WHITE PAPER - Whether you’re a first-time user of NAS or deploying advanced storage solutions, Microsoft Windows Storage Server R2 on IBM System x delivers enterprise-class storage management technology in an affordable, all-in-one solution. Check out this 2-page white paper to learn more.
Posted: May 9, 2012 | Published: May 1, 2012


Topics:  iSCSI Protocol | iSCSI SAN | NAS | NAS Software | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Management | Storage Architectures | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Optimization | WAN

WHITE PAPER - You can dramatically simplify your data management tasks and reduce infrastructure complexity with Windows Storage Server. Its latest release, Windows Storage Server2008 R2, can help SMB administrators reduce costs and manage their data and files more effectively through advanced features and united block and file storage. Read now to learn more.
Posted: April 13, 2012 | Published: April 2, 2012


Topics:  Data Mirroring | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Data Security | iSCSI SAN | NAS | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Storage Optimization

WHITE PAPER - Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 running on Dell PowerVault NX3100 NAS devices are allowing IT departments to cost-effectively expand capacity and improve performance while simplifying and streamlining storage infrastructures. Read now to learn more.
Posted: April 13, 2012 | Published: April 2, 2012


Topics:  iSCSI SAN | NAS | Storage Capacity | Storage for File Virtualization/NAS Virtualization | Storage Optimization | Storage Provisioning | Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers | WAN | Windows

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes a snapshot-based Oracle database backup and recovery solution using Dell EqualLogic PS Series iSCSI storage which can improve the backup and recovery time and help the IT administrator meet SLAs. Read now to learn more.
Posted: April 7, 2012 | Published: December 31, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | iSCSI Protocol | iSCSI SAN | Oracle (Product) | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Security

WHITE PAPER - Check out this short white paper to see how Dell EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager can provide your organization with comprehensive data protection for Microsoft Exchange 2010.
Posted: April 7, 2012 | Published: December 31, 2010


Topics:  Data Mirroring | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Data Security | iSCSI SAN | SAN | Storage Security

WHITE PAPER - EqualLogic firmware version 5.1 enables Dell EqualLogic PS iSCSI SAN arrays to leverage automated performance load balancing. This feature finds the most efficient location for data at the sub-volume level, enabling a more granular level of data management than traditional tiering approaches provide. Read this white paper to learn more.
Posted: April 7, 2012 | Published: December 31, 2011


Topics:  Data Management | iSCSI SAN | SAN | SAN and Virtualization | Storage Capacity | Storage Optimization | Storage Provisioning | Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers | Tiered Storage

WHITE PAPER - This white paper examines the current state of virtualization, challenges facing IT teams in expanding its use, and how Dell EqualLogic storage architecture can address these issues.
Posted: April 7, 2012 | Published: October 31, 2011


Topics:  Disaster Recovery | Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments | iSCSI SAN | Storage Architectures | Storage Capacity | Storage for Virtualized Servers | Storage Management | Storage Optimization | Storage Provisioning | Storage Spending | Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers

WHITE PAPER - The full range of AIX supplied utilities such as mirroring, backup, multiple file system types, multipath, boot from SAN and disaster recovery are used with Dell Compellent volumes. Read this comprehensive white paper to fully explore AIX best practices.
Posted: April 7, 2012 | Published: April 7, 2012


Topics:  Disaster Recovery | Fibre Channel SAN | iSCSI SAN | Storage Architectures | Storage for Virtualized Servers | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Optimization | Storage Provisioning | Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers

WHITE PAPER - This white paper provides an overview of specific information required for administrating storage on Linux servers connected to the Dell Compellent Storage Center. The information is intended for administrators with at minimum a basic understanding of Linux systems, specifically general tasks around managing disk partitions and file systems.
Posted: April 5, 2012 | Published: April 5, 2012


Topics:  Data Management | Data Management Software | Disk Backups | Disk Drives | iSCSI SAN | SAN | SAN and Virtualization | Storage Architectures | Storage Capacity | Storage Management

WHITE PAPER - In this exclusive ESG report, examine how your organization can leverage cost-effective scale-out storage to combat the ever increasing demands of your virtual environment. Learn about the key storage challenges organizations face today, and the pros and cons of adopting scale-up versus scale-out storage in your data center.
Posted: March 29, 2012 | Published: December 31, 2011


Topics:  Data Center Management | iSCSI SAN | Server Virtualization | Storage for Virtualized Servers | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management

WHITE PAPER - Discover how converged iSCSI storage networks are helping organizations keep down costs, boost performance and keep up with the growing storage and network demands of virtualized environments. In this essential resource, explore the benefits of the open integration of VMware with GbE and 10GbE-based iSCSI SANs.
Posted: March 29, 2012 | Published: December 31, 2010


Topics:  10 Gigabit Ethernet | Converged Networks | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | iSCSI SAN | Storage for Virtualized Servers | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | VMware

WHITE PAPER - A key part of making a successful transition to cloud and virtualization is your storage infrastructure, and more and more organizations are looking to unified storage solutions to facilitate that approach. This white paper explores the best practices for implementing unified storage.
Posted: March 28, 2012 | Published: March 28, 2012


Topics:  Cloud Storage Strategy | Fibre Channel SAN | iSCSI SAN | NAS | NAS Software | SAN | SAN and Virtualization | Storage Consolidation | Storage Controllers | Storage for File Virtualization/NAS Virtualization | Storage for Virtualized Servers | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers

WHITE PAPER - This white paper highlights several new features within EMC Avamar 6.0 that specifically target and greatly advance the capabilities and performance of VMware data protection. With these features, EMC Avamar is enabling the rapid continued expansion of cloud environments required by the demand for IT-as-a-Service. Read now to learn more.
Posted: March 12, 2012 | Published: October 1, 2011


Topics:  Cloud Backup | Cloud Security | Cloud Storage Services | Data Mirroring | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Data Security | iSCSI SAN | NAS

WHITE PAPER - Dell’s unified, virtualized storage infrastructure leverages the capabilities of the Dell EqualLogic PS Series virtualized iSCSI SAN technology with the new Dell EqualLogic FS7500 scale-out NAS gateway appliance. Together they provide support for standard file- and block-access protocols via a single, centrally-managed, multi-tiered storage pool.
Posted: February 22, 2012 | Published: February 22, 2012


Topics:  iSCSI SAN | NAS | NAS Software | SAN | SAN and Virtualization | Storage Consolidation | Storage for Virtualized Servers | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - With 10 GbE technology enhancements enabling IP storage to leapfrog the performance of Fibre Channel at 2 Gbps or 4 Gbps, data center managers no longer need to make performance compromises in order to benefit from the traditional advantages of Ethernet over more specialized switching fabrics. Read this comprehensive white paper to learn more.
Posted: February 22, 2012 | Published: February 22, 2012


Topics:  Fibre Channel | Fibre Channel SAN | Fibre Channel Switches | IP Switching | iSCSI SAN | NAS | SAN | Storage Controllers | Storage Provisioning