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Nexsan iSeries™: Simple, Affordable, Powerful Enterprise Class iSCSI SAN for Your Business by Nexsan Technologies
a must and simple IP deployment is desired. In this podcast, CTO Gary Watson discusses how the iSeries addresses current SAN architecture limitations. Nexsan iSeries™ is the perfect solution for server virtualization, databases, file storage, data...
A Strategic Blueprint to Increase Return on Assets: A Global Financial Institution Case Study by Hitachi Data Systems
A leading global financial institution embarked on a data center consolidation and reclamation project that spanned nearly 2000 servers and 76 EMC arrays. The results included US$4 million in savings by...
Presentation Transcript: Changing the Economics of Storage Infrastructure with Virtualization by LSI and presented by HP
    only Tier 1 storage platforms and under-utilizing
  • Buying storage systems on a per application basis
Learn how HP's SAN Virtualization Services Platform (SVSP) Delivers a Better Business Outcome
  • Simplify storage provisioning, capacity expansion
...
Changing the Economics of Storage Infrastructure with Virtualization by LSI and presented by HP
  • only Tier 1 storage platforms and under-utilizing
  • Buying storage systems on a per application basis

Learn how HP's SAN Virtualization Services Platform (SVSP) Delivers a Better Business Outcome

  • Simplify storage provisioning, capacity expansion
...
Changing the Economics of Storage Infrastructure with Virtualization by LSI and presented by HP
  • only Tier 1 storage platforms and under-utilizing
  • Buying storage systems on a per application basis

Learn how HP's SAN Virtualization Services Platform (SVSP) Delivers a Better Business Outcome

  • Simplify storage provisioning, capacity expansion
...
IT Consolidation with VMware and Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs by Dell, Inc.
Dell EqualLogic&trade PS Series iSCSI SANs help to reduce the cost and complexity of IT Consolidation and uniquely integrate with VMware® Infrastructure to enable the fully virtualized IT environment Dell EqualLogic™ PS...
Improving Data Center Efficiency with Network and Storage Consolidation by Cisco Systems, Inc.
availability and reduce operational costs. This means IT managers must optimize their data center resources through consolidation which will increase resource utilization and improve operational efficiencies. Learn how Cisco and EMC can help you reduce your...
The Advantage of VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) Protection and Data Domain Deduplication by Data Domain
approach to data backup, recovery and offsite disaster recovery. Read this white paper and learn how Server consolidation with VMware technology minimizes your server footprint with 70-80% reduction in operational and capital expense budgets...
Exchange 2007 SAN performance test: Comparing performance between Dell EqualLogic PS Series SAN and HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array by Dell, Inc.
Technologies to compare the performance on a heavy Exchange 2007 workload of two mid-range Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions. Tested and compared were the Dell PowerVault MD3000i iSCSI SAN Array and HP StorageWorks 2000i Modular Smart Array...
Leveraging four-socket servers for your SQL 2000 to SQL 2008 consolidation by Dell, Inc.
Read this consolidation whitepaper to learn how consolidating eight Dell PowerEdge 6650 servers onto a single Dell PowerEdge R900 server with a...
Auto-Snapshot Manager/Vmware Edition Automated, Integrated, and Scalable Protection of Virtual Machines by Dell, Inc.
This paper will discuss High performance, space-efficient hypervisor-aware SAN-based snapshot and replication support, backup and recovery, IT infrastructure, as well as virtual security. As organizations...
SQL 2000 to 2008 consolidation made easy with two-socket servers by Dell, Inc.
Read this consolidation whitepaper to learn how consolidating legacy Dell PowerEdge 2650 servers onto a single Dell PowerEdge R805 server with a...
Case Study: Lime Pictures Implements its Vision with Quantum StorNext by Quantum Corporation
pioneered real time tapeless workflow by filming its studio-based material directly onto the Storage Area Network (SAN). Unfortunately, there are very few solutions available that can provide a guaranteed stable platform to provide this and in the...
7 Ways Compellent Optimizes VMware Server Virtualization by Compellent
simplify server management and improve disaster recovery.

The Compellent Storage Center storage area network (SAN) is a perfect complement to the VMware environment because virtualized storage offers significant and complimentary benefits...
OLTP performance test comparing Dell PowerVault MD3000i iSCSI SAN Array and HP StorageWorks 2000i Modular Smart Array by Dell, Inc.
to compare performance for online transaction processing (OLTP) of two entry-level storage arean network (SAN) solutions - the Dell PowerVault MD3000i iSCSI SAN Array and HP StorageWorks 2000i Modular Smart. Read this paper for a detailed...
Thin Provisioning with the Pillar Axiom by Pillar Data Systems
Pillar recognizes the value of thin provisioning and has taken its inherent benefits one step further by introducing a smarter approach with the Application-Aware Pillar Axiom®. Read this white paper to learn more about the...
Nexsan iSeries™ - Enterprise Class iSCI SAN by Nexsan Technologies
Data is growing exponentially in size and complexity, challenging organizations to improve how they store, manage, access and protect all their data without increasing resources. Nexsan iSeries overcomes these challenges by...
eGuide: An in-depth look at data deduplication methods by FalconStor Software
improved the value proposition of disk-based data protection as well as WAN-based remote- and branch-office backup consolidation and disaster recovery (DR) strategies. It identifies duplicate data, removing redundancies and reducing the overall capacity of...
Integrating Virtualized Servers with VMware vStorage-Enabled Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs by Dell, Inc.
advanced integration available in Dell™ EqualLogic™ PS Series Internet SCSI (iSCSI) storage area network (SAN) arrays to further enhance the virtualized IT infrastructure and help simplify the management of complex data center...
Exchange 2007 performance test comparing Dell PowerVault MD3000i iSCSI SAN Array and HP StorageWorks 2000i Modular Smart Array (Principled Tech) by Dell, Inc.
This test report details the results of an Exchange 2007 performance test comparing the Dell PowerVault MD3000i iSCSI SAN Array with the HP StorageWorks 2000i Modular Smart Array. The results may surprise you! Read on for more! Dell Inc. commissioned...
SAN and Server Virtualization Podcast Transcript by Nexsan Technologies
This podcast transcript examines the pros and cons traditional Fibre Channel SAN and a slightly newer iSCSI SAN. This podcast transcript examines the pros and cons traditional Fibre Channel SAN and a slightly...
Reducing Storage Complexity with Sun Unified Storage by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
IT organizations of all sizes are struggling to deal with the tremendous growth in data and the complexity of managing it all. The march of digital applications and the data they create continues at a rapid pace, even in today's...
VMWare and Server Online Backup for Cost-Effective Unparalleled Data Protection and Recovery by Iron Mountain Digital
leveraging the benefits of each technology. Information technology (IT) groups are embracing VMware to achieve server consolidation and other benefits. Iron Mountain’s LiveVault® online backup and recovery is supported on virtual machines, just as it is...
NFS Evolution Changes the Landscape of HPC Data Management by BlueArc Corp.

Upcoming evolutions in HPC data management, including the emergence of a parallel NFS standard and the potential for consolidation in data management, may raise the value of interoperability still further and put increased pressure on shared disk...
ESG White Paper: Enabling Enterprise Class Features for the Mid-Range: Focus on BlueArc Mercury by BlueArc Corp.
Read this White Paper from ESG to learn about current data growth and consolidation challenges as well as BlueArc's new mercury series products, foreceful consolidation solutions, providing enterprise class file...
Related SMB Tips
How to choose a SAN switch for SMBs By Greg Schulz
calls premium, low-latency, lossless Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE).

With all of these options, what are some other features to look for in a SAN switch, regardless of if it is for iSCSI, FCl, FCoE or even InfiniBand-based SANs for SMB...

Nov 7, 2008
How to consolidate NAS boxes By Brian Peterson
quickly becomes a burden, swapping the value out of NAS simplicity. If you have experienced a proliferation of NAS devices, consolidation is probably on your mind.

NAS consolidation benefits begin with reduced administration...

Jun 2, 2008
Data Storage Resource Center
iSCSI vs. Fibre Channel for SMBs by Howard Marks
based replication or just to house a single pool of storage, you've decided to invest in your first storage area network (SAN). Now you have to decide whether to use iSCSI or Fibre Channel to build it.

Both iSCSI and Fibre Channel encapsulate the SCSI...

Nov 25, 2008
How to evaluate and purchase a SAN by Martin Taylor, Converged Network Manager, Royal Horticultural Society
If the time has come to purchase your first SAN, there are many challenges to overcome before you can reap the benefits of centralized storage.

Some of the decisions facing...

Nov 25, 2008
How to choose a SAN switch for SMBs by Greg Schulz
low-latency, lossless Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE).

With all of these options, what are some other features to look for in a SAN switch, regardless of if it is for iSCSI, FCl, FCoE or even InfiniBand-based SANs for SMB environments?

Scalability

Scalability...

Nov 7, 2008
Five things backup administrators should know about VMware Consolidated Backup by Rich Brambley
also needs a large disk volume formatted as NTFS, which will become the Holding Tank for backup images. This volume can be on the SAN or the local VCB server's disks. The Holding Tank volume is where full VM images are placed both during backups and restores.

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Oct 13, 2008
Secure your iSCSI storage by Mark Arnold
A Fibre Channel (FC) storage-area network (SAN) is physically no more secure than an iSCSI one; it's just far more difficult to get to. The old saying still works: "If I have...
Oct 7, 2008