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Managing The Multi-Vendor BackupBackup 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
Before you can assess a vendor's storage deduplication ability, it's important to understand the challenges of the deduplication process. Storage Purchasing Strategy: Channel Choices
Value-added resellers, systems integrators and even distributors play a big part in your company's success. Choose them with care. Are SAN-Less Storage Architectures Faster?
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
With a few enhancements, such as tape support and improved reporting capabilities, backup appliances could become the perfect solution for... How To Develop Multi-Vendor Backup Strategy
Try to find one app that gives good generic coverage, then pinpoint certain applications or environments that need extra attention. Is Cisco Finally Fed Up With VMware, EMC?
Citrix may benefit from Cisco having been poked in the eye one too many times. One Backup App For Enterprise: Not Here Yet
Patchwork backup systems for virtual and non-virtual parts of the enterprise, with no centralized view, make protecting data more time consuming... Virtualization And The Case For Universal Grid Architectures
Today, virtualization can make one system act like 10, but making 10 physical boxes look and act like one is far more valuable. And that is where... Fast SSD Storage, Slow Networks
Can't afford a network upgrade? Boost performance by enhancing your existing infrastructure with one of these solutions. Storage That Only Looks Like A SAN
It isn't a perfect approach, but you can skip the SAN and still bring the advantages of local storage to a virtualized environment. Microsoft Hyper-V Keeps Pushing On VMware
Watch out, VMware. Redmond wants a piece of the cloud market, but hypervisor improvements in Server 2012 can also boost reliability and DR in... How To Share Local Storage
Local storage can now provide capabilities like virtual machine migration and distributed resource management. Tech Alone Not Enough To Manage Big Data
Studies show that big corporations worry about hiring enough skilled humans to manage big data--a surprising need considering all the advanced... Eliminate Storage Headaches: Virtualize
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
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 Software Vs. Hardware: What's More Important?
Open source software and off-the-shelf hardware both play a role in the commoditization of storage. Consider these 3 questions to understand the... Bridging Hot And Cold Cloud Storage
Pogoplug takes the chill off Glacier, turning it into a continuously replicated archive. Flash First: Your Next Storage Strategy?
As flash storage costs decline, its performance advantages over hard drives become even more appealing. Windows 8's Unpleasant Split Personality
The OS suffers from a platform schism that can't be fixed with Win RT or virtualization. The State Of Virtual Data Protection And Recovery
Hybrid physical/virtual storage environments present their own challenges to data protection and backup. Start with a solid plan. Amazon Glacier Puts Data In Cold Storage
But it's more infrastructure than service, meaning there's room for other vendors to step in and extend. Stop SSD Sprawl
Solid state storage devices are being implemented in servers, networks, and storage systems, leading to sprawl and performance problems in data... Oracle's I/Optical Illusion
Xsigo buy isn't about VMware and Nicira or challenging the hypervisor market leaders. No Disaster Recovery Plan? No Excuse
Hardware appliances tethered to cloud services provide enterprise-class protection on a startup budget.
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E-Discovery, Mobility and the Cloud
Do you know everywhere business documents reside? Storage pros are often tasked with aiding discovery, yet as IT increasingly relies on cloud repositories while employees substitute mobile devices for PCs, that question is getting much harder to answer. Problem is, in the event of litigation, courts won’t accept 'the cloud ate my homework' as an excuse. Here's how to cope.
The Cloud's Role in BC/DR
Cloud services can play a role in any BC/DR plan. Yet just 23% of 414 business technology pros responding to our 2011 Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Survey use services as part of their application and data resiliency strategies, even though half (correctly) say it would reduce overall recovery times. Here's how the combination of cloud backup and IaaS offerings can be a beneficial part of a "DR 2.0" plan.