Compellent goes public at a higher price than expected, but still has its work cut out to succeed against established San suppliers EMC, IBM, HP and NetApp.
Integrated encryption into backup software offers many advantages, but hurts the performance of the backup server. This is why software-based encryption often requires a server upgrade (or at least creative backup planning), not to mention diligent key management. We provide specifications for a cross-section of encryption-capable backup software.
In 2007, exploding data growth and increasing pressure to protect that data from disasters, fraud and stiff regulations is changing the way storage professionals are expected to manage operations. Ever-changing technology and business considerations are fueling a sweeping change in storage networking fundamentals. Figuring out how to treat data as information with a specific, classified value will allow storage-focused IT professionals to manage storage systems more efficiently and truly align storage operations with their organizations' strategic initiatives. Storage Decisions 2007, September 24-26 in New York City, addresses these issues head-on with in-depth, educational sessions. Download the materials from those sessions here.
Determining ROI for storage management can be a challenge given the varying types of metrics used. Yankee Group senior analyst Jamie Gruener looks at how to begin your own ROI analysis of storage management tools
Backup and replication software are powerful tools used to protect data against loss due to hardware failure, natural disasters, and other problems. Features like encryption, key management, compression, data de-duplication, WAN support and content indexing are frequently found in enterprise backup products. The product snapshots in this chapter highlight key specifications for a cross-section of enterpsie-class backup software products.