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Midrange or high end: what's right for you
While the line is blurring, it's not gone. We look at what really differentiates high-end from midrange storage. And we look at the virtues of combining them.14 Apr 2003
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Virtual SANs bring order to chaos
What will Cisco's embedded virtual SAN technology in its new MDS switch line mean to storage managers? For starters, a new way to manage SANs as they spread across the company.14 Apr 2003
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Picking Up the Pieces from the BMC Debacle
BMC unceremoniously dumped its open systems storage management suite leaving customers in the lurch.14 Apr 2003
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Rolling disaster
Rolling disaster14 Apr 2003
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Tape: Alive and full of options
Sure, disk is going down in price, but don't underestimate the value of tape technology. We look at what's available in tape libraries for large-scale backup.14 Apr 2003
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Survey: SANs top IT shopping lists
According to a recent survey, the percentage of IT shops moving to networked storage is overwhelming and, within the networked storage pool, SANs 'are clearly the winner.'14 Apr 2003
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Behind the Firewall 2
Problems with EMC's Control Center ...Whither Legato ... Good news at iotech ... Straightening out FalconStor rumors14 Apr 2003
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NAS gives hotel a vacation from backup headaches
To consolidate and streamline its server backups at varied locations, Wyndham Hotels switches from tape to network-attached storage (NAS).14 Apr 2003
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Sony Promotes Tape for WORM Archival
Despite its unfortunate name, emerging tape WORM technology could be a real boon to storage administrators now required to archive, for example, e-mail or medical images.14 Apr 2003
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USC Spurns Usual Tape Suspects
In his role as director of emerging technologies at the University of Southern California (USC), Mike Lin is responsible for storing and backing up between 50TB to 100TB of data, for faculty and st...14 Apr 2003
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Storage Smarts Question #44
Storage Smarts Question #4411 Apr 2003
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SM2003: Man the controls or drown in storage
One expert at the Storage Management 2003 conference believes that applying people to the storage management problem is the only way to survive the data wave.11 Apr 2003
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The importance of medium access control
11 Apr 2003
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Storage Smarts Answer #44 -- Developing technology standards
Storage Smarts Answer #44 –– Developing technology standards11 Apr 2003
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SM2003: Quantum chief talks backup problems
Tape is the old wise man of the IT industry; it's served its role as the preferred medium for data backup operations for decades. But if it's been around so long, why do people still rate backup as a constant...11 Apr 2003
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Servers and switches 101
10 Apr 2003
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SM2003: Expert opines on avoiding the 'ROI trap'
One Meta Group analyst says that relying on TCO and ROI estimates is a mistake when it comes to measuring how storage management impacts the bottom line of your business.10 Apr 2003
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Setting up a centralized backup in a NAS and SAN, part 1
10 Apr 2003
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Setting up a centralized backup in a NAS and SAN, part 2
10 Apr 2003
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How many gatekeepers should I present in my SAN?
10 Apr 2003
Storage Management Strategies for the CIO