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ALSO CALLED: SAN Architecture, Storage Network, Server Area Networks, Storage SANs, and Storage Area Networks
DEFINITION: A SAN island is a storage area network (SAN) that exists as a discrete, isolated entity within a larger SAN. The components of a SAN island are usually all located in the same building, or even within a single room.

SAN islands typically evolve within organizations as they grow. In a  … 
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Storage Virtualization Presentation Download: Breaking the Connections
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 08 Jul 2008 | Published: 08 Jul 2008
SUMMARY: Storage virtualization is here, breaking the connection between physical storage infrastructure and the way we use it. This presentation download provides an overview on storage virtualization and the different kinds of virtualization technologies...
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Best Practices for SAP ERP Using HP BladeSystem c-Class Blades
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 02 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
SUMMARY: By implementing the best practices provided in this white paper, HP has reduced the baseline response time of the SAP workload by 67% with basic buffer tuning.
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Analyst Report: Storage Competitive Test: HP vs EMC
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 02 Jul 2008 | Published: 11 Feb 2008
SUMMARY: This paper demonstrates storage administrator efficiencies which can positively affect ownership costs for SAN arrays in the midmarket.
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HP StorageWorks Virtualization: Business Motivation & Benefits
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 01 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Feb 2008
SUMMARY: This paper describes the business motivations for storage virtualization and the benefits it can deliver. Basic storage virtualization approaches are described and their benefits and limitations are compared.
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Latest Developments in Storage Networking
sponsored by EMC Partner Organization
VIDEOCAST:   Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | When: 30 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
SUMMARY: View this Videocast, featuring Jeff Boles, Technology Analyst for the Taneja Group, as he shares his insights into networking technologies, planning and design, and incorporating new and emerging storage networking technologies.
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Common Backup Configuration Mistakes
sponsored by EMC Partner Organization
VIDEOCAST:   Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | When: 30 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
SUMMARY: View this Videocast, featuring renowned storage expert, W. Curtis Preston, as he deconstructs the common backup system and points out certain mistakes that may be hampering your backup operations. View this Videocast to learn more.
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How to Choose the Data Storage Solution That Is Right for Your Company: A Briefing for Small and Medium Businesses
sponsored by MPC Corporation
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Oct 2007
SUMMARY: This paper is designed to help you understand your needs and identify the best options for your next-generation storage solution.
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Simple, Cost-effective Storage: Centralized Data Enables More Cost-effective Backups
sponsored by MPC Corporation
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Sep 2007
SUMMARY: Hitachi storage technology brings together the data from diverse systems into a centralized pool that can be managed from a single common management console, also it gives you greater control over your entire storage environment.
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WDS (WAN-optimization Data Services) in StorTrends iTX®: Improving the Efficiency of Remote Replication in Wide Area Data Transfers
sponsored by Excel Meridian Data, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: This whitepaper will examine the impact of transport distance and latency on the efficiency of network bandwidth in WAN remote replication situations over TCP/IP.
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Virtual Iron Version 4
sponsored by Excel Meridian Data, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2007
SUMMARY: Virtual Iron provides comprehensive capabilities that take full advantage of industry standards, open source technologies and built-in hardware acceleration from Intel and AMD.
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Introduction to IP Storage: Overview, Methods and Advantages of the iSCSI (Internet SCSI) Protocol
sponsored by Excel Meridian Data, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: The iSCSI protocol is one of the key technologies expected to continue to push the rapid development of the Storage Area Network (SAN) market, by increasing the capabilities and performance of storage data transmission.
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Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape (D2D2T) Backup with iSCSI: A Technology Overview
sponsored by Excel Meridian Data, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: D2D2T is the best, most reliable solution for backup, combining the best attributes of both tape and disk-based backup schemes.
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StorTrends iTX®: Application-aware Scheduled Snapshots with Microsoft® VSS and SAFE
sponsored by Excel Meridian Data, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: The snapshot implementation featured in StorTrends iTX is undoubtedly one of the best, most feature-rich in the industry.
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Symantec NetBackup (NBU) Design Best Practices with Data Domain
sponsored by Data Domain
WEBCAST:   Posted: 25 Jun 2008 | When: Available On Demand
SUMMARY: Many backup environments are being pushed to their limits, especially for Symantec NetBackup (NBU) customers. View this Webcast to learn about a new data deduplication solution that helps overcome these challenges and more.
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The Evolution of File Systems
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
VIDEOCAST:   Posted: 23 Jun 2008 | When: 23 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
SUMMARY: This TechTalk explains the difference between a File Area Network (FAN) and traditional File Systems, the pros and cons of each, and what can be expected in File System Architecture in the coming years.
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Massively Scalable NAS
sponsored by Exanet
WEBCAST:   Posted: 23 Jun 2008 | When: Available On Demand
SUMMARY: In this Webcast, Arun Taneja will present requirements for massively scalable NAS products and explains why customers should evaluate alternatives from the perspective of scalability, performance, high availability and management.
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Reduce Your Storage Footprint: Data Reduction with Online Storage Optimization
sponsored by Ocarina Networks
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 20 Jun 2008 | Published: 20 Jun 2008
SUMMARY: Ocarina File-Aware Optimization is a breakthrough new way to manage the explosive growth of online storage.
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The Windows Manager's Guide to iSCSI SANs - Chapter 2 - Gearing up for SANs on a SQL Server
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
BOOK:   Posted: 20 Jun 2008 | Published: 20 Jun 2008
SUMMARY: Using iSCSI SANs on a SQL Server can improve performance, reduce infrastructure costs and facilitate system scalability, read this eBook and get details on how to configure an iSCSI SAN for optimal SQL Server performance and growth.
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The Windows Manager's Guide to iSCSI SANs - Chapter 1 - Leveraging SANs in Windows Servers
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
BOOK:   Posted: 20 Jun 2008 | Published: 20 Jun 2008
SUMMARY: In this chapter, get the information every Windows manager needs to gain the most out of an iSCSI storage platform.
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Leveraging Virtualization to Consolidate, Optimize and Protect Your IT Infrastructure
sponsored by Datalink/NetApp
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 20 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: This paper addresses some of the critical issues of virtualization and some of the ways it can be effectively implemented to help organizations utilize resources more efficiently, reduce costs, and improve the availability of information.
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IT Briefing: Configuring SQL Server on Storage Area Networks (SANs)
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 20 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
SUMMARY: Read this IT Briefing as we discuss the pros and cons of SANs and disk fundamentals to the ideal number of LUNs and disk performance counter settings for the buffer manager.
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HP Virtual Connect Architecture and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
sponsored by En Pointe Technologies
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 20 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Feb 2007
SUMMARY: This white paper provides a brief overview of the HP Virtual Connect architecture and discusses how Virtual Connect can help customers simplify datacenter management and operations.
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IT Briefing: Virtualization Replication Options for Protecting Your Virtual Infrastructure
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 20 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
SUMMARY: In this IT Briefing, read about the pros and cons of and best practices for using virtualization-based backup and replication to protect physical servers, as explained by server virtualization expert David Davis.
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Compellent Helps gm2 Logistics Virtualize for a Greener Future
sponsored by Compellent
CASE STUDY:   Posted: 19 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: Compellent's powerful and easy to use software applications enabled the team of U.K.-based gm2 Logistics Ltd., to manage the system entirely in-house.
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VMware Data Backup and Recovery -- Deduplication Storage Best Practices Guide
sponsored by Data Domain
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 19 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2008
SUMMARY: Deduplication can combat the extra administrative challenges and costs brought on by VMware. Read this white paper to discover best practices for architecting a backup/recovery/DR approach for VMware using an innovative deduplication solution.
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SAN DEFINITION (continued): …  large SAN consisting of islands, the individual islands are interconnected and can share data. Connecting SAN islands together in an efficient manner can present a challenge to a growing organization. There are several ways in which SAN island interconnection can be accomplished. Fibre Channel's fast data transfer makes it a popular technology choice.

Even though a SAN island is physically located at a specific point, it may be used for more than one application, by more than one … 
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