Yorel Newsletter

Simplicity is Power. And the Power is One.

This one’s an easy decision, so this one’s a short post to review great resources. The Power of Virtualization via a road map featuring four proven shortcuts to your Virtualization ROI. Yorel points out how to adopt best practices now to help you rev-up returns on a server or desktop virtualization investment.

4 Shortcuts to Virtualization ROI

Here’s one thing at least that tough economic times haven’t changed:  Businesses continue to exhibit a healthy appetite for virtualization. In fact, Stamford, Conn.-based analyst firm Gartner Inc. expects global spending on server and desktop virtualization software to jump from $1.9 billion in 2008 to $2.7 billion in 2009, a 43 percent increase.

IT executives remain hungry for fast returns on their technology investments too. Indeed, today’s tighter IT budgets have made speedy ROI a higher priority than ever. Put it all together and you end up with legions of newcomers to server and desktop virtualization eagerly seeking ways to collect the substantial bottom-line rewards those technologies deliver as quickly as possible. Fortunately for them, veterans of the virtualization process have plenty of tips to share.

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Why Storage Virtualization Changes the Game

One OS per server, one user per desktop, one network per switch. Then we duplicate our most valuable data for DR and backup and archive...then we add RAID protection and checksums. No wonder it takes 10x the storage to protect your enterprise data. 1:1 just doesn’t cut it anymore.

Could we better leverage our storage if we could virtualize it?  Could we represent 1000 virtual desktops from a single image? Why not remove the unnecessary duplication from the enterprise and focus on providing extra protection to the most valuable data? Implementing the right storage strategy and technologies will empower your Enterprise Cloud!

Six Steps to Supercharge Your Cloud Deployment

When it comes to cloud infrastructure, there’s a lot more marketing hype out there than there is real advice based on field experience. In this quick-read article you will find six great ideas to consider for enterprise-class cloud services. These tips should apply equally well to enterprises looking to deploy internal cloud infrastructure and how to assess enterprise service levels for demanding cloud customer situations. Case studies are also featured.

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Storage Infrastructure for the Cloud

Right now there is unprecedented economic pressure for companies to find new models of working,and technological maturity is making workable solutions both possible and affordable. You may already be considering ways to make your own data center more “cloud-like” to boost efficiency, cut capital costs, and provide the elastic scaling you need to adapt rapidly to changing business requirements. How to actually go about doing this—especially where storage is concerned—may still be a bit hazy.

This article defines what cloud computing is and then discusses the broad requirements
for storage that meets the needs of cloud infrastructure—whether that infrastructure is a “private” cloud running within your data center to meet your company’s needs, or a “public” cloud providing for-fee services to a broad community.

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Bullet Proof Your DR Plan

According to the United States Department of Homeland Security, only one in four U.S. companies has a disaster recovery (DR) plan. Of those companies, only 30% actually test their plans. The frightening fact is that most companies are probably under protected, and those of us who believe we have an adequate plan in place should probably think again.

At Yorel we’ve been helping companies address complex information storage, management, and
protection challenges for years. We’ve developed extensive data protection expertise and best practices that have been encapsulated in our data continuity and enhanced data recovery practices.

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A Fresh Look at Data Center Design

Cooling demands created by the latest IT equipment are taking traditional data center design to its limits. It’s vital to assess your current or proposed data center layout with three or more proven architectures.

For example, Yorel selected an In-Row cooling architecture as one tool in its arsenal to achieve optimal efficiency in the data center.

 

Yorel’s latest case study spells out the advantages of a professional assessment

The assessment revealed that CaroMont Health was reaching its data center capacity limits. “Instead of investing in short-term solutions we chose to take a more strategic approach. We had an outsourced Disaster Recovery plan in place, but we knew it wasn’t enough. Yorel helped us to better understand the business case for investing in a business continuity strategy, regardless of disasters.”

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Energy Efficient Cooling for Data Centers: A Close-Coupled Row Solution 

As power density increases in a a typical data center, it’s becoming evident that cooling must evolve as well. In recent years, it’s common to see cooling architectures that have not kept up with advances in computing power. Newer cooling architecture designs are bringing a new benefit: increased overall efficiencies in the data center.

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The Advantages of Row and Rack-oriented Cooling Architecture for Data Centers 

Electrical power delivered to the IT loads in the data center end up as waste heat that must be removed to prevent over temperature conditions. Virtual all IT equipment is air-cooled, that is, each piece of IT equipment takes in ambient air and ejects waste heat into its exhaust air. Here’s what to do about it.

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