July 2004

  • Copan outsources manufacturing to Hitachi OMD

    In preparation for its product launch this summer, Copan has shifted its manufacturing over to Hitachi OMD, a company that users will be more familiar with.19 Jul 2004

  • Ten simple rules for better backup

    Backup is a bothersome task, but we all have to do it. How does your organization stand in regard to the basics of backup operations? Here's a checklist of 10 areas you should focus on in order to ...19 Jul 2004

  • Sending data over IP WANs just got 3X faster

    NetEx has introduced the fifth iteration of its software which sends data across wide area networks at 480 Mbps, news that will interest users struggling with bandwidth constraints across geographi...16 Jul 2004

  • How to document a SAN

    Effective SAN documentation will keep your systems up and running even if your entire staff gets hit by a bus.16 Jul 2004

  • Continuous backup gains traction

    For continuous backup technology, 2004 is the year that vendors have moved from promises to actual products. Although the market is still small -- inhabited by startups such as Revivio, Mendocino S...15 Jul 2004

  • Crash Course: Compliance

    New guidelines from the U.S. and abroad are changing the way you deal with enterprise data. Understanding and planning for compliance can cause real headaches if you're not tracking the latest information....15 Jul 2004

  • Adaptec buys NAS king Snap

    Targeting the low-end and a fresh installed base, Adaptec agreed yesterday to acquire San Jose, Calif.-based Snap Appliance. The $100 million dollar deal will give Adaptec more fire power to go aft...14 Jul 2004

  • Lesson four: Storage Management Survival School

    E-mail is one of the biggest problems most storage admins are facing. How do you cope and manage this growth? Find out in lesson four of Storage Management Survival School.13 Jul 2004

  • Lesson three: Storage Management Survival School

    Learn the best practices, processes and tools necessary to plan for capacity planning, creating and meeting SLAs and mapping future growth in lesson three of "Storage Management Survival School."13 Jul 2004

  • Vendors pull TOEs from offload market

    Three vendors have recently left the market for offload engines that speed the transmission of iSCSI storage traffic over TCP/IP networks. But that's not stopping at least five other vendors, inclu...13 Jul 2004

  • Ignore the information lifecycle management hype

    Storage Bin: Ignore the information lifecycle management hype--backup and restore are still the real problem in 95% of IT shops.12 Jul 2004

  • Long-distance data storage

    Long-distance storage seems to be on everyone's mind lately.Here's what you can do to make sure you're ready.12 Jul 2004

  • Tune down costs

    To save money and get the best performance, match the right type of storage with the application it's best suited for. We list several practical ways to optimize your storage.12 Jul 2004

  • SOX, HIPAA in a Nutshell

    What do SOX and HIPAA mean to you?12 Jul 2004

  • Disks Get Switched

    Incredible switching disk12 Jul 2004

  • Hands-On Review: Celerity FC-24XL

    Atto's Celerity FC-24XL HBA is designed for data-hungry applications. But is its power worth paying for?12 Jul 2004

  • Security concerns for maintaining multiple operating systems on the same host

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  • Get ready for LTO-3

    Get ready for the next greatest thing in tape technology -- LTO-3. Bob Abraham, tape industry analyst and founder of Freeman Reports Inc., says the next iteration of LTO...12 Jul 2004

  • Are SMB HBAs good enough?

    As HBA vendors pare prices by stripping out infrequently used features, storage administrators need to ask if the next generation of less-costly HBAs will be good enough.12 Jul 2004

  • Backup budgets have it MAID with cheap disk

    Do you need to take a MAID approach to backup? Massive Array of Idle Disks is a cheap alternative to tape, but there is a downside in terms of retrieval time.12 Jul 2004