In Depth
In Depth
Storage management and strategy
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Public sector backup strategy: Easier than ever; harder than ever
Public sector backup strategy is a complex beast that must operate in large and heterogenous IT environments. Continue Reading
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BYOD policy and the data protection products that can help
We look at BYOD data protection in backup apps and specialist products as BYOD policy demands backup and remote wipe capabilities Continue Reading
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Server consolidation gains boost trading house’s national business bid
When Indian financial services company Destimoney struggled with capacity, availability and rapid business growth, server consolidation came to the rescue. Continue Reading
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Software-defined datacentres demystified
As datacentre managers increasingly rely on software and automation, what can a software-defined datacentre bring to the enterprise? Continue Reading
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How IBM researchers hope to change the world
IBM's Zurich research labs opened its doors to reveal some of the technologies we can expect to be using in 10 to 15 years Continue Reading
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Tune Raid performance to get the most from your HDDs
Tune Raid performance at the storage controller to match application I/O demands to optimal hard drive (HDD) performance Continue Reading
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Is cloud data storage right for your organisation?
Find out if cloud data storage is a serious option for you with this evaluation of its suitability for primary, nearline, backup and archive data Continue Reading
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Options in small-business storage for server virtualisation
SMBs moving to virtualised servers need shared storage to support a new, dynamic environment. We survey the key file- and block-level options in small-business storage. Continue Reading
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Big vendors tail startups in primary storage deduplication
Primary storage deduplication can slash disk utilisation rates, but it has yet to gain widespread mainstream product implementation. It’s coming though, and startups lead the way. Continue Reading
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HPC storage requirements: Massive IOPS and parallel file systems
We survey the key vendors in HPC storage, where huge amounts of IOPS, clustering, parallel file systems and custom silicon provide storage for massive number crunching operations. Continue Reading
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Object-based File Systems come of age for HPC
With HPC raring to enter the exaflop realm, object-based file systems can ensure better I/O performance. We take a look at the leading options. Continue Reading
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Virtual machine storage optimisation methods explained
Virtual machine storage for virtual desktops and servers has to deal with heavy and random I/O patterns. We survey the key methods of optimising storage for virtual machines. Continue Reading
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Object-based storage allows users to tame ballooning data stores
Object-based storage boots out hierarchical file systems for a flat-file layout, tames massive files stores and overcomes RAID’s inadequacies. Continue Reading
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vSphere 5 storage features stake a claim in array territory
vSphere 5 storage features move into traditional array territory, including LUN controls, array monitoring, NAS commands and even a virtual storage appliance. Continue Reading
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Five types of tape for backup or archive
There are plenty of tape formats to choose from when you are looking for a backup or archival medium. Here are five of the most common formats to consider. Continue Reading