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Multiplying Virtualization Value by the Full Power of Enterprise Storage
sponsored by Citrix
 | Analyst Report: | Posted: 27 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 01 Nov 2009 | |
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Server virtualization is a tremendously valuable technology, but as it becomes widely adopted, organizations face new obstacles to managing storage that have significant impact upon Total Cost of Ownership. The Taneja Group examines these challenges and reviews Citrix StorageLink, a solution that maximizes the use of existing networked storage.
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Reference Architecture: Scalable Virtual Desktops with EqualLogic and VMware
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
| Product Literature: | Posted: 25 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 25 Nov 2009 | |
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This document describes the results of work done by VMware in conjunction with Dell to create a scalable server and storage architecture for VMware View environments.
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Business Ready Configuration for Virtualization: A Solution Guide for Dell PowerEdge R710 Servers, Dell MD3000i Storage, and Microsoft Hyper-V
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
| White Paper: | Posted: 24 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 24 Jul 2009 | |
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This white paper provides reference architectures and best practices for deploying and configuring Dell’s eleventh generation R710 server, using Dell MD3000i Storage Array and Microsoft Virtualization. The solution is based upon iSCSI storage technology as the storage environment.
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Xiotech TCO Calculator
sponsored by Xiotech Corporation
| Assessment Tool: | Posted: 24 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 23 Nov 2009 | |
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The Xiotech Total Cost of Ownership Calculator is designed to provide insight into the true costs of a storage area network (SAN). With Xiotech storage solutions, organizations can realize savings in five target areas. Read about them here.
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Instantis Goes Green, Saves Green with Dell
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
| Case Study: | Posted: 24 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 24 Aug 2009 | |
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Read this paper to find out how Instantis managed to accommodate rapid customer growth, deliver outstanding performance, ensure “five-nines” availability for customers around the globe, cut ongoing IT costs, and reduce the environmental footprint of data center operations through reduced energy consumption.
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Largest UK Network Solves BIG Problem with Small Solution
sponsored by Nexsan Technologies
| Case Study: | Posted: 23 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 23 Nov 2009 | |
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ITV.com’s IT management sought a future-proofed solution that would improve overall performance and future proof for High Definition editing without increasing the physical storage footprint requirements of their small datacenter. Nexsan was the only company that could deliver the solution they required.
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PODCAST: Developing a Successful Proof-of-Concept for a Virtual Desktop Pilot - Vendor Podcast
sponsored by Forsythe Technology Solution
 | Podcast: | Posted: 23 Nov 2009
| | Premiered: | 23 Nov 2009 | | | Speaker: |
David Rule, Director-Solutions, Forsythe Solutions Group
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Virtual desktops provide many consolidation opportunities, as well as some unique security and business continuity advantages. This podcast gives an overview of desktop virtualization, highlights several virtual desktop solutions, and analyzes the operational efficiency gains possible with desktop virtualization.
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Calculator: Compare the Storage Systems of Different Vendors
sponsored by Xiotech Corporation
| Resource Center: | Posted: 23 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 23 Nov 2009 | |
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The Xiotech Value Index was designed to establish an industry benchmark for evaluating disparate data storage systems. This formula determines each system’s “Value Index” by taking a holistic view of the system, analyzing its functionality versus its cost. Higher Value Indexs are more desirable.
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Xiotech's Virtualization Interface - Animated Demo
sponsored by Xiotech Corporation
 | Video: | Posted: 23 Nov 2009
| | Premiered: | 23 Nov 2009 | |
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Welcome to Virtual View, a feature of Xiotech’s Icon Manager that dramatically improves storage management for VMware. Virtual View reduces storage provisioning from dozens of steps to three, enables management from one console instead of three, provisions storage in minutes instead of hours, and reduces time, required expertise, and risk.
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Xiotech Takes Provisioning Virtual
sponsored by Xiotech Corporation
| Analyst Brief: | Posted: 23 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 04 Jun 2008 | |
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Xiotech has released its Virtual View solution that automates the provisioning, reporting, and management of storage for VMware environments. This solution takes the pressure off server administrators when they need to align server and storage resources in the increasingly virtualized world. Kudos to Xiotech for taking the initiative.
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Legal Discovery and the Notes Administrator - Vendor Podcast
sponsored by Unify
| Podcast: | Posted: 23 Nov 2009
| | Premiered: | 23 Nov 2009 | | | Speaker: |
Matt Markham, Sr. Engineer, Unify
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In this podcast, learn about your role in legal discovery. Discover how archiving systems can help meet compliance standards and learn the ins and outs of legal discovery and compliance. Determine how to make sure your company's information is properly archived.
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Emprise Storage Family
sponsored by Xiotech Corporation
| Product Overview: | Posted: 23 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 23 Nov 2009 | |
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Emprise storage solutions—featuring Intelligent Storage Element (ISE™) technology—set new standards for reliability, performance, and scalability.
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Legal Discovery and Your Messaging Environments: What's Important and Why! - Vendor Webcast
sponsored by Unify
 | Webcast: | Posted: 23 Nov 2009
| | Premiered: | Available On Demand | | | Speaker: |
Matt Markham, Sr. Engineer, Unify
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In this webcast, learn how Lotus Notes Administrators play an important role in legal discovery. Find out how archiving systems can help meet compliance standards and gain an understanding of business requirements around e-discovery. Discover how to make sure your company’s information is properly archived
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Capital Bank Makes Protecting Customer Data Virtually Simple
sponsored by Xiotech Corporation
| Case Study: | Posted: 23 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 23 Nov 2009 | |
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For years Capital Bank backed up its data to tape and hand-delivered this information to a secondary, off-site location. While this strategy worked for a time, the bank wanted to move to a more automated process in preparation for growth and acquisitions. It found all that with Xiotech.
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PODCAST: Where Does Storage Data Virtualization Live? - Vendor Podcast
sponsored by Forsythe Technology Solution
| Podcast: | Posted: 23 Nov 2009
| | Premiered: | 23 Nov 2009 | | | Speaker: |
Tony Johnson, Solutions Architect, Forsythe Solutions Group
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Critical to any successful implementation of desktop virtualization is to understand how desktop virtualization can help and which implementations will be most successful. View this podcast for an overview of desktop virtualization, several virtual desktop solutions, and the operational efficiency gains possible with desktop virtualization.
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