Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
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SAN road map: How to scale beyond a single fabric
Determine whether you need to scale your SAN beyond a single fabric or device, and which technology to use for the job. Tip
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Checklist: How to stretch backup windows on a budget
It's fairly easy to finish backups quickly. Less easy is staying within your backup window without going over-budget. Tip
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How to plan for a firmware upgrade
Many storage administrators don't manage drivers or firmware until something happens, such as an upgrade or new hardware implementation. Tip
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SAN-in-a-box: Fibre Channel performance at iSCSI prices?
SAN kits for SMBs may provide a viable alternative to IP-based technologies ... provided that they can deliver FC performance at something approaching iSCSI ease-of-use. Tip
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Checklist: Five ways to boost iSCSI performance
There are several things you can do to boost the performance of your iSCSI storage system -- some are easy, and fairly inexpensive. Tip
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Which is better: Cheap mirroring or RAID?
Want to avoid the cost and complexity of RAID? Mirroring is one option to consider. Tip
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Checklist: Ten steps to troubleshooting SAN/NAS performance problems
Learn how to isolate the cause of performance problems in your storage system, fix what's broken and learn from your mistakes. Tip
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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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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