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. 

Oracle Database 11g Release 2, the second release of the award winning Oracle Database 11g, provides the foundation for IT professionals to successfully deliver more information with higher quality of service, make more efficient use of their budgets, and reduce the risk of change in data centers. 

Server buyers should consider the implications of vendor roadmaps and consolidation and look to capacity planning and objective tools when updating data center hardware. In this IT handbook you will learn the importance of a server roadmap, factors to consider in server selection, tips on server consolidation and capacity planning, and much more. 

This feature examines the current state of password security and explains why passwords are no longer an effective means of authentication on their own. Uncover viable alternatives, such as two-factor authentication, biometrics and cloud-based IAM services. 

This SearchVirtualStorage.com E-Guide can help clarify by outlining 4 guidelines for implementing storage virtualization and by divulging factors to consider before deploying storage virt into your IT infrastructure. 

VDI storage presents a slew of new challenges to data storage professionals. Read this expert E-Guide to explore how to address VDI storage challenges with data dedupe and NAS systems. 

For every area of your datacenter, Sun Professional Services has created a tailored assessment service. 

Blade servers are great for businesses that require much larger computing capacity for performance-intensive business-critical applications. Blade Servers allow your business to add significant performance in an energy efficient and easily managed form factor. Learn more about Dell PowerEdge Blade Servers in this video. 

The pressure to improve data center efficiency is nothing new. In fact, this demand has been growing for over a decade. This resource describes the key elements of effective IT management and compares the offerings of two key players in the market. 

On this live webinar sponsored by IBM, you'll learn how you can reduce primary storage capacity requirements and how you can decrease backup data by deploying these solutions within your overall storage environment. 

Learn more about how Oracle Advanced Compression can help you reduce the disk space and costs of managing large data volumes. 

Read on to learn more about Burbank’s successful implementation of the DXi7500 Express and hear feedback directly from the one of the analysts responsible for making the transition. 

Inside this case study, find out how Atlantic Health avoided $1.4 million a year in data center collocation space through reducing infrastructure footprint by a factor of three with HP BladeSystem and VMware solutions.