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Rackable Systems becomes Silicon Graphics
Rackable Systems buys SGI and takes its name; Hitachi Data Systems upgrades its Data Protection Suite; FalconStor and Idera combine forces for SharePoint deduplication.14 May 2009
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How storage blades work in today's data centers
This podcast explains how storage blade technologies work with server and storage virtualization, as well as with Cisco Systems' new unified computing system (UCS).14 May 2009
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EPA begins long process to green storage specification
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to develop green storage standards so organizations can measure the energy efficiency of their data storage devices.13 May 2009
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Top tips when evaluating a storage automation product
When choosing a storage automation product, evaluate the size and complexity of the environment, the degree to which the IT infrastructure is growing and outsourced functions.13 May 2009
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EMC's Storage Configuration Advisor provides policy-based monitoring, overlaps other EMC SRM offerin
EMC Storage Configuration Advisor provides policy-based monitoring of a storage infrastructure, but overlaps with other tools in the vendor's storage resource management portfolio.12 May 2009
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Growing data storage infrastructure may require new provisioning tools
Organizations are reconsidering how they provision data storage and which tools might help to improve their processes due to escalating demands for data storage and virtualization.12 May 2009
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Data storage provisioning best practices
Best practices for data storage provisioning start with the need for the many stakeholders to communicate and coordinate so the process will be effective. The team approach will also help with the ...12 May 2009
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Multiprotocol storage arrays gain interest, adoption
Multiprotocol storage arrays, or unified storage, combine block and file storage access protocols. Interest due to cost savings, advances in technology and simpler management.11 May 2009
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virtual memory
Virtual Memory is a feature of an operating system that enables a process to use a memory RAM address space that is independent of other processes running in the same system, and use a space that i...08 May 2009
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PowerFile launches optical Hybrid Storage Appliance
PowerFile's Hybrid Storage Appliance, a combination of hard drives and Blu-Ray for long-term archiving, hopes to break the hold disk and tape have on the enterprise storage market.08 May 2009
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Hitachi Data Systems bulks up server virtualization support
Hitachi Data Systems adds data protection for Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware vCenter; PHD improves virtual server backup; Asigra gets Hyper-V certification.07 May 2009
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TweetPhoto cobbles together cloud services for storage
New Twitter add-on service stores files on Cloud Files and Cloud Sites from Rackspace Inc.'s Mosso cloud service, but turns to WebBasedCron to speed the upload process for users.06 May 2009
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Sun claims open storage traction; will Oracle approve?
Sun makes incremental updates to its Amber Road NAS appliances and claims the product line has amassed 800 customers in six months. But will Oracle Corp. approve its future?05 May 2009
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Emulex issues hostile rejection to Broadcom's unsolicited $764M bid
Emulex board says Broadcom looking to cash in on unannounced OEM deals and take advantage of its depressed stock price. Also accuses Broadcom of making "inaccurate statements."04 May 2009
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Some storage certifications hold value despite economy
The importance of IT certifications is falling, but a few certification programs retain their value. Find out which EMC and SNIA certifications bring storage professionals higher salaries.04 May 2009
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The time is right for efficient storage
Storage budgets are lower this year, forcing storage managers to think creatively and act strategically.01 May 2009
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The glass is half full
You can wring your hands over a shrinking storage budget or you can do something creative about it.01 May 2009
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A wealth of deduplication options
Hardware-based products propelled deduplication into the mainstream, but now that most backup apps include dedupe, you'll have to carefully evaluate the options.01 May 2009
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CDP picks up a little steam
Continuous data protection (CDP) application adoption is hardly a juggernaut, but our most recent survey shows a modest increase in the number of CDP users.01 May 2009
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Coming in Storage magazine's June 2009 issue
A sneak peek at Storage magazine's next issue.01 May 2009
Storage Management Strategies for the CIO