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SolarWinds aims to integrate Tek-Tools storage resource management with network, server management
An expected convergence of networking and storage management drives SolarWinds to acquire storage resource management (SRM) and monitoring software vendor Tek-Tools; one Tek-Tools customer says com...29 Jan 2010
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Employee job satisfaction: Why I love/hate my enterprise data storage job
Enterprise data storage professionals who participated in our annual Storage magazine salary survey discuss their satisfaction with their IT jobs.27 Jan 2010
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Oracle pledges to continue Sun's open source storage and tape products
Oracle executives lay out their strategy after acquisition of Sun, and say they intend to continue selling Sun tape and enterprise data storage hardware.27 Jan 2010
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Director switch comparison: Brocade DCX Backbone versus Cisco Systems MDS 9500
Are you looking for director switch for your SAN? We compare the Brocade DCX Backbone and Cisco Systems MDS 9500 offerings in terms of latency, throughput and FCoE support.27 Jan 2010
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EMC sees IT spending recovery, plans further cloud storage push in 2010
EMC plans to invest heavily to further build products in what it considers billion-dollar market opportunities: cloud storage and services offerings, as well as storage and server virtualization an...26 Jan 2010
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Secure multitenancy stack for virtual server environments launched by NetApp, Cisco and VMware
The latest cloud storage-focused alliance between major vendors takes the form of a reference architecture for secure virtual server secure multitenancy drawn up by NetApp with VMware and Cisco.26 Jan 2010
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8 Gbps FC: Price driving adoption of the storage technology
IT organizations can gain benefits from 8 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN storage technology and the price differential with 4 Gbps gear is shrinking, but its adoption is slower than with 4 Gbps, and, rathe...25 Jan 2010
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Adoption of 8 Gbps Fibre Channel protocol expected to soar this year after sluggish start
Adoption of 8 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN storage poised to take off as economy improves, prices drop and supporting products flood the market, but many users drag feet on full end-to-end upgrade.25 Jan 2010
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Fibre Channel SAN: Upgrading to 8 Gbps for storage networks a logical step as prices drop
Upgrading a Fibre Channel SAN to 8 Gbps is the natural next step for IT shops refreshing their storage networks as prices of host bus adapters, switches and arrays drop.25 Jan 2010
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PCI compliance prompts credit firm to move Windows data archiving to KOM Networks KOMpliance
After struggling with a Linux-based Hitachi Data Systems data archiving system, credit report firm finds KOM Networks' KOMpliance a better fit for its PCI compliance efforts.22 Jan 2010
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Storage Roundup: LSI launches 3ware 6 Gbps SAS cards, 3PAR's Get Thin Guarantee and more
LSI rolls out new Gbps SAS controllers; 3PAR's Get Thin Guarantee; AMI adds multiprotocol storage systems; El Fresko ships archiving and compliance software; and more.22 Jan 2010
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'Avatar' post-production combines BlueArc and NetApp clustered NAS
One clustered NAS system couldn't handle all of the 3-D animations and digital effects for blockbuster movie 'Avatar', so Weta Digital turned to BlueArc Titan and NetApp FlexCache to complete the job.21 Jan 2010
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virtual SAN appliance (VSA)
A virtual SAN appliance (VSA) is a software bundle that allows a storage manager to turn the unused storage capacity in his network's virtual servers into a storage area network (SAN).20 Jan 2010
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Cloud storage pricing revealed: Hidden costs include data migration and access fees
Learn more about the hidden costs of cloud storage, including data migration costs, storage and access fees, portable device handling fees and more.20 Jan 2010
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Quantum brings data deduplication into StorNext management software
Quantum adds data deduplication and replication to its StorNext data management software, enabling data reduction for archiving and primary storage – although the performance hit may be too g...20 Jan 2010
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Cloud storage pricing: The cost of a hypothetical month of cloud data storage
Check out this hypothetical cloud data storage scenario for insight into the monthly charges for an organization to store and access data in the cloud.20 Jan 2010
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Pillar rolls out speedier Axiom 600 disk array
Pillar adds a new controller to its Axiom 600 disk array as traditional lines between high-end and midrange disk arrays blur; will it be enough to survive after Pillar financial backer Larry Elliso...19 Jan 2010
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I/O virtualization: Approaches and implementations
Learn which companies have offerings in the I/O virtualization space, how they approach network infrastructure problems, and the pros and cons of each product.19 Jan 2010
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Improve storage utilization rates with storage optimization, capacity reduction techniques
Learn how to improve storage utilization rates using storage optimization and capacity reduction technologies such as data deduplication, thin provisioning, analytics and storage resource management.18 Jan 2010
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Storage roundup: Bocada extends backup relationship with IBM to enable data backup reporting
IBM extends its deal with Bocada to enable backup reporting; KOM data archive appliance is certified by CommVault; Index Engines indexes 1 TB of data per hour on EMC Celerra NAS.15 Jan 2010
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