Storage for Virtualized Servers Reports

WHITE PAPER: As virtualization initiatives have gathered momentum and virtual environments are becoming the norm rather than the exception, the infrastructure necessary to support these environments has exploded, creating new opportunities for inefficiency. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 | Published: 08 Jul 2011

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Where exactly does virtualization come in when implementing a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)? This white paper takes a look at how server virtualization and storage relate (or don't relate) to VDI, and offers advice on virtualizing your desktops.

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 | Published: 07 Jul 2011

MICROSITE: The Dell EqualLogic storage solution has simple administration tools to help enable the seamless addition of storage online as more capacity is needed, as well as the optimization of performance and data protection features. Explore different storage solutions for your Oracle Databases that promote efficiency and agility through an intelligent...

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 | Published: 07 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: Unified networking over 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) offers significant benefits for the data center, including a simplified power infrastructure, lower equipment and power costs, and the flexibility to meet the evoling needs of virtualization. This paper dives into these benefits and reveals how you can make them a reality in your data center.

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 | Published: 05 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: The foundations of cloud computing are built on ethernet and ethernet-based storage. This white paper explores the forces behind the transition to 10 Gigabit Ethernet unified networking, and reveals how you can acheive its benefits in your own data center.

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 | Published: 05 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: To cut costs while continuing to meet service level objectives, organizations of all sizes are initiating projects based on strategies to simplify IT, consolidate resources, and increase energy efficiency. One of the technologies many organizations are leveraging to meet these goals is virtualization.

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 | Published: 30 Jun 2011

EGUIDE: Managing data in a virtual server environment can be challenging for data storage managers. The ratio of virtual servers and desktops to storage devices often creates performance issues and bottlenecks. Follow these top five tips to better manage your virtual servers.

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 | Published: 23 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: Today’s business environment requires a more optimized approach to IT sprawl. EMC’s new VNXe series storage system in conjunction with the company’s Unisphere storage management address IT staff’s demand for improved “usability” in storage solutions.

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 | Published: 23 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: This guide provides an overview of the specific reasons customers choose to deploy Microsoft applications with VMware vSphere Essentials on EMC's VNXe storage solution.

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 | Published: 23 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper introduces EMC Fully Automated Storage Tiering for Virtual Pools (FAST VP) technology and describes its features and implementation.

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 | Published: 23 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes a simple, efficient, and powerful EMC proven solution that enables small and medium size businesses to deploy up to 250 virtual desktops rapidly and cost-effectively.

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 | Published: 23 Jun 2011

EGUIDE: In this SearchStorageChannel.com FAQ Guide on disaster recovery services, ESG analyst Bob Laliberte discusses several important disaster recovery trends - including greater use of virtual tape libraries and disk-based backups - and the impact these trends will have on resellers and service providers.

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 | Published: 21 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, TBR analyzed IBM’s competitive performance over the past seven quarters - and explains why IBM has consistently held the number 1 ranking in TBR's x86 server study on product reliability, quality, service excellence, and server value.

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 | Published: 20 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: This report from Gabriel Consulting Group discusses IBM eX5 innovations and how IBM, Intel and VMware are working together to help customers get the most value from their systems investments.

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 | Published: 20 Jun 2011

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this interview transcript, VMware expert Eric Siebert discusses the best way to use NFS for virtual server environments. Discover the benefits and complications that can arise when implementing network-attached storage (NAS) in your virtual server platform and more.

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 | Published: 08 Jun 2011

EZINE: This edition of Network Evolution E-Zine goes in depth and unravels the secrets of converged storage networks. Learn if virtualization can in fact improve your disaster recovery and check out a Q&A with the pros on connectivity before network convergence.

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 | Published: 03 Jun 2011

WEBCAST: Watch the EMC VNXe Series for Microsoft Applications video and see all the benefits of deploying EMC’s VNXe series for Microsoft applications. The VNXe series provides simple, efficient, and affordable unified storage. Just click and go.

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 | Premiered: Jun 2, 2011

WHITE PAPER: Learn how the outstanding computer power and memory capabilities of its UCS C250 M2 Extended-Memory Rack Mount Server joined with the high-performance EMC VNXe3300 system can support thousands of e-commerce order transactions per minute, serve thousands of web pages, and support thousands of mail users simultaneously in today’s SMBs.

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 | Published: 02 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: In this paper, IDC examines solutions from EMC and explains how they speed the benefits of virtualization while modernizing the backup and recovery process. EMC solutions have been optimized for the virtual environment, meaning a firm's backup and recovery processes can be modernized simultaneously with a firm's journey to virtualization.

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 | Published: 01 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: This ESG white paper confirms that momentum continues to build around server virtualization. Learn about an in-depth survey of 463 senior IT professionals in both large midmarket and enterprise-class organizations in North America and resulting trends.

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 | Published: 01 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the HP 3PAR Storage System and how the next-generation Tier 1 storage is designed to deliver the agility and efficiency demands of a virtual data centre and cloud computing environments. Read on for more information on the HP 3PAR Storage System.

Posted: 25 May 2011 | Published: 23 May 2011

EGUIDE: This E-Guide is designed to help get you thinking about virtualization for DR and DR for virtualization by outlining how to choose the best DR solution for your virtual environment, 5 strategic challenges you may face when incorporating virtualization into your DR plan, benefits of using server virtualization for DR and more.

Posted: 18 May 2011 | Published: 18 May 2011

EGUIDE: This E-Guide from SearchStorage.com discusses VDI's impact on storage and then outlines how to determine your storage requirements for a virtual desktop infrastructure. Read on to learn about Fibre Channel vs. NAS vs. iSCSI for VDIs, what drive types are best for this environment and much more

Posted: 11 May 2011 | Published: 11 May 2011

MICROSITE: IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 is a virtual-tape solution designed to optimize tape processing. With one solution, the implementation of a fully integrated tiered storage hierarchy of disk and tape takes advantage of the benefits of both technologies to enhance performance and provide the capacity needed for today’s tape processing requirements.

Posted: 11 May 2011 | Published: 11 May 2011