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Network Storage Evaluations Using Reliability Calculations
White Papers This paper defines the terms reliability and redundancy, and describes case studies using three different network storage architectures. Today, many storage solutions and configurations are available.
[November 4, 2004, 2:00]
Network Storage "Lockers" For Student Work, Not Gym Clothes
White Papers After investigating the possibility of Zip drives, CD-RWs and individually issued notebooks, it was decided that it would cost less to assign each sixth through 12th grade student a personal storage space on the school's computer network.
[September 23, 2005, 0:00]
Network Storage Management With HP StorageWorks ISCSI Feature Pack And HP StorageWorks Storage Servers - White Paper
White Papers The emergence of the Internet SCSCI (iSCSI) standard and the broad industry support that it is garnering translate into lower-cost network storage solutions as compared to Fibre Channel architectures.
[October 11, 2004, 3:00]
Storage Network Management - Part III
White Papers This paper provides a basic grounding in the history of network management interfaces and interface definitions as a background and introduction to the work being performed by the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) as part of the...
[May 26, 2007, 1:00]
Storage Network Management - Part I
White Papers The Storage Management Initiative (SMI) that resulted has leveraged the existing work of the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) to define a single interface sufficiently rich and extensible to support all of the management functions required...
[May 26, 2007, 1:00]
The Exabyte Library Advantage: Network Storage-Ready Libraries
White Papers Exabyte has developed a family of M2 storage network-ready libraries to capitalize on the advantages of storage networking: scalability, shareability, reliability, performance and manageability. The Exabyte family of libraries is very scalable in...
[November 4, 2003, 3:54]
Network Storage White Paper: Data Sharing Solutions From LaCie
White Papers Capacity and compatibility limitations often contribute to intractable workflow restrictions, and common network storage solutions are prohibitively expensive and infamously difficult to integrate into existing networks.
[August 25, 2007, 1:00]
Network Attached Storage NAS Applications
White Papers Network Attached Storage separates the application server from the storage. As the name suggests Network Attached Storage allows disk-based storage to connect directly on a network using a 10/100Mbit or Gigabit Ethernet connection, many now also...
[July 30, 2008, 12:43]
Network Appliance Storage Systems Increase Collaboration And Efficiency For Arup Engineers
White Papers The existing IT infrastructure of Arup’s London headquarters and 12 offices across the city relied on approximately 100 servers using direct-attached storage (DAS). Following initial talks, Arup was provided with a number of NetApp storage systems...
[March 15, 2004, 3:07]
Bouygues Telecom: Storage Area Network For Third Generation Mobile Telephony
White Papers Number three French mobile telephone operator and one of the top ten players globally, Bouygues Telecom has earmarked the period 2000 to 2 003 for roll-out of a SAN1 Fibre Channel typology Switch Fabric mode data storage network.
[July 1, 2004, 0:00]
Network Attached Storage & Object Oriented Devices
White Papers This document argues for the value of and the requirements for Object Oriented Devices (OODs) in support of Network Attached Storage (NAS). In fact OODs may be required to get the full advantages of storage manageability and a single system image...
[August 14, 2003, 0:00]
Network Attached Storage, NDMP, And Backup Express
White Papers Exciting breakthroughs are being implemented, including SAN (Storage Area Network) and NAS (Network Attached Storage) technology. The evolution of storage technology is accelerating rapidly to meet the needs of data-intensive applications such as e...
[August 14, 2003, 16:19]
Network Attached Storage (NAS) Security Issues And Exposures
White Papers The popularity of NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices has increased dramatically as more companies offer storage devices that are attached directly to the network. Although advertised as purely storage devices, they all incorporate an integrated...
[August 14, 2003, 0:00]
Storage-Area Network: The Right Rx For Top-Rated Hospital
White Papers The Compaq StorageWorks Enterprise Modular Array, Enclosure 4200 tower and rack systems serves as a powerful building block for the storage-area network (SAN). North Arundel Hospital in Glen Burnie, Maryland, specializes in community wellness...
[August 14, 2003, 16:19]
Network Appliance Storage Systems Competitive Fibre Channel Performance
White Papers This paper compares the small amount of quantitative performance data available from storage system vendors to the values given by similar measurements of Network Appliance's storage systems. Comparing Fibre Channel storage systems using published...
[September 25, 2003, 6:51]
Network Based Storage Management
White Papers Networked Based Storage Management (NBSM) solutions are being deployed which promise to unify the Network Administration problem, thus permitting the network to gracefully evolve and scale to global proportions, while providing a core of storage...
[September 6, 2003, 2:41]
NTS Testing Labs: Storage Area Network (SAN) / Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA) Test Lab Compatibility & Functionality Test Outline
White Papers National Technical Systems (NTS) Testing Laboratories currently conducts Storage Area Network (SAN) / Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA) Compatibility / Functionality Testing for a wide array of product manufacturers.
[April 2, 2004, 0:04]
Network Appliance Unified Storage Solutions: The Windows Storage Advantage
White Papers This paper discusses the unique benefits that Network Appliance brings to Windows storage. A major challenge for Windows storage deployments is the complexity that arises from the varying storage needs of different Windows applications, resulting...
[December 24, 2004, 2:00]
SWAN: Storage Wide Area Network
White Papers This paper introduces the concept of a Storage Wide Area Network (SWAN), discusses the business requirements for SWANs, provides an overview of the current state of SWAN capabilities, and speculates on the future implementation of SWANs.
[September 15, 2003, 17:01]
SAN White Paper: Storage Networking, The Next Network
White Papers SANs enable storage to be externalized from the server and in doing so, allow storage to be shared among multiple ‘host’ servers without impacting system performance or the primary network. This important technology is moving into the mainstream in...
[March 1, 2004, 23:00]
