Storage Architectures White Papers

WHITE PAPER: ExaGrid is a cost-effective, scalable disk-based backup solution that replaces tape in your nightly backup process, enabling faster and more reliable backups at a price comparable to a new tape library. ExaGrid offers the only disk backup appliance with data deduplication purpose.

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 | Published: 01 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: To keep up with rising data center demands, many organizations are turning to scale-out-storage, an architecture that fosters a flexible environment to cost-effectively support data growth. Read this white paper to learn how this approach can provide energy-efficient performance, data protection and scalability for your advanced data center.

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 | Published: 24 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This IDC white paper explores one such technology - a data center solution designed to help organizations achieve timely, repeatable and consistent virtual deployments - and explores how it stands up against some of today's most pressing virtualization challenges. Also included are today's best practices regarding virtual environments.

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 | Published: 11 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper addresses some of the new features in vSphere, as well as how to connect a vSphere 5 environment to a Dell EqualLogic PS Series iSCSI SAN.

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 | Published: 02 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: An independent study by ITG has found that the IBM XIV can save an organization 69% on TCO over a 3 year period. This white paper explains how the system’s unique architecture enable it to accomplish this feat.

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 | Published: 29 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how to simplify the often cumbersome, critical change management activities needed to simplify SAP solution deployments, increase operational performance, and decrease total cost of ownership (TCO) with a single, cohesive system that includes compute, network, and storage access components.

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 | Published: 30 Jun 2010

WHITE PAPER: Learn about a technology that enables you to better manage your SAN assets by creating logical groups of separately managed devices, ports, and switches within your SAN - all without disrupting existing environments.

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 | Published: 30 Jan 2009

WHITE PAPER: You need to optimize your IT infrastructure to ensure future business success. This white paper explores an efficient, cost-effective, and easy-to manage approach to achieving this goal. Learn how to leverage the full potential of virtualization and discover a recommended storage system and its key benefits.

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 | Published: 01 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper for an overview of scale-out storage and gain insights on cloud topology, hardware and software deployment, configuration steps and more.

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 | Published: 31 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines the fundamental steps to take to build a scale-out storage cloud architecture in your enterprise. In addition, this resource offers insights on cloud topology, reducing the learning curve, and much more.

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 | Published: 27 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: It can be difficult to design, deploy, manage and support Microsoft Exchange 2010 environments with hardware components from multiple vendors. This solution reduces the complexity of Exchange environments by using servers and storage. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 | Published: 30 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper gives you an inside look at the could-ready data center network and how to implement one in your organization.

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 | Published: 01 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: An efficient storage solution is integral to a successful VDI implementation. With a Fluid Data architecture and integrated software features such as Automated Tiered Storage, Thin Provisioning, Continuous Snapshots and Remote Replication, the Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN proves to be a highly effective storage option for VMware View.

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 | Published: 02 Aug 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: This white paper discusses the capacity efficiency technologies delivered in the EMC® VNX™ series of storage platforms.

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 | Published: 20 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper introduces EMC Unisphere  for VNXe, a web-based management environment for creating storage resources; configuring and scheduling protection for stored data; and managing and monitoring other storage operations on VNXe platforms.

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 | Published: 23 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper proposes several sample virtualisation architectures based on Dell's server and storage products. Architectures are divided into three main categories: Small, Medium, and Large. These categories are based on the features and capacity of each product, as well as the complexity of the overall architecture.

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 | Published: 21 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper describes how pervasive data-generating technologies are now available and examines the growing need to mine emerging applications for competitive advantage.

Posted: 19 May 2011 | Published: 01 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: The Dell DX Object Storage Platform provides configuration of cluster-wide parameters through the web-based management console on the DX Cluster Services Node (CSN). This white paper provides instructions on configuring advanced configurations through the node configuration files.

Posted: 01 May 2011 | Published: 27 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: Tiered storage solutions are becoming increasingly popular for its ability to accommodate rapid data growth while controlling costs.  Yet many organizations fail to maximize the potential of tiered storage.  Check out this white paper for some best practices to realize the ultimate potential of a tiered storage solution.

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 | Published: 29 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper from EMC takes a closer look at the advantages associated with a disk-based backup solution. Read on to learn more today!

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 | Published: 27 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: This IDC White Paper takes a look at the specific business value associated with using Data Domain systems as part of rapidly evolving backup and data protection practices. Read on to learn more today.

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 | Published: 26 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: This case study from ExaGrid takes a look at how International SOS, a worldwide health services company, has implemented an Exagrid backup solutions with great success. Read on to learn more about the ways in which a comprehensive backup strategy can positively affect your business today.

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 | Published: 19 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: As more and more organizations turn away from tape to disk as their primary backup media, however, a significant portion of them will not only seek to eliminate tape for on-site retention, but for their off-site retention as well. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 | Published: 19 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: In this white paper we explore Object Storage, compare it to traditional NAS, and demonstrate that an intelligent, policy based data management strategy is the best approach to determining when it is beneficial for organizations to use Object Storage, or continue to use NAS.

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 | Published: 29 Mar 2011