Tiered Storage Reports

EGUIDE: This E-Guide explores the 6 best practices for data footprint reduction, the overlooked constraints often found in storage infrastructures, which storage tools you need to be using and the future of unified data storage.

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 | Published: 06 Dec 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: Check out this white paper for a technical introduction to storage tiering and its implementation. You'll learn exactly how tiered storage works, and how to determine if it's the right strategy for your organization. Finally, you'll receive recommendations on how to evaluate available tiered solutions and determine which will best meet your needs.

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 | Published: 30 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: An independent study by ITG has found that the IBM XIV can save an organization 69% on TCO over a 3 year period. This white paper explains how the system’s unique architecture enable it to accomplish this feat.

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 | Published: 29 Nov 2011

EGUIDE: This expert E-Guide featuring Jeff Boles, senior analyst at Taneja Group, discusses the importance of auto tiering in storage today.

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 | Published: 26 Oct 2011

EGUIDE: Backups aren’t archives and archives aren’t backups. So how exactly do you differentiate the between the two? This SearchDataBackup.com can help you distinguish these storage technologies from one another by comparing them and outlining how each works. Read on to learn when you should archive and when you should backup.

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 | Published: 19 Oct 2011

EGUIDE: How can you be sure that you are making the most of your virtualized system? Not only should your network be organized and easy to navigate, but it should work for you in terms of lowered costs and increased productivity. In this e-guide, learn about SAN technologies and how they can be utilized to the outmost extent in the health care setting.

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 | Published: 14 Oct 2011

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

EGUIDE: Storage administrators are increasingly revisiting tiered storage strategies to lower asset and operational costs, and to improve application performance. This expert e-guide from SearchStorage.com provides all of the information you need about trends and new emerging technologies in tiered storage.

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 | Published: 11 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: The integration of Oracle's x86 blade systems, Oracle VM, and Oracle Unified Storage appliances, connected with either Ethernet or InfiniBand fabric services, forms a dynamic and elastic infrastructure-as-a-service solution for private cloud deployments. Read this white paper to learn more.

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 | Published: 11 Oct 2011

EGUIDE: This E-Guide from SearchStorage.com outlines how to maximize your data storage capacity with different storage tools and techniques that improve your storage efficiency. Tools discussed include automated storage tiering, SSD, deduplication and more.

Posted: 07 Oct 2011 | Published: 07 Oct 2011

EGUIDE: This SearchStorage.com E-Guide outlines how vendors are implementing this technology, and in particular what automated tiered storage approach they’re taking for solid-state drive.

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 | Published: 03 Oct 2011

EGUIDE: This expert E-Guide discusses how automated tiering is used today, the pros and cons of array-based automated tiered storage products and much more.

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 | Published: 30 Sep 2011

EBOOK: Read this E-Book to learn how easy it can be to implement virtualization, tiered storage, and software to deliver significant economic benefits to your organization. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 | Published: 30 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: This comprehensive white paper explores how the IBM XIV system's unique architecture and approach to storage enable it to accomplish a better bottom line for you and your business.

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 | Published: 26 Sep 2011

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this presentation transcript, Ashish Nadkarni, Senior Analyst and Consultant at Taneja, explores the three tiers that are typically the most beneficial for SMBs: primary, secondary, and tape.

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 | Published: 31 Aug 2011

EZINE: Using EHRs means that terabytes of patient records must be stored for decades at a time. Doing this without breaking the bank means deciding which storage approach is right for your healthcare facility. Inside this exclusive e-zine, learn about a variety of storage strategies, including tiered storage, thin provisioning and data replication.

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 | Published: 30 Aug 2011

EGUIDE: Check out this SearchStorage.com Special Report to learn everything storage tiering as it outlines four different options including dynamic storage tiering, sub-LUN tiering, data migration in tiering and auto-tiering.

Posted: 08 Aug 2011 | Published: 08 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: The IBM XIV Storage System was designed to create a different enterprise storage reality. By listening carefully to customers—including Oracle users—IBM has designed a storage system that tackles real storage issues head-on. Read this white paper to learn more.

Posted: 08 Aug 2011 | Published: 08 Aug 2011

EGUIDE: This tutorial discusses the expanding tiered storage model and the additional paybacks you can see from adding SSDs and cloud into the mix.

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 | Published: 01 Aug 2011

EGUIDE: This tutorial from SearchStorage.com explores different backup tools that can improve the efficiency and utilization of your IT infrastructure by getting the most out of your storage capacity. Backup methods discussed in this tutorial include SRM tools, tiered storage models, classification and migration tools, thin provisioning and more.

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 | Published: 29 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: This Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) White Paper addresses the challenges organizations face with the process of retaining information, more commonly referred to as archiving.

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 | Published: 30 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: This guide provides an overview of the specific reasons customers choose to deploy Microsoft applications with VMware vSphere Essentials on EMC's VNXe storage solution.

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 | Published: 23 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper introduces EMC Fully Automated Storage Tiering for Virtual Pools (FAST VP) technology and describes its features and implementation.

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 | Published: 23 Jun 2011

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Auto tiering is one of the best ways to improve storage efficiency and, in the long term, reduce storage costs through right-sizing your storage infrastructure, leading to greater agility. Check out this transcript featuring storage expert Ashish Nadkarni, of the Taneja Group, to learn more about what tiering can do for your data center.

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 | Published: 20 Jun 2011