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How is cloud data loss prevention changed by shadow IT?

Shadow IT means enterprises are at increasing risk of cloud data loss, but providing employees with comparable file sharing apps can help. Continue Reading
What's the best way to protect against HDD failure?

HDD failure can put bytes of data at risk. Is multi-copy mirroring or erasure coding the more efficient data protection approach? Continue Reading
What role does Smart Paging play in Dynamic Memory allocation?

Smart Paging uses physical storage to make up for shortcomings in available physical RAM. Learn how it works on a host server with a high VM density. Continue Reading
Is there any popular software that allows me to share PCIe SSD cards?

Learn the different methods to share PCIe SSD cards among multiple servers to improve performance and still keep costs down. Continue Reading
Solving the I/O bottleneck issue: Most options mask rather than solve

Storage expert Jon Toigo explains why virtualization causes slow performance, and how methods for speeding it up don't address the real problem. Continue Reading

SATA vs. SCSI in RAID

Storage expert Greg Schulz answers a reader's question: "How does SCSI in RAID compare to SATA in RAID?" Continue Reading
Oracle replication for failover

This advice explains the process of replicating Oracle data between a primary and secondary site. Continue Reading
Hot-hot replication with EMC's SRDF?

Storage expert Evan Marcus offers an answer to the question: "Is hot-hot replication possible with EMC's SRDF?" Continue Reading
Replication of OS and applications

Backup expert Pierre Dorion offers advice on setting up a DR site for existing critical servers at a remote place using Legato's Replistor. Continue Reading
Snapshot only?

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Tuning buffer credits

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