Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
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How to get SCSI reliability on a SATA budget
If you want to deploy a SATA RAID but are still concerned about the reliability of conventional SATA disks, new high-reliablity disks provide an alternative. Tip
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Checklist: How to design LUNs for high performance
If you want the best performance, you need to design your LUNs so they map effectively onto storage devices. Tip
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A new chapter in storage networking
When I think of storage networking up until this past year, it's a simple picture. You've got big boxes full of Fibre Channel drives, connected to Fibre Channel switches. Or you've got similar big boxes on the LAN. SAN or NAS, but all pretty high end... Column
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Top 10 SAN/NAS technical tips of 2004
This year, you were interested in building SANs from the ground up. Tips on SAN design, documentation, low-cost technologies such as iSCSI and basic zoning techniques drew well. The evolution of NAS -- the other storage networking option -- also grab... Article
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For compliance, neither SAN nor NAS are a slam dunk
Compliance regulations are forcing companies to make tough choices, but which storage architecture to choose -- SAN or NAS -- may not be one of them. Tip
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How to choose the right RAID level for your disk array
Cut through vendor hype and determine which RAID level (or levels) is right for your disk array. Tip
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Checklist: How to design a scalable SAN
If you want your SAN to scale up as your enterprise grows, you'll need to think carefully about your choices during the planning phase. Tip
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Mysterious formatting on a NAS hard drive
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Best practices for moving data files to a SAN
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SAN vs. LAN network integrity
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