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December 2008

More pieces added to the FCoE puzzle

Our View: Fund storage research

Tape media prices skyrocket

Storage 101
Why solid-state drives wear out

Users' advice for virtual server backups

"I second that VMotion," say replication vendors
Replication vendors are finding new avenues for their technology by leveraging VMware's VMotion technology.

Most storage supports Windows: Survey says

iSCSI software offers alternative for networked storage

Much of solid state still on the drawing board

What do you see as your biggest storage challenge in 2009?

Storage planning and spending by the numbers:

LTO-4 gains favor among tape drive buyers

November 2008

Microsoft wants to resurrect DAS

Our view: Overstating the obvious

Hard drive prices down across the board

Fibre Channel over Ethernet: Storage 101

Data classification still mostly a piecemeal approach

Storage software sales still brisk

Fibre Channel favored for virtual servers: Survey says

Deduplication now focusing on primary storage

What software tools do you use to manage your storage systems?

Disaster recovery planning by the numbers

Forging a long-term retention plan

Too busy to archive your email?

October 2008

Are solid-state disks ready for the enterprise?

Green spin cycle

Ask the Experts
Where and when should we use data dedupe for remote-office backups?

Solid-state distinctions emerge

Thin (or chubby) provisioning catching on

Question of the Month
How often do you think your DR plan should be tested?

Compression puts the squeeze on dedupe

Director-class switches win top spot
Survey says: Director-class switches win top spot

Dial "D" for disaster

Snapshot: SAS use soars
SAS use soars

September 2008

Dedupe moves beyond backup

Our View: Whom do you trust?

Disk-to-disk backup enticing in many forms: Survey Says
Disk-to-disk backup enticing in many forms

The lure of open-source backup programs

Why are you using a VTL or why have you decided not to use one?

Backup software by the numbers

Ask the Experts: RTOs and RPOs
Is there a standard ratio between RTOs and RPOs, or are they independent of each other?

Midrange online backup offerings help SMBs get on the cloud

SMBs move beyond the VTL interface

Storage administrators find some relief for backup headaches

September 2008

DAS revs up for a resurgence

Our View: When good admins go bad

Price of SAS drives dips

New life for NAS

Ask the Experts: NFS vs. CIFS

Archiving, DR join backup as online services

DC power can cut costs, but conversion isn't easy

What storage product would you like to see on the market that isn't now?

Ballooning storage by the numbers

Backup apps' reporting tools become more versatile

LTO top tape format by far: Survey says

No rush to deploy iSCSI

August 2008

Reliability questions plague solid state

Our View: Seek and ye shall not find

Get a grip on encryption keys

Ask the Experts: Tape media failure
Is there a way to anticipate tape media failures?

Keep it or can it?

Green shops take MAID for a spin-down

Why aren't you encrypting your backup tapes?

Server virtualization adoption by the numbers

Tape leads the way for compliance storage

Breaking news: Excel not top storage management tool

July 2008

SAS bumps up speed to 6Gigs

Our View: Like passwords for chocolate

DLT-S4 tape drives at bargain prices

HBAs finally getting some respect

Ask the Experts: SANs with multiple OSes
We're upgrading a SAN with multiple operating systems (OSes). Should we run a different OS version in each fabric or upgrade both together?

Lack of meta data complicates file archiving

Does SAP eat more than its share of storage?

What can storage vendors do to improve their tech support?

Disaster Recovery By The Numbers

Testing from virtually anywhere

Users hesitate on iSCSI adoption

No open-and-shut case for NAS gateways

June 2008

Windows Server 2008 steps on some storage toes

Our View: Quantifying a galaxy's worth of data

Tape drive prices hold steady

Storage automation still not a no-brainer

Ask the Expert: Connecting two data centers
I'm connecting two data centers, 70km apart, and I want to use EMC Symmetrix for synchronous replication. Will that distance work?

Gaps seen in file archiving tools

Xiotech, Atrato spin out self-healing disk systems

Is there any reason why you wouldn't use data deduplication?

Backup By The Numbers

Cheers and jeers for tiered storage

May 2008

Symantec users find improved licensing

Our View: NetApp plays name game

Hard disk drives become more affordable

Ask the Expert: NFS vs. CIFS
What should you consider when choosing between Network File Sharing (NFS) or Common Internet File System (CIFS)?

Solid-state storage nears prime time

InfiniBand still a longshot for storage

All thin provisioning is not created equal

Do you plan to eliminate tape from your backup process? If so, when?

eDiscovery By The Numbers

A blade new world for storage

Power still not top of mind for storage pros

DR testing not routine for all businesses

April 2008

Dual-protocol arrays appeal to users

Our View: Encryption is too hard
by Rich Castagna

Prices drop for drives, tapes

Data center building blocks

What storage project had the biggest positive impact on your company's business?

Data management priorities: By The Numbers

Ask the Expert: RAID performance issues

HP kit gives 8Gb/sec FC a boost
by Rich Friedman

Need persists for mainframe storage skills

Survey: Fibre Channel rules planned purchases

Archive vendors looking to partner

CDP still not a must-have for users

March 2008

New life for CDP

Our view: A task force for pack rats

1TB SATA drives get cheaper

Clustered storage nears critical mass

What's the best storage budget money you ever spent?

Disaster recovery by the numbers

Ask the Expert:RAID rebuilds
I run four 400GB SATA drives configured with RAID 5. I want to replace them with four 750GB drives. Can I rebuild and then swap individual drives?

Virtualized servers boost iSCSI adoption

Lessons learned from a laptop crash

Survey: Season of the switch

More Storage 3.0 predictions

Trend toward centralizing remote backups slows

February 2008

Users still wary about LTO-4 encryption

Protecting virtual machines
by Rich Friedman

Storage services options grow

By the Numbers: Compliance, FRCP and ediscovery issues

Ask the Expert: Concurrent write access
How can we have concurrent write access to our EMC SAN without corruption?

Storage feels heat from FRCP rules
by Jerome M. Wendt and Joshua Konkle

Storage staffing shortage looms
by Ellen O'Brien

Survey Says: Deduplication, VTL top wish list

Sun gambles on open source for storage

Snapshot: Data protection SLAs on the upswing

January 2008

8Gb/sec Fibre Channel widens lane for SAN traffic
by Jerome M. Wendt

Log data deluge

Dell VP on virtualization, EMC and support
by Rich Friedman

Vendors set sights on SMBs

Ediscovery gets XML lift
by Ellen O'Brien

Survey says: Bonuses vary widely

High-performance systems boost backup

Snapshot: Some users skeptical about data dedupe

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