PRODUCT OVERVIEW - 3PAR Thin Provisioning software improves storage system efficiency and optimizes capacity utilization system-wide. No more up-front capacity allocation. No more dedicating resources for each application. No more paying to power, house, and cool disks you may not need for months or years to come, or may never actually need.
Posted: November 13, 2009 | Published: November 12, 2009


Topics:  Disk Backups | Disk Drive Controllers | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Storage Capacity | Storage Provisioning | Storage Virtualization | Thin Client Software

WHITE PAPER - Many administrators who oversee their organization’s backup and recovery are considering an all-in-one data protection (DP) solution. There are eight things to consider before you make your decision on which solution to purchase and this white paper explains them.
Posted: November 13, 2009 | Published: November 13, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Recovery | Storage Management | Storage Provisioning | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This paper will discuss the 5 areas of Virtualisation technology and introduce you to a virtualized framework solution from Virtustream that will not only provide the maximum ROI, but will address issues from a business perspective as well as an IT perspective, with a constant eye on the calculator for any business investment - your TCO.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: November 11, 2009


Topics:  Applications Software | Business Continuity Planning | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | High Availability | ROI | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Virtualization | TCO

PRESENTATION - This presentation highlights how virtualization has progressed from vaporware to an actual concept storage managers are using to minimize the amount of machines needed to manage, centralize data and change the economics of storage.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: November 10, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Management | Data Migration | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software

RESOURCE CENTER - On the Sun Microsystems Open Storage and SSD Resource Center, sponsored by Sun Microsystems, you will find storage resources from leading industry experts exploring the technologies, problems and solutions available around Open Storage and SSD.
Posted: November 10, 2009 | Published: November 10, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Standards | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software

WHITE PAPER - VMware's latest enterprise-level hypervisor product suite, vSphere, includes many new features and technological enhancements over its predecessor, VMware Infrastructure 3 (VI3). This white paper focuses on how VMware improved various storage technologies, how they relate to data backup and recovery, and more.
Posted: November 10, 2009 | Published: November 10, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Data Security | Disaster Recovery | File Recovery Programs | Storage Virtualization | VMware | VMware ESX | VMware Infrastructure 3

TRIAL SOFTWARE - The Sun Unified Storage Simulator is provided as either a VirtualBox or VMware virtual machine that provides a simulated experience of a Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System with 16 simulated disk drives.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Published: November 27, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Disk Drives | Storage Replication | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - At its most basic, file virtualization is about separating file data from restrictions in how it is accessed and manipulated. It can also ease things when it comes to migrating those storage systems. Read this presentation transcript to find out more about file virtualization.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Published: October 16, 2009


Topics:  File Server Software | NAS | SAN | Storage Appliances | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | Structured Data

WHITE PAPER - "Company ABC" is a successful enterprise with an annual storage growth rate of 70%, and a series of data management challenges. Check out this report to see what they uncovered by conducting a file system inventory -- and how they used that information to reduce costs and improve data management.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Data Management | Storage Capacity | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Media | Storage Spending | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper explains how building a smarter storage infrastructure based on the business value of data can enable you to address your data storage requirements efficiently and at the lowest cost.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Published: September 10, 2009


Topics:  Storage Architectures | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Spending | Storage Virtualization

VIDEO - Learn how you can reduce your storage costs by 50% or more using intelligent file virtualization to optimize storage tiering. The basic idea of storage tiering is to match the business value of each chunk of data with the cost of storing that data. Watch Renny Shen of F5 Networks explain how virtualizing storage management can save up to 70%.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Premiered: September 10, 2009


Topics:  Storage Architectures | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Storage Provisioning | Storage Spending | Storage Virtualization | Tiered Storage

PODCAST - In this FAQ with Jeff Boles, Jeff discusses the ins and outs of file virtualization. He tells users the benefits and drawbacks of file virtualization, which file virtualization products are on the market and how they might work in specific IT shops, as well as how file virtualization affects replication or migration of files.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Premiered: September 8, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Continuous Data Protection | Data Management | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - A disaster recovery plan represents an organization's detailed roadmap of where to go, what to do and when to do it in the event of a disaster. Understanding what does the business need, and is it capable of addressing this need with regard to both capabilities and cost is essential in the overall planning stages.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Published: November 5, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Read this special report that reviews current NAS trends including high-availability clustered storage to address growing storage needs and today's media-rich file environments and more.
Posted: November 5, 2009 | Published: October 22, 2009


Topics:  10 Gigabit Ethernet | High Availability | NAS | NAS Software | SAN | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Management Software | Storage Virtualization | VMware

ESSENTIAL GUIDE - Virtual server technology has made one key task a lot harder: backup. In this SearchStorageUK essential guide, you'll learn everything you need to know about protecting virtual servers.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: November 2, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | Data Center Consolidation | Data Recovery | Server Virtualization | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Machine Backups | VMware