Virtual Library

Welcome to Acopia Network's Resource Center, a constantly expanding library of information covering all aspects of intelligent file virtualization. Please feel free to download white papers and analyst reviews, read our case studies, access webcasts and explore the many other resources available here. Check back often to see what new items have been added. And, of course, if you need more information feel free to contact us.

Case Studies

Financial Institution Profits with Policy-based Data Management (261.44 KB)

F5 Networks Practices What It Preaches and Reins in Storage Growth with Intelligent File Virtualization (261.93 KB)

John Wiley & Sons Optimizes Backup, Effectively Manages Rapid Data Growth (269.95 KB)

Leading Web Conference Firm Reclaims Tier 1 Capacity, Reduces Storage Costs (249.42 KB)

Cable Giant Boosts Storage Utilization, Reduces IT Workload (249.61 KB)

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Implements ILM Strategies, Ensures Vendor Flexibility (262.6 KB)

Foster and Partners Reduces Costs and Improves Operational Efficiencies (249.28 KB)

Warner Music Group Boosts Production, Improves Operational Efficiencies (605.67 KB)

Global Rental Company Speeds Major NAS Upgrade, Enhances Disaster Recovery (252.48 KB)

Toshiba America Electronic Components Completes Large-scale NAS Upgrade (288.64 KB)

Archive Systems Improves Service Delivery and Reduces Costs (282.07 KB)

Ibis Consulting Increases Business Productivity, Reduces Costs (577.97 KB)

Messe Düsseldorf Advances Tiered Storage Strategy (256.52 KB)

Datasheets

FreedomFabric Network Manager (143.27 KB)

FreedomFabric Network Operating System Software (1000.33 KB)

ARX Series Intelligent File Virtualization Devices (1.02 MB)

Return on Investment of F5 Acopia Products (249.46 KB)

Solutions

Simplifying Data Protection with Virtual Snapshots from F5 Acopia (511.59 KB)

F5 Acopia Intelligent File Virtualization and IBM Network Attached Storage (1.17 MB)

Marry Benefits from Server and File Virtualization with F5 Acopia and VMware (625.47 KB)

Videos

Tony Asaro, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group (7.96 MB)

An overview of NAS virtualization Overview

Jesse St. Laurent, Director of Research and Development, CTI (9.7 MB)

A system integrator’s perspective of intelligent file virtualization

Cliff Dutton – EVP & CTO, Ibis Consulting Inc. (7.09 MB)

The benefits of NAS Virtualization with Acopia.

Webcasts

NAS Virtualization Seminar (45.85 MB)

Featuring ESG Analyst Tony Asaro; an end-user’s perspective of intelligent file virtualization; and an informative Q & A

Executive Roundtable with Customer Case Studies and Q & A (34.94 MB)

Whitepapers

Taneja Group Opinion: Why Did F5 Buy Acopia Networks? (67.72 KB)

The Taneja Group offers an unbiased assessment of the reasons behind F5 Network's acquisition of Acopia and explains why they believe it was a wise move for both companies.

The Economic Impact of File Virtualization - An IDC White Paper (149.78 KB)

IDC Vice President of Storage Systems Richard Villars conducted one-on-one interviews with companies around the world to evaluate the business and economic impact of implementing network-based file virtualization. The results, detailed in this white paper, confirm that this technology is delivering dramatic cost savings and huge gains in efficiency.

Using the F5 Acopia ARX for Automated Storage Tiering (1.32 MB)

A detailed technical look at how to use intelligent file virtualization to match business and application needs with storage capability, without many of the limitations associated with traditional ILM approaches.

Intelligent File Virtualization and the File Area Networking (FAN) Paradigm, by The Taneja Group (56.25 KB)

Analyst Brad O'Neill believes File Area Networking (FAN) provides a common reference framework for all file-related technologies, offering huge improvements in management efficiency, access to data and business agility.

Automated Application Acceleration with F5 Acopia (1.15 MB)

A discussion of how leveraging application-specific intelligent file virtualization can optimize data access and maximize performance

ESG Lab Performance Report on Acopia’s ARX Switches (231.44 KB)

A comprehensive report on the testing of Acopia’s ARX solutions by analysts at ESG

Intelligent File Virtualization with F5 Acopia (414.34 KB)

An overview of Acopia’s intelligent file virtualization technology and the benefits it delivers to enterprise organizations.

New ESG Lab Review - Acopia ARX: Transparent, Heterogeneous Data Migrations for NAS (1023.41 KB)

Industry analyst ESG’s validates the Acopia ARX’s data migrations capabilities between different NAS storage systems.