PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - At its most basic, file virtualization is about separating file data from restrictions in how it is accessed and manipulated. It can also ease things when it comes to migrating those storage systems. Read this presentation transcript to find out more about file virtualization.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Published: October 16, 2009


Topics:  File Server Software | NAS | SAN | Storage Appliances | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | Structured Data

WHITE PAPER - "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: November 6, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2008


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

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: November 6, 2009 | Published: September 10, 2009


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

VIDEO - Learn how you can reduce your storage costs by 50% or more using intelligent file virtualization to optimize storage tiering. The basic idea of storage tiering is to match the business value of each chunk of data with the cost of storing that data. Watch Renny Shen of F5 Networks explain how virtualizing storage management can save up to 70%.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Premiered: September 10, 2009


Topics:  Storage Architectures | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Storage Provisioning | Storage Spending | Storage Virtualization | Tiered Storage

PODCAST - In this FAQ with Jeff Boles, Jeff discusses the ins and outs of file virtualization. He tells users the benefits and drawbacks of file virtualization, which file virtualization products are on the market and how they might work in specific IT shops, as well as how file virtualization affects replication or migration of files.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Premiered: September 8, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Continuous Data Protection | Data Management | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - A disaster recovery plan represents an organization's detailed roadmap of where to go, what to do and when to do it in the event of a disaster. Understanding what does the business need, and is it capable of addressing this need with regard to both capabilities and cost is essential in the overall planning stages.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Published: November 5, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Read this special report that reviews current NAS trends including high-availability clustered storage to address growing storage needs and today's media-rich file environments and more.
Posted: November 5, 2009 | Published: October 22, 2009


Topics:  10 Gigabit Ethernet | High Availability | NAS | NAS Software | SAN | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Management Software | Storage Virtualization | VMware

ESSENTIAL GUIDE - Virtual server technology has made one key task a lot harder: backup. In this SearchStorageUK essential guide, you'll learn everything you need to know about protecting virtual servers.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: November 2, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | Data Center Consolidation | Data Recovery | Server Virtualization | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Machine Backups | VMware

DATA SHEET - Simplify, consolidate, and aggressively accelerate virtualization with a portfolio of services that help decrease TCO and speed time to value. Dell ProConsult Virtualization Services simplify virtualization by helping you assess, plan, design and implement virtualization projects. Read this data sheet to learn more.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Published: October 28, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Dashboards | Data Center Consolidation | IT Managers | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This paper describes the Dell Reference Architecture, a blue print or a starting configuration, for designing Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 storage in a virtualized server environment using Dell™ EqualLogic™ arrays.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  IT Infrastructure | IT Managers | Microsoft Exchange | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Virtualization | Storage Architectures | Storage Devices | Storage Hardware | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - There are compelling reasons to virtualize computing infrastructure. Hardware resources can be more efficiently utilized to consolidate devices, boost business continuity, and serve high-priority applications and users. This paper explains the potential benefits and key decisions associated with virtualization projects and how to get started.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Published: October 28, 2009


Topics:  Network Design | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Network Performance | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Many organizations are looking into virtualization as a means of decreasing capital expenses and launching energy conservation initiatives. This paper explains why one must consider how business processes, administrative rights, capacity planning, performance monitoring, and security strategies will need to change before jumping into a deployment.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Published: October 28, 2009


Topics:  Network Capacity | Network Management | Network Performance | Network Security | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - In this presentation transcript Brad Blake, IT Director for Boston Medical Group, discusses his organization's rapid growth in storage requirements, relationship with Data Domain, and the benefits achieved from implementing Data Domain systems.
Posted: October 27, 2009 | Published: October 27, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Deduplication | ROI | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization | VMware

EBOOK - How can you develop the optimal hardware strategy for maximum performance of your SAP environment? This eBook includes tips and insight from server, storage, virtualization and SAP software pros that will help you get the most out of your SAP enterprise software.
Posted: October 27, 2009 | Published: October 27, 2009


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Management | Database Server Software | Databases | Memory | Memory Management | SAP (Product) | Server Appliances | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Software | Server Virtualization | Storage Appliances | Storage Architectures | Storage Hardware | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Coupling NetApp’s SnapMirror and SnapVault technology with Syncsort’s BEX software has created an integrated disk-based solution for data protection and disaster recovery of mission-critical digital assets. Within minutes of an outage or disaster, applications, databases and users can be accessing data and resuming business.
Posted: October 27, 2009 | Published: January 15, 2009


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