When should you mirror your data? When would you use data striping? What's the difference between RAID 1 and RAID 5? If you're new to data storage, or just want a RAID refresher, you'll find this featured topic of interest.
How to survive a system crash
CHATS :Disaster Recovery: This chat its geared toward corporate IT
professionals working with the Windows platform who are charged ...
Using mirrors to boost storage performance
TIP :Ways to boost performance through mirrors and one company's product that detects which head is closest to the data needed.
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SQL2000 availability and recovery
ASK THE EXPERTS :We are trying to provide highly available, quickly recoverable SQL2000 databases on a W2K advanced server. We are using MSCS ...
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Managing mirrors
TIP :Some advice on volume management and mirroring.
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VERITAS Database Edition for Oracle
CHATS :Want to enhance your company's Oracle infrastructure and protect the mission-critical data managed within that ...
Cisco 5420
ASK THE EXPERTS :I am in the process of researching a storage solution for my firm. No high I/O applications. Is the 5420 storage router from ...
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Fibre or SCSI RAID for SAN?
TIP :A look at cost and performance issues surrounding a decision to use Fibre Channel or SCSI for RAID.
Picking the right data-access protocol
TIP :iSCSI will allow backups to stream efficiently across IP networks, but it is not a solution for small storage jobs.
2001 Storage Predictions
CHATS :Join us for a Live Expert Q&A on 2001 Storage Predictions with Jon William Toigo, a recognized commentator on storage-related ...
What implications does wide adoption of iSCSI have on host bus adapters and hard disk drive interfaces? FC-AL hard drives ...
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SAN/Fibre Channel differences
ASK THE EXPERTS :What do you believe are the differentiating characteristics of a SAN virtualization appliance versus an external Fibre ...
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