Storage Best Practices

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: 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!

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 | Published: 06 Nov 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: 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.

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 | Published: 06 Nov 2009

ASSESSMENT TOOL: 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.

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 | Published: 06 Nov 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: 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.

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 | Published: 06 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

EBOOK: 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.

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 | Published: 29 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: 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.

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: 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.

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 | Published: 23 Oct 2009

WEBCAST: 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.

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 23 Oct 2009

PODCAST: 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.

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 21 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: 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.

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 | Published: 20 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: 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.

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 | Published: 20 Oct 2009

WEBCAST: 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.

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 20 Oct 2009

VIDEO: 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.

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 19 Oct 2009

EGUIDE: 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.

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 | Published: 19 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: 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.

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 | Published: 16 Oct 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: 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.

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 | Published: 16 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: 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.

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 | Published: 16 Oct 2009

EGUIDE: 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.

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 | Published: 16 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: 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.

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 | Published: 14 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: 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.

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009

PODCAST: 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.

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 08 Oct 2009

EGUIDE: 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.

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: 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.

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 | Published: 07 Oct 2009