Storage Virtualization White Papers

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Virtualization, Deduplication and the Data Protection Connection
sponsored by Syncsort
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains how to achieve truly efficient data protection amidst today's multitude of standalone solutions.
Posted: 08 May 2012 | Published: 08 May 2012

Syncsort

Adopt a Unified Approach to Data Management
sponsored by Hitachi Vantara
WHITE PAPER: This IDC white paper explains why unified storage management solutions are best for today and tomorrow's data avalanches.
Posted: 01 May 2012 | Published: 01 Apr 2012

Hitachi Vantara

Case Study: Arnold Worldwide Enjoys Cost Savings and Scalability
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Arnold Worldwide is a Boston-based global advertising agency. They needed to replace its existing SAN with virtualized storage. Read this case study to learn how Arnold successfully addressed their DR and scalability needs, but also reduced its data center footprint and slashed its power and cooling costs.
Posted: 05 Apr 2012 | Published: 30 Nov 2011

DellEMC and Intel®

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform
sponsored by Hitachi Vantara
WHITE PAPER: Access this resource to learn more about the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, a 3D scaling storage platform designed for all data types. Discover how you can improve virtualisation performance and flexibility while increasing capacity. Learn how you can create a more agile storage  infrastructure with 3D scaling and management capabilities.
Posted: 22 Mar 2012 | Published: 22 Mar 2012

Hitachi Vantara

Storage Data Protection Strategies In Today’s Data Center
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: An increasing number of organizations are looking at how choosing the right storage platforms contributes to data protection and high-availability and helps ensure minimal planned and unplanned downtime or even continuous operations. Read this white paper to learn all about data protection and how it applies to your business.
Posted: 07 Mar 2012 | Published: 18 Jan 2012

Oracle Corporation

Top Five Business Reasons to Use Hitachi Enterprise Storage in Virtualized Server Environments
sponsored by Hitachi Vantara
WHITE PAPER: Selecting the right storage system is crucial to the success of any virtualised server environment, especially as these environments evolve to hundreds of virtual machines and critical applications. Access this resource to learn how Hitachi Enterprise Storage solutions can improve the performance, management and efficiency of your storage systems.
Posted: 02 Mar 2012 | Published: 02 Mar 2012

Hitachi Vantara

Optimizing Virtual Desktops with Dell EqualLogic Unified Storage and VMware View
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: The combined strengths of Dell EqualLogic and VMware can deliver significant benefits for VDI implementations. Integration of DellEqualLogic with VMware vSphere and VMware View can help your organization achieve optimal VDI performance. Read now to learn more.
Posted: 22 Feb 2012 | Published: 22 Feb 2012

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

VMware: Virtualizing Your Infrastructure Just Got Easier
sponsored by EMC Converged Platforms.
WHITE PAPER: Concerns about migration downtime, security, and application service level maintenance have kept many organizations from virtualizing their infrastructure. Read this paper to discover how a converged infrastructure platform can bring you all the benefits of virtualization without the risks typically associated with an implementation.
Posted: 15 Feb 2012 | Published: 15 Feb 2012

EMC Converged Platforms.

VCE and VMware: Virtualizing Your Infrastructure Just Got Easier
sponsored by EMC Converged Platforms.
WHITE PAPER: Concerns about migration downtime, security, and application service level maintenance have kept many organizations from virtualizing their infrastructure. Read this paper to discover how a converged infrastructure platform can bring you all the benefits of virtualization without the risks typically associated with an implementation.
Posted: 15 Feb 2012 | Published: 15 Feb 2012

EMC Converged Platforms.

IDC WP - Accelerating Converged Infrastructure with the FlexPod Datacenter Solution and the Support Alliance
sponsored by NetApp
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

NetApp

HP 3PAR Utility Storage
sponsored by HPM Networks
WHITE PAPER: This white paper makes the business case for utility storage, the delivery of IT resources as a service (similar to a water or electric company), and introduces an infrastructure solution designed to leverage this principle and improve an organization's journey to the cloud. Read on to learn about this emerging technology and its benefits.
Posted: 10 Jan 2012 | Published: 10 Jan 2012

HPM Networks

Why Cisco, NetApp, and VMware are the Best Choice for Your Cloud Infrastructure
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: This brief paper introduces three solutions capable of working together to bring your business a complete and shared virtualized infrastructure, designed to help you simplify management and enhance resource efficiency. In this paper, you'll learn about each of these three technologies and the benefits they can bring your organization.
Posted: 10 Jan 2012 | Published: 10 Jan 2012

NetApp

Running Microsoft Apps on FlexPod for Vmware
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines the benefits associated with virtualizing Microsoft applications, and discusses how a newly-introduced infrastructure solution can simplify the management and cost associated with this process. Read on to learn more about this emerging technology and its benefits.
Posted: 05 Jan 2012 | Published: 05 Jan 2012

NetApp

NetApp and VMware Windows Consolidation Solution Brief
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the reasons for consolidating Windows environments and discusses the benefits of doing so with a joint NetApp-VMware solution, which include simplified management, enhanced availability and cost-effectiveness.
Posted: 20 Dec 2011 | Published: 20 Dec 2011

NetApp

ESG White Paper: NetApp Simplifies Storage Management for Virtual Server Environments
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: Read ESG’s report on the crucial role of storage management to simplify administration and advance virtualization adoption and benefits: efficiency, productivity and cost reduction.
Posted: 20 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Jul 2010

NetApp

Consolidate and Virtualize your Windows Environment with NetApp and VMware
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper explores the reasons for consolidating Windows environments and the benefits of doing so with a joint NetApp-VMware solution.
Posted: 20 Dec 2011 | Published: 20 Dec 2011

NetApp

Closing the Storage Virtualization Gap with EMC Isilon
sponsored by EMC Isilon
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

EMC Isilon

Coraid EtherDrive Storage is ESG Lab Proven
sponsored by Coraid
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

Coraid

Intel Cloud Builders Guide: Scale out Storage with EMC Atmos
sponsored by Intel
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

Intel

Dell Fluid Data Helps BioWare Stay Ahead of the Game
sponsored by Dell Compellent
WHITE PAPER: BioWare, a leading developer of console, PC and online role-playing games, is keenly aware of how critical data can be to the bottom line. The company implemented a data center virtualization solution based on the Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN with Dell Fluid Data technology and VMware server virtualization software. Read now to learn more.
Posted: 27 Oct 2011 | Published: 27 Oct 2011

Dell Compellent

Backup and Recovery for Enterprise Applications in VMware Environments
sponsored by EMC Corporation
WHITE PAPER: An in-depth survey of 463 senior IT professionals in both large midmarket and enterprise-class organizations in North America revealed some interesting trends around server virtualization.
Posted: 14 Oct 2011 | Published: 14 Oct 2011

EMC Corporation

Intel Cloud Builders Guide: Scale out Storage with EMC Atmos
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: With the emergence of cloud computing, businesses are looking to increase their storage capacity to support the increase in digital content . Access this white paper to learn how about scale-out-storage initiatives that will benefit your business.
Posted: 06 Oct 2011 | Published: 06 Oct 2011

Intel

HDS, clouds and the enterprise storage renaissance
sponsored by Hitachi Vantara
WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines important information regarding next-gen storage and the requirements that different companies must meet in order to implement these new technologies.
Posted: 03 Oct 2011 | Published: 27 Sep 2010

Hitachi Vantara

Intel IT: Implementing and Expanding a Virtualized Environment
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: While businesses strive to find ways to deliver the most efficient cloud deployment possible in their enterprise, the security issues involved can make it difficult. Access this exclusive resource to discover how to effectively balance cloud security and network performance.
Posted: 03 Oct 2011 | Published: 30 Sep 2011

Intel

IT Without Limits: Evaluator Group' Analysis of HP Peer Motion with Storage Federation
sponsored by HPE and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This white paper sponsored by HP & Intel evaluates a solution that aims to enable the movement of data without physical limitations. Read now and see how this could enable agility and efficiency.
Posted: 22 Sep 2011 | Published: 22 Sep 2011

HPE and Intel®