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Fibre Channel
Fibre Channel is a technology for transmitting data between computer devices at data rates of up to 4 Gbps (and 10 Gbps in the near future). (Continued...) Definition
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Checklist: First steps for limiting your downtime
Keeping downtime to a minimum requires forethought, preparation and practice. This checklist covers what you need to do to win the downtime battle. Tip
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Storage Clips: Bumper crop of customers for DR vendors
Topio, Asigra, and EqualLogic announced their customer wins. Article
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virtual tape
Virtual tape is an archival storage technology that makes it possible to save data as if it were being stored on tape although it may actually be stored on hard disk or on another storage medium. Definition
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Expanding the reach of disaster recovery
While you may have a disaster recovery plan in place for your business, it may not be sound for major catastrophes, like Hurricane Katrina. Learn how to expand the limits of your disaster plan. Tip
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SAN island
A SAN island is a storage area network (SAN) that exists as a discrete, isolated entity within a larger SAN. The components of a SAN island are usually all located in the same building, or even within a single room. Definition
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Storage Clips: Brocade offers FICON for IBM mainframe
Brocade announced that its SAN director will connect to IBM zSeries systems at 2 Gbps; Iron Mountain launched a new service for e-mail. Article
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Hurricane Katrina sparks data privacy concerns
Microsoft posted private citizens' data online to help reunite families in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, raising concerns over privacy in these extraordinary circumstances. Article
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geek speak
Geek speak is how the uninitiated refer to the jargon and special vocabulary used by those immersed in computers and other fields of information technology. Definition
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Storage Clips: HP unveils SMB backup package
HP has launched HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express backup and recovery software for SMBs. Article
Storage Management Strategies for the CIO