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Storage magazine - Vol. 11 Num. 3 May 2012

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- Cloud storage for archiving by Phil Goodwin, Contributor
  Cloud archiving services can offer accessibility and data preservation at a fraction of the cost of building an on-site archive infrastructure.
- Recovery slows for storage shops by Rich Castagna
  Storage budgets have been recovering, but progress might be slowing. Storage managers are looking for tools to get more out of the gear they have or plan to buy.
- DAS lives by George Crump
  Direct-attached storage may seem passé, but it’s making a comeback and gaining widespread interest.
- Shortages -- real or not -- have hiked disk prices by Rich Castagna
  Find out what readers had to say about hard disk drive price increases and shortages. What types of compromises did they have to make when placing orders?

Columns
- Cloud storage not so spooky anymore by Rich Castagna
  Lower prices, no vendor lock-in, endless storage capacity -- cloud storage is getting downright friendly these days.
- Were those crazy Mayans thinking about storage? by Jon William Toigo
  Give or take a few million years, the Mayans say we’re doomed; but our data storage systems may be living on borrowed time right now.
- Dealing with big data: The storage implications by Terri McClure
  Whether it’s defining “big data,” understanding Hadoop or assessing the impact of large data stores, storage pros need a clear understanding of the big data trend.
- Flash tech powers cloud storage and gives enterprises a boost by Jeff Byrne, Contributor
  Flash technology can be attractive for cloud service providers -- and enterprises -- looking for a highly available, scalable and efficient data storage solution.

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