Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
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This article is part of the Vol. 8 Num. 3 May 2009 issue of Testing data deduplication backup tools
A comprehensive revamping of the storage environment at a major government agency shows how a tiered storage design can help meet operational expectations without busting the budget. By Herb Ferguson Vendors work very hard to make the choice of a multitier, enterprise-class storage system an easy one for you. But in the real world, it's not so easy. A multitier, enterprise-class system needs a high level of scalability, and its different tiers need to serve the needs of various applications and databases. It's a substantial long-term investment, and it takes exhaustive planning and research to choose the right one. Perhaps a more fundamental question than which vendor's products to buy is whether to take the integrated, single-vendor approach or to build a system around the components that are most critical to your environment. In March 2007, InfoPro Corp. was asked to guide a large government agency through such a storage system purchasing decision -- upgrading from entry- and workgroup-level storage to an enterprise-class storage subsystem with a much ... Access >>>
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Put data dedupe to the test
You can take your chances and believe the deduplication ratios and performance the vendors say you'll get, or you can do it right and test the systems yourself.
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A dynamic four-tier storage design
A comprehensive revamping of the storage environment at a major government agency shows how a tiered storage design can meet operational expectations without busting the budget.
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Put data dedupe to the test
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CDP picks up a little steam
Continuous data protection (CDP) application adoption is hardly a juggernaut, but our most recent survey shows a modest increase in the number of CDP users.
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The time is right for efficient storage
Storage budgets are lower this year, forcing storage managers to think creatively and act strategically.
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CDP picks up a little steam
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A wealth of deduplication options
Hardware-based products propelled deduplication into the mainstream, but now that most backup apps include dedupe, you'll have to carefully evaluate the options.
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A wealth of deduplication options
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