Storage Infrastructure

PRODUCT LITERATURE: This document describes the results of work done by VMware in conjunction with Dell to create a scalable server and storage architecture for VMware View environments.

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 | Published: 25 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides an overview of recommended servers, storage, software, and services. It can be used to plan, scope, and procure the required components to set up a virtualization infrastructure.

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 | Published: 24 Nov 2009

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

ANALYST BRIEF: Xiotech has released its Virtual View solution that automates the provisioning, reporting, and management of storage for VMware environments. This solution takes the pressure off server administrators when they need to align server and storage resources in the increasingly virtualized world. Kudos to Xiotech for taking the initiative.

Posted: 23 Nov 2009 | Published: 23 Nov 2009

PRODUCT OVERVIEW: Xiotech’s Emprise 5000 system is a revolutionary concept in data storage. It is built on patented Intelligent Storage Element (ISE™) technology—a perfectly balanced building block of performance, reliability, and scalability.

Posted: 23 Nov 2009 | Published: 23 Nov 2009

PRODUCT OVERVIEW: Emprise storage solutions—featuring Intelligent Storage Element (ISE™) technology—set new standards for reliability, performance, and scalability.

Posted: 23 Nov 2009 | Published: 23 Nov 2009

CASE STUDY: A thorough evaluation determined that Forbes needed a new email system and efficient storage to support it. Forbes selected Xiotech’s Emprise™ 5000 storage system, featuring patented Intelligent Storage Element (ISE™) technology, which allowed the company to improve the performance and reliability of its email system, while reducing service fees.

Posted: 23 Nov 2009 | Published: 23 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: Is data growth causing higher costs for data storage and backup in your organization? If the answer is yes, then you'll want to read this white paper that features seven ways to deal with data growth from a cost perspective.

Posted: 23 Nov 2009 | Published: 23 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: To help you make an informed decision when considering various storage solutions, the Storage Value Index takes into account not only purchase price, but capacity, efficiency, and operating expenses as well. This paper explains how the Storage Value Index was designed and offers suggestions for finding the best storage value for your needs.

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

WHITE PAPER: Thinking of making the move to “total enterprise virtualization?" Here are some interesting points of view about virtualization you should know coming from the vantage point of a storage virtualization pioneer, DataCore Software.

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 | Published: 19 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: Small and midsize companies with strapped IT budgets and limited IT resources do not have to be limited to inflexible, inefficient IT infrastructures that offer unreliable IT services. Instead, smaller companies can empower their IT environments through virtualization, optimizing assets and realizing new opportunities for efficiency.

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 | Published: 18 Nov 2009

ANALYST REPORT: 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.

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 | Published: 17 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: Double-Take Flex provides increased functionality by using your existing technology infrastructure, saving you time and money when deploying new computers, protecting workloads and migrating existing workloads to new platforms.

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 | Published: 16 Nov 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: 16 Nov 2009 | Published: 16 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

SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD: 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.

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 | Published: 09 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: 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.

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 | Published: 09 Nov 2009

EGUIDE: Solid-state storage will eventually nudge spinning disks out of our data centers, but right now it's still mostly for well-heeled 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.

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 | Published: 09 Nov 2009

PODCAST: How does outsourcing fit into your business strategy? Outsourcing your backup data can be a convenient and reliable method of handling backups — if you select the right vendor and ask the right questions. This podcast covers some of the questions you should ask any potential vendor before you sign on the dotted line.

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 09 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

WHITE PAPER: "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.

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 | Published: 06 Nov 2009

TRIAL SOFTWARE: 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.

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