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May 25, 2012

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ALSO CALLED: Internet Protocol SAN, Internet Protocol Storage Area Networks, IP Storage, IP Storage Area Networks DEFINITION: IP storage is a general term for several approaches to using the Internet Protocol (IP) in a storage area network (SAN) usually over Gigabit Ethernet. IP storage is an alternative to the Fibre Channel framework of the traditional SAN. Proponents of IP-based storage claim that it offers a number of benefits over the Fibre Channel alternative, and will promote the wide-spread adoption of SANs that … Definition continues below.
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10 Gigabit Ethernet Virtual Data Center Architectures sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: The combination of a consolidated data center with a virtualized 10GbE data center can offer your company numerous benefits, including increased adaptability, improved business continuance, and reduced space requirements. Posted: 23 Nov 2011 \| Published: 23 Nov 2011 TOPICS: 10 Gigabit Ethernet \| Architectures \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Layer 2 Switches \| Layer 3 Switches \| Layer 4 Switches \| Legacy Applications Software \| Network Architectures \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Security \| Networking \| SOA \| Storage Consolidation \| VLAN \| VMware

10 Tips For Overcoming IT Certification Struggles sponsored by SkillSoft WHITE PAPER: This resource examines the challenges and benefits of IT certification and includes tips for improving pass rates. Posted: 18 Apr 2012 \| Published: 18 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Certification Programs \| IT Agents \| IT Best Practices \| IT Governance \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Service Management \| IT Workforce

13 Infrastructure Decisions That Result In Poor IT Security sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents 13 somewhat common infrastructure decisions that can result in poor IT security. It is possible that your organization can improve its security in one or more of these areas. Take the time to assess your current security policy in each of these areas to see if there is room for refinement or improvement. Posted: 17 Dec 2010 \| Published: 17 Dec 2010 TOPICS: IT Industry \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| Network Security \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management

15 Top Paying IT Certifications for 2012 sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: When it comes to IT certifications, not all certifications are equally valued by companies. Find out the top 15 certifications most in demand for 2012 and what their corresponding salaries are on average. Discover which certifications will net you a 6-figure salary. Posted: 02 Feb 2012 \| Published: 02 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Careers \| Certification Programs \| IT Workforce \| Networking \| Salaries and Wages \| Systems Design and Development \| Training

2012 Information Governance Survey Results from SearchCompliance.com sponsored by Iron Mountain EBRIEF: Download the results of our 2012 survey on the state of information governance. Find out how decision-makers from IT to records management and compliance rate the value of information governance, the business drivers behind such programs, planned areas of spending and much more. Posted: 22 May 2012 \| Published: 22 May 2012 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| CIOs \| Data Governance \| Data Security \| Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) \| Information Governance \| IT Governance \| IT Management \| IT Managers

2012 IT Skills and Salary Report sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This 2012 IT skills and salary report analyzes the responses of over 9,500 IT pros to explore the relationship between training, salary, and an employee’s sense of professional satisfaction. Find out which jobs pay the most and which employees are the most satisfied. Posted: 30 Apr 2012 \| Published: 30 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Careers \| IT Departments \| IT Industry \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| IT Workforce \| Salaries and Wages \| Training

2012 Trends to Watch: Storage sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com ANALYST BRIEF: Ovum analyses data growth, big data, disk shortages, public cloud storage, flash memory, and other storage trends. Posted: 09 Feb 2012 \| Published: 09 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Storage \| Cloud Storage Strategy \| Data Analytics \| Data Centers \| Data Storage \| Disk Drives \| Flash Memory \| RAID \| SAN \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Devices \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Media \| Storage Systems \| Storage Virtualization

3 Tips for Planning Data Center Transformation sponsored by HP VIDEO: To embrace the new instant-on, mobile, interconnected business world, IT organizations need to transform their infrastructure and data centers to support agility. This video series features 10 expert tips for planning your IT transformation. Check out this brief video for tips 7-5. Posted: 12 Oct 2011 \| Premiered: 12 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Application Infrastructure \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Infrastructure Management \| Infrastructure Services \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management

7 Keys to Success for Managing a Business-Critical Cloud with Confidence sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Need a few tips on how to manage your cloud infrastructure? Here are seven best practices that will keep your business-critical cloud environment up and running. Posted: 01 May 2012 \| Published: 01 May 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Cloud Security \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| IT Best Practices \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management

7 Ways Dell Compellent Optimizes VMware Server Virtualization sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses 7 ways that using VMware and the Dell Compellent SAN together can compound the benefits of virtualization. Posted: 19 Aug 2011 \| Published: 19 Aug 2011 TOPICS: Disaster Recovery \| Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Virtualization \| Tiered Storage \| VM \| VMware

8 tips to ensure your server technology supports your business growth sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: Servers are the workhorse of the modern business, and as IT demands increase, so your server technology needs to be able to grow and scale cost-effectively to meet future requirements. Posted: 20 Oct 2011 \| Published: 20 Oct 2011 TOPICS: IT Management \| IT Managers \| Server Management

9 considerations for choosing a “big data” infrastructure sponsored by CommVault Systems, Inc. EGUIDE: Find out how cheap storage provides cheap performance for your large amount of big data in this expert resource. Posted: 22 May 2012 \| Published: 22 May 2012 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Data Management \| Infrastructure Management \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Devices \| Storage Infrastructure

A Better RAID Strategy for High Capacity Drives in Mainframe Storage sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: This paper demonstrates that RAID 6 is less capable to prevent data loss with today's large capacity SATA and SAS HDDs. It will also share Oracle's designs to mitigate this risk. The integrity of customers' data is in jeopardy if these large capacity SATA/SAS HDDs are simply packaged into a RAID 6 group without additional mitigation. Posted: 21 Dec 2010 \| Published: 21 Dec 2010 TOPICS: Disk Drives \| Disk Storage Systems \| Hard Disk Drives \| Oracle (Product) \| RAID \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Devices \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Management Software

A Dynamic Storage Foundation for Enterprise Growth sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: The Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN leverages Dell Fluid Data architecture to complement virtual server strategies with a dynamic pool of shared storage resources designed to be available to all servers, all the time. Read now to learn more. Posted: 22 Feb 2012 \| Published: 22 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Security \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers

A Foundation for Universal WAN Optimization sponsored by Silver Peak WHITE PAPER: The Future of the WAN: Universal Optimization Posted: 01 Feb 2012 \| Published: 01 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Architectures \| Bandwidth Management \| Cloud Computing \| Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Networking \| Data Centers \| Disaster Recovery \| Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| WAN

A Guide To Evaluating Desktop Virtualization Solutions sponsored by VMware, Inc. EGUIDE: Desktop virtualization is proven to deliver significant benefits, but deployments can introduce many new challenges. This resource explores how to ease the transition by choosing the right virtual desktop solution for your organization. Discover the top benefits you can enjoy and learn what factors to consider when evaluating platforms. Posted: 01 May 2012 \| Published: 01 May 2012 TOPICS: Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Desktop Virtualization Software \| IT Management \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Migration

A Modern Approach to Infrastructure Automation sponsored by HP WHITE PAPER: This resource presents a data center infrastructure transformation and modernization solution using a patent-pending, detailed approach to help you draw up an effective plan to create a standardized, highly automated hosting environment, able to support your organization’s business goals. Posted: 10 Oct 2011 \| Published: 10 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| IT Management \| IT Management Services

A Simple Guide to the Efficient Enterprise sponsored by Dell and VMware WHITE PAPER: Recent technology advances in five key areas put efficiency gains on the fast track. Here's how Dell can help CIOs capitalize on virtualization, mobility management, storage optimization, cloud services, and automated IT management. Posted: 14 May 2010 \| Published: 14 May 2010 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Data Center Management \| IT Management \| IT Services \| Mobile Workers \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Management

AC vs DC Power Distribution for Data Centers sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric WHITE PAPER: In this paper, you'll learn why high-efficiency AC will likely emerge as the dominant choice for data center power distribution. Topics covered include a review of the characteristics of AC & DC distribution, A mathematical model of the efficiency of two different AC distribution systems, and Why many of the DC benefits are unfounded. Posted: 10 Jul 2008 \| Published: 10 Jul 2008 TOPICS: AC Power Supplies \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Power Management \| DC Power Supplies \| IT Management \| Network Management \| Power Consumption Monitoring \| Power Generation Equipment \| Power Supplies

Accelerate the delivery of modern applications sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Limited WHITE PAPER: An IT modernization project will be unique to your business, and to successfully manage it you'll need the appropriate tools, resources, and best practices throughout the process. Read this paper to get a framework for initiating your modernization efforts. Posted: 02 Mar 2012 \| Published: 02 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Application Infrastructure \| Application Portfolio Management \| Applications Management \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Systems \| Software Migration \| Software Project Management \| Software Upgrades

Accelerate Windows 7 Migrations, Maximise App-V Deployment and Increase Management Capabilities sponsored by AppSense WHITE PAPER: The Microsoft workstyle is changing. The old desktop computer is being replaced by the digital generation and fast-paced, tech-savvy devices. Access this resource to learn about the new Microsoft workstyle, which promotes anywhere connection, intelligent infrastructure, cloud management and multiple Windows-based devices. Posted: 01 Feb 2012 \| Published: 01 Feb 2012 TOPICS: IT Management \| IT Management Services \| Systems Implementation \| Systems Management \| Windows 7 \| Workstations

Accelerate your move to the cloud sponsored by HP & Intel VIDEOCAST: When migrating to a cloud environment, you must carefully plan your strategy to ensure you get the most from your investment. This video introduces new platforms and trusted services that can accelerate and streamline your cloud transition. In addition, discover the benefits of leveraging a converged infrastructure approach. Posted: 18 May 2012 \| Premiered: 18 May 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Converged Networks \| Infrastructure Management \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management

Active Administrator™, Version 5.6.1 sponsored by ScriptLogic Corporation TRIAL SOFTWARE: Active Administrator™ is a comprehensive and proactive Active Directory management solution. Active Administrator provides four powerful integrated AD management features within one console, including centralized event auditing and reporting, back-up and recovery, Group Policy offline editing and rollback, and simplified delegation of AD rights. Posted: 01 Jan 2011 \| Premiered: 01 Jan 2011 TOPICS: Active Directory \| Audit Trails \| Backup Software \| Disaster Recovery \| IT Management \| Network Management Software \| Network Security \| Reporting Software \| Windows 2000

Address Key Desktop Virtualization Use Cases with VMware View sponsored by VMware, Inc. WEBCAST: This webcast introduces new technology that can help you seamlessly implement desktop virtualization without compromising security, user experience or budget. Discover how you can satisfy your end-users by giving them the freedom they demand, while still maintaining control over IT and your new environment. Posted: 24 May 2012 \| Premiered: 24 May 2012 TOPICS: Desktop Applications Management \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Desktop Virtualization Software \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management

Affordable, Powerful Storage for Oracle Database with Dell EqualLogic sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses how Dell has addressed today's data center challenges through the delivery of scalable database solutions built on affordable, standards-based Dell PowerEdge server platforms and the Dell EqualLogic PS Series virtualized iSCSI SAN. Read on to learn more. Posted: 28 Jun 2011 \| Published: 28 Jun 2011 TOPICS: Disaster Recovery \| Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments \| iSCSI Protocol \| iSCSI SAN \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Management \| Storage Optimization

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IP SAN DEFINITION (continued): … was predicted when they were first introduced. Although SANs have been around since the mid-to-late 1990s, they haven't enjoyed the market acceptance that developers expected. Fibre Channel issues, including expense, complexity, and interoperability issues are frequently cited as the cause. According to proponents, IP storage provides a solution to these issues that will enable the SAN to fulfill its early promise.For example, taking advantage of common network hardware and technologies may make IP SANs less complicated to deploy than Fibre Channel. The hardware components are less expensive, …
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