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Storage Roundup: IBM brings data deduplication to System z mainframe
IBM adds ProtecTier data deduplication gateway for mainframe systems; Dot Hill launches FC/iSCSI SANs; Bus-Tech upgrades mainframe virtual tape library (VTL); and more.25 Feb 2010
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SGI picks up Copan, prepares to put a new spin on MAID arrays
With SGI acquiring MAID-maker Copan Systems at a clearance price, customers hope to see Copan disk arrays get a performance improvement, as well as easier and cheaper upgrades.25 Feb 2010
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Tiered storage: A look at internal and external tiered storage models
Tiered storage tools can help organizations meet information lifecycle management (ILM) goals. Learn about the internal and external tiered storage tools available from 3PAR, EMC, HDS and IBM.24 Feb 2010
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Iron Mountain Digital spends $112 million on Mimosa Systems for on-premise data archiving
Iron Mountain makes a big move into on-premise enterprise data archiving software with the acquisition of Mimosa Systems, saying it doesn't want to wait for big enterprises to move more data to the...22 Feb 2010
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Information technology governance and the role of the storage manager
Find out how storage managers can avoid e-discovery and other compliance issues associated with an information technology governance process, how they can educate technology users, and what tools t...22 Feb 2010
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Health care system rolls its own data storage 'cloud' for researchers
Partners HealthCare System created a clustered NAS for its researchers that scales to hundreds of terabytes and costs a fraction of commercial systems; the system consists of Gluster open source so...19 Feb 2010
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Fibre Channel switch port shipments expected to spike after 2009 drop, then decline over long term
Fibre Channel switch port shipments are expected to increase after first-time decline in 2009, but long-term outlook calls for eventual decline as Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) picks up steam.18 Feb 2010
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Disks and disk subsystems Products of the Year winners
The disks and disk subsystems category in SearchStorage.com's enterprise data storage Products of the Year 2009 awards includes technologies such as storage-area networks (SANs), network-attached s...16 Feb 2010
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Data storage priorities 2010: data backup, capacity growth and disaster recovery
Our Storage Priorities for 2010 survey finds adding data backup, keeping up with capacity growth and disaster recovery as the most urgent considerations of data storage managers. Solid-state storag...15 Feb 2010
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Storage roundup: Intel lines up storage system partners for Jasper Forest
Xyratex, Promise Technology to use new Intel Jasper Forest processor; Micron buys flash rival Numonyx to expand market footprint; STORServer adds agent for IBM TSM Microsoft SharePoint.12 Feb 2010
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Isilon Systems clustered NAS adds solid-state drives (SSDs), 10 GbE connectivity
Isilon Systems boosts performance of its S-series, X-series and NL-series clustered NAS nodes with solid-state drives (SSDs) and 10 GbE as it continues to make inroads in traditional enterprise dat...11 Feb 2010
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IBM rolls out SONAS clustered NAS based on GPFS
IBM's SONAS is based on its GPFS and Scale-Out File Services (SOFS) offering intended for large deployments; industry wonders if IBM will also offer scale-out NAS from OEM partner NetApp.11 Feb 2010
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Use MAID, intelligent power management as green storage options to control energy consumption
MAID and intelligent power management (IPM) are green storage options that align enterprise data storage performance and energy consumption levels. Learn what you should look for in a product with ...10 Feb 2010
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Nasuni Filer offers cloud storage gateway for NAS
Nasuni Filer virtual appliance automatically caches files at a user's local site, while bulk of user's NAS capacity is maintained by a cloud storage service provider.09 Feb 2010
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iSCSI storage system implemented by University of Alaska Fairbanks
Learn about one university department's move to an iSCSI storage system from NFS, including why it made the switch to iSCSI, what problems it encountered, how things have improved and lessons learn...09 Feb 2010
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iSCSI SANs in a virtual server environment: Five best practices
Storage experts offer best practices on how to maximize iSCSI SAN performance and efficiency in virtual server environments, where the protocol has found its biggest audience.09 Feb 2010
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iSCSI SAN finally proves worthy alternative to Fibre Channel SAN for the mainstream
iSCSI SAN use is growing while Fibre Channel SAN sales decline. iSCSI SAN use is fueled by cost advantages, ease of management and its performance with virtual servers.09 Feb 2010
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Panasas clustered NAS and Amazon S3 cloud data storage help e-Learning provider
E-Learning provider Connect for Education uses combination of on-premise clustered NAS and Amazon S3 cloud data storage to optimize performance, cost and data protection.08 Feb 2010
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iSCSI storage: Rising profile in enterprise data centers
Learn why iSCSI storage is infiltrating enterprise data centers, get five best practices for implementing iSCSI SANs in a virtual server environment, and discover some implementation tips.07 Feb 2010
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EMC: No plans to kill Clariion
EMC denies widespread speculation in the enterprise data storage industry that it's planning to phase out Clariion SAN systems in favor of Celerra multiprotocol storage.05 Feb 2010
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