CASE STUDY - Because their previous storage infrastructure was not able to meet their existing and future needs, Snapfish was looking for a storage solution that would offer extreme scalability and improve performance, storage management and flexibility. This case study details how they solved this issue.
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Published: November 19, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Blade Servers | Clustering | Storage Architectures | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization

TRIAL SOFTWARE - F5 Data Manager helps you understand your file storage environment. This trial version will perform an inventory of your environment and enable you to run detailed reports that analyze which file types are being created, who is creating them, how quickly they age, and which resources they consume.
Posted: September 14, 2009 | Published: September 14, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Storage | Database Administration | Database Management | Network Management | Storage Capacity | Storage Devices | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Systems | Unstructured Data

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - Because network attached storage (NAS) is file-based (rather than block-based) storage, it is particularly suited for storing the types of unstructured, file-based data that is a challenge for many storage pros today. This FAQ Presentation Transcript answers key questions about NAS advantages and implementations.
Posted: September 14, 2009 | Published: September 14, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Data Management | Disk Backups | NAS | Storage Architectures | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Management Software

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper explains how building a smarter storage infrastructure based on the business value of data can enable you to address your data storage requirements efficiently and at the lowest cost.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Published: September 10, 2009


Topics:  Storage Architectures | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Spending | Storage Virtualization

DATA SHEET - "Company ABC" is a successful enterprise with an annual storage growth rate of 70%, and a series of data management challenges. Check out this report to see what they uncovered by conducting a file system inventory -- and how they used that information to reduce costs and improve data management
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Data Management | Storage Capacity | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Media | Storage Spending | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization

EGUIDE - This Essential Guide offers a collection of tips, tools and techniques that you can use to back up your virtual servers more efficiently. Find out about the intricacies of using VMware's Consolidate Backup (VCB) application, get tips on how to fine-tune your current backup app for virtual servers, and read about the common problems and solutions.
Posted: September 9, 2009 | Published: September 9, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Centers | SAN | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Storage Best Practices | Storage Consolidation | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Machine | Virtual Machine Backups | Virtualization Security | VMware | VMware Server

WHITE PAPER - Business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) should be major components of any risk-management strategy. After all, no business wants to be caught unprepared for unforeseen events such as floods, fires, terrorist attacks, power outages or other disturbances. That's why planning and regularly testing BC and DR programs is essential.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 8, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Continuous Data Protection | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Security | Terrorism

ASSESSMENT TOOL - This tool is designed as a guide for customers with a comfortable knowledge of virtualization and their server/storage environment. Simply enter in a few vital pieces of information and the Dell Virtualization Advisor will create a customized virtualization solution to match your needs.
Posted: September 3, 2009 | Published: September 3, 2009


Topics:  Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - Dell commissioned Principled Technologies to estimate how many months it would take to recapture initial investment costs when consolidating multiple 4-year-old Dell™ PowerEdge™ 2850 server and storage solutions onto a Dell PowerEdge R710 server and storage solution using Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 with Hyper-V™
Posted: September 2, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Storage Architectures | Storage Infrastructure | TCO

EZINE - Storage Magazine Online September 2009 features a cover story updating the speedy evolution of Solid-State Storage – and what factors are transforming this technology from a niche to standard practice for storage shops.
Posted: August 31, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Cloud Computing | Data Deduplication | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Recovery | Email Archiving | Solid State Disks | Storage Best Practices | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Replication | Storage Systems

WEBCAST - In this expert webcast, learn how to recognize and deal with common RAID issues in storage arrays.
Posted: August 27, 2009 | Premiered: August 27, 2009


Topics:  Backup Server Hardware | Backups | Data Centers | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Management | RAID | Server Management | Storage Best Practices | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Systems Maintenance | Windows

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

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

PODCAST - This podcast will define tiered storage and explain how tiered storage can drive efficiency in your IT operations. Listen to this podcast to find out what you should consider before implementing a tiered storage solution.
Posted: August 25, 2009 | Premiered: August 1, 2009


Topics:  Applications Management | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Recovery | High Availability | SAN | SLA | Storage Best Practices | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Tiered Storage

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