Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
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This article is part of the Vol. 3 No. 11 January 2005 issue of The 15 top storage products of 2004
It's a new year and you know what that means. It's time to clean up your act. For example, if you're like me, you started to overindulge by stealing candy from your kids' Halloween stashes. The binge continued through Thanksgiving and after a brief, early December hiatus, the holiday season kicked into full gear with abundant food and drink. After the ball dropped on New Year's Eve, you kissed your spouse, toasted your family, friends and health, and began thinking about your New Year's resolutions. The older I get, the more philosophical my New Year's resolutions become. I think about how I can be a better human being in the abstract, rather than strive for concrete goals such as "lose weight" and "make more money." The New Year presents the same opportunity for storage managers and administrators. What can this group do to meet metrics and improve its status as solid corporate citizens? I posed this question to a number of storage executives I spoke with at the end of 2004. Here's my take on what they said. Get storage closer to the business. I know what ... Access >>>
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PCI express ready to go
PCI express on track as next bus architecture.
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Inside ILM
Information lifecycle management addresses the overall management of information from its creation to its demise. While full ILM applications aren't here yet, you can begin building an information management framework with the data lifecycle in mind.
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Cross-platform bare metal restore emerges
Bare metal restore goes cross platform.
- Survey says: Appetite for NAS calms to SAN levels
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Hands-On Review: CommVault QiNetix
CommVault Systems' QiNetix is a little bit backup application and a little bit SRM, but it stands out as a tool to manage and improve backups.
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Back up desktop data
The job of protecting desktop data is much easier today with applications specifically designed for the job, continuous data protection applications and third-party services.
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Data determines the right disaster recovery
The key to cost-effective disaster recovery is first placing a value on data, and then selecting the appropriate data protection technologies. A mix-and-match approach can help you get the right disaster recovery without busting your budget.
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PCI express ready to go
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- Guests arrive at LTO-3 party
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Compliance fears may spur backup outsourcing
Compliance jitters cause companies to consider outsourcing backup.
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SAN-in-a-box
Small, self-contained SAN products allow remote offices and smaller companies to enjoy the benefits of sophisticated storage. These packages are relatively cheap, easy to deploy and require little attention. Scalability is a shortcoming, but buyers aren't worried.
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First Look: ADIC's Pathlight VX 2.0
ADIC's Pathlight VX 2.0 combines disk and tape in one box to create a virtualized, cost-effective backup system.
- Think thin (provisioning)
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Best storage products of 2004
Our third annual Products of the Year presents 15 products that could transform the way you manage storage. The editors of Storage and SearchStorage.com, along with a panel of industry experts, selected these standout products based on innovation and value, among other criteria.
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EMC on storage virtualization
EMC offers glimpse into virtualization.
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Stop worrying about managing data growth and just do it
by James Damoulakis
If you think data is growing at a fast rate now, wait until new technologies like RFID and XML take hold.
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Storage efficiency tips for the year ahead
by Jon Oltsik
Start the New Year off right with these five suggestions on how to run a more efficient storage shop.
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Thumbs down on Veritas merger
by Mark Schlack
Thumbs down on Veritas merger
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Smart storage people still aren't demanding standards
Storage Bin: It boggles the mind to think that smart storage people still aren't demanding standards.
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Snapshot: Successful data backups
How confident are you of your backups?
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Stop worrying about managing data growth and just do it
by James Damoulakis
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