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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): SAN Acceleration Using FalconStor Network Storage Server (NSS) sponsored by FalconStor Software WHITE PAPER: Do you have questions regarding SAN acceleration? Learn more about solid state storage, which solid state technologies are currently on the market, and why your enterprise needs solid state storage. This concise white paper is designed to answer frequently asked questions on these topics and more. Posted: 25 Oct 2010 \| Published: 25 Oct 2010 TOPICS: Cache \| Fibre Channel \| Hard Disk Drives \| Memory \| SAN \| Solid State Disks \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| USB \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Virtualizing Business Critical Apps. Clearing the Performance Hurdle sponsored by DataCore Software Corporation WHITE PAPER: In this paper, the root cause behind the unacceptable behavior is considered and a practical, proven solution is offered. Posted: 30 Aug 2013 \| Published: 30 Sep 2012 TOPICS: Applications Management \| Business Continuity Planning \| Disk Drives \| Hard Disk Drives \| SAN \| Server Virtualization \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Management \| Storage Systems \| Storage Virtualization

A Better RAID Strategy for High Capacity Drives in Mainframe Storage sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: This paper demonstrates that RAID 6 is less capable to prevent data loss with today's large capacity SATA and SAS HDDs. It will also share Oracle's designs to mitigate this risk. The integrity of customers' data is in jeopardy if these large capacity SATA/SAS HDDs are simply packaged into a RAID 6 group without additional mitigation. Posted: 21 Dec 2010 \| Published: 21 Dec 2010 TOPICS: Disk Drives \| Disk Storage Systems \| Hard Disk Drives \| Oracle (Product) \| RAID \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Devices \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Management Software

New economies of storage with the Compellent Flash-optimized solutions sponsored by DellEMC and Intel® WHITE PAPER: This white paper showcases an innovative flash-optimized storage strategy that provides performance at the capacity and price of a rotating disk, making flash storage affordable and accessible to a broader segment of the market. Posted: 27 Dec 2013 \| Published: 30 Sep 2013 TOPICS: Flash Memory \| Hard Disk Drives \| Server Virtualization \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Optimization

Deciding Where to Deploy Solid-State Storage Devices sponsored by TechTarget Storage EZINE: This compilation of articles details the solid-state implementations available today and helps you figure out how to decide which is right for your organization's needs. If you are considering an investment in solid-state storage, this Drill Down is great place to start. Posted: 03 Sep 2013 \| Published: 03 Sep 2013 TOPICS: Disk Drives \| Flash Memory \| Hard Disk Drives \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management

Deploying Flash in the Enterprise sponsored by NetApp WHITE PAPER: This white paper carefully analyzes the costs of several different flash solutions. In order to help you choose the best platform to address your unique storage challenges and performance needs. Posted: 08 May 2013 \| Published: 30 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Data Management \| Data Recovery \| Data Storage \| Disk Backups \| Disk Drives \| Disk Storage Systems \| Flash Memory \| Hard Disk Drives \| Hard Disks \| Solid State Disks \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Management

Unleashing Application Performance with Solid-State Drives and Sun Servers sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: This white paper, intended for executives and managers, describes how Oracle's Sun servers—equipped with flash-enabled solid-state drives (SSDs)—offer dramatic improvements to high-performance computing (HPC), Web 2.0, and datacenter application performance. Posted: 01 Oct 2010 \| Published: 03 May 2010 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Application Performance Management Software \| Hard Disk Drives \| High Performance Computing \| Solid State Disks \| Storage Management

Choosing SSD Technology and Deployment Options sponsored by CDW and IBM EGUIDE: This expert e-guide touches on the 3 main options to deploy SSDs, and compares these SSDs to traditional mechanical hard disk drives (HDDs). Posted: 02 Apr 2014 \| Published: 02 Apr 2014 TOPICS: Hard Disk Drives \| Hard Disks \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Devices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Management

Benchmarking Enterprise SSDs sponsored by sTec \| HGST WHITE PAPER: This paper will demonstrate differences in comparative SSD products. The analysis reconciles instantaneous benchmark data to actual user performance, over time in a working system under a true enterprise workload. Posted: 01 Mar 2010 \| Published: 25 Feb 2010 TOPICS: Disk Backups \| Disk Drive Controllers \| Disk Drives \| Disk Storage Systems \| Disk-to-Disk Backup \| Hard Disk Drives \| Hard Disks \| Solid State Disks

Sprint drives 45-times performance improvement sponsored by IBM CASE STUDY: This white paper delves in to how Sprint-Nextel deployed nine non-disruptive flash storage technologies in order to not only meet customer service satisfaction but exceed all expectations. Find out how this approach improved performance, significantly cut latency, reduced energy consumption, and much more. Posted: 30 Sep 2013 \| Published: 30 Jun 2013 TOPICS: Data Management \| Fibre Channel SAN \| Flash Memory \| Hard Disk Drives \| SAN \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Optimization

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