Supplier News

  1. Reduce Downtime, Lessen Startup Problems While Migrating To A New IBM System i (iSeries) 4/23/2008
    The computing load placed on an aging IBM AS/400 model 730 caused response times to swell, so a powerful new IBM System i model 570 was acquired to take its place. All of the healthcare facilities supported by this system operate on a 24/7 basis, with Adventist employees accessing and updating patient charts continuously. A conventional migration from the AS/400 to the new System i model 570 was going to result in an unacceptable amount of downtime— potentially more than 20 hours. Submitted by Vision Solutions
  2. SharePoint & Bulletproof Backups: Novant Health Protects Critical Data With DR-Scout 4/21/2008
    Novant Health is a not-for-profit, integrated healthcare system in North Carolina that employs 22,000 people and serves more than 3.5 million people. The company provides excellence in healthcare with nine hospitals, two nursing home and senior residential facilities, physician practices, outpatient surgery centers, rehabilitation and community health outreach programs. As a large healthcare provider, Novant must manage and protect tremendous amounts of critical and sensitive information, ranging from patient records to the system data that runs emergency departments. To accomplish this, it was important to have highly reliable backup and recovery technologies in place based on continuous data protection (CDP). Submitted by InMage
  3. Defending Data: New Mexico State AODA Presents A Compelling Case For Disaster Recovery And Business Continuity 4/21/2008
    The New Mexico Administrative Office of the District Attorneys (AODA) is a state-level government agency that centralizes information technology functions for all district attorney offices in the state of New Mexico. The AODA currently provides IT support and management for 32 remote offices serving approximately 1,000 end users. In a field dependent upon the highest standards of data integrity, protection and retention, it was critical for the AODA to implement the disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity solutions necessary for fulfillment of its objectives. Submitted by InMage
  4. Simplifying Storage Management 4/17/2008
    With the explosive growth of data, increasingly complex storage infrastructures, and shrinking IT budgets, storage management is a major issue today for the IT community
  5. Best Practices: Server Virtualization and Snapshots 4/17/2008
    Although taking snapshots of data is a well-known feature in the physical server world, server virtualization introduces new paradigms which IT managers must consider to optimize their data protection strategy. Submitted by SANRAD
  6. Virtual Disaster Recovery 4/17/2008
    This article highlights best practices in using the new features of VMware's ESX Version 3.5 and the SANRAD intelligent V-Switch to create seamless in- band or out-of-band GDR that will enable not only data replication but also reinstating the virtual machines in a consistent state at a remote site. Submitted by SANRAD
  7. Server And Storage Virtualization: A Complete Solution 4/17/2008
    This whitepaper describes what to look for in a storage virtualization solution that best serves your server virtualization project, and how to make sure the combination offers you a complete solution for your IT Needs
  8. SANRAD V-Switch 3800 Makes Finalist For The 2008 "Connectivity Product Of The Year" Award By Storage Magazine, The UK's Leading IT Publication 4/17/2008
    SANRAD, Inc. a market leader in open iSCSI SAN solutions, today announced that the SANRAD V-Switch 3800 has been named a finalist for this year’s prestigious “Connectivity Product of the Year” award by Storage Magazine, the UK's top IT storage publication. In its fifth year, the 2008 Storage Awards, also known as “The Storries,” recognize innovation and success in the UK storage industry
  9. Get The Facts On Information Availability: Essential Data Protection, Recovery, And Resiliency For Banks Running IBM System i (iSeries) And AIX 4/15/2008
    This white paper explores how the power of an information availability solution can unlock the latent potential of your IT environment and deliver new value for your organization. It includes an “Action Worksheet” to use in discussions with your IT executives. Submitted by Vision Solutions
  10. It's Not Easy Going Green By Sumair Dutta and Zack Westenhoefer, Aberdeen Group 4/14/2008
    Green is a hot topic in the realm of fleet management with regards to reducing the environmental impact of service vehicles. However, as is the case with most initiatives that do not directly or immediately tie back to improved profitability, adoption levels tend to lag the rhetoric.