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Unified storage goes mainstream
Unified storage has gone mainstream, with full protocol support from the top five vendors. We survey the options available, including single platforms and NAS gateways. Feature
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Nutanix, Tintri pioneer new forms of virtual machine storage
Nutanix and Tintri pioneer new forms of virtual machine storage that aim to deal with large amounts of random I/O with flash, spinning disk and innovative architectures. Feature
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Midrange SAN vendors boost solid-state and drive options
With desktop and server virtualisation driving the market, midrange SAN vendors boost solid-state and spinning-disk options to bring enterprise-like performance. Feature
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New forms of direct-attached storage emerge to meet VM I/O demands
A new dawn for DAS? New forms of direct-attached storage have emerged that aim to meet the needs of virtual servers and their extremely random I/O characteristics. Feature
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Storage protocols battle it out for the data centre switching crown
Storage protocols battle it out for the data centre switching crown. The key vendors -- Cisco, Brocade and QLogic -- embrace convergence, but they differ in emphasis over Fibre Channel. Feature
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Ethernet storage: When will FCoE gain traction in data centres?
Ethernet storage: FCoE has been around for some time, but how do vendors’ implementations differ, and when will the technology gain real traction in data centres? Feature
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Fibre Channel over IP: What it is and what it’s used for
Fibre Channel over IP bundles Fibre Channel frames into IP packets and can be a cost-sensitive solution to link remote fabrics where no dark fibre exists between sites. Answer
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Open source storage users break free of vendor lock-in
Open source storage frees users of the need for proprietary software on top of commodity disk. Read how UK IT departments have used it to gain cost-saving advantages. Feature
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Integrated stacks haven’t yet won over IT shops
While the Vblock, FlexPod, vStart, VirtualSystem, CloudBurst and Exadata systems promise to simplify matters in the data centre, customers seem reluctant to go with integrated stacks. Feature
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VDI storage: Planning for the storage needs of a new virtual desktop implementation
A virtual desktop infrastructure places special demands on storage, so it’s important to understand things like I/O profiles and RAID level and drive type required. Feature
