This Technology Brief discusses different approaches to data deduplication in the market today along with the pros and cons of each, and then matches some of the most common backup problems to a recommended deduplication approach. The brief close with a spotlight on Quantum's DXi7500 enterprise disk backup and replication system 

Virtualization is changing everything for IT professionals who must plan and manage data center infrastructure. In order to achieve greater agility and lower operating costs, companies are becoming more innovative in how they provision computing resources and juggle support for hardware, software and network infrastructure.  

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. 

This white paper discusses how one of the world’s premiere science companies leveraged an advanced cloud platform for its high-performance computing cloud.  Learn how this allowed them to improve performance, memory capacity and virtualization capabilities for their critical applications.    

This case study explains how Quantum DXi3500 Saves Virtual Iron Time & Money with 95% Reduction in Backup Volume and Saving $12,000 annually on tape media costs. 

EMC's new VNXe series storage systems in conjunction with the company's Unisphere storage management are designed to address IT staff's demand for substantially improved "usability" in storage solutions for small and medium sized business. Read this white paper to learn more. 

Companies are successfully leveraging IBM's Smart SOA™ Approach based on IBM's experience of working with more than 6550 customers worldwide. 

For years, Donnelly managed operations using an OS/2 operating system and various software packages. While Donnelly achieved much success using the OS/2 platform and manual scheduling, the company’s growth eventually began outpacing the system’s capacity. With EnterpriseIQ in place, Donnelly has seen improvements in every aspect of its business. 

The Quantum Scalar i2000 is designed to meet the rigors of high-duty-cycle data center operations and to support the integration of next-generation disk-based backup solutions. 

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. 

This case study follows the journey taken by BMC Software to find the solution to their expanding VMware storage needs in the data-center and remote offices. In this paper, you'll learn about the solutions considered, how they arrived at the final decision and the benefits realized by using cloud integrated enterprise storage. Read on to learn more 

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. 

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.