Storage for Virtualized Servers

EBRIEF: Check out this SearchDataBackup.com Q&A for today's best practices and vendor solutions for virtual server backups, and discover the keys to secure backups in virtual environments. Also learn about the important of VMware vStorage APIs. Read on for more.

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 | Published: 23 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Dell’s unified, virtualized storage infrastructure leverages the capabilities of the Dell EqualLogic PS Series virtualized iSCSI SAN technology with the new Dell EqualLogic FS7500 scale-out NAS gateway appliance. Together they provide support for standard file- and block-access protocols via a single, centrally-managed, multi-tiered storage pool.

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 | Published: 22 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: The key to ensuring success in virtual server environments is to keep up with the latest best practices and recommendations for utilizing SANs in a virtual data center. Featuring 10 tips for SAN management in virtual environments, this white paper has the information you need to keep your storage and your virtual servers running smoothly.

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 | Published: 22 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: The Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN leverages Dell Fluid Data architecture to complement virtual server strategies with a dynamic pool of shared storage resources designed to be available to all servers, all the time. Read now to learn more.

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 | Published: 22 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper for best practices regarding shared storage/SAN management in today's virtual environments. Discover what virtualization features demand shared storage, learn what tools and knowledge you'll need to keep your storage running smoothly and discover how to unlock the full array of benefits promised by virtualization.

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 | Published: 22 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper to learn what you can do to achieve 100% uptime with your storage and avoid these pitfalls. Discover what you can do to protect against a failure of your entire storage, learn where virtualization's shortcomings are and learn how disaster recovery technologies can help you achieve 100% uptime. Read on for more.

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 | Published: 22 Feb 2012

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

WHITE PAPER: In this reference architecture, discover how you can deploy virtual desktops using the Nutanix Complete Cluster for large or small VDI environments with a modular scale out design. Explore key performance figures and benefits of deploying this storage infrastructure.

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 | Published: 21 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Shared storage enables you to achieve the maximum benefits from server virtualization. Access this white paper to explore how you can gain virtualization features without installing SAN with a scale out storage and compute system.

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 | Published: 21 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: The law firm Quarles & Brady, based in Milwaukee, needed to find hardware solutions for their remote offices to improve disaster recovery at all locations. By virtualizing 75 percent of its servers along with 46 Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SAN arrays, Quarles & Brady achieved the results they needed. Read now to learn more.

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 | Published: 21 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: HP guarantees that with the HP 3PAR Storage System, you’ll reduce your traditional capacity requirements by 50 percent or more, or they’ll make up the difference by providing free additional disk capacity, any necessary software, and support associated with that additional capacity and software. Read now to learn more.

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 | Published: 20 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Skyscanner Ltd, an Edinburgh-based online travel search firm in Scotland, needed to improve agility and scalability of their IT infrastructure to support rapid growth while keeping costs under control. Read this quick case study to learn how Skyscanner virtualized and modernized their server environment with HP 3PAR storage.

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 | Published: 20 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Weill Medical College of Cornell University deployed highly virtualized storage, blade servers, and virtual servers to reduce their data footprint, minimize power consumption, and gain the ability to scale effectively without compromising performance or efficiency. Read this quick case study to learn all the benefits Weil achieved.

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 | Published: 20 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores why businesses are increasingly adapting HP's Client Virtualization initiatives, and reveals the Taneja Group's view on what it takes to execute a successful transition to virtualized end points. Read now to learn more.

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 | Published: 20 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the attributes of HP’s 3PAR Utility Storage that make it particularly  suitable for virtual server environments,  and how it addresses future user  requirements uncovered in research by the Taneja Group.

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 | Published: 20 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: The 451 Group recaps the new virtualization innovations to Simpana 9. By outlining each new functionality, and exploring Simpana's key differentiators from similar solutions, learn how this software solution stacks up against today's backup and data protection challenges.

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 | Published: 17 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper for a next-gen VMware backup solution designed to address these challenges and provide cost-effective data replication for disaster recovery operations. Featuring centralized monitoring and data protection management, this storage system can tackle your virtualization challenges. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 | Published: 17 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: HP 3PAR Utility Storage was built from the ground up to exceed the economic and operational requirements of even the most demanding and dynamic IT environments, and to support a converged infrastructure by providing the SAN performance, scalability, and availability that clients need to transform their data centers. Read now to learn more.

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 | Published: 17 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: In this technical whitepaper, learn how HP 3PAR Storage Systems have been designed to deliver 99.999% and greater availability, bringing new possibilities to storage thinking outside the realms of what has been achievable in a traditional SAN environment.

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: In this report, Enterprise Strategy Group reviews how HP's portfolio of hardware, software, and services can provide the foundational support for VMware environments.

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 | Published: 16 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: As SMBs continue to reap the benefits of server virtualization, it's important for businesses to keep disaster recovery for both physical and virtual servers in mind. In this essential resource, discover how SMBs can develop a cohesive backup and recovery strategy for hybrid physical and virtual infrastructures.

Posted: 15 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