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SMB data storage management by EMC Corporation
Data storage management is a multifaceted process that is always changing. In this tutorial on SMB storage management, learn about iSCSI versus Fibre Channel storage area...
7 Ways Compellent Optimizes VMware Server Virtualization by Compellent
storage capacity needed to support a VMware environment, speeds up storage provisioning, simplifies storage management, enhances disaster recovery and reduces the cost of acquisition, operation and management.

Like the VMware environment, the Compellent SAN abstracts...

An Economical Approach To Maximizing Data Availability: Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Microsoft
Protection of data assets is increasingly vital to business viability. While many enterprise storage management systems provide adequate data protection, most come with limited flexibility and at a high cost, especially for smaller deployments.

Sun Storage 7000...

Advanced virtualization management for Hyper-V and System Center environments by Citrix
server virtualization can challenge traditional approaches to IT delivery. For example, storage management in virtualized environments can be cumbersome and inefficient because virtualization makes it difficult for organizations to take advantage of...
Sun™ Open Storage for MySQL™ Database Projects by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Today's storage systems are often proprietary, expensive to manage, and rigid to deploy. In contrast, Sun Open Storage products, including innovative software and Sun...
Thin Provisioning with the Pillar Axiom by Pillar Data Systems
Thin provisioning is now recognized in the industry as a critical approach to simplifying storage management while drastically improving capacity utilization. Pillar recognizes the value of thin provisioning and has taken its inherent benefits one step...
Email Archiving: Understanding the Reasons, Risks and Rewards by Proofpoint, Inc.
Regulatory compliance, legal discovery and storage management issues are driving more organizations to consider email archiving. Here's what you should know when making decisions about your organization's use of...
Optimizing Oracle RMAN and ASM Environments with FalconStor VTL and Integrated Deduplication by FalconStor Software
backup and global deduplication capabilities that support Oracle Recovery Manager and Automatic Storage Management. The importance of adequate backup and disaster recovery (DR) for Oracle databases cannot be emphasized enough. These databases continue to grow and drive...
Control Capacity with Storage Virtualization by SearchStorage.com
With ever-growing capacity, storage managers are struggling to ensure that their installed disk capacity is being used as effectively and efficiently as possible. By pooling capacity from...
Storage Management Article
would continue to rise, according to Dana Wiklund, research director for portfolio and risk management with research firm Financial Insights, based in Framingham, Mass.

Craig Focardi, research area director for banking at the Needham, Mass.-based TowerGroup, agreed, saying...

Nov 20, 2008
NAS Tips
vendors use Overland Storage/Snap Server at the low end, to NetApp in the enterprise to build unified storage systems that support both iSCSI and NAS protocols.

Rather than having separate file servers and storage arrays, or a file server front ending a Fibre Channel SAN, you can have a single...

Nov 25, 2008
is that there are no short, hard-and-fast rules. And this is the case when asking the question whether or not you need network-attached storage (NAS).

First, let's look at why an organization shouldn't introduce NAS. One of the primary reasons for not introducing NAS is increased complexity...

Oct 21, 2008
in fewer than 30 seconds.

Look for storage systems that spin down -- and even sleep -- when inactive, such as Netgear's network-attached storage (NAS) products. And, of course, turn off storage that isn't in use.

4. Tiered storage

Use lower power disk drives, e.g., small form-factor (SFF) drives and lower...

Sep 25, 2008
the utilization of storage and the budgeting of hardware purchases.

Take a standard Windows file share, stored on a network-attached storage (NAS) device -- either a true NAS or on an area of a unified storage platform. You want to allocate sufficient space for immediate storage requirements...

Sep 3, 2008
Small Business Tips
iSCSI vs. Fibre Channel for SMBs by Howard Marks
processes of midmarket firms up to enterprise standards in the areas of systems, network and storage management, with a focus on data protection and business continuity planning. Marks is the author of three books and more than 200 articles on network and storage topics since 1987. He is a...
Nov 25, 2008
How to evaluate and purchase a SAN by Martin Taylor, Converged Network Manager, Royal Horticultural Society

There are many elements in the SAN purchasing process. Let's look at the ones that can help you specify a system to meet your organization's goals.

Business goals, tech specs

The starting point in a SAN purchasing strategy is to determine the business' needs -- both present and future -- in...

Nov 25, 2008
Secure DAS without breaking the bank by Kevin Beaver
on DAS security issues

Arguably the greatest security risk to an organization is not knowing what's vulnerable and how each weakness can affect the business. Simply put, you can never assume that all is well. The solution is very straightforward: Perform a security assessment using ethical...

Nov 24, 2008
Storage Management Info
Fantasy sports website turns to Xsigo I/O switches for 100% uptime by Todd Erickson, News Writer

Mark discovered Xsigo Systems at a trade show and saw that the converged I/O capabilities offered by the company's products as an alternative to network and storage switches. The Xsigo virtual I/O interfaces appear to applications and operating systems as physical interfaces...

Nov 26, 2008
HP storage systems gain ground on competitors by Dave Raffo, Senior News Director
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s earnings report from last quarter showed companies are still spending money on storage, and more so on HP's storage systems than those of its major competitors.

HP Monday night reported its storage...

Nov 25, 2008
SAN Advice
Data centers and synchronous replication by Greg Schulz
and not some variation of a slower optical bandwidth service. SAN/NAS expert Greg Schulz answers a reader's question regarding synchronous replication for data centers...
Apr 4, 2008