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Archiving stays active with LTFS and the cloud
While the concept of data archiving has existed for decades, archiving practices that were once considered standard are becoming inadequate. Factors such as exponentially growing data sets and federal regulations pertaining to data retention have mad... E-Handbook
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Why automated storage tiering is on the rise
Named as one of Storage magazine’s “Hot Technologies for 2011”, automated storage tiering is an effective way to make efficient use of installed data storage resources, and to take advantage of the high performance of solid-state storage. E-Zine
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Disaster recovery planning options on a shoestring budget
Bob Venable likes the tight software integration that ties IBM's new flagship storage arrays together. Also, learn what storage managers are buying, and how to do cost-effective disaster recovery. E-Zine
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Tiered data storage: State of the art
Tiered data storage is now a storage best practice, accelerated by the use of solid-state storage. We survey how major vendors leverage solid-state to implement storage tiering. Feature
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Jon Toigo outlines today's data management issues
In this video tip series, Jon Toigo outlines the seven most important data management issues that make up what he calls the 'storage infrastruggle.' guide
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Tiered storage model becomes more sophisticated
Explore some of our popular content on the tiered storage model and tiered storage technologies such as automated storage and sub-LUN tiering. Feature
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Tiered data storage strategies for your IT shop
Tiered data storage has many benefits, but you need to examine your options before implementing it in your storage system. These four articles help you understand storage tiering. Report
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Efficient data storage: A guide for storage managers
Our efficient data storage guide offers storage managers tips they can use to save money, reduce their data footprint and get more out of their data storage Special Report
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Cloud file storage pros and cons
Discover advantages and disadvantages of cloud file storage, what vendors are in the market, and what environments work well with file storage in the cloud. Tutorial
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New wave of automated tiering software eases migration, adds control
Learn about sub-LUN tiering, the latest in automated tiering software, and how the major storage vendors are promoting the technology with their SSD options Tutorial
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Auto-tiering software set to boost adoption of SSDs
Discover why auto tiering could make expensive SSDs a more viable option, and about improvements to sub-LUN auto tiering and available auto-tiering options. Storage Trends
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Radiology firm uses Compellent Data Progression to cut disk costs
Compellent Data Progression automated tiering software expands data storage through cheaper tier 3 SATA disks; offers tiering and sub-tiering level options. Case Study
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Sub-LUN tiering: Five key questions to consider
IT shops must consider five areas before adopting sub-LUN tiering as offerings vary in number of tiers, block size, analysis period, policies and monitoring Best Practices
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Dreamworks' storage tiers help animate movie making
Dreamworks uses an eclectic blend of storage tiers and technologies to handle billions of files and petabytes of data required to make its films. News | 02 Apr 2013
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Automated tiering helps digital forensics firm get the most out of SAN
Digital forensics firm D4 extends its storage capability and saves on expensive disks with Dell Compellent's Data Progression automated tiering. News | 14 Mar 2013
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IWave Storage Automator app released as a virtual appliance
IWave Storage Automator is now available as a virtual appliance, automating installation of the storage automation application. News | 01 Nov 2012
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Week in review podcast: Tegile launches hybrid SSD arrays, Starboard offers new storage system
Join SearchStorage.com Executive Editor Ellen O’Brien and Senior News Director Dave Raffo as they give you the inside scoop during our weekly podcast from TechTarget’s Storage Media Group. News | 17 Feb 2012
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IBM adds Storwize V7000 Unified array for multiprotocol storage
With the Storwize V7000 Unified array, IBM enters the multiprotocol storage market; Big Blue also improves its auto-tiering software capabilities across arrays and data centers. News | 11 Oct 2011
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Automatic storage tiering making its mark
Automatic storage tiering has been around for a while now, but now the technology seems to be hitting its stride. Article | 07 Sep 2011
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Quantum launches StorNext storage file system on appliance
Quantum ships StorNext storage file system on bundled appliance to serve as metadata controller; indicates more appliances coming so users don’t have to build their own systems. News | 20 Jun 2011
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Thin provisioning storage benefits
Thin provisioning is a relatively recent technology for the allocation (or provisioning) of disk storage to systems. This technical tip provides an overview of storage thin provisioning, some of its benefits and potential downsides. News | 28 Feb 2011
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Data storage trends 2011: Predictions of hot data storage technologies
Explore this expert FAQ as three analysts weight in and tell us what they think are the hottest data storage technologies and data storage trends for 2011. News | 14 Dec 2010
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UMHS uses tiered data archiving system to manage medical records
University of Michigan Health System uses a tiered archiving system of disk and tape instead of backup to protect and access critical large-image patient medical files stored on Picture Archiving Communications Systems (PACS). Article | 22 Nov 2010
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Using hybrid storage
There's more than one way to build a hybrid storage array, writes Jon Toigo. Tip
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Use a tiered storage model to achieve capacity utilization efficiency
In this tip, Jon Toigo discusses the challenges associated with implementing a tiered storage model and how it can help manage storage capacity demand. Tip
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Automated storage tiering strategy: Inter-array tiering
Learn about the different vendors that offer inter-array tiering in their products, and determine if it is the right automated storage tiering strategy for your environment. Tip
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Automated storage tiering options for your environment
Automated storage tiering (AST) is an integrated feature in many appliances, but there are several different options to choose from. Tip
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Dynamic storage tiering options
Find out why you should deploy dynamic storage tiering, and learn about the various DST product categories and how to choose the right one for your environment. Tip
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Tiered storage: A look at internal and external tiered storage models
Tiered storage tools can help organizations meet information lifecycle management (ILM) goals. Learn about the internal and external tiered storage tools available from 3PAR, EMC, HDS and IBM. Tip
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Archiving data to cloud storage: How to choose the right cloud storage provider
Before archiving data to the cloud, learn the five questions you should ask to ensure that your choice of a public or private cloud storage provider will meet your requirements. Tip
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Data classification best practices for tiered storage
Classifying data for tiered storage may sound simple, but it's not. Learn best practices for effective tiered storage, including capacity planning and data archiving technology. Tip
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Green storage best practices control costs, increase energy efficiency
Green storage best practices control power and cooling costs, and increase energy efficiency in your data center. Tiered storage, consolidating storage arrays, solid-state drives (SSDs) and MAID can help. Tip
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Tutorial: Creating a tiered SAN architecture
This tip offers the pros and cons of a tiered SAN architecture, as well as a number of points to consider before creating a tiered SAN. Tip
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Tiered storage options
A reader asks: "If you use a combination of Fibre Channel (FC) and FATA drives is the configuration one tier?" Ask the Expert
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How can I set up a cost-effective tiered storage strategy?
A reader asks: "I'm looking to set up a cost-effective tiered storage strategy in my data center. How can I go about starting to plan this out?" Ask the Expert
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Centralized backup solution
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The best secondary storage options
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data migration
Data migration is the process of transferring data between data storage systems, data formats or computer systems. Definition
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automated storage tiering (AST)
Automated storage tiering (AST) is a storage software management feature that dynamically moves information between different disk types and RAID levels to meet space, performance and cost requirements. Definition
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information life cycle management (ILM)
Information life cycle management (ILM) is a comprehensive approach to managing the flow of an information system's data and associated metadata from creation and initial storage to the time when it becomes obsolete and is deleted. Definition
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tiered storage
Tiered storage is the assignment of different categories of data to different types of storage media in order to reduce total storage cost. Definition
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Traditional storage hierarchy upset by vendors
Expert Jon Toigo discusses storage hierarchy, or the different classes of storage hardware designed to meet various needs, in this video presentation. Video
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Jon Toigo's top tips on IOPS performance in the data center
Jon Toigo suggests IOPS performance boosts through the use of SSD technology, automated storage tiering and virtualization components. Podcast
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Tiering storage primer: Data classification, archiving key
Ashish Nadkarni discusses strategies and tools when tiering storage, and how data migration tools and dynamic storage tiering products tier storage. Podcast
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Automated tiering primer: How to implement auto tiering
In this podcast, Ashish Nadkarni discusses the ins and outs of automated storage tiering. Learn how to choose between manual tiering and auto tiering in your storage environment. Podcast
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Auto tiering crucial to storage efficiency
Auto tiering is a key technology for today’s storage professionals to understand, especially if you have SSDs. Find out what auto tiering does and why it’s important. Podcast
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data migration
Data migration is the process of transferring data between data storage systems, data formats or computer systems. Definition
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Dreamworks' storage tiers help animate movie making
Dreamworks uses an eclectic blend of storage tiers and technologies to handle billions of files and petabytes of data required to make its films. News
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Archiving stays active with LTFS and the cloud
While the concept of data archiving has existed for decades, archiving practices that were once considered standard are becoming inadequate. Factors such as exponentially growing data sets and federal regulations pertaining to data retention have mad... E-Handbook
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Using hybrid storage
There's more than one way to build a hybrid storage array, writes Jon Toigo. Tip
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Use a tiered storage model to achieve capacity utilization efficiency
In this tip, Jon Toigo discusses the challenges associated with implementing a tiered storage model and how it can help manage storage capacity demand. Tip
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Automated tiering helps digital forensics firm get the most out of SAN
Digital forensics firm D4 extends its storage capability and saves on expensive disks with Dell Compellent's Data Progression automated tiering. News
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Tiered data storage: State of the art
Tiered data storage is now a storage best practice, accelerated by the use of solid-state storage. We survey how major vendors leverage solid-state to implement storage tiering. Feature
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IWave Storage Automator app released as a virtual appliance
IWave Storage Automator is now available as a virtual appliance, automating installation of the storage automation application. News
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Jon Toigo outlines today's data management issues
In this video tip series, Jon Toigo outlines the seven most important data management issues that make up what he calls the 'storage infrastruggle.' guide
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Traditional storage hierarchy upset by vendors
Expert Jon Toigo discusses storage hierarchy, or the different classes of storage hardware designed to meet various needs, in this video presentation. Video
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About Tiered storage
Tiered storage can reduce the overall cost of storage through data classification -- the process of assigning different categories of data to different types of storage media. Find news and resources about tiered storage on this topic page.