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If it hasn't done so already, NetApp is shaking off that "only NAS" label with yet another big win in the Quality Awards for Enterprise Arrays. Products in the survey These products were included in the seventh Quality Awards for Enterprise Arrays survey (the number of responses for finalists is in parentheses). EMC Corp. Symmetrix DMX/DMX-3/DMX-4 or VMAX/VMAXe (90) Fujitsu Eternus DX8400 or DX8700* Hewlett-Packard (HP) Co. XP Series/HP StorageWorks P9000 Series/HP P10000 3PAR Storage Systems/HP 3PAR T-Class Storage Systems (82) Hitachi Data Systems USP/USP V/VSP Series (35) IBM DS8000 Series or XIV Storage System (45) NetApp Inc. FAS6000 Series or V6000 Series (60) *Too few responses to qualify By now, everyone should be convinced: NetApp Inc. is an enterprise data storage powerhouse and not just a major network-attached storage (NAS) player. For the fourth survey in a row, NetApp has won top honors in the Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com Quality Awards for Enterprise Arrays (including one shared win with EMC Corp.). As it did the last time out, NetApp ... Access >>>
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Managing storage for virtual desktops
Virtual desktops promise savings and consolidation similar to what server virtualization delivers, but once again, storage is a big issue.
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Still a struggle to achieve storage efficiency
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NetApp tops enterprise array field again
by Rich Castagna, Editorial Director
If it hasn't done so already, NetApp is shaking off that "only NAS" label with yet another big win in the Quality Awards for Enterprise Arrays.
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Backup for remote and mobile devices
The problem of properly backing up remote site servers and mobile computing devices has been with us a long time. But with a workforce that's getting more mobile, it's time to get a handle on remote backups.
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NetApp tops enterprise array field again
by Rich Castagna, Editorial Director
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Let's focus on storage performance in 2011
For the last few years our focus has been on storage capacity and dealing with astronomical data growth rates. In the process, we've overlooked storage performance, but promising developments are afoot.
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Three vendors still stalking storage virtualization
by Tony Asaro
Overwhelmed by all the buzz around server virtualization? There are still solid alternatives -- with real benefits -- to virtualizing storage systems.
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Cloud projects climbing IT priority list
by Terri McClure
A recent ESG survey indicates that investments in cloud services and related infrastructure will increase in 2011, meaning the much-hyped technology may start to hit its stride in the real world.
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For networks, what's old is what's new
As Ethernet continues to navigate its roadmap on the way to 100 Gbps, it looks like it might take over all networking chores in the data center.
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Let's focus on storage performance in 2011
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