Research Papers

WEBCAST - In this podcast, Bruce Mackenzie-Low provides answers to these questions and more, plus details on SAN management basics for Windows administrators.
Posted: September 4, 2008 | Premiered: June 12, 2008


Topics:  SAN | Storage Consolidation | Storage Management Software | Storage Virtualization | Windows Vista | Windows XP

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Server virtualization is still higher on the food chain, but storage virtualization will have its day.
Posted: September 3, 2008 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  Server Virtualization | Storage Consolidation | VMware

BROCHURE - The Dell™ PowerVault™ MD family can simplify IT by optimizing your data storage architecture and ensuring the availability of your data.
Posted: August 27, 2008 | Published: August 27, 2008


Topics:  DAS | Data Storage | iSCSI SAN | RAID | SAN | Storage Consolidation | Storage Management

DATA SHEET - The PowerVault MD3000i is an iSCSI SAN that helps simplify data management and delivers enterprise data protection capabilities at a fraction of the cost of traditional storage consolidation solutions.
Posted: August 27, 2008 | Published: August 27, 2008


Topics:  Data Management | iSCSI SAN | SAN | Storage Consolidation

WHITE PAPER - Read Storage Magazine's August edition which features the following articles: Enterprise-ready VTLs, Quality Awards IV: It's a tie--EMC and NetApp share enterprise array honors, Storage at your service, Lights, camera, storage!
Posted: August 19, 2008 | Published: August 19, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Management | Ethernet Networks | Fibre Channel | MAID | NAS | RAID | SAN | Storage Appliances | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Storage Industry | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Tape Libraries

WHITE PAPER - With eco-friendly demands coming in the form of economic issues, government directives and public pressure, organizations that fail to adapt their operations to address environmental issues face the prospects of incurring additional costs.
Posted: August 11, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Best Practices | Data Centers | Data Storage | NAS | Storage Consolidation | Storage Management

PODCAST - In this expert Podcast, Nik Simpson, analyst with The Burton Group, discusses trends in green storage, distinguishing industry hype from what storage managers are actually doing in the real world.
Posted: August 1, 2008 | Premiered: August 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Storage | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Storage Provisioning | Storage Virtualization | TCO

WHITE PAPER - Storage managers need to know how to purchase products for their storage consolidation initiatives. This guide covers purchasing criteria and product specs for consolidation technologies such as NAS, disk arrays, data migration tools and virtualization.
Posted: July 25, 2008 | Published: February 5, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Data Migration | Data Security | Disaster Recovery | NAS | SAN | SLA | Storage Consolidation

PODCAST - In this podcast, SQL Server MVP Hilary Cotter shares SAN basics for beginners.
Posted: July 21, 2008 | Premiered: June 10, 2008


Topics:  MySQL | SAN | SQL Server | Storage Consolidation | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software

VIDEOCAST - This TechTalk explains the difference between a File Area Network (FAN) and traditional File Systems, the pros and cons of each, and what can be expected in File System Architecture in the coming years.
Posted: July 21, 2008 | Premiered: June 23, 2008


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | Collaboration | Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | Fans | File Compression Software | SAN | Server Management | Storage Consolidation | Storage Hardware | Windows

PODCAST - In this podcast, Exchange MVP Mark Arnold shares his top tips for a successful Exchange Server and SAN deployment.
Posted: July 21, 2008 | Premiered: June 12, 2008


Topics:  Collaborative Applications Software | Microsoft Exchange | SAN | Storage Consolidation | Storage Management Software | Storage Virtualization

WEBCAST - With Exchange Server 2007's new 64-bit architecture and ability to host up to 50 storage groups, using storage area networks (SANs) becomes a more viable option than it was for Exchange 2003 installations. Using a SAN has its drawbacks as well.
Posted: July 21, 2008 | Premiered: June 12, 2008


Topics:  Collaborative Applications Software | Microsoft Exchange | SAN | Storage Consolidation | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software

WEBCAST - Server MVP Hilary Cotter takes you from the pros and cons of SANs and disk fundamentals to the ideal number of LUNs and disk performance counter settings for the buffer manager.
Posted: July 21, 2008 | Premiered: June 10, 2008


Topics:  MySQL | SAN | SQL Server | Storage Consolidation | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software

WHITE PAPER - This E-Guide from SearchServerVirtualization.com, explains how putting virtual machines on your Storage Area Network (SAN) will give you high availability (HA) that protects your virtual machines if one of the physical machines goes down.
Posted: July 9, 2008 | Published: July 9, 2008


Topics:  Data Storage | High Availability | Microprocessors | Networking Hardware | SAN | Server Virtualization | Storage Consolidation | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Virtualization delivers several benefits for organizations if deployed correctly. Explore this presentation download for insights as to what these benefits are and get advice for if and how you should virtualize your storage.
Posted: July 8, 2008 | Published: July 8, 2008


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection | Data Replication | Disk Backups | Server Virtualization | Storage Best Practices | Storage Consolidation | Storage Provisioning | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | VMware