Storage for Virtualized Servers Reports

EBRIEF: In this expert briefing, veteran IT industry consultant Chris Evans drills into the specific challenges that storage managers face when implementing virtual desktop infrastructures, and provides practical tips to help guarantee a VDI project that meets expectations and delivers on its projected ROI.

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 | Published: 23 Feb 2012

EGUIDE: This expert SearchStorage.com E-Guide points out red flags of SAN management problems-to-come so you can catch them before they manifest in your virtual environment. Check it out to learn how your peers are responding to these pain points.

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 | Published: 17 Dec 2012

EGUIDE: This expert E-Guide explores modern tools and technologies designed to overcome common virtual storage stumbling blocks around efficiency, complexity, deployment time, and performance.

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 | Published: 25 Feb 2013

EGUIDE: This expert E-Guide defines exactly what convergence is, and explores its impact on emerging and evolving technologies.

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 | Published: 20 Feb 2013

EGUIDE: This expert e-guide offers a discussion of the different types of converged infrastructure and provides an overview of their advantages for IT environments. The paper goes on to introduce converged infrastructure hardware and the advantages offered by its use of four types of virtualization.

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 | Published: 19 Feb 2013

EZINE: Each year, new storage challenges come to the surface, and vendors set out on creating solutions to overcome them. In this issue of Storage Magazine, our editors examine the current storage lineup and reveal the offerings that stand out across six critical categories.

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 | Published: 01 Feb 2013

EGUIDE: Check out this expert E-Guide to explore the top 4 reasons to invest in virtual desktops, and how to choose the best solution for your organization.

Posted: 04 Feb 2013 | Published: 04 Feb 2013

ESSENTIAL GUIDE: Before you dive head-first into VDI, dip your toes in and see if it makes sense for your organization. Check out this expert E-Guide to determine if VDI is right for you.

Posted: 04 Feb 2013 | Published: 04 Feb 2013

EGUIDE: Access this comprehensive, exclusive E-Guide to explore tips and tools for overcoming big data, backup and disaster recovery challenges going into 2013. Read on to learn about protecting various device types, server-based backup and much more.

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 | Published: 29 Jan 2013

ESSENTIAL GUIDE: Check out this latest issue of Storage Magazine to for a comprehensive breakdown of how big data is revolutionizing storage, and the latest developments in leveraging big data for competitive advantage.

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 | Published: 25 Jan 2013

EGUIDE: This e-guide discusses the meaning of the industry term "storage hypervisor" and outlines differences between types of such products available in the marketplace today. The guide is formatted as an interview with storage expert Mark Peters.

Posted: 18 Jan 2013 | Published: 18 Jan 2013

EGUIDE: This expert E-Guide reveals how to optimize multiple virtual workloads to prevent storage over-allocation. In addition, learn how to increase VMware storage efficiency with virtual machine disk format deduplication and compression.

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 | Published: 09 Jan 2013

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Where exactly does virtualization come in when implementing a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)? This white paper takes a look at how server virtualization and storage relate (or don't relate) to VDI, and offers advice on virtualizing your desktops.

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 | Published: 07 Jul 2011

EGUIDE: This e-guide explores the most important considerations for health care organizations thinking about cloud data backup. Inside, uncover the steps you'll need to take when venturing into a cloud data backup plan, as well as how to prioritize your data.

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 | Published: 07 Dec 2012

EGUIDE: This e-guide breaks down the pros and cons of the major storage systems in use today and offers impartial advice on how you can find which would work best in your health care organization.

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 | Published: 07 Dec 2012

EGUIDE: This expert E-Guide from SearchStorage.com breaks down the hidden challenges of server, storage and desktop virtualization. Check it out now to learn what they are and find out how to leverage storage virtualization for better capacity management.

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 | Published: 04 Dec 2012

EGUIDE: Access this expert e-guide to learn how to identify and solve common storage problems in virtual environments, along with helpful tips designed to ensure that your storage doesn't hinder your system's performance.

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 | Published: 26 Nov 2012

ESSENTIAL GUIDE: Access this Storage Magazine Essential Guide to making storage and virtual servers work better together to get a grip on your virtual environment storage management. Access expert articles addressing storage and storage management for virtual servers, troubleshooting Hyper-V storage problems, choosing between Fibre Channel, iSCSI and NAS and more.

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 | Published: 30 Nov 2012

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this expert videocast transcript, desktop virtualization expert and blogger Brian Madden analyzes VDI's low adoption rates and explains why they can be attributed to fundamental differences between desktop virtualization and its server counterpart.

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 | Published: 27 Nov 2012

EZINE: This expert e-zine examines four key topics for health care organizations planning to venture into a virtual server implementation – namely security, storage, performance, and hardware considerations. Gain expert advice from industry experts and HIT leaders that have been through the process

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 | Published: 19 Nov 2012

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this interview transcript, George Schultz, an independent IT analyst, answers the most common questions about VDI technology. He explores virtualizing servers, consolidating servers, taking complexity out of virtualization, optimizing hardware, backup and protection challenges, and how to do more with your existing software licenses.

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 | Published: 06 Nov 2012

WHITE PAPER: Ranked as one of the best schools in the United Kingdom for academic progress, The Westgate School provides secondary education to around 930 full-time students. Check out this short case study to learn how Westgate was able to seamlessly and affordably modernize their storage and server environment and the benefits they now enjoy.

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 | Published: 31 Jul 2012

EBOOK: In this e-book from SearchCIO.com, learn tips and strategies for coping with today's most significant storage challenges. In addition, hear from fellow IT executives as they offer their experiences with cloud storage, storage virtualization, and building a business case for data backup.

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 | Published: 24 Oct 2012

EGUIDE: This essential guide on emerging storage techniques in health care demonstrates how, with a little creativity, organizations can benefit from the new cloud storage techniques that make electronic information easier to manage.

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 | Published: 18 Oct 2012

WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn how your business can simplify operations with a comprehensive set of storage management tools. Learn how this solution suite leverages IT investments, reduces operational costs and increases storage asset utilization and efficiency.

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 | Published: 04 Oct 2012