Storage-based Virtualization Software White Papers

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Avoiding SAN Performance Problems
sponsored by Virtual Instruments
WHITE PAPER: Maintaining peak performance while simultaneously addressing the root cause of SAN errors is challenging. This paper presents a high level summary of the most common SAN problems and explores new ways to dramatically improve application performance and availability.
Posted: 02 Feb 2011 | Published: 01 Feb 2011

Virtual Instruments

Virtualization for a Dynamic Infrastructure
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This IBM white paper describes how Virtualization is an important element of a dynamic infrastructure and expands on the areas of server, storage, application, network, and client virtualization and the IBM technology and benefits from each.
Posted: 02 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2009

IBM

Oracle VM and NetApp Storage-Best Practices Guide
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper reviews a virtualization strategy that leverages grid technology to dynamically share resources like servers, storage, and networking. This combination helps reduce power and space requirements.
Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 17 Dec 2008

Oracle Corporation

IDC Report "Backup and Recovery: The Open Source Option Comes of Age"
sponsored by Zmanda Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Read the IDC Vendor Spotlight on Zmanda. Learn the latest user requirements, market trends and the unique role of Zmanda in bringing enterprise-scale open source backup & recovery solution to the market.
Posted: 09 Jul 2008 | Published: 08 May 2008

Zmanda Inc.

Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN & Citrix XenDesktop 1,000 Desktop Reference Architecture
sponsored by Dell Compellent
WHITE PAPER: Dell tested a sample of 1,000 virtual desktops and simulated real-world workloads using a Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN in a Citrix XenDesktop VDI environment with Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 R2 as the hypervisor.
Posted: 30 Aug 2011 | Published: 30 Aug 2011

Dell Compellent

Closing Critical IT Gaps and Driving Towards Converged Infrastructure with Storage Virtualization
sponsored by HP & Intel®
WHITE PAPER: IT and business managers who are charged with controlling their budgets while closing infrastructure gaps and extending the benefits of IT virtualization will benefit from this white paper.
Posted: 21 Jan 2010 | Published: 20 Jan 2010

HP & Intel®

NetApp’s Crafty Acquisition of Akorri Will Be Boon to Users — and Not Just NetApp Users
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn more about the acquisition of Akorri Networks, Inc. by NetApp. and the ways in which this merger is helping to provide customers with new virtualization technologies.
Posted: 15 Mar 2011 | Published: 15 Mar 2011

NetApp

EMC VSPEX For Virtualized Microsoft SQL Server 2012 with VMware vSphere
sponsored by EMC & Arrow
WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes the capabilities of an infrastructure that is optimized for virtualizing business-critical applications. This enables the ability to design and implement the virtual resources necessary to deploy SQL Server. Read on to learn how to do this effortlessly, with the right !
Posted: 08 Oct 2013 | Published: 30 Sep 2013

EMC & Arrow

vSphere Storage Appliance Technical White Paper
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This technical white paper covers the vSphere® Storage Appliance (VSA) architecture, deployment of a VSA cluster, and basic monitoring and management.  Discover that VSA is resilient and easy to deploy, while enabling you to use advanced vSphere features like vSphere HA, vMotion®, and vSphere DRS.
Posted: 24 Aug 2011 | Published: 24 Aug 2011

VMware, Inc.

Buying Less Storage with NetApp
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: Data is constantly growing at exponential rates, but how do you stop this cycle? This white paper looks at how correcting provisioning inefficiencies and eliminating data redundancies through data virtualization tools can enable space-effic...
Posted: 05 Jul 2007 | Published: 01 Jun 2007

NetApp