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ALSO CALLED: Thin Provisioning, Provisioning DEFINITION: Fat provisioning (FP) is the conventional storage provisioning model, in which space is allocated beyond current needs, in anticipation of growing need and increased data complexity. As a result, the storage utilization rate is low. Large amounts of storage space are paid for but may never be used. A newer model, known as thin provisioning TP, was developed to optimize the efficient use of available … Definition continues below.
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Enabling Data Footprint Reduction: Storage Capacity Optimization sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel® WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores different data reduction techniques and their characteristics, caveats, and benefits to address your various data growth challenges. Read now to learn more. Posted: 01 May 2012 \| Published: 31 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Compliance Best Practices \| Data Compression \| Data Deduplication \| Data Recovery \| Data Replication \| Data Security \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Provisioning

E-Brief: Architechting Storage for a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure sponsored by Dell and VMware 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 TOPICS: Desktop Virtualization \| iSCSI SAN \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| VDI

Optimizing Virtual Desktops with Dell EqualLogic Unified Storage and VMware View sponsored by Dell and VMware WHITE PAPER: The combined strengths of Dell EqualLogic and VMware can deliver significant benefits for VDI implementations. Integration of DellEqualLogic with VMware vSphere and VMware View can help your organization achieve optimal VDI performance. Read now to learn more. Posted: 22 Feb 2012 \| Published: 22 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Desktop Virtualization \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers \| Storage Virtualization \| VDI \| VMware

Storage Solutions to Maximize Success in VDI Environments sponsored by Dell and VMware 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 TOPICS: Desktop Virtualization \| iSCSI SAN \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| VDI \| VMware

ESG: Defining Tier One Storage in the Modern Data Center sponsored by HP & Intel® 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 TOPICS: Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers \| Storage Virtualization \| Tiered Storage

Adopt a Unified Approach to Data Management sponsored by Hitachi Data Systems WHITE PAPER: This IDC white paper explains why unified storage management solutions are best for today and tomorrow's data avalanches. Posted: 01 May 2012 \| Published: 01 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Content Management \| Data Storage \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Management \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Virtualization

Storage Efficiency Best Practices: Tiering and Energy Efficiency sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel® EGUIDE: You need modern storage that is simpler, more agile, and grows along with your business. Check out this expert E-Guide to explore 8 green storage best practices that increase energy efficiency while reducing your costs. Posted: 01 May 2012 \| Published: 24 Apr 2012 TOPICS: RAID \| Solid State Disks \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning

Understanding Windows Azure Storage Billing – Bandwidth, Transactions, and Capacity sponsored by Microsoft PRODUCT LITERATURE: View the helpful blog post to learn how to build the most cost-effective applications using Windows Azure Storage (WAS) by understanding how bandwidth, transactions, and capacity are billed. Posted: 25 Apr 2012 \| Published: 08 Jul 2010 TOPICS: Cloud Storage \| Cloud Storage Services \| Cloud Storage Strategy \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Management \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Resource Management \| Storage Service Providers \| Storage Spending \| Windows Azure

Windows Azure Storage Abstractions and their Scalability Targets sponsored by Microsoft TECHNICAL ARTICLE: View this post to learn about the four types of data abstractions that Windows Azure Storage (WAS) offers for applications developers: blobs, tables, queues, and drives. Then learn about how they are partitioned, the URIs for each, and their scalability targets. Posted: 25 Apr 2012 \| Published: 10 May 2010 TOPICS: Application Development \| Cloud Storage \| Cloud Storage Services \| Cloud Storage Strategy \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Resource Management \| Windows Azure

Latest Advancements in CDP and Cloud Backup sponsored by Dell Software WHITE PAPER: In this E-Brief, backup expert Brien Posey explores the latest advancements in backup, continuous data protection, and cloud-based backup to help you evaluate the various strategies available today and determine which is best for your IT environment. Posted: 24 Apr 2012 \| Published: 01 May 2012 TOPICS: Backup for Virtualized Servers \| Backups \| Cloud Backup \| Cloud Security \| Data Recovery \| Data Security \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Replication \| Storage Security \| VMware

Presentation Transcript: A First Look at Storage in Windows Server 8 sponsored by Dell and Microsoft PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this presentation transcript, storage expert Brien Posey explores some of the storage features and changes in Windows Server 8. Read now to learn more. Posted: 09 Apr 2012 \| Published: 02 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Disk Backups \| Disk Drives \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Management \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Resource Management \| Windows

Presentation Transcript: Command Line Storage Provisioning in Windows Server 2008 sponsored by Dell and Microsoft PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This presentation transcript demonstrates step-by-step how to manage Windows from the command line, and particularly how to provision storage. Read now to learn more. Posted: 09 Apr 2012 \| Published: 02 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Disk Backups \| Disk Storage Systems \| Storage Devices \| Storage Management \| Storage Management Software \| Storage Provisioning \| Windows

Dell EqualLogic PS Series iSCSI SAN for Server Virtualization sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the current state of virtualization, challenges facing IT teams in expanding its use, and how Dell EqualLogic storage architecture can address these issues. Posted: 07 Apr 2012 \| Published: 31 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Disaster Recovery \| Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments \| iSCSI SAN \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Capacity \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Management \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Spending \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers

Video: Fluid Data Overview sponsored by Dell, Inc. WEBCAST: Dell Fluid Data architecture was designed to always put the right data in the right place at the right time. With Fluid Data storage, your data center or cloud will be efficient, agile and resilient, easily adapting to changing business conditions. Watch this 3-minute webcast to learn more. Posted: 07 Apr 2012 \| Premiered: Apr 7, 2012 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Cloud Storage \| Data Replication \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Management \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Security \| Storage Virtualization

Dell Compellent Storage Center AIX 5.2, 5.3, 6.1 and 7.1 sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: The full range of AIX supplied utilities such as mirroring, backup, multiple file system types, multipath, boot from SAN and disaster recovery are used with Dell Compellent volumes. Read this comprehensive white paper to fully explore AIX best practices. Posted: 07 Apr 2012 \| Published: 07 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Disaster Recovery \| Fibre Channel SAN \| iSCSI SAN \| Storage Architectures \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers

Thin Provisioning: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly sponsored by SearchStorage.com EGUIDE: This expert E-Guide provides an overview of storage thin provisioning, and explores this technology's benefits and potential downsides. Read now to learn more. Posted: 30 Mar 2012 \| Published: 30 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Data Management \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Management \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning

E-Guide: Maximize VMware Storage Efficiency sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel® EGUIDE: In this expert e-guide, discover strategies for optimizing storage for your VMware environment by leveraging VMware capabilities and other techniques such as thin provisioning, data deduplication, compression and more. Plus, explore storage options for virtual machines such as raw device mappings and VMFS. Posted: 27 Mar 2012 \| Published: 27 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Data Compression \| Data Deduplication \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Management \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| Virtual Machine \| VMware

HP P4000 LeftHand SAN Solutions with VMware vSphere Best Practices sponsored by HP and Intel WHITE PAPER: This technical white paper provides best practices and configuration guidelines on how to best integrate VMware vSphere® 5.0 with HP P4000 LeftHand SAN Solutions. Posted: 21 Mar 2012 \| Published: 31 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Cloud Backup \| Cloud Storage \| Cloud Storage Services \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| VMware

E-Guide: Storage Virtualization: The Missing Link for Greater Capacity Efficiencies sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel® EGUIDE: Storage virtualization has gained traction in IT departments as an effective means by which to improve utilization for significant cost savings and efficiency gains. Access this resource for expert advice around maintaining capacity efficiencies and savings across virtual environments. Posted: 01 Mar 2012 \| Published: 29 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Storage Best Practices \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Spending \| Storage Virtualization \| Virtual Machine

Converged Storage: Utility Storage - The Ideal Platform for Virtual and Cloud Computing sponsored by HP and Intel 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 TOPICS: Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers \| Tiered Storage

HP X5000 G2 Network Storage System Evaluation sponsored by HP and Intel 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 TOPICS: iSCSI SAN \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| SMBs \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers

Tip Guide: Top Five Tips for Managing Storage in a Virtual Server Environment sponsored by DLT Solutions 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 TOPICS: Backup for Virtualized Servers \| Server Virtualization \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Security \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers

The HP 3PAR Architecture ~ Returning Simplicity to IT Infrastructures sponsored by HP and Intel WHITE PAPER: Industry-leading software solutions provide unique benefits that make any cloud more agile and efficient while ensuring secure segregation of user groups and applications. Posted: 15 Feb 2012 \| Published: 15 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Controllers \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Spending \| Storage Virtualization \| Tiered Storage

HP X5000 G2 Network Storage System Data Sheet sponsored by HP and Intel 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 TOPICS: Data Deduplication \| iSCSI Protocol \| iSCSI SAN \| NAS \| NAS Software \| Remote Backups \| Remote Network Management \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning

HP 3PAR Peer Motion Software sponsored by Hewlett-Packard 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 TOPICS: SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Capacity \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Management \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning

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STORAGE PROVISIONING DEFINITION (continued): … Fat provisioning (FP) is the conventional storage provisioning model, in which space is allocated beyond current needs, in anticipation of growing need and increased data complexity. As a result, the storage utilization rate is low. Large amounts of storage space are paid for but may never be used. A newer model, known as thin provisioning TP, was developed to optimize the efficient use of available space.
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