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

EZINE - Best practices, people, processes, and procedures combine with technology tools, hardware, software, networks, services, and facilities to enable a virtual data center. The importance of this chapter is to understand how all these elements coupled with existing and emerging technologies can be applied to improve IT service delivery.
Posted: August 21, 2009 | Published: August 1, 2009


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Security | Data Storage | Storage Security | Storage Virtualization | Virtualization Security

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - Storage virtualization can bring many benefits to an organization including reduced costs, higher capacity, and greater data protection. This SearchStorage E-Guide was developed to give storage managers practical guidelines and best practices to consider when evaluating how to best leverage virtualization in their storage infrastructure.
Posted: August 21, 2009 | Published: August 20, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Continuous Data Protection | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - In this presentation transcript, Marc Staimer, Founder and CDS, Dragon Slayer Consulting, will explain the practical benefits of storage virtualization, including how to assess your environment to determine the cost-effectiveness of virtualization.
Posted: August 18, 2009 | Published: August 1, 2009


Topics:  Cluster Management | Clustering | IP Networks | NAS | SAN | Storage Architectures | Storage Consolidation | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization

EBOOK - Servers play a crucial role in daily enterprise operations. But even the most powerful and resilient servers are useless without adequate storage. Storage solutions contain the operating systems, applications and virtual images needed to operate every server. This eBook chapter will help you better understand your data center storage challenges.
Posted: August 11, 2009 | Published: August 10, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Construction | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Disk Drives | RAID | SCSI Devices | Solid State Disks | Storage Architectures | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization | Windows Server 2003

WHITE PAPER - The failure of business-critical applications could be catastrophic to a company. Read this white paper for expert knowledge on business continuity - specifically - making your data more available while driving your costs down.
Posted: August 11, 2009 | Published: April 16, 2009


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

WHITE PAPER - With the launch of vSphere 4, VMware introduces a new version of the hypervisor, ESX 4.0 and the management interface, vCenter. Some key benefits offered by this release are greater resource efficiency, management control and freedom of choice for virtual datacenter storage resources and connectivity options.
Posted: August 10, 2009 | Published: August 6, 2009


Topics:  RAID | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization | Virtualization Security | VMware | VMware ESX

EGUIDE - Despite the obvious advantages associated with Microsoft Hyper-V, this virtualization platform does not come without its availability and resiliency challenges. In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchWindowsServer.com, Dell and Microsoft, you will gain insight into the improvements made to Hyper-V by Windows Server 2008 R2.
Posted: August 10, 2009 | Published: August 7, 2009


Topics:  Clustering | Downtime | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Machine Migration | Windows Server 2003 | Windows Server Software

WHITE PAPER - Whether you're a small organization trying to extend the value of the assets you already have or a larger data center pushing the envelope in automation, Dell and VMware can deliver solutions that make sense for your budget, staff, and business.
Posted: August 6, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | SMBs | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | VMware

PRODUCT DEMO - Northern Storage Suite is a Storage Resource Management solution; a software solution that targets the costs and complexities of managing stored user-generated data. Download this free demo and see how it can go to work for you!
Posted: August 6, 2009 | Published: August 3, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Capacity Planning | Data Management Software | NAS | NAS Software | Network Performance | SAN | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Storage Management Services | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This IDC Vendor Profile evaluates Mimecast, an emerging supplier of email archiving, security, and continuity solutions delivered in a software-as-a-service model. This document discusses the company's history, product offerings, and competitive position in the context of cloud-based storage and security infrastructure services.
Posted: August 6, 2009 | Published: August 5, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Cloud Computing | Data Security | Email Archiving | Email Archiving Software | Email Management | Email Security | Regulatory Compliance | Software as a Service | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - In this presentation transcript, Curtis Preston, one of the leading backup experts in the country, describes some key best practices that will help build a better backup system.
Posted: August 4, 2009 | Published: August 3, 2009


Topics:  Backups | NAS | SAN | Storage Management | Storage Management Software | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - In this presentation transcript, Peter Bachner, Site Editor for SearchStorage.com, discusses green storage with Nick Simpson, an analyst with Burton Group, an enterprise IT research firm focused on infrastructure technologies. Nick has more than 20 years of experience in storage, enterprise servers, and system software.
Posted: July 22, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Cooling | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Energy Efficiency | Green Data Center | Green Storage | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Virtualization helps reduce IT costs and increases business agility. Because of this, virtualization technologies are particularly suited to these economic times. This white paper explores the evolution of virtualization, and then gives practical advice on how virtualization can benefit your organization.
Posted: July 22, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Management | ROI | Storage Management | Storage Provisioning | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization | TCO

ANALYST BRIEF - This bulletin reviews new storage technologies against the value of retaining, or upgrading, your current tape environment. To do this, it establishes a framework of comparison - using a backup/recovery and archive scenario - between the latest disk technologies and the latest iteration of tape storage, LTO-4 technology.
Posted: July 21, 2009 | Published: February 29, 2008


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Disk Backups | Disk Drives | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization | Tape Backups | Tape Drives