SAN virtualization and consolidation

NEWS: 1 - 3 of 29

	Infrastructure stack alliances bring benefits and drawbacks to enterprise data storage SearchStorage.com | 11 Mar 2010 ARTICLE - IT infrastructure stacks created by storage and networking vendors are designed to simplify buying, but give customers more to consider when making enterprise storage purchases. .

	Storage networking equipment Products of the Year winners SearchStorage.com | 08 Mar 2010 2009 PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR - The storage networking equipment category in the Products of the Year 2009 awards includes technologies such as such as switches, HBAs, NICs and storage virtualization.

	Storage Decisions Chicago 2009 Session Downloads Storage Decisions | 03 Jun 2009 ARTICLE - Download all the sessions from the Storage Decisions Chicago 2009 conference on topics including backup, SANs, storage virtualization, storage management and disaster recovery.

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EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 10

	Storage-area networks to become increasingly object based 20 May 2009 TIP - Storage-area networks will become increasingly object based, with a greater use of metadata. Potential SAN trends include disk drives, management, storage arrays and switches.

	Guidelines for implementing virtualization in your storage infrastructure 06 May 2009 TIP - Storage managers need to balance the benefits of virtualization against its complexity. Here are some guidelines for implementing virtualization in your storage infrastructure.

	Top 5 SAN tips of 2007 Submitted By: SearchStorage.com Editors | 12 Dec 2007 TIP - 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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REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 23

	Storage Decisions Session Downloads: Managing Storage Networks Track (Chicago 2009) Storage Decisions | 03 Jun 2009 STORAGE DECISIONS - This Storage Decisions Chicago 2009 track explores networked storage infrastructure trends and the implications of recent storage systems developments.

	Storage Decisions Session Downloads: Storage Systems & Storage Management Track (Chicago 2009) Storage Decisions | 03 Jun 2009 STORAGE DECISIONS - This Storage Decisions San Francisco 2009 track examines traditional methods of operational data management, as well as compelling alternatives.

	Storage Decisions Session Downloads: Storage & Capacity Management Track (San Francisco 2008) Storage Decisions | 24 Nov 2008 STORAGE DECISIONS - This Storage Decisions San Francisco 2008 track examines traditional methods of operational data protection, as well as compelling alternatives.

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DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 7

	virtual SAN appliance (VSA) 14 Jan 2010 WORD - A virtual SAN appliance (VSA) is a software bundle that allows a storage manager to turn the unused storage capacity in his network's virtual servers into a storage area network (SAN). The SAN provides a pool of shared ...

	virtual provisioning 18 Jul 2008 WORD - Virtual provisioning is a strategy for efficiently managing space in a storage area network (SAN) by allocating physical storage on an "as needed" basis. This strategy is also called thin provisioning. Virtual provisioning ...

	SAN file system 21 Oct 2004 WORD - A SAN file system (that is, a storage area network file system) is programming that enables the sharing of the same copies of files stored on common storage media among multiple servers that may have different operating ...

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MAGAZINE CONTENT (free subscription required): 1 - 3 of 39

	Can we survive consolidation? Storage Magazine | 01 Dec 2009 COLUMNS - Dedupe, server virtualization and data archivers are tools to control storage capacity growth, but they don't provide true consolidation. Don't throw them out; use them better.

	Data virtualization turns less into more Storage Magazine | 01 Apr 2009 COLUMNS - Less physical data living and moving over our plumbing means we can have more virtual instances of that data, which drives even more value.

	Why are you using a VTL or why have you decided not to use one? Storage Magazine | 26 Sep 2008 TOOLS, TRENDS & ANALYSIS -

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	SEE ALSO - Topics Related to SAN virtualization and consolidation:  ISCSI SAN, SAN management, SAN switch, Multiprotocol or unified storage, Fibre Channel (FC) SAN