Storage

Testing iSCSI SAN performance with Iometer

Iometer, a performance test tool for tuning Windows environments, can also be used to tune performance in iSCSI SANs. The tool lets you simulate the SAN's performance by setting many of the parameters and running tests. Repeated runs with different parameters such as block sizes will let you tune your system. Continue Reading

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• Rick Cook

NAS: How does a client access files?

NAS expert Randy Kerns offers advice to a reader who asked: "How does NAS appear to machines accessing files from it?" Continue Reading

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• Randy Kerns, Evaluator Group

Remote backup: What are the alternatives to tape?

Archiving expert Bill Tolson offers advice to a reader looking for alternatives to shipping tape offsite, including a graphical representation of the remote replication backup process. Continue Reading

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• Bill Tolson, Tolson Communications

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 points that minimize the threat of lost data. Disk storage technologies are systematically replacing tape, spawning specialized storage systems that bring better performance and reliability to the backup process. One emerging data protection technology that has attracted significant attention is CDP. Continue Reading

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• Stephen J. Bigelow, Senior Technology Editor

NAS: Can you add capacity non-disruptively?

Storage expert Randy Kerns offers advice about adding capacity to a NAS system non-disruptively in this Q&A. Continue Reading

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• Randy Kerns, Evaluator Group

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. Continue Reading

ISCSI SANs: How to alleviate the congestion

Careful configuration of an iSCSI SAN will usually preclude most problems. But for slow network performance, adapter and switch settings can help speed things up. Continue Reading

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• Rick Cook

Archiving unstructured data

Companies must find ways to automate and simplify the process of archiving files and e-mail messages. ECM software addresses this large pool of unstructured data. Continue Reading

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• Jerome Wendt

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. Continue Reading

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• Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer

CDP: Super snapshots -- eventually

This tip details two different definitions of CDP, the offerings from vendors in each camp and how continuous data protection differs from snapshots. Continue Reading

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• Rick Cook

How to use NAS gateways

What you will learn from this tip: NAS gateways are moving off the array and into the network. Here's how to manage them. Continue Reading

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• Jerome Wendt

How to create a business continuity plan

In today's business environment, the only acceptable data loss is none at all. Find out how to create a business continuity plan that really works. Continue Reading

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• Doug Owens, ScaleMatrix

Five ways to secure iSCSI

Storage expert Stephen Foskett outlines five specific ways to secure an iSCSI SAN. Continue Reading

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• Stephen Foskett, Gestalt IT

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. Continue Reading

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• Marc Staimer, Dragon Slayer Consulting

Archive: Bits & Bytes column library

Bits & Bytes column library archive -- 2003 to 2004 Continue Reading

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• TechTarget Storage Editorial Staff

Pros and cons of disk-to-disk backup

Some of the characteristics of disk-to-disk can make it a poor choice for your only form of backup. Continue Reading

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• Rick Cook

Microsoft supports iSCSI SAN clusters -- kind of

This expert tip outlines how to get the support you need for iSCSI SANs using more than two clusters. Continue Reading

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• Rick Cook

Capacity planning in the enterprise

Capacity planning is becoming an increasingly important way to balance future hardware costs with computing needs. Continue Reading

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• Edward Hurley