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This article is part of the July 1, 2012 issue of Solid-state adds VROOM to virtual desktops
RAID’s roots run deep and the technology does a decent job of data protection, but a little math and an open mind might lead you to some better alternatives. Recently, in preparation for a talk I’m delivering this year at Storage Decisions (SD), I’ve been reacquainting myself with the latest technologies and methodologies for data protection. Naturally, this included rereading the many articles and blogs that, for the past few years, have constituted a debate framed as the “death of RAID.” I find “death of” articles amusing. We’ve repeatedly been told that tape was dead (Gartner killed it in 1999, SANs killed it in 2000, deduplicating VTLs stuck a fork in it in 2005 and so on). We’ve been hearing since the 1980s that mainframes were dead (despite the hockey stick revenues that CA Technologies, IBM and others have generated from big iron over the past few years) and more recently that PCs are dead (replaced by tablets and smartphones or VDI technology that never quite seems to catch on). Application service providers and storage service providers (the same ... Access >>>
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Tuning storage for database apps
by George Crump
For many companies, business depends on the performance of their database applications. Here’s how to ensure your storage systems are providing all the help the database apps need.
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Firms tap archivers for compliance, storage management
by Rich Castagna
Eighty percent of respondents do some kind of archiving, with half archiving to meet regulatory requirements and half focused on managing capacity and performance.
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Tuning storage for database apps
by George Crump
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Building a 10 GigE storage network
by Dennis Martin
10 Gbps Ethernet is here, with plenty of products available, so it’s only a matter of time before most data storage shops decide to step up from 1 GigE to 10 GigE.
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How flash can pump up performance of virtual desktops
by Phil Goodwin, Contributor
Virtual desktop environments can strain conventional hard drive storage systems, but strategically placed solid-state storage devices can boost performance.
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Building a 10 GigE storage network
by Dennis Martin
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How you choose vendors and products
by Rich Castagna
Storage buying criteria has changed over the years, partly because of smaller budgets but also because the products often lack distinction.
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Bit rot eroding RAID
by Jon William Toigo
RAID’s roots run deep and the technology does a decent job of data protection, but a little math and an open mind might lead you to some better alternatives.
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Big data by the numbers
by Terri McClure
A recent ESG survey highlights the growing importance of big data analytics and its increasing relevance to the storage market.
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Finally time to declare full backups dead
by Arun Taneja, Contributor
Continuous data protection (CDP) was bleeding-edge a few years ago, but it’s re-emerging as the best technology for protecting organization's virtual environments.
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How you choose vendors and products
by Rich Castagna
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