Storage Optimization

CASE STUDY: This case study examines one medical facility's adoption of an off-site, on-demand image archiving solution that has helped them streamline workflow processes and make faster diagnoses resulting in improved patient care and reduced operating costs.

Posted: 05 Mar 2012 | Published: 05 Mar 2012

EZINE: Using solid-state storage technology requires you to make choices, such as primary storage vs. performance cache, storage array vs. PCIe card and MLC vs. SLC. This Essential Guide offers insight into the variety of SSD technologies and implementations today to help you decide what is right for your needs.

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 | Published: 29 Feb 2012

EBRIEF: In this expert briefing, veteran IT industry consultant Chris Evans drills into the specific challenges that storage managers face when implementing virtual desktop infrastructures, and provides practical tips to help guarantee a VDI project that meets expectations and delivers on its projected ROI.

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 | Published: 23 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains how the Dell Equal Logic family of virtualized iSCSI SANs combined with VMware helps to optimize VDI performance, lower storage-related costs and simplify desktop virtual machine provisioning. Read now to learn more.

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 | Published: 21 Feb 2012

EGUIDE: Check out this E-Guide for a full understanding of hybrid cloud storage - discover features unique to hybrid cloud products, learn what vendors are in this market space today, and explore three key challenges that can be overcome with a hybrid cloud solution.

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 | Published: 20 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper offers insights that can help you gain a better understanding of the modern definition of “tier-1” storage according to ESG. Explore the essential attributes and categorization your new infrastructure requires so you can ensure that your “tier-1” storage is capable of supporting your “next-generation data center."

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 | Published: 17 Feb 2012

VIRTUAL SEMINAR: Storage Decisions University is a new online, "always on" learning environment designed to provide step-by-step learning content to storage decision makers affected by everyday backup challenges. The content in this virtual environment is there for you to read, listen to, watch or download at your convenience.

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 | Premiered: 09 Feb 2012

VIDEO: Automated tiered storage and continuous snapshot technologies bring storage efficiency and performance to a new level. Watch now to see how combining the two features optimizes data placement and hear best practices for configuring tiering profiles and snapshot schedules for long-term results.

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 | Premiered: 02 Mar 2012

CASE STUDY: Check out this case study to discover how MittMedia was able to consolidate their operations and today utilize only two data centers. Learn about the technologies the company implemented in order to keep IT running smoothly during this process, discover the upgrades MittMedia made to their virtual servers and more.

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 | Published: 23 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper highlights the rise of virtualization and explores what businesses today can do in terms of adjusting backup and recovery functions to maintain a functioning virtual data center. Learn what applications are most commonly virtualized today, discover the differences in backup between small and large organizations and more.

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 | Published: 20 Feb 2012

EGUIDE: Check out this SearchServerVirtualization.com E-Guide to discover today's best practices for storage management of virtual environments. Discover how to estimate storage capacity requirements using four key factors, learn how to select optimal memory and CPU for virtualization and more.

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 | Published: 17 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: In this IDG Tech Dossier, learn how utility storage makes for massive consolidation, flexibility and scalability, so IT departments can reduce storage infrastructure and lower costs while improving their ability to respond to fast-changing needs of business units.

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 | Published: 17 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this Tolly Test Report and how the HP X5000 G2 Network Storage System powered by Intel® Xeon® processors not only integrates with existing Microsoft, Unix, and Linux applications using CIFS and/or NFS, but also enables high-speed connectivity to a host of virtualization platforms, database applications, backup applications and more.

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 | Published: 15 Feb 2012

EGUIDE: Check out this tip guide for 5 best practices to better manage your virtual servers. In this guide you'll learn how to better balance your storage workload, understand the differences between storage for virtualized servers and desktops, learn how to utilize thin provisioning, improve storage utilization and more.

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 | Published: 15 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Considering making the move to the cloud? First check out this white paper for an introduction to a converged infrastructure solution that provides the ideal platform for a private cloud and infrastructure-as-a-service. Uniting the tools and processes of your physical and virtual environments, this technology can help you cut costs today.

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 | Published: 14 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: IBM brings a tremendous amount of business, technology and research knowledge to every client partnership. IBM can help clients embrace new computing models, such as cloud computing, that can save money while still protecting important business information. Read this white paper to learn more.

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 | Published: 13 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper for best practices and requirements when establishing a private cloud. Learn about the importance of efficiency, scalability and real-time awareness of your cloud environment, and discover what tools and technologies are currently available to ensure your private cloud is running smoothly and effectively.

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 | Published: 13 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper to learn why consolidating your storage may be the answer to your content management and security challenges. In this paper, learn about the changing requirements of today's storage landscape and receive best practices to help you manage performance, capacity, reliability and cost of your organization's storage.

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 | Published: 13 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: In this datasheet you will find a in-depth look into the HP X5000 G2 Network Storage Systems. A view into the key features and benefits that set this unit apart from the rest of those in the market.

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 | Published: 13 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper serves as a guide to help you navigate the increasingly-technical realm of virtualization. In this paper, learn today's best practices to help you start building a smarter storage infrastructure capable of meeting today's data growth and management challenges as well as preparing for future success

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 | Published: 10 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper introduces a new class of tools designed to optimize today's virtual infrastructure and combat these challenges. In this paper, discover how IT managers are overcoming concerns regarding fibre channel and the cloud, I/O challenges and more. You'll also receive today's best practices to ensure the future success of your cloud.

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 | Published: 09 Feb 2012

EGUIDE: Check out this E-Guide to learn about emerging storage solutions like solid state (SSD), virtualization-optimized storage and automated tiering. You'll also learn about the latest trends in enterprise storage today, discover the ins and outs of virtual NAS and learn four ways to virtualize file access. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 | Published: 06 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: This ESG Lab review documents hands-on testing of HP 3PAR Peer Motion Software’s distributed volume management with a focus on federated workload balancing, asset management, and thin provisioning. Read now to learn more.

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 | Published: 02 Feb 2012

EGUIDE: In this SearchStorage.com E-Guide, Rich Castagna discusses the current landscape of the tape market and its role in the data center today. Read on to learn the latest trends in tape systems, advanced drives life the T10000C and where the future of tape lies.

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 | Published: 31 Jan 2012

EGUIDE: This E-Guide from SearchCloudStorage.com is here to help you decide if cloud storage services are a good fit for your organization. In this guide you'll learn about the pros and cons of various cloud deployments, explore advantages specific to SMBs regarding cloud infrastructures, and discover 5 of today's best practices for moving to the cloud.

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 | Published: 25 Jan 2012