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A Storage Area Network (SAN) is a network designed to attach computer storage devices such as disk array controllers and tape libraries to servers. As of 2006, SANs are most commonly found in enterprise storage. A SAN allows a machine to connect to remote targets such as disks and tape drives on a network for block level I/O.
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This paper chronicles the implementations of three enterprises that represent a diverse set of industries (Financial, Legal and Technology). The IT managers responsible for protecting company data had the foresight to recognize the growing gap between their business continuity requirements and the ability of tape-based backup systems to meet those requirements.
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This recent research paper by TheInfoPro goes in depth as to why deduplication has sustained its #1 position on the TIP Storage Backup and Recovery Technology Heat Index®. 15% of storage organizations have already deployed deduplication technology and 59% of storage organizations are planning to deploy “dedupe” by the end of 2008. Managing storage growth, capacity reporting and planning, and backup management are the top pain points for most storage organizations.
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Will traditional data protection applications survive the demands for ultra-high availability and the growing requirements for nearly instantaneous recovery? In this paper, data protection expert Fred Moore of Horison Information Strategies explores today’s backup and recovery strategy options, comparing traditional methods, such as backup, disk mirroring, snapshots, CDP, and VTLs.
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While disk-to-disk (D2D) backup systems have been widely accepted as functionally superior to tape, they still carry a significant cost penalty. However, with the addition of data deduplication technology, D2D systems now provide compelling operational and cost efficiencies, thanks to increased manageability and reduced storage and bandwidth needs.
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| By : Quocirca |
Published Date: Nov 10, 2004 |
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Grid computing was only introduced into mainstream business sector relatively recently. Nevertheless, about a quarter of the 603 members of the IT management community we spoke with were already comfortably familiar with Grid.
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| By : Quocirca |
Published Date: Jul 11, 2007 |
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Mid-sized organizations have similar issues to large organizations when it comes to the storage and management of information and data, yet they often have limited capability to attract, retain and maintain the skills that large organizations will use in managing their data assets. There is a strong need for more effective tools that will enable mid-sized organizations to manage their data assets and gain the greatest value from them.
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| By : HP |
Published Date: Nov 17, 2005 |
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HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express is designed for simple operation that does not require specialist IT skills or a big investment in training. Complexities such as licensing per processor, licensing by backup capacity, or mandatory installation services are deliberately avoided. Download this whitepaper today to see how HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express can help.
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| By : HP |
Published Date: Jul 06, 2007 |
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If you still think of disaster recovery only in terms of data redundancy you're only getting half the story. True "bulletproof" disaster recovery requires both data stability and application availability for business continuance. Read why one independent lab gave HP XP disaster recovery software systems glowing marks for its ability to reliably deliver both requirements.
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| By : IBM |
Published Date: Oct 24, 2006 |
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Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) Labs performed a hands-on analysis of IBM's System Storage SAN Volume Controller storage virtualization solution in order to validate its value proposition to customers. ESG Labs found that SAN Volume Controller is a rock-solid, feature-rich platform that delivers on the promise of network based storage virtualization: reducing the complexity and cost of managing SAN attached storage.
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BlueArc’s Titan 3000 Series is designed to meet the requirements of today’s sophisticated enterprise data centers and vertical applications with new levels of storage performance, scalability and reliability. Titan is the first storage solution that consolidates and manages up to 4 petabytes of data in a single storage pool.
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| By : Onaro |
Published Date: Jul 26, 2007 |
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VPs of Infrastructure and Operations are under constant pressure to more rapidly provision infrastructure to support applications, hit cost reduction targets, and maintain or improve application availability for network attached storage. To meet these goals, they are the directors of a carefully orchestrated dance of network, server, storage and datacenter operation teams.
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LeftHand’s Virtual SAN Appliance for VMware is the industry’s first fullfeatured, virtual iSCSI SAN. A virtual SAN is ideal for customers who are looking to realize the benefits of advanced server virtualization in data centers and remote offices where physical SAN deployment is inhibited by space and/or budget constraints. Download this data sheet for more information.
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| By : Sanbolic |
Published Date: Oct 20, 2005 |
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Enterprise data requirements grow at 50 - 100 percent a year, creating a constant storage infrastructure management challenge. As new storage is brought into the environment, it is typically added within inflexible single server-silos.
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| By : SBE |
Published Date: Nov 17, 2006 |
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This white paper covers the use of new growth-oriented file systems with snapshot capabilities, iSCSI for network layer independence, and a collection of other technologies provided by various vendors and open source projects to create a multi-tiered storage solution with self-service data restoration, long term growth, and disaster recovery.
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| By : IBM |
Published Date: Mar 20, 2007 |
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It has become clear that storage virtualization has become a core element of the storage strategy of forward-thinking end users and that the technology is finally delivering the value that it had promised earlier this decade. In this paper by Taneja Group, you'll learn about IBM SAN Volume Controller, its architecture and features, and about 5 tangible benefits of storage virtualization.
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Learn how NetApp engineers have streamlined Oracle on SAN environments by developing tools that integrate NetApp storage with Oracle RMAN and ASM, any-to-any DR capabilities, and more.
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In the final installment of this special feature, we bring you a case study of Catholic Heathcare West running Oracle on NFS, FC, and iSCSI. CHW believes that unified storage—not a particular storage protocol—is the key thing.
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Imagine a world where storage management is simplified; everything works together; there are no configuration issues when upgrading, and vendors all cooperate to allow information to be easily stored and retrieved seamlessly. This was a reality in the mainframe world, but the deployment of open systems shattered these concepts.
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| By : HP |
Published Date: Aug 15, 2006 |
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It is not enough to maintain a certain level of IT to run a business. IT has to be a driver of business goals. And that requires a rethinking of IT’s role from maintainer to innovator. All IT management must get this free whitepaper if they want to read how HP offers ideas to transform their enterprises.
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| By : Sanbolic |
Published Date: Oct 26, 2007 |
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A Windows-based Storage server can utilize its internal disk drives, or connect to an external storage array, which provides more flexibility for expansion and allows file services to be integrated into an existing SAN.
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| By : HP |
Published Date: Oct 27, 2005 |
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Download this white paper to read about the discipline known as Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) and to learn how the efficiencies it creates can help you achieve your business goals.
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| By : HP |
Published Date: Mar 22, 2006 |
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Though disk-assisted backup has been making inroads to areas where physical tape drives were the primary means of data protection, tape will always be the lowest cost storage technology. Click here to read how tape is being used more and more for high-volume data backup, long-term archiving, and the migration of data has already been backed up to disk.
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| By : HP |
Published Date: Nov 17, 2005 |
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Download this paper to learn how the HP VLS6000 can offer the best cost per MB/sec in its class. With the advent of lower cost Serial ATA (SATA)-based disk arrays, disk-assisted backup has been making inroads into areas where physical tape drives were once the primary means of data protection.
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Learn the top ten reasons why SMBs are embracing online server backup and recovery for automatic, continuous backup, reliable server data disaster recovery and freeing limited technical staff for move value-driven tasks.
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