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Network Appliance and VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3 Storage Best Practices sponsored by Arrow Electronics, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This technical report reviews the best practices for implementing VMware Virtual Infrastructures on Network Appliance fabric-attached storage (FAS) systems. Posted: 29 Jan 2008 \| Published: 01 Oct 2007 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Data Centers \| Fibre Channel \| iSCSI \| Operations Manager \| RAID \| SAN \| Storage Network \| Storage Provisioning \| Thin Provisioning

FalconStor Continuous Data Protector sponsored by FalconStor Software PRODUCT OVERVIEW: Enter the HP Solutions Demo portal for an interactive flash demo and overview on FalconStor CDP with HP Solutions. Posted: 02 Apr 2009 \| Published: 02 Apr 2009 TOPICS: Backups \| Continuous Data Protection \| Continuous Data Protection Software \| Data Center Management \| Data Recovery \| Data Replication \| Databases \| Disaster Planning \| Disaster Recovery \| Fibre Channel \| iSCSI Protocol \| Storage Management

IBM Upgrades SVC with Solid State Drives - Achieves Better Storage Utilization sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: With the availability of solid-state storage within Version 5 of its SAN Volume Controller, IBM once again delivers outstanding tech-nological innovation to the data center. Read this paper to find out so much more. Posted: 20 Oct 2010 \| Published: 19 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Disk Drives \| Fibre Channel \| SAN \| Solid State Disks \| Storage Architectures \| Virtual Tape Libraries \| Virtualization Security

Who's in Charge of Your Unified Data Center Fabrics? sponsored by Avaya EGUIDE: Since components in a unified fabric have both LAN and SAN technology elements, deciding who manages the fabric can be difficult. This E-Guide can help you find out who to pick! Posted: 10 Jan 2012 \| Published: 10 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Bandwidth Management \| Data Center Networking \| Desktop Virtualization \| Ethernet Networks \| Fibre Channel \| LAN \| Network Design \| Network Management \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| SAN \| VDI \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

The Building Blocks of Unified Fabric and LAN/SAN Convergence sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel® WHITE PAPER: This white paper details the benefits of I/O consolidation on Ethernet and Fibre Channel. Posted: 12 Jun 2014 \| Published: 13 Aug 2013 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Ethernet Cable \| Ethernet Networks \| Fibre Channel \| Fibre Channel SAN \| Fibre Channel Switches \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Networking

Managing the Information that Drives the Enterprise Storage: Focus on Storage for Virtual Machines sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel® EBOOK: Virtualization puts new demands on storage, so whether you opt for FC, iSCSI or NAS, storage will be a key factor for your virtual environment. Read this e-book for expert tips and suggestions on managing storage for virtual servers and virtual desktops including, ten things to know about storage for VMs and choosing NAS for virtual machines. Posted: 05 Apr 2012 \| Published: 07 Apr 2010 TOPICS: Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Fibre Channel \| iSCSI SAN \| NAS \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

10GbE, Servers, Storage and Virtualization – Interoperability Review and Highlights sponsored by DellEMC and Intel® WHITE PAPER: Organizations can benefit from the advantages of 10GbE, consolidation on Dell PowerEdge blade servers, and virtualization with VMware. By implementing 10GbE solutions, organizations can enjoy the economies they hoped to obtain by consolidating and virtualizing their server environment, along with increased performance, reliability, and security. Posted: 12 Aug 2009 \| Published: 09 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Blade Servers \| Data Center Consolidation \| Ethernet Adapters \| Fibre Channel \| iSCSI Protocol \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Devices \| Storage Virtualization \| TCO \| VMware \| VMware ESX \| VMware Infrastructure 3

Get the Straight Story on Ethernet Fabrics sponsored by Brocade VIDEO: Every new IT technology offers many opportunities, but also brings along its own challenges. Access this brief video to discover why Ethernet is no different, and why you must adapt and learn the ins and outs of the technology before gaining the benefits. Posted: 24 Feb 2012 \| Premiered: 06 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Ethernet Networks \| Ethernet Protocols \| Ethernet Switches \| Fibre Channel \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Networking \| Networking Hardware

Solid State Drive Applications in Storage and Embedded Systems sponsored by Atrato, Inc. WHITE PAPER: The purpose of this article is to examine the unique benefits of Intel® Solid State Drive (Intel® SSD) over traditional HDDs and competing SSDs, and to explore the benefits one could realize in using these new high performance SSDs in storage and embedded applications. Posted: 24 Feb 2010 \| Published: 24 Feb 2010 TOPICS: Fibre Channel \| Fibre Channel SAN \| Flash Memory \| High Performance Computing \| Solid State Disks \| Storage Capacity

E-Guide: 10 Gb Ethernet: Evaluating When and Why to Upgrade sponsored by DellEMC and Intel® EGUIDE: In this E-Guide from SearchNetworking.com, learn more about upgrading to 10 Gigabit Ethernet, and also uncover many of the common misconceptions regarding this technology. Posted: 29 Feb 2012 \| Published: 29 Feb 2012 TOPICS: 10 Gigabit Ethernet \| 802.11n \| Converged Networks \| Ethernet Cable \| Ethernet Networks \| Ethernet Switches \| Fibre Channel \| Fibre Channel Switches \| Gigabit Ethernet \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Networking \| Networking Hardware

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