Research Papers

WHITE PAPER - The goal of this integration note is to describe Citrix XenDesktop technology, architecture, and implementation on ProLiant servers.
Posted: January 7, 2009 | Published: January 7, 2009


Topics:  DAS | Data Centers | SAN | Server Management | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - In this paper, Stephen Foskett is talking about all the different ways to virtualize storage and thereby hide the complexity and enable new capabilities.
Posted: January 7, 2009 | Published: January 7, 2009


Topics:  ERP | NAS | RAID | SAN | Storage Virtualization | UNIX

WHITE PAPER - This document describes the benefits of blades, the major reasons why users have moved to blades, and why an organization might think about moving to blades in its environment.
Posted: January 4, 2009 | Published: December 29, 2008


Topics:  Blade Servers | Data Centers | ROI | SAN | TCO

WHITE PAPER - The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the requirements for a basic NetBackup™ architecture to help customers understand which components are required in a data protection solution.
Posted: December 31, 2008 | Published: December 30, 2008


Topics:  Gigabit Ethernet | Hardware | LAN | RPO | RTO | SAN | SLA | Software | Tape Drives

WHITE PAPER - Today's IT infrastructures are complex and inflexible--and most of them just keep growing. Storage expenditures keep rising, resources are consumed by labor-intensive tasks, and management costs are spiraling higher. This checklist highlights the top five improvements to windows storage for cutting costs in 2009.
Posted: December 29, 2008 | Published: December 24, 2008


Topics:  RAID | SAN | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management | Storage Management Software | USB | Virtual Tape Libraries | Windows

WHITE PAPER - In this white paper sponsored by Sun, IDC analyzes the market opportunity for enterprise-class tape drives and Sun's new enterprise-class tape drive, the Sun StorageTek T10000B tape drive.
Posted: December 23, 2008 | Published: December 23, 2008


Topics:  Data Storage | SAN | Server Virtualization | Storage Infrastructure | Tape Backups | Tape Drives | Virtual Tape Libraries

WHITE PAPER - This study explains the impact of power, cooling, space considerations on VMware storage deployments and the estimates for cost of downtime in order to ensure validity for all types of environments.
Posted: December 19, 2008 | Published: December 19, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | IT Managers | SAN | Server Virtualization | Vendors | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn how Symantec NetBackup enables new capabilities in data protection and addresses some drawbacks of server virtualization by delivering solutions that match requirements and workloads in various virtualization deployment scenarios.
Posted: December 18, 2008 | Published: December 18, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Budgeting | Data Security | Enterprise | LAN | SAN | Server Virtualization | VM | VMware

WHITE PAPER - 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.
Posted: December 17, 2008 | Published: December 17, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Fibre Channel | NAS | SAN | Security | Server Virtualization | Storage Management Software | TCO

WHITE PAPER - This document describes the virtual machine conversion functions built into Oracle VM in Release 2.1.2, and how you can plan and execute the virtual machine conversions using Oracle VM.
Posted: December 17, 2008 | Published: December 17, 2008


Topics:  Disk Drives | Linux | Oracle (Product) | SAN | Server Virtualization | VM | VMware | Windows

WHITE PAPER - This document discusses proven implementation techniques for disk-to-disk backups, what to be aware of when evaluating VTL, and how to equip your organization for changes in data protection technologies.
Posted: December 17, 2008 | Published: December 16, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Data Centers | Disk Backups | Enterprise | SAN | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - Read this guide to learn best practices that can help avoid common implementation mistakes and help you get the most from virtual tape libraries technology.
Posted: December 17, 2008 | Published: December 16, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Data Security | RAID | SAN | Software | Vendors | Virtual Tape Libraries

WHITE PAPER - This document discusses the protection of stored data, particularly the data that resides on backup tapes.
Posted: December 17, 2008 | Published: December 16, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Data Centers | Databases | Enterprise | LAN | SAN

WHITE PAPER - This chapter discusses the process of evaluating and purchasing backup products. Also discussed are the issues to be aware of during this process, such as recovery deadlines, scalability, security, and more.
Posted: December 17, 2008 | Published: December 17, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Data Security | RAID | RPO | RTO | SAN | Virtual Tape Libraries | Windows

WHITE PAPER - This paper highlights server virtualization and shows solutions for dramatically improving the efficiency of backup applications.
Posted: December 17, 2008 | Published: December 17, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Disaster Recovery | NAS | Networking | RAID | SAN