Archive for August, 2011
There’s no question that server virtualization has changed data center networking requirements in many ways. Multiple VMs per host has driven the need for 10Gb NICs and access switch ports. VM mobility demands integration between physical networks and virtualization management platforms. And VM proliferation is ...
This report documents the results of ESG Lab hands-on testing of the Avere FXT Series NAS appliances. The Avere FXT Series appliances are designed to provide efficient high performance data tiering and scale-out clustering to any NAS solution by separating performance scaling from capacity scaling to deliver each more efficiently.
Introduction
Background
NAS ...
“In today’s face-paced, always on mobile business environment, even the smallest amount of downtime can have a major impact,” said Brian Garrett, vice president of ESG Lab, in a statement. “ESG Lab believes the NEC Express5800 FT solution helps solve these problems, making affordable non-stop business a reality for organizations ...
This ESG Lab Validation report documents the results of hands-on testing of a solid state drive (SSD) solution from WhipTail Tech with a focus on cost effectively solving storage performance challenges in a consolidated virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI).
Introduction
Background
In recent years there has been a significant increase in the number of ...
As server virtualization conquers, backup modernization is a natural by-product of implementations
Milford, MA— August 30, 2011 —The Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), a leading IT industry analyst and consulting organization, today announced the publication of its data protection market landscape report on the state of backup and recovery for VMware environments. ...
I should be at VMworld right now. Unfortunately, Hurricane Irene hit the East coast, pounding my home outside of Boston with wind and rain. The damage? A few downed tree limbs in my yard and loss of power—both at home and at the office. No problem. I can re-book ...
While FlashSoft is, of course, not the only provider of solid state drive storage, it does offer some unique innovations, said Mark Peters, an analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group.
"The innovations that it brings to the table are the ability to do this heterogeneously across pretty much any solid state device, ...
As part of my job as an analyst, I talk to a lot of IT, networking, and security professionals. Based upon these conversations, I have no doubt that data center networking is going through a profound transition. Why? Simply stated, the old model of static inflexible physical networks can't keep ...
"My biggest advice to SMBs is to have a very thoughtful conversation with the IT team about the possible scenarios that impact them," said David Chapa, a senior analyst with Enterprise Strategy Group.
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This ESG Lab review documents hands-on testing of NetApp SnapProtect software, testing its ability to create, catalog, and manage capacity efficient, application-aware Snapshot copies across disk-to-disk-to-tape leveraging NetApp storage efficiency technologies including deduplication, compression, and thin replication.
The Challenges
When ESG surveyed senior IT professionals concerning their organizations’ current data protection technologies ...
