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

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 - According to industry analysts, email volume in organizations is growing by more than 30% annually, and the average user receives 7MB of data per day via email. In this whitepaper, we'll discuss four reasons that drive organizations to seek an archiving solution and 11 considerations for controlling your email environment.
Posted: August 6, 2009 | Published: August 5, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Email Archiving | Email Archiving Software | Email Management | Email Security | Knowledge Management | Messaging Security | Software as a Service | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management

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

VIDEO - This four-part webcast demonstrates the necessity for a proper storage management solution, such as Northern Storage Suite, in an organization's storage infrastructure. They'll review how NSS can reclaim wasted capacity, control user behavior, getting your end-users on-board with saving capacity and how to properly plan for future storage needs.
Posted: August 3, 2009 | Premiered: August 3, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Data Deduplication | Data Management | NAS | Network Performance | Reporting Software | SAN | Storage Capacity | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Tiered Storage

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper will provide an overview of the benefits of Storage Resource Management as a "front end" to data deduplication. We will demonstrate how an SRM tool such as Northern Storage Suite can work in concert with data de-duplication technologies to efficiently streamline data and assure optimal performance of an organization's storage inf...
Posted: August 3, 2009 | Published: January 5, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Centers | Data Deduplication | Data Management | IT Best Practices | NAS | Network Performance | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management Software | Storage Resource Management

WHITE PAPER - The Northern Storage Suite is a management solution by Northern Parklife Inc. that will help reclaim, reduce and maximize your current infrastructure. This article provides four real-world examples dealing with reclaiming capacity, reducing data growth, maximizing storage resources, and involving users while minimizing administration.
Posted: August 3, 2009 | Published: August 3, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Centers | Data Management | NAS | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Management Software | Storage Resource Management | Tiered Storage

WHITE PAPER - This paper outlines the new capabilities and performance enhancements that NetApp / IBM N series clients can now realize with TSM 6.1 in two key enterprise backup and restore scenarios for network data storage.
Posted: July 27, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Continuous Data Protection | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Mirroring | Data Recovery | Data Storage | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Enterprise | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management

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 REPORT - This ESG Lab report documents the results of hands-on testing of HP StorageWorks Secure Key Manager (SKM) solutions with a focus on ease of deployment, transparent integration with existing backup operations, clustered fault tolerance and strong security.
Posted: July 21, 2009 | Published: April 30, 2008


Topics:  Encryption Standards | Endpoint Security | Storage Best Practices | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Provisioning | Storage Resource Management | Storage Security | Storage Virtualization

ANALYST BRIEF - Each month many companies, big or small, well known or unknown, experience a data security loss with the potential exposure of thousands to millions of sensitive customer or employee records. This brief examines cryptographic methods, specifically tape data encryption, to combat such security losses.
Posted: July 21, 2009 | Published: July 21, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Encryption Standards | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization | Tape Backups | Tape Drives

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper explains how HP deduplication technologies work in practice, the pros and cons of each approach, when to choose a particular type, and the type of low-bandwidth replication models HP plans to support.
Posted: July 17, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Deduplication | Data Management | Data Replication | Storage Management | Storage Replication | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization

PODCAST - James Brissenden, Sr. Strategy Consultant at GlassHouse Technologies, discusses the issues surrounding restoring deduplicated data in this podcast.
Posted: July 13, 2009 | Premiered: July 13, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Center Management | File Recovery Programs | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Storage Management | Storage Replication | Storage Resource Management | Storage Spending

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - This transcript presents the idea and strategies of Open Storage and the key benefits it delivers to storage architectures. Learn more about Open Storage and how it can help your organization build a highly scalable, reliable, and affordable enterprise storage system.
Posted: June 16, 2009 | Published: June 16, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Green Storage | Open Source Software | Storage Consolidation | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management

PODCAST - It's been estimated that Open Storage architectures will make up just under 12 % of the market by 2011, fueled by the industry's need for more scalable and economic storage. The following podcast will present the ideas and strategies of Open Storage and the key benefits it delivers to storage architectures.
Posted: June 8, 2009 | Premiered: June 8, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Green Storage | Open Source | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management