SmartBiz IT Research Library

WEBCAST - Learn the basics of data protection using deduplication in less than 10 minutes.
Posted: December 1, 2009 | Premiered: November 9, 2009


Topics:  Data Deduplication | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | High Availability | Storage Capacity | Storage Management

WEBCAST - Protecting SharePoint via traditional methods can be difficult because of its complex implementation architecture, the SharePoint application server and the back-end SQL database server. Attend this webinar to learn about a simplified, cost-effective approach to SharePoint high availability using Marathon's everRun high availability software.
Posted: December 1, 2009 | Premiered: December 1, 2009


Topics:  Database Management | Database Management Software | Database Security | High Availability | Microsoft Exchange | SQL Server

PODCAST - In this podcast, learn how virtualization can benefit your disaster recovery and high availability strategy. Discover the differences between physical and virtual environments and learn about architectural considerations to support virtualization.
Posted: November 25, 2009 | Premiered: November 25, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | High Availability | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Utility Computing | Virtualization Security

VIDEO - In this videocast, learn how virtualization can benefit your disaster recovery and high availability strategy. Discover the differences between physical and virtual environments and learn about architectural considerations to support virtualization.
Posted: November 25, 2009 | Premiered: November 25, 2009


Topics:  Architectures | Cloud Computing | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | High Availability | Server Virtualization | Utility Computing | Virtualization Security

PODCAST - This podcast discusses how virtualization has gone beyond data center consolidation to become a key strategic driver for maximizing IT cost savings while enabling organizations to deliver solutions to customers in a timely manner and within SLA requirements.
Posted: November 25, 2009 | Premiered: November 25, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | High Availability | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | SLA | VMware

PODCAST - Twenty years old, RAID has become a standard and transparent feature. What is RAID, and how does this technology fit into the storage landscape? This expert FAQ podcast answers common questions about RAID, explores the different levels of this technology, and overviews the implementation stages and obstacles.
Posted: November 25, 2009 | Premiered: November 24, 2009


Topics:  Disk Mirroring | Fault Tolerance | High Availability | High Performance Computing | RAID | Solid State Disks | Storage Media

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - In this transcript of the "Data Warehousing Basics for SQL Server Analysis Services" webcast, learn how to build your data warehouse for your SQL Server environment. Discover the necessary steps involved and learn about major concepts, including relational data warehousing and supported SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) storage formats.
Posted: November 25, 2009 | Published: November 25, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Business Intelligence | Business Process Management | Clustering | Data Warehouses | Disaster Recovery | High Availability | SQL | SQL Server | Storage Capacity

BROCHURE - VMware vSphere™, the industry's first cloud operating system, leverages the power of virtualization to transform datacenters into dramatically simplified cloud computing infrastructures and enables IT organizations to deliver the next generation of flexible and reliable IT services.
Posted: November 24, 2009 | Published: April 3, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | High Availability | Server Virtualization | VMware | VMware ESX

WHITE PAPER - It seems that there are a lot of myths floating around regarding virtualization technologies. This paper explores and subsequently debunks the top 10 myths about virtualization.
Posted: November 24, 2009 | Published: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | High Availability | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | SOA | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Machine | Virtual Machine Migration | Virtualization Security

TECHNICAL ARTICLE - With Microsoft SQL Server 2008, small and mid-sized businesses have a variety of options for creating state-ofthe art strategies for ensuring high availability and disaster recovery for their databases. This article explains why upgrading to SQL Server 2008 may help IT sleep better at night.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: November 18, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Database Administration | Database Management | Databases | Disaster Recovery | High Availability | SQL Server

WHITE PAPER - Connecting virtual desktop technology with the disaster recovery process has probably not been a major focus for organizations; however, integrating a disaster recovery plan for the virtual desktop is moving up organizational priority lists for a multitude of reasons.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: November 20, 2009


Topics:  Access Control | Desktop Virtualization | Disaster Recovery | High Availability | Network Analyzer Software | Network Performance | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

WHITE PAPER - Organizations concerned about IT budgets, need to be prepared to discuss cloud storage in the near future. The reality is that there are already enterprises using cloud storage effectively. Is it the answer for your organization? It might be--and the intent of this paper is to provide definitions, considerations and insights.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: November 20, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Centers | High Availability | Private cloud computing | Public cloud computing | Scalability Testing | Security | Storage Architectures | Storage Best Practices

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - Virtualizing your servers enhances server consolidation and provides easier server management. It might also introduce new availability requirements for your applications. Your virtual environment must be able to quickly recover from physical server failures. This paper introduces SAN solutions that work with VMware to deliver high availability.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: April 19, 2009


Topics:  High Availability | Server Virtualization | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Spending | Storage Virtualization

DATA SHEET - Xiotech's Emprise 7000 family of storage area network (SAN) solutions are virtual SAN systems that deliver maximum reliability, scalability, and value. Highlights include: high availability, modular scalability, and lowest TCO. Read this paper to learn more about the features and benefits of these solutions.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: November 19, 2009


Topics:  High Availability | SAN | Storage Architectures | Storage Hardware | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization | TCO | Virtual Machine

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - This presentation transcript details an approach to optimize your virtualized infrastructure performance. Learn how to leverage key performance indicators and cross-domain analytics to plan for future capacity demands and improve service levels. Discover the secret to managing your VMware infrastructure performance for optimal resource utilization.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: November 18, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | High Availability | Network Management | Network Performance | Server Virtualization | Service Level Management | Storage Capacity | Systems Management