Storage Resource Management Reports

EGUIDE: PCIe SSD cards fit straight into PCIe slots in servers and array hardware and often brings much higher performance than traditional HDD-format flash drives..

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 01 Feb 2017

EGUIDE: We walk you through the key storage metrics you need to know about, look at how storage array makers present them in their product literature, and how to decode IOPS, latency and read/write performance figures.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 16 Nov 2016

EGUIDE: This guide offers a collection of our most popular articles on storage-related issues from the first few months of 2016.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 18 Apr 2016

PRODUCT LITERATURE: Read this paper to learn how Dell EqualLogic™ PS Series iSCSI SANs can help to reduce the cost and complexity of IT Consolidation and uniquely integrate with VMware® Infrastructure to enable the fully virtualized IT environment.

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 | Published: 03 Apr 2009

VIDEO: This four-part webcast demonstrates the necessity for a proper storage management solution, such as Northern Storage Suite, in an organization's storage infrastructure. They'll review how NSS can reclaim wasted capacity, control user behavior, getting your end-users on-board with saving capacity and how to properly plan for future storage needs.

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 | Premiered: 03 Aug 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: The presentation transcript from EMC Corporation features Ashish Nadkarni, Principal Consultant with GlassHouse Technologies, discussing the benefits of Network Attached Storage for Small Businesses.

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 | Published: 27 Jul 2009

WEBCAST: This webcast discusses how Enterprise Flash Drives on Dell | EMC CX4 storage arrays can help tackle these challenges in the context of Oracle database deployments.

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 | Premiered: Jul 29, 2009

WHITE PAPER: Virtualization helps reduce IT costs and increases business agility. Because of this, virtualization technologies are particularly suited to these economic times. This white paper explores the evolution of virtualization, and then gives practical advice on how virtualization can benefit your organization.

Posted: 22 Jul 2009 | Published: 01 Jul 2009

EZINE: This e-zine contains useful articles and expert advice for organizations navigating the stormy seas of virtual data centers.

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 | Published: 20 Jul 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Read this presentation transcript for expert advice on reducing costs in your data center by reducing duplicate data. Brian Babineau, senior analyst for Enterprise Strategy Group, demonstrates how optimizing resources allows you to save more data for longer periods of time without increasing costs.

Posted: 09 Jul 2009 | Published: 06 Jul 2009

WHITE PAPER: IT systems are vulnerable to a variety of disruptions. This paper will focus on common processes and procedures that should be part of any effective enterprise backup/restore system.

Posted: 08 Jul 2009 | Published: 26 Jun 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Two sessions are included in this presentation download covering such subjects as why an organisation should archive their email and practical advice on how to get started. Download it now for more information on the benefits of e-mail archiving.

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 | Published: 02 Jul 2009

CASE STUDY: Peterson Sullivan PLLC needed a consolidated yet scalable IT infrastructure. They created just that with VMware software, Dell PowerEdge servers, and Dell EqualLogic storage while enhancing data protection with Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware Edition software for automated, integrated, and scalable protection of virtual machines.

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 05 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: EIM is the effort and practice of reaching across all data and application silos embedded in the organization's operating infrastructure; then binding those repositories together into one effective information management environment. This white paper will discuss metadata management, master data management, data quality, and data migration...

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 | Published: 02 Jun 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This podcast transcript examines the pros and cons traditional Fibre Channel SAN and a slightly newer iSCSI SAN.

Posted: 18 May 2009 | Published: 13 Apr 2009

WHITE PAPER: To supplement the growth in iSCSI SANs, Dell has introduced an iSCSI-to-SAS bridge card for the TL-series of tape libraries. This allows a customer to directly attach a tape backup target to their iSCSI 1Gb Ethernet SAN with little to no degradation in transfer speed. This white paper explores this setup and configuration.

Posted: 06 May 2009 | Published: 30 Sep 2008

WHITE PAPER: This white paper takes a high-level look at the features and functionality that make the CX4 an excellent choice for Microsoft Exchange and other electronic mail systems. It examines new features, discusses disaster recovery and VMware integration, and provides a brief example of CX4's performance in Exchange environments.

Posted: 05 May 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2008

WHITE PAPER: There are many ways that blade enclosures can be attached to a Dell EqualLogic SAN. This paper reviews three ways, but depending on the blade enclosure design features there may be other options. Each of the three architecture strategies presented here provides different trade-offs in cost, complexity and scalability.

Posted: 05 May 2009 | Published: 30 Dec 2008

WHITE PAPER: As dependence on continuous access to critical data grows, so does the importance of avoiding service interruption. This paper examines four data protection strategies and compares their merits for the most common business continuance scenarios.

Posted: 01 May 2009 | Published: 29 Feb 2008

WHITE PAPER: ESG research indicates that organizations with e-mail archive implementations experience several measurable benefits, including lower storage costs as well as more efficient compliance, electronic discovery, and data protection operations. This white paper discusses the benefits of evaluating solutions to achieve the statuses mentioned above.

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 | Published: 23 Apr 2009

WHITE PAPER: Agentless backup is NOT a myth. The Asigra solution is proof because it requires no agents, which inherently makes it easier to install and support than legacy backup and recovery solutions. This paper serves as an introduction to Asigra's Hybrid Cloud Backup and Recovery Software.

Posted: 20 Apr 2009 | Published: 20 Apr 2009

WHITE PAPER: Intel IT planned, engineered, and has implemented a virtualized business-computing production environment. This multi-year initiative has confirmed virtualization benefits including server consolidation ratios between 10:1 and 16:1, faster deployment, and faster recovery. This white paper explains how they implemented virtualization.

Posted: 17 Apr 2009 | Published: 02 Apr 2008

WHITE PAPER: This document is not intended to judge what is good or bad, right or wrong. The primary focus is educational, providing a background on the principles of de-duplication and recommendations to consider in planning an evaluation of de-duplication solutions.

Posted: 01 Apr 2009 | Published: 01 Apr 2009

WHITE PAPER: In a relatively short span of time, Network Attached Storage [NAS] has become a popular, widely implemented technology given its many attractive features and benefits. This whitepaper details four techniques for managing network attached storage, including file management simplification and data access without server intervention.

Posted: 12 Feb 2009 | Published: 12 Feb 2009

WHITE PAPER: The accelerated pace of doing business in today's world puts organizations under tremendous pressure. They need to be fleet and flexible, able to rapidly respond to opportunities, make decisions, and deploy resources. Critical to this is the way information is managed and stored.

Posted: 12 Feb 2009 | Published: 12 Feb 2009