March 2006

• March 31, 2006 31 Mar'06

  Storage Clips: House committee approves data security act

  The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the U.S. House of Representatives is the latest congressional group to spit out a data security bill.  Continue Reading

• March 31, 2006 31 Mar'06

  HP storage chief blasts EMC

  Bob Schultz, GM of HP's storage business, says EMC's partnership with Dell is uncertain at best, and the company's major acquisitions have not burned up the market.  Continue Reading

• March 30, 2006 30 Mar'06

  Guidelines for better iSCSI security

  Learn about the following iSCSI SAN security guidelines: How to secure the management interface, how to authenticate and how to disable unnecessary network services.  Continue Reading

• March 30, 2006 30 Mar'06

  Storage Clips: Symantec to announce remote office backup

  According to industry scuttlebutt, Symantec plans to release remote office backup software next week.  Continue Reading

• March 30, 2006 30 Mar'06

  Users evaluate new and improved HP EVA

  As part of its storage renaissance in the last year, HP announced new EVA midrange arrays; users tell SearchStorage their likes and dislikes.  Continue Reading

• March 29, 2006 29 Mar'06

  Battle brews between iSCSI and FC

  Most cost-conscious storage managers are looking into the merits of iSCSI. In this Q&A, Brian Garrett, analyst with ESG, clears up the confusion over iSCSI vs. FC.  Continue Reading

• March 29, 2006 29 Mar'06

  Storage Clips: SMB storage gets a boost

  StoneFly, Buffalo and ThinkCP all launch new SMB storage tools this week; Surgient powers XOSoft DR testing.  Continue Reading

• March 28, 2006 28 Mar'06

  Storage Clips: 10 GigE makes its way through pipeline

  Components makers are sending 10 GigE components to major system suppliers, bringing the industry closer to widespread deployment.  Continue Reading

• March 27, 2006 27 Mar'06

  Pop Quiz: 10 hot storage terms

  We know you're familiar with the terms SAN, NAS and RAID, but what do you know about MAID and RAIN? Take our quick quiz and see if you're in the loop when it comes to hot storage terms.  Continue Reading

• March 27, 2006 27 Mar'06

  Implementing SAS storage

  This tip offers advice on how to carefully lay out your topology, choose an appropriate mix of SAS and SATA drives and plan for future growth before setting up a SAS system.  Continue Reading

• March 27, 2006 27 Mar'06

  Hospital admin talks shop

  Hal Weiss of Baptist Memorial Healthcare talks to SearchStorage.com about data growth, maintaining patient confidentiality and learning to forecast storage needs the hard way.  Continue Reading

• March 27, 2006 27 Mar'06

  Storage Clips: Compellent, OnStor claim tiered storage

  The two companies have released a joint product they claim will automatically migrate data between storage tiers.  Continue Reading

• March 24, 2006 24 Mar'06

  Revivio users eye automation module

  Users of Revivio's CDP say they are looking forward to a new addition to its software but only for certain applications.  Continue Reading

• March 24, 2006 24 Mar'06

  Storage Clips: Xyratex spins off network adapters

  Xyratex sold off the intellectual property for its programmable network adapters overseas, saying it wanted to focus on storage.  Continue Reading

• March 23, 2006 23 Mar'06

  Storage Clips: Data breach affects 196,000 HP employees

  HP has confirmed that a laptop containing information on participants in its retirement plan was stolen a week ago.  Continue Reading

• March 23, 2006 23 Mar'06

  ISCSI competition heats up

  10 GigE iSCSI systems are here, Microsoft buys String Bean, and all Tier-1 storage providers are now selling iSCSI. It's time to cap FC spending and make the shift, analysts say.  Continue Reading

• March 23, 2006 23 Mar'06

  Build the ultimate storage team

  Learn why your storage team should be made up of people with experience in a variety of disciplines, such as networking, server administration and budgetary planning.  Continue Reading

• March 22, 2006 22 Mar'06

  Is there any value in storage consolidation?

  Do the benefits of storage consolidation outweigh the drawbacks? Jon Toigo doesn't think so. Read what this storage guru has to say about the phenomena of consolidation.  Continue Reading

• March 22, 2006 22 Mar'06

  E-mail Archiving Seminar Presentation Download

  This presentation from the E-mail Archiving Seminar Series explains how an email archiving strategy can help you deal with the issues resulting from the explosive growth of e-mail.  Continue Reading

• March 22, 2006 22 Mar'06

  Storage Clips: NetApp supports 4 Gbit FC

  NetApp announced it will support 4 Gbit FC in Q2; Nimbus releases 10 GigE SAN/NAS products.  Continue Reading