Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
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SAN adoption in Europe vs. U.S.
Bits & Bytes: Insights into European vs. American storage purchasing habits and trends.
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DR approach for small companies
DR lite(er): A "workbook" approach for small companies
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Tips for the everyday admin -- #4
Tips for the everyday admin -- #4
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SNIA targets knowledge gap
SNIA targets knowledge gap
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Are storage skills hot?
Are storage skills hot?
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Choosing a storage management console
Features to look for in a tool to build and manage storage service levels
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Establish a reliable network
How to establish a reliable network, and why you need it before consolidating storage.
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Common language for mainframes and SAN
Finding a common language between mainframes and SAN
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Do you want server-free backup?
Characteristics, pros and cons.
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Calculating data speed over distance
An overview of the basic components of Fibre Channel, how it works and some basic math for running FC over long distances.
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Going the distance with SANs
Techniques for establishing fast, long-distance storage area networks.
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Performance impacts of replication
Bits & Bytes: Availability Maven Evan Marcus describes three replication techniques and the level of protection and performance impacts you can expect from each.
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Keeping laptop backups in sync
Keeping laptop backups in sync -- Backup your own
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Best principles for storage security
Best principles for storage security
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Keeping laptop backups in sync
Keeping laptop backups in sync: Part 4
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Hospital's diagnosis: Replace the backup system
A move from a manual backup process to a centralized one helped repair Northwest Hospital's backup speed and efficiency.
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Elimate full backups
Keeping laptop backups in sync: Part 2 -- Elimating full backups
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SRM breathes new 'spirits' into storage network
Southern Wine and Spirits had a storage hangover. So, the company implemented an SRM solution that is easing the headaches.
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Think before you invest in D2D
Bites & Bytes: Jon Toigo explores moving from tape to disk-to-disk. Is the "old jalopy" better than the "shiny new porsche"? Find out what Jon Toigo thinks.
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Prepare remote access for disasters
Test to make sure it will work when you need it.
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Will erasure coding replace RAID?
Learn why the reliability of RAID technologies could be related to the increased use of erasure coding by both new and established storage vendors.
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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.