Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
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This article is part of the Vol. 4 No. 2 April 2005 issue of How to scale up with storage clusters
The storage industry has frequently made me cranky with its unfortunate tendency to cling to outmoded ways of doing business. But I've recently seen some hopeful developments. Take this month's cover subject--clustering. On the heels of a sudden infatuation with modular storage, clustering is yet another development signaling that storage vendors have finally learned what the rest of the computer industry knew about 15 years ago. Big, monolithic devices have their place, but, basically, the future of computing is about getting lots of small, cheap things to work together. A more subtle change is taking place in the way you'll buy storage. More and more storage, even sophisticated stuff, will be sold through indirect channels--resellers, integrators and so on. The little guys that have prospered through the SAN/NAS boom have to do it, and the big guys are now finding that they do, too. Fundamentally, this is a good thing. The big guys will have to ease off the account control pedal a bit and put more effort into making their products easier to install and ... Access >>>
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- Survey says: What's hot, what's not
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NAS news: Boom continues
2004 numbers in: NAS still hot
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Disk finally outruns tape
Mainframe shops weaning themselves off tape
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Pros and cons of VTLs
by W. Curtis Preston
VTLs aren't perfect, and this tip outlines some caveats about the technology that you need to know before implementing a VTL.
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Are SATA drives ready for the enterprise?
SATA drives are great low-cost alternatives to pricey Fibre Channel and SCSI drives, but they lack the reliability and performance that mission-critical applications demand. But new technologies are bringing SATA up to enterprise-class standards.
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Chart a course for consolidation
by Bill Peldzus
This tip addresses key issues that must be addressed to have a successful storage consolidation project.
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Keep track of backups
Backup reporting tools help track backup failures and determine their cause. Some tools can identify weak links in your backup processes where there's a potential for failure.
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The new shape of SRM
Monolithic SRM apps fading away
- SAS--Hurry up and wait
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Clustering storage
Clustered servers have become a mainstay of the data center, and now clustering is quickly becoming the preferred technology for making storage more scalable, reliable and easier to manage.
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First Look: Crossroads Systems' DataMover 240f
Crossroads Systems' DataMover 240f is a SAN edge device that takes on one of the most vexing backup bottlenecks by keeping data flowing through the network pipes.
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Should you archive spam?
Spam gobbles up storage
- SNIA + CDP = SIG
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The new shape of SRM
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Tap into Windows' hidden resources to make it enterprise-worthy
Windows often gets a bad rap when it comes to storage, but you can tap into Windows' hidden resources to make it more enterprise-worthy.
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Storage Bin: The devil is in the details
"Close" isn't good enough for disaster recovery and security planning. Overlooking what might seem to be a minor detail could result in major consequences.
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Storage security policies for data backups and tape
If you think host security is more than adequate to protect your storage, think again. Your backup and tape rotation practices could be putting your data at risk.
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Snapshot: Remote office storage management
How do you manage remote office storage?
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Signs of progress
Signs of progress
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Tap into Windows' hidden resources to make it enterprise-worthy
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