PODCAST - Virtual desktops provide many consolidation opportunities, as well as some unique security and business continuity advantages. This podcast gives an overview of desktop virtualization, highlights several virtual desktop solutions, and analyzes the operational efficiency gains possible with desktop virtualization.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Premiered: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Desktop Computer Support | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Operational Support Systems | Personal Computers | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware

VIDEO - Welcome to Virtual View, a feature of Xiotech’s Icon Manager that dramatically improves storage management for VMware. Virtual View reduces storage provisioning from dozens of steps to three, enables management from one console instead of three, provisions storage in minutes instead of hours, and reduces time, required expertise, and risk.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Premiered: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Downtime | SAN | Storage Management | Storage Provisioning | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization | VMware

PODCAST - In this podcast, learn about your role in legal discovery. Discover how archiving systems can help meet compliance standards and learn the ins and outs of legal discovery and compliance. Determine how to make sure your company's information is properly archived.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Premiered: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Domino | Electronic Discovery | Email Archiving | Email Management | Lotus Notes | Messaging Protocols | Regulatory Compliance | Storage Management | Storage Security

PODCAST - Critical to any successful implementation of desktop virtualization is to understand how desktop virtualization can help and which implementations will be most successful. View this podcast for an overview of desktop virtualization, several virtual desktop solutions, and the operational efficiency gains possible with desktop virtualization.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Premiered: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Desktop Management | Operational Support Systems | Personal Computers | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware

VIDEO - In this very funny though obvious over-dramatization of the weakness of tape as a backup solution, see how tape can end the life of an IT administrator and a 30-minute fix that could be lifesaving.
Posted: November 18, 2009 | Premiered: November 18, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | Tape Backups | Tape Libraries | Virtual Tape Libraries

VIDEO - Get expert insights on the key benefits of VTL technology in a TSM environment. Understand how VTL technology can improve TSM operations and enhance the existing disk pool.
Posted: November 18, 2009 | Premiered: November 18, 2009


Topics:  Storage Management | Storage Provisioning | Storage Resource Management | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | Virtual Tape Libraries

PODCAST - As storage capacity needs grow in SMBs, disk is increasingly being used as a backup storage target. In this FAQ, Executive Editor and Independent Backup Expert W. Curtis Preston, discusses the role of disk-based backup in the SMB space.
Posted: November 17, 2009 | Premiered: November 17, 2009


Topics:  NAS | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization | Tape Backups | Tape Libraries

PODCAST - In this expert podcast, 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 13, 2009 | Premiered: November 13, 2009


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

WEBCAST - In this Mediacast, you'll learn about the newest advances in open storage and SSD technologies and find out about an innovative approach that combines these technologies to deliver fast, simple, innovative new tools for storage management.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Premiered: April 15, 2009


Topics:  Solid State Disks | Storage Appliances | Storage Devices | Storage Hardware | Storage Management | Storage Spending | Storage Systems

PODCAST - In this podcast, you'll learn about the newest advances in open storage and SSD technologies and find out about an innovative approach that combines these technologies to deliver fast, simple, innovative new tools for storage management.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Premiered: April 15, 2009


Topics:  Solid State Disks | Storage Appliances | Storage Devices | Storage Hardware | Storage Management | Storage Spending

PODCAST - How does outsourcing fit into your business strategy? Outsourcing your backup data can be a convenient and reliable method of handling backups — if you select the right vendor and ask the right questions. This podcast covers some of the questions you should ask any potential vendor before you sign on the dotted line.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Premiered: November 9, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Disaster Recovery | Online Backups | Remote Backups | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Management Services | Storage Service Providers | Storage Systems

VIDEO - Learn how you can reduce your storage costs by 50% or more using intelligent file virtualization to optimize storage tiering. The basic idea of storage tiering is to match the business value of each chunk of data with the cost of storing that data. Watch Renny Shen of F5 Networks explain how virtualizing storage management can save up to 70%.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Premiered: September 10, 2009


Topics:  Storage Architectures | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Storage Provisioning | Storage Spending | Storage Virtualization | Tiered Storage

WEBCAST - SonicWALL's award-winning solutions for the enterprise, distributed enterprise and SMB include network security, secure remote access, content security, backup and recovery, and policy and management technology.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Premiered: November 12, 2009


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection | Continuous Data Protection Software | Disaster Recovery | High Availability | RTO | Storage Management

PODCAST - Tune into this podcast for a cloud computing disaster recovery (DR) checklist. Learn about various DR approaches for your cloud computing environment. Find out how to secure your data and how to get your DR objectives met by your cloud provider.
Posted: November 2, 2009 | Premiered: November 2, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Security | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Storage Management | Storage Media | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization

WEBCAST - In this webcast, learn how to ensure your disaster recover (DR) needs are met by your cloud provider. Gain insight into the differences between standard and cloud-based DR approaches and how to incorporate your exiting DR plans.
Posted: November 2, 2009 | Premiered: November 2, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Security | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Storage Standards