In addition to advisory along with custom research or consultancy activities, StorageIO periodically publishes industry trends perspectives reports, white papers as well as solution briefs. These free resources are in addition to regular blog postings, twitter tweets, articles, tips, FAQs, videos, pod casts, webinars along with in person speaking and keynote events around the world. Check out books by StorageIO founder Greg Schulz pertaining to IT data center and data infrastructures covering servers, storage, I/O networking, hardware, software, services, cloud, virtualization, data protection and resource management among other related topics here. View press mentions, perspectices, quotes, comments and interviews pertaining to industry news activity at the Server and StorageIO news page.

Podcast: Infosmack Episode #65: The Belle of the Ball, Interview with David Scott CEO of 3PAR
In this podcast, Infosmack Podcast Episode 65: The Belle of the Ball, David Scott CEO of 3PAR. Greg Knieriemen of Chi Corporation and Marc Farley of 3Par and StorageRap.com with special co-host Greg Schulz of StorageIO. This weeks special guest is David Scott, CEO of 3PAR. In this weeks special episode with David, we discuss how 3PAR has suddenly found itself in the middle of a bidding war between the biggest companies in enterprise technology today, what his vision is for 3PAR and how he views the technology landscape as well as 10 Big Questions.
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Podcast: Infosmack Episode #64: The Farley in the Dell
In this podcast, Greg Knieriemen of Chi Corporation and Marc Farley of 3Par and StorageRap.com with Greg Schulz of StorageIO and Ed Saipetch of EMC. In this episode, we grill Marc on Dell's acquisition of 3PAR, we discuss Intel's acquisition of McAfee and Knieriemen rips the media coverage of the Hurd scandal including SiliconAngles bad reporting.
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Podcast: Unified computing alliances: Opportunity for VARs
This podcast discusses options for VARs involving Unified Compute Solutions
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Podcast: NAS clustering: What it is and how it's being used
This podcast discusses NAS clustering options along with what to use when, where as well as why.
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Podcast: Shared serial attached SCSI (SAS) offers networked storage benefits on a budget
This podcast discusses SAS storage along with variations of shared external direct attached storage (DAS), dedicated internal DAS and other associated topics.
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Podcast: Initial appearance on Virtumania
Appearance on Virtumania discussing virtual, physical networking and more.
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Podcast: Using a storage partition in your data storage infrastructure
This podcast discusses what is a storage partition, how they differ and compliment or coexist with LUNs along with when or where to use them.
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Podcast: Reducing data center and storage power consumption by boosting performance with more IOPS per watt
Traditional storage optimization focuses on maximizing space capacity utilization or energy avoidance with MAID, IPM or disk drive power down which are applicable for inactive, idle or low performance demanding applications. However, what about online, primary or performance centric environments or applications where time is money, there is the need for speed and support for activity, getting work done to boost productivity and profitability? This podcast looks at how to reduce data center and storage system energy or power consumption by boosting performance with more IOPS per watt.
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May 2010 Video: Scaling with Clustered Storage
Discussion with Greg Schulz about business and technology benefits of clustered storage for scaling performance, capacity and availability across block, file, object and more. Click here to watch the video.

May 2010 Podcast: InfoSmack #51 - Deduped and more
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May 2010 Podcast: iSCSI Storage Common Myths
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May 2010 Video: Storage Networking Convergence - Discussion from the CUBE at EMCworld
Discussion with Greg Schulz, Stu Miniman and Scott Lowe about storage networking convergence including Fibre Channel, FCoE, iSCSI and more. Click here to watch the video.

April 2010 Video: Advanced Server Virtualization - Life beyond consolidation and Tiered Hypervisors
Two part discussion around advanced server virtualizaiton topics including life beyond consolidaiton, tiered hypervisors, establishing service classes or categories and more. Click here to watch the video (Note: May require registration).

April 2010 Podcast: Cost and complexity can snag SMB data storage consolidation efforts
Discussion about SMB storage complexity along with dedicated internal non shared DAS. Click here to listen to the podcast.

February 2010 Podcast: Choosing an affordable backup tape library for SMBs
Discussion exploring Apples new iPad and its impact on business. Click here to listen to the podcast.
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February 2010 Podcast: Choosing an affordable backup tape library for SMBs
Discussion exploring SMB disk and tape backup target devices along with what to look for. Click here to listen to the podcast.

December 2009 Video: Green Storage: Metrics and measurement for management insight
Discussion between Greg Schulz and Mark Lewis of TechTarget the importance of metrics and measurement to gauge productivity and efficiency for Green IT and enabling virtual information factories. Click here to watch the Video.

December 2009 Podcast: iSCSI SANs can be a good fit for SMB storage
Discussion between Greg Schulz and Andrew Burton of TechTarget about iSCSI and other related technologies for SMB storage. Click here to listen to the podcast.

December 2009 Podcast: RAID Data Protection Discussion
Discussion between Greg Schulz and Andrew Burton of TechTarget about RAID data proteciton, techniques and technologies. Click here to listen to the podcast.

December 2009 Podcast: Green IT, Effiency and Productivity Discussion
Discussion between Greg Schulz and Jon Flower of Adaptec about data Green IT, energy effiency, inteligent power management (IPM) also known as MAID 2.0 and other forms of optimization techniques including SSD. Click here to listen to the podcast sponsored by Adaptec.

November 2009 Podcast: Reducing your data footprint impact
Even though many enterprise data storage environments are coping with tightened budgets and reduced spending, overall net storage capacity is increasing. In this interview, Greg Schulz, founder and senior analyst at StorageIO Group, discusses how storage managers can reduce their data footprint. Schulz touches on the importance of managing your data footprint on both online and offline storage, as well as the various tools for doing so, including data archiving, thin provisioning and data deduplication. Click here to listen to the podcast.

October 2009 Podcast: Enterprise data storage technologies rise from the dead
In this interview, Greg Schulz, founder and senior analyst of the Storage I/O group, classifies popular technologies such as solid-state drives (SSDs), RAID and Fibre Channel (FC) as "zombie" technologies. Why? These are already set to become part of standard storage infrastructures, says Schulz, and are too old to be considered fresh. But while some consider these technologies to be stale, users should expect to see them in their everyday lives. Click here to listen to the podcast.

July 2009 Video: The dark side of SMB virtualization
In this video interview, StorageIO's Greg Schulz warns of the dark side of virtualization for SMBs who go to far, too fast with the technology. Click here to watch the video.

July 2009 Video: SMBs Are Now Virtualization's "Sweet Spot"
In a live video interview, Greg Schulz, senior analyst at StorageIO, explains why small and midsize companies are even more invested in virtualization than are large enterprises. Click here to watch the video.

July 2009 Video: Green IT is alive and well with focus on optimization and productivity
Interview discussion about Green IT being alive and well in its role of enabling business sustainability, productivity and optimization, part of life beyond green wash and green hype. Click here to watch Greg Schulz's answers to other frequently asked questions about Green, efficient and optimized IT infrastructure, dynamic, virtual computing and related topics.

July 2009 Podcast: FAQ: Using cloud computing services opportunities to get more business
Figuring out how to take advantage of cloud computing opportunities can be a daunting task for solutions providers. You must first distinguish between the different types of cloud computing products and then identify an environment that is ripe for implementing cloud computing services. Virtualization expert Greg Schulz discusses these essential points, covers the resources needed to support a cloud computing environment and provides tips for taking advantage of cloud computing opportunities. Click here to listen to Greg Schulz's answers to other frequently asked questions about cloud-based computing applications and services in an FAQ podcast, or read a transcribed version.

June 2009 Video: The Other Green - Storage Efficiency and Optimization
Throw out the "green" buzzword and you're still left with the task of saving or maximizing use of space, power, and cooling while stretching available IT dollars to support growth and business sustainability. For some environments the solution may be consolation while others need to maintain quality of service response time, performance and availability necessitating faster, energy efficient technologies to achieve optimization objectives. This video looks at various techniques and strategies to optimize either on-line active or primary as well as near-line or secondary storage environment during tough economic times, as well as to position for future growth, after all, there is no such thing as a data recession! Click here to watch the video.

Podcast: FAQ guide - How Fibre Channel over Ethernet can consolidate networks.
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June 2009 Webcast: Business Benefits of Boosting Web hosting Efficiency and Optimization
Is your organization considering optimizing its web hosting environment? Watch this Webcast or tune into the Podcast as industry expert Greg Schulz explains the challenges and business benefits of boosting web hosting. Click here to view the webcast, or, here to listen to the podcast.

May 2009 Video: Business Benefits of Options and Flexibility in Data Deduplication (Courtesy of EMC)
Greg Schulz, StorageIO Group - Discusses the Business Benefits of Options and Flexibility in Data Deduplication (Courtesy of EMC). Click here to view the video.

June 2009 Video: Video: Disaster recovery services for solution providers:
In this interview on disaster recovery-related opportunities for storage solution providers, StorageIO Group's Greg Schulz explains the biggest DR problems for customers and how solution providers can help, the difference between hot and cold backups and when each should be recommended, how virtualization has affected the DR market, and where the DR-related MSP opportunities are. Click Click here to view the video discussion of Disaster recovery services for solution providers.

April 2009 Video: The Changing Dynamic of the Data Center
With the changing dynamic of today's data centers, many organizations are facing significant challenges when it comes to their architecture. In this videocast, learn about Intel's Xeon processor 550 series and how it's changing the dynamic of the data center. Gain insight into who needs this technology and why. Discover what environments and applications can benefit from the Xeon processor 550 series. Click here to view the video discussion of The Changing Dynamic of the Data Center. Click here to view Intel alternate site.

Click here to view video: Virtualization and Consolidation for Agility: Intels Xeon Processor 5500 series.

Podcsat: Virtualization and Consolidation for Agility
Click here to listen about how virtualization can be used for both consolidation along with agility along with role of next generation processors with inteligent power management (IPM) such as Intels Xeon Processor 5500 series.

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Reduce Energy Usage while Increasing Business Productivity in the Data Center.

April 2009 Audio Radio Interview: The Green and Virtual Data Center
Listen to the wsradio.com interview with Greg Schulz, Author of "The Green and Virtual Data Center" as he discusses themes and topics covered in the book including closing the green gap and shifting towards an IT efficiency and productivity model for business and economic sustainment. Click on following icon to listen in.


August 2007 Podcast: Business Benefits of Data Footprint Reduction
A brief podcast audio (MP3) look at why and how reducing your data footprint provides a positive benefit to your business and application service objectives. This is a short MP3 or podcast version of the popular white paper report in PDF form pertaining to the Business Benefits of Data Footprint Reduction to improve IT resource usage and help enable a green and virtual IT data center effective and data and storage management. Click here to access the MP3 audio.

August 2007 - Scaling Storage with Clustering: Video looks at clustered storage as a technique to scale both I/Os to meet transaction processing and bandwidth along with other cluster storage scaling benefits for both SAN and NAS environments. - View this Video cast to get the answers to the most pressing questions on clustering, including:

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