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Taming The Power Hungry Data Center
sponsored by Fusion-IO
WHITE PAPER: The widening disparity between CPU performance and that of storage subsystems has spawned numerous solutions that do not fix the problem. This white paper exposes this fundamental flaw and introduces the means available today to substantively reduce power consumption while improving performance: Fusion-io's flash memory-based storage technology.
Posted: 16 Feb 2009 | Published: 16 Feb 2009

Fusion-IO

Best Practices: Backing Up VMware with Veritas NetBackup
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: As there are many ways of using VMware technology, there are just as many methods available for protecting this innovative technology. System administrators and IT technologists can use this paper to determine one of three recommended solutions for protecting VMs. Each of these technologies has relative advantages and disadvantages.
Posted: 17 Mar 2009 | Published: 01 Jan 2009

Symantec Corporation

Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i 5000 Mailbox Single Copy Cluster Microsoft® Exchange 2007 Storage Solution
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This document provides information on Dell's PowerVault MD3000i Plus MD1000 storage solution for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, based on Microsoft Exchange Solution Reviewed Program (ESRP) Storage program.
Posted: 27 Aug 2008 | Published: 27 Aug 2008

DellEMC and Intel®

Always On White Paper for Fujitsu ETERNUS Storage System
sponsored by Fujitsu America, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Provide uncompromised data availability that maximizes the secure operation of your databases in mission critical environments. This technical white paper provides an overview of the usage of SQL Server and Fujitsu ETERNUS storage systems.
Posted: 02 Jan 2007 | Published: 05 Oct 2006

Fujitsu America, Inc.

User Directed Storage Management: How To Make Users Accountable For Responsible Storage Usage
sponsored by Northern Parklife
WHITE PAPER: The accelerated pace of doing business in today's world puts organizations under tremendous pressure. They need to be fleet and flexible, able to rapidly respond to opportunities, make decisions, and deploy resources. Critical to this is the way information is managed and stored.
Posted: 12 Feb 2009 | Published: 12 Feb 2009

Northern Parklife

Dell PowerVault MD3000 1000 Mailbox Local Continuous Replication Microsoft Exchange 2007 Storage Solution
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes a tested and validated storage solution for a 1000 mailbox Exchange Server 2007 environment with Local Continuous Replication (LCR) feature.
Posted: 27 Aug 2008 | Published: 27 Aug 2008

DellEMC and Intel®

HP Data Protector Software Advanced Backup to Disk Integration with Virtual Tape Libraries White Paper
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides a better understanding of the integration of HP Data Protector Software with Virtual Tape Libraries by utilizing the Advanced Backup to Disk functionality available with the HP Data Protector Software.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

ISCSI SAN BOOT - Simplifying Server Operations on SANS
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Storage area networks (SAN) deliver consolidated storage and advanced storage management features.
Posted: 09 May 2008 | Published: 09 May 2008

DellEMC and Intel®

A Better RAID Strategy for High Capacity Drives in Mainframe Storage
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This paper demonstrates that RAID 6 is less capable to prevent data loss with today's large capacity SATA and SAS HDDs. It will also share Oracle's designs to mitigate this risk. The integrity of customers' data is in jeopardy if these large capacity SATA/SAS HDDs are simply packaged into a RAID 6 group without additional mitigation.
Posted: 21 Dec 2010 | Published: 21 Dec 2010

Oracle Corporation

Adaptec Intelligent Power Management: Reducing IT Costs and Storage Power Consumption by Up to 70%
sponsored by Adaptec, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: The challenge of saving power while maintaining server performance has become a primary concern within the IT environment. But, the latest generation of Adaptec RAID controllers provides Intelligent Power Management software and supports a variety of techniques that, together, enable significant savings without compromising performance.
Posted: 29 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009

Adaptec, Inc.