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Solid State Disk's True Cost
January 20, 2012 12:40 PM | George Crump
IT pros focus on SSD's hefty startup costs, but you must consider other costs when evaluating the storage technology.| Read Article »
Flash Dependent Storage Systems Take Off In 2012
January 05, 2012 02:06 PM | George Crump
Whether flash-only, or a combination of flash and mechanical storage, the technology is poised for significant gains.| Read Article »
Will RAID Die In 2012?
December 28, 2011 12:33 PM | George Crump
The time it takes to rebuild a RAID-protected volume makes it unwieldy with today's high-capacity drives.| Read Article »
How To Recover Your Data In Minutes
November 21, 2011 02:51 PM | George Crump
One option to speed data recovery: Use a system that can spawn virtual machines and recover the failed host plus its data.| Read Article »
Data Recovery Needs To Change
November 11, 2011 02:12 PM | George Crump
Current procedures for data recovery take too long, and enterprises should consider new approaches to restore their applications more quickly.| Read Article »
3 Factors For Successful Backups
October 03, 2011 04:25 PM | George Crump
For backup strategies to be successful the process has to execute in three areas; backup, recovery, and time.| Read Article »
Defending Tape, Once Again
August 25, 2011 08:00 AM | George Crump
Tape and disk both have a role to play, especially in the larger enterprise. Be wary of the vendor that says you only need one or the other.| Read Article »
How to Choose A Cloud Storage Provider: Availability
August 01, 2011 11:47 AM | George Crump
Access varies across cloud storage providers. Here's how to make sure you get what you need, when you need it.| Read Article »
How to Choose A Cloud Storage Provider: Security
July 21, 2011 12:20 PM | George Crump
In the first of a three-part series, we outline security considerations in selecting a place to store your data in the cloud.| Read Article »
Time To Combine Backup And Archives?
July 18, 2011 12:27 PM | George Crump
With advances in storage hardware and software, consider merging backup and archive into a single process.| Read Article »
Storage: How To Start Your Decision Process Wisely
July 11, 2011 02:20 PM | George Crump
You know the broad use case--server virtualization, Exchange environment, or a database environment perhaps--but knowing the underlying needs is the key.| Read Article »