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Silverton Consulting - NetApp Clustered SAN for OLTP sponsored by NetApp WHITE PAPER: Storage systems today must match agility with proven, diversified I/O performance to satisfy an enterprise's changing needs. NetApp has benchmarked superior I/O performance in their FAS6240 Clustered SAN storage array, resulting in its ranking as Silverton Consulting's Enterprise OLTP Champion of Champions™ for 1Q-2013. Posted: 14 Mar 2013 \| Published: 28 Dec 2012 TOPICS: SAN \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Security \| Storage Spending

NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP 8.3 and 8.2x - An Introduction sponsored by NetApp WHITE PAPER: This technical report provides an overview of NetApp® clustered Data ONTAP® 8.3 and 8.2x, including basic components of the hardware and software architecture. Posted: 12 Jun 2013 \| Published: 12 Jun 2013 TOPICS: Data Management \| Data Migration \| NAS \| SAN \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Virtualization \| Virtual Machine

HP X5000 G2 Network Storage System Evaluation sponsored by HPE and Intel® WHITE PAPER: Read this Tolly Test Report and how the HP X5000 G2 Network Storage System powered by Intel® Xeon® processors not only integrates with existing Microsoft, Unix, and Linux applications using CIFS and/or NFS, but also enables high-speed connectivity to a host of virtualization platforms, database applications, backup applications and more. Posted: 16 Feb 2012 \| Published: 15 Feb 2012 TOPICS: iSCSI SAN \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| SMBs \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers

Configuring Windows Server 2012 for iSCSI SAN Boot with EqualLogic Storage sponsored by Dell and Microsoft WHITE PAPER: This paper demonstrates Dell best practices for implementing iSCSI boot from SAN with Dell EqualLogic storage arrays and the 12th generation (12G) PowerEdge servers running Windows Server 2012. Posted: 29 Aug 2013 \| Published: 31 Jul 2013 TOPICS: iSCSI Protocol \| iSCSI SAN \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Server Accelerators \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Virtualization

Best Practices for VMware vSphere Implementation sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel® WHITE PAPER: This technical white paper details a set of best practices for configuring storage in a virtual environment. Posted: 13 Nov 2013 \| Published: 13 Nov 2013 TOPICS: SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Architectures \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Management \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers \| Storage Systems \| Virtual Machine \| VMware

Deliver Dynamic Business Continuity for the Enterprise with Dell Compellent Live Volume sponsored by Dell Compellent WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn about an innovative platform that can help your business minimize downtime, balance workloads, and easily shift resources across the cloud. Posted: 17 Oct 2011 \| Published: 17 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Cloud Computing \| CRM \| Data Management \| Downtime \| SAN \| Storage Management

Maximize IT with an Integrated, Unified, Converged Solution Strategy sponsored by Hitachi Vantara WHITE PAPER: Check out this informative resource to explore three technology enhancements that enable the use of one platform for all of your data. Plus, find out how to simplify the tasks of implementing flash, unified storage with primary dedupe, and converged infrastructure. Read on to learn more. Posted: 09 Sep 2013 \| Published: 10 Jul 2013 TOPICS: Data Deduplication \| Data Storage \| NAS \| SAN \| Server Virtualization \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage for File Virtualization/NAS Virtualization \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers

Virtualizing Business Critical Apps. Clearing the Performance Hurdle sponsored by DataCore Software Corporation WHITE PAPER: In this paper, the root cause behind the unacceptable behavior is considered and a practical, proven solution is offered. Posted: 30 Aug 2013 \| Published: 30 Sep 2012 TOPICS: Applications Management \| Business Continuity Planning \| Disk Drives \| Hard Disk Drives \| SAN \| Server Virtualization \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Management \| Storage Systems \| Storage Virtualization

Unified Networking on 10 Gigabit Ethernet sponsored by Intel WHITE PAPER: Unified networking over 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) in the data center offers compelling benefits, including a simplified infrastructure, lower equipment and power costs, and the flexibility to meet the needs of the evolving, virtualized data center. Posted: 01 Dec 2010 \| Published: 30 Nov 2010 TOPICS: 10 Gigabit Ethernet \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Ethernet Cable \| IT Departments \| LAN \| Network Management \| SAN \| Scalability Testing \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization

Deconstructing unstructured data sponsored by DellEMC and Intel® WHITE PAPER: Use this expert paper to help deconstruct unstructured data. Learn why flexibility and value are the best answers for uncontrolled growth, and how to manage unstructured data through an optimized storage infrastructure. Posted: 30 Jul 2014 \| Published: 30 Jul 2014 TOPICS: Content Management \| Content Management Software \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Data Storage \| NAS \| SAN \| Unstructured Data