PRODUCT LITERATURE - This document describes the results of work done by VMware in conjunction with Dell to create a scalable server and storage architecture for VMware View environments.
Posted: November 25, 2009 | Published: November 25, 2009


Topics:  Server Management | Server Virtualization | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This white paper provides reference architectures and best practices for deploying and configuring Dell’s eleventh generation R710 server, using Dell MD3000i Storage Array and Microsoft Virtualization. The solution is based upon iSCSI storage technology as the storage environment.
Posted: November 24, 2009 | Published: July 24, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Hardware | Storage Management

ASSESSMENT TOOL - The Xiotech Total Cost of Ownership Calculator is designed to provide insight into the true costs of a storage area network (SAN). With Xiotech storage solutions, organizations can realize savings in five target areas. Read about them here.
Posted: November 24, 2009 | Published: November 23, 2009


Topics:  ROI | Storage Management | Storage Management Software | Storage Resource Management | Storage Standards | Storage Virtualization | TCO

CASE STUDY - Read this paper to find out how Instantis managed to accommodate rapid customer growth, deliver outstanding performance, ensure “five-nines” availability for customers around the globe, cut ongoing IT costs, and reduce the environmental footprint of data center operations through reduced energy consumption.
Posted: November 24, 2009 | Published: August 24, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Green Data Center | Green Storage | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Storage Management

CASE STUDY - ITV.com’s IT management sought a future-proofed solution that would improve overall performance and future proof for High Definition editing without increasing the physical storage footprint requirements of their small datacenter. Nexsan was the only company that could deliver the solution they required.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Physical Security | Data Center Power Management | Data Storage | Storage Architectures | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Systems

PODCAST - Virtual desktops provide many consolidation opportunities, as well as some unique security and business continuity advantages. This podcast gives an overview of desktop virtualization, highlights several virtual desktop solutions, and analyzes the operational efficiency gains possible with desktop virtualization.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Premiered: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Desktop Computer Support | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Operational Support Systems | Personal Computers | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware

RESOURCE CENTER - The Xiotech Value Index was designed to establish an industry benchmark for evaluating disparate data storage systems. This formula determines each system’s “Value Index” by taking a holistic view of the system, analyzing its functionality versus its cost. Higher Value Indexs are more desirable.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Centers | Data Storage | Storage Architectures | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Standards | Storage Systems

VIDEO - Welcome to Virtual View, a feature of Xiotech’s Icon Manager that dramatically improves storage management for VMware. Virtual View reduces storage provisioning from dozens of steps to three, enables management from one console instead of three, provisions storage in minutes instead of hours, and reduces time, required expertise, and risk.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Premiered: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Downtime | SAN | Storage Management | Storage Provisioning | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization | VMware

ANALYST BRIEF - Xiotech has released its Virtual View solution that automates the provisioning, reporting, and management of storage for VMware environments. This solution takes the pressure off server administrators when they need to align server and storage resources in the increasingly virtualized world. Kudos to Xiotech for taking the initiative.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: June 4, 2008


Topics:  Server Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Provisioning | VMware | VMware Server

PODCAST - In this podcast, learn about your role in legal discovery. Discover how archiving systems can help meet compliance standards and learn the ins and outs of legal discovery and compliance. Determine how to make sure your company's information is properly archived.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Premiered: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Domino | Electronic Discovery | Email Archiving | Email Management | Lotus Notes | Messaging Protocols | Regulatory Compliance | Storage Management | Storage Security

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - Emprise storage solutions—featuring Intelligent Storage Element (ISE™) technology—set new standards for reliability, performance, and scalability.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Data Security | Data Storage | Storage Capacity | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Security | Storage Systems

CASE STUDY - For years Capital Bank backed up its data to tape and hand-delivered this information to a secondary, off-site location. While this strategy worked for a time, the bank wanted to move to a more automated process in preparation for growth and acquisitions. It found all that with Xiotech.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Mirroring | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Data Security | Data Storage | Server Consolidation | Storage Management | Storage Replication | Storage Security | Tape Backups

PODCAST - Critical to any successful implementation of desktop virtualization is to understand how desktop virtualization can help and which implementations will be most successful. View this podcast for an overview of desktop virtualization, several virtual desktop solutions, and the operational efficiency gains possible with desktop virtualization.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Premiered: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Desktop Management | Operational Support Systems | Personal Computers | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Is data growth causing higher costs for data storage and backup in your organization? If the answer is yes, then you'll want to read this white paper that features seven ways to deal with data growth from a cost perspective.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | Capacity Planning | Data Management | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Management Services | Storage Virtualization

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - This presentation transcript reviews current NAS trends including high-availability clustered storage to address growing storage needs and today's media-rich file environments and more.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: November 23, 2009


Topics:  NAS | NAS Software | SAN | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization | VMware