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Brocade gets into the HBA business
Experts say the move, based on a partnership with LSI, could lower HBA pricing across the board and be the first step toward a Brocade-developed storage virtualization product.31 May 2007
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Storage Area Network School: Table of contents
What is a storage area network? What are the benefits and pitfalls of installation? How can a SAN fit into your organization? These questions and more are answered in our Storage Area Network School.31 May 2007
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Cisco: File virtualization a service, for now
Cisco's Jayshree Ullal talks with SearchStorage about the company's plans for file virtualization, green data centers and Fibre Channel over Ethernet.30 May 2007
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HDS adds SAN muscle to archive
Hitachi Data Systems integrates its archive software across its product line and adds important new features, including replication, data deduplication and security.29 May 2007
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NetApp stock takes a dive
NetApp's stock was slapped down when the company said sales were slow in March; Google to open source enterprise search appliance.25 May 2007
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HDS CEO quits for HP storage biz
Dave Roberson, CEO of Hitachi Data Systems since 2006, has jumped ship to HP to run the server giant's storage business.25 May 2007
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Data retrieval strategies: Retrieving email and database archives overview
This overview focuses on the considerations involved in email and database archives with an emphasis on retention and search to meet legal discovery requirements.25 May 2007
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Storage Decisions showcase
SearchStorage.com has put together a list of all Storage Decisions 2007 slide presentations for you to download.24 May 2007
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Cisco, EMC partner on SAN encryption
Cisco will ship encryption in switches later this year integrated with EMC's RSA key management software. Users are curious but cautious about its impact on other services.23 May 2007
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Symantec, Huawei form joint storage, security company
Symantec announced yesterday that it has formed a joint venture with storage and networking hardware company Huawei and indicated jointly developed products are coming to the U.S.22 May 2007
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EMC users push for better power consumption
EMC announces a 1.8 PB VTL, deduplication for VMware and bare-metal restore for servers as users caution the company to stay focused on everyday problems, such as power consumption.22 May 2007
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External SATA RAID array vs. system replacement
Storage expert Ashley D'Costa answers a reader's question about the benefits of using an external SATA RAID array over replacing his entire system.22 May 2007
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IBM chief engineer talks green storage
IBM engineer Clod Barrera discusses the growing energy crisis in storage, the need for better power efficiency metrics and the future for "green" products.21 May 2007
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EqualLogic hops on thin-provisioning train
Version 3.2 of EqualLogic's PS series array firmware will now support thin provisioning and a new permissions hierarchy for administrators.18 May 2007
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Brocade blasts Cisco on director switch power consumption
In a side-by-side comparison of Fibre Channel director switches at Storage Decisions, Brocade claims it is three times more power efficient than Cisco.16 May 2007
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Negotiating for support
Over a period of just a few years, the amount you spend on support contracts could equal or even exceed the price of the product itself. But storage support contracts are usually optional, and both...14 May 2007
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Hot Spots: Time to learn from Microsoft's mistakes
Security is a cradle-to-grave commitment that spans products, processes and personnel. Microsoft has proved that you can turn on a dime and remedy security shortcomings, and now some leading storag...14 May 2007
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10 ways to get the best storage price
14 May 2007
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Editorial: Top 10 reasons to find another vendor
Top 10 reasons to find another vendor14 May 2007
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Storage Bin: 50 years of right is now very wrong
A huge portion of the issues we face today in storage and throughout our infrastructure are caused by us trying to use the same systems, architectures and methodologies we're used to for data that ...14 May 2007
Storage Management Strategies for the CIO