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A multi-vendor strategy allows the flexibility to address specific business needs whether it be performance, capacity or cost.
Storage Switzerlandʼs article “Storage Management First Steps - Inventory and Capacity Control” covered how to quickly gain control of the storage environment through a better understanding of what is present (inventory) and how to reduce
... costs by increasing utilization (capacity control). The next step in storage management is to maximize performance through a better understanding of the storage infrastructure and how to maximize I/O utilization.View More
Date: 20 Sep, 2011
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As discussed in Storage Switzerlandʼs recent article "Why Bother Managing Storage?" one of the challenges when selecting a storage management application is knowing what to do with the solution once itʼs installed. The goal of that artic
... le was to motivate data center managers to deploy a storage resource management solution prior to storage problems arising. This allows for a more balanced approach to the use of the solution. The challengeView More
Date: 15 Sep, 2011
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Server virtualization is causing performance problems for users, especially within the storage infrastructure. The complexity and abstraction with the way server virtualization deals with storage has created a new resource problem, storage
... IOPS, and rendered the existing management tools less effective. View More
Date: 29 Apr, 2011
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Building an accurate storage budget in 2012 is going to be more challenging than ever, but if mastered, has the potential to bring the greatest benefit to the applications in the data center.
Date: 14 Feb, 2011
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The Storage Resource Manager (SRM) market has consolidated more quickly than the storage market itself, and in most cases the companies are acquired by an array manufacturer. This has created a quandary for users as the acquired products h
... ave become focused on their new companies hardware, often at the expense of multi-vendor storage support or visibility into the complete infrastructure. One of the lone remaining independent storage resource management tools is SolarWinds Storage Profiler.View MoreServer virtualization has caused dramatic changes to the data center’s storage infrastructure. In many cases, it has driven the first purchase and implementation of a shared storage system. In others, it has created a situation where perfo
... rmance or capacity of their shared storage is a problem, again, for the first time.View MoreIt’s no secret that organizations today are facing the increased consolidation of data centers and a widely distributed workforce. Jim Frey (Enterprise Management Associates) talks to two experts from SolarWinds, Sanjay Castelino and Josh
... Stephens, to see what sort of impact this is having on day-to-day planning and IT operations objectives.View MoreBackup optimization is often an endless ride where backup managers try to fix individual segments of the process to shorten the backup window. However the best first step is a full analysis of the backup environment in order to understand
... existing capabilities and limitations. This whitepaper discusses the importance of performing such an analysis and recommends strategies and tools for accomplishing that task.View More
Date: 15 Jan, 2010
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"Most enterprises have more than one backup application, and use more than just backup software to protect their data. The task of managing multiple backup applications, let alone ensuring their success, can be daunting. This whitepaper la
... ys out the characteristics of a successful backup management strategy for real world IT environments, including Centralized View, Monitoring vs Reporting and Predicting Failure. "View More
Date: 01 Nov, 2009
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One TB of SAN-based storage typically costs about $5000 USD. But the average organization often has GBs and TBs of wasted, abandoned, and mis-allocated storage. With the right tools, organizations can identify and reclaim wasted storage sp
... ace, saving money while adding efficiency. This whitepaper discusses strategies for managing storage usage in order to reduce costs and gain the greatest ROI possible.View More
Date: 01 Sep, 2009
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"Virtualization, by definition, is using one piece of hardware to supply the resources needed by multiple “virtual” machines. The division of resources is important and must be carefully considered when setting up the server and the virtua
... l machines it will host. In this whitepaper, learn server virtualization best practices including selecting virtualization software, setup and creation of virtual machines, and maintenance. "View More
Date: 01 Aug, 2009
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When it comes to storage, capacity costs money. Wasted capacity is lost money. Proper resource utilization requires tools that provide a real-time, heads-up indication of what’s going on in the environment, as well as trending capabilities
... going forward. This whitepaper discusses how to improve compute and storage utilization rates, as well as improving server virtualization rates in order to do more with less storage space.View More
Date: 01 Aug, 2009
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When IT managers talk about doing more with less and increasing efficiency, they often focus on improving resource utilization. The first step in that process is to find tools that will enable staff to save time. In this whitepaper, learn
... about tools that enable quick collection and analysis of critical system data in order to optimize efficiency in data center management.View More
Date: 01 Jul, 2009
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Broadly, the goal of Total Capacity Management is to ensure that all resources in the data center are being used at an effective but safe level. In this whitepaper, learn the critical value of implementing tools that not only improves reso
... urce utilization, but also allow for capacity planning. Too little resource utilization and tight budget dollars are wasted. Too much utilization and an organization’s digital assets are put at risk.View More
Date: 01 May, 2009
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"To get maximum benefit when driving out storage management costs you need to first drive in efficiency through a proper analysis of the IT environment. Today, tools exist that provide independent third party analysis of the storage enviro
... nment and how applications interact with that environment. In this whitepaper, learn how to cut storage costs by inventorying the data set, mapping primary and secondary data and assessing performance. "View More
Date: 01 May, 2009
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