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What Is Software-Defined Storage?
January 02, 2013
Is it really a new product or simply a reframing of existing storage technology? Actually, it's a little bit of both.
How To Choose A Data Archiving Platform
December 27, 2012
No matter what your motivation for archiving data, the storage system needs to provide data integrity, scalability and power management.
3 Fixes: Hybrid SSD Array Performance Gap
December 13, 2012
Hybrid SSD arrays are ideal for many data centers but have performance weaknesses. Use these options to boost speed.
Find The Right Data Archive Method
December 11, 2012
Backup-as-archive is an increasingly viable storage solution, especially for companies that don't have strict data retention requirements.
Big Backup Challenge Of Medium-Size Data Centers
December 07, 2012
Heavy on virtualization, but stuck with a legacy backup solution? Here's how to choose a virtualization-friendly backup app.
Managing The Multi-Vendor Backup
November 29, 2012
Backup management applications go a step beyond monitoring, but they remain limited. It's time to develop a framework-driven approach.
Measuring The State Of Primary Storage Deduplication
November 20, 2012
Before you can assess a vendor's storage deduplication ability, it's important to understand the challenges of the deduplication process.
Are SAN-Less Storage Architectures Faster?
November 12, 2012
Keeping VM data local will boost performance -- but you need to make sure it's protected. Here's how.
Consolidation At The Disk Backup Appliance
November 05, 2012
With a few enhancements, such as tape support and improved reporting capabilities, backup appliances could become the perfect solution for consolidating data protection.
How To Develop Multi-Vendor Backup Strategy
October 29, 2012
Try to find one app that gives good generic coverage, then pinpoint certain applications or environments that need extra attention.
One Backup App For Enterprise: Not Here Yet
October 22, 2012
Patchwork backup systems for virtual and non-virtual parts of the enterprise, with no centralized view, make protecting data more time consuming and more expensive than it should be.
Fast SSD Storage, Slow Networks
October 10, 2012
Can't afford a network upgrade? Boost performance by enhancing your existing infrastructure with one of these solutions.
How To Choose Best SSD For Midsize Data Centers
October 08, 2012
Solid-state disk storage effectively boosts performance in nearly any size data center, but midsize data centers have particular affordability questions.
Storage That Only Looks Like A SAN
October 04, 2012
It isn't a perfect approach, but you can skip the SAN and still bring the advantages of local storage to a virtualized environment.
How To Share Local Storage
October 01, 2012
Local storage can now provide capabilities like virtual machine migration and distributed resource management.
Is Shared Storage's Price Premium Worth It?
September 27, 2012
As local storage improves, shared storage proponents' justifications for investing more in SANs and NAS just aren't cutting it.
Automation, Cloud Can Eliminate Storage Headaches
September 24, 2012
After virtualization, automation and the cloud are the next two most important ways to ensure storage provides the performance and capacity your company needs.
Eliminate Storage Headaches: Virtualize
September 18, 2012
Learn how virtualization, automation, and cloud computing can make your data center a competitive advantage, not a cost center.
How To Choose Right Unified Storage System
September 12, 2012
Every major storage vendor now offers--or claims to offer--a unified storage system. In this first of a series we look at exactly what a unified storage system is and what it can do for your company.
Storage Software Vs. Hardware: What's More Important?
September 10, 2012
Open source software and off-the-shelf hardware both play a role in the commoditization of storage. Consider these 3 questions to understand the issues.
Flash First: Your Next Storage Strategy?
September 05, 2012
As flash storage costs decline, its performance advantages over hard drives become even more appealing.
The State Of Virtual Data Protection And Recovery
August 28, 2012
Hybrid physical/virtual storage environments present their own challenges to data protection and backup. Start with a solid plan.
Stop SSD Sprawl
August 22, 2012
Solid state storage devices are being implemented in servers, networks, and storage systems, leading to sprawl and performance problems in data centers. This has to change.
VMware And Storage: Start With Basics
August 14, 2012
Provisioning of storage to new hosts and virtual machines (VMs) remains one of the more time consuming tasks in the enterprise.
How To Solve 2 VDI Performance Challenges
August 07, 2012
Here's how to fix storage performance problems that creep up after you consolidate hundreds of desktops onto a single host.