Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
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Do you want a Firewire SAN?
Firewire (IEEE 1394) is a serial bus usually associated with peripherals. Yet at least one company makes a firewire SAN and it has established a firm foothold, in a limited market. Tip
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Yes, NAS filers are reliable
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Where NAS makes sense
Find out how you should be playing the NAS market by joining Evaluator Group partner, and SearchStorage.com expert Randy Kerns for a look at "Where NAS makes sense". Article
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Audit your SAN's security risks
This tip describes checklists for auditing the security of your storage area networks (SANs). Tip
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Avoid circular hierarchy references
This tip describes an important caveat when dealing with tiered storage hierarchies and moving storage to various volumes: Avoid circular references. Tip
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NetApp offers full access to management interfaces
NAS maker Network Appliance is giving access to its Manage ONTAP suite of APIs free of charge to any company that wants to manage NetApp's filers with third party management tools. Article
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Baseline SAN performance before tuning
Why and how to baseline your SAN before running performance tests. Tip
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A beginners guide to iSCSI
SearchStorage.com contributor Simon Gordon answers FAQs about iSCSI. Tip
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How much storage management is enough?
This tip discusses rules of thumb for FC-AL management. Tip
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Configuring the SAN: Zoning, HBAs and switches
Bits & Bytes: SearchStorage.com's newest contributor Arthur Scrimo offers expert advice on working with switches, HBAs and zoning in a SAN. Tip