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February 09, 2004 09 Feb'04
More questions and answers from SAN school lesson # 8

Here are SAN School Professor Chris Poelker's answers to more user submitted questions from SAN School Lesson 8, "Tying your SANs together." Q&A's cover topics ranging from what causes SAN problems, to preventing equipment problems.
January 15, 2004 15 Jan'04
Resource guide to disk-based backup
November 18, 2003 18 Nov'03
Gateway unveils San and Nas storage products

Gateway has launched three enterprise storage devices, including its first entry into the San and Nas market, at the Comdex show...
November 03, 2003 03 Nov'03
Nationwide delays to ensure San success

A storage area network deployment by Nationwide has fallen behind schedule, but the building society's IT chief said the delay...

June 06, 2003 06 Jun'03
Disaster recovery key theme at conference

Disaster recovery and back-up were the major issues for users attending the Storage Networking World-Eurostorage conference in...
May 16, 2003 16 May'03
Network Appliance to sell iSCSI array

Network Appliance is to release an iSCSI-enabled storage appliance in the next few weeks, which will be the first of a product...
May 13, 2003 13 May'03
Cisco pushes products for cable voice and video deployment

Cisco Systems has begun a major product push to equip cable operators for evolving services such as voice and video.
April 29, 2003 29 Apr'03
EMC to launch Windows-based NAS line

EMC has struck licensing agreements with Microsoft that will lead to the introduction a new family of Windows-powered...
March 31, 2003 31 Mar'03
Serial ATA takes on SCSI

Low-cost Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) disc arrays are already gaining ground in near-line storage and disc-to-disc backup...
March 26, 2003 26 Mar'03
Nortel extends Fibre Channel traffic over Sonet

Nortel Networks has added Fibre Channel storage over synchronous optical networks (Sonet) to its product offerings.

March 13, 2003 13 Mar'03
CeBIT - Cisco enhances DWDM platform

Cisco Systems wants businesses to aggregate storage network traffic and other services over the same wide-area fibre connections,...
February 26, 2003 26 Feb'03
HP introduces iSCSI router

Hewlett-Packard announced a storage device that connects remote servers to a storage area network through the use of the recently...
February 13, 2003 13 Feb'03
Storage protocol approved as standard

The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has approved a protocol to help companies run storage networks more cheaply and...
January 21, 2003 21 Jan'03
HP and Microsoft broaden NAS partnership

Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Microsoft are expanding their partnership on network attached storage (NAS) products to boost sales and...
January 16, 2003 16 Jan'03
HP to resell Cisco's switches

Hewlett-Packard has become the second major supplier to resell Cisco Systems' line of fibre channel switches.
January 15, 2003 15 Jan'03
CA pushes out SAN management software

Computer Associates International is shipping a management application that will centralise and simplify administering...
December 12, 2002 12 Dec'02
Swinton goes thin to reduce its costs

Insurance broker Swinton has spent £2m upgrading its IT infrastructure and implementing thin client technology in a bid to...
December 09, 2002 09 Dec'02
HP and Network Appliance overtake EMC

EMC was knocked out of first place in key market revenue areas, including network-attached storage (NAS) and open-storage area...
December 05, 2002 05 Dec'02
NTT circuit speeds optical network data

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) has developed an integrated circuit (IC) that will raise the data transmission speed of...
December 03, 2002 03 Dec'02
Cisco backtracks on IOS security availability

After announcing a number of security enhancements to its IOS software last month, Cisco Systems issued an alert on Friday that...
November 25, 2002 25 Nov'02
HyperSCSI touted for low-cost SANs

An Ethernet-based network storage protocol, designed for the transfer of small computer system interface (SCSI) data and commands...
November 19, 2002 19 Nov'02
Dell unveils low-end NAS system

Dell Computer has released a low-end storage product that completes a revamp of its entire network attached storage (NAS) line.
November 14, 2002 14 Nov'02
IBM revamps NAS line

IBM has doubled the processing power and capacity of its mid-tier network-attached storage (NAS) array and gateway device and...
November 05, 2002 05 Nov'02
Dell to bring PowerConnect switches to Europe

Dell Computer is to sell its PowerConnect line of network switches in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) from 11 November....
October 30, 2002 30 Oct'02
Intel expands storage component offering

Intel expanded its line of components for storage products with a serial ATA controller, an iSCSI storage adapter and a...
October 29, 2002 29 Oct'02
Cisco uses iSCSI for remote server management

Cisco Systems has unveiled technology that will allow servers to boot up from a hard disk miles away, potentially improving...
October 28, 2002 28 Oct'02
Next step for Common storage management interface

Simplifying the process of managing multivendor storage installations is a top priority for many IT managers, and technology...
October 21, 2002 21 Oct'02
StorageTek launches ATA disk array

Storage Technology is to launch a new class of ATA-based disk arrays for fast disk-to-disk backups that will offer high-capacity...
October 17, 2002 17 Oct'02
Storage leaders rally around CIM

Four data storage industry giants have joined forces to support a proposed interoperability standard and push new products based...
October 17, 2002 17 Oct'02
Quantum restructures NAS operations

Storage specialist Quantum is spinning off its network attached storage (NAS) unit as part of a restructuring plan that sees the...
October 13, 2002 13 Oct'02
Jamie Gruener's datastore Q&A

Suggestions for datastore questions from a datastore expert
October 04, 2002 04 Oct'02
Nortel reorganises business

Nortel is to be divided into divisions serving four main markets: wireless networks; wireline networks; enterprise networks and...
October 03, 2002 03 Oct'02
NetApp bridges the SAN/NAS gap

Network Appliance has moved into the storage area network (SAN) marketplace with a new server series.
September 30, 2002 30 Sep'02
EMC offers cheaper file-level data storage

EMC has confirmed that it has enabled the processing engine used in its Celerra network-attached file server to work on its...
September 30, 2002 30 Sep'02
StorageTek doubles storage transfer rate

Storage Technology has unveiled a new high-end disk array and the industry's fastest, largest-capacity tape drive, capable of...
September 27, 2002 27 Sep'02
Nortel closes ex-CoreTek optical unit

Nortel Networks is shutting down the optical components business it acquired in March 2000 as CoreTek.
September 26, 2002 26 Sep'02
EMC to buy Prisa Networks

Storage specialist EMC is to purchase storage resource management software vendor Prisa Networks for $20m (£12.8m) in cash.
September 20, 2002 20 Sep'02
Firms bolster offerings ahead of storage initiative

Storage resource management (SRM) vendors are striving to ease SAN management as the Storage Network Industry...
September 11, 2002 11 Sep'02
New network technology could deliver 66% savings

A new optical networking technology which can cut costs by up to two thirds is being trialled by a UK service provider in one the...
September 11, 2002 11 Sep'02
API swap builds foundations for Bluefin storage standard

High-end storage vendors Hewlett-Packard and Hitachi have announced that they have exchanged application programming interfaces...
September 06, 2002 06 Sep'02
Intel optical components may cut carrier costs

Intel has announced a transceiver and a processor for optical network equipment that could help lower costs in carrier networks.
September 05, 2002 05 Sep'02
iSCSI spec ratification clears way for product surge

The draft specification for transmitting SCSI commands over IP networks has passed the final hurdle on its journey toward...
August 28, 2002 28 Aug'02
Unisys' Sentinel will watch over data flow

Unisys' latest storage system, Storage Sentinel, is designed to direct the flow of data across a company's existing storage...
August 27, 2002 27 Aug'02
Intel readies optical parts to lower carriers' costs

Intel's drive into optical networking is set to produce a transceiver with a tunable laser and a processor that should help...
August 27, 2002 27 Aug'02
Quantum introduces new entry-level NAS box

Storage vendor Quantum has announced a new compact network-attached storage NAS box for workgroups with features previously...
August 22, 2002 22 Aug'02
Cisco acquires storage switch maker Andiamo

Networking giant Cisco Systems is jumping into the fibre channel storage area network market with the acquisition of Andiamo...
August 16, 2002 16 Aug'02
Maxtor exits networked storage business

Maxtor is leaving the networked storage business as increased competition from larger vendors dent sales.
August 12, 2002 12 Aug'02
Storage trade group takes the reins on Bluefin proposal

The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) has agreed to polish a draft version of the proposed Bluefin standard, which...
July 16, 2002 16 Jul'02
Alcatel supplies fibre access network system to SBC

Alcatel has won a contract for a fibre access network system from SBC Communications.
July 11, 2002 11 Jul'02
Wireless Lans could undermine 3G uptake

In a move that positions wireless Lans as a possible alternative to high-speed 3G mobile networks, Hewlett-Packard has announced...
July 10, 2002 10 Jul'02
IBM plans low-cost storage appliance

IBM plans to start shipping a networked storage appliance in August, that offers close to half a terabyte of storage. The company...
July 02, 2002 02 Jul'02
SANs: IP set to succeed Fibre Channel in 2003

Several new technologies which may replace Fibre Channel as the main way of providing connectivity to storage area network (SANs)...
July 01, 2002 01 Jul'02
Carlson builds IP SAN with global reach

Hotel, restaurant and travel giant Carlson Companies is close to completing one of the world's largest storage area networks...
June 26, 2002 26 Jun'02
IBM rethinks iSCSI product plans

IBM is rethinking its product strategy for an emerging storage protocol known as iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System...
June 25, 2002 25 Jun'02
Cisco brings optical to the enterprise

Cisco Systems has introduced an optical system that can aggregate as many as 40 connections on a single wavelength. The company...
June 24, 2002 24 Jun'02
Sun to offer 2G bit/sec SAN support

Sun Microsystems has announced a storage area network (SAN) suite of hardware and software products that support 2Gbit/sec fibre...
June 21, 2002 21 Jun'02
Sycamore cuts workers and product range

Optical telecommunication equipment maker Sycamore Networks is halting development of optical transport devices and will cut...
June 05, 2002 05 Jun'02
Bluefin standard to make Sans compatible

One of the biggest obstacles to the widespread use of storage area networks (Sans) may soon be removed, as suppliers move towards...
June 05, 2002 05 Jun'02
Dell offers NAS-to-SAN scalability

Dell Computer is set to announce that the company can now extend its network attached storage (NAS) products outward into storage...
May 24, 2002 24 May'02
IBM upgrades NAS

IBM has issued upgrades to some of its existing NAS products and rolled out four bundled NAS hardware and software solutions for...
May 24, 2002 24 May'02
Intel buys laser unit to bolster networking

Chip maker Intel is to acquire the tunable laser business of New Focus to jump-start its development of lower cost optical...
May 23, 2002 23 May'02
Vendors moot Bluefin as new SAN standard

IBM, EMC and other storage companies have created a technology standard to manage disparate multivendor storage-area networks...
May 22, 2002 22 May'02
Dell expands switch business

Dell has announced the expansion of its line of configurable PowerConnect switches due in July.
May 21, 2002 21 May'02
General Motors makes wireless LAN mission critical

General Motors is installing wireless local area networks in all 25 of its North American assembly plants to improve efficiency.
May 15, 2002 15 May'02
Cisco ships iSCSI/Fibre Channel-over-IP router

Cisco Systems has unveiled an iSCSI/Fibre Channel-over-IP storage router which, industry experts believe, points to the company's...
May 14, 2002 14 May'02
Cisco router brings SANs to small groups

Workgroups and small and medium-sized businesses can take advantage of SANs (storage area networks) using a Cisco Systems router.
May 01, 2002 01 May'02
Cisco routers boost security andperformance

Cisco has introduced 14 access routers, including a family of devices, designed in part to help branch and remote offices take...
April 24, 2002 24 Apr'02
IBM reveals enterprise storage roadmap

IBM has outlined a new enterprise storage roadmap, with storage management software, Linux-based storage virtualisation and open...
April 17, 2002 17 Apr'02
Compaq unveils networked storage gear

Compaq has launched two storage systems that are designed to bolster the lower end of its line of network attached storage (NAS)...
April 16, 2002 16 Apr'02
NetScreen 5000 series boosts network speed

Firewall and virtual private network (VPN) vendor NetScreen has announced two new appliances, the NetScreen 5200 and NetScreen...
April 12, 2002 12 Apr'02
Storage Networking world:Vendors embrace interoperability

Storage equipment vendors are rallying around the Distributed Management Task Force's CIM (Common Information Model).
April 12, 2002 12 Apr'02
Storage Networking World: Vendors show off their latest wares

Storage stalwarts and startups alike gathered last week in Palm Desert, California, to show their latest advances with networked...
April 03, 2002 03 Apr'02
Network Appliance speeds business apps

Network Appliance has boosted its storage products with two technologies designed to speed workers' access to data contained in...
March 20, 2002 20 Mar'02
Fujitsu Softek enters storagemanagement fray

After two years in development, Fujitsu Softek's Storage Manager 1.1.0 software has made its debut. It is one of the first...
March 19, 2002 19 Mar'02
Network Appliance unveils NearStore 100

Network attached storage pioneer Network Appliance has rolled out its latest storage server and software for backup and recovery...
March 01, 2002 01 Mar'02
EMC and Compaq boost storage offerings

Storage specialist EMC and Compaq Computer have announced new networked storage appliances.
February 28, 2002 28 Feb'02
Compaq bolsters storage line

Compaq completed another phase of its revamped storage strategy with the release of a host of new networked storage products.
February 15, 2002 15 Feb'02
Survey reports soaring demand for 802.11

Wireless LANs that use the IEEE 802.11b and 802.11a standards saw their worldwide revenue grow by 21% in the fourth quarter,...
February 15, 2002 15 Feb'02
Mitsubishi breaks long distance Terabits record

Companies could enjoy cheaper international telephone calls and broadband data connections following optical network enhancements...
February 13, 2002 13 Feb'02
Wireless LANs in US govt tests

Sandia National Laboratories, the US government research organisation, has begun testing wireless LANs to determine whether they...
February 08, 2002 08 Feb'02
Intel announces iSCSI network interface card

Intel is manufacturing a SCSI-over-IP (iSCSI) host bus adapter card could go a long way towards building industry wide momentum...
February 07, 2002 07 Feb'02
Dell expands LAN offerings for SMEs

Dell Computer has expanded its line of network equipment for small and medium-size businesses, rolling out a Gigabit Ethernet and...
February 05, 2002 05 Feb'02
Storage vendors boast of wire speed iSCSI SAN

Three storage vendors are claiming to have cobbled together a SCSI over IP (iSCSI) storage network from off-the-shelf hardware,...
November 01, 2000 01 Nov'00
Mobile's missing links

Mobiles that can pull content off the Web in moments and run video-based killer applications? Don't you believe it, says Sanjay...
October 04, 2000 04 Oct'00
NAS filer fills storage gap

Network Appliance has responded to the challenge of Compaq, Hewlett-Packard and Sun with the launch of the F840c network-attached...
October 04, 2000 04 Oct'00
Into the blue

Wireless communication within buildings is not just in sight, it's developing in leaps and bounds. So is this the end of the line...
July 05, 2000 05 Jul'00
Network managers unsure of cable upgrade options

A quarter of network managers are considering upgrading their cabling infrastructure, but over half don't know what type of cable they will upgrade to, and are...
June 21, 2000 21 Jun'00
End of San predicted

Paul Mason reports on how Cisco plans to tackle enterprise storage