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The Benefits of and Critical Buying Criteria for Clustered Storage Solutions sponsored by NetApp WHITE PAPER: This paper looks at the adoption and benefits of clustered storage across a variety of enterprises. Discover what these storage users consider to be the most important attributes for a clustered storage system. Posted: 18 Oct 2013 \| Published: 29 Mar 2013 TOPICS: NAS \| SAN \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Systems

NetApp Unified Scale-Out/Clustered Storage sponsored by NetApp WHITE PAPER: This informative paper explores a new version of one leading vendor's storage operating environment. Find out how this software update eliminates many of the problems associated with typical monolithic or legacy storage systems. Read on to learn more. Posted: 15 Oct 2013 \| Published: 15 Oct 2013 TOPICS: Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Management \| NAS \| SAN \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Management \| Storage Management Software \| Storage Systems \| Structured Data \| Unstructured Data

NetApp FAS2240 - An Inside Look sponsored by NetApp WHITE PAPER: This article takes an inside look at the unique design features of the NetApp FAS2240, including: Integration of controllers within NetApp SAS disk shelves; I/O and performance enhancements; New resiliency and availability features. Posted: 10 Oct 2013 \| Published: 31 Dec 2012 TOPICS: Data Management \| Fibre Channel SAN \| iSCSI SAN \| NAS \| SAN \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Systems

DCIG 2013 PRIVATE CLOUD STORAGE ARRAY BUYER’S GUIDE sponsored by NetApp WHITE PAPER: If you are considering an investment in a midrange unified storage array access this exclusive buyer's guide. Take a look now to gain deeper insight into the results, as well as get an introduction into key concepts that can accelerate your evaluation process and help you to develop a short list of models to investigate further. Posted: 10 Oct 2013 \| Published: 10 Oct 2013 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Cloud Storage \| Cloud Storage Services \| Cloud Storage Strategy \| NAS \| Private Cloud \| Private cloud computing \| SAN \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Systems

Ten Smart Things to Know about Storage sponsored by NetApp WHITE PAPER: This brief white paper outlines the top ten smart things to know about storage and how it could affect your business. Posted: 09 Oct 2013 \| Published: 31 Dec 2012 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Cloud Computing \| Data Deduplication \| Data Management \| Data Migration \| NAS \| SAN \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Management \| Storage Virtualization

IBM SAN Volume Controller and IBM FlashSystem 820: Best Practices and Performance Capabilities sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper documents best practice configurations for integrating flash with a block storage virtualization appliance. It also details the potential performance gains that such systems can provide and information about your options for cache usage and real-time compression. Posted: 26 Sep 2013 \| Published: 24 Jul 2013 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Data Management \| Flash Memory \| Hard Disk Drives \| Performance Testing \| SAN \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Virtualization

Unified Visibility Fabric Architecture – A New Approach to Visibility sponsored by Gigamon WHITE PAPER: In this informative white paper, uncover a unified visibility fabric architecture that centralizes network monitoring and management tools for improved and simplified performance and security analysis. Posted: 24 Sep 2013 \| Published: 30 Aug 2013 TOPICS: Application Monitoring \| Application Performance Management \| Bandwidth Management \| Cloud Computing \| Ethernet Networks \| Fibre Channel \| LAN \| Network Architectures \| Network Capacity \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Management Services \| Network Managers \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Processing \| Network Processors \| Network Security \| Network Traffic Analysis \| Network Traffic Management \| SAN \| Security Management

Maximize IT with an Integrated, Unified, Converged Solution Strategy sponsored by Hitachi Vantara WHITE PAPER: Check out this informative resource to explore three technology enhancements that enable the use of one platform for all of your data. Plus, find out how to simplify the tasks of implementing flash, unified storage with primary dedupe, and converged infrastructure. Read on to learn more. Posted: 09 Sep 2013 \| Published: 10 Jul 2013 TOPICS: Data Deduplication \| Data Storage \| NAS \| SAN \| Server Virtualization \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage for File Virtualization/NAS Virtualization \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers

Hitachi Unified Storage Family sponsored by Hitachi Vantara WHITE PAPER: Check out this informative paper to explore one leading vendor's unified storage solution that can infuse your overburdened data center with greater flexibility, investment protection and cost savings. Read on to learn more. Posted: 06 Sep 2013 \| Published: 31 Jul 2013 TOPICS: Data Storage \| NAS \| SAN \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers \| Storage Systems \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Backups \| VM \| VMware

Category 8 Cabling Standards Update sponsored by CommScope WHITE PAPER: This resource explores the reasoning behind the development of Class II cabling limits and reveals why Category 8 cabling standards are critical to the future success of applications, Ethernet, and networking. Posted: 04 Sep 2013 \| Published: 31 Jul 2013 TOPICS: Cable \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Networking \| Ethernet Cable \| Gigabit Ethernet \| LAN \| LAN Hardware \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| SAN

Virtualizing Business Critical Apps. Clearing the Performance Hurdle sponsored by DataCore Software Corporation WHITE PAPER: In this paper, the root cause behind the unacceptable behavior is considered and a practical, proven solution is offered. Posted: 30 Aug 2013 \| Published: 30 Sep 2012 TOPICS: Applications Management \| Business Continuity Planning \| Disk Drives \| Hard Disk Drives \| SAN \| Server Virtualization \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Management \| Storage Systems \| Storage Virtualization

Configuring Windows Server 2012 for iSCSI SAN Boot with EqualLogic Storage sponsored by Dell and Microsoft WHITE PAPER: This paper demonstrates Dell best practices for implementing iSCSI boot from SAN with Dell EqualLogic storage arrays and the 12th generation (12G) PowerEdge servers running Windows Server 2012. Posted: 29 Aug 2013 \| Published: 31 Jul 2013 TOPICS: iSCSI Protocol \| iSCSI SAN \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Server Accelerators \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Virtualization

Best Practices for Windows Server 2012 and SAN Integration sponsored by Dell and Microsoft WHITE PAPER: This document provides an overview of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and introduces best practice guidelines when integrating Windows Server 2012 with the Dell Compellent Storage Center. Posted: 29 Aug 2013 \| Published: 31 Jul 2013 TOPICS: Cloud Storage \| Data Recovery \| Data Replication \| High Availability \| SAN \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Management \| Storage Virtualization \| Tiered Storage \| Windows Server Software

Optimizing the Private Cloud with EMC VSPEX sponsored by Extreme Networks WHITE PAPER: Learn about a scalable, on-demand infrastructure that leverages Ethernet and a powerful switching platform to help you achieve the most from your private cloud. Posted: 26 Aug 2013 \| Published: 31 Jul 2013 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Networking \| Ethernet Networks \| Ethernet Switches \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Private Cloud \| Private cloud computing \| SAN \| Switched Ethernet \| Switches \| Switching

Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance provides superior unified storage platform sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd WHITE PAPER: Looking for a storage platform that stands out amongst the most competitive approaches? Take a look at this short analyst report to learn about Oracle's ZFS unified storage platform. Check it out now to view the specs and key advantages. Posted: 22 Aug 2013 \| Published: 30 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Data Integration \| Data Management \| Database Management \| Database Server Software \| NAS \| Oracle (Product) \| SAN \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Systems \| TCO

Oracle VM 3: Integrating Oracle VM into a Disaster Recovery Solution using SAN sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Check out this informative white paper to find out how to use your SAN to integrate Oracle VM into a multisite disaster recovery solution to combat the challenges of today's IT. Posted: 09 Aug 2013 \| Published: 28 Dec 2012 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Disaster Recovery \| Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments \| Fibre Channel SAN \| iSCSI SAN \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Backups \| VM \| VMware \| VMware Disaster Recovery

Hitachi Dynamic Virtual Controller Technology: Optimize Dynamic Workloads sponsored by Hitachi Vantara WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the complexity and management challenges presented by the current storage landscape, the explosive growth of data storage requirements and what it all means to businesses. Posted: 02 Aug 2013 \| Published: 30 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Data Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| IT Departments \| NAS \| SAN \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Management \| Storage Systems

Delivering Tomorrow's Backup and Recovery Infrastructure sponsored by EMC Corporation WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the best practices for modernizing all facets of your backup and recovery architecture in a fashion that suits your budget and established processes. Read now to learn more. Posted: 02 Aug 2013 \| Published: 30 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Data Deduplication \| Data Management \| Disk Drives \| NAS Software \| SAN \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Virtualization

Re-enforcing a Reduced IT Infrastructure Model with High Availabilty sponsored by LSI Corporation. WHITE PAPER: Do you want an affordable, advanced storage clustering solution with high availability? Discover how you can use LSI Syncro CS solution at a low-cost that is even simpler-to-deploy. Posted: 19 Jul 2013 \| Published: 31 May 2013 TOPICS: Cache \| Caching \| Cluster Management \| Cluster Software \| Clustering \| DAS \| High Availability \| Load Balancing \| NAS \| RAID \| SAN \| Server Accelerators \| Server Management \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Systems

Building an Affordable, Fully Redundant Storage Appliance sponsored by LSI Corporation. WHITE PAPER: A shared storage solution is critical to achieving many of the benefits of server virtualization. Find out how LSI Syncro CS solutions can help you get reliable and high availability shared storage now. Posted: 19 Jul 2013 \| Published: 31 May 2013 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Cache \| Caching \| Clustering \| DAS \| Disaster Recovery \| High Availability \| Load Balancing \| NAS \| RAID \| SAN \| Server Accelerators \| Server Appliances \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Management \| VM

Affordable High Availability (HA) Delivers Convenience, Value and Improved Response Time to Retail Branches sponsored by LSI Corporation. WHITE PAPER: Need to minimize the risk of server failures and optimize your inventory database? LSI shows why deploying HA servers at your retail branch locations is critical to adding value to your business. Posted: 19 Jul 2013 \| Published: 30 Nov 2012 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Clustering \| DAS \| Disaster Recovery \| High Availability \| NAS \| Remote Office Connectivity \| Remote Offices \| SAN \| Server Accelerators \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Management \| Storage Systems

Making Server Redundancy Affordable for Remote and Branch Offices sponsored by LSI Corporation. WHITE PAPER: Setting up redundant servers with full data protection can be too expensive, complex, and impractical for many organizations. Read how ROBO sites deploying Syncro solutions can cost effectively give you business continuity and robust data protection. Posted: 19 Jul 2013 \| Published: 31 May 2013 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Applications Management \| DAS \| High Availability \| NAS \| RAID \| Remote Offices \| ROBO \| SAN \| Server Accelerators \| Server Management \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Management \| Storage Systems

Delivering Storage Quality of Service with Oracle Pillar Axiom 600 sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, you will discover an Oracle storage technology designed from the ground up to deliver business-critical, guaranteed quality of service consistent with the business value of the application and its data. Posted: 16 Jul 2013 \| Published: 30 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Data Management \| Disk Drives \| IP Networks \| QOS \| ROI \| SAN \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Management \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Virtualization \| TCO

ESG Lab Validation - NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP with Oracle Databases sponsored by NetApp WHITE PAPER: This ESG Lab Validation report documents the results of hands-on testing of NetApp clustered Data ONTAP in Oracle database environments, with a focus on ease of management, non-disruptive operations, and efficient scaling. Posted: 01 Jul 2013 \| Published: 31 Jan 2013 TOPICS: Cloud Storage \| Data Management \| NAS \| Operating Systems \| SAN \| Storage Management \| Storage Virtualization

EMC Isilon Storage for KDB+: A use case for historical and near real-time storage for Kdb+/Kx/Q sponsored by EMC Isilon WHITE PAPER: The purpose of this document is to present an overview on the kdb+ workflow and to understand the suitability of Isilon scale-out NAS platform as the storage platform of choice for these workflows. Posted: 28 Jun 2013 \| Published: 31 Jul 2012 TOPICS: Database Administration \| Database Architectures \| Database Management \| Databases \| High Availability \| NAS \| SAN \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Management