Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
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NAS devices remain simple and cost effective
Despite the lack of some features, NAS continues to gain in popularity because users like the concept of just plugging a device into their Ethernet network and having storage available a few minute...
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Dispelling myths about clustering NAS and file servers
This article dispels some of the myths that have sprouted up about clustered storage because the term is used to describe so many different kinds of vendor offerings.
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Clustered NAS gaining in popularity
While clustered storage is often associated with high performance computing, the reality is that mainstream commercial environments are adopting clustered storage, particularly clustered NAS server...
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Disaster recovery planning in a virtualized environment
When crafting a disaster recovery strategy in a virtual server environment, storage administrators must take into account their data protection, recovery granularity and restore objectives.
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Using replication to prepare for VM disaster recovery
When you're sizing up storage solutions for DR in a virtual environment, you should consider the issues of vendor support; storage architecture; replication options; deduplication; and recovery opt...
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Server virtualization has big disaster recovery payoff
The biggest impact of server virtualization may be in disaster recovery, specifically in improving the recovery time of applications that you wouldn't dedicate a standby server to.
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Four disaster recovery strategies to consider when usin
This tip outlines four strategies that should be taken into consideration when developing a disaster recovery plan in an environment using data deduplication.
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How to make your storage greener
Rick Cook explains how to evaluate your storage energy demands and reduce the cost of power consumption.
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LUN basics
Greg Schulz outlines what a LUN is and how it is used.
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How to replace a failed drive in an array
Rick Cook explains how to avoid replacing the wrong drive in an array.
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Advanced LUN topics
LUN migration and other data management topics are addressed in this tip.
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LUN management
Expanding and partitioning LUNs is explained.
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Implementing LUNs
Greg Schulz explains how to create and implement LUNs.
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RAID 6 vs. RAID 10
Rick Cook outlines the most efficient uses of RAID 6 and RAID 10.
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Don't let NAS consolidation impair performance
Learn how to avoid some common NAS upgrade mistakes.
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Top 5 storage management tips of 2007
Here are the top five storage management tips of 2007, based on readers' interest, covering storage security, thin provisioning and LTO-4 tapes.
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Top 5 SAN tips of 2007
Here are the top 5 SAN tips of 2007, based on our readers' interest. This list covers topics such as RAID, SAN performance and SAN management.
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Comparing different backup strategies
Review the primary options for backup including direct, network and SAN, and determine which solution is best for your backup strategy.
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Top 5 NAS tips of 2007
Here are the top 5 NAS tips of 2007, based on our readers' interest. This list covers topics such as file virtualization, NAS aggregators and more.
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Using global spare drives to increase SAN reliability
Here's a checklist for storage administrators using global spare drives to create a more reliable SAN.
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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.