Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
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NAS nurtures iSCSI growth
All-in-one iSCSI/NAS arrays are easy to use, but there are some drawbacks in terms of flexibility.
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Ten steps to data replication
Christopher Poelker has assembled the following tips and best practices to help your team devise a data replication architecture that reduces downtime and saves money.
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Keep your SANs from crashing
Learn how to configure SANs for high availability.
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Why aren't you using iSCSI HBAs?
If you have an iSCSI SAN, chances are that you aren't using iSCSI HBAs. But maybe you should be.
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Straight talk about D2D2T
To understand the benefits and the drawbacks of D2D2T, you need to first understand how an application will use the topology.
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Requirements for storage provisioning
Before you even think of provisioning new storage, it's essential to create specific procedures for this multilevel process.
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Product roundup: Switches
Switch technology is helping to make storage networking more manageable. This most recent product roundup takes a look at switch technologies, innovations and trends.
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Semi-archives: DBMS vs. file system
Sometimes the simplest storage method is the best method as well.
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Product review: Onaro SANscreen
Onaro SANscreen offers predicts the impact of changes in the SAN before they're made.
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Best practices for laptop backup
Companies rarely plan for laptop backup beyond the usual pleas to employees to back up their data to the corporate servers.
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Is storage automation a bust?
Some storage managers are resisting automation altogether, while others are taking it slowly.
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Should you use NICs in SANs?
It's possible to build a SAN using NICs, but the performance costs may outweigh the monetary benefits.
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How to solve performance bottlenecks
Find out how to determine whether your subsystem or application is the cause of I/O wait states -- and what to do about the problem.
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Solve removable storage problems
This tip will tell you how to identify and fix problems related to access violations in Windows 2000 Removable Storage Manager.
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Test your SAN cool
Infrared scanners can help you troubleshoot your SAN quickly and cheaply.
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How low will RAID costs go?
Affordable consumer storage networks may be right around the corner.
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Integrated storage blades
Using blade servers? A new generation of tightly-integrated storage blades may make sense in I/O intensive environments and encourage diskless booting.
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Snapshots for end-user file recovery
Is end-user file recovery a godsend or a potential disaster?
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How to tweak Ethernet for iSCSI SANs
Even gigabit Ethernet needs some tweaking for best performance in applications like iSCSI SANs.
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Do SAN management tools help?
SAN management tools can be useful, provided you're aware of their limitations and the needs of your specific environment.
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PowerShell tutorial: Managing Windows Storage Spaces
This PowerShell tutorial shows users how to fully interact with Windows Storage Spaces, which will help them script the storage provisioning process.
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Five LUN management basics
IT expert Brien Posey discusses five fundamental ideas storage professionals must understand when dealing with LUN management.
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Five LUN storage questions for pros
Learn what expert Brien Posey has to say to storage administrators about five questions they have about LUN storage in their environments.
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Streaming video files in big data environments
Solid-state drives are a good choice for streaming large video files. Other factors to consider include cost and how often video will be accessed.