January 2014
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January 31, 2014
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Jan'14
Server SAN infrastructure model of Google, Facebook poised to spread
Wikibon senior analyst predicts that the server SAN infrastructure model of Google, Facebook, Amazon could spread to enterprise IT, service providers. Continue Reading
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January 31, 2014
31
Jan'14
Quorum sets out to one-click its way to DR supremacy
Data protection appliance vendor Quorum enters 2014 coming off what it claims are record sales with expectations to grow more this year, a fresh $10 million funding round and a still-emerging cloud ... Continue Reading
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January 31, 2014
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Jan'14
What does IBM’s server sale to Lenovo mean for storage?
IBM’s sale of of its x86 server business to Lenovo raises questions about IBM storage. Lenovo did not buy any storage systems in the $2.3 billion transaction, but it will OEM and license IBM ... Continue Reading
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January 31, 2014
31
Jan'14
How will server SAN adoption play out in IT organizations?
Wikibon senior analyst Stuart Miniman offers up his prediction for how server SAN adoption will play out in IT organizations. Continue Reading
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January 31, 2014
31
Jan'14
How storage IT pros can support the recovery of in-memory databases
Wikibon CTO David Floyer provides advice on how storage IT pros can support the recovery of an in-memory database to avoid hours of downtime. Continue Reading
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January 31, 2014
31
Jan'14
Big data basics: Quick tips for prepping data
Find out what data looks like when it's ready for a big data environment, and hear real-world success stories from Storage Decisions speaker Ben Woo. Continue Reading
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January 31, 2014
31
Jan'14
Curbing data storage capacity demand
Analyst Jon Toigo's series of tips on common data reduction approaches will help IT pros make better use of their capacity. Continue Reading
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January 30, 2014
30
Jan'14
MLC flash controller improvements increase reliability, performance
George Crump discusses how flash controller improvements have increased the performance and reliability of MLC flash in this Expert Answer. Continue Reading
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January 30, 2014
30
Jan'14
Comparing performance and cost of DRAM vs. NAND
George Crump of Storage Switzerland compares the performance and cost of DRAM to NAND flash in this Expert Answer. Continue Reading
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January 30, 2014
30
Jan'14
Best data storage products 2013: Products of the Year
This "Sweet 16" roster of storage products represents the leading technical innovation of the past year. Continue Reading
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January 30, 2014
30
Jan'14
What are the pros and cons of storing VMs on a unified storage array?
Phil Goodwin outlines and gives examples of how unified storage can be beneficial in virtual server environments -- but not without difficulties. Continue Reading
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January 30, 2014
30
Jan'14
How NAND flash degrades and what vendors do to increase SSD endurance
Storage Switzerland senior analyst Eric Slack digs into the technical aspects of SSD cell degradation and how vendors are increasing SSD endurance. Continue Reading
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January 30, 2014
30
Jan'14
EMC ViPR adds support for Hadoop, Storage Resource Management Suite
EMC's ViPR software-defined storage now supports EMC SRM Suite and Hadoop Distributed File System, but not yet arrays from Dell, HP or IBM. Continue Reading
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January 30, 2014
30
Jan'14
External storage might make sense for Hadoop
Using Hadoop to drive big data analytics doesn't necessarily mean building clusters of distributed storage; a good old array might be a better choice. Continue Reading
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January 30, 2014
30
Jan'14
Virtualize servers for better data protection
There aren't many reasons not to virtualize your servers, but there are plenty of compelling data protection reasons to virtualize them all. Continue Reading
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January 30, 2014
30
Jan'14
Is a helium drive just a lot of hot air?
Filling drives with helium doesn't advance the art of hard disk design, it just makes it possible to stuff more old tech into a new package. Continue Reading
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January 30, 2014
30
Jan'14
Data storage industry: Buy, buy or bye-bye?
Cloud closures, flash-in-the-pan solid-state vendors … storage might seem a little more dangerous these days, but it just might be innovation at work. Continue Reading
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January 30, 2014
30
Jan'14
Storage magazine chooses 2013 data storage products of the year
The best new/enhanced data storage products take center stage in the eleventh annual Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com Products of the Year competition. A panel of industry experts has chosen the top products in six categories: ... Continue Reading
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January 30, 2014
30
Jan'14
Why a big data project requires virtualized data, simplified networks
Consolidating and virtualizing data are two central themes to any big data projects, according to storage analyst Ben Woo. Continue Reading
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January 29, 2014
29
Jan'14
With little growth in sight, EMC plans layoffs
EMC’s earnings report Wednesday served as another reminder that storage spending is not growing at anywhere near the rate that data is. With more data spread around on mobile devices and the cloud, ... Continue Reading