Ask the Experts
Ask the Experts
Storage tiering
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Why isn't Windows Server allowing me to create a storage tier?
Microsoft expert and SearchStorage.com contributor Brien Posey addresses key challenges to creating storage tiers in Windows Server 2012 R2. Continue Reading
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Is there a difference between traditional tiering and sub-LUN tiering?
Sub-LUN tiering can help with performance in some environments, but according to analyst Jon Toigo, it can also get complicated with growing capacity. Continue Reading
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What role do data migration projects play in tiered data storage?
Learn about how tiered storage and your data migration projects can help each other in this expert response. Continue Reading
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What is unstructured data and how is it different from structured data in the enterprise?
Expert Pierre Dorion talks about unstructured data and its impact on the data enterprise. Continue Reading
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Tiered storage options
A reader asks: "If you use a combination of Fibre Channel (FC) and FATA drives is the configuration one tier?" Continue Reading
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How can I set up a cost-effective tiered storage strategy?
A reader asks: "I'm looking to set up a cost-effective tiered storage strategy in my data center. How can I go about starting to plan this out?" Continue Reading
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Centralized backup solution
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Staging older files to the SATA partition
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Sharing tapes and disks over the same HBA not a best practice