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Data is growing exponentially leading to runaway storage costs. The leading cause of this growth is the increasing amount of unstructured data generated both by individuals as well as applications.

If you are interested in learning about the latest Storage Foundation and High Availability 6.0 solutions from the comfort of your own desk, Symantec is hosting a virtual event on December 8th beginning at 8:00am PST.  At the event, we will discuss how Symantec is helping customers transform their existing infrastructure into a resilient private cloud, as well as providing a deeper di

The Symantec Education Skills Assessment Tool, offers 7 new Skills Assessments for a total of 26 assessments on Symantec products.  This free, online training needs assessment tool is used to measure either an individual’s or an entire department’s knowledge of Symantec products and to help identify the need for training .

Upgrading?  Get trained on the latest version of Veritas Cluster Server 5.1 to help speed up your implementation.  This hands-on class covers how to install, configure and use Veritas Cluster Server to manage applications in a high availability environment.   After gaining the fundamental skills that are needed to manage a highly available application in a cluster, you will<

Upgrading?  Get up to speed on the latest version. Training gives you the knowledge to help speed up implementation and minimize support calls.

If you are just starting out as a System Administrator or simply want to understand the basics of clustering and Veritas Cluster Server, check out this article on gurkulindia.com.  The article explains why organizations need clustering in the first place, basic configurations, the chall

If you are considering Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, checkout this blog from DCIG.  In the blog, Jerome Wendt discusses how SSDs and deduplication are key technologies for delivering a successful, large VDI deployment.     

Here is an excerpt from the article:

Hello all,

New white paper on Veritas Cluster Server I/O Fencing! 

Here is the Executive Summary:

I/O Fencing provides protection against data corruption and can guarantee data consistency in a clustered environment. Data is the most valuable component in today’s enterprises. Having data protected and therefore consistent at all times is a number one priority.

Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC) is an ideal  tool if you require high performance, have lots of money and don’t mind complexity.  However, if you are using RAC for high availability, there is another solution that provide almost the same failover performance at a fraction of the cost.  Read this blog from