VIDEOCAST:   Posted: June 30, 2008 | When: June 30, 2008
The next generation of virtualization will have a big impact on storage infrastructures. Find out the chief storage management challenges associated with a virtualized environment, and get practical tips on how to deal with them.

VIDEOCAST:   Posted: June 30, 2008 | When: June 30, 2008
In this Videocast, Brian Babineau, Senior Analyst with the Enterprise Strategy Group, explains how virtualization is impacting storage environments today.

VIDEOCAST:   Posted: June 30, 2008 | When: June 30, 2008
Implementing and evaluating storage virtualization continues to be high-on-mind for many storage managers. But how did we get to this point in the storage continuum? In this expert Videocast, Steve Duplessie explains by building a virtualization roadmap.

WHITE PAPER:   Posted: June 26, 2008 | Published: June 1, 2008
This white paper describes the techniques being used today to deduplicate data and will highlight considerations for choosing the best technology for environment.

VIDEOCAST:   Posted: June 23, 2008 | When: June 23, 2008
Greg Schulz, Founder and a Senior Analyst for the StorageIO Group, discusses Storage Services and Managed Services and how both can contribute to the bottom line for channel companies.

WHITE PAPER:   Posted: June 20, 2008 | Published: June 1, 2008
Read this IT Briefing as we discuss the pros and cons of SANs and disk fundamentals to the ideal number of LUNs and disk performance counter settings for the buffer manager.

VIDEOCAST:   Posted: June 20, 2008 | When: June 20, 2008
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.

VIDEOCAST:   Posted: June 20, 2008 | When: June 20, 2008
In this final session, Wolf discusses application selection, focusing on using chargebacks to counter physical storage challenges. He gives network architecture examples, offers some CPU considerations, and tackles issues with heterogeneous VM management.

VIDEOCAST:   Posted: June 19, 2008 | When: June 20, 2008
In this first session, Wolf introduces principles of virtual infrastructure optimization and covers virtual machine placement optimization and bottleneck identification.

WEBCAST:   Posted: June 12, 2008 | When: June 12, 2008
With Exchange Server 2007's new 64-bit architecture and ability to host up to 50 storage groups, using storage area networks (SANs) becomes a more viable option than it was for Exchange 2003 installations. Using a SAN has its drawbacks as well.

PODCAST:   Posted: June 10, 2008 | Premiered: June 10, 2008
In this podcast, SQL Server MVP Hilary Cotter shares SAN basics for beginners.

WEBCAST:   Posted: June 10, 2008 | When: June 10, 2008
Server MVP Hilary Cotter takes you from the pros and cons of SANs and disk fundamentals to the ideal number of LUNs and disk performance counter settings for the buffer manager.

PODCAST:   Posted: June 6, 2008 | Premiered: June 6, 2008
In this expert Podcast, John Merryman and Ron Oglesby of Glasshouse Technologies discuss the impact of server virtualization on storage and backup for SMBs. Listen to this expert Podcast to get the answers to questions.

PRESENTATION:   Posted: May 30, 2008 | Published: May 1, 2008
Storage virtualization promises to ease storage management and improve disk usage, but there are inherent issues that need to be fully understood before embarking on a virtualization project.

PRESENTATION:   Posted: May 29, 2008 | Published: May 29, 2008
This session will look at the major server virtualization products and describe the pros and cons of the various ways to back up and restore their data.