Capacity Planning Reports

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, planning datacentre capacity is a growing challenge – we ask the experts for the latest best practice. Victims of the Post Office IT scandal explain why they think they were targeted for speaking out. And we look at the digital skills gap in retail and find out how employers can source talent. Read the issue now.

Posted: 29 Jul 2022 | Published: 02 Aug 2022

EGUIDE: Before transitioning to the cloud, admins often need to address many questions related to everything from SaaS apps to DR and capacity planning. In this e-guide compare the pros and cons of SaaS vs. IaaS and find tips for transitioning workloads to the cloud.

Posted: 13 Sep 2017 | Published: 13 Sep 2017

EGUIDE: Use this guide as a means to building your all-flash array business case by characterizing your apps and their requirements. Inside, you'll learn how to construct your AFA case, while reviewing five factors to consider before making your purchase.

Posted: 09 Aug 2017 | Published: 03 Aug 2017

EGUIDE: In this e-guide, we evaluate eight leading AFA vendors to let you decide which products best suit your organization. Read on as Logan Harbaugh, IT consultant and freelance reviewer with SearchStorage, breaks down how to select an AFA vendor based on functional specification, 3 essential purchasing considerations, and more.

Posted: 26 Jul 2017 | Published: 20 Jul 2017

EGUIDE: Click inside this expert-guide and learn the pros and cons of continuous data protection software.

Posted: 26 Jun 2017 | Published: 20 Jun 2017

EGUIDE: This expert resource serves as your full guide to object storage implementation, with cloud workload, sync-and-share, API-accessible storage, and more use cases examined. Download now to gain full access, learning how object storage maintains the unstructured data deluge, and view an object vs. file vs. block storage bake off.

Posted: 21 Jun 2017 | Published: 15 Jun 2017

EGUIDE: In this expert guide, learn why the scale-out software-defined storage systems are edging-out traditional systems, and explore how scale-out NAS is evolving to compete with newer SDS object storage platforms, and evaluate which one may be right for your business.

Posted: 19 May 2017 | Published: 18 May 2017

EGUIDE: In this essential guide, discover why DevOps requirements are shifting how enterprises consume and deploy storage resources to a more-cloud focused approach. Download now to gain guidance on storage technologies most appropriate for Agile development, including VM-aware secondary storage, hyper-convergence, and more.

Posted: 20 Apr 2017 | Published: 18 Apr 2017

EGUIDE: Use this guide as a comprehensive resource for evaluating flash caching benefits, trade-offs, 3 main implementation models, and determine where to cache in order to leverage faster media and improve I/O performance.

Posted: 20 Apr 2017 | Published: 17 Apr 2017

EGUIDE: Access this e-guide to clue into exactly why SSD is emerging as a solid storage choice for SQL Server. Our experts highlight how SSD's embedded controller ensures the integrity of the data stored in the drive, and address your concerns centered on drive reliability and longevity.

Posted: 20 Apr 2017 | Published: 17 Apr 2017

EGUIDE: Which types of flash make the most sense for a virtualized environment? In this expert guide, George Crump evaluates the durability of three types of flash—single-level, multi-level, and triple-level cell. Read on to also delve into three flash form factors to consider when implementing it on virtual workloads.

Posted: 20 Apr 2017 | Published: 19 Apr 2017

EGUIDE: Because the demand for storage capacity is so insatiable, storage media suppliers have had to look for new ways to increase the capacity of their flash products. Discover how to do so here with 3D-Nand-powered SSD, achieving higher densities at a lower cost per bit.

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 | Published: 05 Apr 2017

EGUIDE: Read this expert guide to flesh out flash implementation, and discover why I/O performance lags, capacity concerns, and server virtualization are fueling SSD appliance adoption. Additionally, learn the top 3 apps storage admins indicate are in most need of flash.

Posted: 07 Apr 2017 | Published: 05 Apr 2017

EGUIDE: In this guide, you'll discover how to simplify IT orchestration and improve dynamic resource allocation with a combined composable infrastructure and OpenStack-based hybrid cloud platform. Read on to both meet expanding workload demands and improve access to on-premises IT resources.

Posted: 09 Feb 2017 | Published: 06 Feb 2017

EGUIDE: This exclusive guide illustrates 5 key tips to help you tackle data center capacity planning. Read on to receive advice on how to prepare for IoT projects, use MIPS and MSU to measure mainframe capacity, and more.

Posted: 09 Feb 2017 | Published: 09 Feb 2017

EGUIDE: Learn how to formulate a storage capacity plan that won't bust the IT budget; here, you will also find guidance on how to reduce component complexity with the adoption of now-affordable SSDs, all-flash arrays, and storage as a service, so as to accommodate unstructured data growth.

Posted: 26 Oct 2016 | Published: 25 Oct 2016

EGUIDE: This expert e-guide explains why DNS intelligence is the key to better network capacity planning and dynamic resourcing. Access now to begin planning to cut your infrastructure costs dramatically in the coming years.

Posted: 18 Oct 2016 | Published: 17 Oct 2016

EBOOK: There's a fair bit of mystery about just how containerization affects an IT infrastructure. Container deployment will likely require system admins to reconsider their data center's capacity-management plans. Access this e-guide to unravel that mystery and understand the exact impact containerization will have on your data center.

Posted: 29 Sep 2016 | Published: 29 Sep 2016

EGUIDE: Explore this e-guide to learn about common mistakes and issues overlooked when it comes to capacity planning. In addition, find out the best ways to approach capacity planning in your virtual environment.

Posted: 15 Aug 2016 | Published: 15 Aug 2016

EBOOK: A data center's effectiveness can be bolstered with tools that properly assist in virtualization management and capacity planning.

Posted: 06 Apr 2015 | Published: 06 Apr 2015

EBOOK: As hypervisor features have become increasingly similar, the next vendor battleground will be management software. Microsoft and VMware have similar capabilities, and now they'll look to make their product stand out by touting their management tools and complimentary products.

Posted: 19 Jan 2015 | Published: 19 Jan 2015

EGUIDE: This expert e-guide explores best practices for consolidating your data center architecture and examines the benefits of this process.

Posted: 23 Sep 2014 | Published: 23 Sep 2014

SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD: To ensure optimal performance for your SQL Server, you need 24/7 monitoring to identify and diagnose issues quickly and effectively. Access a complimentary 14-day trial to SQL Diagnostic Manager.

Posted: 21 Jul 2014 | Premiered: 21 Jul 2014

WHITE PAPER: Uncover the benefits and challenges of working with big data, the type of storage it needs and best practices for deploying the right storage technology for you.

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 | Published: 11 Jun 2014

WHITE PAPER: Find out why scale-out storage solutions are proving to be a popular alternative to traditional storage options.

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 | Published: 30 Jun 2013