IBM’s Frank Morassutti on Server Virtualization’s Spread into the Data Center

IBM’s Frank Morassutti On Sever Virtualization’s Spread Into The Data Center

IBM’s Top Gun Frank Morassutti recently visited Softchoice, and we had a chance to sit down with him and discuss the data center trends, server commoditization, server virtualization and how IBM’s System X solution fits into the picture.

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10 Reasons Why Customers Deploy EMC VNX Storage For Virtualized Microsoft Apps

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Enterprise applications like SQL, Exchange and SharePoint are used by large organizations everyday. These enterprise platforms can now be virtualized and delivered as centrally managed services or subscriptions (to authorized users) anytime, anywhere. This is great news for smaller organizations because enterprise-quality applications are, for the first time, available at a mid-range price point. The trick? Figuring out an effective way to scale, manage and protect them. One option many organizations are going with is EMC VNX. We’ve put together ten reasons (with case study examples) why EMC VNX storage is a good match to manage, scale, backup and  simplify recoverability of Microsoft applications like SQL, Sharepoint and Exchange. [Read more...]

How 3PAR Addresses The Biggest Part of IT’s Spend [HP]

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Since HP won the $2.3B battle over 3PAR, they have brought the enterprise-class features of 3PAR storage into a mid-range solution offering. This pre-configured, converged storage platform combines HP 3PAR software with HP EVA storage arrays and HP BladeSystem ProLiant server hardware.

SearchStorage.com recently published their 2013 purchasing intentions survey, and concluded that:

  • The largest chunk of IT budget goes to storage systems
  • 60% of companies say they are using more storage because of virtualization
  • 25% say cloud storage services will play a major role in their future strategy

Because the largest chunk of an IT budget is spent on storage, I asked Softchoice Solutions Architect Adam Wolfson to give us his opinion on why HP 3PAR storage may be right for you.

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