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Evaluation Report: Database Acceleration with HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 All-flash Storage
sponsored by HPE and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: In this report, learn about the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 All-flash storage system, which provides the high performance and low latency that meet today's datacenter needs. Read on to learn how you can accelerate your database with the right flash system.
Posted: 16 Jun 2014 | Published: 31 May 2014

HPE and Intel®

3 reasons all-flash storage might be here to stay
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Flash storage is getting cheaper and more durable. And with a little speed added into the equation, flash storage could very well be here to stay. Read on to find out why flash storage is the new frontier.
Posted: 12 Jun 2014 | Published: 12 Mar 2014

DellEMC and Intel®

CIOs: Transform Tomorrow's Business With Flash Storage
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Smart CIOs today are using flash storage technology to transform their businesses – but why? Find out in this fascinating white paper, which provides a brief history of flash and details recent advances in software that make flash easier to manage and protect.
Posted: 11 Jun 2014 | Published: 15 Apr 2014

DellEMC and Intel®

Making the Right Hybrid Storage Array Buying Decision
sponsored by Oracle and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the benefits of hybrid storage arrays for dealing with increased capacity and performance demands. It also highlights the benefits of one specific solution that outperforms the competition.
Posted: 10 Jun 2014 | Published: 28 Feb 2014

Oracle and Intel®

Thin Deduplication: HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage with Thin Technologies for Data Compaction
sponsored by HPE and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, discover that now, more than ever, efficiency mechanisms like thin provisioning, block-level deduplication, and space reclamation are necessary components of flash-based media and can help ensure high performance storage. Read on to start thin, get thin, and stay thin.
Posted: 09 Jun 2014 | Published: 06 Jun 2014

HPE and Intel®

Flash in the SAN – Panacea or Placebo?
sponsored by PernixData
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains the benefits of deploying flash storage in the SAN. These benefits include lower storage costs, improved scalability and more.
Posted: 02 Jun 2014 | Published: 02 Jun 2014

PernixData

The Benefits of Flash Storage for Database Workloads
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: Flash storage technologies can immediately address the performance and I/O latency problems encountered by many database deployments. Read this white paper to learn how NetApp flash storage solutions can be used to accelerate performance for Oracle database environments.
Posted: 20 May 2014 | Published: 20 May 2014

NetApp

How Flash Storage is Empowering Financial Services
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, find out how flash storage is empowering banks, insurers, and securities firms to become more adaptable to new market conditions faster and more cost-effectively.
Posted: 20 May 2014 | Published: 20 May 2014

IBM

Flash Adoption: Better Storage Will Improve Business Operations
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Since enterprise-ready flash is cost-effective, versatile, efficient, and capable of supporting I/O-intensive and/or latency-sensitive applications, it's no surprise that flash adoption continues to rise. In this white paper, learn how leading IT organizations are implementing flash, and much more.
Posted: 12 May 2014 | Published: 31 Oct 2013

IBM

Learn How to Store 5x More Data in the Same Space
sponsored by CDW and IBM
WHITE PAPER: This slide show talks about the challenges that organizations are facing due to explosive data growth. It also talks about an efficient, virtualized, flash-optimized storage solution that delivers 5x more storage without tying up additional space.
Posted: 09 May 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2013

CDW and IBM

Faster DB2 Performance with IBM FlashSystem
sponsored by CDW and IBM
WHITE PAPER: This IBM® Redbooks® Solution Guide provides an overview of IBM FlashSystem™ running in a DB2® environment with a focus on performance and the benefits gained from running DB2 with Flash storage.
Posted: 09 May 2014 | Published: 09 May 2014

CDW and IBM

A Hybrid Storage Pitch in an All-Flash Landscape
sponsored by Nimble Storage
WHITE PAPER: With Cache Accelerated Sequential Layout (CASL) architecture as a key differentiator for this vendor's storage systems, read on to discover what else sets them apart from incumbent vendors that offer midrange and entry-level storage systems.
Posted: 22 Apr 2014 | Published: 31 Oct 2012

Nimble Storage

Address the small and midsized storage challenge
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper showcases an entry-level disk storage system designed with capabilities that offer efficiency and flexibility through built-in thin provisioning and non-disruptive migration of data from existing storage. Find out how this solution addresses block storage requirements of SMBs at an affordable price point.
Posted: 14 Apr 2014 | Published: 07 Nov 2012

IBM

Hitachi Unified Storage VM All Flash System: Comparative Guide
sponsored by Hitachi Vantara
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides an in-depth comparative guide to 9 different all-flash storage models as they are compared between 25 features.
Posted: 08 Apr 2014 | Published: 31 Jan 2014

Hitachi Vantara

Unlocking the Power of Flash with the MCx- Enabled Next- Generation VNX
sponsored by EMC & Arrow
WHITE PAPER: This resource examines the reasons that organizations are moving from HDDs to higher-performance media and adopting MCx technology to manage the higher I/O intensity. It also examines the evolution of storage controllers, from traditional HDD controllers to "hybrid array"controllers capable of optimizing flash media and multi-core CPUs.
Posted: 02 Apr 2014 | Published: 30 Aug 2013

EMC & Arrow

EMC XtremIO Executive Overview
sponsored by EMC & Arrow
WHITE PAPER: This white paper highlights a solution that provides a 100 percent flash-based scale-out storage array that will help control the cost, deliver scalability and optimize efficiency  of flash storage.
Posted: 01 Apr 2014 | Published: 31 Jan 2013

EMC & Arrow

It's Who You Know: CDW + IBM Data Center
sponsored by CDW and IBM
WHITE PAPER: This concise white paper highlights the people, products, and plan of a joint vendor to raise your data center to the top of its game. Discover how they have pinpointed the needs of storage pros to provide focused resources, technical specialization, and of course, optimal experience.
Posted: 27 Mar 2014 | Published: 27 Mar 2014

CDW and IBM

Storage solution reduces cost from $8.50/IOPS to $1.05/IOPS
sponsored by SanDisk Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper highlights interviews conducted by Forrester Consulting with customers that have had extensive hands-on experience using a software solution that monitors data usage and caches "hot data" on solid state drives (SSDs).
Posted: 24 Mar 2014 | Published: 31 Jan 2014

SanDisk Corporation

Changing the Economics of Flash Storage
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This infographic highlights a flash storage solution that is 1/5 the price of other SSD solutions, but has 90% less latency than traditional spinning arrays.
Posted: 14 Mar 2014 | Published: 14 Mar 2014

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

Running Highly Available, High Performance Databases in a SAN-Free Environment
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper highlights an in-server solid-state solution that will provide you with 4 times the performance of traditional SAN at an 80% cost reduction.
Posted: 05 Mar 2014 | Published: 31 Jan 2014

Symantec Corporation

How to Find the Best Spot for Solid-State Storage Devices
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Experts help hash out what solid-state storage solution is right for your organization's needs, including 4 use cases when SSD arrays are the right solution, when using SSD is a bad idea, and more.
Posted: 04 Mar 2014 | Published: 04 Mar 2014

DellEMC and Intel®

Top 3 Reasons You Need Symantec Storage Foundation High Availability 6.1
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This brief fact sheet covers the top 3 reasons why this storage solution is fit for your needs, as you can achieve increased performance, efficiency and flexibility in your data center.
Posted: 04 Mar 2014 | Published: 28 Feb 2014

Symantec Corporation

Symantec Storage Foundation 6.1: SmartIO
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper highlights a storage solution that brings granular, online caching to applications architects, server admins, and database admins to move reads and writes inside the server.
Posted: 03 Mar 2014 | Published: 31 Jan 2014

Symantec Corporation

Hitachi Accelerated Flash: An Innovative Approach to Solid-State Storage
sponsored by Hitachi Vantara
WHITE PAPER: This white paper features a purpose-built flash controller that exploits the attractively priced MLC NAND technology.
Posted: 03 Mar 2014 | Published: 31 Jan 2014

Hitachi Vantara

The SSD Landscape
sponsored by Coho Data
WHITE PAPER: The aim of this report was to understand the new wave of interest inSSDs by analyzing: SSD workload applications, types of SSD deployments and motives for IT environments to deploy SSDs.
Posted: 28 Feb 2014 | Published: 28 Feb 2014

Coho Data