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- An introduction to enterprise data storage
- This article is also available as a PDF download.Oftentimes, storage isn'tgiven enough attention in system architecture, but it can make or break the service level agreement SLA for your application response times. Understanding how to build a cost-effective, high-performance storage system cansave you money not only in the storage subsystem,...
- Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), George Ou, storage, Direct Attached Storage, NAS, Mb/s, PATA, SCSI, SAN
- Technical articles 2007-04-16
- Enterprise storage: what are your options?
- Storage: it’s one of the essential things in IT, and the demands put on enterprise storage systems are constantly increasing. As these demands increase, it’s important to look at all of the available options and understand what advantages or disadvantages each implementation may hold.In general there are three types of...
- Tags: Direct Attached Storage, disk, enterprise storage, network, SAN, server, Storage
- Blog posts 2007-01-09
Additional Resources
- Benefits and Methods of SAN Extension Using QLogic Switches and Routers
- Fibre Channel based Storage Area Network SAN solutions continue to grow in popularity because they solve the following key storage issues: need for centralized management of storage, poor utilization of distributed, direct-attached storage, need for centralized backup/restoring of data, limited scalability of Direct-Attached Storage/Network-Attached Storage (DAS/NAS) solutions. QLogic software tools...
- Tags: Router, SAN, Benefit, QLogic Corp., Storage, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage Management, Hardware
- White papers 2007-10-18
- Network Attached Storage Drives Results
- For years, many government agencies have relied on tape and direct attached storage DAS - the latter connects one storage device to one PC - to manage data throughout an organization. However, in today's data environment, managing a variety of disconnected systems can prove slow, cumbersome and expensive. This is...
- Tags: NAS, Network, CDW Corp., Storage, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), File Servers, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2005-07-19
- DAS, NAS or SAN: Choosing the Right Storage Technology for Your Organization
- Businesses are subject to a new wave of regulatory compliance legislation that directly affects the process of storing, managing and archiving data. Although the need for storage is evident, it is not always clear which solution is right for the organization. There are a variety of options available, the most...
- Tags: NAS, SAN, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2004-04-16
- HP ProLiant Storage Servers: Family Guide
- Storage needs and complexity grow rapidly, while budgets continually shrink - making it difficult to deliver the service levels the environment demands using current storage architectures. And with management applications and direct-attached storage scattered throughout the infrastructure, storage is more complicated than ever. That's why HP ProLiant Storage Server solutions...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Compaq ProLiant, Storage Server, Storage, Servers, Hardware
- White papers 2007-10-01
- TechRepublic Resource Guide: Data Storage for the Enterprise
- This TechRepublic Resource Guide is a great starting point if you're looking to expand your storage capacity but aren't sure how. It compares the pros and cons of various technologies and explores the types of decisions you'll need to make when traversing today's storage marketplace. Titled "Data Storage for the...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Data Storage, Dell EqualLogic, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2008-11-11
- Realizing the Benefits of an Internal ISP Model With Centralized Storage Management
- As a leading global provider of integrated financial solutions, this company serves over 12 million customers in 75 countries. The company needed to find a tool that would enable the IT organization to manage all data centers from a central location, to readily understand what is installed throughout the enterprise...
- Tags: Financial, Storage Management, Benefit, Storage, Financial Accounting, Hardware, Finance
- Case studies
- HP StorageWorks B-Series Multi-Protocol Router for Storage Consolidation White Paper
- Companies frequently find they are saddled with a legacy of poorly utilized IT resources, unexploited economies of scale, and massive administrative overhead. These issues are most acute in enterprise storage environments. Storage consolidation involves the pooling and provisioning of shared storage resources. Instead of direct-attached, server-dedicated storage that is potentially...
- Tags: Storage Consolidation, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP StorageWorks, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2006-01-01
- Improving Scalability, Manageability, and Performance for Network-Attached Storage (NAS) Solutions
- No one disputes the theoretical advantages of Network-Attached Storage NAS compared to direct-attached storage. The inefficiencies involved with multiple, separate data storage platforms can be greatly improved with an alternative NAS solution. Scalability, availability, and performance can also be enhanced with the currently available NAS platforms. However, many NAS solutions...
- Tags: NAS, Performance, Scalability, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2007-09-01
- Dell PowerVault MD1000 2000 Mailbox Clustered Continuous Replication Microsoft Exchange2007 Storage Solution
- The Dell PowerVault MD1000 is a modular disk storage expansion enclosure for PowerEdge servers capable of housing up to fifteen 3.5-inch disk drives in a single 3U rackable chassis. The direct attached storage enclosure supports both Serial Attached SCSI SAS and Serial ATA SATA disk drives. This paper provides information...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Disk, Dell PowerVault, Mailbox, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Replication, Dell PowerVault MD1000, Storage, E-mail Servers, Servers, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2007-07-16
- Considerations for the Design and Implementation of a Storage Area Network (SAN)
- With the ever-increasing need for businesses and organizations to maintain and manage large amounts of data, storage issues have become a concern and an investment priority. Organizations and business must have a good understanding of the features and characteristics of network storage in order to design and implement a network...
- Tags: SAN, Network Storage, Storage, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Hardware
- White papers 2006-07-15
- IBM System Storage DS4700 Disk Architecture for Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne on IBM System p
- This paper discusses the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne application storage performance and configuration characteristics as tested with an IBM System Storage DS4000 subsystem and an IBM System p server (AIX 5.3 maintenance level/update 5) running the Oracle 10gR2 (10.2.0.2) database. The primary objective of this IBM Oracle International Competency Center benchmarking...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., J.D. Edwards & Co., IBM Corp., IBM System Storage DS4000 Series, Storage, Performance Management, Hardware, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2007-06-01
- The Role of NFS Performance in a NAS-SAN Fusion Environment
- Network-attached storage is seeing a rebirth as an enterprise-class system, thanks to new advances in technology and growing requirements for file sharing. NAS has until recently been constrained by performance issues from advancing as a key enabling enterprise technology. This focused the storage industry on Fibre Channel SAN technologies. As...
- Tags: NAS, Network File System, Fibre Channel, Environment, Technology, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2005-04-10
- How are SAN and RAID related?
- On July 25, 2007, I published a storage article entitled, "Shared block-level storage continues to become more accessible." In response to my statement: "A few years ago, the idea of a Fibre Channel-based SAN didn't even get raised because of the cost and complexity of such a solution. It was...
- Tags: SAN, Organization, Storage, RAID, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage Management, Hardware, Scott Lowe
- Blog posts 2007-11-02
- Network Attached Storage Question
- I have a friend with a graphic design business. They have a lot of work that they would like to access from off site. Their first though was to purchase a server, but with only data storage needs I thought their money would be better spent on a...
- Tags: hardware, imacdude, nas, network, network attached storage, networking, server, storage
- Discussion threads 2006-08-30
- One of Oregon's Largest Counties Deploys Equallogic
- Clackamas County, Oregon, is home to more than 338,000 people. Heavily timbered, the county's geographical features include Mt. Hood and numerous rivers - the Willamette, Clackamas, Sandy, Pudding, Molalla and Salmon. The Aging Fibre Channel SAN could not scale to meet growing demands. Clackamas County replaced old Fibre Channel SAN...
- Tags: EqualLogic, Oregon, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage Management, Storage, Hardware
- Case studies 2008-01-18
- What is LeftHand's Virtual Storage Appliance for VMware ESX?
- Recently, LeftHand Networks, one of the original companies focusing on iSCSI storage solutions, released an intriguing new product called the Virtual Storage Appliance VSA for VMware ESX. VSA is a product that exposes an ESX server's internal storage as an iSCSI target. Now, you might wonder what is so useful...
- Tags: iSCSI, Server, VMware Inc., VMWare ESX Server, VMWare ESX, Virtual Storage Appliance, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Network Technology, Storage, Hardware, Networking, Scott Lowe
- Blog posts 2008-01-02
- Using a Network Appliance SAN With VMware Infrastructure 3 to Facilitate Server and Storage Consolidation
- Many companies are experiencing a rapid proliferation of commodity Intel and AMD x86 servers. These systems are typically equipped with a small amount of internal or direct-attached disk storage. As server numbers grow into the hundreds, the management complexity for both servers and storage increases exponentially, putting a strain on...
- Tags: Storage Consolidation, Network Appliance Inc., SAN, Server, VMware Inc., NetApp, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2007-03-01
- Are You Ready for a SAN? How a Storage Area Network Can Improve Your Life
- If your IT organization is struggling to manage growing data in a direct-attached storage environment, it might be time to migrate to a storage area network SAN. There are several ways that a SAN can dramatically improve your storage management situation: Improve efficiency of...
- Tags: SAN, Storage, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage Management, Hardware
- White papers 2007-10-01
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