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IBM Smarter Storage, an integral part of IBM Smarter Computing
sponsored by CDW and IBM
WHITE PAPER: This guide gives information on a strategic approach to storage that allows for greater storage capabilities and greater efficiency over traditional approaches to storage. It also talks about the benefits of storage virtualization.
Posted: 28 Mar 2014 | Published: 30 Jun 2012

CDW and IBM

Case Study: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP - EMC VPLEX Metro Provides a Magic Wand for Migrating Data in Private Cloud with No Downtime
sponsored by EMC Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP needed to improve the agility and resiliency of its IT infrastructure. Data migrations were causing downtime and disrupting the attorneys' ability to serve clients.Access this case study today to learn how Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP was able to overcome these challenges by turning to a storage virtualization platform.
Posted: 09 Jul 2013 | Published: 09 Jul 2013

EMC Corporation

The Tod Point Group: IBM Storwize V7000 for VMWare Environments
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: The IBM Storwize V7000 Unified storage system, combined with powerful management software from IBM Tivoli, provides an ideal complement to VMware vSphere deployments by providing a highly virtualized storage infrastructure designed to meet the specific needs of virtual server environments. Read now to learn more.
Posted: 19 Jul 2012 | Published: 31 May 2012

IBM

The Software-Defined Data Center and the New Hitachi Unified Compute Platform
sponsored by Hitachi Vantara
WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents a new approach to data centre design and operations. Explore the details and advantages of this optimisation strategy and find out how it can help you solve management, complexity and reliability challenges within your infrastructure.
Posted: 15 Jul 2013 | Published: 15 Jul 2013

Hitachi Vantara

Top 10 Reasons to Use Unified Storage in a Virtualized Database Environment
sponsored by EMC Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This brief resource provides 10 reasons why customers use EMC unified storage for deploying virtualized Oracle Environments.
Posted: 11 May 2012 | Published: 11 May 2012

EMC Corporation

Tech Brief SmartStack for Business Critical Apps with VMware and Nimble Storage
sponsored by Nimble Storage
WHITE PAPER: This short solution brief showcases pre-validated reference architectures for VDI, private cloud, and data protection designed to deliver the ideal platform for supporting your business critical applications on VMware.
Posted: 10 Dec 2013 | Published: 31 Aug 2013

Nimble Storage

FlexPod Express - The Cure for Server Sprawl
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: Small and medium-sized businesses everywhere are reporting symptoms of "server sprawl." This epidemic is characterized by an overabundance of underutilized servers and storage systems, often caused by running one application per server to protect against potential machine crashes. Read on to learn about a solution that can help.
Posted: 07 Nov 2013 | Published: 09 Oct 2013

NetApp

Breakdown: Enterprise Storage Server
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: There is a storage server that lets enterprises eliminate their silos and unify their data, whether it be on-premise, virtualized, or in a public cloud infrastructure. Read on for even more benefits from this software-defined scale-out storage platform.
Posted: 30 Jun 2014 | Published: 30 Jun 2014

Red Hat

Capabilities of leading RAID storage system may surprise you
sponsored by Dot Hill Systems Corp.
WHITE PAPER: SUSE needed a new storage infrastructure to accommodate over 80TB of data to host its core SUSE Linux Enterprise internal development environment. This case study illustrates how SUSE utilized one storage solution to address these issues and, in turn, reaped the many benefits.
Posted: 07 May 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2012

Dot Hill Systems Corp.

Fidelity Information Services and IBM Storwize V7000 with IBM System Storage Easy Tier
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This paper describes the benchmark results of a leading server/storage configuration. Obtain detailed information on the unique configuration that was tested as well as the specific architectural components.
Posted: 14 Nov 2013 | Published: 31 Mar 2012

IBM