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The Virtual Machine Aware SAN by Cisco Systems, Inc.
9000 Family to support an end-to-end virtualized SAN environment that is flexible, secure, scalable, and mobile. Despite the efficiency improvements virtualization brings to the data center, the proliferation of virtual machines also introduces new challenges for the SAN, including problems related to loss of visibility, security, traffic isolation for...
ESG LAB VALIDATION REPORT Exanet ExaStore Clustered NAS Performance by Exanet
45;out ExaStore clustered NAS systems deliver SAN levels of performance with the ease of management and the lower cost of NAS. Typically, customers have implemented storage area networks (SAN) to meet the performance and high availability requirements of their mission critical applications. Recent technology advances with Network Attached Storage (NAS),...
MDS 9000 SAN-OS Software: The Virtual Machine Aware SAN by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Family to support an end-to-end virtualized SAN environment that is flexible, secure, scalable, and mobile. Virtualization of the data center, which includes servers, storage, and networks, has addressed some of the challenges related to consolidation, space constraints, demand for high power, and cooling requirements. End-to-end...
More Functionality, Less Infrastructure: Managed IT with Netboot/i by Double-Take Software
compute devices, allows them to run from iSCSI SAN, and provides many benefits to an organization. Storage has been evolving throughout the history of computer systems. Storing both operating system state and data within the computer caused management challenges such as storage over provisioning, data duplication as well as expensive and ineffective...
The Benefits of Running VMware VI3 on Cisco MDS Optimized SAN by Cisco Systems, Inc.
to support an end-to-end virtualized SAN environment that is flexible, scalable, and mobile. Read this Cisco MDS and VMware Joint whitepaper that describes the innovative approach to support an end-to-end virtualized SAN environment that is flexible, scalable, and mobile...
The Cisco MDS 9000 8-GB SAN Solutions - An Overview by Cisco Systems, Inc.
The Cisco MDS 9000 8-GB SAN Solutions reinforces the Cisco commitment to full and seamless product interoperability and consistency, as it protects the investment, lower your TCO and reinforces the vision and value. The Cisco MDS 9000 8-GB SAN Solutions reinforces the Cisco commitment to full and seamless product...
VMworld 2008 - Managing the Virtualized Data Center by Akorri
more VMs and servers and a growing impact on the SAN. Watch this Q&A session with Akorri CEO Tom Joyce to gain expert insight on these challenges. From VMworld 2008 - Akorri CEO Tom Joyce notes how this years' attendees have changed their approach to virtualization due to increasing scales, more VMs and servers, and a growing impact on the SAN. As the virtualized...
IT Briefing: Virtualized Infrastructure Management with LSI StoreAge SVM by LSI Corporation
large SANs for overall better utilization of SAN assets. This paper highlights a new solution with improved and secure tools to manage large SANs for overall better utilization of SAN assets. Discover how this solution addresses the major complexities and challenges associated with managing virtualized environments...
The Best Modular Systems for Network and Storage Availability by Dell, Inc. and Intel
IT shops can ensure availability of network and storage resources by addressing availability issues caused by changes in system configurations. This white paper explores a modular system that can help simplify this task. This white paper explores a modular system that helps ensure availability of network and storage resources. Modular...
Confront Escalating Data Storage and Power Requirement with HP's Enterprise Virtual Array by Mobius Partners
s Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) 6000 Series for SAN and C-Class Chassis. The University of Houston was facing unprecedented demands for power from its High Performance Computing Lab and to overcome this problem they used HP's Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) 6000 Series for SAN and C-Class Chassis, due to which the university has been able to create 28 new...
Efficient SAN Based Tape Encryption with Curtis Preston by Cisco Systems, Inc.
this webcast for expert tips on securing your SAN environment and meeting government regulations. Learn about a technique that transparently encrypts data inside the storage environment without slowing or disrupting business critical applications. Watch this webcast to hear leading industry analyst Curtis Preston and Cisco expert Doug Anderson...
Switching on the Virtual World: The Role of Fabric-Driven Services for the Virtualized Environment by Cisco Systems, Inc.
in terms of managing and securing data-SAN management software depends on physical attributes of devices, which virtualization masks. This white paper explains how fabric vendors must evolve their sets and operating systems so users can employ virtualization without threatening QoS, security, performance, and troubleshooting. You'll learn about...
The Hidden Storage "Gotchas" of Server Virtualization by Storage Decisions and i365, A Seagate Company
the obstacles of server virtualization, such as SAN storage requirements, performance issues related to oversubscription, and data protection issues, and provides solutions to avoid or overcome them. Learn how to enhance performance, high availability disaster recovery, and improve data protection and granularity...
Maximizing IT Value by Using High-End Server Processors by Dell, Inc. and Intel
Intel IT has standardized on Intel® Xeon® processors with a core frequency of 3 GHz for two-socket servers for design computing and enterprise server virtualization. Software acquisition and licensing costs are the largest drivers of TCO for server deployment in most IT shops. This white paper compares the performance of low- and high-end...
"Hurricane-Proof" Data Protection by Compellent
Storage Center storage area network (SAN) and Remote Instant Replay software as the catalysts for heftier business continuance, Moss & Associates implemented a resilient disaster recovery (DR) plan that can be activated remotely. This white paper examines how the construction company created seamless access between two locations with a proven...
Information Solutions Provider Upgrades to Cisco and IBM 4Gbps FICON Switching and Storage Infrastructure in Record Time by Cisco Systems, Inc.
infrastructure and to upgrade its FICON SAN to allow for additional capacity and help TTS stay on top of the mission-critical, end-to-end processing for a large number of brokerage houses, which the company supports...
Complete Data Protection for VMware Virtual Infrastructure by Hewlett-Packard Company
This paper explores and outlines how to apply HP Data Protector 6.0/6.1 software and other key HP StorageWorks storage array technologies to manage and deploy an effective backup strategy in a VMware Virtual Infrastructure. Rapid adoption of server virtualization accelerates the deployment of high-utilization VMs, which in turn increases...
Best Practices: Tackling Data Migration by Storage Magazine
be high and include platform-/OS-/network-/SAN- and storage- specific tasks. Detailed guidelines should be included for verification and validation at each level...
Podcast: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Virtualization - In One Hour by Datalink and Hitachi Data Systems
Download this Podcast to learn how virtualization has progressed from vaporware to actual products storage managers are using to centralize data, add flexibility and change the economics of storage. While virtualization is still a growing technology for storage, the merits behind this technology are countless. Understanding the benefits...
LSI Extends Its Storage Virtualization Manager by LSI Corporation
SVM is storage area network (SAN) software that runs on standard 1U Windows servers and provides virtual volume management in heterogeneous environments. LSI continues to leverage and enhance its StoreAge brand by rearchitecting its Storage Virtualization Manager (SVM) to more completely address the automation of holistic storage...
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Workload consolidation attracts new blood to mainframe by Robert Rosen, Columnist
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DMTF tries to SMASH systems management costs by Matt Stansberry, Site Editor
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With IBM blades and VMware, firm shrinks data center footprint, cost by Bridget Botelho, News Writer
a storage equipment upgrade. Prudential used Sun Microsystems Inc. storage, but "Sun's SAN [storage area network] was a generation or two old and to gain access to shared drive we had to map it. We wanted to put financial software on the SAN for employees to access without having to map them through a server," Friemann said.

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TPC eyes energy consumption and virtualization benchmarks by Bridget Botelho, News Writer
Last month, the San Francisco-based nonprofit Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) marked its 20-year anniversary by offering vendor-neutral processing performance benchmarks, disclosing plans for future benchmarks and offering a workshop for end users along the

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Data center site selection: An art and a science, says Digital Realty Trust by Bridget Botelho, News Writer
San Francisco-based Digital Realty Trust operates more than 2 million square feet of data center space in the U.S. and knows a thing or two about choosing the right location for a data center. Chris Crosby, the senior vice president of Digital Realty Trust, offered tips and... More...