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Enterprise data storage technologies rise from the dead
Greg Schulz discusses enterprise data storage technologies that have been declared dead, like RAID and Fibre Channel, but are still productive in storage infrastructures and still produced by vendors. Interview
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Thin provisioning storage brings utilization and capacity benefits, but with a caveat
Thin provisioning storage can deliver capacity and utilization benefits to enterprise data storage environments, but it's been hobbled by concerns over capacity allocation overload and sluggish support from major vendors. Tutorial
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Improving storage utilization with thin provisioning
Investment company Maxim Group LLC uses FalconStor Software's Network Storage Server arrays to gain control of storage utilization, and clears capacity for data replication via thin provisioning. Feature
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Enterprise data storage performance monitoring goes beyond storage arrays
When monitoring performance of storage systems, enterprise data storage management applications need to take host servers and the network into account as well as the disk arrays. Special Report
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Storage configuration needs go beyond SRM tools
The only configuration tools for many IT organizations of all sizes remain the element managers that are built into their arrays and switches. Special Report
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Improved enterprise storage management tools are needed, especially for data backup
Explosive data growth is driving the need for improved enterprise data storage management tools. Learn about the role of data backup reporting tools in your environment. Special Report
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Remote site monitoring often missing from disaster recovery plan
After replicating data to a remote site at great cost, it's a good idea to actually check to see if it's all working before having to recover from a disaster. Special Report
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Enterprise data storage capacity management tools still found lacking
Enterprise data storage vendors are belatedly making progress with capacity management tools, but they can be limited in scope and don't always follow industry standards uniformly. Special Report
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Addressing data growth with enterprise data storage management tools
Our five-part series looks at enterprise data storage management tools, including those for disaster recovery, virtualization, thin provisioning, data storage monitoring and more. Special Report
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How to select a storage resource management (SRM) tool
SRM tools can help you evaluate and leverage your storage infrastructure. Learn the best practices for selecting an SRM tool and how SRM technology can reclaim orphaned storage. FAQ