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JULY 2008 |
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FEATURES |
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TOOLS, TRENDS & ANALYSIS |
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Find out more about this month's Storage Magazine advertisers by clicking on the company names below to contact them and request more information on their products and services. |
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Features |
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Spotlight on midrange arrays
Midrange arrays can handle most jobs traditionally associated with costly monolithic arrays at a far lower price. Our Special Report describes the benefits of these modular storage systems, profiles 14 of the leading midrange arrays and offers a look at what's coming. |
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Securing IP SANs
by Stephen Foskett
IP SANs use commodity hardware and industry-standard protocols to provide a cost-conscious, easy-to-manage alternative to Fibre Channel arrays. But with IP comes the issue of security. We detail five ways to make an IP SAN more secure. |
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Make tape libraries work with all platforms
by Mike Drapeau and Gary Brown
Sharing an automated tape library can save money and simplify operations, but getting open systems and mainframes to share a library can be an ordeal. Still, there are some practical methods that can enable a single enterprise tape environment that spans both open and legacy systems. |
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Tools, Trends & Analysis |
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First Look: Archivas ArC
by Alan Radding
Archivas' ArC software is a highly scalable archiving application that can store fixed content as WORM data while still providing quick access to files. |
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Ask The Expert
Q: Can you save a Shark (IBM Enterprise Storage Server) configuration for disaster recovery purposes? |
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Behind the Firewall
HP's search for a new CEO ... Xiotech explores its customers' IP storage and ILM needs ... VMware defending its turf? |
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Hot Spots
by Jon Oltsik
Smart storage managers will keep an eye on the emerging consumer market for NAS appliances. The developments there are likely to bubble up to SMBs and enterprises. |
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Best Practices
Replicating data using storage controller-based and network-based products may be the most popular options, but don't overlook host-based replication. Here's why. |
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Snapshot
Why did you make your last storage purchase? |
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