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This article is part of the Vol. 3 No. 9 November 2004 issue of Disaster recovery planning options on a shoestring budget
Next year, 4Gb/sec Fibre Channel (FC) products will start to roll out. These products will double the performance of 2Gb/sec gear for the same price, although the earliest adopters will probably pay a small premium until the full economies of large-scale chip production kick in. Although the buzz about 4Gb/sec FC has been spreading for several months, no IT users have yet had a chance to test the technology, which is still working its way through the storage vendors' engineering labs. "There is nothing available yet, and nobody is screaming for it," says Tony Asaro, senior analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group, Milford, MA. Asaro, along with most industry analysts, has yet to see the technology demonstrated. When it does arrive, 4Gb/sec FC's adoption should be a gradual, relatively painless process. IT managers may see little need for doubling FC performance now, but they should figure it into their plans as they consider refreshing their storage area network (SAN) technology in the future. Fibre Channel roadmap Performance improvement The 4Gb/sec FC transition... Access >>>
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Tiered storage has arrived
by Mark Schlack
Our semiannual Purchasing Intentions survey shows spending is up, if not at the levels of earlier this year. Storage managers are spreading money across multiple tiers of storage products.
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How to design a core/edge SAN
by Norman Owens
Use the SPICE algorithm to simplify the process of designing a large core/edge SAN.
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First Look: Asigra Televaulting for Enterprises
Asigra's Televaulting for Enterprises is an agentless remote backup application that uses commodity servers at remote locations to ship pared-down data back to a centrally managed site.
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Hands-On Review: Softek Performance Tuner
Softek's Performance Tuner is adept at identifying bottlenecks and impending failures.
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Accommodating arrays
by Jerome M. Wendt
Modern storage arrays offer disk types to meet any need -- costly Fibre Channel (FC) disks for high-end applications requiring superior performance and availability, and lower-priced SATA disks for less-critical data. The arrays also come with mixed RAID configurations. But selecting the right mix of disks and RAID levels requires understanding the impact of those decisions.
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Remote Replication Gets Out of the Array
Network-based replication challenges array apps
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Synthetic Full Backup Catching On
Synthetic fulls slash backup time
- NAS Takes SMBs to Next Level
- Girding for Grids
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4Gb--ready or not, here it comes
You might not need them, but 4Gb/sec Fibre Channel products are coming. Comparably priced to 2Gb/sec and backward compatible, they might end up in your storage network whether you need them or not.
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The search for cost-effective disaster recovery
Creating an efficient DR strategy starts with determining the value of your company's applications and data. You can find the right mix of DR technologies to protect your data without breaking the bank.
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Cheap SANs--Hype or Hot?
Low-cost SANs still looking for a market
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Synthetic Full Backup Catching On
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Columns
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Hot Spots: Bring disaster recovery home
by Jon Oltsik
Disaster recovery services offer convenience and economy, but they may not protect your company's data sufficiently--maybe it's time to bring DR back in-house.
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Best Practices: Backup operations redux
by James Damoulakis
Readers comments on July's column on 10 steps for better backups raise some new issues.
- Storage bin: A business with a heart
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Editorial: Common sense triumphs
by Mark Schlack
Common sense triumphs
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Snapshot: Network-based storage services
Do you run network-based storage services?
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Hot Spots: Bring disaster recovery home
by Jon Oltsik
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