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OCTOBER 2009 |
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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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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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Tiered storage has arrived
by Mark Schlack
Our semiannual Purchasing Intentions survey shows spending is up, if not at the levels of earlier this year. Storage managers are spreading money across multiple tiers of storage products. |
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How to design a core/edge SAN
by Norman Owens
The SPICE formula offers a creative and easy way to determine the best design for an efficient core/edge SAN. |
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4Gb--ready or not, here it comes
You might not need them, but 4Gb/sec Fibre Channel products are coming. Comparably priced to 2Gb/sec and backward compatible, they might end up in your storage network whether you need them or not. |
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Tools, Trends & Analysis |
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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. |
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Behind the firewall
Low-cost drives not created equal ... Microsoft checks out PolyServe ... Regulation rouses interest in data encryption. |
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