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December 2004

DECEMBER COVER STORY
Storage salaries edge up
Storage's second annual Salary Survey finds salaries and bonuses inching upward despite a still sluggish economy. Even with hiring remaining flat, 2005 looks promising for storage salaries.
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November 2004

NOVEMBER COVER STORY
IBM's new arrays
by Rich Castagna
IBM's new family of arrays is based on its server architectures and united by common software. The DS8000 is built around the Power5 processor, which supports partitioning. The modular DS6000 scales from a mere 292GB to an enterprise-worthy 67TB.
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October 2004

OCTOBER COVER STORY
Hot technologies for 2005 and beyond
Storage editors asked industry leaders what new technologies are likely to have the most impact on storage operations. We look at the top five emerging technologies and tell you why they can change how storage gets done in your shop.
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September 2004

SEPTEMBER COVER STORY
HDS reinvents high-end arrays
by Rich Castagna
Hitachi Data Systems' groundbreaking new arrays don't just offer eye-popping capacity and performance--they can also virtualize petabytes of external storage.
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August 2004

AUGUST COVER STORY
Prime time for secondary storage
by Rich Castagna and Alan Radding
Do you want to improve data protection and make better use of primary storage? Creating a layer of so-called second-tier disk is definitely worth investigating.
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July 2004

JULY COVER STORY
Regulations Squeeze Storage
by Rich Castagna
The era of regulatory compliance is here and it will change how you work, even if that picture is not yet completely clear. Here's how to navigate the murky waters of compliance.
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June 2004

JUNE COVER STORY
Storage on demand
by Rich Castagna
Tired of overbuying, overconfiguring or overallocating storage? Utility storage--used in a similiar fashion as electricity or water in your home--may be the answer to your prayers.
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April 2004

APRIL COVER STORY
IP storage delivers
by Johanna Ambrosio
Despite all the FUD surrounding IP SANs, early users say IP-based storage isn't all that difficult to manage and that performance is sufficient. The key is knowing what applications IP SANs should be used for.
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March 2004

MARCH COVER STORY
How to get the best deal
Take this crash course in bargaining for storage. Get the lowdown on effective tactics such as resisting vendor lock-in, working with multiple vendors and leveraging the second tier.
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February 2004

FEBRUARY COVER STORY
The great divide: mainframe and open-systems storage
by Jeff Moad
If you'd like to use the same software to manage mainframe and open-systems storage, don't hold your breath. But there are more immediate ways that you can leverage mainframe best practices in the open-systems world.
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