Free White Papers

• Virtualizing Microsoft SharePoint

  This white paper examines how you can go about virtualizing your SharePoint environment (either SharePoint 2007 or SharePoint 2010) using Microsoft Hyper-V™ and NetApp® storage. Learn more.

• SQL Server Consolidation with Server Virtualization on NetApp Storage

  This paper addresses how NetApp storage supports all strategies for SQL Server consolidation. Read this paper to learn about Netapp's low cost and high flexibility. Learn more.

• ESG Report: Storage Efficiency Strategies for Microsoft Application Environments

  This paper addresses the many Exchange, SQL Server, and SharePoint implementations running on inefficient storage infrastructures. Learn more.

• NetApp Storage Best Practices for Microsoft Virtualization

  This technical report provides guidelines and best practices for integrated architectures and implementations of Microsoft® Hyper-V with NetApp® storage solutions. Learn more.

• Six Steps to Continuous Application Readiness

  This white paper explains how a continuous, holistic, automated approach to application readiness for Windows 7 migrations, application virtualization, and business-as-usual application management processes can reduce the risk and cost of your migration projects and routine software deployments. Read the paper today!

• Virtualize SharePoint and SQL Server Now

  In this white paper Avanade reports its findings directly from the field. You’ll learn about the best storage configurations for Hyper-V, NetApp’s virtualization “sweet spot.” Learn more.

• Tech OnTap Article: Top Five Hyper-V Practices

  In this white paper learn about NetApps's important new features of Microsoft® HyperV™ as well as lessons learned from numerous deployments. Learn more.

• Tech OnTap Article: Lessons on Deploying Hyper-V R2 and NetApp

  In this white paper Avanade reports its findings directly from the field. You’ll learn about the best storage configurations for Hyper-V, and NetApp's virtualization "sweet spot". Learn more.

• Miercom Summary Report

  Download the Miercom Summary Report to discover which desktop virtualization solution fared better under both LAN and WAN conditions: Citrix XenDesktop 4 or VMware View 4? Download the full report today.

• Cloud and Backup Recovery

  These days backing up to the Cloud is a simple, cost effective way to get the advantages of a datacenter without the expense of creating and managing a physical center. Learn more.

• Achieving Virtualization Control with Intelligent Service Automation

  This analyst white paper highlights how enterprises can use advanced workload automation technologies in their virtual environments to provide cloud computing services, and more. Learn more.

• Understanding Security in Cloud Storage

  Any businesses that could already be benefiting from cloud storage are holding back due to security concerns. Most of the fear comes from lack of understanding of cloud storage security. Learn more.

• Symantec Workspace Streaming: Enabling the Dynamic Management of Software Licenses

  Read how IT organizations reduce endpoint TCO while at the same time enhancing productivity of the new mobile work force with on-demand application delivery and automated license management. Learn more.

• Disaster Recovery Planning with Virtualization Technologies

  Learn how you can combine Double-Take Software’s replication solutions with virtualization technologies to help your organization achieve flexible and cost effective protection for critical data and applications. Learn more.

• Real-Time Protection for Hyper-V

  Download this white paper to learn how Double-Take Availability, from Double-Take Software, replicates and fails over Microsoft® Hyper-V virtual machines in real-time, locally or over any distance, without complexity. Learn more.

• Gartner Report: Hosted Virtual Desktops Are the Catalyst Behind Changing How Organizations Manage Storage

  Hosted virtual desktops (HVDs) will oblige organizations in provisioning significantly more storage for end-user data. As such, the expected growth in storage needs will likely force a re-evaluation of current tools. Learn more.

• VMware View and NetApp Storage: Best Practices for Design, Architecture, Deployment, and Management

  This technical guide explores best practices for architecting, sizing, and deploying a VMware® VDI environment on NetApp® storage and also includes an overview of the VMware View technology concepts. Download the guide now.

• How to Reclaim Your SAN with Cloud Storage

  This paper explores how to take advantage of virtualized cloud storage to reclaim your SAN. It describes the key features of this new technology and demonstrates the benefits of virtualized cloud storage. Get the paper today!

• Move from DAS to Shared Storage and Increase High Availability of VMware

  Are you looking to install VMware and transfer from DAS to centralized, networked storage? In this whitepaper you will learn about how to architect Highly-Available shared storage for VMware vSphere using just SAN software and a standard x86 or x64 server. Learn more.

• Windows 7 Made Easier with Citrix XenDesktop

  Download ‘Windows 7 made easier with Citrix XenDesktop’ to learn how you can migrate to Windows 7 faster and for far less cost. Read more.

• Virtualization Security: Achieving Compliance for the Virtual Infrastructure

  Going virtual doesn’t mean your data center is secure. This analyst report explains how to combine the compelling benefits of virtualization with effective security approaches that meet the needs of compliance. Learn more.

• The 2010 Virtualization Buyers Guide

  As the virtualization juggernaut continues to build momentum, it’s incumbent upon both current and potential virtualization users to research the market for products that fit their specific needs. Learn more.

• Virtualization, Deduplication, and the Data Protection Connection

  As data center resource consolidation gains traction, many organizations are missing the big picture. For reducing primary storage footprints, they are looking at virtualization solutions in isolation; and for reducing secondary backup storage, they are focusing on deduplication solutions in isolation. To consolidate optimally, they must consider the full landscape.

• Download Easy and Cost-Effective Server Monitoring and Systems Management Software - Free Trial

  up.time helps you cost-effectively manage, measure, and deeply monitor across Physical, Virtual and Cloud based servers, applications, services and more from a unified dashboard.

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