Storage

Watch the data storage Video Buyer's Guide for a primer on data storage solutions and to get all the tips that you need to make sure that you're buying the products that are right for your company. Then check out the other data storage and data backup resources available on this page to ensure your recommendations are on track, and to continue your data storage education.

 


webcast Installing a NAS and Branch Office Data Protection Solution for Businesses with Multiple Locations
This session provides practical advice and guidance for administrators considering a Distributed NAS and Branch Office Data Protection solution.
Download  Installing a NAS and Branch Office Data Protection Solution for Businesses with Multiple Locations		 webcast Next-Generation Scalable NAS for Digital Media
View this webcast as Srikanth Venkataseshu of HP explores the company’s next generation of Scalable NAS and discusses how high availability and massive scalability is uniquely suited to address the storage demands of this new and exciting digital era.
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video How to Save on Data Storage
Enterprise data storage has almost become a science unto itself, with the days of simple backup long gone. Download this video to learn how to fully utilize your enterprise data storage.
Download  How to Save on Data Storage		 video The Latest in Cloud Computing
Cloud computing - the latest handle attached to the idea of hosted Web services used by consumers and businesses - is beginning to get considerable traction now that there are more companies offering hosted IT services online.
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Article Data Deduplication Takes Center Stage
Deduplication—a form of data compression—began as a niche offering from a few startups and has become a key technology tool within the data storage management platforms of a growing number of IT vendors. Now, data deduplication is poised to transform the way businesses approach data storage, security and backup and recovery.
Download  Data Deduplication Takes Center Stage		 Article Big Storage ‘Clouds’ Much Less Manageable
Scaling up a cloud storage service is hard to do. As an alternative, enterprises can look for smaller data storage service providers or even build their own custom clouds.
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whitepaper Using Data Storage to Maximize the Business Benefits of Virtualization
Used in conjunction with new high-performance data storage servers, particularly those based on multi-core processors, virtualization allows dozens of applications to run as virtual machines on a single physical server, thus making much more efficient use of computing resources.
Download  Using Data Storage to Maximize the Business Benefits of Virtualization		 whitepaper iSCSI: Changing the Economics of Data Storage: Deploying iSCSI in Virtualized Data Centers
Internet SCSI (iSCSI) technology is changing the face of networked data storage, providing a cost-effective and easy-to-manage alternative to Fibre Channel networks. This article explores the basics of iSCSI architecture; clarifies several common misperceptions about its performance, manageability, and security; and discusses how enterprises can implement iSCSI using Dell PowerVault and Dell/EMC storage.
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whitePaper Choosing the Right Storage for Your Microsoft Hosted Exchange Environment
Businesses today couldn’t function effectively without e-mail, but the growing volume of e-mail creates critical data storage challenges. Enterprises need to provide fast data recovery in the case of downtime or disaster, and must keep their electronic communications readily available for extended periods of time in order to meet compliance regulations.
Download  Choosing the Right Storage for Your Microsoft Hosted Exchange Environment		 podcast The Changing Nature of Data Storage
When it comes to data storage, it's not just about the storage devices and software, but it is increasingly about the growth of the underlying data and the applications creating all of that data. Demand for online data storage is increasing with new data types such as rich media and Web 2.0-based data requiring storage.
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