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Abstract:
Five criteria usually dominate storage purchase decisions in the small and midsized enterprise (SME) marketplace: product
features and functions; cost; reliability; service; and support. Using these criteria, SMEs often find that their final shortlists
of vendors include storage products from EMC and IBM (...)
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disk storage:
Storage Buying Criteria for Small and Midsized Enterprises. ... Download <strong>Storage
Buying Criteria for Small and Midsized Enterprises</strong>. Comments: ...
Published:
2010-04-09
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Abstract:
Leverage competitive advantages in store management. You'll wonder how you ever managed without it. Read this free white papers.
Of the many challenges businesses face today, managing data growth is one of the most daunting. But while there are myriad
choices for storage management solutions, most legacy (...)
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Leverage Competitive Advantages in Storage Management. Source: IBM. Document Type: White Paper Description:
Of the many challenges ...
Published:
2010-04-29
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Abstract:
Despite the slowing economy, data growth continues due to the digitization of infrastructures, the need to keep more copies
of data for longer periods, and the rapid increase in distributed data sources. This data growth creates a wide range of
management challenges. Discover solutions that can help you (...)
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disk storage:
... Discover solutions that can help your company maximize its storage environment and reduce
costs while improving service and managing risks. ...
Published:
2010-04-29
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Abstract:
Compaq Computer Corporation, the #1 volume manufacturer of PC Servers, both US and worldwide, is fighting a strong challenge
by Dell Computer. This note assess the strengths and weaknesses of its four-CPU rackmount servers. (...)
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Compaq Computer Corporation, the #1 volume manufacturer of PC Servers, both US and worldwide, is fighting a strong challenge
by Dell Computer. Thi...
Published:
1999-08-01
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Abstract:
The amount of data and IT assets stored outside corporate data centers has risen significantly, and IT managers are now looking
to consolidate their IT infrastructure. This paper examines the trends toward server consolidation and virtualization, and
how wide area network (WAN) optimization can help IT o (...)
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disk storage:
How to Address the Two Key Challenges with Virtualization. Source: Riverbed Technology. Document Type: White Paper Description:
The ...
Published:
2010-07-12
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Abstract:
Lucent's Octel unified messenger uses a text-to-speech conversion engine for transmitting e-mails over a standard telephone
line. (...)
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disk storage:
... Disk storage will grow at exponential rates, given that a one-minute
voice-mail message will take up 240 times more disk storage space than a one-page e-mail.
...
Published:
1999-11-01
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Abstract:
Lucent's Octel unified messenger uses a text-to-speech conversion engine for transmitting e-mails over a standard telephone
line. (...)
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disk storage:
... Disk storage will grow at exponential rates, given that a one-minute
voice-mail message will take up 240 times more disk storage space than a one-page e-mail.
...
Published:
1999-11-01
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Abstract:
Enterprises are becoming increasingly aware of their fiduciary duty and legal obligation to protect confidential and personal
information. As such their IT departments must find a way to effectively secure storage tiers from unauthorized access and
viewing. Discover why today’s storage security technol (...)
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disk storage:
... Discover why today’s storage security technology with integrated encryption ...
strong>SecureVTL: Solutions for Securing Vulnerabilities in Disk-based Backup ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
If your company has expanded, or gone through site consolidation, your IT infrastructure may have become a hodgepodge of
outdated equipment and inefficient workflows. Employee productivity suffers, risks of disruption and data loss increase, and
IT administrative overhead outstrips budget and staff resou (...)
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disk storage:
Strategy Guide to Branch Office Consolidation for Manufacturing. Source: HP. Document Type: White Paper Description: If your
company ...
Published:
2010-07-09
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Abstract:
In evaluating the relative merits of storage vendors, one important consideration is system availability in the event of
a drive failure. And because of the potential for data loss, the time during which a drive is being rebuilt onto a hot spare
is critical. Demartek compared drive rebuild times for the (...)
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disk storage:
Comparison Test: Storage Drive Rebuild Times and Application Performance Implications. Source: Pillar Data
Systems. Document Type: White ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Just about every IT professional has a fragmentation horror story about a system so severely degraded by fragmentation that
it was unusable. But very few IT professionals can offer more than anecdotal evidence regarding the importance of defragmentation
software. That’s why we decided to put fragmentat (...)
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disk storage:
The Impact of Disk Fragmentation. Source: Diskeeper ... your organization? Download <strong>The
Impact of Disk Fragmentation</strong>. Comments: ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
This BI article looks at why and how in-memory technology transforms analytic applications. The primary bottleneck to high-performance
multidimensional analysis has been slow hard drive speed—the time it takes for data to be transferred from disk storage to
random access memory (RAM). With crashing RAM (...)
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disk storage:
... Access to data is direct with semiconductor-based memory, while disk storage
suffers the unavoidable bottleneck associated with rotation speed of magnetic disks ...
Published:
2010-09-01
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Abstract:
This BI article looks at why and how in-memory technology transforms analytic applications. The primary bottleneck to high-performance
multidimensional analysis has been slow hard drive speed—the time it takes for data to be transferred from disk storage to
random access memory (RAM). With crashing RAM (...)
Excerpt related to
disk storage:
... Access to data is direct with semiconductor-based memory, while disk storage
suffers the unavoidable bottleneck associated with rotation speed of magnetic disks ...
Published:
2010-09-01
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Abstract:
IBM's four-CPU servers, the Netfinity 5500 M20 and 7000 M10, yield top notch web-focused benchmark figures, but also very
high price/performance figures for mainstream applications. (...)
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disk storage:
... Furthermore, IBM should look at designing in more disk storage. Requiring
a customer to buy the rackable storage expander (IBM Model ...
Published:
1999-09-01
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Abstract:
New technology, such as virtual machines and high-speed internet communication, is leading to wider remote application hosting.
Here is a tutorial-level technical explanation of how it’s being driven (...)
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disk storage:
New technology, such as virtual machines and high-speed internet communication, is leading to wider remote application hosting.
Here is a tutoria...
Published:
2008-07-02
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Abstract:
Sun has launched an attempt to break into the ranks of large-scale and enterprise storage system vendors like EMC, IBM, and
Compaq. (...)
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disk storage:
Sun has launched an attempt to break into the ranks of large-scale and enterprise storage system vendors like EMC, IBM, and
Compaq.
Published:
2000-07-13
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Abstract:
A data de-duplication application can be an integral part of your data protection and data replication software. De-duplication
technology can dramatically reduce the cost of protecting your data. Find out how data de-duplication software can work in
conjunction with storage software to minimize duplicat (...)
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disk storage:
De-duplication Minimizes Replication Bandwidth and Storage Requirements. Source: FalconStor Software. Document
Type: White Paper Description ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
IT administrators must maintain application availability while controlling costs. One key area where operational efficiency
can be achieved is in the storage infrastructure. But traditional storage systems are inherently inefficient. Learn why thin
provisioning can help simplify storage management while (...)
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disk storage:
... One key area where operational efficiency can be achieved is in the storage infrastructure.
But traditional storage systems are inherently inefficient. ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Rack-optimized servers are reported to have increased their quarter-over-quarter unit sales by over 50% (...)
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disk storage:
Rack-optimized servers are reported to have increased their quarter-over-quarter unit sales by over 50%.
Published:
2000-08-17
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Abstract:
The term 'PC Server' encompasses a wide range of computing hardware features and functionality. So, how can the entire range
be subdivided into more manageable groups? This note discusses one way of separating them, and the functional characteristics
associated with each group. (...)
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disk storage:
The term 'PC Server' encompasses a wide range of computing hardware features and functionality. So, how can the entire
range be subdivided into mo...
Published:
2000-09-05