The Next Generation Data Center is HERE. These data centers are highly virtualized environments with extremely high virtual machine densities. They thrive on flexibility and cost efficiency. While most of these data centers are in the hands of cloud service…
The recent news that the IRS “lost” Lois Lerner’s e-mails has been making headlines in the news media, but not so much in data protection circles. That may be because any data protection expert knows that this claim simply makes…
The news this week that SanDisk is buying Fusion-io for over $1 Billion dollars is something to pay attention to. If the acquisition goes through, SanDisk becomes a formidable competitor to a wide variety of companies in the storage and…
Recently we had a very well-attended webinar with the CEO of Avere Systems, Ron Bianchini, “Five Keys To A Successful Hybrid Cloud Storage Strategy”. The following excerpt from the Q & A portion of the webinar discusses how businesses can…
All virtualization environments place a strain on the storage infrastructure, making planning and design more critical than ever. But an advanced storage architecture drives up the cost of implementation. The relative cost of storage is a big concern in VMware…
In a competition that many had pronounced over, Microsoft’s Hyper-V is now a viable candidate in the SMB, the remote office and even the enterprise data center. It brings the key virtualization features that most data centers need while being…
Whether you are planning to upgrade your current storage system or getting ready for a complete storage refresh, today’s IT planner has more storage choices than ever. A key decision is how you will access critical storage services like volume…
Three Steps To A Productive Relationship That Ensures Optimal Database Performance When database performance issues arise, the finger of blame is often pointed at the storage infrastructure, and this can lead to conflict between the database administrator and the storage…
To get an exclusive copy of Storage Switzerland’s White Paper “Maximum VM Density Requires Optimal Storage Networking and Management” register for the on demand webinar and download your copy of the paper today. Brocade and VMware are clients of Storage…
Organizations that have fully embraced virtualization are buying host-class servers to put their VMs on. This equipment is “richer” in its configuration, with more processing power, more memory and higher quality components than the typical server designed for a single…
