The Clipper Group's Publications

Last updated January 6, 2010 ---- This is a list of The Clipper Group's tutorials published on the web since 1/1/2000.

The Clipper Group, Inc.

Technology Acquisition Consultants and Publisher Since 1993

Navigating Information Technology Horizons^SM

The Clipper Group's Research and Publications

We publish six newsletters, but only when we have something important to say to our clients and prospects. Over 600 reports are on this web site.

The Clipper Group Navigator^TM, first published in 1993, describes new technologies and innovative products and the business values that they bring to the enterprise. It is targeted at business readers, in general, and decision makers in the information technology community, in particular.

The Clipper Group Explorer^TM, first published in 1996, is a tutorial on a complex information technology issue from a business value perspective. The targeted readers are senior executives who are not necessarily IT experts.

The Clipper Group Observer^TM, first published in 1996, focuses on users' experiences with leading-edge technology. The goal is to present mini case studies that describe what works, and to clarify the important business values.

The Clipper Group Captain's Log^TM, created in 2001, is a quick take on a vendor or product announcement, or other relevant happening. These are short opinion pieces.

The Clipper Group Voyager^TM, begun in 2005, focuses on mid-sized and smaller organizations. The goal is to have a special bulletin for those orgainzations with smaller IT operations and budgets than found in the largest enterprises.

Clipper Notes^TM, begun in 2007, is our new bulletin for tutorials. Here you will get vendor-agnostic explanations and advice targeted at the IT buyer. Our goal is to keep these up-to-date.

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Clipper's Tutorials

Disk Storage and Management	Data Center Management
Tape Storage and Management Servers and Server Management	Data Management, Continuity, and Integrity
Security	Enterprise Applications

The publications below are listed in reverse chronological order. All are copyrighted by The Clipper Group, Inc. See note following table regarding bulletins no longer listed here.

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Disk Storage and Management

	Clipper Notes^TM	*Understanding the Dimensions of Cloud Infrastructure in Order to Harvest the Benefits (April 22, 2009)*
	Clipper Notes^TM	*A New Tier of Storage Appears - Faster, Solid-State Drives State Their Case* *(February 10, 2009)*
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Trimming the Branches - Storage Consolidation at the Edge (Updated November* 13, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Top 10 Buying Considerations for Storage Virtualization Solution (Updated November* 13, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Multiplexing the Data Center with SOA and Grid (*April 25, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Data Copying - A Toolbox of Business Solutions (March* 10, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*The Accounting Pendulum Swings at Storage (or, Why The Taxman Cometh?) (March* 10, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*iSCSI SANs: Panacea or Placebo? (March* 5, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Breaking the I/O Paradigm - SAS Enters the Nearline Storage Race (March* 1, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	Tiered Storage Saves Money - Getting The Most Out Of Your Storage Infrastructure (March 1, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Networked Storage - Evaluation Criteria (March 1, 2007)*
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Mid-Tier Array Replication - Large Array Features at Mid-Tier Pricing (February 1, 2007)*
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Business Continuity Goes Better With SANs - The 3 Rs of Resilience (March* 10, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Volume Copies - Logical or Physical? Twelve Questions to Guide You (January 16, 2007)*
	Explorer^TM	*When Buying Storage, Application and Host Integration Matter (May 30, 2006)*
	Explorer^TM	*Faster SANs Arrive for the Data Center - 4Gbps Fibre Channel Rolls Out (May 24, 2005)*
	Explorer^TM	*Network QoS Paves the Way for SAN Consolidation (March 24, 2004)*
	Explorer^TM	Transforming Enterprise Storage - A Proactive Approach Pays High Dividends (February 26, 2004)
	Explorer^TM	*Disk-Based Replication Enhances Resiliency for Microsoft Exchange (November 27, 2003)*
	Explorer^TM	Intelligent Storage Networking - Poised for Broad Adoption (October 16, 2003)
	Explorer^TM	Networked Storage - A Buyer's Guide to Pain Relief (April 25, 2003)
	Explorer^TM	Storage Is Not Just a Box Anymore - Managing the Data Path (April 7, 2003)
	Explorer^TM	Consolidated File Systems - Relieving the Pains of Scale in Data Storage (January 30, 2003)
	Explorer^TM	Storage Resource Management - Conducting a Symphony of Storage (June 30, 2002)
	Explorer^TM	Intelligent Storage Networks - Creating A More Cost-Effective Storage Infrastructure (February 22, 2002)
	Explorer^TM	FICON - The Clearest Decision for 2002 (January 7, 2002)
	Explorer^TM	Fibre Channel - The Defending Champion Has Staying Power (December 14, 2001)
	Explorer^TM	*Storage Virtualization in 2001: A Space Odyssey (April 9, 2001)*
	Explorer^TM	*SAN versus NAS - The Holy War Not Worth Fighting (September 27, 2000)*

Tape Storage and Management

	Clipper Notes^TM	*Disk and Tape Square Off Again - Tape Remains King of the Hill with LTO-4 (Updated October 21, 2008)*
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Making Use of Virtual Tape in a D2D2T Environment (May* 28, 2008)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*LTO-4 Pounces into the Data Center with New Life, Greater Capacity, Higher Performance (*July 12, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*The Evolving Role of Tape in the Data Center (February 1, 2007)*
	Clipper Notes^TM	*The Truth about Tape - Nine Myths to Reconsider (February 21, 2007)*
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Tape and Disk Costs - What It Really Costs to Power the Equipment (February 1, 2007)*
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Virtual Tape Libraries - Current and Emerging Innovations - Seventeen Questions to Guide You (January 20, 2007)*
	Explorer^TM	*Tape Drive Selection - A How-To Guide (May 7, 2004)*

Servers and Server Management

	Clipper Notes^TM	*Reducing TCO of the Enterprise Data Center - Upgrading and Replacing Aging x86 Infrastructure (August 7, 2009)*
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Migrate from a Proprietary Server Architecture? - Open Systems Provide Way to Exit Money Pit (May 27, 2009)*
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Perceiving the Dark Side of the Moon - Knowing When Scale-up Computing Makes Sense (September 23, 2008)*
	Clipper Notes^TM	All Nodes Are Not Created Equal - Thinking Differently About the Grid Nodes (Updated May 17, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	Computational Grids - Server Consolidation For A Distributed, On-Demand World (Updated May 16, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Virtual Machines - Three Things to Consider + Three Ways to Use (Part 2 of a Multi-Part Series on Server Virtualization) (February 28, 2007)*
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Server Virtualization Made Real (Part 1 of a Multi-Part Series on Server Virtualization)* *(February 27, 2007)*

Security

	Clipper Notes^TM	*The Challenge of Enterprise Security (April* 5, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Storage Security - Where Are Your Vulnerabilities? (March* 10, 2007)

Data Center Management

	Clipper Notes^TM	*Is Your I.T. Infrastructure Ready for Tomorrow? - Preparing for a 10 GbE Future (May 29, 2009)*
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Feeling Overwhelmed in the Data Center? - Understanding Why Will Help You Navigate (March 26, 2009)*
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Smart Infrastructure Represents Significant Turning Point for Data Centers* *(March 11, 2009)*
	Clipper Notes^TM	*The New Rules of IT Service Management* *(January 16, 2009)*
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Capping Energy Demand in the Data Center - "It's Not Easy Being Green!" (November 24, 2008)*
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Greening the Data Center Requires Refocusing from "Bigger-Better-Sooner" to "Wise Use" (September 25, 2008)*
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Watts Up? How Much Electricity Does It Take to Backup Your Data? (*May 11, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Managing IT Procurement - Partnership is Better than Transaction (Updated* April 22, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Reducing Cost and Improving Performance - Consolidating the Smaller Data Center (March* 31, 2007)
	Explorer^TM	*Stepwise to Utility Computing -- A Pragmatist's Approach (June 20, 2004)*
	Voyager^TM	*Satisfying Mid-Sized Business Demands for Consumable Solutions (November 18, 2005)*
	Explorer^TM	Services - A Vital Tool for Accelerating Enterprise Responsiveness (February 4, 2004)
	Explorer^TM	Enterprise Change Requires Rethinking About How to Get IT (September 12, 2003)
	Explorer^TM	Shining the Light on Utility Computing - A Business Perspective (October 31, 2003)
	Explorer^TM	In Search of - Utility Computing (June 2, 2003)
	Explorer^TM	Keep the Fires of Innovation Burning (December 5, 2002)

Data Management, Continuity, and Integrity

	Clipper Notes^TM	*The Long-Term Challenges of Digital Archives - What You Really Need to Know (June* 6, 2008)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*How to Derive Value Effectively from All Your Business Information (Updated May 5, 2008)*
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Reference Data Concepts - What IT Folks Should Learn from Libraries and Archives (* Updated September 14, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*You Should Be Excited about E-mail Archiving (* Updated August 21, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*ILM Stage 2 - Full Spectrum Information Lifecycle Management (*Updated August 8, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Evaluating Email Archiving Solutions (March* 31, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Continuous Data Protection - Now Ready for Prime Time (March* 31, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Recovery in Perspective - Ensuring Access to Enterprise Data (Updated March* 31, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Top 10 Things You Should Know About Information Lifecycle Management (March* 10, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Practical Steps Toward Information Lifecycle Management (Updated April* 24, 2007)
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Archiving - Choosing the Right Architecture (Second of a two-part series) (Updated March* 31, *2007)*
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Archiving - Do You Need It? (First of a two-part series) (February 1, 2007)*
	Clipper Notes^TM	*Data Backup May Not Be Enough - The Key Is Recovery Management (February 1, 2007)*
	Clipper Notes^TM	*The Evolution of Backups - Part Two - Improving Capacity (February 1, 2007)*
	Clipper Notes^TM	*The Evolution of Backups - Part One - Improving Performance (February 1, 2007)*
	Voyager^TM	*Find Relief on the Treadmill of Information Storage - Solutions for SMEs (May 9, 2006)*
	Explorer^TM	*The Role of Enterprise Data Classification (November 18, 2005)*
	Explorer^TM	*Keeping Up with the Data - Solution Strategies for Information Storage (March 9, 2005)*
	Voyager^TM	*Using Storage Solutions to Foster Opportunity in Mid-Scale IT Operations (March 6, 2005)*
	Explorer^TM	*The End of the Information Lifecycle - Proper Destruction Protects the Enterprise (September 27, 2004)*
	Explorer^TM	*Building a Fixed Data Repository, Not an Enterprise Junk Drawer (July 8, 2004)*

Enterprise Applications

	Clipper Notes^TM	*The Role of Governance and Service-Oriented Architectures (Updated Septmeber 23, 2008)*
	Explorer^TM	*Enterprise Search Adds a User Dimension to Business Information Organization (July 28, 2005)*

Editor's Note

In February 2007, certain Explorer^TM and Voyager^TM tutorials were republished as Clipper Notes^TM, Clipper's new tutorial library. Clipper Notes^TM will be republished with a new publication number when they are updated, as needed. The older versions are still on our servers, to maintain crossreference accuracy in bulletin footnotes. If you need help, please contact the Editor.

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