HDD White Papers

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Benchmarking Enterprise SSDs
sponsored by sTec | HGST
WHITE PAPER: This paper will demonstrate differ­ences in comparative SSD products. The analysis reconciles instanta­neous benchmark data to actual user performance, over time in a work­ing system under a true enterprise workload.
Posted: 01 Mar 2010 | Published: 25 Feb 2010

sTec | HGST

IBM SAN Volume Controller and IBM FlashSystem 820: Best Practices and Performance Capabilities
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This paper documents best practice configurations for integrating flash with a block storage virtualization appliance. It also details the potential performance gains that such systems can provide and information about your options for cache usage and real-time compression.
Posted: 26 Sep 2013 | Published: 24 Jul 2013

IBM

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): SAN Acceleration Using FalconStor Network Storage Server (NSS)
sponsored by FalconStor Software
WHITE PAPER: Do you have questions regarding SAN acceleration? Learn more about solid state storage, which solid state technologies are currently on the market, and why your enterprise needs solid state storage. This concise white paper is designed to answer frequently asked questions on these topics and more.
Posted: 25 Oct 2010 | Published: 25 Oct 2010

FalconStor Software

A Hybrid Storage Pitch in an All-Flash Landscape
sponsored by Nimble Storage
WHITE PAPER: With Cache Accelerated Sequential Layout (CASL) architecture as a key differentiator for this vendor's storage systems, read on to discover what else sets them apart from incumbent vendors that offer midrange and entry-level storage systems.
Posted: 22 Apr 2014 | Published: 31 Oct 2012

Nimble Storage

Delivering Customer Value with Enterprise Flash Deployments
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the growing use of flash technology across the enterprise and how the technology is being deployed to improve performance and efficiency.
Posted: 12 Jun 2013 | Published: 28 Feb 2013

NetApp

Deploying Flash in the Enterprise
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: This white paper carefully analyzes the costs of several different flash solutions. In order to help you choose the best platform to address your unique storage challenges and performance needs.
Posted: 08 May 2013 | Published: 30 Apr 2013

NetApp

Solid State Storage Technology: Ensure Program Performance
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: The more complex software and hardware strategies are that need to be deployed, the more money you wind up spending on such products. Fortunately, a new solid state storage technology is currently available, and it won't break the bank.
Posted: 14 Nov 2013 | Published: 17 Sep 2013

DellEMC and Intel®

Coffee Break: Embracing Flash Storage
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This brief white paper explores the performance gap between CPUs and hard disk storage over the past 25 years and showcases comprehensive flash storage technology designed to bridge this widening gap by delivering immense performance and economic benefits
Posted: 12 Nov 2013 | Published: 12 Nov 2013

DellEMC and Intel®

Data Protection: Protect Physical, Virtual, and Cloud Environments
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This informative paper examines a data protection solution that's built for today's IT and can help you get back up and running after system downtime ASAP. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 19 Nov 2013 | Published: 31 May 2013

DellEMC and Intel®

A Better RAID Strategy for High Capacity Drives in Mainframe Storage
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This paper demonstrates that RAID 6 is less capable to prevent data loss with today's large capacity SATA and SAS HDDs. It will also share Oracle's designs to mitigate this risk. The integrity of customers' data is in jeopardy if these large capacity SATA/SAS HDDs are simply packaged into a RAID 6 group without additional mitigation.
Posted: 21 Dec 2010 | Published: 21 Dec 2010

Oracle Corporation