruption, you want to pick up where you left off. That means minutes, or even seconds, before the lights went out or the computer virus struck. If your business is aiming for zero data loss and zero downtime, there's only one choice - continuous data protection (CDP). Published by: CDW Corporation

Disaster Recovery: Plan for the Worst, Expect the Best

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

These days, it is rare to find a company without a disaster recovery plan - a fact due in large part to a rash of high-profile disasters in recent years. The risks are too great to ignore. But many companies are still not doing enough to protect their businesses. This paper provides tips for how to protect your business. Published by: CDW Corporation

Anatomy of a Siebel CRM Archiving Project

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 24:00:00 EST

The basic principles for managing an archiving project presented in this paper can help you initiate and plan an archiving strategy that meets your organization’s requirements. Published by: IBM

Presentation Transcript: A Smart Data Protection Strategy: Lower IT Costs and Improve Storage Efficiency

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this presentation transcript to learn how disk backup with data deduplication technology can help solve data protection issues and directly impact your organization's bottom line. Published by: ExaGrid Systems, Inc.

Proven strategies for archiving complex relational data

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Database growth, long-term data retention regulations and storage requirements increase operational costs. Yet, archiving complex relational data poses many challenges. Optim Data Growth Solution provides proven technology and comprehensive capabilities that make archiving complex relational data practical and desirable. Published by: IBM

Data privacy best practices: time to take action!

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper explains the steps you need to consider when developing your privacy strategy and implementing your first data privacy project. Find out how you can help your organization implement best practices in privacy protection and make your privacy project successful from start to finish. Published by: IBM

Anatomy of a PeopleSoft Enterprise Archiving Project

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 24:00:00 EST

The basic principles for managing an archiving project presented in this paper can help you initiate and plan an archiving strategy that meets your organization’s requirements. Published by: IBM

Dell Virtualization Advisor

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This tool is designed as a guide for customers with a comfortable knowledge of virtualization and their server/storage environment. Simply enter in a few vital pieces of information and the Dell Virtualization Advisor will create a customized virtualization solution to match your needs. Published by: Dell, Inc. and Intel

The Great Virtualization Dilemma of the Next Decade: What You Need to Know

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Despite progress in Virtualization, much development still remains. With predications that virtualization will become pervasive, this research highlights forthcoming challenges and strategic issues facing IT planners. Published by: Dell, Inc. and Intel

Virtualize at the Speed of Your Business - The Dell Guide to Virtualization

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Virtualization is changing everything, from how you manage resources to the way you support your business, it addresses many of today's IT challenges - cost, responsiveness, availability, disaster recovery - and is a key element for achieving a more automated, agile infrustructure. Dell helps you virtualize at the speed of your business... Published by: Dell, Inc. and Intel

Sybase Raises the Bar on Database Replication: Offerings Focus Strongly On Performance, Reliability, and Heterogeneity

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This report presents all the features and functionality of the Sybase Replication Server, such as support for real time, bi-directional movement of data, conflict resolution, optimized resource utilization, and heterogeneous data sources. Read this report to learn all the advantages that the Sybase Replication Server can have for your organization. Published by: Sybase, Inc.

Meeting the Growing Need for Real-Time Data Movement in the Enterprise

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Watch this webcast to learn the latest demands for data movement and replication within the enterprise. Sybase will also feature the new release of Replication Server, designed to address the growing needs of guaranteed data movement, with unprecedented performance for real-time data delivery even within heterogeneous data environments. Published by: Sybase, Inc.

IDC Best Practices: Protecting Sensitive Information in Failed and Decommissioned Storage Media

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Stringent laws and regulations are forcing businesses to look at data in a new light. Added to compliance challenges is protecting disparate data, while reducing overhead costs associated with legal discovery. In this webcast IDC looks at high level trends in compliance, solutions that industry-leaders are employing and how to mitigate data risk. Published by: PeakData Services, Inc.

PODCAST: IDC Best Practices: Protecting Sensitive Information in Failed and Decommissioned Storage Media

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Stringent laws and regulations are forcing businesses to look at data in a new light. Added to compliance challenges is protecting disparate data, while reducing overhead costs associated with legal discovery. In this podcast, IDC looks at high level trends in compliance, solutions that industry-leaders are employing and how to mitigate data risk. Published by: PeakData Services, Inc.

Initial Investment Payback Analysis Summary Report: Dell PowerEdge R710 Solution with Hyper-V vs. Dell PowerEdge 2850 Solution

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Dell commissioned Principled Technologies to estimate how many months it would take to recapture initial investment costs when consolidating multiple 4-year-old Dell™ PowerEdge™ 2850 server and storage solutions onto a Dell PowerEdge R710 server and storage solution using Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 with Hyper-V™ Published by: Dell, Inc. and Intel

Virtual server backup options today

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

W. Curtis Preston, executive editor of the Storage Media Group and independent backup expert, discusses the various options available today for backing up virtual machines including VMware's VCB, third-party products, and the ways that backup software products are evolving to ease virtual machine backups. Published by: Quantum Corporation

iBac Data Protection Software: Version 5.0 - Free 30 Day Trial!

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Today's Windows Server and backup administrators are responsible for backing up and recovering more data faster while trying to stay within the limits of what seems like ever shrinking IT budgets Published by: Idealstor LLC

Reduce Your Server Footprint with SQL Server 2008 -- Rely on SQL Server 2008 to Consolidate Database Servers

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

With its new unified management and auditing tools, SQL Server 2008 makes it easier to manage multiple instances on fewer servers. And by hosting these instances on Dell PowerEdge Servers powered by multi-core processors, you can guarantee the best levels of availability, as well as ensure the best possible performance. Published by: Dell, Inc. and Intel

E-Guide: Selecting the Right Email Archiving Tool for Your Business

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this guide to learn the top ten questions that should be asked when evaluating archiving tools and learn how to determine which archiving features are essential for your business environment. Above all, you will learn the best practices that are most critical in ensuring your email archiving initiative meets all legal and regulatory demands. Published by: RSD

PlateSpin Forge: "Plug in and Protect" Disaster Recovery

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

PlateSpin Forge disaster recovery appliances provide fast out-of-the-box protection for your server workloads. When servers go down, you can quickly recover business-critical workloads and run them on the PlateSpin Forge appliance until they can be restored to your production environment. Published by: Novell Inc.

What is Tape Without Pain™?

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Spectra Logic, with 30 years experience in the field of high technology, is committed to protecting data - your data. Spectra has extensive expertise with all forms of backup, and therefore understands the continuing and increasingly important role of tape in protecting data. To that end, Spectra Logic has set itself a goal: Tape Without Pain. Published by: Spectra Logic Corporation

Best Practices for Implementing an Effective Email Archiving Strategy

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this expert podcast, learn best practices for implementing an effective email archiving strategy. Determine which archiving method works for your company and get tips to prepare for proper set-up. Listen to this podcast to get your archiving questions answered to ensure message security. Published by: RSD

Storage Magazine September 2009: The Lowdown on Solid-State Storage

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Storage Magazine Online September 2009 features a cover story updating the speedy evolution of Solid-State Storage – and what factors are transforming this technology from a niche to standard practice for storage shops. Published by: SearchStorage.com

Datalink Efficiency Central - Efficiency Library

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Datalink is committed to helping you build, maintain, and grow highly efficient data centers - Efficiency Central. Learn about the most efficient information technologies, how they're best applied, and what our customers have experienced. Published by: Datalink Corporation

Rethinking Business Continuity and High Availability in Storage

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This comprehensive Webcast explores new methods for business continuity and walks you through how to approach and manage the various aspects of creating a continuity strategy with snapshot assisted backup and virtualisation tools. View this Webcast to learn more. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Using an SRM Tool to Ground In-the-Cloud Storage

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper addresses the challenges and drawbacks of in-the-cloud storage, addressing such issues as control, security, compliance, data availability, and overall management. It also shows how storage can work within a private or internal cloud framework. Published by: Northern Parklife

PlateSpin Recon: Virtual Capacity Management and Consolidation Planning

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Watch this webcast to learn about a new unique workload profiling tool that takes the guess work out of identifying underutilized physical servers and virtual hosts. Learn how to leverage this tool for improved use and longer life of your current hardware. Published by: Novell Inc.

Exchange Server 2010: What's New and What's Changed?

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this white paper, we will look at some of the key changes that will be revealed with the new version of Exchange and how these changes will impact the messaging environment. Published by: Global Knowledge

Server Room Planning: The Keys To Success

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this expert webcast, learn the basic steps to take when selecting and setting up your organization's server room, with details on security considerations, environmental factors and more. Published by: Dell, Inc. and Intel

Overcoming problems with RAID

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this expert webcast, learn how to recognize and deal with common RAID issues in storage arrays. Published by: Dell, Inc. and Intel

Server hardware: Making the right choice

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this expert webcast, learn the basic factors that go into choosing a new server for your environment, with details on processors, server types, consolidation options and more. Published by: Dell, Inc. and Intel

Continuity of Operations Planning: Implement COOP Requirements For Storage with HP LeftHand P4000 SAN Solutions

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) is the disciplined planning needed to prepare for a natural or man-made emergency that affects service availability. This data sheet presents an effective solution for COOP from HP. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

HP LeftHand SAN Failback Procedure for VMware

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Building High-performance, Highly Available IP Storage Networks with HP SAN/iQ Software

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

If you’re an administrator who’s planning to build a high performance, highly available IP network using HP SAN/iQ Software, you should read this document in its entirety. You’ll find important configuration guidelines, best practices, and frequently asked questions that will help you to accelerate a successful deployment. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Protect Your SharePoint Content: An Overview of SharePoint 2007 Disaster Recovery

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This whitepaper introduces the broad topic of disaster recovery (DR) and how its principles can be specifically applied to the Microsoft SharePoint 2007 platform. Published by: Idera

Matching Server Virtualization with Advanced Storage Virtualization

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The white paper explains the benefits of matching server virtualization with advanced storage virtualization using HP LeftHand SAN and VMware Infrastructure. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Network Attached Storage FAQ Podcast

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Because network attached storage (NAS) is file-based (rather than block-based) storage, it is particularly suited for storing the types of unstructured, file-based data that is a challenge for many storage pros today. This FAQ podcast answers key questions about NAS advantages and implementations. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Detecting Worn Tapes Before it's Too Late

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Maxell Corporation of America

Presentation Transcript: A Look at Hosted Exchange and Hosted Email

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Nowadays, more and more IT shops are considering hosted Exchange services rather than running their mail server locally. They need to decide whether or not it is right for their company. Take a deeper look at hosted Exchange and hybrid models in this presentation transcript of the 'A Look at Hosted Exchange and Hosted Email' webcast. Published by: USA.NET, Inc.

Using FalconStor FDS as a Backup Target for EMC NetWorker

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This document describes the basic concepts and integration guidelines for FalconStor FDS in an EMC NetWorker environment. The document is intended to provide an architectural overview of FalconStor FDS being used with EMC NetWorker and the benefits of a combined solution. Published by: FalconStor Software

Data Protection for Virtual Server Environments

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Today's data centers are in the midst of a revolution originating from the move to virtual server architectures powered by solutions such as VMware. Based on Datalink's experience protecting enterprise data centers, this white paper provides practical advice and considerations surrounding backup and recovery of virtual server infrastructures. Published by: Datalink and NetApp

Using Snapshots for More Efficient Backup & Recovery

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This podcast will cover snapshots and how they make backup operations more efficient. It will also reveal what factors you should consider before implementing snapshots. Listen to this podcast for an overview of how snapshot technologies can drive efficiencies in your data center. Published by: Datalink and NetApp

7 Ways to Make Your Data Center Infrastructure More Efficient

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper outlines some of the top ways that organizations can achieve great efficiencies in their environments and drive benefits ranging from steep capital savings to streamlined operations. It also illustrates how Datalink customers have implemented these methods in their architectures. Published by: Datalink and NetApp

Achieving Greater Storage Efficiency with Deduplication

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Deduplication can decrease the physical spend on data center footprint, power, cooling, and physical tape and media costs. This podcast defines deduplication and explains how it can make your data center more efficient. It will also shed some light on what factors you should evaluate when considering a deduplication strategy. Published by: Datalink Corporation

Using an Archiving Strategy to Achieve Greater Efficiency

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Unstructured data is the largest growing data segment today. Some IT groups are turning to archiving solutions to lower cost, reduce risk, and make better use of resources. This podcast will explain how archiving strategies can help drive efficiency in the data center. Published by: Datalink and Symantec

Right-sizing Your Storage Infrastructure with Tiered Storage

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This podcast will define tiered storage and explain how tiered storage can drive efficiency in your IT operations. Listen to this podcast to find out what you should consider before implementing a tiered storage solution. Published by: Datalink and Hitachi Data Systems

Avoid Common Email Archiving Mistakes

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Many organizations need to archive their email messages, but it can be a complicated process to employ. In this expert podcast, get advice on implementing a successful email archiving system for your environment. Learn how to avoid common archiving mistakes and how to tell the difference between backup and archiving. Published by: RSD

Replication options for virtualized environments

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

W. Curtis Preston, executive editor of the Storage Media Group and independent backup expert, discusses the options currently available for performing replication as part of a backup strategy for virtual machines, benefits and drawbacks of using replication in a virtualized environment. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Controlling Electronic Information: Managing the Flood

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Many companies use electronic documents to conduct business, but there is only so much storage to hold all of this data. This expert webcast discusses how to archive messages without having to manually delete items on a monthly basis. Get practical archiving strategies to control your electronic information and meet compliance regulations. Published by: RSD

What you should know about cloud backup security

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Kevin Beaver, information security consultant with Principle Logic LLC, outlines security issues to consider when deploying cloud or online backup. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Streamlining Storage With CommVault Deduplication in the Dell PowerVault DL2000

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The deduplication capabilities of CommVault® Simpana® 8.0 software in the Dell™ PowerVault™ DL2000 – Powered by CommVault are designed to eliminate unnecessary copies of backup and archive data—providing an integrated, simplified way to streamline storage throughout the enterprise. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage in VMware Environments

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

View this step-by-step product demonstration to see how to implement a high performance, highly available, and easily scaled SAN without impacting applications or limiting performance as workloads change and grow. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Protecting the Virtual Environment Using Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware Edition

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This Technical Report focuses on the installation, configuration and usage of Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware™ Edition to obtain hypervisor aware snapshots and provide an additional layer of data protection for the Virtual Environment. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Inside the Dell Equallogic™ PS Series iSCSI Storage Arrays

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Built on patented peer storage architecture, the Dell EqualLogic PS Series of Internet SCSI (iSCSI) storage arrays offer high performance, reliability, intelligent automation, and seamless virtualization of storage to enable simplified enterprise storage deployment and management, and comprehensive data protection. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Integrated VM Data Protection from Dell

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Today, new levels of automation and integration between VMware and Dell EqualLogic arrays are now available to protect the entire virtualized infrastructure. Dell EqualLogic PS Series virtualized iSCSI SANs have been a popular storage choice in VMware-based environments. Published by: Dell, Inc.

UNH Data Protection Makes the Grade with SEPATON S2100-ES2 Virtual Tape Library

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

As part of a data center consolidation project, the University of New Hampshire wanted to implement a faster, more efficient way to backup and protect their academic and administrative data. They turned to the SEPATON S2100-ES2 virtual tape library (VTL) with DeltaStor data deduplication. Published by: SEPATON

E-Zine: THE GREEN AND VIRTUAL DATA CENTER - Chapter 4: IT Infrastructure Resource Management

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Best practices, people, processes, and procedures combine with technology tools, hardware, software, networks, services, and facilities to enable a virtual data center. The importance of this chapter is to understand how all these elements coupled with existing and emerging technologies can be applied to improve IT service delivery. Published by: SearchStorage.com

Presentation Transcript: Iron Mountain - E-mail Management

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this presentation transcript and free yourself from the daily hassles of e-mail management and fighting the inherent risks of e-mail Spam, viruses and noncompliance. Trust Iron Mountain's enterprise-class, cloud-based e-mail management service for 100% e-mail uptime at a cost savings of up to 60% versus on-premises solutions. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Enhancing Exchange Server 2007 High Availability and Disaster Recovery with Neverfail

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Neverfail improves upon high-availability options available for Exchange Server 2007 by providing for simplified deployment, enhanced monitoring, and the ability to easily perform fail-over operations. These capabilities can lead to the benefits of minimal downtime without the added costs, complexity, and maintenance of other HA approaches. Published by: Neverfail Group Limited

Ensuring proper data deletion or destruction of backup media

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Kevin Beaver, information security consultant with Principle Logic LLC, discusses the importance of proper data deletion/destruction for backup media, data deletion options in the market today, and who really needs to be worried about data destruction in this recording. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Optimizing Business System Management in a Challenging Global Economy: Delivering Service Quality While Improving IT Efficiency

Fri, 15 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This IDC White Paper examines the roles of virtualization and automation in improving operational efficiencies. Delivering end-to-end service visibility across both physical and virtual infrastructures is a key requirement for preventing service outages or failures. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Iron Mountain Solves Data Protection Problems

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The Gas Operations Division of Airgas has an extensive staff of mobile sales representatives and field technicians. IT was concerned about protecting vital business data on laptops. Airgas uses Iron Mountain Off-site Tape Vaulting to securely store tapes. IT found it had the features he needed to protect employee laptops properly. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Iron Mountain Cures Data Protection Problems

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

One of the primary challenges that RXi Pharmaceuticals faced was backing up its data servers. RXi's IT consultant suggested Iron Mountain's LiveVault® online backup and restore solution for servers. After evaluation, RXi Pharmaceuticals implemented LiveVault in November 2008. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Hitachi Consulting Corp.: Protecting Corporate and Client Data while Reducing the Storage Burden

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 24:00:00 EDT

A global consulting company, Hitachi Consulting was a long-time, satisfied Iron Mountain customer until it received backup and recovery utilities at no extra cost with the purchase of new laptops. Recognizing the free product's inferiority, it quickly switched back to Iron Mountain for efficient, reliable data backup and protection. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

ESG Data Protection Brief: Cloud-Based Data Protection for Servers

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 24:00:00 EST

Lower disk costs and bandwidth-optimized data transfer are fueling disk-to-cloud (D2C) and disk-to-disk-to-cloud (D2D2C) strategies. Iron Mountain's LiveVault enables on- and off-premises data protection, providing SMBs and the remote and branch offices (ROBOs) of any size organization with an alternative to tape-centric backup and recovery. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Online Backup and Recovery of Virtual Server Environments

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Iron Mountain's LiveVault® online backup and recovery is supported on virtual machines, just as it is on physical machines. This paper outlines the use of LiveVault and VMware to achieve excellent data protection by leveraging the benefits of each technology. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Information Security Essential Guide to Data Protection

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Data breaches run rampant and there is very little information about how to build a practical, effective data security program. We'll detail the steps to take and the technologies available to keep your organization's most valuable information assets safe. Read on to learn more about protecting the database without threatening the budget. Published by: Information Security Magazine

Data Storage Backup Security tutorial: Tape Encryption and Cloud Backup

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Data storage backups are a necessary element of data protection plan, but they're often the biggest source of security woes. Learn everything you need to know about keeping your backups secure in this tutorial. Published by: Quantum Corporation

FAQ Guide: Network Attached Storage

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Tony Asaro, senior analyst with Enterprise Strategy Group, offers answers to the most common NAS questions he hears in the field. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Storage Systems & Storage Management Track: Right-sizing Primary Data

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Most companies allow far too much data to reside on expensive primary storage. In this presentation transcript, Anne Skamarock Research Director, FOCUS, discusses the most effective methods for reducing and managing the data footprint on primary storage -- including tools and techniques. Published by: 3PAR

Maximize the Impact of Your Virtual Environment: Aligning Storage, Networks and Applications for Optimal Efficiency

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EDT

This webcast will provide valuable insight that will help you ensure that your initial virtualization deployment is realizing its potential in efficiency, ease of data management and utilization. Click through to register for this webcast. Published by: Datalink and Hitachi Data Systems

Storage Systems & Storage Management Track: Thin Provisioning: Keys for Using it to Your Best Advantage

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Thin provisioning is not new, but there is still confusion about how it works and how to best use it in the data center. In this presentation transcript, Jeff Byrne, Senior Analyst and Consultant, Taneja Group and Christine Taylor, Analyst, Tenaja Group, outline the various approaches and technologies behind thin provisioning. Published by: 3PAR

Storage Systems & Storage Management Track: New Developments in Scale-out vs. Scale-up Data Storage

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this presentation transcript, Brian Greenberg, President and CEO, General System Dynamics, explores the distinctions between scale-out and scale-up systems, major use cases for this technology and an assessment of new scale-out/clustered storage systems from major vendors. Published by: 3PAR

Storage Systems & Storage Management Track: The Truth about Virtualizing Storage

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this presentation transcript, Marc Staimer, Founder and CDS, Dragon Slayer Consulting, will explain the practical benefits of storage virtualization, including how to assess your environment to determine the cost-effectiveness of virtualization. Published by: 3PAR

Podcast: Stop Wasting Storage: Reclaim Capacity, Reduce Growth Rates And Maximize Returns On Hardware Investment

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This Podcast highlights a solution that helps disregard wasteful data and creates a more efficient storage infrastructure by reclaiming crucial storage space. Published by: Northern Parklife

Stop Wasting Storage: Reclaim Capacity, Reduce Growth Rates And Maximize Returns On Hardware Investment

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This Webcast highlights a solution that helps disregard wasteful data and creates a more efficient storage infrastructure by reclaiming crucial storage space. Published by: Northern Parklife

Setting a Precedent for Success: Turner Padget effectively eliminates unplanned downtime and cuts server footprint by 50% with Dell solutions and VMware

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A., a Columbia, South Carolina-based law firm with five locations throughout the state sought to consolidate legacy servers, improve availability for remote users, increase storage capacity and implement a new disaster recovery DR/BC strategy. In this case study you'll learn about their new Dell and VMware solutions. Published by: Dell and VMware

Everything you wanted to know about upgrading to IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Version 6, but were afraid to ask

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Mainline Information Systems

TSM 6.1 – Next Generation Management for Today’s Enterprise Data Centers

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

From its inception, Tivoli Storage Manager was designed to be a highly scalable and available data protection solution. However, Tivoli Storage Manager V6.1 takes data protection scalability to the next level with a new relational database, based on IBM DB2® technology, designed to store many more objects and manage more data. Published by: Mainline Information Systems

Information Governance Perspectives from RSD: E-mail Archiving

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

With the ever increasing compliance regulations in terms of E-mail archiving, It becomes clear that E-mail archiving is an information governance imperative. This paper presents the 3 technical challenges which should be understood when evaluating email archiving solutions Published by: RSD

Test Drive Double-Take Software in your Environment Today!

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Protect and recover your business-critical data and applications such as Exchange, SQL, BlackBerry, SharePoint, Oracle, MySQL and Apache on any combination of physical servers and in virtualized environments like VMware ESX and Microsoft Hyper-V. Published by: Double-Take Software

Storage Systems & Storage Management Track: Tools to Help You Manage Capacity

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Knowing how much disk capacity you have allocated, how much is actually being used and what's left and available are basics for disk system management. In this presentation transcript, Brian Greenberg President and CEO, General System Dynamics, discusses the tools and best practices that are key to managing disk capacity. Published by: 3PAR

Podcast: A Smart Data Protection Strategy: Lower IT Costs and Improve Storage Efficiency

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Listen to this podcast to learn how disk backup with data deduplication technology can help solve data protection issues and directly impact your organization's bottom line. Published by: ExaGrid Systems, Inc.

Fundamentals of a Well-Built SAN

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Changing the Economics of IT: HP Adaptive Infrastructure and VMware vSphere 4.0

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Many IT managers face the challenge of providing greater business service while keeping costs low. Watch this webcast to learn how to simplify resource management. Gain insight into an advanced processor technology that reallocates energy budget from underutilized cores to those that need to run faster. Published by: HP, Intel, & VMware

A Smart Data Protection Strategy: Lower IT Costs and Improve Storage Efficiency

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

View this Webcast to learn how disk backup with data deduplication technology can help solve data protection issues and directly impact your organization's bottom line. Published by: ExaGrid Systems, Inc.

How to Compare Server Online Backup and Recovery Service Providers

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

IT professionals are increasingly looking to online backup and recovery services for server data protection. This White Paper helps companies recognize the major categories of service providers offering online backup and recovery specifically for servers. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

How to Measure ROI for Online PC Backup and Recovery

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This White Paper helps managers to build a compelling business case for deploying online data protection services rather than continuing current methods of backup and recovery – or implementing other onsite alternatives. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Slash Storage Costs, Archive to the Cloud

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Shrinking IT budgets and staffing levels have hampered IT staffs' ability to properly store and protect data. This situation has driven businesses to look for more innovative ways to address this problem. We have seen the evolution of data archiving that has now culminated in Cloud Based Archive Solutions. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

On-demand Presentation: Inactive Data File Archiving with the Virtual File Store™

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The Virtual File Store™ service is easy to use, providing an on-site appliance that acts like a file server. You can move files onto the appliance manually or automatically. This is a 7-minute flash demo that reviews the solution, how it works and solution benefits. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

PODCAST: Clustered Storage - From SMB, to Scientific, to Social Networking and Web 2.0

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This Podcast breaks down the truth about clustered storage and answers some of the most important questions surrounding the subject. Find out more today. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

5 Things That Will Mess Up Your Backups -- and How to Avoid Them

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

When it comes to backups, Murphy's Law prevails. In this expert Videocast, you'll learn about the five most prevalent backup failures -- and what you can do about them. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Data Protection Techniques

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:00:00 EDT

The best metric for measuring business resiliency is "time to data" —the amount of time required to restore access to business critical data assets to business decision-makers. Published by: Storage Decisions

Business Resiliency—The Context for Continuity: Part I

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:15:00 EDT

This hour provides an overview of the context of contemporary business continuity planning. Participants will learn about the root causes of unplanned interruption events and the role of planners in preventing them. Published by: Storage Decisions

Business Resiliency—The Context for Continuity: Part II

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Gartner Report: Enterprise Managed PC Backup Services

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

In this report, Gartner examines why PC and notebook backup services are making a comeback and compares offerings from four service providers targeting midsize and enterprise customers. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Evaluating cloud backup services

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

W. Curtis Preston, executive editor of the Storage Media Group, offers advice on evaluating cloud backup services in the market today and what you should consider before adopting cloud backup. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Clustered Storage - From SMB, to Scientific, to Social Networking and Web 2.0

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This Webcast breaks down the truth about clustered storage and answers some of the most important questions surrounding the subject. Find out more today. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Lumension Endpoint Protection - Whitelisting Technology Improves Security, Reliability, and Performance via Trusted Change

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Learn how whitelisting guards your systems by allowing only approved processes and applications to run on the endpoint and preventing malware and viral programs. With whitelisting technology, you can improve total data security and overall system performance. Published by: Lumension

Configuring Deduplication for High Performance

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This technical note discusses how to configure deduplication for primary storage policy copies on the Dell PowerVault™ DL2000 magnetic library to achieve high performance. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Is Your IT Infrastructure Ready for Tomorrow? - Preparing for a 10GbE Future

Fri, 29 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This report discusses the need for and the advantages of deploying a unified 10GbE for the IT infrastructure. If your data center is going to need higher throughput in the years to come, and most will, please read on to learn how you can start to prepare now. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Solid State Disk (SSD) and the Enterprise - Breaking the Array

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This Taneja Group technology brief assess the challenges before SSD arrays, and takes a look at one solution – the EqualLogic PS6000s – that promises to deliver a tradition breaking approach that will make SSD granularly scale-out total array performance like few other solutions on the market. Published by: Dell, Inc.

The Benefits of a Comprehensive Business Continuity Strategy for Increased Opportunity

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Business continuity is a comprehensive business solution that outlines the strategies, plans and actions a business must implement to ensure persistent operations. A complete business continuity solution includes strategies for physical location, equipment, and personnel, as well as business and IT systems. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Best Practices for Deployment of Oracle® ASM with Dell™ EqualLogic™ PS iSCSI Storage System

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper outlines the different options available to expand the storage capacity in Oracle databases environments that are deployed on PS EqualLogic™ storage and Oracle ASM. Published by: Dell, Inc.

10GbE, Servers, Storage and Virtualization – Interoperability Review and Highlights

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Organizations can benefit from the advantages of 10GbE, consolidation on Dell PowerEdge blade servers, and virtualization with VMware. By implementing 10GbE solutions, organizations can enjoy the economies they hoped to obtain by consolidating and virtualizing their server environment, along with increased performance, reliability, and security. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Precise Enables Business-Aware Storage Tiering: Improve Application Performance and Control Storage Costs

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Slow application response times and other accessibility issues negatively impact overall productivity and delay business processes. Read this paper to learn how Precise can help solve this problem and in doing so, cut operating expenses by resolving application performance problems more quickly, reducing the impact to the critical business process. Published by: Precise

Rethinking Business Continuance in the Enterprise: Driving Data Availability Up and Costs Down

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The failure of business-critical applications could be catastrophic to a company. Read this white paper for expert knowledge on business continuity - specifically - making your data more available while driving your costs down. Published by: HP, Intel, & VMware

A Look at Hosted Exchange and Hosted Email

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Nowadays, more and more IT shops are considering hosted Exchange services rather than running their mail server locally.They need to decide whether or not it is right for their company. Take a deeper look at hosted Exchange and hybrid models in this webcast. Published by: USA.NET, Inc.

Storage Decisions Advanced Backup School Virtual Seminar: 2010 UK Planning Edition! Dashboard

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:00:00 EDT

Join noted backup expert W. Curtis Preston LIVE online on September 17, 2009 for a 3-part presentation on backup planning for 2010. Get expert tips on where to add efficiency to your backup operations now -- and gain valuable information on the biggest backup trends being deployed in IT shops as we move towards year end. Published by: Storage Decisions

Storage Decisions Advanced Backup School Virtual Seminar: 2010 Planning Edition! Dashboard

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Join noted backup expert W. Curtis Preston LIVE online on September 15, 2009 for a 3-part presentation on backup planning for 2010. Get expert tips on where to add efficiency to your backup operations now -- and gain valuable information on the biggest backup trends being deployed in IT shops as we move towards year end. Published by: Storage Decisions

The Benefits of SMB Virtualization using Dell and VMware - IT Efficiency for Organizations of all Sizes

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Whether you're a small organization trying to extend the value of the assets you already have or a larger data center pushing the envelope in automation, Dell and VMware can deliver solutions that make sense for your budget, staff, and business. Published by: Dell and VMware

Northern Storage Suite V8 - Product Demo

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Northern Storage Suite is a Storage Resource Management solution; a software solution that targets the costs and complexities of managing stored user-generated data. Download this free demo and see how it can go to work for you! Published by: Northern Parklife

Brown & Brown Protector Plans: E-Discovery Results 5X Faster - Data Integrity Ensured, Hardware And Labor Requirements Minimized With SaaS-Based Unified Email Management Solution

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this case study, we'll see why Brown & Brown Protector Plans turned to Mimecast's SaaS-based, "always available" enterprise email management in the cloud for their archiving, discovery, continuity, security and policy needs. Published by: Mimecast

Boston Celtics: Email Management In The Cloud Enables NBA Championship Team To Reduce Complexity & Administrative Burden And Cost With Benefits For Green IT

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The once reliable email management system that had been used by the Boston Celtics front office staff began to experience downtime and hang-ups as the infrastructure grew more complex. This case study documents how the Celtics IT administration team performed the cutover to Mimecast's unified email management system in the cloud. Published by: Mimecast

Email As Evidence: 12 Steps To Ensuring Good Evidential Quality Of Email

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Infrastructures of potentially dozens of servers have built up around corporate email servers to provide better governance, reduced risk and improved legislative compliance - anti-virus, anti-spam, attachment handling, encryption, disclaimers, archiving and hot-standby mail servers to name a few. Published by: Mimecast

The Total Cost Of Email: Putting A Price Tag On Your Email Environment

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

You can't afford to ignore email archiving, security, internal policy or regulatory requirements, but can you afford to keep paying for it as multiple systems on top of your email system? This paper will list and discuss what your email infrastructure is really costing you as well as talk about cloud based services. Published by: Mimecast

SVP.26: Mimecast Unifies Email Security, Archiving, And Continuity Services In The Cloud

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This IDC Vendor Profile evaluates Mimecast, an emerging supplier of email archiving, security, and continuity solutions delivered in a software-as-a-service model. This document discusses the company's history, product offerings, and competitive position in the context of cloud-based storage and security infrastructure services. Published by: Mimecast

The Growing Email Archiving Dilemma: 11 Considerations To Control Your Email Environment

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

According to industry analysts, email volume in organizations is growing by more than 30% annually, and the average user receives 7MB of data per day via email. In this whitepaper, we'll discuss four reasons that drive organizations to seek an archiving solution and 11 considerations for controlling your email environment. Published by: Mimecast

Email As Part Of A Business Continuity Strategy: Why Always-On-Business Requires Always-On-Email

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The modern organization has email at the heart of its communications and business processes. This makes it critical to minimize both the downtime and loss of email upon the outset of a business continuity event. Maintaining access to email while upholding risk mitigation and compliance is a challenging endeavor. Published by: Mimecast

Configuring Sun™ Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems for Oracle® Databases

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

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. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

eGuide: Best Practices For Selecting An Email Archiving System

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this expert E-Guide, you will explore how to implement an email archiving system that is both cost-effective and user-friendly. Gain insight into the top 10 best practices for comprehensive email archiving and learn how to select an archiving product that fits your company's specific needs. Published by: Google

Hyper9 Virtualization Optimization Suite - Free Trial!

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

How do you make the most of your VMware implementation and cut the waste out of virtualization? Find and reclaim your resources with a single, simple to use web-based application. Stop the Culprits of Virtualization ROI Erosion: Servers, Storage, Licensing, Labor. Make the most out of your VMware technology. Control Costs. Increase Productivity. Published by: Hyper9, Inc.

SearchDataBackup VMware Backup Tutorial

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Virtual server backup is a known pain point among backup administrators. In our tutorial, learn all about VMware backup with this collection of articles on VMware backup and restore, VMware Consolidated Backup, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and more. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Presentation Transcript: Best Practices for Backup

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this presentation transcript, Curtis Preston, one of the leading backup experts in the country, describes some key best practices that will help build a better backup system. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Reclaim Wasted Capacity

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This four-part webcast demonstrates the necessity for a proper storage management solution, such as Northern Storage Suite, in an organization's storage infrastructure. They'll review how NSS can reclaim wasted capacity, control user behavior, getting your end-users on-board with saving capacity and how to properly plan for future storage needs. Published by: Northern Parklife

De-Duplication Is Physical - Storage Management Is Logical

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

This whitepaper will provide an overview of the benefits of Storage Resource Management as a "front end" to data deduplication. We will demonstrate how an SRM tool such as Northern Storage Suite can work in concert with data de-duplication technologies to efficiently streamline data and assure optimal performance of an organization's storage inf... Published by: Northern Parklife

Northern Solution Series: Profiting From Real-World Storage Management

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The Northern Storage Suite is a management solution by Northern Parklife Inc. that will help reclaim, reduce and maximize your current infrastructure. This article provides four real-world examples dealing with reclaiming capacity, reducing data growth, maximizing storage resources, and involving users while minimizing administration. Published by: Northern Parklife

Key Considerations in Building an E-mail Archiving and Compliance Strategy

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper by The Radicati Group examines the issues caused by exploding e-mail growth and presents key capabilities that e-mail archiving solutions must have to help you improve mailbox and e-mail storage management, e-discovery and data protection. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Google Message Discovery

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

As email volumes grow in business environments, so do the legal implications of managing archived email messages. In the event of litigation, the legal discovery process often requires you to locate pertinent messages quickly. Read on to learn about a cost-effective way to protect and access archived email data. Published by: Google

Software-As-A-Service: An Ideal E-mail Archive Solution for Medium-Size Businesses

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Despite the many benefits of using email archiving, many organizations still have not adopted an archiving solution and continue to manage their messaging storage levels with quotas. In this analyst report, we'll discuss why medium sized businesses need email archiving, how to make an informed purchase, and make the case for SaaS based archiving. Published by: Google

Email Archiving Made Easy for Medium-Size Businesses

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Brian Babineau, Senior Analyst with Enterprise Strategy Group, along with Google's Adam Swidler, shares insights and best practices on email archiving and how SaaS-based e-mail archiving is ideal for medium size businesses. Published by: Google

Cloud backup tutorial: How to leverage cloud backup services (Part 2)

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this section of the tutorial on cloud backup, you will learn how cloud storage is changing data protection and disaster recovery and the differences in the cost of cloud backup vs. traditional backup. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Cloud backup tutorial: How to leverage cloud backup services (Part 1)

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this tutorial on cloud backup, you will learn the pros and cons cloud backup, how cloud storage is changing data protection and disaster recovery and the differences in the cost of cloud backup vs. traditional backup. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Is cloud backup right for your organization?

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Mark Bowker, analyst with Enterprise Strategy Group, discusses different flavors of cloud backup in the market today and details what you should consider before adopting a cloud backup offering. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Leveraging Dell | EMC CX4 with Enterprise Flash Drives for Oracle Deployments

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This webcast discusses how Enterprise Flash Drives on Dell | EMC CX4 storage arrays can help tackle these challenges in the context of Oracle database deployments. Published by: Dell | EMC

Want a Free Laptop from Dell? Switch to Symantec

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Symantec Endpoint Security products offer comprehensive protection. Check out this brochure to learn how your small or mid-size business can get a free $1,000 Laptop from Dell by buying $1,500 of Symantec Backup Exec or Endpoint Security products or suites. Published by: Symantec Corporation

Integrating Data in the Information System, an Open Source Approach

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This White Paper describes a number of real-life applications and databases interoperability scenarios and explains how an Open Source approach helps in solving interoperability challenges. Read this paper to learn more about successfully connecting new technology deployments with existing infrastructure. Published by: Talend

Bloor Research - Data Discovery Spotlight

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

In this Spotlight Report, Research Director Philip Howard explains why data discovery is of fundamental importance to data integration, data quality, and many other projects ranging from business intelligence through master data management to data governance and data archival. Read on to learn more about the importance of data discovery. Published by: Talend

Demartek Report: FalconStor Virtual Tape Library (VTL) and Deduplication Performance

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

To evaluate the performance of its solutions, FalconStor commissioned Demartek to validate the performance of the FalconStor VTL solution and its deduplication solutions - as they come from the factory, without any special tuning adjustments. The sustained performance of these solutions is impressive and was measured using conservative data. Published by: FalconStor Software

Best Practices for Backup - Videocast

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

There are more and better tools to protect data than ever, but how they're implemented and used in a storage environment can determine how effective they'll be. In this expert videocast, W. Curtis Preston, one of the leading backup experts in the country, describes some key best practices that will help you build a better backup system. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Best Practices for Backup - Podcast

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

There are more and better tools to protect data than ever, but how they're implemented and used in a storage environment can determine how effective they'll be. In this expert podcast, W. Curtis Preston, one of the leading backup experts in the country, describes some key best practices that will help you build a better backup system. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Consolidate Management Software and Reduce Cost

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This webcast explores a phased approach to consolidating application management solutions, aligning IT infrastructure with business needs and reducing costs. Published by: IBM

Save your sanity: Reduce virtual sprawl by 50%

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Tune into this webcast to learn how to reduce server sprawl issues in your virtual environment. Learn how to avoid storage management challenges with automation technology. Discover tool features, usage, and custom reporting options to benefit your data center. Published by: Avnet, HP and Partners

Optimizing Virtualization to Deliver Best-in-Class Outcomes

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This EMA paper (prepared for VKernel) discusses the challenges in achieving virtualization goals in the enterprise and how capacity management can help optimize resource utilization while maintaining performance. Published by: VKernel

Dell NX4 Improving Storage Efficiency with File-Level Deduplication & Compression

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Join this webcast to learn more about the benefits of deduplication and compression that are built-in to the Dell NX4 storage array that supports NAS, FC, iSCSI, and how it can help you tackle these challenges and maximize your storage efficiency. Published by: Dell | EMC

Tech Report: Open-Source Storage Explained

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This Tech Report will dive deep into the capabilities as well as challenges with open-source storage, as storage pros continue to seek information regarding this increasingly popular storage trend. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Dell NX4: Achieving Storage Efficiency with Data Deduplication

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

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. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Email, Database and File Sharing on Dell™ NX4 - Dell NX4 Reference Architecture for Microsoft Exchange 2007 and Microsoft SQL Sever 2005

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

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. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Dell NX4: Advanced File Sharing and Management

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Dell NX4 offers a variety of advanced features that can help organizations achieve storage efficiency and lower TCO, including data deduplication that can reduce required storage capacity and an open API that works with third-party policy engines to enable tiered storage access. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Solution Guide for Oracle RAC 10g and Linux NFS on Dell NX4

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This solution guide provides an overview of the architecture, best practices, and implementation strategies for Oracle RAC 10g for Linux stored on Dell NX4 arrays over NFS developed by the Dell NAS Product Validation group. Published by: Dell, Inc.

The Dell/EMC CX4, Dell™ AX4-5, and Dell NX4 Storage Family - Enterprise Storage - Designed for Today's Needs and Tomorrow's Growth

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Fourth generation Dell/EMC CX4 arrays deliver new levels of performance, flexibility, ease-of-use, data management, and resource utilization. The Dell/EMC CX4 family forms the core of a scalable enterprise infrastructure that is easy to deploy, manage, and upgrade. Read this brochure to learn more. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Spec Sheet: Dell NX4 Enterprise-Class Network Attached Storage

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The Dell NX4 enterprise-class Network Attached Storage offers an advanced file system for Windows^® and Linux^®/UNIX™ environments and the flexibility to support stranded application servers via iSCSI or Fibre Channel. Published by: Dell, Inc.

ESG report, Iron Mountain Simplifies the New E-mail Archive Decision

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Organizations that have yet to implement an e-mail archiving solution have a new decision: use an on-premises or cloud-based (sometimes referred to as Software as a Service or SaaS) solution? The latter is more viable when the archive service is delivered by a reputable, well-established provider such as Iron Mountain. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Green Special Report Podcast Transcript

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this presentation transcript, Peter Bachner, Site Editor for SearchStorage.com, discusses green storage with Nick Simpson, an analyst with Burton Group, an enterprise IT research firm focused on infrastructure technologies. Nick has more than 20 years of experience in storage, enterprise servers, and system software. Published by: 3PAR

City Where Fantasy Thrives Solves Reality of Backup Challenges with Quantum DXi7500 Express

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

When a full backup of the city's 125-plus servers became impossible overnight on a legacy tape system, Burbank went looking for a better answer. The city chose Quantum's DXi7500 Express disk-based backup solution with deduplication technology. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Key management strategies for your virtualized environment: Increasing your return on investment (ROI) on virtualization

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Virtualization helps reduce IT costs and increases business agility. Because of this, virtualization technologies are particularly suited to these economic times. This white paper explores the evolution of virtualization, and then gives practical advice on how virtualization can benefit your organization. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Disk and Tape Square Off Again - Tape Remains King of the Hill with LTO-4

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 24:00:00 EST

This bulletin reviews new storage technologies against the value of retaining, or upgrading, your current tape environment. To do this, it establishes a framework of comparison - using a backup/recovery and archive scenario - between the latest disk technologies and the latest iteration of tape storage, LTO-4 technology. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Securing Sensitive Information: An Examination of Information Security Issues, Methods and Securing Data With LTO-4 Tape Drive Encryption

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Each month many companies, big or small, well known or unknown, experience a data security loss with the potential exposure of thousands to millions of sensitive customer or employee records. This brief examines cryptographic methods, specifically tape data encryption, to combat such security losses. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

HP StorageWorks Secure Key Manager: Hardened, Clustered Key Management

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This ESG Lab report documents the results of hands-on testing of HP StorageWorks Secure Key Manager (SKM) solutions with a focus on ease of deployment, transparent integration with existing backup operations, clustered fault tolerance and strong security. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Key Issues for Enterprise Storage, 2009

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Several issues intersect in a broad set of choices and outcomes involving an IT organization's storage requirements. This research highlights some of the most important questions driving Gartner's 2009 research agenda in the storage space. Published by: 3PAR

Five Reasons Why You Need Citrix Essentials for Hyper-V Now

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper explores common challenges associated with server virtualization deployments and the ways Citrix Essentials for Hyper-V together with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager can help organizations maximize the value of server virtualization. Published by: Citrix

Case Study: 1-800-FLOWERS.COM Assuring improvements in business continuity with Fax on Demand

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 24:00:00 EST

Read this brief case study to learn how 1-800-FLOWERS.COM faced the challenge to implement the next stage of a strategy for faxed order communications to accommodate key seasonal spikes in demand while avoiding unnecessary capacity expenditures. Published by: Esker Inc.

Rethinking Storage for Server Virtualization Environments

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Server virtualisation is an ever more important tool for reducing costs, increasing availability, and enhancing business agility. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Making the Most of Fax Virtualization with Boardless Technology

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

As a resource to help organizations achieve strategic objectives for efficiency, cost-effectiveness and continuity of faxing operations, this white paper explores the reasons why organizations are embracing fax virtualization as part of their IP strategies and how they benefit from the technology. Published by: Esker Inc.

Understanding the HP Data Deduplication Strategy: Why one size doesn't fit everyone

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This whitepaper explains how HP deduplication technologies work in practice, the pros and cons of each approach, when to choose a particular type, and the type of low-bandwidth replication models HP plans to support. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Choosing The Right Hardware and Software for Data Protection Solutions

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 24:00:00 EDT

With the increasing importance of disk-based data protection, the question arises on what are the relative choices of disk and tape for basic operational recovery. The answer lies in what data protection software technologies are used and for what reasons. This white paper gives more information. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

D2D Virtual Tape Library Replication Primer

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

With the introduction of HP Dynamic deduplication and low bandwidth replication (LBR) on HP D2D2500, D2D4000 and D2D4100 Backup Systems, the way data protection can be implemented has been transformed. This whitepaper explains the terminology and concepts behind these technologies and establishes some sizing rules through worked examples. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Exchange Insider E-Zine - Volume 2: Best and Worst Practices for Email Archiving

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Meeting regulatory requirements means that administrators must carve out a sound email-archiving policy; making the wrong move can be costly. In this issue, you'll learn what to do and what not to do when planning your email-archiving strategy. Published by: SearchExchange

Restoring deduplicated data today

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

James Brissenden, Sr. Strategy Consultant at GlassHouse Technologies, discusses the issues surrounding restoring deduplicated data in this podcast. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Data Center Migrations and Consolidations: Pitfalls and Payoffs

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This Videocast provides best practices for planning and implementing data center projects, as well as how to prepare for the costs and staffing requirements associated with such projects. Published by: BlueArc Corp.

eBook-- Defining an Email-Archiving Policy

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this chapter of the e-book Email Archiving Planning: Policies and Product Selection to learn how to create and implement a comprehensive policy on email archiving that will enforce how users manage and retain email messages. Published by: Symantec Corporation

How To Optimize Resource Utilization and Increase VM Densities on Your Existing Hardware

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

View this VKernel webcast to learn how to best optimize resource utilization in your current ESX environment. During this 30 minute presentation, we'll discuss how capacity planning is different in an ESX environment, resource alignment, and many other aspects of capacity planning within your current environment. Published by: VKernel

Rich Media On Steroids: Pumping up network capacity 1000x

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Check out this webcast, which explains the uses of video in today's enterprise, discusses video delivery acceleration, reviews actual case studies, and offers resources for more information. Published by: Blue Coat

ESG Paper: What Data Domain is Doing to Storage

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper outlines the impact of data deduplication on data protection, and specifically how Data Domain pioneered the combination of storage system interfaces and software to make the disk-based solution an efficient and cost-effective alternative to tape-based methods. Published by: Data Domain

Reduce Costs By Reducing Duplicate Data & Drive Efficiency In Your Data Center

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this webcast, ESG analyst Brian Babineau examines how data deduplication can effectively contain the costs associated with massive data growth, improve capital and operating efficiencies and bolster green initiatives. Published by: Data Domain

Improve Backup and Recovery Using Deduplication with Modern Mainframe Virtual Tape

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This whitepaper describes how mainframe users can effectively switch from physical tape (or hybrid disk/tape) to a modern mainframe Virtual Tape solution with Data Domain deduplication storage. Published by: Data Domain

Email Archiving Seminar Presentation Download

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Two sessions are included in this presentation download covering such subjects as why an organisation should archive their email and practical advice on how to get started. Download it now for more information on the benefits of e-mail archiving. Published by: Data Domain

Reduce Costs: Limit TAPs, Probes, and Sniffers on a network-- increase monitoring capabilities

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this case study to see how a diversified company with a large, nationwide network discovered the GigaVUE Data Access Switch from Gigamon and gained several benefits. Published by: Gigamon

Tackling Today's Storage Challenges - Designing an Infrastructure that can Scale Efficiently

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This webcast illustrates how the Dell | EMC CX4 family of storage arrays can help you tackle these challenges with practical examples. Published by: Dell | EMC

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.

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

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Download this ESG whitepaper to learn how BlueArc's new storage platform, BlueArc Mercury(TM), scales in fixed increments that make it easy to install and deploy. It also scales up to an eight node cluster and 2 PB - making it a forceful consolidation solution. 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.

Expert Tips for Effective Virtual Systems Management

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this E-Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com and BMC, you will discover expert tips for effective virtual systems management. Explore the top five target areas essential for improved virtual performance and availability management. Published by: BMC Software, Inc

Optimize Performance of Datacenter to Datacenter Traffic

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Traffic between datacenters is growing at an accelerating rate. As throughput expands, the rate at which costs increase rises as well. A WAN optimization solution can help get backups and database synchronizations completed on time - without hurting VoIP or internet backhaul. Read on to learn more. Published by: Blue Coat

Green IT Through Better Hardware Utilization

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This videocast highlights how to go green in your data center with better hardware utilization. Watch as industry pro David Payne discusses some of the challenges of this approach as well as how to start reducing energy consumption at the hardware level. Published by: IBM

Top Approach To Improve Virtual Service Delivery

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

A financial services provider offering personal, commercial, corporate and institutional services across Canada and the US needed to standardize requests and eliminate manual management. With the Opalis solution, the bank automated five processes - a VM request portal, provisioning, decommissioning, backup, and lease expiry of all virtual machines Published by: Opalis Software, Inc.

Essential Guide to Data Backup for SMBs

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Data backup is still the No. 1 pain point for storage administrators. The tips in this guide will help you simplify your backup process and put together a reliable backup and recovery plan. Published by: SearchSMBStorage.com

Mainframe Storage Overview

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

There are many advantages to using a mainframe to back up all of an organisation's data to streamline backup and disaster recovery (DR) operations. This SearchStorage.co.UK E-Guide, sponsored by Data Domain, provides an overview of mainframe storage systems as well as using mainframes for data backup. Published by: Data Domain

A Technical Review of Caching Technologies

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 24:00:00 EST

The goal of this white paper is to discuss the role of caching, describe in detail how object caching and byte caching works, and show how these caching technologies work together to deliver true performance differentiation. Published by: Blue Coat

The ParAccel Analytic Database: A Technical Overview

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The ParAccel Analytic Database™ (PADB) is a new-generation relational database management system that combines leading-edge innovations with best practices to deliver the fastest, simplest, most cost-effective platform for analytic processing. This paper describes the high level architecture and key features of the PADB system. Published by: ParAccel

The Scalable Analytic Appliance: A Technical Overview

Mon, 18 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The Scalable Analytic Appliance (SAA), powered by ParAccel and EMC, is a tightly integrated analytic database appliance. It brings together the performance and price-performance advantages of the ParAccel Analytic Database™ (PADB) with the enterprise reliability and feature set common in today's midrange SAN storage systems. Published by: ParAccel

Data Base 101a - Thinking Just a Little Differently

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 24:00:00 EDT

A columnar data base is a data base arranged to optimize data analysis, but how? What is a columnar database really? This document presents the basic concepts of columnar databases in a straightforward manner so anyone who is involved with data, business or technical, can understand their purpose and application. Published by: ParAccel

Best Practices for Defining and Establishing Effective Archive Retention Policies

Sat, 30 Jun 2007 24:00:00 EDT

Electronically stored information (ESI) has become a major source of business records, and any organization that uses ESI - from email to word processing to instant messaging - must manage those records. This paper explains best practices for establishing effective archive retention policies. Published by: Symantec Corporation

HP white paper: Complete Data Protection for VMware Virtual Environments

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This paper examines the issues of backup and recovery in VMware virtual server environments, and outlines the key features of HP Data Protector. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Optimising Your VMware Environment

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

If you either have a current stake in virtualisation as a technology and a strategy, or you are thinking of deploying virtualisation as a platform for your x86 systems, then read this whitepaper to learn vital information about the components of a well-managed virtual environment and how to incorporate them into your virtual environment. Published by: GlassHouse Technologies (UK) Ltd.

Auto-Snapshot Manager/Vmware Edition Automated, Integrated, and Scalable Protection of Virtual Machines

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper will discuss High performance, space-efficient hypervisor-aware SAN-based snapshot and replication support, backup and recovery, IT infrastructure, as well as virtual security. Published by: Dell, Inc.

IDC Product Flash: 3PAR Launches F-Class InServ Storage Servers

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This IDC Flash analyzes 3PAR's announcement of the InServ F-Class storage server product line, a solution that 3PAR is positioning as a more scalable, efficient, and flexible midrange storage platform. This Flash also examines the major IT developments that are driving future midrange storage developments. Published by: 3PAR

The Evolving Role of Disk and Tape in the Data Center

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This whitepaper describes five best practices for backup and long-term data protection and explores the aspects of disk and tape solutions that, when combined into a disk-to-disk-to-tape solution, provide the most robust answer to backup and archival for the data center. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Enterprise Information Management: In Support of Operational, Analytic, and Governance Initiatives

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

There's a trend toward enterprise information management (EIM), a practice that holistically coordinates teams and integrates tools, rather than having data and other information isolated and managed by independent teams using their own set of management tools. Published by: SAP BusinessObjects

Expanding BI's role by including Predictive Analytics

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In today's economic downturn, organizations are looking for ways to improve the way they do business, to keep ahead of the competition, and to grow revenue. With reduced funding for new initiatives, it can be difficult to meet these objectives. Read on to learn how expanding your business intelligence with predictive analysis can help. Published by: SAP BusinessObjects

Six Mistakes Companies Are Making Today and How You Can Avoid Them

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Organizations need technology that can unlock the value of information. Information can drive new insights to help transform and significantly improve the business, especially critical in an uncertain economy. This paper highlights common mistakes companies make in a down economy and discusses how organizations can use business intelligence to... Published by: SAP BusinessObjects

Managing Enterprise Information: Architecting for Survival and Positioning for Success in Tough Times

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Today, businesses must work smarter, not just harder - and to do it, they must use information to compete. With ever-greater demands on data resources, organizations need to derive greater value from their existing information. Published by: SAP BusinessObjects

Improving Organizational Performance Management Through Pervasive Business Intelligence

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Evidence of the competitive value of business intelligence (BI) and analytics solutions is growing. This IDC white paper discusses the growing body of evidence suggesting a direct link between investment in business analytics solutions and organizational performance. Published by: SAP BusinessObjects

Uncovering Insight Hidden In Text: How Unstructured Data Analysis Is Helping IT Deliver Knowledge

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

With business units demanding more access to corporate data, IT is pressured to deliver. Yet current business intelligence (BI) and data warehouse systems only examine specific quantifiable data. This white paper from Business Objects, explores the growth trend of unstructured data and examines the many benefits of unstructured data analysis. Published by: SAP BusinessObjects

Email Archiving, eDiscovery, Compliance, Storage Management

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Email archiving is a burgeoning market at a time when many storage pros are faced with increasing ediscovery requests and compliance regulations. Listen to this podcast to find out the latest developments in email archiving. Published by: Symantec Corporation

Business Service Efficiency: The Key to Green IT and Profitability

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Data center energy costs continue to take up a significant portion of IT budgets, and it seems that there is no end in sight. This paper addresses, in a unified and systemic way, many of the power consumption issues that IT has been grappling with in piecemeal fashion. Published by: BMC Software, Inc

Seven Requirements for Balancing Control and Agility in the Virtual Environment

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Unparalleled agility is the promise of virtualization. But managing change, staying compliant, and preventing virtual sprawl are just a few of the challenges you could face before you reap the rewards. VMware joined us recently to co-author 7 must-read tips for striking the perfect balance in your virtual environment. Published by: BMC Software, Inc

Tackle the Challenges of Virtualization Management

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Virtualization adds a whole new level of complexity to the IT infrastructure, introducing new challenges in every step of the process *#45; from planning to configuration and management. Read how effective service management can help tackle the challenges of virtualization in this white paper from BMC Software. Published by: BMC Software, Inc

Case Study: Avocent Increases Its Distribution Capacity and Throughput Without a Costly Physical Expansion

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Avocent needed to increase its distribution capacity and throughput without a costly physical expansion. Read this case study to see how Catalyst stood out as the clear choice to partner Avocent on this project plan of upgrading their SAP warehouse management system. Published by: CDC Global Services - Catalyst

Merging Backup and Disaster Recovery (DR) Processes

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper describes how continuous data protection (CDP) technology can bridge various DR methodologies to help organizations overcome the challenges of tape and achieve maximum benefits from their IT investments. Published by: FalconStor Software

ESG Brief: FalconStor VTL Hyper-Accelerates Backup

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Even with the addition of a virtual tape library (VTL) solution to the backup environment, performance bottlenecks caused by inefficiencies on the host side of the backup process remain a challenge. This can now be addressed with an add-on to FalconStor VTL that accelerates backups four to eight-fold and reduces impact on production servers. Published by: FalconStor Software

Presentation Transcript - Trends in the Storage Market: Open Storage

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This transcript presents the idea and strategies of Open Storage and the key benefits it delivers to storage architectures. Learn more about Open Storage and how it can help your organization build a highly scalable, reliable, and affordable enterprise storage system. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Five Steps to Successful Data Center Consolidation

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Using the five step process outlined in this white paper, we were able to eliminate more than 2,000 servers from our own IT infrastructure, saving an estimated $10 million dollars in data center costs. Published by: BMC Software, Inc

Implementing Chargeback For The Virtual Data Center: A Step-By-Step Approach

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Many organizations recognize the need for Chargeback, but simply do not know where to start. The workshop will walk through an easy to understand step by step approach for implementing Chargeback. Published by: VKernel

Should Your Email Live In The Cloud? A Comparative Cost Analysis

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

This report presents a spreadsheet cost model to help you calculate your fully loaded on-premise email costs and compare it against cloud-based alternatives. Bottom line: Cloud-based email makes sense for companies or divisions as large as 15,000 users. Published by: Google Apps

Key Issues in Selecting an Email Disaster and Recovery Business Continuity Solution

Fri, 15 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Sponsored by Osterman Research, this white paper discusses the key issues that organizations should consider as they consider disaster recovery and business continuity solutions for their email systems. Published by: Neverfail Group Limited

Quantum DXi-Series: Deduplicated Backup and Remote Replication Solutions

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Watch this illuminating video to learn more about data deduplication as well as how the Quantum DXi-Series disk backup and replication solutions leverage data deduplication technology to dramatically shrink your disk requirements and enable remote replication replication as a disaster recovery technique. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Data Deduplication Approaches: Solving Today's Most Common Backup Problems

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

Case Study: Quantum Data Deduplication Solution Provides IFB with Complete Return on Investment in Only Four Weeks

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

How does a dynamic U.K. business get its large customers to entrust it with their data? The answer is to deploy a Quantum data deduplication solution. By implementing a comprehensive disk-to-disk-to-tape (D2D2T) backup and restore infrastructure based on the Quantum DXi-Series.. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Case Study: Ingram Entertainment Implements Improved ROI and Reliability for Mainframe Data Protection

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Ingram Entertainment Inc. is the leading national distributor of home entertainment products in the US. Having implemented the Data Domain and Luminex solution they have been able to successfully meet DR goals and achieve significant yearly cost savings. Published by: Data Domain

Storage Evolution: Leveraging and Revolutionizing your Storage Network

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

It's been estimated that Open Storage architectures will make up just under 12 % of the market by 2011, fueled by the industry's need for more scalable and economic storage. The following podcast will present the ideas and strategies of Open Storage and the key benefits it delivers to storage architectures. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Open Storage vs. Closed Storage: The Evolution or The New Evolution in Storage

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This video discusses the key differentials between the high performance, high efficiency strategy of today's Open Storage approach vs. the high capacity attributes of yesterday's closed storage. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Open Storage Implementation

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

IT professionals have been looking to flexibly scale, reconfigure, and or repurpose their storage infrastructures to reserve their allocated budget. The product presented in this Videocast combines open-storage software with industry-standard hardware, enabling you to reduce your reliance on high-priced systems and save up to 90% on storage costs. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

The Importance of a Single Platform for Data Integration and Quality Management

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper examines the evolution of the data integration and quality industry, and explains the benefits of moving toward a single data services architecture. It outlines requirements for a software platform for supporting such an architecture, and, as an example, reviews the BusinessObjects“ Data Services XI Release 3 platform. Published by: SAP America Inc

Trends in the Storage Market: Open Storage

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This Videocast presents the idea and strategies of Open Storage and the key benefits it delivers to storage architectures. Learn more about Open Storage and how it can help your organization build a highly scalable, reliable, and affordable enterprise storage system. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Presentation Transcript: Leveraging Virtualization to Constrain Costs

Wed, 27 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Download this presentation transcript to learn how virtualization has been a major key to the success of everyone's favorite discount travel site as Priceline.com has continued to grow its competitive edge in the face of lean economic times. Published by: 3PAR

Protecting a Paperless Office

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Peterson Sullivan PLLC needed a consolidated yet scalable IT infrastructure. They created just that with VMware software, Dell PowerEdge servers, and Dell EqualLogic storage while enhancing data protection with Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware Edition software for automated, integrated, and scalable protection of virtual machines. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Prescription For Growth: Dell Storage Helps Navicure Reduce Disaster Recovery Site Deployment Time By Nearly 75%

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Navicure, an insurance claims processing company, needed a more robust storage and disaster recovery solution. They chose a scalable, in-house storage area network using Dell EqualLogic PS Series Internet SCSI arrays, and automated the planning, testing, and deployment of a disaster recovery solution using VMware Site Recovery Manager software. Published by: Dell, Inc.

From Chaos to Order - Winning the Information Management Game

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper explores how businesses can capitalize on a free, easy- to- use, rapid web application tool for the Oracle Database that will help consolidate personal databases, spreadsheets, and other data to create a single point of truth for everyone in the company. Published by: Oracle Corporation

Developing A Universal Approach To Cleansing Customer And Product Data

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Data quality has always been an important issue for companies, and this is even more the case today. This paper reviews current industry problems concerning data quality, and takes a detailed look at how companies are addressing quality problems with customer, product, and other types of corporate data. Published by: SAP America Inc

Enterprise Information Management

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

EIM is the effort and practice of reaching across all data and application silos embedded in the organization's operating infrastructure; then binding those repositories together into one effective information management environment. This white paper will discuss metadata management, master data management, data quality, and data migration... Published by: SAP America Inc

Data Integration: Creating a Trustworthy Data Foundation for Business Intelligence

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper discusses the importance of data integration and help you identify the key challenges of integrating data. It also provides you with an overview of data warehousing and its variations, as well as summarizes the benefits and approaches to integrating data. Published by: SAP America Inc

Data Quality: A Survival Guide For Marketing

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Direct marketing is about communicating a message to a specific prospect or customer. This white paper from Business Objects, an SAP company, focuses on these concepts as they pertain to marketing, and particularly as they are supported by data quality functions inside of the broader EIM framework. Published by: SAP America Inc

SAP® BusinessObjects™ Data Services: One Product For Data Quality and Data Integration

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Introducing SAP® BusinessObjects™ Data Services breakthrough technology software for the enterprise information management market. The software unifies our leading data-quality and integration solutions - helping your organization to move, transform, and improve virtually any type of data anywhere, at any frequency. Published by: SAP America Inc

Seeing the Big Picture: A Corporate Guide to Better Decisions through IT

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

A 2007 report conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) found that nine out of ten corporate executives admit to making important decisions on the basis of inadequate information. This whitepaper will discuss what information visibility can do for your organization as well as the three critical strategic areas of business decision making. Published by: SAP America Inc

Save Money and Improve Agility: Virtualize with Sun SPARC Enterprise Series Servers

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper focuses on business benefits achieved by consolidating and virtualizing environments with Sun SPARC Enterprise M-Series servers. The document describes some of the challenges organizations are facing, and conveys how Sun SPARC Enterprise M-Series servers can help organizations bring day-to-day operations and costs under control. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Interstate Hotels & Resorts Stays with SEPATON for Advanced Data Protection

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

When Interstate Hotels & Resorts' tape backup systems could no longer handle its growing volumes of financial data, their IT staff installed SEPATON S2100 virtual tape libraries (VTL) to meet both its short and long-term secondary storage needs. This case study explains the process and results. Published by: SEPATON

Dell completes virtualization deployment for heavy-equipment dealer Kelly Tractor in 20 days

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 24:00:00 EDT

An aging, proprietary enterprise resource planning (ERP) system at Kelly Tractor limited the company's ability to integrate information from separate departments and build new, innovative sales and services tools. Read how the company benefited from Dell and VMware virtualization. Published by: Dell and VMware

Leading Transportation Company Saves Thousands of Dollars in Hardware Costs for Disaster Recovery Setup using VMware Infrastructure 3 and Dell EqualLogic Storage Arrays

Fri, 29 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Acme Truck Line, Inc. wanted to develop a cost-effective, comprehensive disaster recovery plan. Read this brief case study to see how they implemented VMware Infrastructure 3 and Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs to deliver an affordable and flexible virtual platform that supports disaster recovery needs for companies of all sizes. Published by: Dell and VMware

How vStorage Enabled SANs Will Help Maximize VMware Investment

Fri, 29 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Check out this podcast to learn how VMware and Dell are leveraging VMware vStorage with the Dell EqualLogic PS Series SANs for greater virtual server performance and more efficient management. Published by: Dell and VMware

Deploying Simple, Cost-Effective Disaster Recovery with Dell and VMware

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

Dell and VMware have partnered to offer a cost-effective, high-availability architecture based on Dell™ server and storage clusters and VMware® vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) - one designed to minimize scheduled and unscheduled downtime. Published by: Dell and VMware

VMware and Dell Solutions for Small to Medium Business: Ensuring Rapid, Reliable and Affordable Disaster Recovery

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Affordable high availability and disaster recovery solutions are critical to the survival of all SMBs in the event of a disaster. Building on years of helping SMBs protect their information, VMware and Dell provide cost-effective and robust data protection, disaster recovery, and high availability solutions. Published by: Dell and VMware

The State of Deduplication in Europe

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

In this research paper you'll learn about the top challenges facing storage professionals in Europe and information about Data Domain deduplication storage systems. Published by: Data Domain

Storage magazine Online June 2009: Heal Thyself

Thu, 28 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

A trend in storage product messaging these days is the theme of self-healing storage - the ability of a system to detect and repair hard disk problems automatically. In this month's cover story, independent storage expert Marc Staimer explains how and how well they work. This electronic issue also includes features on storage efficiency... Published by: SearchStorage.com

GFI MailArchiver - Low cost Email Archiving for SMBs

Thu, 28 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Email archiving, management and compliance solution for Exchange server that is easy to install and requires minimal administrative effort. Store all corporate email in an easily accessible central location. Published by: GFI Software Ltd.

Priceline.com Capitalizes on Lean Economic Times

Wed, 27 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Watch this videocast to learn how virtualization has been a major key to the success of everyone's favorite discount travel site as Priceline.com has continued to grow its competitive edge in the face of lean economic times. Published by: 3PAR

Inside SQL Server 2008: Exploring High Availability and Scalability Enhancements

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Microsoft is targeting close to zero downtime with SQL 2008 with availability and recovery features that only used to be available via third-party solutions. This white paper discusses the evolution of High-availability from SQL 2005 to SQL 2008, and the tools available to minimize downtime in the Enterprise. Published by: Global Knowledge

GMAC-RFC - Backup Confidence Bolstered

Thu, 01 May 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Partnering with Data Domain has bolstered GMAC-RFC's confidence in its enterprise data protection infrastructure. Today, the backup and restore process is streamlined and reliable, and rapid disaster recovery (DR) response times enable GMAC-RFC to ensure business continuity. Published by: Data Domain

O'Neill "Surfs" Through Backups and Recoveries with Data Domain

Tue, 01 May 2007 24:00:00 EDT

O'Neill is a lifestyle brand focused on boardriding products. To address its challenges with tape-based backups and growing data volumes, O'Neill turned to Data Domain. Published by: Data Domain

Case Study: Lloyd's TSB Corporate Markets

Fri, 22 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Following a thirty day pilot test of the proposed Data Domain solution, Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets implemented two Data Domain DD430 restorers and one DD460 restorer; they gained instantaneous data replication capability, scalability, and other benefits. Published by: Data Domain

Start your vacation early: Data protection on today's budget

Thu, 21 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this white paper, Jon Oltsik, Principal Analyst at ESG, shows you where to start, how to focus on the real threats to data, and what actions you can take today to make a meaningful contribution to stopping data breaches. This is must read advice for storage and security professionals. Published by: Thales

Leveraging Enterprise DeDupe for Maximum ROI

Wed, 20 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This webcast is part of Falconstor Software's "IT as a Weapon Series" designed to provide insight for IT managers and storage professionals. In this presentation, Vice President of Falconstor's Enterprise Solutions, Chris Poelker, discusses common IT challenges, the importance of deduplication, and examines the benefits of Falconstor's solutions. Published by: FalconStor Software

Enhancing Disk-to-Disk (D2D) Backup with Data Deduplication

Wed, 20 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Today's storage environments need a way to keep data intact without consuming corresponding disk storage. The FalconStor® File Interface Deduplication System provides the solution. Read on to discover the amazing benefits of this data deduplication solution. 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

SEPATON Architecture: Designed for Data-Intensive Enterprises

Wed, 20 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper describes the innovative architecture that SEPATON has designed specifically to meet the data protection challenges of data-intensive enterprises while achieving optimal cost savings and measurable ROI. Published by: SEPATON

Protecting Server Data in Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs)

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 24:00:00 EDT

The use of computer resources throughout business operations increases the volume and importance of data for SMBs. Examine a framework for current methods of server data protection, and steps in evaluating an online disk-based server backup sol... Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Five Key Considerations for Enterprise Disaster Recovery and Backup

Tue, 19 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Disaster recovery planning is a critical part of any large data-intensive enterprise data center environment. This article describes five key factors to consider when choosing an enterprise disaster recovery solution. Published by: SEPATON

Network-Optimized, Secure Replication for Enterprise-Class Disaster Recovery

Tue, 19 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

DeltaRemote software for the SEPATON S2100-ES2 virtual tape library (VTL) delivers network-optimized, secure replication for data-intensive enterprises that have complex data protection environments. Read this paper for details. Published by: SEPATON

Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center Reduces Backup Time with SEPATON

Tue, 19 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

When the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC) IT staff needed a faster, more reliable way to protect its important data, they chose a SEPATON S2100-ES2 virtual tape library with dramatic positive results. Published by: SEPATON

Victaulic Speeds Backup and Restores, Cuts Capacity with SEPATON VTL and Data Deduplication

Tue, 19 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Facing exponential data growth and lengthening backup times, Victaulic Company's tape backup systems could no longer provide the performance or capacity they needed for efficient data protection. For a cost comparable to tape, Victaulic Company implemented a SEPATON S2100-ES2 virtual tape library (VTL) with DeltaStor data deduplication software. 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

Getting Started With E-mail Archiving for Exchange

Thu, 01 May 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This document discusses the reasons e-mail archiving is necessary, the benefits of archiving messages, the different options available for archiving, and how administrators can determine which option is best for a given company. Published by: Sherpa Software

Lulu.com executes Disaster Recovery plans 83% faster using VMware Infrastructure 3 and Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs

Thu, 14 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

VMware Infrastructure 3 and Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs deliver a flexible, scalable, and highly available virtual infrastructure that provides the IT agility that Lulu requires to effectively run its busines. Published by: Dell, Inc.

IT Consolidation with VMware and Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs

Thu, 14 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Dell EqualLogic&trade PS Series iSCSI SANs help to reduce the cost and complexity of IT Consolidation and uniquely integrate with VMware® Infrastructure to enable the fully virtualized IT environment Published by: Dell, Inc.

Integrating Virtualized Servers with VMware vStorage-Enabled Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Dell™ EqualLogic™ Auto- Snapshot Manager / VMware Edition enables administrators to quickly and easily create hypervisor-aware snapshots of VMs-helping simplify data management, enhance scalability of data protection and recovery, and increase application performance. Published by: Dell, Inc.

TechTalk: Stop Malware at the Web Gateway

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Safeguarding your data from malware and other Web threats takes a layered approach. In this TechTalk webinar Blue Coat Technical Marketing Engineers will lead a discussion on how the Blue Coat ProxyAV works with the ProxySG to create a community-watch based security. Published by: Blue Coat

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.

A Smart Path to Virtualization

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Read this white paper to learn about how Dell is providing answers to key virtualization questions for the enterprise. Topics include; how to migrate to a fully virtualized environment as well as how the IT infrastructure should be configured for maximum benefit. Published by: Dell, Inc.

McAllen ISD simplifies its messaging, storage and backup infrastructure while reducing power and cooling requirements by a projected 86%

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Check out this case study to see how Dell teamed up with Mc Allen Independent School District to simplify its messaging, storage, and backup infrastructure while reducing power and cooling requirements by a projected 86%. Published by: Dell, Inc.

The 10 Most Dangerous Risks to Microsoft Security

Wed, 13 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Security has always been an important part of any IT infrastructure. This white paper has tips to help improve your awareness of some of the more important risks threatening your Microsoft infrastructure. Published by: Global Knowledge

Is Online Server Backup Appropriate for Your Business

Wed, 13 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this white paper to examine the setbacks of traditional backup, gain a better understanding of online backup, and discover why Iron Mountain's LiveVault solution for automated server backup and recovery won the 2006 award for Best Storage Software Solution from the Software and Information Industry Association. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Simple, Affordable Disaster Recovery Automation in the Virtualized IT Datacenter

Wed, 13 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this session, we will review the latest advancements in protecting against disaster in virtual environments and highlight real-world customer experiences. Published by: Dell, Inc.

On Demand Webcast: Cost Efficient - High Impact Business Solutions with Dell and VMware vSphere

Wed, 13 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Watch this webcast to learn how Dell and VMware are delivering integrated enterprise solutions to help reduce the cost of IT, as well as some best practices and planning considerations for cost efficiently deploying a virtual data center. Published by: Dell, Inc.

StorExpress: Integrating Solid State Storage in a PCI Express Clustering Interconnect

Tue, 12 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Direct PCI Express (PCIe) attached flash storage offers unparalleled performance levels and vastly outperforms SAS/SATA-attached flash storage solutions. However, such PCIe attached flash storage cards have many restrictions. Read this white paper to learn about an enhanced PCIe flash storage solution from Dolphin, in partnership with Fusion-IO. Published by: Fusion-IO

Sun and Infobright - Delivering high-performance data warehouse solutions that cost less to run

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Bringing together innovative software, server, and storage platforms, the Sun and Infobright solution provides an easy to manage, enterprise-class, highly scalable data warehouse with low total cost of ownership. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

The State of Deduplication in Fortune 1000 Companies

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This TIP research paper delivers findings from over 245 in-depth interviews with Storage professionals at large enterprises, most of them among the Fortune 1000. Read on to learn about the top Storage team challenges and initiatives, current state of deduplication environments and solutions, and much more. 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

AventX Attachment Printer

Thu, 07 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

AventX Attachment Printer allows Oracle E-Business Suite users the flexibility to automatically print and collate any Oracle document with supporting database attachments. Operating seamlessly through the standard Oracle EBS print functionality, AventX Attachment Printer stands alone or is easily integrated with the AventX Oracle Connector. Published by: STR Software

AventX Connector: Document Delivery Status within SAP

Fri, 08 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

AventX Connector for SAP ERP enables your users to email and fax any document you can print directly within the SAP application. Whether or your organization needs to deliver purchase orders, invoice, or bills of lading, our SAP-certified interface will meet your delivery requirements. Published by: STR Software

Data Deduplication and Disk-to-Disk Back Up Systems: Technical Considerations (Presentation Transcript)

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 24:00:00 EST

This presentation transcript explores the primary technological differences inherent in the various forms of data deduplication currently available. Published by: Data Domain

Software Testing eZine Vol.2 - Testing Strategies for Complex Environments: Agile, SOA

Wed, 06 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this issue of SearchSoftwareQuality.com's Software Testing eZine, we'll discuss a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) as a new testing environment as well as an Agile software development (ASD) methodology. Published by: SearchSoftwareQuality.com

MV Capacity Trending Advisor

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

BMC Capacity Trending Advisor saves time and money, reduces the skills required for capacity planning, and delivers precision results that give you the data you need to procure the right resources to support business services. Learn more today. Published by: BMC Software, Inc

BMC MAXM Database Advisor for IMS: Two Minute Explainer Video

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Watch this two minute explainer Video of BMC's MAXM Database advisor solution that watches over your mission critical IMS databases with all the knowledge and experience of a trained DBA built into a graphical user interface. Published by: BMC Software, Inc

Presentation Transcript: Open Storage and Solid State Disk: Addressing the Needs of Changing Economics

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this transcript, you'll learn about the newest advances in open storage and SSD technologies and find out about an innovative approach that combines these technologies to deliver fast, simple, innovative new tools for storage management. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Leveraging Virtualization to Consolidate, Optimize and Protect Your IT Infrastructure

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

This paper addresses some of the critical issues of virtualization and some of the ways it can be effectively implemented to help organizations utilize resources more efficiently, reduce costs, manage data across the entire enterprise. Published by: Datalink.

BMC Database Administration Solution for DB2 z/OS

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

BMC provides a set of tools and utilities that are designed to automate the complex processes involved in updating and managing DB2 environments with the aim of being easy to use, and fast and effective in their execution. Published by: BMC Software, Inc

BMC Software Hybrid Copy Techniques

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Because organizations are demanding 24x7 availability from their IMS, DB2®, and VSAM applications, it is imperative that those applications do not experience outages. Read this whitepaper to find out how BMC's Hybrid Copy techniques help for faster system recovery in the event of a local outage. Published by: BMC Software, Inc

BMC Enhances its Performance Assurance for Mainframes solution

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This research brief examines the new release of the BMC Performance Assurance for Mainframes product. We assess its overall significance and describe the reaction of two early users. Published by: BMC Software, Inc

Presentation Transcript: Consolidate and Simplify Backup and Recovery for Your VMware Environment

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this presentation you will learn about this powerful solution, hear about specific deployments and the resulting benefits. Published by: Data Domain

Security Explorer for File Servers Version 7.0.23

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Security. It is the #1 concern on an IT professional's mind. From external hackers to internal malicious activity ; it is imperative that proper measures are implemented to protect sensitive corporate information. Published by: ScriptLogic Corporation

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

Active Administrator Version 5.0.1 - Active Directory Management

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Active Directory becomes very complex to manage in Windows networks. Administrators leave, users are given elevated privileges, applications require special accounts - very soon you have an Active Directory full of security weaknesses. Published by: ScriptLogic Corporation

Security Explorer for SharePoint Version 7.0.2

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

With the growing emphasis on regulatory compliance requirements, the need to place strict security measures on the permissions within SharePoint has grown. Published by: ScriptLogic Corporation

Security Explorer for Exchange Version 7.0.2

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Financial records, human resource data, customer profiles and more are just a few of the content types that could get in the wrong hands if the appropriate security controls are not in place. Published by: ScriptLogic Corporation

MessageStats Version 6.5.1 - Exchange Server Reporting and Analysis

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

MessageStats simplifies management of Exchange helping IT administrators to improve performance, increase efficiencies and plan for capacity requirements. Published by: ScriptLogic Corporation

Recovery Manager for Exchange - Free Trial!

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Have you ever had to recover an email regarding an ex-employee whose account and mailbox no longer exists? Has HR ever asked you to find all emails involving certain employees, topics or associated dates? Published by: ScriptLogic Corporation

PODCAST: Open Storage and Solid State Disk: Addressing the Needs of Changing Economics

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this Mediacast, you'll learn about the newest advances in open storage and SSD technologies and find out about an innovative approach that combines these technologies to deliver fast, simple, innovative new tools for storage management. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Open Storage and Solid State Disk: Addressing the Needs of Changing Economics

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Managing Web Infrastructures Storage Cost, Complexity, and Performance

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This white paper provides an overview of Sun Open Storage for the Web platform, offering evidence of the business benefits with the Sun™ Storage 7000 Unified Storage System and other Sun Open Storage offerings. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Avoiding the Disk Bottleneck in the Data Domain Deduplication File System

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper introduces three techniques employed in the production Data Domain deduplication file system and shows how they can be used to relieve the disk bottleneck. Published by: Data Domain

Northern Storage Suite: Return On Investment

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Northern Storage Suite delivers financial returns in three ways: by improving utilization of existing resources, by reducing the pace of hardware investment and by reducing the need for administrative intervention in data management. This paper provides details on these three benefits and how this storage solution can benefit your organization. Published by: Northern Parklife

Enabling a safer internet: The positive approach to web security

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper describes today's new web threats, highlights the need for a positive security model to replace yesterday's access-blocking approach, and describes the three pillars of protection organizations need to safeguard their systems and resources. Published by: Sophos Inc.

Virtualization for Dummies: Sun and AMD Special Edition

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Virtualization for Dummies explains how virtualization works and how it can benefit your organization. The book covers the kinds of issues virtualization can address and how it addresses them. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Case Study: Helping AIC Cut Daily Backup Window While Saving Money & Staff Time

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this customer case study to see how Canadian mutual fund company AIC Ltd. leveraged Quantum's DXi™5500 disk backup solution featuring data deduplication and replication technology in order to drastically reduce backup time as well as cut storage costs and management. Published by: Quantum Corporation

FalconStor Customer, Chris Watkis from Grey Healthcare Group, wins Best Practices in Storage Award

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Chris Watkis, IT Director of Grey Healthcare Group wins the Best Practices in Storage Award at the 2008 Tech Forum Conference. Grey Healthcare Group, one of the world's top five healthcare communications companies, leverages FalconStor VTL with Deduplication to improve backup and recovery performance, optimize their storage environment, and.. Published by: FalconStor Software

Case Study: Grey Healthcare Group leverages FalconStor VTL with deduplication to improve backup and recovery performance, optimize storage assets, and strengthen data security

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Grey Healthcare Group is one of the world's top five healthcare communications companies. Read this case study to learn how Grey Healthcare Group leveraged FalconStor VTL with deduplication to improve backup and recovery performance, optimize storage assets, and strengthen data security. Published by: FalconStor Software

Disaster Recovery Solutions for VMware Infrastructure

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Organizations face an urgent need for effective and efficient disaster recovery. The problem is that traditional solutions can be complex, slow, and prone to failure. Join Product Marketing Director Peter Eicher for an in-depth discussion on Falconstor disaster recovery solutions for a VMware environment. Published by: FalconStor Software

Ensuring Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Security Within U.S. Government Agencies

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Safeguarding personally identifiable information (PII) and remaining in compliance with government regulations is a difficult challenge made easier with database tools from Embarcadero Technologies. Published by: Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.

Stop Wasting Storage: Reclaim Capacity, Reduce Growth Rate and Maximize Return on Hardware Investment (Presentation Transcript)

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This presentation transcript highlights a solution that helps eliminate wasteful data and creates a more efficient storage infrastructure by reclaiming crucial storage space. Published by: Northern Parklife

Why Use Cisco Network Storage Systems for Your Business

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper highlights two new additions to the Cisco Small Business Network Storage System (NSS) line of products. The Cisco NSS2000 Series is a 2-bay network attached storage (NAS) system, and the Cisco NSS3000 Series is a 4-bay system. Published by: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Cisco Continuous Data Protection for Files

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Most analysts, including Enterprise Strategy Group, agree that performing only a periodic backup leaves data at risk, and they find that this is a major concern among the IT professionals they survey. The answer to this concern is Cisco Small Business Network Storage Systems (NSS) and Cisco Continuous Data Protection (CDP) for Files software. Published by: Cisco Systems, Inc.

ioDrive, Changing the Way You Code

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

With read/write speeds that are very close to most expensive models in the industry, the ioDrive's price/performance ratio will leave you saying, "WOW!" Read this white paper for more information on this paradigm-shifting data storage appliance. Published by: Fusion-IO

NAND Flash Storage in Enterprise Applications

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Flash storage is now a top contender for new enterprise storage applications. The I/O randomization caused by widespread virtual machine adoption demands higher I/O performance. Faster than disks, cheaper than DRAM, flash is occupying a new layer in the storage pyramid. Read this paper to further investigate flash storage. Published by: Fusion-IO

LLog Exploration Finds Increases Productivity with Fusion- io's ioDrive Solid-State Storage devices

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Llog Exploration Company brought in Fusion-io's ioDrive Solid-state Storage devices to see how much time the new devices would save using their existing 32-bit Seismic Micro-Technology KINGDOM geosciences workflow application on their network. The result? Published by: Fusion-IO

HP Enterprise Virtual Array tiered storage solution for Oracle: Aligning storage performance and availability with the business value of information

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 24:00:00 EST

Together HP and Oracle offer a comprehensive suite of information management tools to help efficiently capture, manage, retain, and deliver information over time. This yields a highly integrated hardware and software infrastructure, leveraging storage tiers with differing performance and availability characteristics. Read this paper to learn more. Published by: Hewlett Packard Company and Intel

Using Deduplication Storage to Backup Virtual Machines Deployed with (VI3)

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 24:00:00 EST

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

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

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

Portable Panic - The Evolution of USB Insecurity

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

As USB devices have evolved into useful storage media, they've also turned into a security nightmare for organizations. Read how to embrace this technology to aid in the reduction of operating costs and effectively protect data by enforcing removable device usage policies. Published by: Lumension

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

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

VKernel Case Study: Proactive Capacity Optimization for Hershey Entertainment & Resorts

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

In its VMware server environment, Hershey Entertainment and Resorts (HE&R) needed to get more proactive visibility into its resource utilization and allocations to plan for future growth. Published by: VKernel

Best Practice for NDMP Backup Veritas NetBackup

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Customers are confronting the confusing number of options and configurations when it comes to backing up and restoring their network attached storage servers. This paper addresses this by describing the best practices for protecting and recovering NAS devices utilizing the Network Data Management Protocol. Published by: Symantec Corporation

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

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

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

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

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

Presentation Transcript: How to Economically Boost System and Application Performance with NAND Flash

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

Read this prsentation transcript and learn how to optimize your storage infrastructure using the latest NAND technologies, HDD and DRAM. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

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

Data Privacy - The Untold Story

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Check out this webcast to learn the business and technical issues that drive privacy protection requirements and how to safeguard confidential data by leveraging data masking techniques as part of an overall integrated data management strategy. Published by: IBM

Seven Ways to Reduce IT Costs with Master Data Management

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Faced with budget cuts In today's economic environment, how can IT maintain service levels and continue to provide value to business? Smart IT decision-makers are investing in master data management. Published by: Siperian, Inc.

How to Economically Boost System and Application Performance with NAND Flash

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

View this mediacast and learn how to optimize your storage infrastructure using the latest NAND technologies, HDD and DRAM. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Fusion-io ioDrive Data Sheet

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Designed around a revolutionary silicon-based storage architecture known as ioMemory, the ioDrive is the world's most advanced NAND clustering technology with performance comparable to DRAM and storage capacity on par with today's hard disks, giving you the power to improve both memory capacity and storage performance by up to one thousand times. Published by: Fusion-IO

Taming The Power Hungry Data Center

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

The widening disparity between CPU performance and that of storage subsystems has spawned numerous solutions that do not fix the problem. This white paper exposes this fundamental flaw and introduces the means available today to substantively reduce power consumption while improving performance: Fusion-io's flash memory-based storage technology. Published by: Fusion-IO

Solid State Storage - A New Standard for Enterprise-Class Reliability

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

With throughput and seek times faster than disk arrays, data centers are including NAND flash as part of their server infrastructure. Fusion-io offers solid state storage solutions with NAND flash that provides integrity for data exceeding today's solid state storage solutions and surpasses enterprise-class rotating magnetic storage devices. Published by: Fusion-IO

SharePoint E-Zine Volume 7: Who Is Allowed to Customize SharePoint?

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Find out how to incorporate governance into SharePoint customization to empower users while setting boundaries. Published by: SearchWinIT

SGF Took NSS Out For A Test Drive And Liked What They Found!

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

In the automotive world, testing is part of the culture, and it extends to the IT team where initiatives are undertaken with scientific precision. Such was the case with SGF, a Bavarian maker of automobile parts that was seeking a storage management solution. As this Case Study shows, SGF found the perfect match with Northern Storage Suite. Published by: Northern Parklife

User Directed Storage Management: How To Make Users Accountable For Responsible Storage Usage

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

The accelerated pace of doing business in today's world puts organizations under tremendous pressure. They need to be fleet and flexible, able to rapidly respond to opportunities, make decisions, and deploy resources. Critical to this is the way information is managed and stored. Published by: Northern Parklife

Northern Storage Suite V8

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Northern Storage Suite V8, Northern's latest release, meets the central challenge of designing practical storage strategies. It's highly customizable and can be tailored to fit any environment. With a better user experience, increased administrative efficiency and decreased costs, it's exactly what an SRM solution should offer. Published by: Northern Parklife

SAN For Dummies, Chapter 13: Using Data De-duplication To Lighten The Load

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

In chapter 13 of "Storage Area Networks For Dummies," important concepts of data de-duplication are detailed. The techniques described are designed to "lighten the load" of a company's data storage infrastructure, freeing up crucial storage space, and eliminating multiple instances of the same data. Published by: FalconStor Software

Practical Recommendations for Data Migration - A White Paper by Bloor Research

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Data migration can be defined as transferring of data between storage types, formats or computer systems, it is required when organizations or individuals change computer systems or upgrade to new systems. Published by: Talend

Demo: Connected® Online Backup for Desktop/Laptop

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

With PC data protection from Iron Mountain, your organization can extend the reach of current data protection policies to effectively protect data stored on PCs. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Interactive Demo: LiveVault® Online Backup and Recovery for Servers

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Iron Mountain's LiveVault® is a fully managed, comprehensive solution for data backup and recovery for your servers, it eliminates the complexity of traditional backup methods through an automated process. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

TOTALLY Open™ Disaster Recovery

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

With bandwidth-saving technologies, efficient storage, instant recovery, and fast failover, FalconStor Software offers TOTALLY Open Data Protection that is complete - and saves you time and money. Published by: FalconStor Software

Book Chapter: SAN for Dummies Chapter 14 Continuous Data Protection

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

In this chapter on Continuous Data Protection, you will learn how to use recent technical innovations to instantaneously recover data while enhancing overall data protection to make it faster, easier and more efficient. Published by: FalconStor Software

Replicate with Integrity: Protecting VMware Data to Ensure Fast Recovery, Business Continuity

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This document discusses how technologies from FalconStor Software and VMware work together to enable organizations to overcome the limitations and deliver application-consistent replication for automated DR in a virtual environment. Published by: FalconStor Software

Optimizing Oracle RMAN and ASM Environments with FalconStor VTL and Integrated Deduplication

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

FalconStor® Virtual Tape Library (VTL) with integrated Single Instance Repository deduplication technology offers advanced backup and global deduplication capabilities that support Oracle Recovery Manager and Automatic Storage Management. Published by: FalconStor Software

Enabling Enterprise Tape Library Support for Microsoft DPM 2007 Using FalconStor VTL

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 is designed to provide continuous data protection for Windows-based servers, with additional features for business-specific Microsoft workloads such as SQL Server and SharePoint. Published by: FalconStor Software

CIO Decisions Ezine Volume 5: Virtual Revolution

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Read this new volume of the CIO Decisions Midmarket Ezine to learn how server virtualization can save time, space and - perhaps most important - money. Experts and IT executives offer their insights and experience on the technology that's changing the data center. Published by: CIO Decisions

Optimizing Backup and Data Protection in Virtualized Environments

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Server virtualization increases storage utilization, as moving from physical to virtual servers and often results in a larger number of combined physical and virtual servers in the environment. Published by: ExaGrid Systems, Inc.

Data Center Projects: System Planning

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

The planning sequence described in this paper covers the design of the data center's physical infrastructure layer, whose job it is to house, power, cool, and protect the data center's computing and network functions. Published by: APC

WAN acceleration and optimization FAQ Guide

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Taneja Group senior analyst Jeff Boles discusses WAN optimization and how it's accomplished, best practices for cutting bandwith costs of a WAN, and how to increase WAN performance. Published by: Riverbed Technology, Inc.

Case Study: Cutting Backup Times from Eight Hours to Twenty Minutes at U.S. Army Command

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

The DXi7500 was recommended more highly than competitive offerings, and it contained everything desired in a backup solution. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Minimizing Security-Related Total Cost of Ownership

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This guide explains how security implementations in four major areas can reduce IT TCO dramatically, effectively paying for direct costs of these technologies by reducing the overall bottom line. Published by: Lumension

New Insider Threat Emerges in the New Economy

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Learn how employees and partners are engaging with IT assets and intellectual property. Published by: Lumension

2009 Security Mega Trends Survey

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This survey was conducted by the Ponemon Institute to better understand if certain publicized IT risks to personal and confidential data are or should be more or less of a concern for organizations. Learn what respondents in IT operations and IT security think about eight Security Mega Trends affecting organizations during the next 12 to 24 months. Published by: Lumension

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

Achieving Cost Savings in Backup with Deduplication

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

This document discusses that dollars and time currently consumed by existing tape libraries can be far better utilized by moving to disk back-up with deduplication. Published by: ExaGrid Systems, Inc.

Data Management for Business Intelligence

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

This report investigates the strategies, capabilities, and supporting technologies that Best-in-Class companies are employing to alleviate the pressure to accelerate the delivery of actionable information within their enterprises. Published by: SAP America Inc

Disaster Recovery Techniques for SQL Server

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

This article focuses on tools that are a part of the SQL Server application which after proper setup can prevent data loss on a record, table or database level. Published by: Global Knowledge

VKernel Capacity Analyzer

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

In a virtual server infrastructure where all resources are shared, optimal performance can only be achieved with an adequate amount of properly allocated resource capacity. Not allocating enough resources can cause critical bottlenecks - leading to performance problems and costly downtime events. Published by: VKernel

Challenges and Opportunities of the Payment Card Industry: A White Paper by the IT Compliance Institute

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 24:00:00 EST

Enterprise businesses require the control framework involved in the PCI DSS to help improve internal operational, security and audit performance. This white paper details how alignment of business and PCI goals is important to ensure continuity and meet all internal security standards. Published by: Tripwire, Inc.

Building a Data Quality Scorecard to Achieve Data Governance

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Operational data governance is the manifestation of the actionable processes and protocols necessary to ensure that an acceptable level of confidence in the data effectively satisfies the organization's business needs. Published by: DataFlux Corporation

Defining Relevant Metrics for Populating a Data Quality Scorecard

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

In this webcast your will learn how to Populate a Data Quality Scorecard with Relevant Metrics. Published by: DataFlux Corporation

Getting Started with Master Data Management

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This paper focuses on what is master data, why it is needed, how to get started in managing it, and methodologies for implementing master data management. Published by: DataFlux Corporation

NetBackup™ Architecture Overview

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the requirements for a basic NetBackup™ architecture to help customers understand which components are required in a data protection solution. Published by: Symantec Corporation

eGuide: Tipcast Transcript: Solid State Drives in the Enterprise

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This series of tips discusses the issues involved in integrating solid state drives at three junctions in enterprise storage environments. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Tipcast: Steps to creating Tier 0 storage

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This podcast will discuss the differences between Tier 0, 1 and 2 storage. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Tipcast: How solid state drives will affect enterprise systems

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

In this Tipcast, the editors from SearchStorage.com will highlight tips related to why vendors of storage arrays need to rebalance their systems for SSDs, and explore why using SSDs to help run server applications faster may prove hard to deliver. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

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

Achieving Rapid Data Recovery for Credit Union Core Processing Applications

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

EchoStream for AIX is a proven solution to the data recovery problem that is in use at a variety of referenceable accounts today. Published by: Vision Solutions

Dell Storage Solutions Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This guide primarily focused on storage arrays based on their support for key virtualization features, such as high availability and virtual machine migration. Published by: Dell and Microsoft

Highly Available Virtualization With Microsoft Hyper-V and System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Combining Microsoft Hyper-V technology with SCVMM 2008 on Dell platforms can help organizations create highly available virtualized systems while offering simplified management, dynamic performance, and reduced costs. Published by: Dell and Microsoft

Getting Started with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V on Dell Servers

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This article provides an introduction to Hyper-V virtualization, discusses the overall architecture and underlying technologies, and offers guidance on best practices for deployment on Dell PowerEdge servers. Published by: Dell and Microsoft

Sun Products Test Drive - Try and Buy

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Sun's free product trials give you the opportunity to test the very latest Sun Open Storage products and solutions for your business: absolutely free for a full 60 days, with full technical support. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

SQL Server 2008: What to Expect

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 has many great new features that will allow you to develop higher performing, more scalable next-generation applications using more than just relational data. Published by: Global Knowledge

10 Red Hat® Linux™ Tips and Tricks

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Global Knowledge and Red Hat have assembled 10 Tips and Tricks from Red Hat Certified Engineers® (RHCEs) to give you a quick reference guide to help you navigate Red Hat® Linux™ systems. Published by: Global Knowledge

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

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

Exchange Server 2007: What to Expect

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 24:00:00 EST

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 has been designed to meet the tough challenges for a corporate communication solution and provides a rich feature set that users can access through a variety of different interfaces and devices. Published by: Global Knowledge

eBook: Capacity Planning Eases Path to Virtualization

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Virtualizing any aspect of your data center changes the game for compliance and e-discovery. Published by: SearchCIO.com

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

Managing SharePoint in an Enterprise Environment

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and other SharePoint technologies are excellent tools for a modern, web-based office environment. This white paper gives pointers on managing them. Published by: Global Knowledge

CIO Decisions Ezine Volume 4: Disaster Recovery and Unified Communications

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This eguide explains how Midmarket companies are embracing server virtualization and updating their disaster recovery strategies to ensure they minimize risk-affordably. Published by: CIO Decisions

Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems: The Core of an Accelerated MCAE Workflow

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems accelerate MCAE workflow by speeding data to processors and then providing shared data access to all. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Open Storage: Revolutionizing the Storage Status Quo

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

This paper discusses the use of industry standard servers, with an abundance of CPU and memory as storage controllers by leveraging industry standard hardware and general purpose software to create a high performance storage architecture. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Sun's Reference Architecture for Video Surveillance with IPCONFIGURE ESM

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

The Sun Reference Architecture for Video Surveillance with ipConfigure ESM provides a scalable digital surveillance platform that allows organizations to adjust infrastructure to fit their exact needs. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Sun Unified Storage Simulator 2009

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

The Sun Unified Storage Simulator is provided as either a VirtualBox or VMware virtual machine that provides a simulated experience of a Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System with 16 simulated disk drives. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

How Dell EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware Edition Helps Protect Virtual Environments

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Dell™ EqualLogic™ Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware Edition enables administrators to quickly and easily create hypervisor-aware snapshots of VMs--helping simplify data management, and increase application performance. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Sun Fire X4540 Server as Backup Server for Zmanda's Amanda Enterprise 2.6 Software

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

This guide discusses how to quickly configure the Sun Fire X4540 server as a backup server for Amanda Enterprise Edition software. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Solaris ZFS File System Features and Enhancements in the Solaris Operating System for Enterprise Users

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

Solaris ZFS file system helps companies take advantage of open storage platforms, enhance data services, and ease administration, as evidenced by many Sun customers worldwide. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Open Source Storage: Addressing the need for new Storage Architecture

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

Sun offers services that assist IT users with the opportunity to start evaluating open storage architecture strategies and evaluating how an open storage architecture can better support their organization' business and budgetary goals. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Sun Storage and Archive Solution for HPC

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

This article is intended for IT managers and storage architects familiar with HPC applications and data requirements in the organization. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Sun's Reference Architecture for Next-Generation Data Backup

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

This document describes the Sun reference architecture for next-generation data backup using Symantec NetBackup software. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Data Center Projects: Growth Model

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

Long term data center or network room capacity planning may seem impossible in the face of evolving IT technology and business requirements. This paper shows a simple and effective way to develop a capacity plan for a data center or network room. Published by: APC

Moving to Disk-based Backup? Seven Key Questions to Ask

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Backing up to disk instead of tape eliminates the hassles of tape, provides faster backups and restores, improves security and streamlines operations. Learn about the 7 critical questions to ask when considering a move to disk-based backup. Published by: ExaGrid Systems, Inc.

Sharepoint E-zine Vol.4: Balancing SharePoint Governance

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

SharePoint has built-in features that allow site owners to create site maps without any custom coding at all. Published by: SearchWinIT

The Future Carrier Network: Adopting New Outsourcing Business Models

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

This paper is meant to help operators embrace a new strategy for differentiating and competing successfully in a market characterized by flux. Published by: Alcatel-Lucent

Virtual Machines Are Not Free

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

This paper explains the advantages that virtual machine provides to the IT department. Published by: VKernel

VKernel Case Study: Visibility into Resource Utilization for Hasbro Inc.

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

Using the VKernel Capacity Bottleneck Analyzer, Hasbro is able to continuously monitor shared CPU, memory, and storage usage to properly allocate the required resources among all of its deployed virtual machines. Published by: VKernel

Capacity Analyzer: Optimize Capacity, Maximize Performance, Instant ROI

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

By continuously monitoring shared capacity utilization trends in your VMware ESX environment, Capacity Analyzer significantly reduces the time and costs of identifying current capacity bottlenecks causing performance problems. Published by: VKernel