Design Architecture Whitepapers and Ebooks
This sections provides whitepapers on Design Architecture that details on trends, analysis and latest happenings in the industry.
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2017 Strategic Roadmap for StorageThe 2017 Strategic Roadmap for Storage provides insight into how organizations are moving toward the emerging storage infrastructure technologies such as solid-state arrays and HCIs to increase innovation and reduce risk management and costs. The report outlines strategic steps companies are taking and other areas of consideration. -
Overcoming the Obstacles to the All Flash Data CenterRegardless of the age of your storage infrastructure, there's a good chance you plan to modernize your data center by transitioning to flash. But migrating to an all flash data center can be daunting and has its challenges. Read our eBook, which will reveal the top 6 challenges that can slow your adoption of all flash technology, and show you how to overcome them. You will learn how to: Overcome the adoption cost barriers Protect your long-term investment Effectively manage the transition without disruption -
All-Flash Data Centers for DummiesSmart storage solutions, such as all-flash systems, provide companies with cloud-like productivity, efficiency, and economics. READ THE BOOK AND LEARN: How to contain your storage costs Attain storage simplicity and manageability Ways to achieve scalability and agility Reasons you need all-flash storage
Top White Papers
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IDC MaturityScape: Multicloud Management 1.0
This IDC study assists senior IT leaders in assessing the current state of their hybrid cloud management processes, governance models, technologies, and skills to identify gaps and create a road map for better aligning the organization's management model and tools with the emerging needs of complex, dynamic self-service hybrid cloud environments. This IDC MaturityScape identifies five maturity stages for hybrid cloud management based on a set of specific people, process, and technology dimensions and outcomes. The document provides actionable guidance to senior IT decision makers and line-of-business stakeholders who are tasked with ensuring that their organization is effectively embracing cloud-based innovation.
"As the use of hybrid cloud solutions increases, both business and IT leaders recognize that the success of their business depends on finding ways to take full advantage of cloud innovation while ensuring consistent service levels, load testing, patching, security, data management, and user experiences," explains Mary Johnston Turner, IDC research vice president, Enterprise Systems Management Software.
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Using Managed Hosting to Improve Life for Customers and its IT Team
For over 80 years, Waxman's responsiveness to customers and suppliers has made the company a leader in developing and distributing innovative specialty plumbing, surface protection, and leak detection and mitigation products. Recently, Microsoft® Office 365 (O365) has become a major asset in keeping Waxman responsive as consolidation and e-commerce reshape the retail marketplace and raise customer expectations for communications and information safeguards. Read this case study to learn how Waxman's transition to a managed O365 solution delivered improved disaster recovery and business continuity coverage and reduced IT staff costs.