WHITE PAPER - When evaluating storage solutions for DR in a virtual environment, there are several aspects you should consider. In this E-Guide discover several concerns to be aware of when planning for disaster recovery in a virtual server environment.
Posted: September 4, 2008 | Published: September 4, 2008


Topics:  Disaster Recovery | Downtime | Fibre Channel | RPO | RTO | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization | WAN

WHITE PAPER - In this paper Greg Schulz and Jon Toor talks about the industry trends and perspective about the Top Ten I/O Strategies for Green and Virtual data center.
Posted: September 1, 2008 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Ethernet Networks | Fibre Channel | Server Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This white paper provides an architectural overview and configuration guidelines for deploying Microsoft SQL Server 2005 x64 SP2 with Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 x64 Enterprise or Standard Edition on Dell PowerEdge servers with Dell PowerVault.
Posted: August 27, 2008 | Published: August 27, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Databases | Fibre Channel | Hardware | Software | SQL Server | Testing | Windows

WHITE PAPER - This overview of Dell Virtualization Reference Architecture (RA) white paper describes three validated configurations for Dell | VMware and Dell | Citrix XenServer Dell™ edition virtual infrastructures.
Posted: August 27, 2008 | Published: August 27, 2008


Topics:  Fibre Channel | iSCSI SAN | SAN | Server Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Many companies realize the importance of reducing exchange server complexity by leveraging storage platform capabilities. Read this paper to discover the advantages of Storage Area Network (SAN).
Posted: August 27, 2008 | Published: July 10, 2008


Topics:  Collaborative Applications Software | DAS | Databases | Disaster Recovery | Disk Storage Systems | Fibre Channel | Fibre Channel Switches | SAN | Server Management | Storage Hardware | Storage Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper explains implementing a comprehensive storage strategy based on simple, cost-effective, and capable plug-and-play technologies which can help reduce costs, increase efficiency, and ensure business continuity.
Posted: August 27, 2008 | Published: August 27, 2008


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection | Data Management | Fibre Channel | SAN | Server Virtualization | Storage Management | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This white paper focuses on how the Data Domain deduplication storage solution integrates with standard NBU architectural and operational environments in order to overcome the growing gap between what is being accomplished and needs to be accomplished.
Posted: August 19, 2008 | Published: August 19, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Databases | Disaster Recovery | Enterprise | Fibre Channel | Storage Best Practices | Systems Management | Tape Drives | Virtual Tape Libraries

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 - This guide reviews the factors driving virtual I/O adoption, how virtual machine technologies benefit from virtual I/O, and the specific solutions that are available now.
Posted: August 11, 2008 | Published: August 1, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Data Centers | Fibre Channel | LAN | Server Management | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes the architecture and functionality of the Dell/EMC CX4 Series Storage Arrays, including new design innovations such as UltraFlex modular I/O technology.
Posted: August 8, 2008 | Published: August 1, 2008


Topics:  Fibre Channel | High Availability | SAN | Storage Appliances | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Systems

WHITE PAPER - In this white paper learn how Virtual Provisioning and the new Dell/EMC CX4 Series helps organizations to reduce storage costs by increasing capacity utilization, simplifying storage management, and reducing application downtime.
Posted: August 8, 2008 | Published: August 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Databases | Fibre Channel | Oracle (Product) | RAID | Server Virtualization | SQL Server | Storage Management | VMware

WHITE PAPER - In this white paper learn how sequential performance provides customers with improved data transfer rates for applications such as data warehousing, streaming video, high-performance technical computing, and backups and restores.
Posted: August 7, 2008 | Published: August 1, 2008


Topics:  Backup Server Hardware | Backups | Data Management | Data Warehouses | Fibre Channel | Load Balancing | Network Performance | RAID | SNMP

WHITE PAPER - This document shares Juniper Networks best practices in designing a highly efficient, secure, scalable and flexible data center network.
Posted: July 29, 2008 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Management | Disaster Recovery | Fibre Channel | Firewall Appliances | Firewall Management | Firewall Server Hardware | Firewall Server Software | iSCSI SAN | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Increasing power demands and space limitations in the data center have begun to transition server virtualization technologies from luxuries to necessities. Server virtualization provides a path toward server consolidation that results in significant...
Posted: July 18, 2008 | Published: May 14, 2007


Topics:  Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | Fibre Channel | Network Infrastructure | Operating Systems | SAN | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This report outlines the state of current server virtualization data protection and recovery approaches, while also keeping an eye on the future. Numerous improvements in virtualization data protection are on the horizon, and with creative use...
Posted: July 18, 2008 | Published: August 1, 2007


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection | Data Centers | Enterprise | Fibre Channel | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine Monitor | Virtual Offices | VMware