Each year, the Storage magazine and SearchStorage.com editorial teams – as well as a group of independent storage experts and IT pros – select the enterprise data storage Products of the Year in five categories. The February cover story announces the winners and why these new and enhanced products stand out from the pack. 

This expert white paper, written by storage guru Greg Shulz, is designed to give IT pros a better overall understanding of the strategic differences between short- and long-term data retention plans, what specific factors to consider when creating your backup plan, and the roles that disk and tape should play. Access this paper now to learn more. 

This technology validation report from Taneja Group explains why VM backups are critical and shares their test results of Acronis vmProtect 7. 

In order to combat the ever-evolving challenges of today’s networks, it’s time to head back to school in our exclusive Network Evolution University – Featuring three distinct classes and nine progressive learning lessons that explore all there is to know about next generation networks and how to overcome the challenges they present. 

This expert e-guide from SearchWindowsServer.com offers advice for planning and designing an effective security strategy. Find out why it is important to also secure Group Policy settings and learn how managed service accounts boost server security in R2. 

In this expert e-brief, Microsoft expert and Storage Media Group contributor Brien M. Posey explains the most relevant technical features within the product and answers key questions about supporting and managing storage for Hyper-V. Read now to learn more. 

By working with Dell, the Peterson Sullivan IT group achieved its goals of creating a consolidated and scalable IT environment with strong backup and disaster recovery strategies. 

Please join this webcast as Randy Glissmann, Solutions Marketing Manager, Quantum, explains Quantum solutions for virtual server data protection. Greg Schulz, Founder and Sr. Analyst – The StorageIO Group and author of "Resilient Storage Networks" and "The Green and Virtual Data Center," will also be speaking. 

Chris Wolf talks about the tools that are used to increase virtual server performance. Later, virtualization platform decision points are covered with emphasis on OS and application compatibility and support, high availability, automation and management. 

The Boston Consulting Group shows how consumer tablets are creating new opportunities as the market grows and segments. 

In this expert e-brief discover the answers to every CIOs top change management questions. Uncover strategies for keeping up with the rapid pace of change management, how much of the change management process should be automated, how to speed up the change management process to keep pace with business demands, and much more. 

This expert E-Guide from SearchEnterpriseWAN.com discusses a way you can run virtual WAN optimization software on any capable network or storage device. Also find out the effect cloud computing adoption is having on the WAN and best practices to improve application traffic.