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Finding the Right Storage for Today's IT Infrastructures  from Hewlett-Packard, Intel

When it comes to primary data storage, the options currently existing in most IT environments aren't ready to handle cloud computing or IT as a Service. They are far too rigid to handle the unpredictable workloads of cloud environments, they take too long to provision and get up and running, and they require too much hands-on management. Sponsored by HP and Intel Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.  Technology Brief


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3 Business Workload Challenges Met  from Dell

IT consumerization, virtualization and mobile workforce demands exert tremendous stress on IT systems. Nowhere is that pain felt more acutely than at smaller organizations, which need their systems to simply work — and work simply — without requiring a huge investment of staff time or budget resources. New Dell EqualLogic PowerEdge 12th generation servers are answering the challenge by making enterprise-level power and built-in automation affordable.  Technology Brief


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5 SMB Virtualization Strategies  from Dell

The server market just became more interesting for small and midsize businesses; new, cost-effective servers are giving SMBS access to functionality and benefits once available only to larger enterprises. In fact, SMBs that have held off from virtualization projects now have even more compelling reasons to begin implementing their virtualization strategy. To maximize the virtualization benefits, make sure you understand the key server characteristics that make them possible.  Technology Brief


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Four Bottom-Line SMB Benefits of Upgrading to Next-Generation Servers  from Dell

Growing businesses seeking virtualization benefits are hitting the limits of their existing infrastructure. For many, achieving speed, agility and ongoing cost savings requires a server refresh. The timing couldn’t be better: A new generation of servers is offering enterprise-level performance and optimized virtualization on an SMB-scale budget.  Case Study


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Building a Virtual Infrastructure on an SMB Budget  from Dell

Small and midsize companies want to exploit virtualization for the same reasons larger enterprises do: to streamline IT, speed service delivery, and slash operational expenses. Yet the cost of servers powerful enough to support a virtual infrastructure has kept that goal just out of reach for many SMBs. Dell’s new PowerEdge 12th generation servers are poised to change the virtualization game, offering enterprise-level features and performance at a price that’s within every company’s reach.  Technology Brief


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Increase the Processing Power Behind Your Mission-Critical Applications  from Dell

Applications with more users and more data present a number of new challenges for the IT administrators that need to build and maintain the infrastructure. The infrastructure behind today's powerful business applications needs to be powerful, built for virtualization and scalable.  White Paper


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Meet the Increased Demands on Your Infrastructure with Dell and Intel  from Dell

More users, more devices and more data are a recipe for disaster for an organization with a tight budget. Businesses that are looking to upgrade their server infrastructure need to get the most bang for their buck, with servers that support other cost-saving opportunities like virtualization and the chance to decrease power and cooling costs.  White Paper


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Simplify IT Management with Dell PowerEdge Servers  from Dell

The IT staff at many businesses spends a majority of its time on time-consuming low-value procedures and manual IT management tasks. Better tools for systems management can deliver automation and monitoring capabilities that reduce the amount of time needed manage the infrastructure and allow more time for the development and deployment of new applications and IT services.  White Paper


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Controlling Your Power and Cooling Costs with Dell PowerEdge Servers  from Dell

Today's powerful business-critical applications and the sheer amount of data created by businesses require organizations to invest in powerful servers that can handle the load. Dell's newest PowerEdge servers, the 12th generation of the PowerEdge line, are designed to improve efficiency and cut costs with a number of energy-efficient features.  White Paper


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Resolving the Top Three Patch Management Challenges  from LANDesk Software

Keeping all of an organization’s endpoints patched and up-to-date is crucial to staying ahead of the latest exploits and vulnerabilities. Patch management software automates the repetitive processes of maintaining current vulnerability information, assessing vulnerabilities relevant to an organization’s different software and hardware, downloading the appropriate patch executables, remediating endpoint vulnerabilities, and verifying successful patch deployment. Read this technical white paper to learn how to easily and successfully tackle the top three patch management challenges all organizations deal with on an ongoing basis.  White Paper


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Manage and Secure Your Systems in 90 Days  from LANDesk Software

Businesses today face the ongoing challenge of controlling IT sprawl while protecting systems, networks, and applications from internal and external threats, as well as misuse. Unfortunately, this means it’s up to the IT staff to make this happen in a world of increasing complexity and shrinking budgets. This white paper guides you through the steps to gain visibility into your environment, design and implement best practices, and create a data analysis and feedback mechanism for continuous improvement in as little as 90 days — with the ultimate goal of attaining a world-class IT environment.  White Paper


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Unified Storage for the Rest of Us  from Nexsan Technologies

The Nexsan NST5000 adds iSCSI block protocol support for true unified storage. Leveraging the speed of solid-state and advanced software architecture and algorithms to accelerate the underlying rotating media, this hybrid storage solution offers the leading cost per I/O.  White Paper


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Blazing Performance on Unified Storage!  from Nexsan Technologies

Nexsan unified hybrid storage offers the speed of solid-state with the price and capacity of SATA/SAS. Taneja Group examines how NST5000 has “changed the rules of the storage game" with leading cost per I/O.  White Paper


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Hybrid Storage: How to Get the Best of Solid-state and Disk  from Nexsan Technologies

Traditional disk storage has struggled to keep up with the I/O pressure in virtualized environments. SSD-only storage is relegated to the fringe due to cost and capacity. Enter hybrid storage for the best of both.  White Paper


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6 Tips for Selecting Hard Drives  from Nexsan Technologies

What type of drives should be used for what types of data? Selecting a drive and interface can seem complex with considerations of random access performance, sequential performance, cost, density and reliability. Gary Watson examines six factors to consider.  White Paper


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8 Must-Have Data Storage Technologies for the Data Center  from Dell

Organizations continue to find themselves locked into proprietary storage platforms that can't be easily expanded or upgraded. This lack of flexibility and scalability leads to early obsolescence and costly forklift upgrades. Ultimately, administrators are left to coerce rigid storage systems to address core business needs, only to repeat the cycle with each inevitable system overhaul. This paper discusses eight must-have technologies that create new levels of efficiency and flexibility while cutting cost now and in the future.  White Paper


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Leveraging a Persistent Hardware Architecture  from Dell

Traditional hardware vendors have failed to deliver on the promise of SANs. By relying on proprietary hardware designs, imposing restrictions on the types of technology that can be used and prohibiting customers from mixing and matching different drive and interconnect technologies, these vendors doom their products to early obsolescence and force their customers into costly forklift upgrades. Download this paper to discuss the advantages of an open, non-proprietary hardware architecture.  White Paper


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Exploring Your Data Storage Options  from Dell

Businesses dealing with a growing amount of electronic data to store can get more from their storage investments by consolidating their storage on a centralized storage resource like a SAN. This issue of Data Storage Insights explores storage consolidation, asks if a SAN is the right choice for your business, and also examines unified storage and the role it can play in your business.  White Paper


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Managing Data Growth for Growing Businesses  from Dell

This issue of Data Storage Insights focuses on how growing businesses can manage their data growth. Get expert advice on how to use storage tiering to save your IT budget, how to expand your storage capacity, and how to tell if your organization has outgrown its backup strategy.  White Paper


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Best Practices for Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 in an iSCSI SAN  from Dell

As the use of e-mail expands and combines with voice, fax and compliance requirements many Exchange installations face ever-growing demands for increased storage space, higher performance, and increased recoverability. A SAN can consolidate storage resources and provide a more scalable configuration than DAS or NAS, while also improving performance and simplifying management.  White Paper


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