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	<language>en-us</language> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:15:46 EDT</lastBuildDate>
	<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:15:46 EDT</pubDate>  <item> <title><![CDATA[8GFC Deployment]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1223480748_209.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    8GFC technology is priced at a significant premium over 4GFC and depending on the configuration&#44; deployment of 8GFC may be up to 2X the cost of using 4GFC.
   Published by: Cisco Systems, Inc.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[The Virtualization Effect]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1222949030_428.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This report by Clabby Analytics, an independent research firm, examines trends in scale-out system designs and the critical impact that virtualization is having on enhancing overall systems utilization, management and operations.
   Published by: IBM]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Internet Protocol &#38; Fibre Channel in SANs]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1222798930_15.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This document explains how Fibre Channel will continue to improve and be an important SAN technology.
   Published by: Storage Decisions]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[US AFB Implements ProtecTIER&#153; &#8212; Cuts Backup Time by 50 Percent While Maximizing the Use of Existing Storage Resources]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1222522612_28.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    When engineers for the United States Airforce decided to address growing backup and restore problems, they turned to protecTIER.
   Published by: Diligent Technologies Corporation]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Supercharging TSM Performance with an Enterprise VTL]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1222186495_239.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This paper describes the ways that SEPATON technology enables customers to get the most value&#44; efficiency&#44; and performance from their TSM environments.
   Published by: SEPATON]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[The Clipper Group Navigator]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1221059938_980.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Fans of the CLARiiON midrange storage family will be pleased with the next-generation CX4 series, the release of which was recently announced by EMC.
   Published by: EMC Corporation]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[SAS &#38; Fibre Channel &#45; Compared]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1220973988_585.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This paper explores SAS &#45;&#45; a relatively new entry into the disk drive market &#45;&#45; as a very viable replacement for Fibre Channel based (FC) disk drives.
   Published by: Dot Hill Systems Corp.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[HP Simply Consolidation Solution Guide: Your Guide to Shared Storage for Business Efficiency]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1220882618_561.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This guide is designed to help you understand the benefits of consolidating your storage by sharing storage from multiple application servers.
   Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[E&#45;Guide: Storage Choices for Virtual Machine Disaster Recovery]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1220549562_325.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    When evaluating storage solutions for DR in a virtual environment&#44; there are several aspects you should consider. In this E&#45;Guide discover several concerns to be aware of when planning for disaster recovery in a virtual server environment.
   Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Here Comes 8Gig Fibre Channel]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1216207027_883.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Switches and host bus adapters are available, but 8Gb/sec arrays won't be released until next year.
   Published by: Storage Magazine]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[FCoE: Coming to a Data Center Near You: Hot Spots]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1216209423_575.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Fibre Channel over Ethernet is speeding along the certification path, and now is the time to determine what it can do for you.
   Published by: Storage Magazine]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Top Ten I/O Strategies for the Green and Virtual Data Center]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1220277022_722.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    In this paper Greg Schulz and Jon Toor talks about the industry trends and perspective about the Top Ten I/O Strategies for Green and Virtual data center.
   Published by: Xsigo Systems]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Deploying Microsoft&#174; SQL Server&#153; 2005 with Microsoft Windows Server&#174; 2008 on Dell&#153; PowerEdge&#153; Servers and Dell Storage]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1219861489_562.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This white paper provides an architectural overview and configuration guidelines for deploying Microsoft SQL Server 2005 x64 SP2 with Microsoft Windows Server&#174; 2008 x64 Enterprise or Standard Edition on Dell PowerEdge servers with Dell PowerVault.
   Published by: Dell, Inc.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[The Art of Storage]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1219861489_612.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Dell iSCSI solution simplifies storage management for MisterArt.com&#44; supporting 80 percent business growth and nearly two times better performance.
   Published by: Dell, Inc.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Dell Virtualization Reference Architecture]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1219848388_356.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This overview of Dell Virtualization Reference Architecture (RA) white paper describes three validated configurations for Dell | VMware and Dell | Citrix XenServer Dell&#153; edition virtual infrastructures.
   Published by: Dell, Inc.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Reducing Storage Complexity]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1219848384_386.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This paper explains implementing a comprehensive storage strategy based on simple&#44; cost&#45;effective&#44; and capable plug&#45;and&#45;play technologies which can help reduce costs&#44; increase efficiency&#44; and ensure business continuity.
   Published by: Dell, Inc.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Best Practices Data Deduplication for Symantec&#39;s NetBackup (NBU)]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1219167711_110.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This white paper focuses on how the Data Domain deduplication storage solution integrates with standard NBU architectural and operational environments in order to overcome the growing gap between what is being accomplished and needs to be accomplished.
   Published by: Data Domain]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Scaling Performance, Capacity, and Functionality Using Dell/EMC CX Series Storage Arrays]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1218487732_201.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Learn more about how the new Dell/EMC CX4 Series storage arrays can scale capacity, performance and functionality to meet your changing storage needs today and tomorrow.
   Published by: Dell | EMC]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Video: CX4 Series Offers Impressive Flexibility Using New UltraFlex Technology - a Dell/EMC CX4 Series Overview on Flexibility]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1218484585_573.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Watch this video for a brief overview of the future-ready Dell/EMC CX4 Series arrays, focusing on the innovations, such as UltraFlex modular I/O and virtual provisioning of this highly flexible storage platform.
   Published by: Dell | EMC]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Video: Future-Ready Dell/EMC CX4 Series Storage Arrays - Highly Flexible and Massively Scalable - a Dell/EMC CX4 Series Overview]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1218483170_694.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Check out this podcast and learn how virtualization can affect your company's security and the impact that this technology has on independent software vendors.
   Published by: Dell | EMC]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[The Tech Insider&#39;s Guide to I/O Virtualization]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1218466372_784.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This guide reviews the factors driving virtual I/O adoption&#44; how virtual machine technologies benefit from virtual I/O&#44; and the specific solutions that are available now.
   Published by: Xsigo Systems]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Enterprise Storage Designed for Today's Needs and Tomorrow's Growth Using Dell/EMC CX4 Storage Arrays]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1218204060_575.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    The Dell/EMC CX4 storage arrays build on the CX reputation of flexibility, ease-of-use, and innovation, and are designed to greatly improve levels of performance and expandability. Learn more about it in this brochure.
   Published by: Dell | EMC]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[New UltraFlex Technology Provides Impressive Flexibility for Dell/EMC CX4 Series Storage Arrays]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1218204055_902.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This white paper describes the architecture and functionality of the Dell/EMC CX4 Series Storage Arrays&#44; including new design innovations such as UltraFlex modular I/O technology.
   Published by: Dell | EMC]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Conquering the Storage Provisioning Balancing Act - Dell/EMC CX4 Virtual Provisioning Overview]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1218204057_525.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    In this white paper learn how Virtual Provisioning and the new Dell/EMC CX4 Series helps organizations to reduce storage costs by increasing capacity utilization, simplifying storage management, and reducing application downtime.
   Published by: Dell | EMC]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA4400) Performance]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1218119442_723.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    In this white paper learn how sequential performance provides customers with improved data transfer rates for applications such as data warehousing&#44; streaming video&#44; high&#45;performance technical computing&#44; and backups and restores.
   Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Implementation Guide: Using a High Performance Network Backbone to Meet the Requirements of the Modern Enterprise Data Center]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1217246742_663.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This document shares Juniper Networks best practices in designing a highly efficient&#44; secure&#44; scalable and flexible data center network.
   Published by: Juniper Networks, Inc.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Let&#39;s Get Virtual: A Look at Today&#39;s Server Virtualization Architectures]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1216654755_868.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Before you can deploy server virtualization in the data center, you need a broad vision of how the process will work. Read this white paper for a step-by-step guide for virtualization planning, implementation, and management. Topics covered include...
   Published by: Burton Group]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[VM Backup Bliss&#63; The State of VM Data Protection in the Enterprise]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1216654749_988.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This report outlines the state of current server virtualization data protection and recovery approaches&#44; while also keeping an eye on the future. Numerous improvements in virtualization data protection are on the horizon&#44; and with creative use...
   Published by: Burton Group]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Connecting the Dots Between Storage and Virtualization]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1214595561_712.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This videocast covers the usage of storage transports for server virtualization, iSCSI's readiness for virtualization deployments, and how to choose between using iSCSI over fibre channel, and vice-versa, in virtualization deployments.
   Published by: EMC Partner Organization]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Storage and virtualization: Options for storage for VMs and Virtualized Environments]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1214842149_770.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This Videocast Q&A discusses considerations and challenges around managing storage in a virtual infrastructure. Topics include what to consider when choosing a networked storage option and desktop virtualization's impact on storage.
   Published by: EMC Partner Organization]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[University of St. Thomas implements a tiered storage approach from Quantum, including Data De-duplication Technology to Cut Backup Time in Half]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1213812366_623.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    St. Thomas University needed to do something to shorten their backup windows and make everything more reliable and more robust&#44; so they chose Quantum DXi&#153; appliance.
   Published by: Quantum Corporation]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Enabling NAS Clusters: The Silicon Storage Appliance]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1212429616_538.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This paper provides a basic overview describing the most commonly used storage strategies for clusters&#44; and some emerging technologies that attempt to answer the problems associated with largerscale data distribution in large clusters.
   Published by: DataDirect Technologies]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2007 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Virtual Data Center eZine &#45; Volume 2]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1211222148_28.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Read this second issue of the Virtual Data Center E&#45;Zine to learn strategies for taking on two of biggest virtualization challenges: I&#47;O bottlenecks and email system virtualization.
   Published by: Virtual Data Center eZine - Volume 2]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Dickinson Wright Witnesses Vast Improvements with Equallogic SAN]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1210361740_248.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    iSCSI SAN supports blade server infrastructure with key functions such as snapshotbased backup&#44; scaling with automatic configuration&#44; and replication for disaster recovery.
   Published by: Dell, Inc.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Is iSCSI Good Enough?]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1208863142_683.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    IP SAN adoption is growing among users who want storage that's easy to install, configure and manage, and also comes at a price considerably less than that of Fibre Channel (FC) SANs.
   Published by: Storage Magazine]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Arrays Score with Both File and Block]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1206361657_293.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    There are pros and cons to running multiple protocols through a single array controller.
   Published by: Storage Magazine]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Architecting a Better Network Storage Solution]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1205174464_208.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    BlueArc&#39;s Titan Architecture is a revolutionary step in file servers with its hardware-based file system. This paper explains the details of the architecture to better understand the unique hardware-accelerated design and the object based file system.
   Published by: BlueArc Corp.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2007 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Part 3: New Strategies for Data Center Storage and Networking]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1201185834_724.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    New products and strategies in data storage and networking, including storage virtualization, IP and Fiber Channel hybrids and the evolution of hard disk drive storage.
   Published by: Dell, Inc.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[SUN&#39;S REFERENCE ARCHITECTURE FOR ORACLE 11g GRID]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1200499879_537.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Sun&#39;s Reference Architecture for Oracle 11g Grid is a portfolio of Sun and third&#45;party products designed to reduce the risks&#44; uncertainty&#44; and costs associated with implementing an Oracle database.
   Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Best Practices: Enterprise SATA Deployment with High Performance and Reliability]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://data.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1198180577_531.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Across many organizations, the rapid growth of data is outpacing storage budgets. SATA disk based archive storage is the perfect solution. Download this white paper to learn more about disk based archive storage and see if it will work for you.
   Published by: DataDirect Networks]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  </channel> </rss>

