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AUGUST 2008 |
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FEATURES |
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TOOLS, TRENDS & ANALYSIS |
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COLUMNS |
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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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Best storage products of 2004
Our third annual Products of the Year presents 15 products that could transform the way you manage storage. The editors of Storage and SearchStorage.com, along with a panel of industry experts, selected these standout products based on innovation and value, among other criteria. |
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Inside ILM
by James E. Geis
Information lifecycle management addresses the overall management of information from its creation to its demise. While full ILM applications aren't here yet, you can begin building an information management framework with the data lifecycle in mind. |
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Data determines the right disaster recovery
by Marc Staimer
The key to cost-effective disaster recovery is first placing a value on data, and then selecting the appropriate data protection technologies. A mix-and-match approach can help you get the right disaster recovery without busting your budget. |
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SAN-in-a-box
Small, self-contained SAN products allow remote offices and smaller companies to enjoy the benefits of sophisticated storage. These packages are relatively cheap, easy to deploy and require little attention. Scalability is a shortcoming, but buyers aren't worried. |
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Tools, Trends & Analysis |
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Hands-On Review: CommVault QiNetix
by Phil Goodwin and Jeff Wells
CommVault Systems' QiNetix is a little bit backup application and a little bit SRM, but it stands out as a tool to manage and improve backups. |
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Back up desktop data
by Jerome M. Wendt
The job of protecting desktop data is much easier today with applications specifically designed for the job, continuous data protection applications and third-party services. |
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Ask The Expert
Q: I just bought a computer with a SATA disk drive and two CD-ROMs. Can I put a Zip drive on the CD-ROM's IDE cable? |
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Columns |
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Behind the Firewall
Cisco users vent their frustration ... EMC keeps it in the family ... DataCore: New owner or new prospects? |
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Hot Spots
by Jon Oltsik
Start the New Year off right with these five suggestions on how to run a more efficient storage shop. |
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Snapshot
How confident are you of your backups? |
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