Storage Infrastructure White Papers

WHITE PAPER: Storage in virtual environments can get tricky - with traditional backup methods unable to keep up with the demands of virtualization, new strategies are essential. This white paper from ESG introduces a new virtual storage solution designed to maintain efficiency and meet the growing demands of server virtualization. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: This ESG lab review explores the results from hands-on testing of an emerging SAN solution designed to meet today's growing storage challenges. In this paper, learn how this integrated technology can deliver an unprecedented price-performance ratio while maintaining easy installation and simplified management.

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: Tiered storage is a smart storage solution that directs application workloads to a specific storage location (or "tier") based on performance and cost characteristics. This white paper provides an introduction to tiered storage; learn exactly how tiered storage functions, and how to determine which data should be sent to which tier.

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides a brief introduction to several technologies that can help you reap the benefits of storage consolidation. Read on to learn the keys to creating a unified storage infrastructure, and how to lower costs throughout your storage infrastructure without compromising efficiency or performance.

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper is intended for IT planners, storage architects, administrators, and others involved in evaluating, managing, operating, or designing VNX storage systems.

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 | Published: 06 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: When moving to the cloud, storage metrics can significantly help to improve efficiency and capacity management, optimizing your SAN environment. Access this white paper to learn how these metrics can help you effectively manage your computing and traditional environments.

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 | Published: 04 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: To meet dynamic business services needs, IT must change the model of its datacenters by incorporating flexible and agile infrastructure and processes that support the cost effective and timely delivery of services. Read this expert Q & A to learn more.

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 | Published: 30 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: This technical white paper covers the vSphere® Storage Appliance (VSA) architecture, deployment of a VSA cluster, and basic monitoring and management.  Discover that VSA is resilient and easy to deploy, while enabling you to use advanced vSphere features like vSphere HA, vMotion®, and vSphere DRS.

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 | Published: 24 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper explores  the success story of a travel insurance company that implemented a private cloud to solve their busines needs.

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 | Published: 23 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper explores the challenges encountered when an imagery technologies team decides to launch a new imagery-processing site.

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 | Published: 23 Aug 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: Data centers are going through massive changes at the compute layer. Server virtualization is transforming the IT landscape achieving amazing improvements in price-performance and agility. However, realizing the price-performance and agility benefits of virtualization at the storage layer can be a challenge. Read this white paper to learn more.

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 | Published: 02 Aug 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: Rapid increases in both the operating speeds and general complexity of SAN technologies, exacerbated by the high change rates demanded of enterprise IT organizations, significantly increase demands on the fiber optic physical layer. Check out this white paper to learn more.

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 | Published: 27 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: To be properly prepared for the coming clouds, you'll have to make the right preparations. Check out this brief e-guide to learn what some of the hot new products are in the storage market, and to see what should be on your radar as you transform your infrastructure in anticipation for the cloud.

Posted: 20 May 2011 | Published: 20 May 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: Fibre Channel and iSCSI storage systems are not delivering the price-performance and agility at the storage layer required to keep up with the new virtualized compute layer. This paper explores a third storage networking technology, Ethernet SAN, and why you don’t have to choose between iSCSI and Fibre Channel.

Posted: 05 May 2011 | Published: 29 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: As data volumes grow and budgets shrink, datacenter managers are looking for ways to scale storage infrastructure and reduce operating costs. StorageTek tape drive and tape library solutions from Oracle provide the answer, helping companies grow automated tape environments without disruption, and so much more.

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 | Published: 25 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper examines how an active archive strategy requires planning and tools, but when done properly it can dramatically reduce the overall costs of managing a growing pool of data. By de-coupling production disk from other tiers of storage, single points of failure are virtually eliminated.

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 | Published: 20 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: To meet today’s business demands, continuous access to critical data and applications is vital. But what steps can you take to ensure this availability? This white paper discusses how IBM® System StorageTM for SAP IT platforms are providing companies with secure and collaborative solutions.

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 | Published: 01 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

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how IBM Information Archive helps you store, retrieve, manage, share and protect regulated and non-regulated data with a design that is both highly secure and extremely cost efficient.

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 | Published: 24 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: This Technical Report describes the concepts and benefits of tiered storage, and describes how to take advantage of storage pools and other features of EqualLogic PS Series Firmware to implement tiered storage in a PS Series SAN.

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 | Published: 10 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: This solution brief details the benefits of HP 3PAR F-Class Storage Systems.  Some of these are 50% fewer arrays that reduce capacity, power, cooling, and floor space by up to 75%. HP 3PAR F-Class Storage Systems can also reduce storage administration time by 90%. Read this document for more.

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 | Published: 28 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: When it comes to data protection and recovery, many businesses are not as safe as they believe. The first thing that comes to mind when considering a disaster recovery plan, by the average consumer and corporate technology professionals alike, is a backup of critical files. This white paper will answer important questions on backups and recovery.

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 | Published: 18 Feb 2011