WHITE PAPER - Cloud storage presents Managed Service Providers an exciting opportunity to help customers accommodate data growth, but can raise doubts about security, privacy, and compliance. As THINKStrategies notes, choosing the right cloud storage partner is essential to maintaining customers’ trust.
Posted: November 18, 2009 | Published: November 16, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Management | Data Recovery | Data Security | Data Stewardship | Data Storage | Storage Management | Storage Standards

WHITE PAPER - Virtual Desktop Infrastructure enables end users or their hosting providers to provision and manage hundreds of individual, virtual desktops from a set of centrally administered, consolidated servers.
Posted: August 1, 2008 | Published: July 1, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Desktop Management | Remote Access Protocols | Remote Computing | Storage Capacity | Storage Systems

RESOURCE CENTER - Storage challenges for IT professionals are particularly complex in today's environment of rapid obsolescence of storage hardware and digital media.
Posted: November 30, 2006 | Published: November 30, 2006


Topics:  Storage Architectures | Storage Best Practices | Storage Hardware | Storage Industry | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Management Services | Storage Management Software | Storage Security | Storage Service Providers | Storage Spending | Storage Systems

CASE STUDY - This case study outlines how Info Support, a Dutch IT service provider, was able to launch new servers and storage up to 75% faster using virtualization. The challenge was that Info Support wanted to respond to their clients faster by creating an environment where new projects were up and running in a couple of hours.
Posted: June 9, 2009 | Published: June 9, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Blade Servers | CRM Best Practices | Customer Loyalty | Customer Satisfaction | High Availability | Scalability Testing | Server Virtualization

ANALYST REPORT - ISVs eager to unlock the potential of cloud technology have latched onto APIs that allow them to integrate cloud technology with their own applications. Ultimate success depends on choosing the right cloud storage provider. Read this Opinion Paper from the Taneja Group to learn more.
Posted: October 15, 2009 | Published: October 14, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Electronic Discovery | Electronic Discovery Software | Information Management | Information Security | ISVs | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Service Providers | Storage Systems

PODCAST - Solid state drives (SSD) are going to play everywhere in the enterprise—at the storage array level, at the server level and in users’ notebook computers. This podcast discusses the issues involved in integrating SSDs at these three junctions in enterprise storage environments.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Premiered: September 24, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | Budgeting | Business Continuity Planning | Data Management | Data Security | SMBs | Storage Best Practices | Storage Consolidation | Storage Media | Storage Service Providers | Storage Standards | Storage Systems | Strategic Planning | Structured Programming

WEBCAST - Solid state drives (SSD) are going to play everywhere in the enterprise—at the storage array level, at the server level and in users’ notebook computers. This webcast discusses the issues involved in integrating SSDs at these three junctions in enterprise storage environments.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Premiered: September 24, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | Budgeting | Business Continuity Planning | Data Management | Data Security | SMBs | Storage Best Practices | Storage Consolidation | Storage Media | Storage Service Providers | Storage Standards | Storage Systems | Strategic Planning | Structured Programming

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

VIDEO - IT professionals have been looking to flexibly scale, reconfigure, and or repurpose their storage infrastructures to reserve their allocated budget. The product presented in this Videocast combines open-storage software with industry-standard hardware, enabling you to reduce your reliance on high-priced systems and save up to 90% on storage costs.
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

WEBCAST - In this Mediacast, you'll learn about the newest advances in open storage and SSD technologies and find out about an innovative approach that combines these technologies to deliver fast, simple, innovative new tools for storage management.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Premiered: April 15, 2009


Topics:  Solid State Disks | Storage Appliances | Storage Devices | Storage Hardware | Storage Management | Storage Spending | Storage Systems

PODCAST - In this podcast, you'll learn about the newest advances in open storage and SSD technologies and find out about an innovative approach that combines these technologies to deliver fast, simple, innovative new tools for storage management.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Premiered: April 15, 2009


Topics:  Solid State Disks | Storage Appliances | Storage Devices | Storage Hardware | Storage Management | Storage Spending

ANALYST REPORT - Several issues intersect in a broad set of choices and outcomes involving an IT organization's storage requirements. This research highlights some of the most important questions driving Gartner's 2009 research agenda in the storage space.
Posted: July 20, 2009 | Published: April 3, 2009


Topics:  NAS | SLA | Storage Architectures | Storage Consolidation | Storage Hardware | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Security | Storage Service Providers | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization

PODCAST - In this Mediacast, you'll learn about the newest advances in open storage and SSD technologies and find out about an innovative approach that combines these technologies to deliver fast, simple, innovative new tools for storage management.
Posted: April 15, 2009 | Premiered: April 15, 2009


Topics:  Solid State Disks | Storage Appliances | Storage Devices | Storage Hardware | Storage Management | Storage Spending

WEBCAST - In this Mediacast, you'll learn about the newest advances in open storage and SSD technologies and find out about an innovative approach that combines these technologies to deliver fast, simple, innovative new tools for storage management.
Posted: April 15, 2009 | Premiered: April 15, 2009


Topics:  Solid State Disks | Storage Appliances | Storage Devices | Storage Hardware | Storage Management | Storage Spending | Storage Systems

WEBCAST - This on-demand webcast helps simplify the basics of data deduplication and outlines the benefits that are being achieved by enterprises around the world.
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Premiered: September 17, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Budgeting | Business Continuity Planning | Data Encryption | Data Management | Data Replication | Data Security | Storage Best Practices | Storage Media | Storage Service Providers | Storage Systems | Strategic Planning | Structured Programming

WHITE PAPER - Profiled in this whitepaper are two examples of ISVs that have turned to Iron Mountain's Archive Services Platform API solution to help their customers better manage their data. Read this Whitepaper from Iron Mountain to learn more.
Posted: October 15, 2009 | Published: October 15, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Hybrid clouds | Information Management | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Private cloud computing | Public cloud computing | Regulations | Regulatory Compliance | Storage Architectures | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management

DATA SHEET - Iron Mountain’s Archive Services Platform API provides developers with the ideal remedy to take control of their data archiving challenges. A Web services interface allows developers to easily integrate their data-intensive applications, using almost any programming language, with Iron Mountain’s ultra-secure, highly scalable archive.
Posted: October 15, 2009 | Published: October 15, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Cloud Computing | Customer Data Management | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Storage | Email Archiving | Storage Architectures | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - In this presentation transcript, learn how to ensure your disaster recover (DR) needs are met by your cloud provider. Gain insight into the differences between standard and cloud-based DR approaches and how to incorporate your exiting DR plans.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | Cloud Computing | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | SaaS ERP | Software as a Service

PODCAST - How does outsourcing fit into your business strategy? Outsourcing your backup data can be a convenient and reliable method of handling backups — if you select the right vendor and ask the right questions. This podcast covers some of the questions you should ask any potential vendor before you sign on the dotted line.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Premiered: November 9, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Disaster Recovery | Online Backups | Remote Backups | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Management Services | Storage Service Providers | Storage Systems

VIRTUAL TRADESHOW - Join noted backup expert W. Curtis Preston LIVE online on September 17, 2009 for a 3-part presentation on backup planning for 2010. Get expert tips on where to add efficiency to your backup operations now -- and gain valuable information on the biggest backup trends being deployed in IT shops as we move towards year end.
Posted: August 7, 2009 | Premiered: September 17, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Content Archiving | Continuous Data Protection | Continuous Data Protection Software | Data Recovery | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | Electronic Discovery | Storage Best Practices | Tape Backups | Virtual Tape Libraries

VIRTUAL TRADESHOW - Join noted backup expert W. Curtis Preston LIVE online on September 15, 2009 for a 3-part presentation on backup planning for 2010. Get expert tips on where to add efficiency to your backup operations now -- and gain valuable information on the biggest backup trends being deployed in IT shops as we move towards year end.
Posted: August 7, 2009 | Premiered: September 15, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Content Archiving | Continuous Data Protection | Continuous Data Protection Software | Data Recovery | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | Electronic Discovery | Storage Best Practices | Tape Backups | Virtual Tape Libraries

VIRTUAL TRADESHOW - The Storage Decisions Virtual Seminar, "Backing Up Virtual Machines" addresses the challenges in backing up and recovering virtual machines residing in a virtual infrastructure
Posted: October 22, 2009 | Premiered: November 12, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Continuous Data Protection | Disk Backups | Storage Virtualization

VIRTUAL TRADESHOW - The Storage Decisions Virtual Seminar, "Backing Up Virtual Machines" addresses the challenges in backing up and recovering virtual machines residing in a virtual infrastructure.
Posted: October 22, 2009 | Premiered: November 10, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Continuous Data Protection | Disk Backups | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Managed Service Providers with customers who have or are considering Microsoft's System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007 can now offer secure, cloud-based protection and recovery for DPM 2007 data with the CloudRecovery service, created by Iron Mountain and Microsoft. Learn how this service can help your customer meet today’s requirements.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: May 31, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Management | Data Recovery | Data Security | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | Storage Resource Management

PODCAST - This podcast explains how to successfully adopt virtualization to cut costs and simplify resource management. Discover how to manage hypervisor environments and properly allocate storage resources. Learn how to automate time consuming manual costs to improve productivity.
Posted: September 16, 2009 | Premiered: September 16, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Citrix XenServer | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Virtualization | Storage Management | Virtual Machine | VM | VMware