ANALYST REPORT - Despite progress in Virtualization, much development still remains. With predications that virtualization will become pervasive, this research highlights forthcoming challenges and strategic issues facing IT planners.
Posted: September 3, 2009 | Published: February 11, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Management | IT Infrastructure | Regulatory Compliance | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization

BROCHURE - Virtualization is changing everything, from how you manage resources to the way you support your business, it addresses many of today's IT challenges - cost, responsiveness, availability, disaster recovery - and is a key element for achieving a more automated, agile infrustructure. Dell helps you virtualize at the speed of <i>your</i> business...
Posted: September 3, 2009 | Published: December 1, 2008


Topics:  Disaster Recovery | High Availability | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | Systems Management

PODCAST - Stringent laws and regulations are forcing businesses to look at data in a new light. Added to compliance challenges is protecting disparate data, while reducing overhead costs associated with legal discovery. In this podcast, IDC looks at high level trends in compliance, solutions that industry-leaders are employing and how to mitigate data risk.
Posted: September 3, 2009 | Premiered: September 3, 2009


Topics:  Compliance Best Practices | Continuous Data Protection | Continuous Data Protection Software | Data Auditing | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Recovery | Data Storage | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | Regulatory Compliance | Security | Security Audits | Security Best Practices | Storage Best Practices | Storage Security | Storage Virtualization | Tape Backups | Virtual Tape Libraries

WEBCAST - Stringent laws and regulations are forcing businesses to look at data in a new light. Added to compliance challenges is protecting disparate data, while reducing overhead costs associated with legal discovery. In this webcast IDC looks at high level trends in compliance, solutions that industry-leaders are employing and how to mitigate data risk.
Posted: September 3, 2009 | Premiered: September 3, 2009


Topics:  Compliance Best Practices | Continuous Data Protection | Continuous Data Protection Software | Data Auditing | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Storage | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | Regulatory Compliance | Security | Security Audits | Security Best Practices | Storage Best Practices | Storage Security | Storage Virtualization | Tape Backups | Virtual Tape Libraries

PODCAST - W. Curtis Preston, executive editor of the Storage Media Group and independent backup expert, discusses the various options available today for backing up virtual machines including VMware's VCB, third-party products, and the ways that backup software products are evolving to ease virtual machine backups.
Posted: September 2, 2009 | Premiered: September 2, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Disk Backups | Server Virtualization | Storage Best Practices | Storage Virtualization | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - This paper addresses the challenges and drawbacks of in-the-cloud storage, addressing such issues as control, security, compliance, data availability, and overall management. It also shows how storage can work within a private or internal cloud framework.
Posted: August 31, 2009 | Published: August 25, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Cloud Computing | SAN | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Resource Management Software | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This white paper documents the procedure for failback from a VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) recovery site after SRM has performed a failover on an HP LeftHand SAN. This document is intended for customers who are using an HP LeftHand SAN with VMware.
Posted: August 27, 2009 | Published: August 5, 2009


Topics:  Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Standards | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) is the disciplined planning needed to prepare for a natural or man-made emergency that affects service availability. This data sheet presents an effective solution for COOP from HP.
Posted: August 27, 2009 | Published: August 6, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuation Services | Business Continuity Planning | Business Continuity Planning Software | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - If you’re an administrator who’s planning to build a high performance, highly available IP network using HP SAN/iQ Software, you should read this document in its entirety. You’ll find important configuration guidelines, best practices, and frequently asked questions that will help you to accelerate a successful deployment.
Posted: August 27, 2009 | Published: August 13, 2009


Topics:  Cluster Management | Clustering | iSCSI Protocol | iSCSI SAN | NAS | SAN | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - The white paper explains the benefits of matching server virtualization with advanced storage virtualization using HP LeftHand SAN and VMware Infrastructure.
Posted: August 26, 2009 | Published: August 20, 2009


Topics:  Data Management | NAS | RAID | SAN | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Today's data centers are in the midst of a revolution originating from the move to virtual server architectures powered by solutions such as VMware. Based on Datalink's experience protecting enterprise data centers, this white paper provides practical advice and considerations surrounding backup and recovery of virtual server infrastructures.
Posted: August 26, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Continuous Data Protection | Data Centers | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Security | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | Virtual Machine | Virtual Machine Backups | Virtualization Security | VMware | VMware Disaster Recovery

PODCAST - This podcast will cover snapshots and how they make backup operations more efficient. It will also reveal what factors you should consider before implementing snapshots. Listen to this podcast for an overview of how snapshot technologies can drive efficiencies in your data center.
Posted: August 26, 2009 | Premiered: August 1, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Recovery | File Recovery Programs | Storage Devices | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This white paper outlines some of the top ways that organizations can achieve great efficiencies in their environments and drive benefits ranging from steep capital savings to streamlined operations. It also illustrates how Datalink customers have implemented these methods in their architectures.
Posted: August 26, 2009 | Published: August 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | Data Recovery | Data Storage | Operating Equipment Efficiency or Effectiveness (OEE) | Operating System Virtualization | Storage Best Practices | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Virtualization

BROCHURE - Built on patented peer storage architecture, the Dell EqualLogic PS Series of Internet SCSI (iSCSI) storage arrays offer high performance, reliability, intelligent automation, and seamless virtualization of storage to enable simplified enterprise storage deployment and management, and comprehensive data protection.
Posted: August 24, 2009 | Published: July 9, 2008


Topics:  Data Migration | Data Replication | Disaster Recovery | iSCSI SAN | Storage Appliances | Storage Consolidation | Storage Hardware | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Replication | Storage Virtualization | VMware Disaster Recovery | VMware Infrastructure 3

WHITE PAPER - Intel IT, together with Intel’s Digital Enterprise Group, End User Platform Integration, and Intel's Software and Services Group, conducted proof-of-concept testing and total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis to assess the virtualization capabilities of Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series. The results of the analysis are here.
Posted: August 24, 2009 | Published: August 20, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Server Accelerators | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | TCO