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This article is part of the Vol. 1 No. 11 January 2003 issue of Best storage products of the year 2002
First, let me apologize. I realize that any discussion about anything to do with tape is about as exciting as a six-hour bus trip to a prostate exam. This isn't really about tape, as much as it is about business - and things you might want to think about when you're making your high-end SDLT vs. LTO decision. My contention is that due to business factors, within a few short years LTO will most likely cease to exist. In the high-end of what some call the midmarket for tape (sorry, blame Gartner for that one) sit two competing technologies - SDLT and LTO. Quantum makes SDLT - and DLT, which is relevant, I swear. LTO is a consortium effort, which means more than one person makes the stuff, in this case Seagate, IBM, and HP. LTO and SDLT are both good. Today LTO has about 60% of that market slice vs. SDLT's 40%. So what's the issue? First, if all things are about equal, people want compatibility - preferably backwards and forwards. There are a billion DLTs out there. Now that Quantum bought Benchmark, they have a DLT family that runs from the low value (read: ... Access >>>
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Best storage products of the year
by SearchStorage.com & Storage magazine editors
The editors of SearchStorage.com and Storage magazine sat down this past fall to assess the best products of 2002.
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Are You Liable for a Bad Disaster Recovery Plan?
It's increasingly likely that corporate officers who fail to implement an adequate disaster recovery and business continuity plan may be held personally liable for losses incurred from an outage.
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Quantum Streamlines DLTtape Brand, Roadmap
If you're confused by the variety of DLTtape drives on the market, take heart.
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Pick the right SRM tool
With all of the SRM tools on the market, which one will work best for you? Here's how to decide.
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Where Will Innovation Come from in '03?
Can storage managers expect new companies to bring innovative approaches to the market in the near future?
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Much Ado About NAS
Built on top of the CX600, the NS600 is targeted squarely at the midrange, and is priced accordingly...
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The networked storage project: moving ahead
by Jeffrey Fritz
Our SAN beginners have done the research and picked the products. Now it's time to implement - here's how they did it.
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Best storage products of the year
by SearchStorage.com & Storage magazine editors
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SAN Newbie: Consolidation Easy, but Expensive
Thinking about embarking on a server consolidation project?
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San pioneer: start small, but smart
by Eric Ihde
Building a SAN? Avoid hidden costs, unforeseen problems and unmanageable expansion by starting with a solid plan. That's one of the key lessons Intuit learned on its way to 200TB.
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Ten Things You Can Do With Virtualization
Think virtualization is a technology without a cause?
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Killer serial: is ATA ready for the enterprise?
by Carol Hildebrand
As serial ATA rolls out this year, the price will be compelling, but don't expect SCSI to disappear.
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Keeping laptop backups in sync: Part 3
by W. Curtis Preston
Keeping laptop backups in sync -- Backup your own
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Bare metal recovery
Bare metal recovery
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High-End Drives: What Will You Use?
In 2002, SCSI drives made up about 89% of drive shipments to the enterprise market...
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SAN Newbie: Consolidation Easy, but Expensive
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Developing a strategy for data archiving
by James Damoulakis
A look at data archiving and the strategy you'll need to ensure you're saving the right information.
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LTO might not be long for this world.
Storage Bin: LTO might not be long for this world.
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Defining a storage services model
Defining an IT services model can help you make better decisions.
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Who should be charged with managing your SAN hardware?
by Darryl Brooks
Raise your hands: Who should be charged with managing your SAN hardware?
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Keep your eyes open
by Mark Schlack
Keep your eyes open.
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Snapshot: Who runs your SAN?
Who's Responsible for Your SAN?
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Developing a strategy for data archiving
by James Damoulakis
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