June 2006
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June 30, 2006
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Jun'06
Storage Clips: Gateway expands enterprise storage line
The PC company announced a new SAN and two new autoloaders. Continue Reading
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June 29, 2006
29
Jun'06
HBAs: Are dual HBAs worth the investment?
Storage networking expert Greg Schulz offers advice to a reader debating whether to invest in dual HBAs for their SAN. Continue Reading
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June 29, 2006
29
Jun'06
Sun reorganization trickles down to storage division
According to internal documents, restructuring at Sun has reached the storage division. Meanwhile, industry insiders are divided on Sun's long-term place in the storage market. Continue Reading
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June 29, 2006
29
Jun'06
EMC to buy RSA Security for $2.1 billion
EMC to fork out a whopping $2.1 billion for RSA Security, makers of authentication cards and identity management software. Continue Reading
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June 29, 2006
29
Jun'06
Storage Clips: HP adds three Brocade products to switch family
Three new Brocade switches, routers and directors will be folded into B-series line. Continue Reading
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June 29, 2006
29
Jun'06
Performance monitoring on boot from SAN
Networking expert Greg Schulz offers advice to a reader concerned with I/O rates when booting from a SAN Continue Reading
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June 28, 2006
28
Jun'06
Fiber optics over distance
Networking expert Greg Schulz offers advice to a reader that asked about using fiber-optic cabling over long distances. Continue Reading
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June 28, 2006
28
Jun'06
Despite industry squabbles, users optimistic for SMI-S
After Sun's exit from Aperi, IBM said it's folding the open source storage group into its Eclipse Foundation; users remain patient with SMI-S, despite industry infighting. Continue Reading
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June 28, 2006
28
Jun'06
SAN fine tuning: Get the most from your storage
The way key SAN components, principally HBAs and switches, are configured will determine overall SAN performance. If you know what to look for and how to make adjustments, performance problems can be greatly reduced. Continue Reading
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June 27, 2006
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Jun'06
CD-R shelf life
CD-R shelf life refers to the length of time that a burned compact disc will remain viable once data has been burned onto it... (Continued) Continue Reading
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June 27, 2006
27
Jun'06
RAID technology adds reliability and overcomes concerns, page 2
Today, the growing prominence of slower, high-capacity SATA drives are raising serious concerns about storage reliability, and dual-parity techniques like RAID-6 are emerging to combat the specter of multiple simultaneous drive failures. Larger ... Continue Reading
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June 27, 2006
27
Jun'06
Compellent users try tiered storage automation
Compellent's new feature uses its SAN's block-level virtualization to automatically move data between tiers of storage -- which could be a boon for admins struggling to manage ILM. Continue Reading
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June 27, 2006
27
Jun'06
RAID technology adds reliability and overcomes concerns
RAID's evolution of storage servers and arrays is quietly influenced by the continuing advancement of hard disks and disk controlling hardware. Storage administrators must understand the changes that are taking place, and position their ... Continue Reading
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June 26, 2006
26
Jun'06
NetApp launches $5K box for small businesses
Network Appliance Inc., makes its move down market with the launch of StoreVault, a $5K box sold exclusively through the channel to small businesses. Continue Reading
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June 26, 2006
26
Jun'06
Storage Clips: EMC reaches technology deal with AT&T
Network management software developed out of Smarts for AT&T's Project Lightspeed can now be marketed separately by EMC. Continue Reading
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June 26, 2006
26
Jun'06
Clustered storage will win
Clustered storage is gaining ground with an increasing number of vendors and systems in today's market. Over time, clustered storage will be a requisite architectural design element for all storage systems. Continue Reading
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June 23, 2006
23
Jun'06
HP goes on the offensive
HP is putting all the pieces of its recent product refreshes together, pushing its Storage Essentials product, refining RISS and making progress toward the StorageWorks Grid. Continue Reading
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June 23, 2006
23
Jun'06
Storage Clips: NetApp sells off NetCache business
NetApp has sold off its NetCache business to Blue Coat Systems; Brocade partners with Synnex. Continue Reading
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June 23, 2006
23
Jun'06
HP goes on the offensive, page 2
HP is putting all the pieces of its recent product refreshes together, pushing its Storage Essentials product, refining RISS and making progress toward the StorageWorks Grid. Continue Reading
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June 22, 2006
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Jun'06
Sun quits IBM-backed standards group, Aperi
Sun has withdrawn from IBM's storage management software initiative, Aperi, preferring to develop standards under the governance of the SNIA. Continue Reading