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Learning Center:	Storage Hardware

Last Updated: Dec 16, 2004

It's back to basics as we zoom in for a look at the hardware behind all the storage software, services, gadgets and gizmos to hit the streets. We have some great resources to help you make the right choice in hardware selection.	>>	If you are looking for the best storage information offline -- be sure to subscribe to the NEW Storage magazine.
	>>	Discuss choosing, configuring and getting the most out of the hardware you have in our forums.


NEWS:
>>	Data backup without downtime (SearchStorage) 24 Oct 2000
>>	Storage-hardware maker QLogic hits targets (Reuters) 24 Oct 2001
>>	Free hardware design library proposed (ZDNet) 28 Mar 2001
>>	IBM launches salvo in server wars with new hardware (CNET) 16 Oct 2000
>>	Server sales down 23%, Gartner Dataquest says (Reuters) 19 Nov 2001
>>	Simplifying storage management starts with more efficient system utilization (SearchStorage) 30 Aug 2001


LINKS:
>>	Best Web Links-->Hardware
>>	Best Web Links-->Hardware-->Bus/Interconnect-->Fibre Channel
>>	Best Web Links-->Hardware-->Bus/Interconnect-->iSCSI
>>	Best Web Links-->Hardware-->Tape Drives
>>	Best Web Links-->Hardware-->Removable Storage
>>	Best Web Links-->Hardware-->Tape
>>	Best Web Links-->Hardware-->Automated Tape Libraries


ADVICE:
>>	Free yourself from the hardware TIP :The solution that will ease the pains associated with building a SAN is to choose management software wisely.
>>	H/W-S/W replication techniques, Part I ASK THE EXPERTS :Can you give me some focus on H/W vs. S/W replication techniques? How can SANs be used for replication purposes and how cost ...
>>	Looking inside your storage system, Part I: Tools for troubleshooting hardware performance TIP :Tools for troubleshooting hardware performance
>>	Metavolumes ASK THE EXPERTS :I was wondering what guidelines people are using for creating metavolumes. Does the space request need to be extremely large? ...
>>	H/W-S/W replication techniques, Part II ASK THE EXPERTS :Can you give me some focus on H/W vs. S/W replication techniques? How can SANs be used for replication purposes and how cost ...
>>	H/W-S/W replication techniques, Part III ASK THE EXPERTS :Can you give me some focus on H/W vs. S/W replication techniques? How can SANs be used for replication purposes and how cost ...
>>	Researching storage management ASK THE EXPERTS :Where should you start when researching storage management software? The hardware vendors themselves or do you think outside ...


BOOKS:
>>	Storage Area Networks: Designing and Implementing a Mass Storage System Price: $ 31.99 best practices for building SANs from your legacy storage topologies -- An overview of Fibre Channel, the key enabling ...
>>	High Availability: Design, Techniques and Processes Price: $ 35.99 This book teaches how enterprises can dramatically improve the value of their strategic applications, without investing more ...
>>	The Raidbook : A Handbook of Storage Systems Technology Price: $ 35.55 The definitive technical handbook on Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks (RAID) and other modern data storage technologies. ...

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