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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 TOPICS: iSCSI Protocol \| iSCSI SAN \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Architectures \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Management \| VM

Best Practices for VMware vSphere Implementation sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel® WHITE PAPER: This technical white paper details a set of best practices for configuring storage in a virtual environment. Posted: 13 Nov 2013 \| Published: 13 Nov 2013 TOPICS: SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Architectures \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Management \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers \| Storage Systems \| Virtual Machine \| VMware

Deconstructing unstructured data sponsored by DellEMC and Intel® WHITE PAPER: Use this expert paper to help deconstruct unstructured data. Learn why flexibility and value are the best answers for uncontrolled growth, and how to manage unstructured data through an optimized storage infrastructure. Posted: 30 Jul 2014 \| Published: 30 Jul 2014 TOPICS: Content Management \| Content Management Software \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Data Storage \| NAS \| SAN \| Unstructured Data

Hitachi Unified Compute Platform sponsored by Hitachi Vantara WHITE PAPER: This informative paper explores one market-leading integrated compute platform that can help you minimize interaction in terms of testing and technology integration, reduce overall complexity, streamline IT operations and much more. Posted: 08 Nov 2013 \| Published: 30 Aug 2013 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| NAS \| SAN \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers \| Storage Systems \| Virtual Machine \| VMware \| VMware Disaster Recovery

Forrester Thought Leadership White Paper: Exploring the Potential Benefits of End-to-End Convergence of Data Center Networks sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper discloses the results of an evaluation of end-to-end storage area network/local area network (SAN/LAN) networking issues including Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) adoption. Posted: 14 Feb 2012 \| Published: 14 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Converged Networks \| Data Center Networking \| Data Centers \| Ethernet Networks \| Fibre Channel \| Fibre Channel SAN \| iSCSI Protocol \| iSCSI SAN \| LAN \| LAN Hardware \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Analysis \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| SAN

Symantec Storage Foundation 6.1: Flexible Storage Sharing sponsored by Symantec Corporation WHITE PAPER: This brief resource explores a storage virtualization solution that combines shared and direct-attached storage together without the complexity, cost, or siloed appraoches to typical SAN management. Posted: 03 Mar 2014 \| Published: 31 Dec 2013 TOPICS: DAS \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Management \| Storage Management Services \| Storage Virtualization

Silverton Consulting - NetApp Clustered SAN for OLTP sponsored by NetApp WHITE PAPER: Storage systems today must match agility with proven, diversified I/O performance to satisfy an enterprise's changing needs. NetApp has benchmarked superior I/O performance in their FAS6240 Clustered SAN storage array, resulting in its ranking as Silverton Consulting's Enterprise OLTP Champion of Champions™ for 1Q-2013. Posted: 14 Mar 2013 \| Published: 28 Dec 2012 TOPICS: SAN \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Security \| Storage Spending

Oracle VM 3: Integrating Oracle VM into a Disaster Recovery Solution using SAN sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Check out this informative white paper to find out how to use your SAN to integrate Oracle VM into a multisite disaster recovery solution to combat the challenges of today's IT. Posted: 09 Aug 2013 \| Published: 28 Dec 2012 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Disaster Recovery \| Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments \| Fibre Channel SAN \| iSCSI SAN \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Backups \| VM \| VMware \| VMware Disaster Recovery

Unified Networking on 10 Gigabit Ethernet sponsored by Intel WHITE PAPER: Unified networking over 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) in the data center offers compelling benefits, including a simplified infrastructure, lower equipment and power costs, and the flexibility to meet the needs of the evolving, virtualized data center. Posted: 01 Dec 2010 \| Published: 30 Nov 2010 TOPICS: 10 Gigabit Ethernet \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Ethernet Cable \| IT Departments \| LAN \| Network Management \| SAN \| Scalability Testing \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization

Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance provides superior unified storage platform sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd WHITE PAPER: Looking for a storage platform that stands out amongst the most competitive approaches? Take a look at this short analyst report to learn about Oracle's ZFS unified storage platform. Check it out now to view the specs and key advantages. Posted: 22 Aug 2013 \| Published: 30 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Data Integration \| Data Management \| Database Management \| Database Server Software \| NAS \| Oracle (Product) \| SAN \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Systems \| TCO