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Computer storage hardware

• September 06, 2007 06 Sep'07

  Learn all about SATA

  This handbook offers three related SATA tips which compare SATA to SAS and SCSI and provides advice on striking the right balance between them.

• August 20, 2007 20 Aug'07

  3PAR, EqualLogic file for IPOs

  The emerging storage companies file S-1 forms with the SEC, though some experts warn they could be headed for a volatile market.

• August 09, 2007 09 Aug'07

  NAS appliance purchase considerations

  NAS appliances are frequently touted for bringing convenience and simplicity to network storage. Appliances include their own dedicated disks for storage and RAID, and most NAS appliances can be upgraded with more or larger disks for additional ...

• August 08, 2007 08 Aug'07

  NAS appliance specifications

  NAS appliances are noted for their convenience, offering dedicated internal storage that is relatively straightforward to identify and manage. The biggest issue for NAS appliances is avoiding network bottlenecks and supporting expansion without ...

• June 03, 2007 03 Jun'07

  IBM: We're No. 1 in storage hardware

  A new combined disk and tape tracker from IDC has IBM trumpeting from the rooftops that it's the market leader. But what's IBM's story when it comes to software?

• April 17, 2007 17 Apr'07

  Storage consolidation: Disks and disk subsystems overview

  Any storage consolidation effort must involve a serious consideration of disk subsystems and the specific disk types that those systems will contain

• April 16, 2007 16 Apr'07

  Storage consolidation: Weighing the pros and cons

  Storage consolidation holds out the promise of more efficient storage management. But pitfalls include slower network performance and a difficult data migration process.

• April 08, 2007 08 Apr'07

  How data deduplication eases storage requirements

  Storage administrators are struggling to handle spiraling volumes of documents, audio, video, images and large email attachments. Adding storage is not always the best solution, and many companies are turning to data reduction technologies such as ...

• March 26, 2007 26 Mar'07

  How is unstructured data affecting storage administrators and other staff?

  There is absolutely an effect. Additional data volume translates into...

• March 22, 2007 22 Mar'07

  Midrange storage array specifications

  Product snapshots highlighting key specifications for a cross section of midrange storage array products.

• March 21, 2007 21 Mar'07

  Storage Security FAQ audiocast

  Don't have time to dig into the FAQ text now? Download the audiocast in MP3 format and listen in the car, at the gym -- wherever you want. You can download the entire presentation or the individual questions that you are most interested in.

• January 25, 2007 25 Jan'07

  Symantec makes major update to Enterprise Vault

  Symantec adds automated data classification and integration with security products in Version 7.0 of its Enterprise Vault archiving tool; EMC reports record earnings for the fourth quarter.

• December 09, 2006 09 Dec'06

  Storage IQ: Key technologies for 2006

  We keep a close eye on what technologies our readers are most interested in. Here are the year's 25 most commonly searched terms. Do you know them all?

• November 30, 2006 30 Nov'06

  Symantec blames piracy for Veritas licensing snafu

  Weekly compilation of storage news: Symantec says that software counterfeiting is throwing a wrench in tech support ; FRCP rules take effect.

• October 04, 2006 04 Oct'06

  Tiered storage becoming tried and true

  Tiered storage matches the value of data with the performance (and expense) of storage. Ideally, tiered storage can save money, while easing the access demands to any single storage tier. While tiered storage has clearly brought storage costs and ...

• August 24, 2006 24 Aug'06

  What do tiered storage and ILM have to do with disaster recovery?

  That idea ties back into the topics of data growth, data control, data management and recoverability. Once you start categorizing your data based on criticality and recovery priority, it gives you an indication of your data segments. We have our ...

• July 30, 2006 30 Jul'06

  EqualLogic updates storage provisioning software

  Users have more options when it comes to pooling storage with version 3.0 of EqualLogic's array software, but some are wondering whatever happened to the SAS disks.

• January 15, 2004 15 Jan'04

  Resource guide to disk-based backup