Storage Virtualization Software

PRODUCT OVERVIEW: More and more organizations are implementing server virtualization to enhance efficiency and resource utilization within their data centers. However, provisioning and managing storage within the virtual environment can be complicated and time consuming. This paper presents a line of storage solutions that simplify and accelerate server processes.

Posted: 20 Nov 2009 | Published: 20 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: This document provides valuable insight on determining the number and size of datastores, planning the storage environment, and tuning performance of the Emprise 7000 system.

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 | Published: 19 Nov 2009

ANALYST BRIEF: Virtualization is among the technologies that have become increasingly attractive in the current economic climate, with good reason. Organizations are implementing virtualization solutions to obtain several functional benefits. But achieving these can be challenging.

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

CASE STUDY: Does a transition to virtualized tiered storage deliver true value, a fast return on investment (ROI), and verifiable cost savings? This case study documents the specific business and economic value realized by one enterprise company after its first year using new storage architecture built on Hitachi tiered storage.

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 | Published: 19 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: There are six technologies and strategies for economizing your storage in this ebook. Together they can transform your data center into an economically superior storage environment.

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 | Published: 18 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: Implementing different tiers of storage is very common. But mplementing an Intelligent Tiered Storage environment is still the exception than the rule. Hitachi Data Systems provides best-in-class Intelligent Tiered Storage through its storage management software, storage virtualization solutions, digital archiving, NAS, and VTL offerings.

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 | Published: 18 Nov 2009

CASE STUDY: When Conseco IT management needed to consolidate their hundreds of different servers into a more streamlined hardware and software environment, they chose the IBM 3850 M2 server and the Intel Xeon processor 7300 series with four cores per processor. Read this paper and find out why.

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 | Published: 18 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 BRIEF: Consolidating servers with VMware Infrastructure can deliver significant benefits, including: reduced capital and operating costs, infrastructure costs, faster IT response to business demands, improved IT service levels, and more consistent business operations.

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 | Published: 18 Nov 2009

WEBCAST: In this very funny though obvious over-dramatization of the weakness of tape as a backup solution, see how tape can end the life of an IT administrator and a 30-minute fix that could be lifesaving.

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 18 Nov 2009

WEBCAST: Get expert insights on the key benefits of VTL technology in a TSM environment. Understand how VTL technology can improve TSM operations and enhance the existing disk pool.

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 18 Nov 2009

DATA SHEET: This data sheet details DeltaStor® software, SEPATON’s data deduplication application for SEPATON S2100®-ES2 virtual tape libraries (VTLs).

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

ANALYST BRIEF: To understand the impact of server virtualization, Syncsort commissioned Ziff Davis Media to conduct a survey around end-user experiences with migrating physical servers to virtual machines (referred to as P2V migration). Read the results here.

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 | Published: 16 Nov 2009

PRESENTATION: This presentation highlights how virtualization has progressed from vaporware to an actual concept storage managers are using to minimize the amount of machines needed to manage, centralize data and change the economics of storage.

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 | Published: 11 Nov 2009

RESOURCE CENTER: On the Sun Microsystems Open Storage and SSD Resource Center, sponsored by Sun Microsystems, you will find storage resources from leading industry experts exploring the technologies, problems and solutions available around Open Storage and SSD.

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 | Published: 10 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: 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

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. Brad Blake, IT Director at Boston Medical Center, presented to an audience at Gartner's Data Center Conference.

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 23 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: Server Virtualization means more than server consolidation. Microsoft Windows Server can help your organization improve network reliability, scalability and security.

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 | Published: 19 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: 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: 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

WHITE PAPER: IDC's white paper reviews finds that virtualization can have significant benefits to an organization, like increased utilization, simplified management and reduced energy costs, but it can be a complex undertaking and if not planned correctly, it can hurt instead of help.

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 | Published: 05 Oct 2009