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Basics
If you're new to storage, you might want to browse through our "Basics" category. Or visit our "Glossaries" category for a Web link to the IBM technical glossary or a Dictionary of storage networking terminology to name a few. You might also find it helpful to check out our "Industry ...
Schools and Learning Tools, Product Roundup, Market Projections/Trends, Backgrounders, Case Studies, Glossaries, Industry Organizations, Publications... More sub-topics |
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Software
Increasingly storage vendors are making software the market to be in. What that means to you is just more to keep up with. Here we have all of your storage software information. If you are interested in HSM, clustering, backup and archive or storage management software, take a look here.
Backup/Archive, Storage Management, Host Software, Compression, HSM, General |
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Hardware
Finding it harder to manage your hardware? Not to fear. In our hardware 'Best Web Links' section we have hundreds of links to help you get a firm grasp of how to best allocate resources, consolidate and get the most out of your investment. Get the latest on automated tape libraries, tape, ...
Disk, Bus/Interconnect, Tape, Automated Tape Libraries, General, Removable Storage, Tape Drives, Virtual Tape, Optical |
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Storage Area Network (SAN)
Storage area networks (SANs) are starting to make a major impact on the IT landscape. The tools to manage them are also causing a stir in the vendor community. How can you effectively manage your SAN? How will interoperability impact the SAN. All of these questions, you can find some of ...
Interoperability, SAN Management, General, SAN/NAS Integration |
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Network Attached Storage (NAS)
Network-attached storage or NAS is certainly a burgeoning area with in the storage industry. In this section get the latest developments from around the Web pertaining to NAS. Also, gather more information on the Storage area network and NAS convergence that is being predicted by some as ...
SAN/NAS Integration, General |
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Storage Magazine
Storage is no longer "just capacity," but it has become a critical IT asset that must be managed effectively. Increasingly complex, it's become a huge percentage of your overall IT budget.
That's why we created Storage magazine, as a new resource to help you set your storage ...
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Administrative Tools and Strategies
Have you ever wondered how much tape can a tape drive drive? If a tape drive can drive tape? Check out our "Archive" category for great Web sites to get you going in the right direction. Or, if you're looking for helpful information on "Backup", "Disaster Recovery" or "OLTP" you'll find ...
Disaster/data recovery, Backup, Security, Archive, High Availability, Warehouse, General |
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SAN/NAS Integration
As the lines blur between different enterprise storage architectures, the connotation of a storage area network (SANs) or network-attached storage (NAS) continues to evolve. Will SANs and NAS converge into a series of new storage hybrids, as some analysts predict? Either way, if you have ...
General, Network-attached storage (NAS) gateways |
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Advanced Technologies
You understand your data center now, but what does the data center of the future look like? While all of these technologies may not be fully mature, you need to stay up on what is coming down the road to help you stay current. Here we provide information on the advanced technologies may ...
Fibre Channel and Networking, Optical Storage, Portable, New Media, Magnetic Storage, Holographic Storage, Head Technology, General |
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Enterprise Storage Planning
It would be nice to have a blank check to build your storage infrastructure, wouldn't it? Well, in these fiscally responsible times, you probably don't have the budget or people you really need. So what is crucial? Planning. Get information on planning from the experts scoured around the ...
Choosing a Storage Platform, Storage Planning and Project Management, Services and Service Providers, General |
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Platforms
Oh, the woes of interoperability. Make those woes less painful by gaining a better understanding of the platforms available to you. We have information in this section on AS/400, HP, 390, Windows, Unix and more.
General, HP3000 and other non-IBM hosts, Linux, NT, S/390, Unix |
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Standards
A number of groups and vendors are working on developing standards for the storage industry. Here find links to articles on proposed standards and bodies trying to create them.
Proposed Standards, Standards Groups, General |
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Updates and Bug-fixes
Drivers, downloads and discussion is what you will find in this category devoted to updates and bug fixes.
Discussion, Downloads, Drivers, General |
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Careers and Training
With storage growing exponentially there is also going to be room for job growth as well. These Best Web Links help you boost your storage career and stay on top of the training materials you need to stay ahead.
General, Training |
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Storage Services
Think your storage operation is too much for you to handle? Ever consider out sourcing your storage? If you have, or are thinking about it, we have links on choosing a storage service provider (SSP), implementation issues and service level agreements.
Service level agreements, General information |
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Enterprise Storage Management
Managing your storage is one of the biggest headaches. What we have tried to do here is provide a bit of aspirin. Our enterprise storage management Best Web Links gather many of the resources you look for daily to aid you with your network. Also, here is the place for the latest ...
Virtualization, General |
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