Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware Edition (ASM/VE) is a unique and innovative data protection feature of the Dell EqualLogic™ PS Series iSCSI SAN that enables fast online backups and quick restores of VMware virtual machines and VMFS file systems. 

NTP Software’s Precision Tiering product and the Dell DX Object Storage Platform can empower you to make your own decisions about which files to move or delete with an easy-to-use interface based on the business value of your data. Read this 2-page white paper to learn more. 

This issue of the high performance computing (HPC) e-zine takes a closer look at the latest advances in file systems and the impact they are having on the HPC community. Find out how HPC architectures have evolved over time and obtain best practices for properly implementing Multi Path File Systems (MPFS). 

<p>Learn the details about a new solution that provides file management to all devices – from desktops to smartphones – and allows anywhere-anytime access to corporate files.</p> 

This expert resource explains how tape NAS allows you to utilize LTFS for file access. 

Object-based storage dispenses with the hierarchical file system, so there are no nested subfolders. Instead, it uses an indexed flatfile structure in which each object is given a unique ID. This issue of IT in Europe includes case studies of how object-based storage products are being implemented in Europe. 

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems designed before the days of global competition are poorly integrated, expensive to maintain, and fail to provide enterprise-wide visibility, even with add-on functionality. Read this white paper to learn what functionality is needed to support today's requirements and how cloud-based ERP meets these needs. 

Read this expert e-guide to find best practices for integrating cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) applications with on-premise ERP systems. 

Web collaboration solutions are emerging as one of the building blocks of those applications. 

Listen to this podcast with Forrester Research principal analyst Liz Hebert to learn about the cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) and supply chain management application options available to today's manufacturers. Get tips on software selection and integration. 

Manufacturers still have legitimate reservations about cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) when it comes to scaling and customization, business continuity, and proprietary data security. Read this white paper to find out if cloud-based ERP can address these concerns. 

Cloud-based manufacturing applications have exploded onto the market, and with so much hype, determining their suitability and usefulness can be tricky. Read this expert e-book to get tips on how the cloud can be leveraged for ERP, supply chain management, and global inventory management, and learn what to look out for in a still-maturing market. 

<p>Rapid data growth has made it difficult for storage systems to support high performance computing (HPC) environments. This expert e-guide explains how multi-path network file system technology can meet HPC requirements and provides best practices for proper deployment.</p>