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December 17, 2006
17
Dec'06
NAS gateway purchase considerations
NAS gateways overcome the inherent limitations of scale and flexibility by utilizing externally connected storage as external standalone disk arrays. NAS storage capacity is typically expanded by simply adding more disks to the appliance, but this ...
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December 14, 2006
14
Dec'06
NAS gateway specifications
A NAS gateway offers file-based accesses to external storage on a disk array -- or a SAN, where users can take advantage of superior performance and reliability while maintaining a level of simplicity. Since storage is moved off of the NAS device, ...
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December 07, 2006
07
Dec'06
NAS management software specifications
Network attached storage (NAS) appliances and gateways must be configured and managed using NAS management software that allows administrators to allocate space, manage RAID and storage behaviors, perform routine maintenance, and other tasks. ...
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November 30, 2006
30
Nov'06
Gartner: Existing business continuity plans will fail in a pandemic
Existing business continuity plans will not protect a company during an avian flu pandemic, says a Gartner analyst. Business continuity plans assume a geographically specific disaster, while a pandemic will strike everywhere nearly simultaneously.
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November 26, 2006
26
Nov'06
Virtualisation buying guide [Day Two: Virtualisation software examined]
Deploying software on a server or dedicated appliance is often easier for smaller organisations, but the actual product choice demands careful consideration. Now that you've reviewed the essential issues involved in any virtualisation product, this ...
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November 23, 2006
23
Nov'06
Commentary: We've never met a "thought follower"
A couple of days back, a vendor tried to convince us that their new security consultancy services should be of interest to you, our readers.
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October 04, 2006
04
Oct'06
ISCSI gains strength from servers
More powerful servers are helping ease some performance concerns for users considering IP SANs, but others say they still want to see more improvement.
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September 16, 2006
16
Sep'06
Universities lean on each other for better disaster recovery
As another school year begins, colleges and universities are opening their doors to each other in order to get enterprise-level disaster recovery plans working.
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July 31, 2006
31
Jul'06
Real life experiences: Lessons learned in disaster recovery planning
Debbie Schwartz shares the lessons she has learned in keeping disaster recovery implementations up-to-date with new and changing business needs.
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July 24, 2006
24
Jul'06
Disaster recovery report card: Measuring your company's disaster recovery profile
Disaster recovery planning is challenging because you don't know what you're planning for or how well your disaster recovery plan will hold up in the face of an emergency. Use this report card to measure your disaster recovery plan and identify ...
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June 07, 2006
07
Jun'06
CDP overview
Storage volumes are growing at an alarming pace, and tape-based backups are not always possible within an available backup window. Today's businesses are increasingly focused on tighter RTO and RPO. Faster restorations and more recent recovery ...
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May 15, 2006
15
May'06
Tape and disk encryption product roundup
With tape and disk encryption products becoming more popular, storage administrators have more options in how to protect sensitive information at rest in the data center and in flight across public networks.
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June 26, 2005
26
Jun'05
Remote backup services get affordable
Remote backup services, traditionally reserved for major banks and cash-rich Fortune 500 companies, are now available to small and midsized businesses.
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March 17, 2005
17
Mar'05
Pros and cons of remote mirroring for DR
Remote mirroring takes place over MAN or WAN distances. It's usually between storage arrays or storage appliances, and can be synchronous or asynchronous.
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December 30, 2004
30
Dec'04
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