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These white papers offer a preview of the new technologies that Storage Decisions sponsors
will be presenting. The more you know about a technology, the more you'll be able to take from
a discussion about it. So read these white papers to prepare your thoughts and questions before
the conference to get the most out of face-to-face interactions with experts and sponsors.
Networked Attached Storage for High End Applications
Sponsored by BlueArc
The purpose of this technical paper is to analyze the factors that limit the capabilities of traditional Network Attached Storage (NAS) and propose an alternative solution based on emerging technology. Traditional NAS solutions have historically been incapable of scaling to meet business requirements, in terms of capacity or performance, often forcing enterprises to invest in a Storage Area Network (SAN) environment. With the Titan SiliconServer, BlueArc offers an alternative solution to traditional NAS or SAN implementations with a solution engineered to meet the business requirements of any enterprise.
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Best Practices for Windows Storage Consolidation
Sponsored by Rainfinity
Storage consolidations do not have to take months of planning and coordination. Why disrupt users to move data and perform consolidations when you don't have to? Find out how leading companies are performing consolidation projects in 1/10th the time and delivering non-stop access to data and applications. Storage consolidations can be complex, but following best practices will help manage risks, limit downtime and speed the process within your environment. Download this paper to learn about a proven solution that delivers transparent data movement and capacity management that is essential for successful Windows consolidation.
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The Benefits of Storage Consolidation
Sponsored by Adaptec
Learn how consolidating your storage can help you more efficiently manage and protect data while cutting unnecessary costs. Improve disk space utilization from 50% with direct-attached storage, to 85% using networked storage, by moving data from many servers onto highly available, easily scalable, centralized storage systems.
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Managing Storage as a Supply Chain
Sponsored by CreekPath
Supply chain management has become universally accepted in the marketplace as the umbrella term for the processes, methodologies and metrics that enable an enterprise to manage and monitor the results of its business activities. The key to any type of supply chain management, whether it is manufacturing or IT storage services is to understand the interrelationships and performance of each resource within the supply chain. Another key is to optimize the entire end-to-end supply chain while meeting business objectives of cost, delivery timeliness and quality. Often IT technology is intuitively purchased without a clear relationship to its overall value to the business.
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Common Approaches to Disk-based Backup
Sponsored by Overland Storage
The purpose of this white paper is to offer insights into the latest technology advancements in disk-based backup and recovery. An overview of different disk-based backup approaches will provide an explanation, along with key advantages and disadvantages of each approach. In addition, an in-depth discussion of how Overland Storage delivers virtual tape drive (VTD) technology with unprecedented flexibility will be followed by real-world configuration examples for optimizing the use of its REO 4000 disk-based backup and recovery appliance.
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Managing Exponential Data Growth
Sponsored by SGI
When asked to list top pain points that storage solutions need to address, people usually list growth, cost and the lack of ability to manage storage assets. It's important for companies to have the storage architecture in place to deal with this growth in a cost-effective manner. The “Managing Exponential Data Growth” whitepaper addresses these topics, including data consolidation, data lifecycle management and data protection strategies. The white paper also includes: 1) Perspectives on solutions and tools for implementing these strategies; 2) Ways of lowering overall total cost of ownership; 3) Methods of providing measurable return on investment.
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Secure Multi-Protocol SAN Routing
Sponsored by McDATA
The maturity of the Fibre Channel SAN market is in part affirmed by the growing requirement of enterprises to connect their existing SAN islands together. Whether for disaster recovery, campus storage connectivity, consolidating remote tape backup or content sharing over regional distances, linking SANs together is the next evolutionary step once departmental and application-specific storage networks have been deployed. Unlike connecting Ethernet switches or routers, however, connecting Fibre Channel fabrics is not as simple as cabling ports together. The fabric services that the Fibre Channel architecture provides require special attention to ensure interoperability and stability of the storage network as more Fibre Channel switches are combined into a single network. This paper examines the requirements and consequences of Fibre Channel fabric extension and reviews an alternate and more robust approach to SAN connectivity: Secure multi-protocol SAN Routing.
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Improving Backup/Recovery: Tradeoffs of Disk, Tape and MAID Strategies
Sponsored by COPAN Systems
In this white paper, W. Curtis Preston, VP of Service Development for GlassHouse Technologies, examines the challenges and new strategies with today’s backup and recovery. He compares tradeoffs between tape and disk, and introduces a new concept: D2D with a little tape, using MAID architecture. Find out about this concept of disk to disk with minimal tape requirements where all data stays online protected in a RAID array, and tape is used strictly for off-site requirements.
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Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
