Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
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This article is part of the Vol. 3 No. 1 March 2004 issue of Hot tips for buying storage technology
When is a gigabyte not a gigabyte? Like a soldier in the front lines, a gigabyte of production data is supported by many others behind it. To keep the production data available 24x7, behind the scenes are local mirrored copies, remote mirrored copies for disaster recovery and copies for each parallel development and test effort, plus multiple copies of all of these. Consider the following best practices advocated by various vendors for mission-critical production data: Each production volume is protected by mirrored storage. To provide fast recovery from errors, two additional rolling snapshots of the data are kept online. To enable disaster recovery and business continuance, two copies of the data are kept on a remote storage system. One or both of those copies will be mirrored to protect the storage on the remote side in case production operations must be transferred to the recovery site. To facilitate non-disruptive backups of the production data, another independent copy of the data may exist (the life of the rolling snapshot is typically not long enough... Access >>>
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LTO tape put to the test
by Peter Groel
Before you settle on another archival tape technology, read this article. Recent tests have shown there are differences in the quality of LTO tapes from different manufacturers and even between tapes from the same vendor.
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Database archiving done right
by James Damoulakis and Steve Jeffreys
Once you have decide what to archive in your database, the hard part begins. Discover how to archive your database in the least costly manner possible.
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Consolidating NAS pays off
by Alan Radding
The role of network-attached storage may be changing as more and more storage managers discover the the benefits of using NAS to consolidate file servers.
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IT Says Yes to NAS Gateways
NAS gateways embraced
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What's Worth Outsourcing?
by Shane O'Neill
Is outsourcing the way to go?
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How to get the best deal
Take this crash course in bargaining for storage. Get the lowdown on effective tactics such as resisting vendor lock-in, working with multiple vendors and leveraging the second tier.
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LTO tape put to the test
by Peter Groel
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- Steamship Authority Sees Less Tape on the Horizon
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Storage Pros of the World Unite!
Commune with fellow storage folk
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Tape type matters
High-performance tape formats may all seem similar in capacity and throughput, but most formats lend themselves better to some applications then others. Find out how to decide which one is best for you.
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Virtual Servers in a Storage World
Virtual servers in the real storage world
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Slash SAN costs
by Marc Farley
SANs are expensive if you operate them according to conventional wisdom. Find out how to break the vicious circle of high costs that limit the places you can use SANs.
- No SAS for Networked Storage
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The benefits of application-specific storage
by Jon Oltsik
In order to reap the benefits of application-specific storage, storage managers need to communicate with IT and business managers to gain a better understanding of their storage needs.
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Less tape talk, more tape testing
by Mark Schlack
Less tape talk, more tape testing
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Companies are doing interesting things with object-based storage that might make ILM useful.
Storage Bin: So far, all of the ILM talk has been fluff. But there are some companies that are doing interesting--and potentially revolutionary--things with object-based storage that might make ILM useful.
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Creating effective data storage policies
by Stephen Foskett
It's essential to create sound strategic, tactical and organizational policies to keep your organization from running amuck.
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Review of Computer Associates' BrightStor Enterprise Backup software
by Darryl Brooks
We review Computer Associates' BrightStor Enterprise Backup software. It distinguishes itself from other backup products with its high performance and uncomplicated administration.
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Snapshot: Do You Boot From the SAN?
Do You Boot From the SAN?
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The benefits of application-specific storage
by Jon Oltsik
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