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This article is part of the Vol. 9 Num. 1 March 2010 issue of Top features in data backup applications
Enterprise-ready solid-state storage hasn't been around for very long, but 34% of the respondents to our latest Snapshot survey have solid state up and running. Price is still an issue, but disk's days may be numbered. Solid-state storage is getting a lot of buzz these days, with enterprise data storage managers envisioning data centers minus the hum of spinning disks. But plenty of technologies have been tripped up by their own hype, never making the transition from cool to real. Solid-state storage appears to be overcoming that stumbling block right now. In our latest Snapshot survey, 34% of respondents said they're using some form of solid-state storage, and some have had it in their shops for years. To keep things in perspective, it's hardly a solid-state tsunami that we're seeing, as the average installation adds up to 1.5 TB. That's equivalent to approximately 94 16 Gig iPods, but it shows that solid state has gone from zero to 60 mph at a pretty snappy pace. The chief beef about solid-state storage is price, as well as some lingering doubts about a ... Access >>>
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Quality Awards V enterprise arrays: NetApp alone at the top
In the last Quality Awards for enterprise arrays, NetApp and EMC finished in a dead-heat for first place. This time, NetApp ekes out a narrow victory over archrival EMC.
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Virtualize disaster recovery
Virtualization can save you money, time and effort, and make the often daunting task of designing and implementing a DR plan easier. But there are related challenges and costs.
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Quality Awards V enterprise arrays: NetApp alone at the top
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Top new features of backup apps
by W. Curtis Preston
We look at some of the key backup technology advancements and describe how four leading backup vendors--CommVault, EMC, IBM and Symantec--have implemented these technologies.
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Beginning of the end for hard drives?
Enterprise-ready solid-state storage hasn't been around for long, but 33% of our respondents have solid state running. Price is still an issue, but disk's days may be numbered.
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Top new features of backup apps
by W. Curtis Preston
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Could 2010 be a breakout year for scale-out NAS architecture?
by Terri McClure
Scale-out NAS is generally a more efficient option than traditional scale-up architectures. But technology change introduces risk, and companies may not be ready for a switch.
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No more wasted tiers
Tony Asaro explores intelligent tiered storage, which is becoming a necessity for many firms due to the massive amounts of data they're storing.
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Could 2010 be a breakout year for scale-out NAS architecture?
by Terri McClure
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