Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
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Are cache appliances a good way to implement SSD?
Analyst George Crump outlines the benefits and drawbacks of using caching appliances as a method of adding solid-state performance to an environment.
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Comparing thin provisioning implementations
Analyst Erick Slack explains how to create a thin volume, migrate from thick to thin provisioning and determine when to use thin provisioning.
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Software-defined storage versus traditional storage
Analyst George Crump explains what software-defined storage is, and how it's able to drive down costs and tie into an existing virtual infrastructure.
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Primary storage for Hadoop implementations
Storage Switzerland analyst Colm Keegan explains how to determine whether a SAN or NAS should be used as primary storage with Hadoop.
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Which devices do I need for I/O virtualization?
Jon Toigo explains how I/O virtualization can simplify the server configuration used to host VMs and its role as an enabling technology for I/O processing.
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Debunking some myths about high-performance networks
Storage expert Marc Staimer discusses why high-performance networks can reduce costs for enterprises while adding value.
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Manufacturing NAND flash chips
NAND flash chips are made in fabrication plants known as fabs. Market oversupply or undersupply can cause manufacturers to alter production plans.
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What is cloud-integrated storage?
Cloud-integrated storage can implement one or more cloud storage repositories into the data center. Find out how it differs from a cloud storage gateway.
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How is Hadoop infrastructure improving?
John Webster describes how changes to HDFS and the NameNode can help to improve Hadoop infrastructure.
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Can shared storage be used with Hadoop architecture?
Storage expert John Webster discusses three ways to use shared storage together with Hadoop architecture in this Ask the Expert answer.
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How will 10 GbE impact iSCSI speed?
The adoption of 10 gigabit Ethernet has ramped up iSCSI speed and resulted in a smaller performance gap between iSCSI and Fibre Channel.
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Configuring iSCSI LUNs in a virtual environment
Dennis Martin offers three ways to configure iSCSI LUNs with VMware and Hyper-V -- two using the hypervisor while the other bypasses the hypervisor.
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Issues with Hadoop architecture explained
Analyst John Webster details issues with Hadoop architecture and what users can expect from Hadoop Version 2.0.
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Understanding big data analytics and data warehousing
Understanding big data analytics, and how it differs from data warehousing, depends on time to information, content complexity and cost.
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Implementing Hadoop for reasons other than big data
There are multiple ways an organization can benefit from implementing Hadoop, according to analyst John Webster.
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Comparing scale-out and object-based storage systems
Scale-out and object-based storage systems are both built for scaling, but metadata characteristics are the difference maker.
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Ask the Expert: How does RAID data protection stack up?
RAID data protection is becoming an obsolete protection strategy for the multi-terabyte drives required in big data storage, says analyst John Webster.
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How should I spec a storage system for big data apps?
Analyst John Webster explains the difference between big data apps for large-capacity applications and analytics applications.
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Examining FCoE protocol support in management tools
Storage expert Marc Staimer explains that FCoE protocol support is best in end-to-end integrated offerings.
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Best practices for FCoE storage deployment
Find out a key requirement when implementing FCoE storage in your data center, as well as general best practices to deploying FCoE.
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What software allows the sharing of PCIe SSD cards?
Learn the different methods to share PCIe SSD cards among multiple servers to improve performance and still keep costs down.
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Can file-based apps be used with object storage?
Learn how to use applications such as Microsoft Exchange or SQL Server with object storage systems on the back end.
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Comparing host-based and array-based replication
Learn the benefits and drawbacks to host-based and array-based replication methods to determine which one better suits your environment.
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