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Storage Area Network (SAN)

• Unified storage architecture approaches: Modular vs. integrated

  Find out what the considerations are for VARs with customers looking for both file and block storage in a single device.  Continue Reading

• Reducing VDI cost related to storage via efficiency techniques, Virsto software

  Learn how to cut the VDI cost related to storage using storage efficiency techniques such as thin provisioning, linked clones and deduplication as well as software from Virsto.  Continue Reading

• SMB SAN solutions: Storage networking options

  Find out which SMB SAN solutions might be a good fit for your customers. Storage networking options examined include Fibre Channel, FCoE, InfiniBand, iSCSI, AoE and SAS.  Continue Reading

• How to perform storage network performance analysis and fix storage network problems

  Learn how to conduct storage network performance analysis to troubleshoot and fix storage network problems relating to network capacity, adapters, cabling and switches.  Continue Reading

• For customers, Exchange 2010 storage changes are a good reason for SAN

  Find out why Exchange 2010’s storage changes mean your customers would fare better with a SAN instead of DAS to support their Exchange environment.  Continue Reading

• SAN troubleshooting: Should your customer fix or replace a problem SAN?

  When customers complain about their SAN, before you suggest a replacement, you need to determine with SAN troubleshooting whether the problem is a technical or subjective one. Here's how.  Continue Reading

• SAN vs. NAS storage and virtualization: Three recommendations for VARs

  Learn the advantages and disadvantages of SAN vs. NAS storage when addressing the issue of storage and virtualization environments with customers.  Continue Reading

• Using SAS 2.0 as a shared-storage option for SMBs

  Find out how SAS 2.0, or 6 Gbps SAS, can be used as a shared-storage option for customers that either can't afford or don't need the capabilities of a traditional entry-level SAN.  Continue Reading

• How to choose the right iSCSI initiator type

  Find out how to choose the right iSCSI initiator type for your customers: a software iSCSI initiator or a hardware iSCSI initiator. In addition, find out which use cases are most suitable for each type of initiator.  Continue Reading

• How to integrate data storage platform software/hardware for DIY storage systems

  Learn how to combine storage platform software and hardware to create an integrated storage system for customers—with better profit potential than from reselling systems from the big storage vendors.  Continue Reading

• 8 Gbps Fibre Channel: Reasons to upgrade

  Customers haven't been rushing to upgrade their storage networking gear to 8 Gbps Fibre Channel. But there are solid reasons to upgrade. Find out why an upgrade to 8 Gbps Fibre Channel may be the best option.  Continue Reading

• Infrastructure consolidation projects: FCoE and backbone implementation

  Learn the steps of an infrastructure consolidation project, including determining whether customers are good candidates for an FCoE or backplane implementation project, ROI analysis and initial design.  Continue Reading

• How to become an FCoE expert: Competitive technologies, in-depth training

  If you're at all confused about FCoE, no doubt your customers are too. Find out how FCoE fits within the overall landscape of networking infrastructure consolidation and how to approach research and training.  Continue Reading

• Steps to FCoE readiness

  FCoE-compliant products are shipping, and there are problems in the data center that could be solved by the technology. Find out what steps to take to get your company and your customers ready for FCoE and what projects are good candidates for it.  Continue Reading

• FCoE: How to prepare customers for it

  Find out which customers are better suited for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and how you should prepare them for the specification, now that it's been ratified.  Continue Reading