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Enterprise data storage technologies rise from the dead
Greg Schulz discusses enterprise data storage technologies that have been declared dead, like RAID and Fibre Channel, but are still productive in storage infrastructures and still produced by vendors.30 Oct 2009
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SAN sales boosted by need for storage efficiency
Compellent sales increased last quarter thanks to a storage efficiency message in a down economy. Now analysts are looking toward the midrange SAN vendor's next act.29 Oct 2009
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3PAR strengthens software for InServe Storage
3PAR adds data protection software for its SANs; LSI and Supermicro hook up for 6-gig SAS; healthcare company turns to DataCore for high availability of virtual servers.29 Oct 2009
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Optimizing enterprise data storage capacity and performance to reduce your data footprint
Data footprint constraints are not limited to physical space. There are also availability, capacity, power, cooling and other constraints in enterprise storage that need to be addressed with storag...28 Oct 2009
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Signs point to licensing problems as Apple discontinues ZFS development
A post on an Open Solaris mailing list by a Sun executive indicates licensing issues are behind the discontinuation of a ZFS development project by Apple late last week.27 Oct 2009
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Survey: Business growth, not compliance, drives enterprise data storage expansion
A data center manager survey says storage requirements are fueled by business growth rather than increased regulations, and finds cloud computing adoption despite industry hype.27 Oct 2009
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EMC lays out data archiving and eDiscovery plans
File and SharePoint archiving for the SourceOne product line is still waiting in the wings, while EMC positions the Kazeon acquisition to take on Autonomy in eDiscovery.26 Oct 2009
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IBM unveils new flagship storage system, DS8700
IBM places DS8700 at top of its DS8000 platform, promises performance boost; improved tiering software for solid state drives scheduled for 2010 delivery.22 Oct 2009
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EMC cautiously optimistic about storage spending
EMC's profits were down compared with last year's third quarter but up from the second quarter of this year, leading it to forecast modest recovery in storage spending in 2010.22 Oct 2009
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Cloud storage provider Zetta looks to replace production network-attached storage
Zetta launches its hosted NAS cloud storage service, and looks to compete beyond the data archiving and backup markets most cloud storage providers have focused on so far.21 Oct 2009
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Factors to consider when implementing Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
Learn the differences between implementing Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and iSCSI, the costs of upgrading to FCoE and more.21 Oct 2009
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Riverbed updates RiOS; Steelhead WAFS device now supports Citrix and disaster recovery
The WAFS vendor is floating a raft of updates to its RiOS operating system, including support for replication and application traffic in the same device, and new security features.19 Oct 2009
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Unilever maintains 5 PB Fibre Channel SAN storage performance with Virtual Instruments' NetWisdom
After a vendor brought in Virtual Instruments' NetWisdom tool to troubleshoot a storage performance problem, Unilever's IT staff made it a permanent part of their environment.16 Oct 2009
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Managing capacity planning with thin provisioning
Infinity Pharmaceuticals uses thin provisioning in 3PAR Inc.'s InServ S800 system to manage capacity planning for scientist's hard-to-predict data storage needs.15 Oct 2009
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Storage roundup: Mimosa, NetApp combine for Exchange archiving
Mimosa and NetApp hook up to tame Microsoft Exchange; ProStor extends its removable disk backup platform; Overland Storage adds to its automated tape library family.15 Oct 2009
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Thin provisioning storage brings utilization and capacity benefits, but with a caveat
Thin provisioning storage can deliver capacity and utilization benefits to enterprise data storage environments, but it's been hobbled by concerns over capacity allocation overload and sluggish sup...15 Oct 2009
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Improving storage utilization with thin provisioning
Investment company Maxim Group LLC uses FalconStor Software's Network Storage Server arrays to gain control of storage utilization, and clears capacity for data replication via thin provisioning.15 Oct 2009
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Is data deduplication right for your primary storage infrastructure?
What are the requirements of deduplicating primary storage? Find out what to do before undertaking a primary deduplication project and the vendor options for primary dedupe.14 Oct 2009
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Iron Mountain Digital opens cloud storage APIs for data archiving
Iron Mountain Digital's new developer program allows ISVs and corporate application developers to access cloud storage for data archiving using REST and SOAP.14 Oct 2009
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Storage clouds gather over Storage Networking World
Hitachi Data Systems makes a play for the cloud; SNIA tackles cloud standards; and customers talk about adopting cloud services at Storage Networking World.13 Oct 2009
Storage Management Strategies for the CIO