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Solid State Drive Applications in Storage and Embedded Systems sponsored by Atrato, Inc. WHITE PAPER: The purpose of this article is to examine the unique benefits of Intel® Solid State Drive (Intel® SSD) over traditional HDDs and competing SSDs, and to explore the benefits one could realize in using these new high performance SSDs in storage and embedded applications. Posted: 24 Feb 2010 \| Published: 24 Feb 2010 TOPICS: Fibre Channel \| Fibre Channel SAN \| Flash Memory \| High Performance Computing \| Solid State Disks \| Storage Capacity

Forrester Thought Leadership White Paper: Exploring the Potential Benefits of End-to-End Convergence of Data Center Networks sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper discloses the results of an evaluation of end-to-end storage area network/local area network (SAN/LAN) networking issues including Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) adoption. Posted: 14 Feb 2012 \| Published: 14 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Converged Networks \| Data Center Networking \| Data Centers \| Ethernet Networks \| Fibre Channel \| Fibre Channel SAN \| iSCSI Protocol \| iSCSI SAN \| LAN \| LAN Hardware \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Analysis \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| SAN

Riding the Virtualization Simplification Wave sponsored by D-Link WHITE PAPER: Server virtualization is now beginning to deliver functional and economic benefits to nearly all classes of enterprises willing to take the virtualization plunge, down to and including organizations with just a few hundred seats. Posted: 07 May 2010 \| Published: 07 May 2010 TOPICS: Applications Management \| Data Centers \| Fibre Channel SAN \| IT Infrastructure \| Networking \| SAN \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Management \| TCO \| VMware

Coraid EtherDrive Storage is ESG Lab Proven sponsored by Coraid WHITE PAPER: This ESG lab review explores the results from hands-on testing of an emerging SAN solution designed to meet today's growing storage challenges. In this paper, learn how this integrated technology can deliver an unprecedented price-performance ratio while maintaining easy installation and simplified management. Posted: 07 Dec 2011 \| Published: 01 Mar 2011 TOPICS: Fibre Channel SAN \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Virtualization

Optimizing SAN Connectivity for Microsoft Virtual Server with VMPilot sponsored by Emulex Corporation, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Server virtualization is an important new technology that enables you to reduce data center costs and improve IT's business responsiveness. Download this white paper to learn how one solution can create SAN-enabled virtual machines for your dat... Posted: 07 Jun 2007 \| Published: 01 Nov 2006 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Fibre Channel SAN \| Host Adapters \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| Storage Virtualization

Importance of Unified I/O in VMware® ESX Servers sponsored by Mellanox Technologies, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Unified I/O in VMware ESX servers deliver many cost and power savings advantages. Posted: 02 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Mar 2008 TOPICS: Data Management \| Fibre Channel SAN \| Infiniband Architecture \| iSCSI SAN \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization Software \| VMware	All resources sponsored by Mellanox Technologies, Inc.

How to Handle the Growing Number of Traffic Types in your Data Center sponsored by DellEMC and Intel® WHITE PAPER: This white paper details the benefits of I/O consolidation on Ethernet and Fibre Channel Posted: 11 Nov 2013 \| Published: 13 Aug 2013 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Ethernet Cable \| Ethernet Networks \| Fibre Channel \| Fibre Channel SAN \| Fibre Channel Switches

Dell/EMC CX4 Exchange Performance sponsored by DellEMC and Intel® WHITE PAPER: This white paper takes a high-level look at the features and functionality that make the CX4 an excellent choice for Microsoft Exchange and other electronic mail systems. It examines new features, discusses disaster recovery and VMware integration, and provides a brief example of CX4's performance in Exchange environments. Posted: 05 May 2009 \| Published: 08 Oct 2008 TOPICS: Email \| Fibre Channel \| Fibre Channel SAN \| iSCSI SAN \| Microsoft Exchange \| SAN \| Storage Management \| Storage Resource Management

The Value of Shared SSDs in Enterprise Computing sponsored by QLogic Corporation WHITE PAPER: This paper covers the advantages of the QLogic FabricCache 10000 Series adapters bringing transparent, shared caching to enterprise application environments. It combines a QLogic Fibre Channel adapter with intelligent caching to bring new levels of scalable application performance to existing SAN environments. Posted: 25 Apr 2013 \| Published: 31 Mar 2013 TOPICS: Cache \| Caching \| Fibre Channel \| Fibre Channel SAN \| SAN \| Server Accelerators \| Server Management \| Solid State Disks \| Solid State Storage

ESG Lab Validation Report on Brocade Virtual Fabrics and Director Power Efficiency sponsored by Brocade WHITE PAPER: Hands-on lab testing of Fibre Channel directors including measurements by an independent electrician. Learn how power savings can leave more watts and amps available per rack and per floor tile for bladed servers and storage. Posted: 15 May 2007 \| Published: 01 Mar 2007 TOPICS: Backups \| Cooling Equipment \| Data Center Management \| Fibre Channel SAN \| Fibre Channel Switches \| Power Supplies \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Virtualization \| Switch Fabric \| Tape Libraries