Enterprise Strategy Group

ESG Research Brief: European Enterprise IT Embraces Emerging Data Center Technologies and Best Practices
7/18/2008

Enterprise-class European and North American IT management teams share similar profiles with regard to the infrastructure they support and the major business and IT initiatives that shape their IT management strategies. Yet, European IT teams lead North America when it comes to deploying emerging technologies, such as Web 2.0 and SOA, and are far ahead in making production use of ITIL best practices. European organizations have largely bought into the value of ITIL to help them manage complex IT environments, leading to increased levels of IT effectiveness and business/IT alignment, while North American decision makers still struggle to see the ROI from best practices frameworks.

Pillar Data’s Application Aware Storage
2/5/2008

Pillar Data Systems has spent a great deal of time and money designing a storage architecture that can mesh with the specific needs of varying applications—and is now set to unveil the first proof points.

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ESG e-Seminars are online multi-media presentations that provide valuable education to customers in a unique way that is engaging and always available. e-Seminars feature ESG analysts explaining different technologies, trends, and solutions in their own words. The lively format features audio instruction, on-screen animation, and simple user controls to encourage interest and retention. ESG e-Seminars go beyond the static PowerPoint presentations and low-quality audio that users have come to expect from live and recorded web seminars. Our goal is to educate customers in a way that is easily accessible but provides depth and insight on different technologies and solutions.

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Title: HP Disaster Proof Solutions: Ensuring Availability Description: This ESG e-Seminar covers HP’s Disaster Proof testing. In the e-Seminar, Bob Laliberte, ESG Analyst, presents the results of ESG validation of the disaster proof testing conducted by HP in conjunction with National Technical Services. Associated Speaker: Bob Laliberte

Title: Polyserve Database Utility for SQL Server Description: This ESG Lab e-Seminar covers Polyserve's Database Utility for SQL Server. In this e-Seminar, Brian Garrett, technical director of ESG Lab, details the hands-on testing performed during the ESG Lab validation of the Polyserve Database Utility. Brian provides the results of that testing, as well as the substantial cost-saving implications for organizations with multiple SQL Server databases implemented on separate servers. Associated Speaker: Brian Garrett

Title: Next Generation Storage and Server Implementations: Focus on EqualLogic and VMware Description: This ESG e-Seminar covers Next Generation Storage and Server Implementations with a focus on EqualLogic’s PS Series Storage and VMware virtual machine solutions. In the e-Seminar, Senior ESG Analyst Tony Asaro discusses the value of each solution and explains how they both work together to provide benefits for customers. Topics covered also include iSCSI performance, storage and server consolidation, SAN boot, Disaster Recovery, and EqualLogic’s No-Copy Clone capability. Associated Speaker: Tony Asaro

Title: Asigra Televaulting: Multi-Site Backup/Recovery Description: This ESG e-Seminar covers the ESG Lab hands-on analysis and validation of Asigra Televaulting multi-site backup and recovery software. In the e-Seminar, Tony Asaro and Brian Garrett of ESG Lab explain the unique value of the agent-less Asigra Televaulting software, and detail the methodology and results of the testing that ESG Lab performed. Additional topics covered include Asigra Televaulting’s wizard-driven installation and recovery processes, its use as a “Manager of Managers,” as well as its management functionality, data optimization capabilities, security, and reliability. Associated Speaker: Brian Garrett