WHITE PAPER - This document provides a summary of how IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center supports the IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller, and provides an in-depth description of the management capabilities that Tivoli Storage Productivity Center provides in a virtualized storage configuration.
Posted: January 10, 2012 | Published: January 10, 2012


Topics:  Disk Backups | Disk Storage Systems | SAN | SAN and Virtualization | Storage Capacity | Storage Optimization | Storage Provisioning | Storage Resource Management | Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers

PODCAST - Automated tiered storage and continuous snapshot technologies bring storage efficiency and performance to a new level. Listen to this podcast to learn how combining the two features optimizes data placement and hear best practices for configuring tiering profiles and snapshot schedules for long-term results.
Posted: December 22, 2011 | Premiered: December 21, 2011


Topics:  Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Storage Capacity | Storage Efficiency | Storage Optimization | Storage Provisioning | Storage Resource Management | Tiered Storage

WEBCAST - Automated tiered storage and continuous snapshot technologies bring storage efficiency and performance to a new level. Watch now to see how combining the two features optimizes data placement and hear best practices for configuring tiering profiles and snapshot schedules for long-term results.
Posted: December 22, 2011 | Premiered: December 21, 2011


Topics:  Data Replication | Data Security | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Storage Capacity | Storage Optimization | Storage Provisioning | Storage Replication | Storage Resource Management | Tiered Storage

WHITE PAPER - EMC's new VNXe series storage systems in conjunction with the company's Unisphere storage management are designed to address IT staff's demand for substantially improved "usability" in storage solutions for small and medium sized business. Read this white paper to learn more.
Posted: December 8, 2011 | Published: December 8, 2011


Topics:  Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Storage Management | Storage Management Services | Storage Optimization | Storage Provisioning | Storage Resource Management | Storage Resource Management Software

EZINE - Object-based storage dispenses with the hierarchical file system, so there are no nested subfolders. Instead, it uses an indexed flatfile structure in which each object is given a unique ID. This issue of IT in Europe includes case studies of how object-based storage products are being implemented in Europe.
Posted: December 5, 2011 | Published: December 5, 2011


Topics:  Backup for Virtualized Servers | Solid State Disks | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Storage for Virtualized Servers | Storage Optimization | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization | VMware

ESSENTIAL GUIDE - This special eight-page indepent report from Computer Weekly, packed with graphs and diagrams, is essential reading for anyone doing business, or thinking of doing business with EMC.
Posted: November 15, 2011 | Published: November 15, 2011


Topics:  Disk Backups | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape | Security | Security Hardware | Security Industry | Security Management | Security Software | Security Tokens | Storage Appliances | Storage Architectures | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Storage Controllers | Storage Devices | Storage Efficiency | Storage for File Virtualization/NAS Virtualization | Storage for Virtualized Servers | Storage Hardware | Storage Industry | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Management Services | Storage Management Software | Storage Media | Storage Networking Industry Association | Storage Optimization | Storage Provisioning | Storage Replication | Storage Replication Services | Storage Replication Software | Storage Resource Management | Storage Resource Management Software | Storage Security | Storage Service Providers | Storage Spending | Storage Standards | Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers | Storage Switches | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | Supplier Management | Supplier Relationship Management

ASSESSMENT TOOL - Find out how much your customers can save by consolidating with Dell products with this quick, easy to use ROI calculator.
Posted: November 15, 2011 | Published: November 15, 2011


Topics:  Storage Best Practices | Storage Consolidation | Storage Devices | Storage Efficiency | Storage Management | Storage Optimization | Storage Resource Management | Storage Resource Management Software

EZINE - In the July 2011 cover story of Storage magazine, Jacob Gsoedl examines the current problems associated with virtual server backup and highlights the latest apps and features that help in putting an end to those challenges.
Posted: July 1, 2011 | Published: July 1, 2011


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Cloud Security | Cloud Storage | Cloud Storage Services | Cloud Storage Strategy | Server Virtualization | Storage for Virtualized Servers | Storage Management | Storage Optimization | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - The exponential growth of data is pushing the limits of midmarket storage capabilities. IBM® has developed new architectures that can scale up to this demand. This white paper elaborates on how IBM has met this challenge with efficiency and simplicity.
Posted: April 1, 2011 | Published: April 1, 2011


Topics:  Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management Software | Storage Resource Management | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - To meet today’s business demands, continuous access to critical data and applications is vital. But what steps can you take to ensure this availability? This white paper discusses how IBM® System StorageTM for SAP IT platforms are providing companies with secure and collaborative solutions.
Posted: April 1, 2011 | Published: April 1, 2011


Topics:  SAP (Product) | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management Services | Storage Resource Management | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization

CASE STUDY - James Cook University needed to replace ageing storage systems that held vital student, administration and business applications. In order to get enterprise-level performance and availability that could keep up with the exponential growth of the university's data needs, they turned to IBM.
Posted: March 22, 2011 | Published: March 22, 2011


Topics:  Backup Server Hardware | Backup Software | Backups | Storage Management Software | Storage Media | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization

CASE STUDY - This paper will introduce you to six medium-sized enterprise European users of the IBM XIV Storage System. Using informal and unscripted interviews, you'll follow them through their choice of the system to installation and, finally, into workload migration, live production, and daily use.
Posted: March 22, 2011 | Published: March 22, 2011


Topics:  Backups | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Switches | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization

CASE STUDY - With the pressure and exposure of major international tournaments, Tennis Australia had a compelling need for reliable, easy-to-manage storage that could scale quickly. IBM served up their XIV Storage System, which dramatically reduced downtime, cut costs, and simplified storage management. Read this case study for more.
Posted: March 22, 2011 | Published: March 22, 2011


Topics:  RAID | SAN | Storage Management | Storage Provisioning | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization

CASE STUDY - The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) in Australia was experiencing rapid rates of growth in data volumes - increasing around 60 percent annually - when they decided to increase their SAN capacity. They chose the IBM XIV Storage system. Read this and get the details.
Posted: March 22, 2011 | Published: March 22, 2011


Topics:  NAS | NAS Software | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Standards | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - When Bunnings, a retailer of home improvement and outdoor living products, needed to find a replacement for older storage systems that supported their vital business applications, they turned to IBM products. To learn how Bunnings benefited from this upgrade, read this case study.
Posted: March 22, 2011 | Published: March 22, 2011


Topics:  NAS | NAS Software | SAN | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization