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Case Study: Arnold Worldwide Enjoys Cost Savings and Scalability
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Arnold Worldwide is a Boston-based global advertising agency. They needed to replace its existing SAN with virtualized storage. Read this case study to learn how Arnold successfully addressed their DR and scalability needs, but also reduced its data center footprint and slashed its power and cooling costs.
Posted: 05 Apr 2012 | Published: 30 Nov 2011

DellEMC and Intel®

Integration of Microsoft Hyper-V and Coraid Ethernet SAN Storage
sponsored by Coraid
WHITE PAPER: Data centers are going through massive changes at the compute layer. Server virtualization is transforming the IT landscape achieving amazing improvements in price-performance and agility. However, realizing the price-performance and agility benefits of virtualization at the storage layer can be a challenge. Read this white paper to learn more.
Posted: 02 Aug 2011 | Published: 02 Aug 2011

Coraid

Configuring iSCSI Connectivity with Vmware vSphere 5 and Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This white paper addresses some of the new features in vSphere, as well as how to connect a vSphere 5 environment to a Dell EqualLogic PS Series iSCSI SAN.
Posted: 02 Dec 2011 | Published: 02 Dec 2011

DellEMC and Intel®

Flash in the SAN – Panacea or Placebo?
sponsored by PernixData
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains the benefits of deploying flash storage in the SAN. These benefits include lower storage costs, improved scalability and more.
Posted: 02 Jun 2014 | Published: 02 Jun 2014

PernixData

Creating SANLess Microsoft SQL Server Failover Cluster Instances with SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition and Fusion-io
sponsored by SIOS Technology Corp
WHITE PAPER: Deploying a failover cluster instance (FCI) architecture for your SQL Server database requires expensive shared storage for data files and backups. This resource introduces an alternative to storage area networks (SANs) that provides the availability benefit of an FCI – without the high price tag.
Posted: 11 Feb 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2013

SIOS Technology Corp

Meet the growing storage demands of your data
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This white paper delves into an enterprise-class distributed file system that provides you with the tools necessary to manage multiple file workloads in an efficient and simple manner.
Posted: 30 Dec 2013 | Published: 30 Dec 2013

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

HP 3PAR Peer Motion Software
sponsored by ERROR TEST
WHITE PAPER: This ESG Lab review documents hands-on testing of HP 3PAR Peer Motion Software’s distributed volume management with a focus on federated workload balancing, asset management, and thin provisioning. Read now to learn more.
Posted: 06 Feb 2012 | Published: 02 Feb 2012

ERROR TEST

Automate Storage Tiering Simply and Efficiently with Dell EqualLogic PS Series Virtualized iSCSI SANs
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Tiered storage is a smart storage solution that directs application workloads to a specific storage location (or "tier") based on performance and cost characteristics. This white paper provides an introduction to tiered storage; learn exactly how tiered storage functions, and how to determine which data should be sent to which tier.
Posted: 01 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Dec 2011

DellEMC and Intel®

VSAN: Reimagining Storage in vSphere
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper details a new solution from VMware that will help limit your spending on storage.
Posted: 14 Apr 2014 | Published: 14 Apr 2014

Global Knowledge

Storage Trends Report
sponsored by Coho Data
WHITE PAPER: This informative white paper gives the current trends and topics in the field of data storage and gives survey results from 158 customers highlighting which new technologies they're adopting.
Posted: 28 Feb 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2012

Coho Data