Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
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Oracle's Pillar Axiom -- A Better Choice Than EMC
Sponsored by: Oracle Corporation UK LtdThis paper compares Oracle's innovative storage system with the EMC VNX family of storage products and describes how Oracle's approach can help organizations reduce costs and increase agility, while meeting the demanding performance requirements of today's virtualized application and server infrastructures.
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Cray Sonexion™ Data Storage System
Sponsored by: CrayThis white paper outlines the features and benefits of the Cray Sonexion Lustre appliance approach while comparing and contrasting it to traditional component-based approaches.
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Evaluator Group - IBM Storwize Family: Scaling Capabilities and Value Jan 2013
Sponsored by: IBMIT needs from storage systems continue to increase – this white paper discusses IBMs storwize family single architecture, its benefits and how it's applied across several market segments as independent storage systems.
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HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage designed for mission-critical high availability
Sponsored by: HP & Intel®This white paper describes a storage approach designed to deliver 99.999 percent availability, giving you the optimal performance you need. Inside, discover other solution benefits, including rapid recovery from failed disks, automated OSSA, resilient enterprise RAID levels, and more.
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NetApp Delivers Efficiency at Scale
Sponsored by: NetAppDiscover how NetApp's industry-leading, scale-out unified platform automatically adapts to changing workloads, provides always-on access to data, and removes barriers to scale, helping you solve the issue of "big" in the enterprise.
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Storage Magazine July 2012
Sponsored by: SearchStorage.comIn the cover story of the July 2012 issue of Storage magazine, Phil Goodwin looks at the various storage challenges brought on from VDI and explains how SSD - when deployed correctly - can help address these problems. Read on for more articles by industry pros, such as George Crump, Rich Castagna, Arun Taneja and Jon Toigo, among others!
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CW Buyer's Guide: Server Virtualisation
Sponsored by: ComputerWeekly.comThis Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to server virtualisation looks at the potential barriers to successful virtualisation and how they can be overcome.
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2012 Trends to Watch: Storage
Sponsored by: ComputerWeekly.comOvum analyses data growth, big data, disk shortages, public cloud storage, flash memory, and other storage trends.
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Unlocking the Value of Global Deduplication for Enterprise Data Management
Sponsored by: CommVault Systems, Inc.CommVault Simpana software is the only end-to-end data management solution that delivers global data deduplication across replication, backup and archiving functions. This white paper explains more about this single-platform architecture that keeps compressed data on shared storage resources, giving you control over all data management functions.
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Presentation Transcript: Data Protection Methods for Object Stores
Sponsored by: Quantum CorporationIf you have billions and billions of files and you want to use a storage system that doesn't have the restrictions of a standard file system, you can use an object store. Check out this expert transcript to learn more about object store and four different data protection methods used for this type of storage.
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Presentation Transcript: Analysts React: Dell Blades Announcement
Sponsored by: Dell and VMwareSearchStorage.com editors interviewed industry experts Howard Marks, Terri McClure and Andrew Reichman to get their reactions to Dell Inc. launching the Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110 Blade Arrays at Dell Storage Forum 2012.
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Essential Guide to Solid-State Storage Implementation
Sponsored by: SearchSolidStateStorage.comLearn about the vast power and potential of solid-state storage in this Essential Guide to SSS implementation. Access five expert-written articles about SSS deployment, its impact, how to harness the most power from it and more!
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Storage Efficiency Best Practices: Tiering and Energy Efficiency
Sponsored by: Dell, Inc. and Intel®You need modern storage that is simpler, more agile, and grows along with your business. Check out this expert E-Guide to explore 8 green storage best practices that increase energy efficiency while reducing your costs.
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E-Guide: NAS Systems Buying Decisions
Sponsored by: Dell and MicrosoftCheck out this E-Guide to learn about a viable and now cost-effective storage solution – NAS and what you should consider when evaluating this product for purchase. Also discover what Dell’s VP has to say about scale-out NAS and more.
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E-Guide: Purchasing hardware for SQL Server
Sponsored by: Dell, Inc. and MicrosoftSQL Server performance is highly dependent on how you configure your server's storage subsystems. With that in mind, this e-guide dives into a benefit/cost comparison of the increasingly popular solid-state drive (SSD) trend and explains some of the top mistakes people make when purchasing hardware for SQL Server.
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Server Optimization, Hardware and Virtualization
Sponsored by: Dell, Inc. and MicrosoftIn this expert e-guide, find out how to optimize SQL Server with the right choices for hardware, storage devices, and virtualization. Inside, find articles on: what not to do when purchasing hardware; if solid-state storage devices are worth the cost; hardware and risk considerations for an inevitable virtualization initiative.
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Best Practices for Managing Storage in a Virtual Server Environment
Sponsored by: Dell CompellentThis expert e-guide outlines the top 5 tips for managing storage in a virtual server environment and also divulges a set of best practices for using server virtualization in your storage environment. Read on to learn more.
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HP StoreOnce Deduplication Software: Technology Fueling the next phase of storage optimization (ESG)
Sponsored by: HPToday’s most popular backup storage targets featuring deduplication, however, don’t address the long-term operational issues that are sure to arise as secondary storage environments expand.
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E-Guide: Best Practices for Managing Virtual Machines
Sponsored by: Dell CompellentThere are many things to consider when designing storage to support a virtual desktop infrastructure environment. While budgets may limit some of your options, there are a number of creative solutions available that can help you get the performance your virtual desktops will require. Read this guide to learn more.
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E-Guide: Top 5 Tips for Managing Virtual Server Environments
Sponsored by: Dell CompellentTo help data storage professionals make the most of these challenging environments, we've collected our top five tips on managing storage in a virtual server environment. Download this E-Guide to learn how to go about managing your virtual environments more efficiently.
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Case Study: German TV Broadcaster RTL II Accelerates Content Delivery with Storage Solutions from SGI
Sponsored by: SGIAs a TV station offering programming around the clock, the requirements of a storage solution for digital media content at RTL II are both clear and sophisticated: the technologies used must be state of the art in order to meet the demanding IT performance requirements, as large data volumes need to be transferred at top speeds.
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Storage for Your VDI: Strategies and Best Practices
Sponsored by: Dell, Inc.This E-Guide from SearchStorage.com discusses VDI's impact on storage and then outlines how to determine your storage requirements for a virtual desktop infrastructure. Read on to learn about Fibre Channel vs. NAS vs. iSCSI for VDIs, what drive types are best for this environment and much more
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Tennis Australia scores big with IBM® XIV® Storage Systems
Sponsored by: IBMWith the pressure and exposure of major international tournaments, Tennis Australia had a compelling need for reliable, easy-to-manage storage that could scale quickly. IBM served up their XIV Storage System, which dramatically reduced downtime, cut costs, and simplified storage management. Read this case study for more.
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Achieving Superior Manageability, Efficiency, and Data Protection with Oracle's Sun ZFS Storage Software
Sponsored by: Oracle CorporationOracle's Sun ZFS Storage software is the key ingredient that enables Oracle's Sun ZFS Storage Appliances to deliver unmatched simplicity, ease-of-use, increased storage efficiency, and industry leading price/performance.
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Oracle RMAN Disk-to-Disk Backup Methods Using Sun Storage Array
Sponsored by: Oracle CorporationThis document provides a high-level description of how to implement an RMAN backup and recover methodology using Sun® storage arrays as the storage medium. For more information about Oracle best practices, refer to Best Practices for Running Oracle RAC Database with ASM on a Sun Storage 6540, 6580, or 6780 Storage Array.
