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Brian Garrett, Vice President, ESG Lab
Brian Garrett is the Vice President of ESG Lab, providing independent hands on validation and analysis of emerging technologies in the server, storage, data management and information security industries.
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"The publication of our 150th report is a significant milestone because it further validates that ESG Lab is the gold standard in independent product testing and analysis," said Brian Garrett, Vice President, ESG Lab.
via StreetInsider.com - ESG Completes 150th Lab Validation Report.
This ESG Lab Review documents ESG Lab hands-on testing of Venyu’s AmeriVault Online Backup and virtual server recovery services. The value of hands-free remote backup and virtual server recovery at a Tier IV Venyu data center located 1,500 miles away is highlighted.
The Challenges
Businesses of all sizes, from small to ...
This ESG Lab report presents the results of a mixed application performance benchmark which was designed to assess the real-world performance capabilities of a SAN attached IBM System Storage DS5020 Express/DS3950 Express storage, IBM BladeCenter HS22 servers and VMware vSphere software deployed in a highly virtualized, consolidated data center.
Introduction
Networked storage ...
Published on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at 11:08 am | No Comments »
Authors: Brian Garrett | Lauren Whitehouse | Tony Palmer |
Now, more than ever, IT is being called on to drive efficiencies, manage risk, and maintain application and data availability. Exponential data growth, compliance requirements, and service level agreements are only a few of the challenges facing organizations with data centers and remote offices requiring data protection. Compounding such an ...
Authors: Brian Garrett | Lauren Whitehouse | Tony Palmer |
Published on Monday, November 23rd, 2009 at 10:41 am | No Comments »
Authors: Bob Laliberte | Brian Garrett |
A SAN Blueprint from SANpulse Technologies reduces the cost and complexity of SAN discovery and analysis as it provides the insight needed to understand, optimize, and update SAN infrastructure. This ESG Lab Validation report presents highlights of recently completed hands-on testing of a SAN Blueprint, the technology used to create ...
Authors: Bob Laliberte | Brian Garrett |
Published on Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 at 3:19 pm | No Comments »
Authors: Brian Garrett | Mark Bowker |
Server virtualization remains a high priority for IT organizations of all sizes as businesses look to improve IT asset utilization, streamline operational efficiency, and enhance service level agreements with application owners. This report documents hands-on testing of Microsoft Hyper-V—paying special attention to ease of deployment, management simplicity, scalability, and performance.
Introduction
Server ...
Authors: Brian Garrett | Mark Bowker |
Lab Reports:
Quantum DXi-Series and Symantec NetBackup OpenStorage – Centrally Managed Edge-to-Core Data Protection
Published on Monday, October 12th, 2009 at 3:48 pm | No Comments »
Authors: Brian Garrett | Lauren Whitehouse | Tony Palmer |
In this report, ESG Lab examines DXi-Series appliances working in concert with the Symantec NetBackup OpenStorage interface to provide consolidated management and automated data protection services across multiple sites and multiple storage technologies. Areas of focus include Quantum’s new remote-office focused DXi2500-D appliances; the DXi7500 Enterprise disk backup platform; Quantum ...
Authors: Brian Garrett | Lauren Whitehouse | Tony Palmer |
The reasons vendors are embracing commodity chips are straightforward, said Brian Garrett, technical director of the ESG Lab at Enterprise Strategy Group.
via Intel, AMD Win Data Storage Business - www.enterprisestorageforum.com.
"ESG believes that FCoE will fuel a new wave of data center consolidation as it lowers complexity, increases efficiency, improves utilisation, and ultimately reduces power, space, and cooling requirements," said Brian Garrett, technical director, Enterprise Strategy Group Lab.
via SNS EUROPE - FcoE products unveiled ....
Lab Reports:
HP LeftHand P4000 SAN – Optimizing Virtual Desktop Infrastructure with Citrix XenDesktop
Published on Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 at 1:06 pm | 1 Comment »
Authors: Brian Garrett | Tony Palmer |
A growing number of organizations are using virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) to reduce the cost, complexity, and risks associated with PC desktop management. This report documents hands-on testing of an HP LeftHand P4000 SAN in a Citrix XenDesktop environment—paying special attention to ease of management, performance, ...
Authors: Brian Garrett | Tony Palmer |
