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JUNE 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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The right way to provision storage
by Alan Radding
Provisioning storage is still mostly a manual job, but solid planning, including the right interested parties and some improved tools, can help ease the chore. Follow these provisioning best practices to gain greater performance and higher disk utilization. |
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Long-term archiving
by Logan G. Harbaugh
With some legislative requirements mandating data be kept for as long as 70 years, your organization needs an archiving plan that defines what data needs to be kept and why. But don't overlook how you'll restore old data when it needs to be accessed. |
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How to manage encryption keys
by Logan G. Harbaugh
Encryption is an effective way to secure data. But managing encryption keys can be a major undertaking. While there are no encompassing key management tools available yet, some apps can help you keep track of proliferating encryption keys. |
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Tools, Trends & Analysis |
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Ask the Expert
Do most motherboards have SATA drive plugs? Do I have to buy a PCI card for SATA- or ATA-compatible disk drives? |
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Columns |
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Hot Spots
by Brian Babineau
Outsourcing your e-mail archiving is a good alternative if you want to avoid the hassle of implementing archiving yourself. But right now, service providers are falling short and need to expand their product portfolios to meet user demands. |
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Best Practices
by Stephen Foskett
In many companies, data that should be safeguarded against loss or theft isn't getting encrypted. The main reason why so many storage managers are shying away from encryption is that they don't understand how it functions within the storage infrastructure. |
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Storage Bin
by Steve Duplessie
Users don't care about storage and data—they only care about their own applications, so it's essential to deliver IT as a transparent service. |
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