Storage Infrastructure White Papers

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Breakdown: Enterprise Storage Server
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: There is a storage server that lets enterprises eliminate their silos and unify their data, whether it be on-premise, virtualized, or in a public cloud infrastructure. Read on for even more benefits from this software-defined scale-out storage platform.
Posted: 30 Jun 2014 | Published: 30 Jun 2014

Red Hat

The Economics of Software-Based Storage
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: Software-defined storage is part of a new era of agile storage. It makes it easier for businesses to deploy storage solutions in a cost- and resource-efficient manner. Read this white paper to learn about its benefits.
Posted: 27 Jun 2014 | Published: 31 Jul 2013

Red Hat

Administrators Need an Agile Platform to Usher the New Era of Enterprise Storage
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: This white paper highlights the benefits of a software-defined storage platform that's built to span physical, virtual, and cloud environments.
Posted: 27 Jun 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2013

Red Hat

FlexPod: The Gateway to Your Private Cloud
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper introduces FlexPod – an integrated computing platform (ICP) – that serves as the back-end infrastructure for virtualization/private cloud deployments. Read on to learn about the economic and operational benefits of ICPs.
Posted: 27 Jun 2014 | Published: 28 Feb 2014

NetApp

Data Center 2025:Exploring the Possibilities
sponsored by Emerson Network Power
WHITE PAPER: Find out what many key industry influencers believe the data center of 2025 will look like.
Posted: 20 Jun 2014 | Published: 20 Jun 2014

Emerson Network Power

Top Performance On Mixed Workloads, Unbeatable For Oracle Databases
sponsored by Oracle and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This report examines how a new storage appliance delivers both on its "application engineered" premise and its broader capabilities for unified storage use cases and workloads of all types. It also briefly examines the new systems and their enterprise storage features, especially how they achieve high performance across multiple use cases.
Posted: 12 Jun 2014 | Published: 30 Sep 2013

Oracle and Intel®

3 reasons all-flash storage might be here to stay
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Flash storage is getting cheaper and more durable. And with a little speed added into the equation, flash storage could very well be here to stay. Read on to find out why flash storage is the new frontier.
Posted: 12 Jun 2014 | Published: 12 Mar 2014

DellEMC and Intel®

Rethinking Storage in an Always-On World: Big Data Puts the Spotlight on Hyperscale Computing
sponsored by Red Hat - HPE
WHITE PAPER: Uncover the benefits and challenges of working with big data, the type of storage it needs and best practices for deploying the right storage technology for you.
Posted: 11 Jun 2014 | Published: 11 Jun 2014

Red Hat - HPE

Scale-Out Storage Ideal Solution for Unstructured Data Growth
sponsored by Red Hat - HPE
WHITE PAPER: Find out why scale-out storage solutions are proving to be a popular alternative to traditional storage options.
Posted: 11 Jun 2014 | Published: 30 Jun 2013

Red Hat - HPE

Making the Right Hybrid Storage Array Buying Decision
sponsored by Oracle and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the benefits of hybrid storage arrays for dealing with increased capacity and performance demands. It also highlights the benefits of one specific solution that outperforms the competition.
Posted: 10 Jun 2014 | Published: 28 Feb 2014

Oracle and Intel®

Why The Era of General Purpose Storage is Coming to an End
sponsored by Oracle and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This white paper highlights the benefits of application-engineered storage, which is better suited to improving the cooperation and collaboration between storage and other applications.
Posted: 10 Jun 2014 | Published: 28 Jun 2013

Oracle and Intel®

Meet HDAP: The World's First Large-Cluster, Elastic LDAP v3 Directory Built on "Big Data" Standards
sponsored by Radiant Logic, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper reveals the advantages HDAP has over LDAP and why it is a better fit for enterprise identity management.
Posted: 06 Jun 2014 | Published: 06 Jun 2014

Radiant Logic, Inc.

Big Data Tape Library Buyer’s Guide
sponsored by Oracle and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Read this DCIG 2014 Big Data Tape Library Buyer's Guideand learn how to make intelligent, cost-effective decisions when it comes to tape storage.
Posted: 05 Jun 2014 | Published: 05 Jun 2014

Oracle and Intel®

The Power of One:Tope Reasons to Choose HP BladeSystem
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains the benefits of a converged infrastructure in relation to more traditional "siloed" approaches that are subject to longer downtime as well as increased complexities and costs.
Posted: 05 Jun 2014 | Published: 30 May 2014

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Analyst report: The Optimal Path to the Private Cloud
sponsored by EMC
WHITE PAPER: Uncover a complete list of cloud computing benefits, as well as the best ways to move toward private cloud.
Posted: 29 May 2014 | Published: 31 Oct 2013

EMC

Better Backup for Big Data
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains the challenges of modern data backup in the age of Big Data and proposes a new solution that delivers comprehensive database support, protection for data warehouse appliances, Hadoop and Big Data analytics capabilities and more.
Posted: 28 May 2014 | Published: 28 Sep 2012

Symantec Corporation

FAQ: Building Your Own Private Cloud
sponsored by EMC
WHITE PAPER: This white paper answers the popular questions surrounding private cloud creation and deployment. It explains the benefits of private clouds compared to traditional approaches and public clouds.
Posted: 28 May 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2013

EMC

Learn How to Store 5x More Data in the Same Space
sponsored by CDW and IBM
WHITE PAPER: This slide show talks about the challenges that organizations are facing due to explosive data growth. It also talks about an efficient, virtualized, flash-optimized storage solution that delivers 5x more storage without tying up additional space.
Posted: 09 May 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2013

CDW and IBM

Capabilities of leading RAID storage system may surprise you
sponsored by Dot Hill Systems Corp.
WHITE PAPER: SUSE needed a new storage infrastructure to accommodate over 80TB of data to host its core SUSE Linux Enterprise internal development environment. This case study illustrates how SUSE utilized one storage solution to address these issues and, in turn, reaped the many benefits.
Posted: 07 May 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2012

Dot Hill Systems Corp.

Eight Steps to Building a BladeSystem
sponsored by HPE and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This guide explains the benefits of a converged infrastructure. It also explains the process of designing and implementing HP BladeSystem as well as a technical breakdown of this approach.
Posted: 02 May 2014 | Published: 28 Feb 2013

HPE and Intel®

Eliminate Shortcomings in Your Cloud Architecture with Smarter Storage
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores a storage strategy that eliminates storage vulnerabilities that firms can face in private or hosted cloud architectures – the block and file-based scale-out storage architectures form the underpinning of a performance-based, reliable cloud infrastructure.
Posted: 24 Apr 2014 | Published: 31 Jan 2013

IBM

Case Study - Australia Institute of Management
sponsored by Nimble Storage
WHITE PAPER: This case study highlights the importance of updating IT systems to handle increased storage demands. It also explains how one organization was able to implement a shared storage solution that was designed to work in a virtualized environment.
Posted: 23 Apr 2014 | Published: 30 Apr 2013

Nimble Storage

Improved Scalability and Availability are the Keys to Better Storage Management
sponsored by EMC & Arrow
WHITE PAPER: This white paper highlights the benefits of scale-out NAS solution from EMC that can keep up with exponential data growth, increased regulations and compliance mandates. This solution provides the flexibility and availability that traditional storage approaches can't provide.
Posted: 22 Apr 2014 | Published: 28 Jun 2013

EMC & Arrow

A storage approach built for SMBs on a budget
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: In this resource, you will gain insight into an entry level disk storage system designed with sophisticated capabilities that offer efficiency and flexibility through built-in thin provisioning and non-disruptive migration of data from existing storage.
Posted: 14 Apr 2014 | Published: 10 Jun 2013

IBM

Nondisruptive Operations and Clustered Data ONTAP
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: Read this whitepaper to learn how NetApp Data ONTAP™ can help eliminate storage downtime and enable nondisruptive operations for your business- critical applications.
Posted: 09 Apr 2014 | Published: 31 Jan 2014

NetApp