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2004 Tools, Trends & Analysis

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December 2004

First Look: Brocade's SilkWorm Multiprotocol Router
by David Gabel
Brocade Communications Systems' SilkWorm Multiprotocol Router links SAN islands with software-assignable ports that can communicate via three different ports.

Hands-On Review: Kashya KBX5000
by Darryl Brooks
Kashya Inc.'s KBX5000 appliance offers cost-effective and efficient replication for heterogeneous storage.

How to select an SRM suite
by Jerome M. Wendt
Storage resource management products provide similar core functionality, but many offer modules for ancillary functions. Setting priorities helps to narrow the search.

Think you're compliant? Prove it
Documenting compliance.

Four Gig: Hurry up and wait

Are cheap mirrors better than RAID?
Cheap mirroring vs. RAID.

Tape price hikes looming

Storage bolsters blade servers

Faster DB failover in view

Survey says: Heterogeneous fabrics still rare
November 2004

First Look: Asigra Televaulting for Enterprises
Asigra's Televaulting for Enterprises is an agentless remote backup application that uses commodity servers at remote locations to ship pared-down data back to a centrally managed site.

Hands-On Review: Softek Performance Tuner
by Phil Goodwin and Jeff Wells
Softek's Performance Tuner is adept at identifying bottlenecks and impending failures.

Accommodating arrays
by Jerome M. Wendt
Storage arrays offer different disk types to choose from and mixed RAID configurations. Here's what you need to know to assemble the right mix of disks and RAID levels.

Cheap SANs--Hype or Hot?
Low-cost SANs still looking for a market

Synthetic Full Backup Catching On
Synthetic fulls slash backup time

Fund Watch

Remote Replication Gets Out of the Array
Network-based replication challenges array apps

NAS Takes SMBs to Next Level

Girding for Grids
October 2004

First Look: Storability's GSM 4.0
by Robert L. Scheier
Storability Software's Global Storage Management software offers improved reporting capabilities and new exposure analysis reports in its latest version.

Hands-On Review: Veritas CommandCentral Storage 4.0
by Darryl Brooks
Veritas Software's upgrade to CommandCentral Storage is a feature-rich program that raises the bar for SRM applications.

Nonstop Data Protection
by Jerome M. Wendt
Here's a look at the latest continuous data protection products that offer the ability to recover data from minutes, days, weeks or months ago.

Back Up to the Future
A magic ball to predict tape failures?

Cheap SATA Spurs D2D
Inexpensive SATA drives D2D

NAS Nurtures iSCSI Growth
NAS fosters iSCSI growth

Survey Says: Users Like Site Licenses for SRM Software
How would you like to see SRM software priced?

Users Need Better Way to Predict Disk Failures

A Petabyte of Pics

SATA II Doubles Disk Speed to 3Gb/sec
SATA doubles disk speed
September 2004

First Look: Acopia Networks' ARX1000 and ARX6000 switches
by Lawrence Didsbury
Acopia's ARX1000 and ARX6000 switches bring intelligence to your NAS environment, allowing you to pool storage and cut the cost of storage management.

Hands-On Review: Onaro SANscreen 2.5.2
by Darryl Brooks
Onaro's SANscreen takes the uncertainty out of making changes to a SAN environment by showing the effects of a change before it's actually implemented.

Tape's new love affair with disk
by Jerome M. Wendt
The marriage of tape and disk has spawned a new class of virtual tape products that promise faster, cheaper backup and recovery.

WAN Boosters Bring Remote Storage Home
WAN accelerators to the rescue

New Types of Tape on Tap

Backup Vendors Tweak License Model

Free for the Taking

Survey Says: What data do you replicate?
What data do you replicate?

Entertainment Biz Still Struggling with Storage
Entertainment industry grapples with storage

Home, Home on the RAID
Cheap NAS coming soon

User: I Want My iSCSI HBA
August 2004

First Look: iStora 4000 from Breece Hill
by Lawrence Didsbury

Hands-On Review: Tek-Tools Profiler Rx 3.5.2
by Darryl Brooks
Tek-Tools' Profiler Rx helps simplify storage management by giving you a quick picture of complex SANs. But it's not SMI-S compliant.

SAN switch smarts
by Jerome M. Wendt
Switches can now handle storage management, performance management and security. Here's a comprehensive look at the pros and cons of intelligent switches.

iSCSI For Unix On The Way
iSCSI on vendors' minds

SOX is Hell
SOX is everyone's worst nightmare come true

Steeling SATA for Duty

Definition:
Disk thrashing

Big Mac Attack for Storage
Can Macs and storage mix?

Modular vs. Monolithic Storage: The Business Case

Blade Servers and Storage Get Cozy
Blade servers and storage snuggle up
July 2004

First Look: Copan Systems Revolution 200T
by Lawrence Didsbury
Can the Revolution 200T, which uses a new technology called MAID, straighten up your messy backup situation?

Technology Report: WORM Tape
by Jerome M. Wendt
WORM tape is increasingly being used for long-term archival purposes. Why? Because it's cheap, portable and satisfies today's demanding regulations.

Aiming for iSCSI Targets
Multiple choices for iSCSI

Database Takes Toll on NAS

Disks Get Switched
Incredible switching disk

SOX, HIPAA in a Nutshell
What do SOX and HIPAA mean to you?

SATA Arrays are Cheap-ish
High-end arrays on the horizon

Help Users Help Themselves

Hands-On Review: Celerity FC-24XL
by Darryl Brooks
Atto's Celerity FC-24XL HBA is designed for data-hungry applications. But is its power worth paying for?
June 2004

Exchange and NAS On Again
Microsoft has revised its "No Exchange on NAS" policy to "No Exchange on non-Microsoft NAS."

Hospital Washes Hands of Backup

Deals Abound for High-End Storage
Cheaper high-end storage is here.

Just what is persistent binding anyway?
Just what is persistent binding anyway?

Archive Storage is More than Cheap Disk

Choose wisely when handing off e-mail
Choice of e-mail out sourcer not to be taken lightly

Ease into Archiving through Backup
Look to your backup vendor for archiving

Windows Backup Application Stumbles
Here's a one-page review about FilePreserver from XLink Technology. It's a great idea, but there's room for improvement.

SANMelody Tunes Up SMB Storage
by Darryl Brooks
SANMelody V 1.4.0 is DataCore's new storage networking software. It's ideal for smaller shops, but may not work in larger companies.

Down-to-earth HBAs
by Jerome M. Wendt
Finally, there's an HBA for everyone. Vendors are creating HBAs that are functional and affordable, even for smaller shops.
May 2004

iSCSI: Are We There Yet?

Mobile Drives, Portable Backups
Do mobile disk drives have a future in disk-based backup?

Mainframe Storage on the Cheap
IBM gives birth to a new baby Shark

Backup to Disk for Better Restore

Keep Archives Close at Hand

Firm Licks WAN File Sharing
WAN file sharing problem solved
April 2004

E-mail Management Derailed By Regulations
Everyone wants a say in e-mail management.

Hashing Makes a Comeback
Hashing is back

Backup Bundles of Joy?
Are you any closer to backup nirvana?

Future Looks Hazy For Enterprise Drives

Firm Takes Standards Route For Compliance Vault
Centera still too costly for some

DWDM a Boon for the Few
March 2004

No SAS for Networked Storage

Virtual Servers in a Storage World
Virtual servers in the real storage world

What's Worth Outsourcing?
by Shane O'Neill
Is outsourcing the way to go?

Steamship Authority Sees Less Tape on the Horizon

Storage Pros of the World Unite!
Commune with fellow storage folk

IT Says Yes to NAS Gateways
NAS gateways embraced
February 2004

4 Gb Fibre Channel: Everyone's On Board
Four-gigabit Fibre Channel is a reality.

Home is Where the Storage Is
How much storage is in your home?

Put Your Data on Ice
Proponents of information life cycle management (ILM) like to talk about managing data from birth to death. For most industries, that "death" can't come soon enough.

RFID May Strain Storage

iSCSI Waters Getting Warmer

InfiniBand Storage in Limbo
InfiniBand gains traction.

Oracle RAC, the Easy Way
Oracle RAC made simple
January 2004

Making Sense of New Intelligent Switch Products
Smart switches have arrived

Consultancy Cuts Telecom Costs

NetApp Opens Up Software
NetApp branches out.

Denser Optical Disks in View
Dense disks make sense

Is it Wise to Encrypt Blocks?

Beware of Big Disk Drives

Recent Funding
Cash for several storage startups

Firm Eliminates Hassles of Clustered Apps
Alluring Linux clusters

Ask the Expert
What are the variables to consider when determining how many host bus adapters (HBAs) are required per server?




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