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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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Features |
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Surviving microcode upgrades
by Jo Maitland
Vendors often claim that the upgrades to their systems' microcode will be non-disruptive, but installing upgrades often becomes an arduous process. Storage pros, burned by so-called non-disruptive upgrades, have come up with strategies to take the sting out of software updates. |
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Microsoft's storage push
by Brad O'Neill
It's not news that Microsoft wants to become a major player in the storage market, but how the software titan plans to do it may open some eyes. We focus on the four areas that storage managers should track to keep a bead on Microsoft's storage efforts. |
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Cut out the fat
by Karl Langdon
It's not too tough to make short-term cuts to reduce costs, but most companies find it difficult to sustain those cost savings over a longer stretch of time. Here's how to make cost cutting a long-range, ongoing effort. |
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