SAN Reports

EGUIDE: This expert e-guide examines the management of a unified, network and storage fabric and who controls FCoE switches and adapters.

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 | Published: 07 Dec 2011

EGUIDE: Read this expert tip guide today to discover the business case for deploying a data retention policy amid today's massive data growth.

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 | Published: 25 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: In this case study, discover how you can prevent unexpected downtime and enable highly available and scalable virtual desktops. Find out how you can build a fault-tolerant infrastructure and reduce your storage requirements with a robust software suite.

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 | Published: 20 Apr 2012

EGUIDE: This Q&A is here to help you get your storage on the right track - read on to discover how you can create a more efficient storage infrastructure today.

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 | Published: 18 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides an overview of specific information required for administrating storage on Linux servers connected to the Dell Compellent Storage Center. The information is intended for administrators with at minimum a basic understanding of Linux systems, specifically general tasks around managing disk partitions and file systems.

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 | Published: 05 Apr 2012

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

EGUIDE: This expert e-guide offers step-by-step instructions for IT executives looking to deploy storage area networks in their organizations. Learn about SAN technologies and the many features and functions to look for when making your selection. Also, learn tips on how to configure your SAN post-deployment.

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 | Published: 29 Mar 2012

EGUIDE: This guide explores inter-array storage tiering, and provides both an overview of storage tiering as a whole as well as a breakdown of three of today's top storage vendors' offerings in this space. Discover the pros and cons associated with this technology, and learn what direction this market may be headed toward in the future. Read on for more.

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 | Published: 27 Mar 2012

EGUIDE: How much storage do you need to support a virtual desktop deployment? Discover how you can leverage capacity planning to balance performance and the high cost of storage and bandwidth in this expert e-guide. Plus, explore the pros and cons of storage virtualization and evaluate which storage strategies work best for your organization.

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 | Published: 27 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: This technical white paper provides best practices and configuration guidelines on how to best integrate VMware vSphere® 5.0 with HP P4000 LeftHand SAN Solutions.

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2011

EZINE: In this week’s Computer Weekly, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude talks about releasing government datasets to the public and why open data will drive the next industrial revolution. We also review the latest test version of Windows 8 and see how it shapes up for tablet computers and business users and much more.

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 | Published: 20 Mar 2012

CASE STUDY: Read this brief case study to learn more about the storage scalability challenges that Kansas Spine Hospital faced, how it overcame them a Dell solution and the benefits it reaped, including simplified administration, reduced bandwidth and capacity costs, about 85% of acquisition costs for a backup solution by leveraging DR features and more.

Posted: 08 Mar 2012 | Published: 07 Mar 2012

EGUIDE: VDI isn’t a cure-all for desktop management problems, though many desktop virtualization vendors would have you think so. In this eguide, our team of experts identify and debunk the top 5 VDI myths out there and offer tips for calculating proper storage for VDI.

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 | Published: 28 Feb 2012

EGUIDE: This E-Guide explores frequently asked questions related to the use of virtualized storage technology for medical images. Additionally, with stringent regulations forcing health care organizations to generate electronic records, virtualized storage is becoming an increasingly viable option.

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 | Published: 17 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this Tolly Test Report and how the HP X5000 G2 Network Storage System powered by Intel® Xeon® processors not only integrates with existing Microsoft, Unix, and Linux applications using CIFS and/or NFS, but also enables high-speed connectivity to a host of virtualization platforms, database applications, backup applications and more.

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 | Published: 15 Feb 2012

ANALYST REPORT: Learn about the new infrastructure and storage trends that are changing the way business storage works today.

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 | Published: 09 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper discloses the results of an evaluation of end-to-end storage area network/local area network (SAN/LAN) networking issues including Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) adoption.

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 | Published: 14 Feb 2012

EGUIDE: SQL Server performance is highly dependent on how you configure your server's storage subsystems. With that in mind, this e-guide dives into a benefit/cost comparison of the increasingly popular solid-state drive (SSD) trend and explains some of the top mistakes people make when purchasing hardware for SQL Server.

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 | Published: 30 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This ESG Lab review documents hands-on testing of HP 3PAR Peer Motion Software’s distributed volume management with a focus on federated workload balancing, asset management, and thin provisioning. Read now to learn more.

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 | Published: 02 Feb 2012

EGUIDE: Since components in a unified fabric have both LAN and SAN technology elements, deciding who manages the fabric can be difficult. This E-Guide can help you find out who to pick!

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 | Published: 10 Jan 2012

EGUIDE: VDI storage presents a slew of new challenges to data storage professionals. Read this expert E-Guide to explore how to address VDI storage challenges with data dedupe and NAS systems.

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 | Published: 09 Jan 2012

EGUIDE: In this expert e-guide, find out how to optimize SQL Server with the right choices for hardware, storage devices, and virtualization. Inside, find articles on: what not to do when purchasing hardware; if solid-state storage devices are worth the cost; hardware and risk considerations for an inevitable virtualization initiative.

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 | Published: 09 Jan 2012

EGUIDE: Check out this expert E-Guide to learn more about unified storage including why the adoption rate is rising among users, how it works and the top advantages of this type of storage.

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 | Published: 30 Dec 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: 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