Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
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Cloud file storage pros and cons
Discover advantages and disadvantages of cloud file storage, what vendors are in the market, and what environments work well with file storage in the cloud. Tutorial
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Data storage optimization: The first step for data efficiency
Now that we've made storage, networks and servers more efficient by virtualizing them, it's time to focus on data storage optimization for greater data efficiency. Read storage industry expert and SearchStorage.com contributor Steve Duplessie for gre... Column
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NetApp dedupe users reduce primary storage needs for VMware VMDK files
Early adopters of NetApp dedupe technology for primary storage note substantial disk capacity savings with VMware VMDK files; say performance hit is minimal. User stories
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Data reduction methods for primary storage: Vendor push impacts market
Data reduction methods such as deduplication and data compression have bigger impact on primary storage in wake of Dell, IBM acquisitions of startups specializing in data reduction techniques. Feature
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Data storage optimization techniques for primary storage gain foothold
Learn why data storage optimization techniques such as deduplication and compression are gaining ground with vendors, and how users are implementing data reduction methods in primary storage. Special Report
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Improved storage resource management tools may deserve second chance from IT shops
SRM tools may warrant second chance based on improved lower-cost options, ease of implementation/use, end-to-end monitoring from virtual servers to arrays. Special Report
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SRM tools: More agentless options, quicker ROI
SRM tools are increasingly becoming easier to implement and use; they may bring quick ROI as IT shops reclaim larger amounts of unused storage. FAQ
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Snapshot technology for data backups: Implementation issues
W. Curtis Preston explains snapshot technology, the challenges of snapshot backup, as well as the top three mistakes people make when considering snapshots. FAQ
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Storage management tools for a virtual server environment
A virtual server environment has constantly changing performance and capacity requirements; how do you choose storage management tools that meet your needs? FAQ
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NFS alternative meets Los Alamos National Laboratory's high-performance computing needs
Los Alamos National Laboratory uses IBM's GPFS, Lustre, and Panasas' ActiveStor and DirectFlow as alternative to NFS while testing the parallel NFS (pNFS) specification for high-performance computing needs. Case Study