VM Reports

EBOOK: Access this guide to learn what products classify as VM-aware storage, how they're implemented in virtual environments and what benefits they can bring to storage and virtualization administrators.

Posted: 06 Mar 2015 | Published: 06 Mar 2015

EBOOK: This exclusive e-book takes a look at how data protection is changing today. Download now to learn how and why backup is converging with other IT technologies and how copy data management differs from traditional backup.

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 | Published: 04 Feb 2015

EGUIDE: In this expert guide, explore how to track down and identify data storage bottlenecks and performance-robbing configuration issues in virtual environments. Also discover what tools to use to solve these bottlenecks and how to match apps to specific storage environments.

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 | Published: 11 Aug 2016

EGUIDE: Cloud computing is the way of the future. As this technology continues to grow, there is debate surrounding the best approaches to utilizing the cloud computing, while basic and advanced skills are in high demand. Learn about the current state of cloud computing and what to expect in the near future.

Posted: 09 Aug 2016 | Published: 08 Aug 2016

EGUIDE: Today's server-side storage challenges are pushing legacy architecture to the limit—with new factors, physical densities, and operating environments. Rethink how you deploy storage: discover now the advantages of server-side flash—including its 6 form factors—and accelerate the boot of your VMs using this technology.

Posted: 20 Jul 2016 | Published: 19 Jul 2016

EGUIDE: In this compelling eGuide, Brien Posey explores how backing up volumes of data impacts the data protection process. Read on to hear him discuss data backup strategy for disaster recovery (DR) and the convergence of backup and DR technologies.

Posted: 13 Jul 2016 | Published: 11 Jul 2016

EBOOK: In the battle between container virtualization and hypervisors, the battle doesn't matter. Hypervisors and virtualization containers can complement each other. The real battle is balancing the strengths of one against the weaknesses of the other. Access this e-guide to learn how.

Posted: 12 Jul 2016 | Published: 12 Jul 2016

EGUIDE: As more organizations adopt private clouds, the need for management software is becoming readily apparent. But not all private cloud management tools are created equally. This exclusive e-guide explores four essential purchasing criteria for server virtualization/private cloud management products.

Posted: 22 Jun 2016 | Published: 07 Jun 2016

EBOOK: To create an effective hybrid IT environment, an organization will need to smartly blend virtualization and cloud computing technologies. This handbook explores strategies for incorporating virtualization in cloud computing initiatives.

Posted: 23 Mar 2016 | Published: 23 Mar 2016

EGUIDE: Backup and disaster recovery have primarily been treated separately. In this exclusive e-guide, consultant Brien Posey explains how server virtualization has allowed these two technologies to converge.

Posted: 17 Mar 2016 | Published: 16 Mar 2016

EGUIDE: This e-guide highlights important questions to ask before deciding on a data protection method and discusses the benefits and challenges associated with mounting backup versus recovery. Read on to see how mounting backups can significantly improve your data protection systems.

Posted: 17 Mar 2016 | Published: 16 Mar 2016

EGUIDE: Storage architects constantly probe storage arrays, the network, hosts, and hypervisors in an attempt to put their finger on what's bogging down a storage system. In this e-guide, three storage architects share what storage performance bottlenecks they faced in their environments and how they overcame them.

Posted: 08 Mar 2016 | Published: 04 Mar 2016

EGUIDE: In this exclusive e-guide, experts at VCE talk about the company moving forward after the purchase of VCE parent company, EMC.

Posted: 02 Mar 2016 | Published: 29 Feb 2016

EGUIDE: This expert e-Guide takes a closer look at VM-aware storage options that can simplify the provisioning and deployment of virtual machines. Read on to learn about how to meet the requirements for VM-aware storage, and see if it's a good fit for your organization.

Posted: 12 Feb 2016 | Published: 09 Feb 2016

EGUIDE: For virtual infrastructures to perform well, they must be fed the virtual CPU, virtual memory, and virtual disk I/O they need. This expert e-guide details how to improve the performance of your virtual server storage with ten tips.

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 | Published: 01 Feb 2016

EGUIDE: With the introduction of virtualized environments, storage strategies have shifted from SAN/NAS to purpose-built virtual server storage. This exclusive e-guide takes a look how this change has impacted the storage industry and explores the virtual server storage architecture vendor market.

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 | Published: 01 Feb 2016

EGUIDE: In a virtual server world, the concept of LUN technology and the amount of attention LUNs require from storage admins is soon becoming a thing of the past. This e-guide details how the introduction of server virtualization impacted LUN technology and discover how the storage industry responded.

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 | Published: 01 Feb 2016

EBOOK: Whether you are struggling with virtual server backup or just getting started with protecting virtual machines, take a look at this handbook to ease VM backup and find out how you can how to improve VM backups, options for backing up VMs, how to keep your VM backup software up to date, and more.

Posted: 24 Sep 2015 | Published: 24 Sep 2015

EBOOK: Access this expert e-book chapter to discover the types of building blocks available for virtualization infrastructures – including reference architectures, converged infrastructures, and hyper-converged infrastructures. Find out when to use each type and the benefits of each type.

Posted: 04 Aug 2015 | Published: 04 Aug 2015

EBOOK: Find out how converged and hyper-converged solutions are delivering an increased level of consistency for today's IT infrastructures by packaging key features of the data center that are designed to go together and also learn how the cloud is being used to optimize these converged workloads.

Posted: 15 May 2015 | Published: 15 May 2015

EBOOK: This expert eBook chapter explores the virtual machine (VM) storage approach. Read on to learn about the technologies and processes that yield the best results for virtual server storage.

Posted: 13 Apr 2015 | Published: 13 Apr 2015

CASE STUDY: This white paper explains how flash storage technology can maximize the benefits of your business growth by packing more virtual environments into the same physical infrastructure and delivering faster analytical insight. Read on here to learn how to implement flash in your virtual data center.

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 | Published: 18 Mar 2015

EBOOK: As hypervisor features have become increasingly similar, the next vendor battleground will be management software. Microsoft and VMware have similar capabilities, and now they'll look to make their product stand out by touting their management tools and complimentary products.

Posted: 19 Jan 2015 | Published: 19 Jan 2015

EBOOK: The zero-latency, high-performance capabilities of flash-based storage can tackle virtual machine performance issues. But what's the best way to implement flash for maximum performance?

Posted: 20 Nov 2014 | Published: 19 Nov 2014

WHITE PAPER: This research study explains the total economic impact and potential return on investment organizations can realize by deploying a new recovery solution for virtual environments.

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2013