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Features in this issue

• First Look: Brocade's SilkWorm Multiprotocol Router

  Brocade Communications Systems' SilkWorm Multiprotocol Router links SAN islands with software-assignable ports that can communicate via three different ports.

• Faster DB failover in view

• Survey says: Heterogeneous fabrics still rare

• How to select an SRM suite

  by  Jerome Wendt

  Today's SRM tools offer a full menu of features, but before you dig in you need to know which are must-haves and which look tasty but provide little sustenance.

• Think you're compliant? Prove it

  Documenting compliance.

• Four Gig: Hurry up and wait

• Are cheap mirrors better than RAID?

  Cheap mirroring vs. RAID.

• Hands-On Review: Kashya KBX5000

  by  Darryl Brooks

  Kashya Inc.'s KBX5000 appliance offers cost-effective and efficient replication for heterogeneous storage.

• Storage bolsters blade servers

• Tape price hikes looming

  by  Alex Barrett

  In the coming months, expect to pay more for tape cartridges.

• Match snaps to apps

  Snapshots are key to most shops' backup and recovery plans. But implementing them requires application analysis to determine the best type of snapshots to use and how often to take them.

• Stress-free firmware upgrades

  Firmware upgrades can be daunting, but you can take some of the fear and frustration out of the process by preparing detailed documentation of your storage environment.

• Storage salaries edge up

  Storage's second annual Salary Survey finds salaries and bonuses inching upward despite a still sluggish economy. Even with hiring remaining flat, 2005 looks promising for storage salaries.