Welcome To The Storage How-To Center

No matter how large or how small your company may be — or whether the economy is growing or shrinking — it's a pretty safe bet that your storage needs keep expanding. In fact, the only thing growing faster than storage requirements may be the available options for storage, backup and business continuity. The Storage How-To Center was created to help bring SMBs up to speed on storage technologies, terms, and best practices; from the basics to virtualization and beyond.

Storage Trends For 2010 And Beyond
FORECAST

Disk-based storage is cheap and getting cheaper, but that's not the whole story. From cloud-based services to SSDs and dedupe, here are the key trends that will shape storage technology for small and midsized businesses. [Free registration required] Download this exclusive PDF How-To Guide NOW!



GLOSSARY

Take control of setting the storage strategy for your business by mastering the terminology and jargon IT pros use. Once you know the terms in this exclusive how-to guide, you'll talk like a pro and enhance your knowledge of storage technology. [Free registration required] Download this exclusive PDF How-To Guide NOW!



FAQ

This how-to guide provides practical answers to 20 important questions about different storage options you may consider for your business, the benefits for SMBs, and how to determine the storage solution that will best meet your needs.  [Free registration required] Download this exclusive PDF How-To Guide NOW!



PRIMER

Don't know your SAN from your NAS? We'll show you how to make sense out of today's storage technology options and pick the right storage solution to meet your business needs. [Free registration required] Download this exclusive PDF How-To Guide now!



IN-DEPTH

Storage virtualization separates your storage systems from applications that rely on them — an approach that offers important advantages at a time when many SMBs are drowning in a sea of business data. [Free registration required] Download this exclusive PDF How-To Guide now!



More About Storage


  • Why Storage Is Such A Challenge For SMBs

    SMB storage needs keep growing, but factors from virtualization to proprietary terminology keep storage way more complicated than it has to be.

  • Electronic Document Storage For SMBs

    Electronic document storage system may not lead your company to the paperless office, but it just might save you some money while helping to save the planet.

  • How To Buy Hardware For Your Business

    Small and midsize businesses need to invest in hardware, but during these tough economic times, any purchase must be done wisely. bMighty talked to some experts about when to upgrade your equipment and what to consider when buying hardware.

  • Should Your Business Move To The Cloud?

    As cloud computing comes of age, the options, security, and pricing only become more appealing, but is now the right time to move your business into the cloud?

  • 11 IT Best Practices: Monkey See, Monkey Do?

    The term "best practice" is a widely misused and misunderstood management consulting idea. Business owners and IT managers would be wise to abandon it in favor of a return to basics that seek only the best solutions for the unique business issues they must support.

  • 5 Tips For Green Data Storage

    SMBs are advised to dump tape backups if they want to reduce the carbon footprint of their storage solutions.

Quick Poll

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