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ESG: Economics of Flash Compared to Hard Disk
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn about the economic value of flash compared to hard disks and decide for yourself if flash is worth the investment.
Posted: 17 Mar 2015 | Published: 28 Feb 2015

IBM

Analyzing the Economic Value of Flash Storage Compared to Traditional Disk
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn about the economic value of flash compared to traditional hard disks.
Posted: 02 Apr 2015 | Published: 28 Feb 2015

IBM

IBM FlashSystem V840 Enterprise Performance Solution
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains the benefits of a solution that combines the unique capabilities of flash storage and software-defined storage. By combining the easy management of software-definied storage with the scalable performance of flash, organizations can easily meet their growing storage requirements.
Posted: 10 Jun 2014 | Published: 31 Mar 2014

IBM

The Business Benefits of the QLogic FabricCache Adapter
sponsored by QLogic Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This paper covers a broad range of business and economic benefits of the QLogic FabricCache 10000 Series Adapters. This solution helps close the I/O performance gap and provide the entire SAN benefits including OPEX and CAPEX savings, getting more out of an existing SAN, and increased revenue.
Posted: 24 May 2013 | Published: 31 Mar 2013

QLogic Corporation

IBM SAN Volume Controller and IBM FlashSystem 820: Best Practices and Performance Capabilities
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This paper documents best practice configurations for integrating flash with a block storage virtualization appliance. It also details the potential performance gains that such systems can provide and information about your options for cache usage and real-time compression.
Posted: 26 Sep 2013 | Published: 24 Jul 2013

IBM

The New Storage Economics With Flash
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: 13 Nov 2013 | Published: 30 Sep 2013

DellEMC and Intel®

How to Find the Best Spot for Solid-State Storage Devices
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Experts help hash out what solid-state storage solution is right for your organization's needs, including 4 use cases when SSD arrays are the right solution, when using SSD is a bad idea, and more.
Posted: 04 Mar 2014 | Published: 04 Mar 2014

DellEMC and Intel®

Unlocking the Power of Flash with the MCx- Enabled Next- Generation VNX
sponsored by EMC & Arrow
WHITE PAPER: This resource examines the reasons that organizations are moving from HDDs to higher-performance media and adopting MCx technology to manage the higher I/O intensity. It also examines the evolution of storage controllers, from traditional HDD controllers to "hybrid array"controllers capable of optimizing flash media and multi-core CPUs.
Posted: 02 Apr 2014 | Published: 30 Aug 2013

EMC & Arrow

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

Oracle Corporation

Blog Post: Changing the Economics of the Data Center
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Access this resource to gain insight on Dell's new introduction to its storage portfolio. Read on to learn about the new features and capabilities and find out how this technology enables you to leverage SSD technology and offer high performing hosted exchange service and cloud servers.
Posted: 14 Nov 2013 | Published: 06 Aug 2013

DellEMC and Intel®