Industry pundits continue to chronicle how the deluge of unstructured data (user files, images, PDFs, email, etc.) is overwhelming many data center storage environments. While applying the right storage technology to shore up data is important, having visibility into those…
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An Index into Unstructured NetApp Data
Tagged with: NetApp, SnapVault, Syncsort, Unstructured data, Virtual machine, VMware, VMware vSphere, vSphere
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Posted in Briefing Note
HotLink Unifies VMware, Amazon Web Services and NetApp
Most data centers want to use cloud services like Amazon Web Services (AWS) to compliment, not replace their existing data center operations. This may be for augmenting a disaster recovery plan, bursting computation workloads into the cloud to cover peak…
The 5 Reasons Why Storage Is Eating Away Your Virtualization ROI – And How To Stop It
The initial return on investment (ROI) of server or desktop virtualization projects are impressive. The potential cost savings associated with eliminating dozens of physical servers or the reduction in operations time to manage thousands of user desktops, can be rewarding.…
Tagged with: Storage Switzerland, Tintri, Virtual machine, Virtualization Aware, VMware
Posted in Webinar
Posted in Webinar
Overcoming the Storage Challenges of Non-Persistent Desktops
For many organizations the benefits of virtualizing user desktop systems is hard to ignore – improved data protection, enhanced data security and the opportunity to drive improved resource and operational efficiencies. The challenge is unless the virtual desktop experience is…
Tagged with: Desktop virtualization, IOP, Liquidware Labs, Quality of service, VDI, Virtual desktop, VirtualBox, VMware
Posted in Blog
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VM-Aware Storage Improves Virtualization ROI
Traditional storage was not designed to manage the high volume of I/O workloads characteristic of today’s multi-tenant VMware virtual machine (VM) environments. Consequently, many organizations fall into the trap of over provisioning storage infrastructure to help ensure good virtual application…
Tagged with: Hardware, OpenVMS, Quality of service, Tintri, Virtual machine, VM-Aware Storage, VMware
Posted in Blog
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Deciding On The Right Flash Storage For High Density Virtual Infrastructures
Dramatic increases in the number of VMs per host allows for greater ROI and TCO but creates a storage I/O nightmare. Vendors have embraced flash as the answer and have almost overwhelmed IT Planners with options. In this indepth report Storage Switzerland’s Founder and Lead Analyst, George Crump, looks at the various flash options and helps you determine the best path for your data center.
Maximizing Value in VMware Caching
Maximizing the value of a VMware caching solution involves more than developing algorithms to determine the hottest data and figuring out ways to keep that data in the cache. It also means getting the most out of that expensive flash…
Tagged with: Flash memory, FlashSoft, OpenVMS, SanDisk, Solid-state drive, SSD, Virtual machine, VMDK, VMware, VMware vSphere
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Copy Data in the Cloud
While industry pundits and analysts yammer on about the unrelenting growth of data, the real issue for enterprise data centers and Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), is keeping a lid on the extensive number of redundant copies of information that propagate…
Tagged with: Actifio, Business, Cloud, Data management, HP-UX, IBM, SAP AG, SNW Europe, VMware
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Predictable Virtual Server Performance for Less
For many storage planners it is a daunting task to size their virtual storage infrastructure “just right”, without needless overspending. Indeed, this is becoming increasingly difficult to attain given the high degree of I/O workload variability that multiple virtual machines…
Tagged with: Cloud, Quality of service, SNW Europe, Software Defined Storage, Storage virtualization, Virtual Instruments, Virtual machine, VMware
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Neos Ventures Helps Enterprises To The Cloud
You can’t get enough good help these days; particularly when it comes to deploying and managing virtualized cloud infrastructure. IT global solutions provider, Neos Ventures, is positioning themselves as a leading player in the burgeoning cloud infrastructure services market to…
Tagged with: Business, Cloud, IBM, Neos Ventures, SNW Europe, Software as a service, VMware
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