Storage Architectures

CASE STUDY: ITV.com’s IT management sought a future-proofed solution that would improve overall performance and future proof for High Definition editing without increasing the physical storage footprint requirements of their small datacenter. Nexsan was the only company that could deliver the solution they required.

Posted: 23 Nov 2009 | Published: 23 Nov 2009

RESOURCE CENTER: The Xiotech Value Index was designed to establish an industry benchmark for evaluating disparate data storage systems. This formula determines each system’s “Value Index” by taking a holistic view of the system, analyzing its functionality versus its cost. Higher Value Indexs are more desirable.

Posted: 23 Nov 2009 | Published: 23 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: Organizations concerned about IT budgets, need to be prepared to discuss cloud storage in the near future. The reality is that there are already enterprises using cloud storage effectively. Is it the answer for your organization? It might be--and the intent of this paper is to provide definitions, considerations and insights.

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 | Published: 20 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: The term “storage virtualization” has been around for a while, but many storage vendors offer differing interpretations of what storage virtualization actually is. In this paper, Xiotech, the company that first delivered optimal storage virtualization for open systems, provides a practical, working approach to the topic.

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 | Published: 20 Nov 2009

PRODUCT OVERVIEW: Xiotech’s Emprise 5000 system is a proven choice for direct-attached storage supporting a single, high-performance application. This document includes benchmark test results of a single Emprise 5000 system effectively supporting simultaneous email, database, and backup application loads -- with performance to spare.

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 | Published: 20 Nov 2009

DATA SHEET: Xiotech's Emprise 7000 family of storage area network (SAN) solutions are virtual SAN systems that deliver maximum reliability, scalability, and value. Highlights include: high availability, modular scalability, and lowest TCO. Read this paper to learn more about the features and benefits of these solutions.

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 | Published: 19 Nov 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This transcript documents a presentation featuring Brad Blake, Director, IT at Boston Medical Center. Mr. Blake will discuss how he initially started working with Data Domain as part of a VMware project. The meat of his presentation focuses on architecting deduplication and virtualisation for best of breed data protection.

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 | Published: 18 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: Business Ready Configurations for Virtualization are pre-configured, easy to order, bundled solutions that include Dell PowerEdge™ blade servers, Dell EqualLogic™ SAN, and VMware vSphere™. This white paper provides a detailed reference architecture for the Business Ready Configurations.

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 | Published: 17 Nov 2009

ANALYST REPORT: With all protocols and storage features included in the cost of the system, Sun claims its new unified platform delivers significant performance gains and cost benefits versus proprietary unified storage solutions.

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 | Published: 09 Nov 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Read this presentation transcript and learn how to optimize your storage infrastructure using the latest NAND technologies, HDD and DRAM.

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 | Published: 09 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: 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.

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 | Published: 06 Nov 2009

VIDEO: 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%.

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 06 Nov 2009

PRODUCT OVERVIEW: 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.

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Published: 04 Nov 2009

WEBCAST: 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.

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 04 Nov 2009

PODCAST: 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.

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 04 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: 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.

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 | Published: 28 Oct 2009

EBOOK: 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.

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: 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.

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 | Published: 15 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: 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.

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 | Published: 15 Oct 2009

DATA SHEET: 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.

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 | Published: 15 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: 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.

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 | Published: 09 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: 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.

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009

TRIAL SOFTWARE: 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.

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 | Published: 05 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: 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.

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 | Published: 02 Oct 2009

CASE STUDY: 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.

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 | Published: 02 Oct 2009