In Depth

In Depth

Storage management and strategy

• Trends driving storage vendor consolidation and integrated IT stacks

  The Vblock integrated stack from VMware, Cisco and EMC is pulling other companies in its wake as vendor consolidation continues. We look at the storage supplier scene entering 2011.  Continue Reading

• Storage in 2011: The best and worst case scenario

  As the year dribbles to its conclusion, SearchStorage ANZ asked leading industry figures to give us their best and worst case scenarios for storage in 2011.  Continue Reading

• VCE Vblocks and NetApp FlexPods must integrate further to survive

  VCE Vblocks and NetApp FlexPods reflect the need for integrated stacks in an increasingly utility environment, but the alliances behind them will be compelled to concentrate manufacturing.  Continue Reading

• FCoE implementation saves money for London hosting provider

  FCoE implementation brings converged network and saves hardware and power costs on VMware-based infrastructure for London-based service provider Atlanta Technology.  Continue Reading

• Dealing with data storage resellers: Top 10 tips

  Data storage resellers can range from box shifters to vendor-specific accredited partners. These top 10 tips will help you get what you need from the storage reseller relationship.  Continue Reading

• Storage solution providers: Their pros and cons, and how to manage them

  Storage solution providers can be vital in implementing and supporting storage systems through sickness and health. But be careful how you choose a potential storage reseller partner.  Continue Reading

• Storage resellers: Trust is the key

  Storage resellers must be trustworthy, knowledgeable, well connected to vendors and possess accreditation. Analyst Andrew Buss addresses the key questions to consider when working with a storage reseller.  Continue Reading

• Green storage technologies let data centres enable energy-efficient storage

  Learn what is driving green storage initiatives, as well as why technologies like server virtualization, spin down and MAID can bring greater energy efficiency to your data centre.  Continue Reading

• Data storage technology brings data center power consumption benefits

  As data center power consumption rises, some IT shops find unexpected benefits in more efficient data storage technology. Find out how two firms saved money on power.  Continue Reading

• Data migration projects: Avoid data migration errors with automation, orphaned storage remediation

  Learn the top three things users should do when planning a data migration project, what data migration tools you should have, describe some of the most common data migration errors, and describe some storage environment challenges when migrating ...  Continue Reading

• Tiered storage matches storage performance to media costs

  Tiered storage matches the cost of storage media to the value of the data and how frequently it is accessed. Automated tiered storage requires data to be categorised according to specific requirements and business policies.  Continue Reading

• MAID 2.0 systems, disk spin down can help users achieve green storagereen storage

  Learn the benefits, limitations and best use cases for MAID 2.0 technology and disk spin down. Discover how to achieve green storage goals by leveraging disk spin down and MAID.  Continue Reading

• Hard drive capacity emphasized over performance for future enterprise hard drives

  An enterprise hard drive can't beat SSDs for performance, so future trends in hard drive technology are focused on higher hard drive capacity using bit-patterned media and heat-assisted magnetic recording.  Continue Reading

• Explaining RAID levels and RAID data protection

  We've compiled our RAID content to help storage pros determine where to implement RAID, decide which levels address their particular needs and how to increase RAID data protection.  Continue Reading

• Making the most of your storage resources: Improving storage utilisation

  Learn about data storage utilisation and ways to improve storage utilisation rates using good design, good policies and good capacity management processes.  Continue Reading