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In case you've missed anything, here's a roundup of some of the best original technical content that appeared on SearchStorage.com the week of April 19-23. Tips and Ask the Expert Q&A's cover DR, compliance and replication buying tips. Suitable methods for attaching NAS One SearchStorage.com reader wants to know if it's possible to attach NAS to a gigabit over copper cabling even though it's a Fibre Channel network. NAS expert Randy Kerns says there should be no problem if distance limitations are met. Choosing the right replication method When deciding on the right replication method for your shop, it's important to keep in mind that implementation varies widely from vendor to vendor. In this Ask the Expert Q&A NAS expert Randy Kerns discusses the various replication methods such as asynchronous and synchronous and suggests that knowing your requirements is the first step. A good strategy for disaster recovery Using snapshot technology to replicate OS data to a remote DR site's SAN is good strategy according to SAN expert Chris Poelker. Chris explains the steps you need to take to make this strategy work. Is it possible to SAN boot using an iSCSI adapter? SAN expert Chris Poelker says he's never tried SAN boot using an iSCSI adapter but that doesn't mean it can't happen. Check out this Ask the Expert Q&A as Chris takes you through the steps to achieve a SAN boot with clustering and disk sharing. Name servers in a multi-switch SAN fabric In this Ask the Expert Q&A, SAN expert Chris Poelker discusses a possible scenario when it comes to repopulating data in a multi-switch SAN fabric. Designing a SAN with multiple servers using serverless backup SAN expert Chris Poelker's dead on advice will get you started designing a SAN using multiple servers with a serverless backup architecture. Chris also provides a link where you can find a whole lot of diagrams on simple SAN backup solutions. Will compliance spell the end of optical storage? Check out this Ask the Expert Q&A and find out why compliance expert Mike Casey believes complying with government regulations will not end the use of optical media. What compliance means for peripheral storage If you think your Instant Messenger, Blackberry, pager, etc. is immune to regulatory compliance, think again. Their time is coming. While compliance depends on your particular business environment, it will most likely be up to you to decide what's considered business communication when it comes to peripheral storage. Compliance tools you should be requesting from vendors Compliance expert Mike Casey lists two areas you should be looking at when it comes to compliance tools and they both deal with e-mail. Who's going to be responsible for compliance – vendors or end users? You've probably already figured out that compliance responsibility is going to rest with you, the user. But, vendors can help by providing the right HW and SW tools. Data classification: Start with applications Information Lifecycle Management depends on data classification, and the logical place to start has always been to classify the data according to type. In this tip, however, Rick Cook explains why classification by application and not data type allows ILM to start paying dividends almost immediately. Why you need to care about storage mgmt standards In this tip, Jamie Gruener discusses the Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) standard, what it means to the storage professional, and what you should ask storage vendors about their support of SMI-S. Design critical in data compression backups Rick Cook says compressing data for tape backup is not only reliable, but can also improve backup performance and produce significant savings in hardware. However, if not designed properly, compression can cause bottlenecks. Centralize your backups Networked storage is making it very easy, affordable and efficient to centralize your backup operations. This featured topic gives you the tools necessary to create an effective centralized backup operation. To view SearchStorage.com's tech roundup on SAN management, click here To view SearchStorage.com's tech roundup on SAN implementation, click here To view SearchStorage.com's tech roundup on NAS gateways, click here To view SearchStorage.com's tech roundup on Mirroring, zoning and imaging, click here To view SearchStorage.com's tech roundup on DR planning, LUN zoning, ATA vs. SATA, click here To view SearchStorage.com's tech roundup on NAS benefits, data replication and DR shortcuts , click here To view SearchStorage.com's tech roundup on SAS, virtualization, and Backup School , click here To view SearchStorage.com's tech roundup on Not-so-simple SANs, click here To view SearchStorage.com's tech roundup on All RAID is not created equal, click here To view SearchStorage.com's tech roundup on Increasing uptime, performance with SANs, click here To view SearchStorage.com's tech roundup on Are replication and automation worth it?, click here
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