Data Storage

improving storage management and how to better control NAS data storage systems via data classification, tiering techniques and more.

When considering best practices for improving data storage management, an appropriate approach would be to better leverage NAS data storage systems via data classification and tiering tools. When it comes to block storage, consider performance management tools and thin provisioning. Read this presentation transcript to learn more ways to improve...

Performance metrics can help data storage pros judge the effectiveness of their enterprise data storage resources. For example, data storage efficiency can be measured in terms of capacity utilization or productivity (such as performance). Read on to learn how performance metrics can help you evaluate your data storage efficiency.

Performance metrics can help data storage pros judge the effectiveness of their enterprise data storage resources. For...

storage tools you need to be using and the future of unified data storage.

Reducing your data footprint will help you maximize the usage of your IT infrastructure – but footprint reduction goes well beyond just managing cabinets and floor space.

In this SearchStorage.com E-Guide – storage experts Greg Schulz and Terri McClure provide the tips and tricks you need for reducing your data footprint. Included in this E-Guide are the 6 best practices for data footprint reduction, the overlooked...

storage efficiency in your IT infrastructure.

Efficient Data Storage is now a reality. Check out this SearchStorage.com Special Report featuring an editorial piece from storage guru Rich Castagna to learn about backup technologies today that contribute to achieving tremendous storage efficiency in your IT infrastructure.

discusses storage energy efficiency, including green data storage technologies that can help control energy costs. Check it out to see what Jon Toigo, CEO and managing principal of Toigo Partners International suggests to gain power efficiency.

The fascination with “green IT,” which dominated the trade press and agendas of tech conferences only a few years ago, has waned. The earliest conversation around green data storage focused on server power consumption and was leveraged by...

Data storage is one of the foundations of any IT system and Red Hat Storage provides a uniquely flexible approach to managing your data in a rapidly growing and changing environment. Learn more about Red Hat Storage by registering for this exclusive, live webcast happening at 10:00 a.m. GMT on March 1, 2013.

The IT industry is in the midst of a paradigm shift driven by trends such as cloud computing and big data.  Businesses across many...

they age, and which resources they consume. Product Type: Data Storage Management

Target User: IT Managers, Storage Administrators, Network Administrators, Server Administrators

IT Problem: Managing unstructured file data has become a resource-draining budget buster. Optimizing your storage infrastructure to meet ever-evolving business needs requires constant monitoring of many file storage resources and your changing storage requirements.

IT Download Description: F5 Data...

an approach to ensure the "recovery" part of DR: Secure, off-site data storage. Read on to learn how to get started and find a business continuity checklist along with 8 criteria for reliable off-site storage.

Did you know that in 2010, $43 billion were paid out in claims after disasters? This may seem trivial, but in 2009, that amount was only $27 billion. It's clear that disasters do strike - but is your company and its data ready for a crisis of catastrophic proportions? This article can help you figure out if...

infrastruggle,' a term he's coined to describe the many data storage challenges faced by storage pros. Watch the video to see where storage technology decision makers fall short.

to learn more on how to easily and efficiently manage data storage with Oracle Database 11g. And now with Release 2, Oracle extends functionality to manage all types of data.

These days, gold is soaring in value; but for companies, data is just as valuable as gold. IT decision-makers and DBAs now face greater challenges to implement a cost-effective storage management solution as storage requirements continue to grow. Read this white paper to learn more on how to easily and efficiently...

on the business value of data can enable you to address your data storage requirements efficiently and at the lowest cost.

As file data continues to grow at a rapid pace, businesses are looking for more ways to cut their storage costs and lighten the management burden on IT. But where should you begin? The storage market presents an overwhelming array of choices even to experienced storage veterans, in terms of both technologies and vendors. Instead of starting with potential solutions, you...

A Fluid Data architecture automates data management at a more granular level to adapt to storage admin needs. Detailed information about each block is captured in action, providing system intelligence inside the volume. A sophisticated data movement engine uses this metadata, or data about the data, to intelligently store, recover and manage data.

A Fluid Data architecture automates data management at a more granular level to...

to perform necessary tasks. This paper explains how a Fluid Data architecture can make life as a storage admin much easier.

A Fluid Data architecture automates data management at a more granular level to adapt to storage admin needs. Detailed information about each block is captured in action, providing system intelligence inside the volume. A sophisticated data movement engine uses this metadata, or data about the data, to intelligently store, recover and manage data. Read this...

IBM Tivoli’s flagship products can help you build a smarter storage infrastructure that scales to meet your evolving business requirements. Continue reading to learn how to reduce your storage footprint and tame the information explosion.

With ever-increasing data growth worldwide, organizations must find smarter ways to store and manage their massive volumes of digital information. IBM Tivoli® storage management software solutions provide you with exceptional value and...

and easily managed solution that addresses many of your data storage challenges. Learn more about conquering the data storage challenges in your organization with Unified Storage For Dummies, Oracle's Special Edition.

Data drives many business decisions in today's enterprise, and finding ways to better manage that data and use it to accelerate business growth is a key challenge for many companies. Oracle's Sun Unified Storage product line is an innovative, cost-effective, and easily...

to learn how to effectively manage your health care data storage growth needs.

Medical record storage data is growing at an exponential pace. And with security high, compliance demands even higher, health IT finds itself between a rock and a hard place.

Access this resource to learn how to effectively manage your health care data storage growth needs.

Intel IT faced rapid growth in storage demand, resulting in escalating storage costs. This paper explores the variety of techniques used to accommodate the growing demand for storage capabilities. Discover how they were able to achieve capital savings of USD 9.2 million while supporting significant capacity and performance improvements.

Like many other organizations, Intel IT faced rapid growth in storage demand and expected even more growth as they...

the right data in the right place at the right time. With Fluid Data storage, your data center or cloud will be efficient, agile and resilient, easily adapting to changing business conditions. Watch this 3-minute webcast to learn more.

As you know, applications running in a virtual data center must be secured against downtime and disaster. And as new solutions are deployed, they must be able to save costs in manpower, energy consumption and expenditures for storage capacity.

Dell Fluid Data...

As corporate data continues to grow, data storage management is getting a much needed makeover. This e-guide covers the pros and cons of compression, archiving, deduplication, and continuous data protection, along with suggestions for optimal, integrated use of all four.

As corporate data continues to grow, data storage management is getting a much needed makeover. Archiving and compression, two reliable yet aged options, have made room for data deduplication and...

techniques and how to choose the best technique for your data storage environment. Continue reading this e-guide to learn how to maximize your storage capacity.

Data reduction technologies include anything that reduces the footprint of your data on disk. In primary storage, there are three types of data reduction techniques that are used:

• Compression
• File-level deduplication
• Sub-file-level deduplication

This e-guide will explore the challenges of data reduction, three data reduction...

priced storage options. IBM System Storage DS-reliable data storage for financial institutions.

Storage infrastructure simplification is an important step a financial institution can take toward meeting the needs of an on-demand business environment. The IBM System Storage DS Family can support business continuity and improve information lifecycle management with competitively priced storage options.

Learn how the IBM Systems Storage DS Family is an ideal partner for...

Centralized SAN data storage for VMware environments needs to meet the demands placed on it by the organization. These requirements typically include high capacity, high speed, high reliability and must be easy to deploy and manage. Read this white paper for more.

Centralized SAN data storage for VMware environments needs to meet the demands placed on it by the organization. These requirements typically include high capacity, high speed, high...

where do you start? What’s the first step to maximizing your data storage capacity?

This tutorial from SearchStorage.com explores different backup tools that can improve the efficiency and utilization of your IT infrastructure by getting the most out of your storage capacity. Backup methods discussed in this tutorial include SRM tools, tiered storage models, classification and migration tools, thin provisioning and more.

choice for most virtual server environments even as iSCSI storage-area networks (SANs) gain traction. Read this SearchStorage.com Special Report to learn how some storage professionals are evaluating 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) iSCSI SANs as they expand their virtual server environments.

Fibre Channel remains the technology of choice for most virtual server environments even as iSCSI storage-area networks (SANs) gain traction. Read this SearchStorage.com Special Report to learn...

Virtual servers have created plenty of problems for data storage managers, not the least of which is keeping track of the relationships between data storage assets and virtual servers. Some storage management products have adapted to this new environment, allowing users to keep track of virtual servers, the apps they host and the storage they’re using.

Read this expert e-guide on storage for VMware for a thorough exploration of:

• VMware storage management
• Storage-related

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