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whitepaper FibrChanl-02 (fclp) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i V2 Release Notes2007-10-01 Hewlett-Packard (HP)
  This paper provides information about the B.11.23.0712 release of the FibrChanl-02 (fclp) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v2. This release of the FibrChanl-02 (fclp) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v2 (version B.11.23.0712) now supports online firmware updates, optical diagnostics, and enables the ns_query_ports option of fcmsutil.

Tags: HP-UX		   
whitepaper Overview of IBM System Storage TS1120 Tape Controller Support for System Storage TS3400 Tape Library2007-10-01 IBM
  System z hosts use Autoloaders in two different modes: Auto Mode or System Mode. In both modes, unprocessed cartridges are loaded into the drive sequentially. However, in Auto Mode unprocessed cartridges are automatically loaded into the drive when the previous cartridge is ejected, whereas in System Mode unprocessed cartridges are loaded into the drive under the attaching host system's command. Consequently, in System Mode, when a cartridge is ejected, the host can either request to load the next unprocessed cartridge in the autoloader or request a specific cartridge to be mounted by an operator. The TS1120 Tape Controller provides support to use the TS3400 Tape Library in System Mode and Auto Mode for System z attachment.

Tags: Tape Drives - Libraries		   
whitepaper IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC): "A Building-Block Approach With DS4000 Storage"2007-10-01 IBM
  The IBM SVC (SAN Volume Controller) scales far beyond any single large storage subsystem, so an overall storage methodology should be employed to manage the storage at the virtual layer. A virtual storage strategy is unique to each install and is developed and deployed by understanding the IBM SAN Volume Controllers virtual layer of management, the storage hardware connected together, and finally, the internal storage architecture. The scope of this paper provides a methodology for net-new and first time installs of the IBM SVC and the IBM TotalStorage DS4200, DS4700, and DS4800 TotalStorage servers - using predefined building blocks of storage configured with generic and repeatable settings to provide scalable performance.

Tags: SANs		   
whitepaper Manufacturer Empowers Employees to Slash Inventory and Improve Supplier Performance2007-10-01 Microsoft Tips
  A. O. Smith Water Products Company manufactures water heaters, boilers, and hot-water storage solutions sold worldwide. The company wanted to make it easier for materials planners and receiving personnel to keep inventory up-to-date and reduce inventory costs. The company implemented Ultriva Electronic Kanban, an automated, browser-based inventory replenishment solution that runs on Microsoft software. A. O. Smith employees have been able to reduce inventory 20 percent year over year, boost inventory turns by 100 percent, and increase customer fill rates.

Tags: Warehouse Inventory Management		   
whitepaper Demo: Need Disk Space? IBM DB2 9 Compression Demo2006-11-01 IBM
  For large warehouses or databases with huge volumes of data, the cost of the storage subsystem can easily exceed the combined cost of the hardware server and the data server software. Therefore, even a small reduction in the storage subsystem can result in substantial cost savings for the entire database solution.

The new data row compression technology in IBM DB2 9 can save up to 80% savings on disc space and I/O improvements of up to 40%. If the volume of the data you need to manage is exploding, you may want to take a closer look at DB2 9. View this demo now to learn more.

Tags: Data Center, Storage Consolidation, Business Intelligence - Data Warehousing		   
whitepaper Building a Healthy Storage Infrastructure While Reducing Administration Costs by 90 Percent With Symantec Solutions2007-09-27 Symantec
  Like all medical insurance organizations, Health Alliance Plan must protect its sensitive customer information and minimize the costs of administering its storage infrastructure. A comprehensive suite of Symantec products is meeting these needs, offering dramatic reductions in staff time and storage costs. Total cost of ownership of the company's storage infrastructure is down by 22 percent, while storage utilization is approaching 80 percent, well above the industry average.

Tags: Data Center, Data Recovery - Security		   
whitepaper Optimizing E-mail Storage to Drive Organizational Value2007-09-21 Quest Software
  This white paper explores how organizations need to balance the challenges of exploding e-mail storage with the ongoing need to maintain access to the valuable information contained within e-mail. This paper is intended to help messaging managers and directors understand the business issues associated with e-mail storage management, and approaches that can be taken to manage this storage while accommodating the needs of the wider business. Availability, compliance and migration are all challenges that can be addressed through optimizing e-mail storage management.

Tags: Email		   
whitepaper Scaling the IBM System Storage DS4000 Connectivity on VMware2007-09-20 QLogic
  Over the past few years, VMware and Blade Servers have taken the IT world by storm. According to Gartner, blade servers now account for 12.5% of all new servers and are expected to grow over 29% by 2009. IDC indicates that 10% of physical servers deployed in 2007 will run as Virtual Servers (VMware, XEN, or Microsoft) and that rate represents a growth of 52% over the 2006 installation. As VMware grows in the data center, it presents new challenges and opportunities for how the Server-to-SAN interface needs to evolve and change.

Tags: Virtualization		   
whitepaper TeraCloud Storage Framework2007-09-19 Estorian
  TSF delivers the first Java-enabled enterprise Storage Resource Management (SRM) solution that simplifies the administration and management of distributed and mainframe storage resources across the entire enterprise, from a single point of control. TSF helps to plan more effectively, lower administration costs, and puts the administrator in control of the storage environment. Its reliable, easy-to-use centralized administration improves storage utilization of the existing storage assets, automates repetitive tasks, and helps control future storage expenditures through accurate trending and forecasting of storage growth.

Tags: Java		   
whitepaper MediaVast Stores Massive Amounts of Digital Content on Reliable StoreVaults2007-09-11 Network Appliance (NetApp)
  MediaVast, Inc. is a leading provider of high-quality visual content and related services to print and online media, advertising agencies, broadcast networks, mobile carriers, communication agencies and other publishing enterprises. Reliability was of the utmost importance, as the company was tired of losing dollars and time on traditional RAID arrays, and MediaVast's budget was also a point of concern. Another growing concern for MediaVast was storage management. The company explored options such as EMC's CLARiiON AX150, products from BlueArc, and the Adaptec Snap Server, but knew that their search had come to an end when they learned about the StoreVault S500.