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Dell Compellent

Overview: Dell Compellent (NYSE: CML) provides Fluid Data storage solutions that automate the movement and management of data at a more granular level. This patented, built-in storage intelligence delivers significant efficiency, scalability and flexibility.

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7 Best Practices for Virtualizing Tier I Apps with VMware and Dell Compellent by Dell Compellent. October 18, 2011 - VMware vSphere provides a comprehensive platform for Tier-1 application virtualization. It can enable application mobility between physical hosts to reduce planned downtime, and provide high availability and automated disaster recovery planning/testing.

  View 7 Best Practices for Virtualizing Tier I Apps with VMware and Dell Compellent research abstract

7 Ways Dell Compellent Optimizes VMware Server Virtualization by Dell Compellent. August 18, 2011 - This white paper discusses 7 ways that using VMware and the Dell Compellent SAN together can compound the benefits of virtualization.

  View 7 Ways Dell Compellent Optimizes VMware Server Virtualization research abstract

7 Ways Dell Compellent Optimizes VMware Server Virtualization by Dell Compellent. March 09, 2009 - As enterprises turn to server virtualization to enhance IT flexibility while reducing costs, Server virtualization solutions such as VMware Infrastructure software are helping organizations achieve those goals by abstracting applications from physical resources. Read this paper for 7 Ways Dell Compellent Optimizes VMware Server Virtualization.

  View 7 Ways Dell Compellent Optimizes VMware Server Virtualization research abstract

7 Ways to Manage Rapid Patient Data Growth by Dell Compellent. July 30, 2010 - This white paper discusses seven ways healthcare IT teams can use Dell Compellent Fluid Data storage to drive efficiency, ensure high availability and protection, and readily adapt to constant change.

  View 7 Ways to Manage Rapid Patient Data Growth research abstract

A Fluid Data Architecture Pays Off for CMA by Dell Compellent. June 29, 2010 - Financial institutions worldwide depend upon the credibility and security of Credit Market Analysis (CMA’s) products and services daily. CMA’s approach to market analysis creates large volumes of highly sensitive data that require secure management and storage. CMA has been running a Dell Compellent enterprise storage solution for over two years.

  View A Fluid Data Architecture Pays Off for CMA research abstract

Appleby Improves Stroage Utlization, Simplifies Storage Management and Gains Reliable Disaster Recovery at 50% Lower Cost by Dell Compellent. September 09, 2011 - Appleby, a provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services, needed a disaster recovery solution that would replicate data among its geographically dispersed offices. Read this white paper to learn how they successfully implemented Fluid Data technology.

  View Appleby Improves Stroage Utlization, Simplifies Storage Management and Gains Reliable Disaster Recovery at 50% Lower Cost research abstract

Auto tiering crucial to storage efficiency by Dell Compellent. September 23, 2011 - In this podcast interview, Jeff Boles, senior analyst and director, validation services at Taneja Group, discusses the importance of auto tiering in today's data storage industry. Listen to this podcast to learn more.

  View Auto tiering crucial to storage efficiency research abstract

Automated Tiered Storage Claims its Space in the Storage Market by Dell Compellent. October 03, 2011 - This SearchStorage.com E-Guide outlines how vendors are implementing this technology, and in particular what automated tiered storage approach they’re taking for solid-state drive.

  View Automated Tiered Storage Claims its Space in the Storage Market research abstract

Bank Reduces Management Time and Avoids External Consultancy Costs with Dell Fluid Data Technology by Dell Compellent. September 09, 2011 - Bankadati wanted to support rapid business growth by installing a more agile, manageable data storage platform that would help avoid unnecessary downtime. Read this white paper to learn how they successfully implemented Fluid Data technology.

  View Bank Reduces Management Time and Avoids External Consultancy Costs with Dell Fluid Data Technology research abstract

Best practices for automated disaster recovery with virtualization by Dell Compellent. July 27, 2011 - Virtualization opens the door to a more flexible – and even automated – disaster recovery strategy. But getting to that point still takes a lot of manual work. In this webcast, virtualization expert Shannon Snowden reviews the requirements for automated DR and the best practices for designing and building this new infrastructure.

  View Best practices for automated disaster recovery with virtualization research abstract

Best Practices for Managing Storage in a Virtual Server Environment by Dell Compellent. September 23, 2011 - This expert e-guide outlines the top 5 tips for managing storage in a virtual server environment and also divulges a set of best practices for using server virtualization in your storage environment. Read on to learn more.

  View Best Practices for Managing Storage in a Virtual Server Environment research abstract

Case Study: Appleby Simplifies Global Disaster Recovery with Fluid Data Technology by Dell Compellent. May 09, 2011 - Because Appleby operates data centers in several geographic regions, replication for disaster recovery purposes is one of the company’s top concerns. The company’s decentralized storage infrastructure seemed to make multi-site replication prohibitively costly and complex. Check out this case study to learn about the solution Appleby found.

  View Case Study: Appleby Simplifies Global Disaster Recovery with Fluid Data Technology research abstract

Case Study: Bromford Group Sets Solid Foundation With Virtualised Fluid Data Storage by Dell Compellent. July 01, 2011 - Like many organisations, data at Bromford Group falls into two distinct groups. On one side is a Microsoft SQL database that tracks customer relationship management, records of tenants and properties. On the other side is all of the data that runs the business itself: Microsoft Exchange, corporate files, and network drives crammed with documents.

  View Case Study: Bromford Group Sets Solid Foundation With Virtualised Fluid Data Storage research abstract

Case Study: Compellent SAN earns an A+ in ROI for the University of North Texas by Dell Compellent. June 29, 2011 - UNT needed to deploy a new SAN that could meet the performance, ease-of-management, and cost requirements. In the search for the right solution, they went through an extensive cost of ownership analysis of the competing vendors. Read this Case Study to learn more about the solution they found.

  View Case Study: Compellent SAN earns an A+ in ROI for the University of North Texas research abstract

Case Study: Fluid Data Finds a Home at WhereToLive.com by Dell Compellent. June 29, 2011 - In the competitive realty market, where time is of the essence, high availability and quick data recovery can be the difference between a cold listing and a closing. WhereToLive.com needed a solution that flexible and easy to use to revitalize the company's storage infrastructure. Read this Case Study to learn how they did it.

  View Case Study: Fluid Data Finds a Home at WhereToLive.com research abstract

Case Study: Fluid Data Technology earns Top Honor with the Alvarado ISD by Dell Compellent. May 06, 2011 - The Alvarado Independent School District is very proud of their high-tech infrastructure. However, archiving all of the students' valuable content demanded an enterprise storage solution. Read this Case Study to see how Alvarado solved their problem.

  View Case Study: Fluid Data Technology earns Top Honor with the Alvarado ISD research abstract

Case Study: London Borough of Hillingdon: Increasing data center visibility and financial transparency with sophisticated reporting by Dell Compellent. June 30, 2011 - In recent years, the Hillingdon's IT team has faced nearly 100 percent year-on-year data growth, driven mainly by the e-mail volume increases, expanding document retention requirements and the proliferation of digital images in planning applications and property and highway inspections. Read this case study to learn Hillingdon's solution.

  View Case Study: London Borough of Hillingdon: Increasing data center visibility and financial transparency with sophisticated reporting research abstract

Case Study: National Print Group Posts Large-Scale Savings with Fluid Data Storage by Dell Compellent. June 29, 2011 - As NPG's digital library and business applications continued to grow, so did data storage inefficiencies and costs. The aging equipment had limited storage capacity and there was no disaster recovery strategy other than time-consuming backups. Read on to learn how NPG managed their growing problem.

  View Case Study: National Print Group Posts Large-Scale Savings with Fluid Data Storage research abstract

Case Study: Nuvasive Supports its Virtualized Environment with Compellent SAN by Dell Compellent. June 29, 2011 - NuVasive needed a shared storage solution to take full advantage of the high-availability and disaster-recovery benefits of server virtualization. Read this case study to learn more.

  View Case Study: Nuvasive Supports its Virtualized Environment with Compellent SAN research abstract

Case Study: Orlando Magic Score a Performance Slam Dunk with Dell Compellent SAN by Dell Compellent. May 09, 2011 - To support these data-intensive applications, the Orlando Magic needed a storage area network (SAN) with I/O performance fast enough to play and stream both standard and high-definition (HD) video. Read this case study to see their solution.

  View Case Study: Orlando Magic Score a Performance Slam Dunk with Dell Compellent SAN research abstract

CIO strategies for DR planning in virtual environments by Dell Compellent. June 24, 2011 - Regarding disaster recovery, expenses currently overshadow the risk of theoretical disaster. As a result, CIOs who hope to implement or upgrade their DR plans must compromise. This e-guide discusses how to make a value case for DR, along with a series of low-cost strategies for planning, implementing, and testing virtual DR plans.

  View CIO strategies for DR planning in virtual environments research abstract

Cluster Creation Made Easy - How to Create a Server Cluster and Map Multiple Volumes in an Oracle Environment by Dell Compellent. January 31, 2011 - Thousands of IT organizations have adopted clustering to improve the availability of mission critical software services. Today, with the rapid growth of cloud computing environments, clustering is even more crucial. Dell Compellent Fluid Data storage is ideally suited to clustered environments. Read on to learn more.

  View Cluster Creation Made Easy - How to Create a Server Cluster and Map Multiple Volumes in an Oracle Environment research abstract

Compellent Eyes Scale-Out Storage Opportunity with Latest Refresh by Dell Compellent. November 20, 2010 - Compellent has unveiled new software and hardware capabilities designed in bid to expand its addressable market. Here, new hardware improves its ability to scale up capacity and performance, and updated software is designed to expand its scale-out storage story.

  View Compellent Eyes Scale-Out Storage Opportunity with Latest Refresh research abstract

Data Center Servers and Storage E-Book Chapter 4: Reallocating Unused Server and Storage Hardware by Dell Compellent. October 26, 2011 - With a bit of planning, a specific tiering-out of your system priorities and a dash of virtualization, you can breathe new life into your old servers -- even as you bring in replacements with all of their powerful new capabilities. Read this e-book to learn more.

  View Data Center Servers and Storage E-Book Chapter 4: Reallocating Unused Server and Storage Hardware research abstract

Data Progression The Industry's Only Proven Automated Tiered Storage by Dell Compellent. May 10, 2011 - Most of the established tiering "solutions" fail to deliver on the potential benefits of Automated Tiered Storage. Check out this brief data sheet to learn about the exception.

  View Data Progression The Industry's Only Proven Automated Tiered Storage research abstract

Deliver Dynamic Business Continuity for the Enterprise with Dell Compellent Live Volume by Dell Compellent. October 17, 2011 - Access this white paper to learn about an innovative platform that can help your business minimize downtime, balance workloads, and easily shift resources across the cloud.

  View Deliver Dynamic Business Continuity for the Enterprise with Dell Compellent Live Volume research abstract

Dell Compellent and Microsoft Integration: Automating and Creating Efficiency for the Dynamic Data Center by Dell Compellent. October 19, 2011 - Dell Compellent storage virtualization can provide the perfect complement to Hyper-V environments. Watch this brief webcast to learn how a PowerShell command set, thin provisioning, free space recovery and VSS integration combine with Windows Server 2008 R2 to deliver a new level of automation and efficiency.

  View Dell Compellent and Microsoft Integration: Automating and Creating Efficiency for the Dynamic Data Center research abstract

Dell Compellent Storage Center Demo by Dell Compellent. July 01, 2011 - Not that long ago, most companies didn't have much data to store. Now, especially given many today's data retention needs, many companies feel swamped with data. There is a need for products and solutions that store data in an effective manner.

  View Dell Compellent Storage Center Demo research abstract

Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN & Citrix XenDesktop 1,000 Desktop Reference Architecture by Dell Compellent. August 30, 2011 - Dell tested a sample of 1,000 virtual desktops and simulated real-world workloads using a Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN in a Citrix XenDesktop VDI environment with Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 R2 as the hypervisor.

  View Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN & Citrix XenDesktop 1,000 Desktop Reference Architecture research abstract

Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN & VMware View - 1,000 Desktop Reference Architecture by Dell Compellent. June 30, 2011 - This white paper specifically focuses on storage and the impact of a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) on the Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN, and serves as a reference architecture to implement VDI with the Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN.

  View Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN & VMware View - 1,000 Desktop Reference Architecture research abstract

Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN & Vmware View 1,000 Desktop Reference Architecture by Dell Compellent. August 02, 2011 - An efficient storage solution is integral to a successful VDI implementation. With a Fluid Data architecture and integrated software features such as Automated Tiered Storage, Thin Provisioning, Continuous Snapshots and Remote Replication, the Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN proves to be a highly effective storage option for VMware View.

  View Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN & Vmware View 1,000 Desktop Reference Architecture research abstract

Dell Compellent Technical Solution Brief: No Delay Instant Replay by Dell Compellent. June 29, 2011 - Today’s database administrators are required to manage not only more databases but also larger databases—all with the same staff. Combining the power of Oracle with the intelligence of Dell Compellent Storage Center can create a more dynamic database infrastructure and help protect business-critical applications against downtime and disaster.

  View Dell Compellent Technical Solution Brief: No Delay Instant Replay research abstract

Dell Fluid Data Helps BioWare Stay Ahead of the Game by Dell Compellent. October 27, 2011 - BioWare, a leading developer of console, PC and online role-playing games, is keenly aware of how critical data can be to the bottom line. The company implemented a data center virtualization solution based on the Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN with Dell Fluid Data technology and VMware server virtualization software. Read now to learn more.

  View Dell Fluid Data Helps BioWare Stay Ahead of the Game research abstract

Dell Fluid Data Technology Heals ZGT's Rapid Patient Data Growth Ills by Dell Compellent. September 09, 2011 - ZGT needed the fl exibility to meet the demands of rapid patient data growth while lowering the cost of scaling its storage infrastructure. Read this white paper to learn how ZGT successfully migrated to a Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN with Dell Fluid Data.

  View Dell Fluid Data Technology Heals ZGT's Rapid Patient Data Growth Ills research abstract

Disaster Recovery Planning and Network Services by Dell Compellent. October 03, 2011 - In this FAQ, Carrie Higbie, global director for data center solutions at the Siemon Company, discusses the role of network services in DR planning.

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Do More with Less Using Storage Virtualization by Dell Compellent. May 09, 2011 - More and more enterprises are realizing the benefits of server virtualization. By abstracting applications and operating systems from physical hardware, organizations can increase their IT flexibility and reduce costs. Check out this brief white paper to learn more,.

  View Do More with Less Using Storage Virtualization research abstract

E-Guide: Address the elephant in the room: Big data management through tiered storage by Dell Compellent. October 13, 2011 - Data is expanding to elephantine proportions. And unfortunately, the simple fix of purchasing more storage only worsens the problem. This e-guide provides suggestions for an effective data analysis and storage plan, with a focus on consolidating data silos, keeping large data sets moving, and deduping information for improved control.

  View E-Guide: Address the elephant in the room: Big data management through tiered storage research abstract

E-Guide: Building on SANs: Getting the most from virtualized storage by Dell Compellent. October 14, 2011 - How can you be sure that you are making the most of your virtualized system? Not only should your network be organized and easy to navigate, but it should work for you in terms of lowered costs and increased productivity. In this e-guide, learn about SAN technologies and how they can be utilized to the outmost extent in the health care setting.

  View E-Guide: Building on SANs: Getting the most from virtualized storage research abstract

E-Guide: Decoding DR: Selecting the right vendors and strategy for your implementation by Dell Compellent. November 03, 2011 - Disaster recovery (DR) isn’t simple – but it isn’t optional, either. The truth of the matter is that a catastrophe-battered organization without a DR solution in place won’t survive. This e-guide provides straightforward guidelines for choosing vendors, determining must-have components and structuring essential plans for DR.

  View E-Guide: Decoding DR: Selecting the right vendors and strategy for your implementation research abstract

E-Guide: Disaster Recovery Planning for Health care Providers by Dell Compellent. November 02, 2011 - For hospitals, timely access to patient data is critical for maintaining normal operations during a natural or man-made disaster. This e-guide will help health care providers create and implement effective disaster recovery and business continuity plans -- complete with advice from providers who had to put those plans into action.

  View E-Guide: Disaster Recovery Planning for Health care Providers research abstract

E-Guide: Key components to a virtual disaster recovery solution by Dell Compellent. October 13, 2011 - In businesses nationwide, IT infrastructures have been growing rapidly – leading to extensive sprawl. In terms of disaster recovery, this spells mayhem. This e-guide suggests virtualization as a potential solution and explains why hot sites, bandwidth, and testing are essential components of any virtual disaster recovery plan.

  View E-Guide: Key components to a virtual disaster recovery solution research abstract

E-Guide: Recovering from IT disaster: What’s really causing your outage? by Dell Compellent. November 02, 2011 - Most IT disasters have nothing to do with the hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods that can wipe out a facility. In fact, studies show that hardware failure is the number one reason for DR declarations.  This e-guide describes common DR misconceptions and consequences, and provides backup and testing suggestions for optimal recovery.

  View E-Guide: Recovering from IT disaster: What’s really causing your outage? research abstract

E-Guide: Selecting the data backup option that is right for you by Dell Compellent. November 02, 2011 - It is ultimately up to each individual health care facility to determine the data backup options that best suit their needs, so long as the overall solution adheres to regulatory requirements.Access this e-guide for an overview of pros and cons of different types of backups.

  View E-Guide: Selecting the data backup option that is right for you research abstract

E-Guide: Storage Efficiency Steps That Reduce Your Data Footprint by Dell Compellent. October 07, 2011 - This E-Guide from SearchStorage.com outlines how to maximize your data storage capacity with different storage tools and techniques that improve your storage efficiency. Tools discussed include automated storage tiering, SSD, deduplication and more.

  View E-Guide: Storage Efficiency Steps That Reduce Your Data Footprint research abstract

E-Guide: Tips for thin provisioning storage in a health care setting by Dell Compellent. October 27, 2011 - As health care IT seeks to find ways to cut costs everywhere, it will be forced to aggressively adopt primary storage optimization technologies such as thin provisioning. Learn more inside this exclusive e-guide.

  View E-Guide: Tips for thin provisioning storage in a health care setting research abstract

E-Guide: Using a virtualized server environment to address HIPAA compliance by Dell Compellent. October 14, 2011 - In an ever-digitized storage environment, there can be an array of threats posed to patient medical records. Amidst all of these concerns, how can you be sure which virtual server environment is right for you? In this exclusive e-guide, learn how one company successfully took the leap to a virtualized server environment.

  View E-Guide: Using a virtualized server environment to address HIPAA compliance research abstract

E-Guide: Virtualization management for streamlined consolidation and improved disaster recovery by Dell Compellent. August 17, 2011 - Inside this expert e-guide, learn how automation tools simplify the virtualization management process and can aid in both data center consolidation and disaster recovery.

  View E-Guide: Virtualization management for streamlined consolidation and improved disaster recovery research abstract

ESG Product Brief: The Solid Applicability of Compellent's Fluid Data by Dell Compellent. June 30, 2011 - The essence of Fluid Data—both as a construct and as a branded capability of Compellent’s storage solution—is to provide data storage that is as dynamic as the demands placed upon it by fickle applications and business needs. Read this white paper to learn how to harness fluid data in your organization.

  View ESG Product Brief: The Solid Applicability of Compellent's Fluid Data research abstract

ESG: Enterprise Storage Priorities Emphasize Information and Efficiency by Dell Compellent. January 30, 2009 - Enterprise organizations must allocate increasingly-scarce budget resources to products and services that help them address key barriers to true data center efficiency—such as unabated data growth, rising storage system costs, infrastructure complexity, and increasing power and cooling requirements.

  View ESG: Enterprise Storage Priorities Emphasize Information and Efficiency research abstract

FAQ Guide: Auto Tiering Crucial to Storage Efficiency by Dell Compellent. October 26, 2011 - This expert E-Guide featuring Jeff Boles, senior analyst at Taneja Group, discusses the importance of auto tiering in storage today.

  View FAQ Guide: Auto Tiering Crucial to Storage Efficiency research abstract

Five Considerations for Efficient Storage Virtualization by Dell Compellent. October 05, 2011 - Virtualization is mainly associated with servers, but in fact, storage systems are really the vital factors that determine deployment success. Access this white paper to learn how to optimize your virtualization deployment through storage efficiency.

  View Five Considerations for Efficient Storage Virtualization research abstract

Fluid Data Storage: A fully Virtualized Foundation for the IT Stack by Dell Compellent. April 29, 2011 - At the core of the virtual data center is the automation of processes that align operations with current business policies. Being able to synthesize this operational information into knowledge of behavior is the crux of Fluid Data storage.

  View Fluid Data Storage: A fully Virtualized Foundation for the IT Stack research abstract

Fluid Data Storage: A How To Guide Intelligent Storage Automation for IT Administrators by Dell Compellent. April 29, 2011 - A Fluid Data architecture automates data management at a more granular level to adapt to storage admin needs. Detailed information about each block is captured in action, providing system intelligence inside the volume. A sophisticated data movement engine uses this metadata, or data about the data, to intelligently store, recover and manage data.

  View Fluid Data Storage: A How To Guide Intelligent Storage Automation for IT Administrators research abstract

Fluid Data Storage: Driving Flexibility in the Data Center - Eight Must Have Technologies for the IT Director by Dell Compellent. February 01, 2010 - With Dell Compellent, enterprise data is actively, intelligently managed throughout its lifecycle so you can constantly adapt to changing business conditions. This paper discusses eight Dell Compellent technologies that combine to create new levels of efficiency and flexibility while cutting cost now and in the future.

  View Fluid Data Storage: Driving Flexibility in the Data Center - Eight Must Have Technologies for the IT Director research abstract

Functional IOPS in VDI with Dell Compellent by Dell Compellent. August 30, 2011 - This paper documents the value that Dell Compellent Data Progression technology adds to a VDI environment by providing RAID 10 performance and space utilization comparable to RAID 5.

  View Functional IOPS in VDI with Dell Compellent research abstract

Gartner Webcast: Keeping Operations Healthy With Fluid Data Storage by Dell Compellent. May 06, 2011 - If there's one absolute truth in Healthcare IT, it's that data will continue to grow exponentially. Data intensive image archiving, electronic medical records, and healthcare management systems have greatly increased data storage and recovery requirements for healthcare providers. How do you find the right storage system to fit your needs?

  View Gartner Webcast: Keeping Operations Healthy With Fluid Data Storage research abstract

Gaston County Leads the Way with Fluid Data Storage by Dell Compellent. January 24, 2011 - The residents of Gaston County, N.C., may enjoy magnificent magnolias and a slower pace of life, but they expect performance from social services like emergency medical services, Medicare, Medicaid, child protective services and public safety. Read this white paper to learn how Gaston County alleviated their storage headaches.

  View Gaston County Leads the Way with Fluid Data Storage research abstract

Housing provider recovers data in minutes and reduces storage management to an hour a week with Dell Compellent by Dell Compellent. October 17, 2011 - Access this white paper to learn about an innovative technology solution that can help your business to increase cost-savings, improve storage scalability, enhance IT performance and more.

  View Housing provider recovers data in minutes and reduces storage management to an hour a week with Dell Compellent research abstract

IDC Buyers Guide: Automated Tiered Storage to Improve Efficiencies in Virtualization and Data Management by Dell Compellent. January 30, 2012 - All data is not created equal. This IDC buyer's guide, sponsored by Dell Compellent, explains how enterprises can benefit from automated tiered storage. Fill out the included checklist to organize priorities when evaluating solutions.

  View IDC Buyers Guide: Automated Tiered Storage to Improve Efficiencies in Virtualization and Data Management research abstract

IDC Vendor Spotlight: Optimizing Virtual Data Storage, Management, and Utilization by Dell Compellent. January 27, 2012 - This paper examines technology advancements in storage and explores how using these technologies in conjunction with virtualization can solve your storage challenges.

  View IDC Vendor Spotlight: Optimizing Virtual Data Storage, Management, and Utilization research abstract

Implementing Fibre Channel SANs in a virtual server environment by Dell Compellent. October 11, 2011 - This Q&A featuring VMware expert Eric Siebert divulges the advantages and disadvantages of implementing FC SANs to support your virtual server platform.

  View Implementing Fibre Channel SANs in a virtual server environment research abstract

Implementing Fibre Channel SANs in a virtual server environment by Dell Compellent. September 23, 2011 - In this podcast, Eric Siebert, a VMware expert and author of two books on virtualization, discusses Fibre Channel (FC) SANs for virtual server environments. Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of implementing FC SANs to support your virtual server platform. Listen to this podcast to learn more.

  View Implementing Fibre Channel SANs in a virtual server environment research abstract

Improving Storage Utilization overview by Dell Compellent. November 15, 2011 - This classroom covers the use of storage virtualization (in concert with other storage reduction technologies) to improve storage utilization and reduce costs and wasted space.

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Increasing IT Efficiency in a Dynamic Datacenter with a Virtualized Storage Solution by Dell Compellent. April 30, 2010 - This white paper provides a blueprint for a highly efficient and dynamic datacenter using Microsoft and Compellent technologies. The solution is enabled by Microsoft virtualization and the Compellent Storage Center SAN solution.

  View Increasing IT Efficiency in a Dynamic Datacenter with a Virtualized Storage Solution research abstract

Increasing IT Efficiency in the Data Center by Dell Compellent. May 09, 2011 - Watch this webcast to learn how to best increase efficiency in your data center, how best to manage your private cloud, the benefits of virtualized storage, and more.

  View Increasing IT Efficiency in the Data Center research abstract

Info Tech: Select a Consolidated Storage Platform by Dell Compellent. August 02, 2011 - Consolidated network storage is a strategic enabler that forms the foundation for server consolidation and a unified approach to data and system availability and recovery. It also increases efficient use of storage resources through the elimination of waste and effort duplication. Read on to learn more.

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Integrating vCenter into Dell Compellent Enterprise Manager by Dell Compellent. May 31, 2011 - Watch this concise quickcast to see the simplicity of integrating vCenter into Dell Compellent Enterprise Manager.

  View Integrating vCenter into Dell Compellent Enterprise Manager research abstract

iSCSI vs. Fibre Channel SANs: Three Reasons Not to Choose Sides by Dell Compellent. December 10, 2010 - In the on-going war between storage technologies, Fibre Channel and iSCSI continue to battle it out. Both have strong arguments to recommend them, and flaws to consider. How do you choose? Read this white paper to find out.

  View iSCSI vs. Fibre Channel SANs: Three Reasons Not to Choose Sides research abstract

Leveraging a Persistent Hardware Architecture by Dell Compellent. June 01, 2010 - Many enterprises looking to increase the flexibility, improve the scalability, enhance the availability and reduce the costs of data storage have turned to SANs. The Compellent SAN enables businesses to continuously integrate new disk drive, switch and network interface technologies without having to replace existing hardware or software.

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Live Volume Demo by Dell Compellent. May 09, 2011 - Live Volume allows you to virtualize storage across various systems and rapidly relocates resources, providing continuous access and high availability for your enterprise, allowing for zero downtime. Check out this webcast to learn more!

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Live Volume: Online Migration of Storage Between Dell Compellent Arrays by Dell Compellent. May 06, 2011 - With Dell Compellent Live Volume, organizations can continuously optimize storage for high availability and Administrators can move enterprise data when and where it’s needed on demand, based on ever-changing business conditions and application requirements.

  View Live Volume: Online Migration of Storage Between Dell Compellent Arrays research abstract

Managing Servers and Storage Together Through the vSphere Client by Dell Compellent. January 25, 2011 - Creating a new datastore is easy with Dell Compellent! Watch this concise video to learn the ins and outs!

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Meeting Data Center Infrastructure Demands with Virtualization Classroom by Dell Compellent. November 16, 2011 - In this expert virtual classroom, we explore how virtualization can rein in server, network and storage use and improve infrastructure management.

  View Meeting Data Center Infrastructure Demands with Virtualization Classroom research abstract

Minnesota Wild Names Dell Compellent SAN "Most Valuable Player" by Dell Compellent. September 09, 2011 - The Minnesota Wild’s six-month old iSCSI storage solution could no longer keep up with the growing data needs of concession vendors. Read this white paper to learn how the Wild successfully implemented Fluid Data technology to solve the problem.

  View Minnesota Wild Names Dell Compellent SAN "Most Valuable Player" research abstract

Neutraceutical Supplements Uptime with Dell Compellent SAN by Dell Compellent. May 06, 2011 - Nutraceutical’s previous storage area network (SAN) lacked the flexibility and high availability necessary to keep production running at the manufacturing facility without sacrificing the IT team’s nights and weekends. Read on to learn more.

  View Neutraceutical Supplements Uptime with Dell Compellent SAN research abstract

No Delay Instant Replay: How to Use Dell Compellent Command Line Utility (CompCU) and Data Instant Replay to Offload RMAN Backup on a Disaster Recovery SAN in an Oracle by Dell Compellent. August 02, 2011 - Today’s database administrators are required to manage not only more databases but also larger databases—all with the same staff. Combining the power of Oracle with the intelligence of Dell Compellent Storage Center can create a more dynamic database infrastructure and help protect business-critical applications against downtime and disaster.

  View No Delay Instant Replay: How to Use Dell Compellent Command Line Utility (CompCU) and Data Instant Replay to Offload RMAN Backup on a Disaster Recovery SAN in an Oracle research abstract

Optimize VMware Environments with the Smartest Virtualized Storage by Dell Compellent. July 11, 2011 - Data center virtualization not only consolidates IT resources and boosts efficiency, but increases flexibility, performance and availability. By combining storage virtualization by Compellent with server virtualization by VMware, users know their data center will operate efficiently today and adapt to change tomorrow.

  View Optimize VMware Environments with the Smartest Virtualized Storage research abstract

PCI Express extender approach I/O virtualization by Dell Compellent. October 11, 2011 - What’s the latest around the PCI Express extender approach to I/O virtualization? Check out this SearchVirtualStorage.com interview as George Crump, lead analyst for Storage Switzerland, discusses using PCIe bus extenders to implement I/O virtualization.

  View PCI Express extender approach I/O virtualization research abstract

Planning for virtualized disaster recovery in a health care setting by Dell Compellent. June 24, 2011 - Server virtualization has proved to be an advantageous in disaster recovery situations because if physical servers have been destroyed, it’s easy to restore backups to virtual hardware. Learn how healthcare facilities can benefit from adding server virtualization to disaster recovery plans, while maintaining compliance.

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Podcast: PCI Express extender approach to I/O virtualization by Dell Compellent. September 23, 2011 - In this podcast, George Crump, lead analyst for Storage Switzerland, discusses using PCIe bus extenders to implement I/O virtualization. Find out about PCIe bus extenders' advantages and disadvantages for users, the necessary steps, requirements to implementing them, and more. Listen to this podcast to learn more.

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Podcast: Tools and Techniques for Reducing Your Enterprise Data Storage Footprint by Dell Compellent. September 23, 2011 - In this podcast, Greg Shulz, founder and senior analyst at Stillwater, Minn.-based StorageIO Group, discusses how storage managers can reduce their data footprint, and the various tools for managing your data footprint which include - data archiving, thin provisioning and data deduplication.

  View Podcast: Tools and Techniques for Reducing Your Enterprise Data Storage Footprint research abstract

Power to the Email - How to Quickly Deploy Storage for A Complex Exchange Environment by Dell Compellent. May 10, 2011 - Do your administrators need more control over their email storage and archiving? Check out this white paper to learn why Microsoft Windows PowerShell may be the best choice for your organization.

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Presentation Transcript: How to Build an Efficient Data Storage Environment by Dell Compellent. August 31, 2011 - In this presentation transcript, George Crump, lead analyst at Storage Switzerland, discusses how to build an efficient data storage environment.

  View Presentation Transcript: How to Build an Efficient Data Storage Environment research abstract

Presentation Transcript: Reducing Your Data Footprint by Dell Compellent. October 10, 2011 - In this presentation transcript Greg Shulz, founder and senior analyst at StorageIO Group, discusses how storage managers can reduce their data footprint.

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Presentation Transcript: Storage Virtualization Technology Pros and Cons by Dell Compellent. October 12, 2011 - In this SearchStorage.com podcast transcript, Marc Staimer discusses the ins and outs of storage virtualization technology. Find out the pros and cons of storage virtualization, when to rule out storage virtualization in your environment, and how to decide between file-based or block-based storage virtualization in your data center.

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Presentation Transcript: Tiered Data Storage by Dell Compellent. August 31, 2011 - In this presentation transcript, Ashish Nadkarni, Senior Analyst and Consultant at Taneja, explores the three tiers that are typically the most beneficial for SMBs: primary, secondary, and tape.

  View Presentation Transcript: Tiered Data Storage research abstract

Recovering Critical Applications Demo by Dell Compellent. July 01, 2011 - Would you be worried if your primary application data went down? Check out this brief videocast to learn how to get your application back up, your business running, and your employees back to work in just two minutes.

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Recovering from a disaster: Over 40 tips and steps to take by Dell Compellent. October 11, 2011 - DR plans must be flexible and scalable to address a wide range of things that can go wrong. This exclusive SearchDisasterRecovery.com E-Guide provides you with everything disaster recovery from A-Z - including over 40 tips and steps to help ensure your DR plan functions successfully.

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Red Hot Red Hat Recovery - How to Quickly Recover Files To A Red Hat Linux VM Using Dell Compellent by Dell Compellent. May 09, 2011 - Enterprises increasingly are turning to server virtualization to enhance IT costs. Server virtualization solutions help achieve those goals by abstracting applications from physical resources, accelerating the provisioning of new applications, simplifying server management, and improve disaster recovery. Read on to learn more.

  View Red Hot Red Hat Recovery - How to Quickly Recover Files To A Red Hat Linux VM Using Dell Compellent research abstract

SAN Based Backup and Recovery with Microsoft Data Protection Manager 2010 by Dell Compellent. May 10, 2011 - Today’s business climate is more challenging than ever and businesses are under constant pressure to lower costs while improving overall operational efficiency. One way that enterprises of all sizes can reduce costs and improve business agility is by changing the way data protection is managed.

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Self-Service Provisioning and the Private Cloud by Dell Compellent. March 31, 2011 - This white paper outlines an approach to creating a private cloud computing environment that enables an organization to meet the needs of diverse constituents quickly and with high efficiency.

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Seven Ways To Lower Storage TCO by Dell Compellent. January 01, 2009 - Organizations of all types and sizes are under pressure to boost efficiency, cut costs and reduce power consumption. Dell Compellent Storage Center - a highly integrated, feature-rich data storage solution- was designed to lower data storage TCO. Read this whitepaper to find out how Dell Compellent can save save your company millions of dollars.

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Spreading the Hype - How to Rapidly Provision Storage in A Hyper-V Environment by Dell Compellent. May 10, 2011 - Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) is a virtual machine manager without peers. Unlike most storage systems, which require full-volume clones of each parent VM, Dell Compellent leverages Replays (snapshots) as shared gold images.

  View Spreading the Hype - How to Rapidly Provision Storage in A Hyper-V Environment research abstract

Storage Center Command Set for Windows Powershell by Dell Compellent. May 24, 2011 - With Fluid Data storage, Dell Compellent offers one of the first SANs (Storage Center) to offer a Windows PowerShell–based command set to integrate Microsoft IT infrastructures. Check out this white paper to learn the four ways this new technology can help your organization save time and cut costs.

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Storage Center SAN Demo: Maximizing Storage Efficiency and Utilization by Dell Compellent. July 01, 2011 - Fluid data architecture allows you to quickly go in and see exactly what's going on. This brief, two and a half minute long videocast shows you how.

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Storage Virtualization Technology Pros and Cons by Dell Compellent. September 23, 2011 - In this podcast, Marc Staimer, president of Dragon Slayer Consulting, discusses storage virtualization technology. Find out the pros and cons of storage virtualization, when to rule out storage virtualization in your environment, and how to decide whether file-based or block-based storage virtualization makes sense in your shop.

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Streamlining Management with the vSphere Plug-in by Dell Compellent. August 04, 2011 - This brief webcast gives a thorough demonstration of the Compellent Storage Center Integration for VMWare VSphere.

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Ten Key Actions to Reduce IT Infrastructure and Operations Costs by Dell Compellent. January 25, 2012 - Ten key actions to reduce IT infrastructure and Operation Costs

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Test Apps in a Snap by Dell Compellent. January 21, 2011 - To provide a risk-free environment for application and OS testing, Dell Compellent utilizes the same Instant Replay  architecture that drives its continuous data protection software. The technology can be used to create exact clone copies of existing production VMs, complete with all installed applications. Read this white paper to learn more.

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The Architectural Advantages of Compellent Automated Tiered Storage by Dell Compellent. November 11, 2010 - With the recent profusion of tiered storage solutions into the enterprise storage market, organizations are increasingly adopting tiering strategies to accommodate rapid data growth while controlling costs. Yet most solutions fail to maximize the potential benefits of tiered storage. Read this white paper to learn more.

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The Architectural Advantages of Dell Compellent Automated Tiered Storage by Dell Compellent. April 29, 2011 - Tiered storage solutions are becoming increasingly popular for its ability to accommodate rapid data growth while controlling costs.  Yet many organizations fail to maximize the potential of tiered storage.  Check out this white paper for some best practices to realize the ultimate potential of a tiered storage solution.

  View The Architectural Advantages of Dell Compellent Automated Tiered Storage research abstract

The Impact of Next-Generation Storage on IT Efficiency by Dell Compellent. January 30, 2012 - This live webinar discusses how cutting-edge storage technology is helping to reduce IT costs and improve business agility.  Watch now to learn how these next-generation storage features are helping him streamline storage management, automate IT operations, slash storage costs, and free up IT personnel to perform other value-added tasks.

  View The Impact of Next-Generation Storage on IT Efficiency research abstract

The Thin DR Line How to Safeguard SQL Server Data by Dell Compellent. June 30, 2010 - Enterprise Manager software and Instant Replay technology enable administrators to deploy a robust disaster recovery plan with multi-site failover at a fraction of the cost of other replication solutions. Enterprise Manager features an intuitive, point-and-click interface for managing any number of systems at primary and remote sites.

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Tiered Storage Tutorial by Dell Compellent. October 11, 2011 - Storage administrators are increasingly revisiting tiered storage strategies to lower asset and operational costs, and to improve application performance. This expert e-guide from SearchStorage.com provides all of the information you need about trends and new emerging technologies in tiered storage.

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Tracking Economic and Environmental Savings by Dell Compellent. July 01, 2011 - The efficiency, scalability and manageability of a storage system can have a major bottom-line impact over the lifetime of the technology. Together, a unique Fluid Data architecture, intelligent software and modular hardware give Compellent the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) in the storage industry. Watch this videocast to learn more.

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Users Are Gaining Agility and Lowering Costs With New Storage Technologies by Dell Compellent. November 28, 2011 - Gartner Note: Improve agility, lower costs with intelligent storage technologies

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Using iSCSI for virtual server environments by Dell Compellent. October 11, 2011 - In this interview, Mike Laverick, a VMware expert, discusses the pros and cons of using iSCSI for virtual server environments. Find out the proper steps you should take when implementing iSCSI in your virtual environment, how to configure iSCSI in vSphere and how to test the performance of an iSCSI storage device.

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VDI Storage: Capacity and performance requirements for VDI implementation by Dell Compellent. October 11, 2011 - This SearchVirtualStorage.com VDI FAQ guide can help you by outlining how to design your VDI solution, the impact VDI has on storage, how to solve capacity and performance problems in a VDI environment and more.

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Virtual Data Center E-Zine Volume 20: Critical Decisions for Virtualization Storage by Dell Compellent. September 30, 2011 - In this expert e-zine, find out how to use ROI and VARs to make the case for virtualization so you can start taking advantage of today's newest technologies. Also, get tips on using the Open Virtualization Format tool and learn how to plan storage for virtual environments.

  View Virtual Data Center E-Zine Volume 20: Critical Decisions for Virtualization Storage research abstract

Virtual Disaster Recovery Solutions for IT Executives by Dell Compellent. August 05, 2011 - Disaster recovery (DR) shouldn’t be left on the back burner until a natural disaster strikes. In fact, around 80% of network disruptions are a result of IT architecture complexity. But for many organizations, virtualization is an economical DR solution. This e-guide addresses the benefits of virtual disaster recovery.

  View Virtual Disaster Recovery Solutions for IT Executives research abstract

Virtual Storage Pros and Cons by Dell Compellent. September 23, 2011 - This expert e-guide was designed to help you become aware of the bumps in the road that you might come across when implementing storage virtualization. It also outlines the different approaches to storage virtualization and offers suggestions on how to choose the right approach for your environment. Continue reading to learn more.

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VMWare vSphere 5 and Dell Storage by Dell Compellent. October 19, 2011 - In this brief podcast, VMware VP of Product Management Narayan Venkat talks about the relationship between VMware and Dell that has spanded for over a decade and how it has benefited a variety of customers in many different ways.

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