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ALSO CALLED: SAN Architecture, Storage Network, Server Area Networks, Storage SANs, and Storage Area Networks
DEFINITION: A SAN island is a storage area network (SAN) that exists as a discrete, isolated entity within a larger SAN. The components of a SAN island are usually all located in the same building, or even within a single room.

SAN islands typically evolve within organizations as they grow. In a  … 
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Citrix XenDesktop Architecture and Implementation on Proliant Servers
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: The goal of this integration note is to describe Citrix XenDesktop technology, architecture, and implementation on ProLiant servers.
Posted: 07 Jan 2009 | Published: 07 Jan 2009
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Everything You Need to Know about Storage Virtualization
sponsored by Datalink and Hitachi Data Systems
WHITE PAPER: In this paper, Stephen Foskett is talking about all the different ways to virtualize storage and thereby hide the complexity and enable new capabilities.
Posted: 07 Jan 2009 | Published: 07 Jan 2009
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IT Briefing: Why Blades?
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
WHITE PAPER: This document describes the benefits of blades, the major reasons why users have moved to blades, and why an organization might think about moving to blades in its environment.
Posted: 04 Jan 2009 | Published: 29 Dec 2008
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NetBackup™ Architecture Overview
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the requirements for a basic NetBackup™ architecture to help customers understand which components are required in a data protection solution.
Posted: 31 Dec 2008 | Published: 30 Dec 2008
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Top Windows Storage Improvements for Cutting Costs in 2009
sponsored by F5 Networks
WHITE PAPER: Today's IT infrastructures are complex and inflexible--and most of them just keep growing. Storage expenditures keep rising, resources are consumed by labor-intensive tasks, and management costs are spiraling higher. This paper highlights the top five improvements to windows storage for cutting costs in 2009.
Posted: 29 Dec 2008 | Published: 24 Dec 2008
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Storage Economics Podcast: Ideas and Tactics to Reduce Storage Total Cost of Ownership
sponsored by Hitachi Data Systems
PODCAST: David Merrill, Chief Storage Economist at Hitachi Data Systems, discusses concepts and principles around storage TCO, ideas and tactics to reduce the cost of your storage architecture, and what the analysts are saying about storage...
Posted: 29 Dec 2008 | Premiered: 24 Dec 2008
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Clustered Storage
sponsored by Isilon Systems
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this document you will learn about Clustered Storage and how Clustered Storage is useful for server and storage consolidation without introducing bottlenecks or excessive energy consumption while enabling modular growth.
Posted: 23 Dec 2008 | Published: 23 Dec 2008
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The Market Opportunity for Enterprise Tape
sponsored by Sun StorageTek
WHITE PAPER: In this white paper sponsored by Sun, IDC analyzes the market opportunity for enterprise-class tape drives and Sun's new enterprise-class tape drive, the Sun StorageTek T10000B tape drive.
Posted: 23 Dec 2008 | Published: 23 Dec 2008
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Enterprise Storage Designed for Today's Needs and Tomorrow's Growth Using Dell/EMC CX4 Storage Arrays
sponsored by Dell/EMC UK
BROCHURE: The Dell/EMC CX4 storage arrays build on the CX reputation of flexibility, ease-of-use, and innovation, and are designed to greatly improve levels of performance and expandability. Learn more about it in this brochure.
Posted: 19 Dec 2008 | Published: 08 Aug 2008
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Total Cost Comparison: Storage Solutions in Enterprise VMware Environments
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: This study explains the impact of power, cooling, space considerations on VMware storage deployments and the estimates for cost of downtime in order to ensure validity for all types of environments.
Posted: 19 Dec 2008 | Published: 19 Dec 2008
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eGuide: Tipcast Transcript: Solid State Drives in the Enterprise
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
EGUIDE: This series of tips discusses the issues involved in integrating solid state drives at three junctions in enterprise storage environments.
Posted: 19 Dec 2008 | Published: 19 Dec 2008
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eBook: Strategies for Securing Virtual Machines
sponsored by Information Security Magazine
EBOOK: Check out this expert eBook to learn about the special security concerns of virtualization and get best practices for securing virtual machines.
Posted: 18 Dec 2008 | Published: 18 Dec 2008
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Finding the ‘Right Fit' for Protecting Virtual Machine Workloads
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how Symantec NetBackup enables new capabilities in data protection and addresses some drawbacks of server virtualization by delivering solutions that match requirements and workloads in various virtualization deployment scenarios.
Posted: 18 Dec 2008 | Published: 18 Dec 2008
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eGuide: Hyper-V - What You Need to Know before Getting Started
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft
EGUIDE: In this E-Guide learn how Microsoft Hyper-V fits into the server virtualization landscape, with insight on exactly what Hyper-V has to offer, and analysis of how the Microsoft technology stacks up against the competition.
Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 17 Dec 2008
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eGuide: Hyper-V - Microsoft's Approach to Server Virtualization
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft
EGUIDE: In this informative E-Guide learn specifically how Hyper-V is designed to meet high availability requirements, how this technology is being used at the hardware level, role of a 64-bit operating system with virtualization and more.
Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 17 Dec 2008
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The Benefits of Running VMware VI3 on Cisco MDS Optimized SAN
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Read this Cisco MDS and VMware Joint whitepaper that describes the innovative approach to support an end-to-end virtualized SAN environment that is flexible, scalable, and mobile.
Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 17 Dec 2008
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Converting Linux and Windows Physical and Virtual Machines to Oracle VM Virtual Machines
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This document describes the virtual machine conversion functions built into Oracle VM in Release 2.1.2, and how you can plan and execute the virtual machine conversions using Oracle VM.
Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 17 Dec 2008
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Disk Based Backup - Implementation Techniques
sponsored by Dell | EqualLogic
WHITE PAPER: This document discusses proven implementation techniques for disk-to-disk backups, what to be aware of when evaluating VTL, and how to equip your organization for changes in data protection technologies.
Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 16 Dec 2008
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Virtual Tape Libraries All-in-One Guide
sponsored by Dell | EqualLogic
WHITE PAPER: Read this guide to learn best practices that can help avoid common implementation mistakes and help you get the most from virtual tape libraries technology.
Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 16 Dec 2008
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IT Briefing: Efficient SAN-Based Tape Encryption
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This document discusses the protection of stored data, particularly the data that resides on backup tapes.
Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 16 Dec 2008
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General Backup Purchasing Considerations
sponsored by Quantum Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This chapter discusses the process of evaluating and purchasing backup products. Also discussed are the issues to be aware of during this process, such as recovery deadlines, scalability, security, and more.
Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 17 Dec 2008
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Reducing Storage Costs in a Virtual Server Environment
sponsored by Forsythe Technology Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper highlights server virtualization and shows solutions for dramatically improving the efficiency of backup applications.
Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 17 Dec 2008
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Services Oriented Storage: Principles and Applications - A Hitachi Data Systems White Paper
sponsored by Hitachi Data Systems
WHITE PAPER: Read the white paper to learn how Services Oriented Storage from Hitachi Data Systems facilitates intelligent tiered storage, common management of heterogeneous storage, data protection, archiving and performance optimization.
Posted: 16 Dec 2008 | Published: 16 Dec 2008
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Case Study: Hitachi Breathes New Life into Critical Applications at UHC
sponsored by Hitachi Data Systems
CASE STUDY: After outgrowing its storage infrastructure, University HealthSystem Consortium partnered with Hitachi Data Systems to deploy a virtualized, tiered storage environment. Learn how UHC achieved such dramatic results by reading this end user case study.
Posted: 16 Dec 2008 | Published: 16 Dec 2008
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The Enterprise Strategy Group on Services Oriented Storage Solutions
sponsored by Hitachi Data Systems
PRODUCT LITERATURE: The Service Oriented Storage Solutions platform enables IT to automate processes, simplify management and leverage physical assets without sacrificing performance or reliability.
Posted: 16 Dec 2008 | Published: 16 Dec 2008
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SAN DEFINITION (continued): …  large SAN consisting of islands, the individual islands are interconnected and can share data. Connecting SAN islands together in an efficient manner can present a challenge to a growing organization. There are several ways in which SAN island interconnection can be accomplished. Fibre Channel's fast data transfer makes it a popular technology choice.

Even though a SAN island is physically located at a specific point, it may be used for more than one application, by more than one … 
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