JOURNAL ARTICLE - It seems like everyone is talking about thin provisioning. It's no miracle cure, but the technology can do wonders.
Posted: April 23, 2008 | Published: April 1, 2008


Topics:  Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Provisioning | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Storage systems account for a big chunk of the data center electric bill. Here are some ways to reduce your costs.
Posted: September 17, 2007 | Published: September 1, 2007


Topics:  Cooling Capacity | Data Center Management | Disk Storage Systems | Storage Capacity | Storage Spending

JOURNAL ARTICLE - The fall 2007 edition of Storage magazine's exclusive Purchasing Intentions survey reveals some subtle changes in storage managers' buying plans as new technologies gain greater consideration.
Posted: October 18, 2007 | Published: October 1, 2007


Topics:  Disk Storage Systems | iSCSI SAN | Storage Capacity | Storage Security | Storage Spending | Storage Virtualization | Surveys | Tape Libraries

JOURNAL ARTICLE - EMC and Hitachi use very different architectures for their top-of-the-line arrays. Here's how they measure up.
Posted: January 15, 2007 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Storage Architectures | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Storage Controllers | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization | Tiered Storage

JOURNAL ARTICLE - With virtual servers taking over the data center, planned storage systems must reap the benefits of virtualization.
Posted: September 17, 2007 | Published: September 1, 2007


Topics:  Data Center Management | Server Virtualization | Storage Capacity | Storage Resource Management Software | Storage Virtualization

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Storage resource management software is one way to make sure you have a leaner, meaner storage system in 2008.
Posted: January 16, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2008


Topics:  Storage Capacity | Storage Resource Management | Storage Resource Management Software

JOURNAL ARTICLE - iSCSI SANs, hardware-based tape encryption, high-capacity disk drives, virtualization and thin provisioning will be must-have technologies next year.
Posted: December 12, 2006 | Published: December 1, 2006


Topics:  Data Encryption | Disk Backups | Email Archiving | iSCSI SAN | Serial ATA | Storage Capacity | Storage Provisioning | Storage Security | Storage Standards | Storage Virtualization

JOURNAL ARTICLE - New arrays with a mix of SAS and SATA drives let you set up tiering in a single box. But proceed with caution: Numerous inoperability issues need to be resolved.
Posted: July 20, 2007 | Published: July 1, 2007


Topics:  Disk Drives | SCSI Devices | Serial ATA | Storage Capacity | Storage Systems | Tiered Storage

JOURNAL ARTICLE - As file servers multiply, they become more difficult to manage. File virtualization appliances make it much easier to migrate files and recapture stranded storage capacity.
Posted: March 14, 2007 | Published: March 1, 2007


Topics:  File Server Hardware | File Server Software | NAS | NAS Software | Storage Appliances | Storage Capacity | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Replication | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software

JOURNAL ARTICLE - You can achieve considerable cost savings if different tiers of storage are parceled out to business units on a pay-for-use basis.
Posted: December 20, 2007 | Published: December 1, 2007


Topics:  IT Utility Services | Storage Capacity | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management Services | Storage Resource Management Software | Storage Spending | Storage Virtualization | Tiered Storage

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Some of the least-sexy storage tools just might be the most useful ones for coping with power problems.
Posted: July 14, 2007 | Published: July 1, 2007


Topics:  Power Blackouts | Storage Capacity | Storage Resource Management

WHITE PAPER - Read Storage Magazine's August edition which features the following articles: Enterprise-ready VTLs, Quality Awards IV: It's a tie--EMC and NetApp share enterprise array honors, Storage at your service, Lights, camera, storage!
Posted: August 19, 2008 | Published: August 19, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Management | Ethernet Networks | Fibre Channel | MAID | NAS | RAID | SAN | Storage Appliances | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Storage Industry | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Tape Libraries

JOURNAL ARTICLE - There may be a slight respite for storage managers who have spent the last few years trying to keep up with runaway storage growth, according to the results of Storage magazine's spring 2007 Purchasing Intentions Survey.
Posted: May 18, 2007 | Published: May 1, 2007


Topics:  Disk Storage Systems | iSCSI SAN | Storage Capacity | Storage Industry | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Security | Storage Spending | Storage Switches | Surveys | Tape Libraries | Tiered Storage

JOURNAL ARTICLE - If some of your apps don't require a recovery time objective in seconds, asynchronous replication delivers many benefits over synchronous replication.
Posted: September 17, 2007 | Published: September 1, 2007


Topics:  RPO | RTO | Storage Capacity | Storage Replication | Storage Replication Software | Storage Systems

JOURNAL ARTICLE - You'll need to juggle the right number of ports on your switches and arrays to maximize performance and reduce the management complexity of your applications.
Posted: April 12, 2007 | Published: April 1, 2007


Topics:  Host Adapters | Storage Capacity | Storage Switches | Storage Systems