This FOCUS Brief discusses the factors driving choices of storage solutions associated with virtual infrastructures. It describes the NetApp FAS3100 Series of storage solutions for virtual infrastructure and the key benefits of the solutions. The Brief discusses the markets addressed by the solutions and concludes with a FOCUS assessment of the solutions.

This FOCUS Brief discusses the factors driving IT in their choices of management solutions. It describes the Vizioncore suite for virtual infrastructure management and the key benefits of the solutions. The Brief discusses the markets addressed by the solutions and concludes with a FOCUS assessment of the solutions.

FOCUS Brief describes the factors driving IT to seek improved manageability of storage within the virtual infrastructure, and details Akorri’s BalancePoint solution, listing key benefits.  The Brief concludes with a FOCUS assessment.

This FOCUS Brief describes what is driving IT to seek improved security and manageability of the virtual infrastructure, and details Reflex Systems’ Secure Virtualization Management solution, listing key benefits.  The Brief concludes with a FOCUS assessment.

This FOCUS Brief gives high-level business drivers and technology drivers forcing the need to bridge the gap between infrastructure administrators and application owners in this new virtual server and desktop environment. FactFinder by BlueStripe Software, is highlighted as a solution to bridge this gap.

This Focus White Paper Discusses the need for Bare-Metal Server Recovery, and introduces the EMC HomeBase Solution.

This Focus CDW white paper discusses thearchitectural and operating environment improvements that allow
for faster data handling in server blades and server virtualizationtechnologies. It will provide tips on how to determine if blades and virtualization can meet or exceed your business needs.

Extending Disk Based Backup for Offsite DR: The ROI Case for WAN Vaulting. This paper describes the benefits of deduplication and disk based backup and how it can be extended to deliver cost-effective offsite data protection and DR. It demonstrates how to build a business case for WAN Vaulting, using direct and indirect savings, TCO, ROI and payback periods.