October 2007

October 21, 2007 21 Oct'07
Data deduplication explained

This report provides an extensive overview on data deduplication, the white hot technology storage managers are deploying as we move towards 2008. Continue Reading
October 21, 2007 21 Oct'07
DreamWorks draws on storage for animation

DreamWorks' senior technologist says it takes a lot of emerging storage technologies to make an animation movie. Continue Reading
October 21, 2007 21 Oct'07
Fibre Channel over Ethernet takes its next step

At Storage Networking World, QLogic, NetApp and startup Nuova demo Fibre Channel over Ethernet, but the race to 10 Gigabit Ethernet is far from over. Continue Reading

October 21, 2007 21 Oct'07
NAS upgrades buying guide: chapter 2 -- NAS management software

You asked for it, so here it is -- a printable version of our NAS buying guide. Continue Reading
October 21, 2007 21 Oct'07
Microsoft pumps up Data Protection Manager

A more scalable version of Data Protection Manager is coming, but it's still missing policy-based backup management features and granular recovery capabilities. Continue Reading
October 21, 2007 21 Oct'07
VoIP certification credentials

Many certifications touch on voice over IP topics tangentially, but numerous credentials now focus a fairly substantial portion of their coverage on this subject matter. In this certification survey, we take a look at available certifications, ... Continue Reading
October 21, 2007 21 Oct'07
NAS upgrades buying guide: chapter 3 -- NAS gateways

You asked for it, so here it is -- a printable version of our NAS buying guide. Continue Reading
October 21, 2007 21 Oct'07
Brocade talks 8Gbit, but it is mum on new director

Brocade says it has 8Gbit blades for its SilkWorm 48000 director switches sampling with OEM partners, but it declines to give details on an all-new 8Gbit director. Continue Reading
October 21, 2007 21 Oct'07
Will Microsoft Office Communication Server change unifed comms market?

Microsoft Office Communication Server officially into business applications and hinting that software-based telephony could mean the demise of the IP PBX. Continue Reading
October 21, 2007 21 Oct'07
Intellectual property lawsuits dog storage industry

The proliferation of patent litigation among data storage companies could stifle technological innovation and drive up costs to the user. Continue Reading

October 21, 2007 21 Oct'07
E-mail archiver forgets to mention free services

At first glance, an independent survey commissioned by Mimecast appears to shoot itself in the foot. The firm, which sells web-based e-mail, found that 63% of the UK's IT managers have more than one e-mail system within their company - presumably ... Continue Reading
October 21, 2007 21 Oct'07
Use Netstat to determine which ports to open on a Windows firewall

Learn how to use Netstat to determine which firewall port to open when troubleshooting a Windows XP firewall. Continue Reading
October 21, 2007 21 Oct'07
USB storage devices: Two ways to stop the threat to network security

USB storage devices pose a significant threat to network security. This tip discusses some basic strategies for blocking unauthorized USB device use. Continue Reading
October 21, 2007 21 Oct'07
More on ROI

I wanted to follow on the same theme as my previous blog and look more at issues of justifying spending on information security. One of the difficulties might come from whether your organisation ... Continue Reading
October 21, 2007 21 Oct'07
Counting the Threats from Intelligence Services

CNN’s web site has an interesting item on the nature of the foreign intelligence hacking threat to US interests. It reports Joel Brenner, National Counterintelligence Executive, as saying that it’s ... Continue Reading
October 21, 2007 21 Oct'07
HP will give you your old, broken disk

If the disk in your laptop dies, HP want to give it back to you ... for a price. Continue Reading
October 21, 2007 21 Oct'07
DPM's Diary 23 October 2007

The reverberations from last week's Asslic conference continue Continue Reading
October 20, 2007 20 Oct'07
ROI of IPS

I thought it would be interesting to look more closely at the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) and ROI (Return on Investment) associated with an IDS/IPS and see whether or not we can realistically ... Continue Reading
October 19, 2007 19 Oct'07
Disaster recovery plans fail

Some interesting statistics reported here in Computer Weekly relating to disastar recovery planning.According to the research findings, 48% of organisations have had to execute their disaster ... Continue Reading
October 19, 2007 19 Oct'07
All in a days work

It would be good to think that I spend all my time defining strategy, sending out edicts,and generally pontificating. Fact is more often than not I become embroiled in issues that are fairly ... Continue Reading