VIDEO - Check out this podcast and learn how virtualization can affect your company's security and the impact that this technology has on independent software vendors.
Posted: December 27, 2008 | Premiered: December 27, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Fibre Channel | Fibre Channel SAN | IP SAN | iSCSI Protocol | iSCSI SAN | Storage Provisioning | Storage Systems

BROCHURE - The Dell/EMC CX4 storage arrays build on the CX reputation of flexibility, ease-of-use, and innovation, and are designed to greatly improve levels of performance and expandability. Learn more about it in this brochure.
Posted: December 19, 2008 | Published: August 8, 2008


Topics:  Cost Benefit Analysis | Enterprise | Fibre Channel | High Availability | SAN | Scalability Testing | Server Virtualization | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management

WHITE PAPER - Read this Cisco MDS and VMware Joint whitepaper that describes the innovative approach to support an end-to-end virtualized SAN environment that is flexible, scalable, and mobile.
Posted: December 17, 2008 | Published: December 17, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Fibre Channel | NAS | SAN | Security | Server Virtualization | Storage Management Software | TCO

WHITE PAPER - How do you decide which type of backup drive to purchase? There are only eight critical decision factors, and this paper covers each of these factors in detail.
Posted: December 8, 2008 | Published: December 8, 2008


Topics:  Backup Software | Data Recovery | Fibre Channel | RAID | Storage Management | Tape Drives | Tape Libraries

WHITE PAPER - Read this expert e-zine to explore the key components of virtualization success. You'll learn what kinds of storage you should use for virtual servers and whether or not you should run databases in virtual machines.
Posted: December 5, 2008 | Published: December 5, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Databases | Disaster Recovery | Fibre Channel | Server Virtualization | Storage Architectures | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This E-Guide will introduce the concepts of an iSCSI-based SAN storage system and will discuss how to implement for Microsoft Exchange 2003 or Exchange 2007 using Windows Server 2003 and the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator software.
Posted: November 26, 2008 | Published: November 26, 2008


Topics:  Fibre Channel | iSCSI SAN | Microsoft Exchange | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Storage Systems | Windows Server 2003

WHITE PAPER - Read this document to find out how your company can take advantage of iSCSI storage.
Posted: November 25, 2008 | Published: November 25, 2008


Topics:  Fibre Channel | SAN | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Systems | VMware

WHITE PAPER - iSCSI SANs are attractive because of their flexible low/high cost - low/high performance options and the familiar IP architecture. High-end arrays enable both FC and iSCSI interfaces to storage.
Posted: November 19, 2008 | Published: November 19, 2008


Topics:  DAS | FCIP | Fibre Channel | iSCSI SAN | LAN

PRESENTATION - This document explains the 3rd Era of Commercial Computing and its characteristics.
Posted: November 19, 2008 | Published: November 19, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Data Management | Disk Drives | Fibre Channel | NAS | Operating Systems | RAID

WHITE PAPER - The magnetic tape industry has progressed into its third era and the economics of tape for many applications are compelling from an acquisition cost and, more importantly, a cost of ownership perspective.
Posted: November 4, 2008 | Published: November 4, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Data Centers | Data Security | Disk Drives | Fibre Channel | Tape Drives | Tape Libraries | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - This document discusses the need for unified I/O and describes the phases of unified I/O along with FCoE deployment and the benefits of each phase.
Posted: November 4, 2008 | Published: November 4, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Fibre Channel | Network Configuration Management | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | SAN | Vendors

PRODUCT LITERATURE - As discussed in this document, the Cisco® MDS 9000 Family provides the leading high-density, highbandwidth storage networking solution along with Integrated Fabric Applications to support dynamic data center requirements.
Posted: November 4, 2008 | Published: November 4, 2008


Topics:  Blade Servers | Data Centers | Fibre Channel | Networking | SAN | Security | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Resource Management

SOFTWARE DEMO - Watch this demo to learn how Cisco MDS 9000 Family 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Modules deliver intelligence and consistent, predictable high performance to support the most demanding storage applications.
Posted: October 24, 2008 | Published: October 24, 2008


Topics:  Cooling Capacity | Fibre Channel | Network Convergence | Network Management | SAN | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | TCO

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Fibre channel advocates say you can't beat storage systems built around that protocol for performance and reliability, yet there is reason to believe it's dominance may not last too long.
Posted: October 23, 2008 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Fibre Channel | Fibre Channel SAN | Fibre Channel Switches | iSCSI Protocol | iSCSI SAN | Statistical Software | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Systems

WHITE PAPER - 8GFC technology is priced at a significant premium over 4GFC and depending on the configuration, deployment of 8GFC may be up to 2X the cost of using 4GFC.
Posted: October 8, 2008 | Published: October 8, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Fibre Channel | Hardware | SAN | Server Virtualization | Switching | VMware