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whitepaper Building for the Future: Deploying a SAN Solution That Protects Your Datacenter Investments2008-02-01 IDG (International Data Group)
  The IT managers at midsize organizations face many of the same storage planning and management issues as managers at larger enterprises. They also must deal with several unique requirements, however. IT managers at midsize organizations need solutions that are easy to acquire and to set up; that deliver "Investment protection" for future improvements in performance and scale without forcing the displacement of installed systems; and that address specific needs for greater management efficiency without disrupting current operations. The evolving storage requirements and the unique challenges faced by midsize organizations make their selection of storage systems and storage management solutions a key concern.

Tags: Data Center, SANs		   
whitepaper Integrated Disk and Tape Backup and Recovery With the HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System and HP Data Protector Express 3.5 SP22008-02-01 Hewlett-Packard (HP)
  This white paper describes how to use the HP D2D Backup System and Data Protector Express to combine the speed and flexibility of disk based backup and recovery with the transportability and durability of tape based backup and recovery. It provides an example of how to implement automated and scheduled backups to disk (D2D Backup System) and subsequent automatic copies to tape.

Tags: Storage Management, Tape Drives - Libraries		   
whitepaper TechNet Webcast: Failover Clustering and Quorum in Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Storage (Level 300)12008-01-31 Microsoft
  This webcast covers the new cluster storage architecture and describes how the new quorum model works in Windows Server 2008 Enterprise. The presenter explores the new way that how shared storage is managed, how clustering is now totally Storage Area Network (SAN) friendly, how failover clusters arbitrate for disks to determine what to do when things go wrong, and what the other enhancements are. The attendee will learn why deploying Windows Server 2008 failover clusters can be a key win to the SAN infrastructure.

Tags: SANs, Windows Server 2008		   
whitepaper End to End Management of a Product Line Through an ODC for a Leader in Network Storage2008-01-26 MindTree Consulting
  MindTree Consulting, a leader in business-enabling solutions, undertook the complete engineering ownership of a high availability product for a leader in Network Storage. All processes and technologies required to manage the product line are transferred and deployed within MindTree. MindTree team is responsible for sustaining the product, QA, new feature development, customer support and product documentation. This enabled the client to focus on core development and have a trusted partner providing support to the sales cycle.

Tags: Storage Management, NAS		   
whitepaper PS Series Groups: Deploying Microsoft SQL Server in an iSCSI SAN2008-01-25 Dell EqualLogic
  This Technical Report describes how to deploy SQL Server in an iSCSI SAN with Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage arrays. It provides configuration and management recommendations for SQL Server and the PS Series storage.

Tags: Database Management, Data Center, SANs, Storage Consolidation		   
whitepaper IT PARTNERS Case Study: City of Phoenix2008-01-23 IT PARTNERS
  The City of Phoenix owns and operates the Phoenix Airport System. The existing data center was highly constrained, with power and air conditioning nearing capacity and very limited amounts of available rack space. Connectivity to the rest of the City of Phoenix, as well as to the Internet, was through a non-redundant network infrastructure. The Aviation Department's Technology Division selected Hewlett-Packard (HP) and VMware technologies to help address these challenges. IT Partners engaged with the city's staff to implement Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions within the Aviation Department data center and SAN replication at the City of Phoenix IT Operations Center.

Tags: Data Center, SANs		   
whitepaper Dell EqualLogic PS Series with VMware - Virtual servers meet virtual storage2008-01-23 Dell EqualLogic
  Consolidation of data center assets has become a trend in many IT environments, providing benefits such as improved hardware resource utilization, easier management,and lower costs.

For storage, consolidation is accomplished by moving data off of a direct attached storage (DAS)to inside the server onto a shared pool of storage in a storage area network (SAN).

Read this solution brief to see how server consolidation has become popular thanks to technologies like VMware ESX Server and GSX Server. These "virtual machine" products consolidate server data images onto fewer hardware platforms which improves IT efficiency.

Tags: Storage Management, SANs, Storage Consolidation, Virtualization		   
whitepaper Case Study: Clackamas County Oregon's Outdated Fibre Channel Infrastructure Runs Out of Capacity2008-01-18 Dell EqualLogic
  Learn how one county government in the state of Oregon solved the problem of an aging Fibre Channel SAN that could not scale to meet growing needs. This case study discusses how Clackamas County's IT Department replaced an old Fibre Channel SAN with a modular iSCSI SAN solution for central storage consolidation and data protection.

Tags: Data Center, SANs, Storage Consolidation		   
whitepaper The art of doing more with less: SMBs embrace IT Optimization2007-09-07 IBM
  Find out how IT optimization strategies can help small and mid-sized businesses keep their competitive edge. In this IBM ForwardView webshow, IBM explains how strategies such as virtualization and Storage Area Networks (SAN) can simplify your systems and free up resources to support your overall business growth.

This webshow was featured in ForwardView, the premier IBM eMagazine that provides growing businesses with the latest news and trends at the nexus of business and IT. It's full of thought leadership and marketplace insight applied to real business problems.

Tags: SANs, ROI - TCO, IT Reliability, Virtualization		   
whitepaper TechNet Webcast: Optical Media in Windows Vista (Level 300)2008-01-02 Microsoft
  This webcast provides an overview of some of the enhancements of using optical media in the Windows Vista operating system. It covers the new user interface for backing up and restoring information in Windows Vista and the use of Universal Disk Format (UDF) to enable users to exchange files between Windows-based computers, Macintosh, and Unix-based computers. It also explores the Image Mastering API (IMAPI). With IMAPI version 2, applications can burn audio, video, data, or disc images to CD or DVD devices.

Tags: Magnetic - Optical, Windows Vista		   


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