In the September 2011 cover story of Storage magazine, Eric Siebert clears up some of the confusion as he looks at the characteristics of Fibre Channel, iSCSI and NAS and reviews the pros and cons of each for virtual environments. 

This paper covers the fundamentals of secure networking systems, including firewalls, network topology and secure protocols. 

Cloud computing is catching on, but cloud networks are proving to be challenging to implement and manage. Before enterprises begin architecting their cloud computing networks, they need to consider the impact on the network. 

Cloud infrastructure platforms like VMware vSphere 4.0 can benefit from load balancers that connect users to the most suitable datacenter. This white paper outlines how the Riverbed Stingray Traffic Manager Virtual Appliance (VA) improves traffic performance compared to a Linux install. 

This paper focuses on the smartphone and why it has become the mobile user's preference for accessing mobile networks and the benefits that can be achieved by using them. 

Check out this expert webcast as it discusses how to ensure network security in a virtualized environment, managing core network services and addressing that in the cloud. 

Intel Corporation is simplifying the data center even more by introducing a free new technology that enables all data center traffic to run over a single cable using the Intel 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) Server Adapter X520 family. 

Access this E-Guide to uncover the impact of cloud computing on the network and best practices you can do to prepare for it. 

Advanced technology – such as virtualization and unified networking – is putting increased demand on 10 GbE networks. Additionally, trends like data center server consolidation are putting challenges on bandwidth. One solution to these issues is adopting 10GbE in the data center. 

This Technology Spotlight discusses the key issues surrounding the changing user environment and the resulting need for improved data backup and security. Additionally, it examines the critical concerns companies face as they support occasionally connected users across a distributed network. 

Considering growing data volumes and an increased demand for quicker backup and easy restore, companies continue to look for the “ideal” backup solution. Read this white paper now to learn about the new Quantum DXi6500 family of backup solutions, which offer deduplication, disk-to-disk performance, DR protection, long-term retention, and much more. 

This white paper examines the challenges with backing up corporate data on these remote users’ PCs and describes Copiun’s Constant Access Gateway option which allows IT organizations to securely backup remote and mobile users without opening any firewall ports or placing the backup server in the DMZ. 

This white paper from ESG outlines a potential solution - an integrated backup and data protection solution designed to overcome the challenges and complexities found in today's virtual environments. Read on to learn how this solution can help your business unlock the full array of benefits promised by virtualization and help simplify management.