F5 Storage Cost Savings Calculator
sponsored by F5 Networks UK
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
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File Storage Usage for a Mid-sized Technology Company
sponsored by F5 Networks UK
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
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Download F5 Data Manager Trial Version
sponsored by F5 Networks UK
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
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Nine Storage-Related Attributes of an Enterprise Cloud
sponsored by Compellent
WHITE PAPER:
A robust enterprise cloud should not be focused myopically on CPUs, memory, disks, and a range of IP addressees. Businesses instead should include the nine attributes presented in this paper when formulating an enterprise cloud platform strategy.
Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Published: 04 Nov 2009
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Dell™ Reference Architecture Overview for Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 in a VMware® ESX Server Environment using EqualLogic PS Series Storage
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
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
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Tech Report: Solid-State Storage Update
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
EGUIDE:
Solid-state storage will eventually nudge spinning disks out of our data centers, but right now it's still mostly for wellheeled 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: 28 Oct 2009 | Published: 28 Oct 2009
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Advanced Data Protection and Disaster Recovery
sponsored by Syncsort
WHITE PAPER:
Coupling NetApps SnapMirror and SnapVault technology with Syncsorts 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
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Syncsort BEX Virtualization Features
sponsored by Syncsort
DATA SHEET:
Fast backup. Instant recovery. Superior data protection for physical and virtual environments. BEX Delivers excellent value for the lowest total cost of ownership. Read this data sheet for the specifics and benefits of BEX 3.1.
Posted: 21 Oct 2009 | Published: 21 Oct 2009
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Finding the Risks and Opportunities in Your Storage
sponsored by NTP Software
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
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How an SRM Tool can Improve and Centralize Storage Technologies
sponsored by Northern Parklife
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
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Building the Cloud - It takes more than an API - Secure, Reputable Support for ISVs and Application Developers
sponsored by Iron Mountain Digital
ANALYST REPORT:
ISVs eager to unlock the potential of cloud technology have latched onto APIs that allow them to integrate cloud technology with their own applications. Ultimate success depends on choosing the right cloud storage provider. Read this Opinion Paper from the Taneja Group to learn more.
Posted: 15 Oct 2009 | Published: 15 Oct 2009
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Storage Explained: Cloud Storage Defined
sponsored by 3PAR
TECHNICAL ARTICLE:
Cloud storage is a rapidly growing technology. Read this paper for the latest definitions of cloud storage and cloud service and to more closely examine cloud storage benefits and offerings.
Posted: 12 Oct 2009 | Published: 12 Oct 2009
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E-Guide: Storage Virtualization Best Practices
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER:
This E-Guide explores server virtualization and its impacts on storage. Learn more about the dynamic nature of virtualized environments and the overall state of adoption, performance spectrum, benefits, and challenges.
Posted: 09 Oct 2009 | Published: 09 Oct 2009
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Optimize your VMware protection strategy Leveraging Quantum Technology in a VMware Environment
sponsored by Quantum Corporation
PRODUCT OVERVIEW:
Organizations are often challenged by the need for a mixed data protection strategy that includes VCB or esXpress, agent-based backups of VMs, and backups of non-VMware systems. Quantum provides a broad portfolio of highly scalable disk and tape solutions designed to meet the data protection needs of any VMware environment.
Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009
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Long-Term Data Protection and Retention: Finding the Correct Balance
sponsored by Quantum Corporation
WHITE PAPER:
Tape remains the most cost effective, energy efficient and reliable program technology for storing large amounts of inactive, off-line or near-line data while complimenting disk-based data protection and retention solutions. Read this paper and find out why.
Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009
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Mosaic Technology trims sales cycle by up to 50% and converts 20% of leads into sales with Dell PartnerDirect program
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
CASE STUDY:
Mosaic Technology sought to partner with a larger company to obtain sales, marketing and technical support, thereby extending its reach into the server and storage virtualization market.
Posted: 07 Oct 2009 | Published: 07 Oct 2009
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Using VMware Infrastructure 3 with 3PAR Utility Storage in Datacenter Deployments
sponsored by 3PAR
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
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Careerbuilder Positioned for Global Expansion Thanks to 3par Utility Storage
sponsored by 3PAR
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 CareerBuilders 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
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Best Practices Guide - Intel® Xeon® Edition: VMware Reference Configurations for Midsize Companies
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation
WHITE PAPER:
This white paper proposes a spectrum of reference configurations using Sun servers based on Intel processors, the broad range of Sun storage systems and appliances, and the VMware suite of virtualization products to configure cost-effective information systems for these businesses.
Posted: 01 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2009
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Pearson Marks 10th Year using Northern Storage Suite to Manage User Data
sponsored by Northern Parklife
CASE STUDY:
Pearson, the international media and education company, is looking for a single tool that can provide information vital to their storage management. Its infrastructure support team selected Northern Storage Suite.
Posted: 30 Sep 2009 | Published: 30 Sep 2009
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Getting Virtualisation Right: Five Virtualisation Rules Every Organisation Must Know
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER:
HP has identified five common virtualisation rules employed by organisations that have succeeded where others have not. While technology differs in complexity and scale from one business to the next, nearly every successful organisation deployed the same five rules to realise the full potential of virtualisation.
Posted: 29 Sep 2009 | Published: 29 Sep 2009
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Hitachi NAS Platform 3080 and 3090: Storage Consolidation and Intelligent Tiering for Microsoft® SQL Server® Environments
sponsored by Hitachi Data Systems
IT BRIEFING:
The midrange Hitachi NAS Platform 3080 and 3090 provide simplified storage provisioning and management for SQL Server with performance and scalability to meet the needs of enterprise class database management.
Posted: 25 Sep 2009 | Published: 25 Sep 2009
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PODCAST: MS SQL Server 2008
sponsored by Fusion-IO
PODCAST:
Solid state drives (SSD) are going to play everywhere in the enterpriseat the storage array level, at the server level and in users notebook computers. This podcast discusses the issues involved in integrating SSDs at these three junctions in enterprise storage environments.
Posted: 24 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 24 Sep 2009
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MS SQL Server 2008
sponsored by Fusion-IO
WEBCAST:
Solid state drives (SSD) are going to play everywhere in the enterpriseat the storage array level, at the server level and in users notebook computers. This webcast discusses the issues involved in integrating SSDs at these three junctions in enterprise storage environments.
Posted: 24 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 24 Sep 2009
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Storage Virtualization with the HP StorageWorks
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER:
The most powerful application of virtualization today is at the storage system level. With the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array and HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services platform, organizations can take advantage of the many benefits of virtualization with a solution designed specifically for open systems.
Posted: 24 Sep 2009 | Published: 24 Sep 2009
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