Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
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Reduce storage power consumption via higher IOPS and capacity per watt
Boost IOPS and capacity per watt to reduce storage power consumption; powering off disk drives and reducing data may not be enough to reduce power, cooling. FAQ
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Disk spin-down: Power savings with a catch
Disk spin-down and MAID can reduce power consumption, but spin-up latency and time-outs are drawbacks. Read about one firm's experience with disk spin-down. Feature
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SAS and SATA, solid-state storage lower data center power consumption
Learn why energy-efficient disk such as SAS and SATA will take on a greater role and lower data center power consumption, and why solid-state storage can be cost-effective. Feature
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Data reduction techniques for better storage efficiency
Improve storage efficiency through data reduction techniques and capacity optimization using data deduplication, compression, snapshots and thin provisioning. Feature
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Energy Star storage, storage efficiency technologies ease power burden of data storage equipment
Energy Star storage list will make it easier to compare power usage of data storage equipment; meanwhile, storage efficiency technologies ease power burden. Feature
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HP StoreOnce's first job is backup data deduplication
Hewlett-Packard has high hopes for its StoreOnce data deduplication software, but it faces stiff competition for Data Domain on the backup side; Dell also set to enter primary deduplication market. Article
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HP tackles data deduplication, EVA clusters, virtual desktop storage at HP TechForum 2010
Data deduplication, storage virtualization and an iSCSI SAN for virtual desktop infrastructures (VDIs) highlight the news from the opening day of Hewlett-Packard's TechForum 2010. Article
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SRM tools: Choosing the right storage resource management tool for storage provisioning
SRM tools offer capacity reporting, including change management and chargeback, but can be pricey and complicated. Here's what you should know before you invest in SRM tools. Tip
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E-discovery firm pushes out tiered storage with primary storage data reduction
E-discovery data processing firm LDiscovery moves away from tiered storage by compressing more data onto its primary BlueArc NAS array with Ocarina deduplication. Article
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Permabit launches Albireo data deduplication for primary data reduction
Permabit releases Albireo High Performance Data Optimization Software that will let storage vendors embed data deduplication for primary data reduction; Ocarina Networks and Storwize are also competing for OEM deals for primary data dedupe. Article