Storage
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E-Zine
13 Apr 2023
CW EMEA: Under attack and stressed out
In this month's CW EMEA, we look at how cyber attacks are taking a toll on security professionals, damaging their mental health and forcing some to quit. We also look at Finland's allure for tech entrepreneurs, how software is enabling a new business model for a Swedish car manufacturer, and the importance of backup testing. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
09 Mar 2023
CW EMEA: How Sweden is accelerating digitisation
Large conglomerates with diverse business portfolios face challenges when digitally transforming because one size cer-tainly doesn’t fit all. In this month’s CW EMEA, we find out how Richard Ventre, group CIO at Dutch company SHV Holdings, goes about ensuring his IT department pro-vides the foundations for a wide variety of businesses to thrive digitally. We also find out how to make the most of a composable enterprise architecture and how green storage can deliver savings if done right. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Tip
22 Jun 2011
Free IT risk assessment template download and best practices
Here’s a structured, step-by step IT risk assessment template for effective risk management and foolproof disaster-recovery readiness. Continue Reading
By- Anuj Sharma
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Answer
16 Jun 2011
Planning a NAS migration project
NAS migration requires careful planning around the needs of your organization. In this Ask the Expert, find out which approach to use for an effective migration. Continue Reading
By- Ronny Front, NetApp
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News
13 Jun 2011
Dell and EMC "Still get together when the kids are around"
EMC and Dell have reached an "amicable separation rather than a nasty divorce" and still get together when it's important, says EMC's marketing CTO Chuck Hollis. Continue Reading
By- Simon Sharwood
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News
07 Jun 2011
Tata AIG General Insurance’s business continuity planning strategies
With13,00,000 active policies, non-stop ops are a must for Tata AIG general insurance. A detailed look at its business continuity planning (BCP) strategy. Continue Reading
By- Mitchelle R. Jansen, TechTarget
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Feature
06 Jun 2011
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
By- Simon Sharwood
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Feature
06 Jun 2011
Natural Disaster Recovery Planning from Christchurch Earthquakes
What do you do when the office is destroyed. We spoke to a number of companies in Christchurch about how they got up and running after the recent earthquakes. Continue Reading
By- Anthony Caruana
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Feature
03 Jun 2011
Enterprise MLC: How flash vendors are boosting MLC write endurance
Enterprise MLC: Flash vendors are boosting MLC write endurance to level read/write wear, improve error correction and combat flash’s inherent tendency to write amplification. Continue Reading
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Feature
26 May 2011
Disaster recovery: Risk assessment and business impact analysis
Disaster recovery: Risk assessment and business impact analysis are key stages in disaster recovery planning, but where do they fit into the DR planning process? Continue Reading
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Podcast
26 May 2011
Business impact analysis (BIA) at heart of disaster recovery planning
Business impact analysis is at the heart of all good disaster recovery planning projects. Learn about the UK guidelines for conducting a BIA. Continue Reading
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Feature
23 May 2011
Block vs file for Hyper-V and VMware storage: Which is better?
Is block- or file-based storage better for Hyper-V and VMware virtual server environments? The answer depends on the precise needs of your virtual server environment. Continue Reading
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Podcast
09 May 2011
Backing up virtual servers vs physical servers
Find out about the differences between backing up virtual servers vs physical servers, best practices in virtual server backup and how to avoid crash-consistent database backups. Continue Reading
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Answer
05 May 2011
RAID 5 explained: Sharing a 10 MB file among 5 drives
Find out how RAID 5 handles sharing data shares data in a 10 MB file among five drives, including how striping and parity data figure into the equation. Continue Reading
By- Steve Pinder, GlassHouse Technologies
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Feature
04 May 2011
Backup appliance: Backup software and hardware in one box
A backup appliance provides the backup app, processing power and disk to give all you need for SMB or branch office backup pre-packaged into one easy-to-manage box. Continue Reading
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Podcast
03 May 2011
Cloud compliance: What it is and how to achieve it
Cloud compliance is an issue for anyone using cloud storage or backup services. What do you need to know about your data, and how do you ensure it is compliant when in the cloud? Continue Reading
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Answer
25 Apr 2011
Synchronous vs asynchronous replication: Order of events during data writes
Learn about the order of events during data writes in synchronous vs asynchronous replication. Continue Reading
By- Steve Pinder, GlassHouse Technologies
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News
24 Apr 2011
How Google runs its storage and more from the storage blogs
Google has posted a paper that outlines its storage architecture, and that’s the choicest morsel in a month when the usual blogosphere protagonists have gone easy on each other. Continue Reading
By- Simon Sharwood
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Feature
20 Apr 2011
SMB storage: What can you outsource to cloud storage and backup services?
SMB storage: Cloud storage and backup offer many cost-saving advantages to SMBs, but drawbacks too, so what exactly can you outsource to the cloud right now? Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Apr 2011
Clustered NAS vs traditional NAS solutions
Clustered NAS offers file visibility across petabytes of storage and is hugely scalable with the ability to increase throughput, IOPS or disk space by adding extra nodes. Continue Reading
By- Martin Glassborow, BSkyB
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Feature
11 Apr 2011
Object-based storage promises scalability and flexibility for static, unstructured data needs
Object storage gets rid of traditional file system hierarchies and puts in place a flat access structure that provides a good basis for hugely scalable unstructured data access. Continue Reading
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Answer
06 Apr 2011
How to set up a Dell EqualLogic configuration in a VMware environment
Find out what the key steps are for setting up a Dell EqualLogic configuration for an iSCSI SAN in a VMware virtual server environment. Continue Reading
By- James Carty, Cisco Systems
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Tip
01 Apr 2011
Cloud disaster recovery services vs. traditional DR: A weigh-in
Do cloud disaster recovery services’ benefits outweigh those of traditional DR? An expert weighs the viability of these disaster recovery approaches. Continue Reading
By- Simran Gambhir, Contributor
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News
27 Mar 2011
HDS, NetApp and EMC all agree on big data
HDS, EMC and NetApp have all picked up on the same ‘Big Data” theme in recent blogs, but is NetApp struggling to ship enough FAS 3200 units to meet demand? Continue Reading
By- Simon Sharwood
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Answer
07 Mar 2011
SAN troubleshooting: What are the key steps and best practices when troubleshooting a SAN?
Learn which tools you need to perform SAN troubleshooting, which metrics point to a sign of trouble, and why granular and regular data collection is important. Continue Reading
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Tip
03 Mar 2011
Test data deduplication tools with these five guidelines
Here is a list of five critical aspects to reflect on while testing data deduplication tools for actual results after your rollout. Continue Reading
By- Anuj Sharma, Contributor
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Answer
14 Feb 2011
How does the RAID 5 calculation work?
Learn how to determine how much capacity you'll have in a RAID 5 drive configuration. Continue Reading
By- Steve Pinder, GlassHouse Technologies
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Tip
10 Feb 2011
Thin provisioning best practices for virtual server environments
This tip emphasizes on the key factors to consider while provisioning thin storage for virtual server environments. Continue Reading
By- Anuj Sharma, Contributor
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Feature
07 Feb 2011
Remote replication: Comparing data replication methods
Learn how remote replication fits into a disaster recovery plan, as well as the various data replication methods available, such as host-based, array-based and network-based replication. Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Feb 2011
How virtual machine backup differs from traditional backup
Virtual machine backup can be accomplished with traditional backup tools but can be better effected with snapshots and dedicated virtual server backup products. Continue Reading
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Feature
24 Jan 2011
MLC vs SLC: Which flash SSD is right for you?
Which flash SSD you choose depends on the performance you need and the price you want to pay, but the differences are not as great as you may think Continue Reading
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News
18 Jan 2011
EMC won’t sell one VNX product in Australia
EMC has officially launched its new VNX and VNXe products, but will leave one of the new products out of its local range and sell a Clariion system instead. Continue Reading
By- Simon Sharwood
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Tutorial
17 Jan 2011
Snapshot technology: The role of snapshots in today's backup environments
We've collected our top resources on snapshot technology. Gain more insight on snapshots before you decide to use them in place of your data backup system. Continue Reading
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Answer
10 Jan 2011
What does the parity bit do in RAID?
Find out how the use of a parity bit protects RAID groups and how it's used as a method for error detection. Continue Reading
By- Steve Pinder, GlassHouse Technologies
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News
28 Oct 2010
ISCSI replacing Fibre Channel as dominant storage network technology
ISCSI is well on its way to replacing Fibre Channel as the de facto technology for SANs. Continue Reading
By- Jo Maitland, TechTarget
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News
18 Oct 2010
ISCSI storage gets performance makeover
Vendors, including Ibrix, Mellanox, Alacritech and EqualLogic, are offering juiced-up new iSCSI configurations, while 3PAR, CipherMax and NeoScale boost data security products. Continue Reading
By- SearchStorage.com Staff
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Answer
23 Aug 2010
RAID 5 recovery: What is the maximum number of physical drives in a RAID 5 configuration?
Adding drives to a RAID 5 set increases your ROI and the likelihood of simultaneous drive failures, and lengthens RAID rebuild times. So what should be your physical drive limit? Continue Reading
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Answer
02 Aug 2010
Do all drives in a RAID 10 array need to be the same specification?
We tell you the one requirement when matching drive specs in a RAID 10 array. But will mixing drives of various performance levels compromise your RAID level? Continue Reading
By- Steve Pinder, GlassHouse Technologies
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Answer
12 Jul 2010
RAID 10 vs RAID 50: What is the best way to configure a storage array with 16 1 TB drives?
Learn the characteristics of RAID 10 and RAID 50, as well as which RAID level is appropriate for your applications. I/O and protection needs contribute to your RAID choice. Continue Reading
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Feature
07 May 2010
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 data. Continue Reading
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News
23 Apr 2010
Small storage devices a hit at big hotel
Riverbed working to optimise iSCSI performance over wide area networks, to boost storage systems’ performance in cloud computing rigs. Continue Reading
By- Simon Sharwood, Contributor
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News
22 Apr 2010
HDS and EMC's unified plans ridiculed by 3Par, Pillar, NetApp labelled "NotApp"
The storage blogosphere has adopted some wonderfully plain speech to describe the current mania for "unified storage" as EMC, HDS, NetApp, Pillar and 3Par sound off. Continue Reading
By- Simon Sharwood
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News
05 Apr 2010
Geoscience Australia selects IBM 3592 cartridges as its tape migration extends beyond ten years
Geoscience Australia selects IBM 3592 cartridges as its tape migration extends beyond ten years Continue Reading
By- Simon Sharwood
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Answer
15 Feb 2010
Fibre Channel SAN zoning: Pros and cons of WWN zoning and port zoning
Learn the difference between World Wide Name zoning (WWN zoning) and port zoning, as well as the pros and cons of each on a Fibre Channel storage-area network (Fibre Channel SAN). Continue Reading
By- Steve Pinder, GlassHouse Technologies
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News
05 Jan 2010
Evolving cloud storage market has users weighing their enterprise data storage options
This series takes an in-depth look at the evolving concepts of cloud storage and all of its subtypes, such as internal, external, private and public clouds. Continue Reading
By- Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer
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Tip
18 Nov 2009
Performance metrics: Evaluating your data storage efficiency
Learn how performance metrics can evaluate the efficiency of your enterprise data storage resources in terms of capacity utilization, performance and data protection. Continue Reading
By- Greg Schulz, The Server and StorageIO Group
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News
11 Nov 2009
Data asset inventory key to disaster recovery planning and design
A disaster recovery plan should include a data asset inventory and business impact analysis, define the company's DR levels and explore DR site options (hot, warm or cold site). Continue Reading
By - Tutorial 10 Nov 2009
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Tip
26 Aug 2009
How to evaluate and purchase a SAN
The Royal Horticultural Society's network manager Martin Taylor guides users through the process of evaluating and purchasing a SAN. Continue Reading
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News
17 Aug 2009
Hard disk drive specifications guide: What to look for when buying disk storage
Seek times, latency, data transfer rates, error correction codes and cache are important hard disk drive specifications. Learn the key features of hard disks drives so you can specify the right one for your data centre. Continue Reading
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Answer
10 Aug 2009
RAID 10 vs. RAID 1: Mirrored drives matter
While RAID 10 and RAID 1 are both mirroring technologies that utilise half the available drives for data, a crucial difference is the number of drives they can use in a RAID group. Continue Reading
By- Steve Pinder, GlassHouse Technologies
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Feature
30 Jul 2009
A guide to storage virtualization
Few technologies are more confusing than storage virtualization. Without a guide to explain the different storage virtualization solutions, storage administrators who want to deploy this technology will be lost. Continue Reading
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Answer
27 Jul 2009
RAID 10: How many disk drives should you use?
The minimum number of drives required for RAID 10 is four. RAID 10 should not be confused with RAID 0+1, which involves creating two RAID 0 stripe sets and then mirroring them. Continue Reading
By- Steve Pinder, GlassHouse Technologies
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News
27 Jul 2009
Managing enterprise data storage more efficiently: Part 1
Storage managers must learn to improve storage efficiency though smarter spending, while taking steps to reduce operating expenditures during budget crunches. Continue Reading
By- Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer
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News
13 Jul 2009
Which RAID level has the best price-to-performance comparison?
Configuring disk in RAID arrays brings a variety of benefits, most notably data protection and I/O performance. But which RAID level wins in terms of price vs. performance? Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
07 Jul 2009
BlueArc challenges NetApp in the enterprise with Mercury 50, Mercury 100 network-attached storage (N
With NetApp distracted by Data Domain and late delivering Ontap with clustered NAS capabilities, BlueArc targets the enterprise NAS market with Mercury 50, Mercury 100 NAS systems. Continue Reading
By- Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer
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Tip
30 Jun 2009
Green storage best practices control costs, increase energy efficiency
Green storage best practices control power and cooling costs, and increase energy efficiency in your data center. Tiered storage, consolidating storage arrays, solid-state drives (SSDs) and MAID can help. Continue Reading
By- James Damoulakis, GlassHouse Technologies
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Answer
27 Apr 2009
RAID 5 configuration: How to calculate disk space for data storage and parity storage
Find out how to calculate the disk space available for data storage and how much disk space is utilised for parity storage in a RAID 5 configuration. Continue Reading
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News
04 Mar 2009
LUN storage and its role in SAN management
Explore logical unit number (LUN) storage and its role in SAN management. Learn how to create a LUN, how to share a LUN, and find out about LUN provisioning and LUN masking. Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
03 Mar 2009
Make IT change management part of your disaster recovery plan
All the disaster recovery technology in the world won't help without the right culture and process, writes Burton analyst Richard Jones. Continue Reading
By- Richard Jones
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News
12 Feb 2009
Incremental vs. differential backup: A comparison
In this Storage Basics on incremental vs differential backup, we explore the benefits and drawbacks of each of these backup strategies Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
10 Feb 2009
Sectors - NetApp says EMC Centera loses data, gets slapped by blogosphere
NetApp has tried to smear EMC, starting a blogosphere brawl which embroiled Symantec but may have left egg on its face. Continue Reading
By- Simon Sharwood
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Feature
02 Feb 2009
Thin provisioning FAQ
Tony Lock, programme director at analyst group Freeform Dynamics, answers common questions on thin provisioning. Continue Reading
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News
19 Nov 2008
How to evaluate and purchase a SAN
The Royal Horticultural Society's network manager Martin Taylor guides users through the process of evaluating and purchasing a SAN. Continue Reading
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Podcast
23 Oct 2008
Podcast: Data deduplication on primary storage
What should a storage administrator know before using data deduplication on primary storage? Eric Burgener, senior analyst and consultant at the Taneja Group, discusses the impact data deduplication on primary storage will have and the things to consider before using it. Continue Reading
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News
08 Aug 2008
Clariion array update blurs line between EMC platforms
A bigger, faster Clariion with advanced features, which first appeared in the Symmetrix line, has industry observers wondering about the increasing overlap between EMC systems. Continue Reading
By- Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer
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News
08 Aug 2008
Pivot3 consolidates physical servers onto storage arrays
Pivot3's IP SAN offers Serverless Computing, which eliminates the need for application servers by running them as guests on its storage arrays. Continue Reading
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Feature
31 Jul 2008
NAS virtualization explained
NAS virtualization can refer to the ability to virtualise multiple NAS heads into a single virtualised file system or the ability to spawn multiple virtual file servers within a physical file server. Either way, performing NAS virtualisation via a virtualised file system gives a storage administrator greater flexibility in responding to the needs of the enterprise. Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2008
NetApp dedupes data on rivals' primary storage
NetApp extends its free data deduplication to its V-Series gateways, making it possible for its customers to dedupe their primary storage. But users say what's missing is a GUI and data dedupe for VTLs. Continue Reading
By- Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer
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News
28 Jul 2008
3PAR shrinks virtual desktop storage
3PAR's software package allows users of its high-end disk arrays to store a single "golden image" of virtual desktops and hold that image in cache for better boot performance. Continue Reading
By- Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer
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News
02 Jul 2008
Friction grows between storage vendors, VMware
As the booming server virtualisation market spawns new competitors to VMware, how virtual machines connect with storage is becoming a matter of contention among vendors. Continue Reading
By- Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer
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Tip
24 Jun 2008
iSCSI SANs getting enterprise boost by shared storage, virtual servers
Enterprises are increasingly considering iSCSI SANs for departmental applications, server workloads that aren't bandwidth-intensive, and virtual servers. In fact, the connection between shared storage and virtualised servers is changing the iSCSI SAN game. Continue Reading
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News
18 Apr 2008
Optimising iSCSI SANs with the right Ethernet switch
iSCI SANS are now within the reach of many small businesses. Here's how to make sure the SAN works best, by optimising the supporting network. Continue Reading
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News
08 Apr 2008
SNW Roundup: Sun adds data deduplication to VTL
Sun comes out with VTL Prime, a virtual tape library with FalconStor's data deduplication; Attune gets into file archiving; and SGI, Fujitsu and Dot Hill launch storage systems. Continue Reading
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07 Apr 2008
Isilon reveals turnaround plan
Clustered storage vendor vows to continue to spend on product development, sales and marketing, despite losing nearly $27 million (£13.5m) in its first year as public company. Continue Reading
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14 Mar 2008
EMC gives Centera a software refresh
EMC has tweaked the software for its Centera archiving system with an emphasis on handling more pieces of data rather than sheer bulk of information stored. Continue Reading
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13 Mar 2008
NetApp says flagging economy could boost its sales
The current economic downturn may actually help boost NetApp's appeal to storage users, according to company officials at its US Analyst Day Continue Reading
By- Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer
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News
09 Mar 2008
Hot Spots: A new level of backup reporting
A bumper crop of backup reporting tools can provide invaluable insight into backup operations for you and the boss. Continue Reading
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News
18 Feb 2008
Data Domain makes remote office data deduplication push
Data Domain launches its smallest data deduplication appliance specifically built to reduce and back up data at remote offices. Continue Reading
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17 Feb 2008
NAS product specifications
NAS is so easy to install and manage that NAS sprawl is a common problem. This is why NAS is often a prime candidate for consolidation initiatives. Learn how to purchase NAS appliances with an eye toward NAS storage consolidation. Continue Reading
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News
17 Feb 2008
VMware, LeftHand offer iSCSI SAN as virtual machine
Channel partners will bundle LeftHand's virtual SAN appliance with VMware licenses for an ESX infrastructure that can run on one piece of physical hardware. Continue Reading
By- Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer
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News
13 Feb 2008
HP exec: Storage blades may replace disk arrays in data center
An HP storage executive predicts that storage blades -- storage devices using the form factor and plug-and-play philosophy of blade servers - may replace disk arrays in the next 18 months Continue Reading
By- Simon Sharwood, Editor, TechTarget ANZ
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Feature
30 Jan 2008
Learn all about LUNs
A LUN is the unique address for a SCSI device or a virtual hard disk partition in a RAID configuration. This handbook tells how to manage and partition LUNs. Continue Reading
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News
30 Jan 2008
WAN/WAFS and remote offices
This overview of WAFS and remote offices looks into the role of cache and file limitations, and WAN optimisation. Continue Reading
By- Stephen J. Bigelow, Senior Technology Editor
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Answer
10 Jan 2008
Disk-based backup vs. tape
Get advice on choosing disk versus tape for small businesses. Continue Reading
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News
09 Jan 2008
Archiving software purchase considerations
Archiving software must be able to support a wide range of file types, as well as quickly search through vast quantities of data. Continue Reading
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News
08 Jan 2008
Archiving software product specifications
Archive software provides many of the features we take for granted in modern archive systems, including index and search, data classification and migration, retention and deletion, litigation hold and even data reduction technologies, such as data deduplication. Continue Reading
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News
06 Jan 2008
Forestry firm picks Riverbed WAFS over Cisco
Cisco shop picks Riverbed after head-to-head performance testing between Riverbed's Steelhead appliance and Cisco's wide area application services card. Continue Reading
By- Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer
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News
12 Nov 2007
How to integrate iSCSI and Fibre Channel, and make it work
Learn about eight best practices for integrating iSCSI into a Fibre Channel SAN, as well as best deployment practices for iSCSI. Continue Reading
By- Stephen J. Bigelow, Senior Technology Editor
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News
06 Nov 2007
LeftHand adds hardware to iSCSI SANs
LeftHand makes its iSCSI SAN software available on two prepackaged appliances; sources indicate the hardware comes from Dell. Continue Reading
By- Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer
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News
29 Oct 2007
NetApp releases $3K iSCSI SAN
NetApp is continuing a push down-market with the release of the S300, the latest SMB iSCSI SAN in its StoreVault line. Continue Reading
By- Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer
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News
29 Oct 2007
Virtual appliance lets users convert DAS to iSCSI SAN
NetApp is continuing a push down-market with the release of the S300, the latest SMB iSCSI SAN in its StoreVault line. Continue Reading
By- Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer
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News
16 Oct 2007
Download NAS Upgrades Buying Guide: Chapter 2 -- NAS management software
You asked for it, so here it is -- a printable version of our NAS Buying Guide. Continue Reading
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News
11 Oct 2007
Archiving vendors beef up integration
CA, Autonomy and Prostor look to differentiate products in a sea of archiving and e-discovery compliance players. Continue Reading
By- SearchStorage.com Staff
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Tip
10 Oct 2007
Tape encryption purchases Part Two: LTO-4 considerations
This chapter covers specific considerations for LTO-4 tape drives. After that, you'll find a series of specifications to help compare vendor products. Continue Reading
By- SearchStorage ANZ staff
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News
08 Oct 2007
Happy Birthday to TechTarget ANZ
It's our first birthday and we offer you the rather small present of a roundup of the most-read stories across our sites over the last month. Continue Reading
By- Simon Sharwood
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News
03 Oct 2007
Storage Basics Part 3: Getting the most out of iSCSI
The Storage Basics series continues, with a look at how to get the most out of iSCSI. Continue Reading
By- Stephen J. Bigelow, Senior Technology Editor
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News
02 Oct 2007
Storage Basics Part 2: What is iSCSI?
Day two of our storage basics special explains iSCSI. Continue Reading
By- Stephen Bigelow, Contributor
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News
25 Sep 2007
Archive integration woes dog healthcare providers
Healthcare providers are getting up to speed with networked storage, but say integration of new storage systems with medical applications is still rocky. Continue Reading
By- Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer
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News
08 Aug 2007
New iSCSI SAN/NAS box touts better performance
Agami's new low-end iSCSI SAN/NAS box is pricier than other scaled-down offerings, but has a few more high-end features Continue Reading
By- Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer