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Hard disk drive shortage takes aim at enterprise SAS, SATA in 2012
Analysts and vendors expect the hard disk drive shortage caused by Thailand floods to curtail availability of enterprise SAS and SATA drives until at least the second half of 2012.News | Fri Feb 24 12:55:47 EST 2012
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2011 Storage Products of the Year
These 18 enterprise data storage products rank as the best of 2011 and stand out because of their innovation, practicality and good value.Magazine
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StorSimple Inc. 5010, 7010
StorSimple 5010, 7010 appliances use SSDs to speed local performance for primary storage, and treat the cloud as a storage tier. Automated tiering and primary dedupe are included.2011 Products of the Year
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HDD shortages due to Thai floods disrupt enterprise storage planning
HDD shortages are disrupting enterprise data storage buying patterns, while raising prices for drives in storage arrays, laptops and PCs.News | Wed Feb 01 11:23:11 EST 2012
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I/O performance in need of a fix
Despite technological advances, unacceptable I/O performance could hold the entire industry back. Here are some solutions that have materialized.Tip
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10 quick and easy ways to boost storage performance
Don't let capacity concerns or virtualized servers bog down the performance of your storage systems. Here are 10 ways to pump up the performance of your storage arrays and networksMagazine
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Oracle storage strategy: Make our apps run better
Oracle executives say their storage strategy is to sell storage systems that run their databases and other apps faster and more efficiently.News | Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2011
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Dell data storage plans pique customer interest
Dell customers want to know more about how the vendor will integrate primary data reduction, as well as NAS and common Compellent and EqualLogic management.News | Mon Jun 13 00:00:00 EDT 2011
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Dell execs talk scale-out NAS, data reduction, 3PAR, EMC
Dell storage chief Darren Thomas and other Dell execs discuss the company’s storage strategy, with plans for scale-out NAS, data optimization and where Compellent fits in the mix.News | Wed Jun 08 00:00:00 EDT 2011
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Week in review: Nirvanix completes new round of funding
In our week in review podcast, Senior News Director Dave Raffo talks about the week’s top storage news with Assistant Editor John Hilliard.News | Fri May 04 16:05:05 EDT 2012
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Shortages -- real or not -- have hiked disk prices
Find out what readers had to say about hard disk drive price increases and shortages. What types of compromises did they have to make when placing orders?Magazine
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Flash tech powers cloud storage and gives enterprises a boost
Flash technology can be attractive for cloud service providers -- and enterprises -- looking for a highly available, scalable and efficient data storage solution.Magazine
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A drive dies . . . when will another one come?
The impact of the flooding in Thailand on the disk drive supply chain was certainly real, but it looks like disk makers are spinning tales about shortages to justify price hikes.Magazine
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Turn the HDD shortage into a strategic opportunity
With hard disk drive (HDD) prices rising and some models tough to find, there are steps to take to reduce your dependence on hard drives while gaining other benefits along the way.Magazine
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Get the most out of solid-state storage
The benefits of solid-state state storage are clear; it’s fast, cool and sips power. But the technology is also changing the fundamental ways we use data center storage.Magazine
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Week in review podcast: HDD shortage, AWS cloud gateway; and more
Listen to the top news of the week from the Storage Media Group: The impact of HDD shortages, a new Amazon l cloud storage gateway -- and more headlines.Podcast
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storage capacity planning
The goal of storage capacity planning is to predict how much storage an organization will require so that just enough disk space can be purchased to meet the needs of users and applications.Definition
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I/O performance in need of a fix
Despite technological advances, unacceptable I/O performance could hold the entire industry back. Here are some solutions that have materialized.Tip
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Fibre Channel still top dog among disks
What kind of data drives are you using? Are they 6 Gig SAS? Solid state? Or good old Fibre Channel (FC)? More than half of the companies in our survey favor FC for their top tier.Feature
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Storage Radio: Cloud, flash open EMC World 2012; more news
Storage Radio: Listen to SearchStorage.com’s coverage of EMC World, including news of the vendor’s hybrid flash and cloud strategies, Data Domain enhancements, and more.News | Fri May 25 11:28:54 EDT 2012
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Video: EMC users discuss hybrid storage strategies for SSD, cloud
EMC World 2012 attendees said they aren’t far along on the SSD and cloud storage adoption curve.Video
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Storage Radio: New Pure Storage all-SSD array; CloudSigma’s SigStore
Storage Radio: Listen to the week’s storage headlines, including news about Pure Storage’s upgrade of its all-flash storage array, CloudSigma’s launch of SLA-backed cloud service SigStore, and more.News | Fri May 18 11:14:11 EDT 2012
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Storage Radio: New EMC VMAX, XtremIO bought; Symantec customers riled
Storage Radio: Listen to this week’s storage headlines, including EMC’s new VMAX 40K, its acquisition of XtremIO and Symantec user backlash.News | Fri May 11 10:58:41 EDT 2012
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CloudSigma offers SLA-guaranteed SSD cloud
Cloud services provider CloudSigma AG has introduced its SSD cloud storage offering with SLAs that cover performance and availability.News | Thu May 10 11:28:31 EDT 2012
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Week in review: Nirvanix completes new round of funding
In our week in review podcast, Senior News Director Dave Raffo talks about the week’s top storage news with Assistant Editor John Hilliard.News | Fri May 04 16:05:05 EDT 2012
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Find the best spot for flash SSD storage
There are six different flash SSD storage implementations, each aimed at reducing latency, improving IOPS and throughput, and reducing storage TCO.Tip
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Using Nimble Storage, construction firm reconstructs storage set-up
Two Nimble Storage arrays replace hodgepodge of systems from EMC, NetApp, Dell and Buffalo for primary storage and backup at construction firm Graniterock.News | Thu Apr 26 11:03:57 EDT 2012
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Week in review podcast: Flash storage arrays see increased adoption
Listen to the top news from the Storage Media Group; we discuss all-flash storage arrays from Kaminario, Dell's newest storage arrays and get a UK update about virtual DR software.Podcast
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Week in review podcast: HDD shortages, HP earnings and more news
Listen to the Storage Media Group news headlines: How the Thailand floods have created HDD shortages through 2012, HP’s earnings report and more data storage industry headlines.Podcast
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Nevex adds flash caching software, Overland revamps RAID for SnapServer
SNW Fall 2011 opens with startup Nevex adding flash caching software to eliminate I/O bottlenecks, and Overland Storage introducing SnapDragon with DynamicRAID.News | Tue Oct 11 11:36:41 EDT 2011
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LSI CacheVault protects data with NAND flash; more data storage news
LSI’s MegaRAID CacheVault protects data with NAND flash and replaces Lithium-ion batteries with super capacitor; IBM, Violin Memory set file-scanning mark; and more storage news.News | Fri Jul 22 00:00:00 EDT 2011
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RAID storage systems update
Read our top content on RAID storage systems, advances in RAID technology, the value of erasure codes in RAID 6, and how to manage RAID data storage capacity.Special Report
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RAID technology advances with wide striping and erasure coding
Discover why technology like wide striping, storage virtualization and erasure coding is changing our assumptions about RAID technology and data protection.Tip
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Drobo, MicroNet add beefier SMB storage systems
Drobo gets into SMB NAS with DroboPro FS and Drobo Sync for off-site backup, and MicroNet expands its digital media platform with RAIDBank5 with support for USB 3.0 and hardware-based data encryption.Article | Tue Oct 05 00:00:00 EDT 2010
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A guide on RAID storage devices for beginners
In our guide on RAID storage devices, learn how to chose the best RAID storage system, download our chart on RAID levels and take our RAID data storage quiz.Misc
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RAID data storage for beginners: A RAID quiz
Think you know everything about RAID data storage? Take our quiz and find out.Quiz
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RAID level comparison chart: A free download
Download our free RAID level comparison chart, where the most important RAID levels are defined, along with information about the pros and cons of each RAID level.Download
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How RAID storage systems protect your application data
RAID storage systems improve application performance and data availability. Learn about RAID levels and choosing the right RAID technology.Misc
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Aging RAID still an effective protection technology
RAID has taken criticism that it can't stand up to the rigors of a modern data storage environment. But 96% of the respondents to our survey said they rely on some form of RAID.Feature
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