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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.
Cisco shops look ahead to FCoE
SearchStorage.com | 22 Apr 2009 ARTICLE - Cisco customers say FCoE makes sense as they try to centralize IT and keep data center sprawl to a minimum.
Virtualization and the NPIV factor
SearchStorage.com | 24 Mar 2009 ARTICLE - N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) tackles the problem of how multiple virtual servers get access to the FC SAN
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.
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.
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.
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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 ...
storage consolidation
05 Oct 2004 WORD - Storage consolidation, also called storage convergence is a method of centralizing data storage among multiple servers. The objective is to facilitate data backup and archiving for all subscribers in an enterprise, while ...
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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.
Best Practices: Storage provisioning steps to keep your infrastructure healthy
Storage Magazine | 12 May 2008 COLUMNS - To avoid inefficiency, the storage provisioning function must be brought into balance. Users must consider changes to process, responsibility and ownership, and identify areas where newer technologies can help.
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