Storage management tips: What's hot this summer?

Storage management tips: What's hot this summer?

Evaluating virtual tape library (VTL) products, comparing storage area networks (SAN) and network

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attached storage (NAS), data retention, cable management and storage resource management (SRM) are issues that are our readers are sweating these days. Check out the top storage management tips of the first half of the year and then go throw a frisbee around or something. It's summertime, get out there and enjoy it.

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    This was first published in June 2006

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