WHITE PAPER - This paper focuses on what is master data, why it is needed, how to get started in managing it, and methodologies for implementing master data management.
Posted: January 5, 2009 | Published: December 24, 2008


Topics:  Customer Data Management | Data Integration | Data Management | Manufacturing | Master Data Management | Sales | Storage Systems

WHITE PAPER - This eGuide will discuss what to keep in mind as you begin to consider an iSCSI SAN for your organization, and the best practices to follow throughout the deployment and integration process.
Posted: December 29, 2008 | Published: December 22, 2008


Topics:  10 Gigabit Ethernet | Best Practices | Fibre Channel SAN | iSCSI SAN | Network Management | Storage Systems

VIDEO - Check out this podcast and learn how virtualization can affect your company's security and the impact that this technology has on independent software vendors.
Posted: December 27, 2008 | Premiered: December 27, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Fibre Channel | Fibre Channel SAN | IP SAN | iSCSI Protocol | iSCSI SAN | Storage Provisioning | Storage Systems

WHITE PAPER - Read the IDC report to discover a comprehensive financial model for analyzing storage TCO, developed by Hitachi Data Systems. This report outlines how companies can benchmark TCO and then introduce technologies and processes to drive improved ROI and TCO.
Posted: December 23, 2008 | Published: December 22, 2008


Topics:  Data Security | ROI | Security | Storage Architectures | Storage Systems | TCO

WEBCAST - This Webcast demonstrates how deploying a smart archiving strategy can give back to your IT budget by dramatically reducing the need for primary storage.
Posted: December 22, 2008 | Premiered: December 22, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Content Archiving | Data Management | Data Security | Enterprise | ROI | Storage Best Practices | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Systems

WEBCAST - This Webcast examines in detail a new storage platform that seamlessly fits into existing backup environments and provides a flexible policy-based deduplication technology.
Posted: December 22, 2008 | Premiered: December 22, 2008


Topics:  Data Management | Data Security | Disk Backups | Storage Architectures | Storage Best Practices | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Replication | Storage Systems

WHITE PAPER - This technical report reviews the best practices for implementing VMware® Virtual Infrastructure on NetApp fabric-attached storage (FAS) systems.
Posted: December 19, 2008 | Published: December 19, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Best Practices | Data Management | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Evolving business and technology needs are driving organizations to rely on modular storage solutions as their primary data storage platform. Read this IDC report to learn more about the modular storage landscape and Hitachi storage solutions.
Posted: December 19, 2008 | Published: December 19, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Business Environment | Data Centers | Email | Server Virtualization | Storage Systems

WHITE PAPER - This brief looks at the challenge of harnessing storage growth within growing VMware environments, based on input from third parties, analysts, as well as current VMware users.
Posted: December 19, 2008 | Published: December 19, 2008


Topics:  Metadata | Operating Systems | ROI | Storage Systems | VMware

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - This document is based on a Sun Microsystems/TechTarget Webcast entitled "Questions About Solid State Storage Technology."
Posted: December 19, 2008 | Published: December 19, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Enterprise | Information Management | Solid State Disks | Storage Management | Storage Systems | Web Services

WHITE PAPER - This document discusses the use of snapshots in your data backup strategy, as well as a new snapshot product offering from EqualLogic to simplify your backup projects.
Posted: December 17, 2008 | Published: December 16, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Databases | RAID | RPO | Storage Systems | WAN

PODCAST - This Podcast takes a look at solid state drive (SSD) technology and how it may benefit consumers, especially enterprise infrastructures.
Posted: December 16, 2008 | Premiered: December 16, 2008


Topics:  Data Management | Solid State Disks | Storage Appliances | Storage Architectures | Storage Best Practices | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Systems

CASE STUDY - After outgrowing its storage infrastructure, University HealthSystem Consortium partnered with Hitachi Data Systems to deploy a virtualized, tiered storage environment. Learn how UHC achieved such dramatic results by reading this end user case study.
Posted: December 16, 2008 | Published: December 16, 2008


Topics:  Data Migration | Data Storage | Databases | SAN | Server Virtualization | SQL Server | Storage Systems | Tiered Storage | VMware

PRODUCT LITERATURE - The Service Oriented Storage Solutions platform enables IT to automate processes, simplify management and leverage physical assets without sacrificing performance or reliability.
Posted: December 16, 2008 | Published: December 16, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Databases | QOS | SAN | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization | Tiered Storage

WHITE PAPER - Read the white paper to learn how Services Oriented Storage from Hitachi Data Systems facilitates intelligent tiered storage, common management of heterogeneous storage, data protection, archiving and performance optimization.
Posted: December 16, 2008 | Published: December 16, 2008


Topics:  Data Mining | Databases | Enterprise | SAN | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Services-oriented storage has the potential to evolve the relationship between storage administrators and business lines from one that today focuses on storage as an impediment to one that emphasizes storage as an enabler of application optimization.
Posted: December 16, 2008 | Published: December 16, 2008


Topics:  Business Processes | CRM | Data Classification | Data Encryption | Productivity | Storage Management | Storage Systems

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - In this document Carter George talks about some key trends that are happening in the storage world that fortuitously are going to allow doing more requests just at the time when everybody needs that.
Posted: December 12, 2008 | Published: December 11, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Data Centers | Data Compression | Data Replication | Enterprise | NAS | Storage Management Software | Storage Systems

WEBCAST - Discover how the Sun Storage 7000 can radically simplify your storage, improving performance and cutting costs.
Posted: December 10, 2008 | Premiered: December 10, 2008


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | NAS | SAN | Storage Systems

PRODUCT LITERATURE - Sun's free product trials give you the opportunity to test the very latest Sun Open Storage products and solutions for your business: absolutely free for a full 60 days, with full technical support.
Posted: December 10, 2008 | Published: December 10, 2008


Topics:  Load Balancing | Load Testing | Pricing | Storage Systems | Systems Management | Workstations

PODCAST - This Podcast provides storage pros with some effective approaches on how to incorporate and manage remote backups centrally from a main data center.
Posted: December 9, 2008 | Premiered: December 8, 2008


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Data Management | Data Recovery | Data Security | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Microprocessors | NAS | Remote Offices | SAN | Server Virtualization | Storage Best Practices | Storage Devices | Storage Management | Storage Security | Storage Service Providers | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization Software

WHITE PAPER - Oracle Database 11g introduces the Advanced Compression Option to help customers cope with data growth and storage, regulatory compliance, and application scalability and performance challenges.
Posted: December 9, 2008 | Published: December 9, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Data Centers | Data Compression | Databases | Enterprise Systems | IT Managers | Oracle (Product) | Regulatory Compliance | Storage Systems

EZINE - Disaster recovery (DR) has quickly become the top priority for today's storage managers. However, the issue isn't whether or not you have a DR plan, but rather if you have one that will work when needed. This paper covers all the bases.
Posted: December 5, 2008 | Published: December 5, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Business Continuity Planning | Business Continuity Planning Software | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Enterprise | Server Virtualization | Storage Systems | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This paper describes how incorporating an enterprise data management solution into your decommissioning project can help your company increase the business value of your enterprise applications.
Posted: December 5, 2008 | Published: December 5, 2008


Topics:  Data Management | Databases | Enterprise | ERP | IT Infrastructure | Storage Systems

WHITE PAPER - This document discusses how database archiving can be a solution to information privacy laws, record-retention regulations and data growth challenges.
Posted: December 5, 2008 | Published: December 5, 2008


Topics:  Content Archiving Software | Database Management | Databases | Oracle (Product) | Records Retention | Secure Content Management | Security Threats | Storage Architectures | Storage Systems | Testing

WHITE PAPER - By partnering with a Remote DBA services firm, you can augment your database management team and upgrade your level of service in a cost effective manner with a firm that provides you with the services of certified Oracle professionals.
Posted: December 4, 2008 | Published: December 4, 2008


Topics:  Data Management | Data Storage | Database Administration | Database Administrators | Databases | Downtime | High Availability | Oracle (Product) | Remote Support Services | Secure Content Management | Storage Architectures | Storage Systems