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ALSO CALLED: Storage Area Network Filers, Storage File Servers, File Servers, SAN Filers, Storage Filers, NAS Filers, Network Attached Storage Filers
DEFINITION: A storage filer is a file server designed and programmed for high-volume data storage, backup, and archiving. Storage filers are also known as network attached storage (NAS) filers, storage file servers, or storage area network (SAN) filers. They are used in data sharing applications including the Internet, fibre channel SANs, and Ethernet LANs.The best storage filers are characterized by around-the-clock  … 
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3 Secrets of a Successful Data Center
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides insight into the rapidly changing business landscape and explains how it is making limitless collaboration and on-demand information sharing possible. Discover a framework that unifies technologies, improves agility, and simplifies operations in the data center.
Posted: 13 Dec 2011 | Published: 13 Dec 2011

Cisco Systems, Inc.

A Comparison of Oracle Performance on Physical and VMware Servers
sponsored by Confio Software
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper for a performance review of Oracle databases on physical versus virtual servers.
Posted: 03 Jan 2012 | Published: 03 Jan 2012

Confio Software

A Guide for Building Productive, Collaboration Environments in SMBs
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines the benefits and challenges of collaboration. It offers a guide to implementing an integrated collaboration environment based on Microsoft SharePoint and Dell servers with Intel processors that is designed for performance, availability, and the changing requirements of an SMB poised for growth.
Posted: 31 Mar 2010 | Published: 31 Mar 2010

Dell, Inc. and Intel

A Superior Hardware Platform for Server Virtualization
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
WHITE PAPER: Server virtualization is an increasingly common tactic used to boost data center performance. Access this exclusive white paper learn both why the most up-to-date server hardware is a necessity for a virtualization deployment.
Posted: 26 Aug 2011 | Published: 26 Aug 2011

Dell, Inc. and Intel

American Gateway Bank Stays Calm Amid the Storm with HP StorageWorks P4000 SANs
sponsored by HP and Intel
CASE STUDY: Read this white paper to learn how American Gateway Bank used such technologies as SANs and server virtualization from HP to reduce infrastructure spending, help IT staff focus on business-critical initiatives and harden the company’s disaster recovery preparedness plan.
Posted: 25 May 2011 | Published: 25 May 2011

HP and Intel

An End-to-end Messaging Strategy for SMBs
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines the critical requirements - reliability and availability, scalability, security, and performance - of an SMB messaging environment and describes and end-to-end messaging solution that meets those requirements.
Posted: 01 May 2010 | Published: 01 May 2010

Dell, Inc. and Intel

An Introduction to Storage and Server Bundles for SMBs
sponsored by Drobo
WHITE PAPER: This white paper defines and explores the concept of SMB server bundles, which are essentially turnkey versions of specific operating systems preinstalled on server hardware. Often times these solutions are preconfigured in order to simplify management, and will include common core applications that a small business needs. Read on for more.
Posted: 06 Dec 2011 | Published: 06 Dec 2011

Drobo

Axcient makes affordable business continuity an Instant-On service for SMBs
sponsored by HP and Intel
CASE STUDY: This exclusive resource explains how one SMB employed a converged infrastructure to increase uptime with minimal administration. Discover how a converged infrastructure solution can help your organization improve recovery time for critical servers, reduce hardware failure rates, increase reliability, and much more!
Posted: 08 Feb 2012 | Published: 08 Feb 2012

HP and Intel

Best Practices for Implementing a Data Warehouse on Oracle Exadata Database Machine
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: By using the Oracle Exadata Database Machine as a data warehouse platform you have a balanced, high performance hardware configuration. This paper focuses on the other two corner stones, data modeling and data loading, providing a set of best practices and examples for deploying a data warehouse on the Oracle Exadata Database Machine.
Posted: 25 Apr 2011 | Published: 25 Apr 2011

Oracle Corporation

Best practices for using R2 Hyper-V for virtualization projects
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft
WEBCAST: This webcast explores the role that planning plays in the success or failure of virtualization adoption.  Gain insight into each phase of the project life cycle and how the associated processes can be improved for effective implementation.
Posted: 16 Mar 2010 | Premiered: 16 Mar 2010

Dell and Microsoft

Better Backup for Virtual Servers and Virtual Desktops
sponsored by Dell and VMware
VIDEO: Introducing virtual servers into your data center both simplifies and complicates your backup processes. This expert webcast explores the best practices for backing up and recovering critical VMs to avoid these potential obstacles.
Posted: 20 Dec 2011 | Premiered: 20 Dec 2011

Dell and VMware

Better Backup for Virtual Servers and Virtual Desktops - Podcast
sponsored by Dell and VMware
PODCAST: Introducing virtual servers into your data center both simplifies and complicates your backup processes. This expert podcast explores the best practices for backing up and recovering critical VMs to avoid these potential obstacles.
Posted: 20 Dec 2011 | Premiered: 20 Dec 2011

Dell and VMware

Building a connected business - How a Dell First Server with Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Supplies the Basis of a Secure, Accessible, and Collaborative Organization
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how a Dell First Server with Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 supplies the basis of a secure, accessible, and collaborative organization.
Posted: 22 Apr 2010 | Published: 22 Apr 2010

Dell, Inc. and Intel

Building a Grid Computing Infrastructure for Multi-Tier Consolidation
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses a Grid reference configuration based on Dell PowerEdge™ blade servers and Dell EqualLogic™ iSCSI storage. This Grid implementation is comprised of the physical Grid based on physical servers and the virtual Grid based upon Oracle virtual machines.
Posted: 24 Jun 2011 | Published: 24 Jun 2011

Dell, Inc.

Building a Home Lab for VMware vSphere
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper by Global Knowledge instructor, John Hales, to learn how to build a home lab for VMware vSphere for study. This paper is broken down into three major sections; the first and most detailed is about the hardware required, the second is about the Workstation configuration, and the third is about installing vSphere and Virtual Center.
Posted: 12 Feb 2010 | Published: 12 Feb 2010

Global Knowledge

Building High Availability Environments for Windows Server 2008 R2
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft
VIDEO: IT shops are increasingly considering failover capabilities to support critical Web-based services. This webcast looks at what factors you need to consider and tasks you must perform to successfully deploy Windows Server 2008 R2.
Posted: 22 Dec 2011 | Premiered: 22 Dec 2011

Dell and Microsoft

Case study: How the hotel industry’s no. 1 IT provider stopped missing SLAs
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: Access this case study to learn how MICROS Inc. consolidated and virtualized its servers to accommodate growth in the face of data center space and power limitations.
Posted: 08 Dec 2011 | Published: 08 Dec 2011

Hewlett-Packard Company

Case Study: Managing Oracle Applications in Cloud
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
CASE STUDY: This case study explores how companies can lower costs, increase performance, and enable greater levels of scalability by moving from managed application services to a unified computing system. Discover the approach one organization implemented and the benefits they achieved here.
Posted: 12 Jan 2012 | Published: 12 Jan 2012

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Collaboration: Working Together Means Working Smarter
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
JOURNAL ARTICLE: Think about the ways your business could perform better if your employees were connected to each other and to your data. This article tackles some typical business collaboration challenges and how servers can help conquer them.
Posted: 12 May 2010 | Published: 12 May 2010

Dell, Inc. and Intel

Combining High-Performance Storage and Desktop Virtualization
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: IT pros know that storage efficiency is vital to successfully deploy a virtual desktop infrastructure. This white paper reviews how Dell EqualLogic PS6000XVS series arrays with VMware View software can help you achieve significant opportunities for virtual desktop performance and capacity optimization. Learn more here.
Posted: 25 May 2011 | Published: 25 May 2011

Dell, Inc.

Command your Infrastructure Like a Visionary: HP Integrity Servers Deliver the First Mission-Critical Converged Infrastructure
sponsored by HP and Intel
WHITE PAPER: Blade Scale architecture is anchored by the world’s first mission-critical converged infrastructure and serves up a unified blade architecture from x86 to HP Superdome, always-on resiliency, FlexFabric, Matrix Operating Environment and others. This white paper provides the inside information you need.
Posted: 03 May 2010 | Published: 03 May 2010

HP and Intel

Comparison Test Report: Cisco UCS vs HP Virtual Connect
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Companies typically produce blade chassis with future growth in mind. But adding blade servers to existing chassis can be a difficult and time-consuming task. This test report explains how you can simplify this process, thereby saving time and reducing the possibility of error.
Posted: 14 Jan 2012 | Published: 14 Jan 2012

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Configured for Success: Picking the Right Dell First Server Solution for Your Company
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
WHITE PAPER: Your business has reached a crossroads. With employees collaborating on files shared across a number of computers, you realize consolidating access to the information would greatly improve your organization's operational efficiency and its productivity. You are ready for your First Server solution. Read on to find the right system configuration.
Posted: 19 Aug 2010 | Published: 19 Aug 2010

Dell, Inc. and Intel

Considerations for Deploying Deduplication in a Small Business Environment
sponsored by Quantum Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Deduplication has been one of the hottest technologies in the storage industry for almost three years and has grown into a mainstream technology from the large enterprise down to the small business and remote office. Read this white paper to learn the important questions for SMB managers to ask.
Posted: 10 Dec 2010 | Published: 10 Dec 2010

Quantum Corporation

Consolidating SQL Server 2000 Databases from Dell PowerEdge 2650 Servers to a Dell PowerEdge R805 Server
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft SQL
ANALYST REPORT: Principled Technologies sought out to see how many Dell PowerEdge 2650s can be consolidated onto a single PowerEdge R805 with a Dell PowerVault MD1000 attached? We defined a consolidation methodology, which we detail later in this report; conducted multiple rounds of testing; and analyzed the results.
Posted: 28 Dec 2009 | Published: 28 Dec 2009

Dell and Microsoft SQL
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FILE SERVER HARDWARE DEFINITION (continued): … A storage filer is a file server designed and programmed for high-volume data storage, backup, and archiving. Storage filers are also known as network attached storage (NAS) filers, storage file servers, or storage area network (SAN) filers. They are used in data sharing applications including the Internet, fibre channel SANs, and Ethernet LANs.The best storage filers are characterized by around-the-clock availability, scalability, expandability, independent programming, ease of management, support of multiple network protocols, high storage capacity, storage redundancy, high throughput, security features, and connectivity to a variety of backup device types and configurations. Costs can range from a few thousand dollars to about $100,000.
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