Block Virtualization Reports

EZINE: Security continues to be a huge pan-European challenge for governments and businesses harnessing the latest technologies. In this quarter's CW Europe, we feature two articles focusing on security in Europe and what authorities and IT firms are doing to reduce risks.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 15 Dec 2016

WHITE PAPER: The test results and information presented in this paper explain how to properly plan for and successfully deploy a remote copy infrastructure for an Oracle 10g database using HP XP12000 Disk Arrays and HP StorageWorks XP Continuous Access Software.

Posted: 11 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008

EZINE: Data center managers face increasing challenges as virtual machines spread across the enterprise. Automation, monitoring and management tools can offer some much needed relief in the battle to keep control in a virtualized environment. In this month's issue of Virtual Data Center, learn how to choose the right virtual tools for the job.

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 05 Jun 2009

EZINE: This expert e-zine shows you how lacking a solid plan can sabotage your virtualization implementation. Read on for proven best practices for virtual lab management planning and physical-to-virtual migrations.

Posted: 16 Dec 2008 | Published: 16 Dec 2008

ANALYST BRIEF: Storage consolidation brings many applications together to a single storage pool. It improves storage utilization, simplifies management, and increases reliability in well implemented SANs. While consolidation makes it easier to manage, provision, and backup your data, how do you manage different application service level requirements?

Posted: 25 Mar 2009 | Published: 25 Mar 2009

WHITE PAPER: Microsoft's Hyper-V technology provides a full-featured server virtualization environment that is well suited for Windows and non-Windows environments. This article will help you understand Hyper-V with some guidelines for getting started using the technology in NetApp environments.

Posted: 09 Feb 2009 | Published: 09 Feb 2009

WHITE PAPER: Storage consolidation provides a partial solution to soaring storage administrative costs by expanding device connectivity and reducing points of management. It does this by simplifying cumbersome tasks-like allocating storage, load balancing, configuring RAID, and backing up and restoring data. Get the details here.

Posted: 25 Mar 2009 | Published: 25 Mar 2009

EZINE: In this month's Storage Magazine Online cover story, our resident backup expert, W. Curtis Preston, shows how to test various systems against your data so you can make the right decisions. Plus, check out features on recession-proof storage tips, four-tier storage design, and Continuous Data Protection (CDP).

Posted: 05 May 2009 | Published: 01 May 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Read this presentation transcript for expert advice on reducing costs in your data center by reducing duplicate data. Brian Babineau, senior analyst for Enterprise Strategy Group, demonstrates how optimizing resources allows you to save more data for longer periods of time without increasing costs.

Posted: 09 Jul 2009 | Published: 06 Jul 2009

EBOOK: In this tutorial on cloud backup, you will learn the pros and cons cloud backup, how cloud storage is changing data protection and disaster recovery and the differences in the cost of cloud backup vs. traditional backup.

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 | Published: 01 Jul 2009